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New Greenbelt Royal Farms Opens. Chicken-Lovers Salivate.
The spanking new Royal Farms on Greenbelt Road (between the Honda dealer and the American Legion) has really opened, after several soft and official opening dates were announced and then changed. So I missed those, but stopped by a couple days later. It should be fully operational today (24 hours...
Montgomery County native competes in finals of NBC’s ‘American Ninja Warrior’
Growing up in North Potomac, Maryland, Karen Potts loved watching NBC’s “American Ninja Warrior” on TV. On Monday night, she’ll compete in Stage 1 of the finals. “I’m definitely excited to watch,” Potts, 19, told WTOP. “I know what happens, but I love to see the way they put it all together and then a bunch of my friends are competing too, the way you meet people through there. I’ll be back at school by then, so I think my softball team and some other friends are all going to watch it together.”
Thousands turnout to welcome home Olympic swimmer Torri Huske
ARLINGTON, Va. (DC News Now) — Olympic swimmer and Arlington native Torri Huske received the hero’s welcome at the Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center in Arlington on Sunday afternoon. A large crowd lined the sidewalk and parking lot outside the center for the official homecoming of the Olympic gold medalist. “I just wanted to […]
Maryland Football Got Done Dirty in College Football 25
Maryland Football Got Done Dirty in College Football 25 College Football 25 is here after so many years of waiting. Early feedback seems to be overwhelmingly positive, and seeing fresh college football content on the timeline is a lot of fun. I don’t have a PS5 and never really got into football video games, but […] The post Maryland Football Got Done Dirty in College Football 25 appeared first on Vendetta Sports Media.
School zone cameras set up to keep Baltimore area students safe
BALTIMORE -- Speed cameras have been installed in dozens of school zones throughout the Baltimore area with a focus on keeping students safe from reckless drivers.Those traveling faster than 12 mph in school zones, and caught by the cameras, will be fined $40 in most counties.Baltimore CitySpeed camera systems will operate in Baltimore City school zones Mondays through Fridays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fines for violation of the speed cameras are $40.Here's a full list of school zone speed camera locations.Baltimore CountyBaltimore County schools have speed cameras placed in various school zones in the county.The cameras are activated...
Power Temporarily Suspended at Shopping Center and Church Following Electrical Fire
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) were dispatched to 8549 Piney Branch Rd in Silver Spring for a building fire on Saturday afternoon. According to Assistant Chief David Pazos, MCFRS crews located and extinguished an electrical fire in the electrical room serving a shopping center and church. “Pepco en route to determine extent of damage. Church, grocery store and offices affected.” Pazos shared at 3pm.
Maryland Terps running back Roman Hemby eyes breakout season
The Maryland Terps are a week away from kicking off a new season against UConn on August 31 in College Park.Running back Roman Hemby, who played his high school football at The John Carroll School, is among the Terps key returners. He gained 680 yards last season, but the year before, he racked up nearly 1,000 rushing yards with 10 touchdowns.The redshirt junior said he's ready for a bounce-back season."You know, it's minor things for me, just to kind of get back to where I was," Hemby said. "I feel like I wasn't too far off. But, you know, anything...
Season Preview: Maryland men’s soccer aims for bounce-back campaign in new-look Big Ten
Maryland men’s soccer needs a comeback season after a four-win 2023 campaign, which saw the Terps miss the NCAA tournament for the first time in 21 seasons. Head coach Sasho Cirovski has retooled his squad in hopes of bouncing back from a rather disappointing season. It’s a new look...
County Executive Marc Elrich and County Employees Attend MACO Summer Conference in Ocean City
Last week, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich was in Ocean City for the Maryland Association of Counties (MACO) summer conference. In his weekly message to the community, he shared that mmong the topics the conference focused on were child care, Medicaid and K-12 education, as well as a lot of discussion and sessions regarding the impact of AI on local governance. Several Montgomery County employees were on panels and initiatives led by MoCo employees were spotlighted, such as the Montgomery County Police Department’s Drone as First Responder program.
“Faces” loom large in Richmond Highway Corridor art projects
More public art is coming to the Richmond Highway Corridor. This past week saw the initial implementation of two separate projects involving unique twists on human faces. At the Hybla Valley Community Center, international mural artist Giuseppe Percivati — known professionally as Pepe Gaka — spent Aug. 24 in an aerial lift painting the outline of a young boy’s face on the east side of the building.
Spending money on education instead of sports franchises in Montgomery County
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich joins Nestor once again from MACo in Ocean City to discuss the value of of early childhood education and his lack of interest in building stadia or arenas for sports franchise billionaires on the west side of the Washington, D.C. beltway. (We experienced a technical...
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