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New Home Sales Rise In 10% July
(Washington, DC) — Sales of new single-family homes surged in July. New government figures show a ten-point-six percent increase above the revised June rate of 668-thousand units. It’s also more than five-and-half percent above the rate from one year ago. Industry experts say rising inventory and lower mortgage rates helped drive sales.
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 Delegates represent at the Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO — Delegates from the Eastern Shore joined thousands of Democrats in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention this week. At the convention, which ran from Aug. 19 to 22, delegates selected Kamala Harris as the party’s nominee for president and Tim Walz as its nominee for vice president. The Democratic party also made key decisions about the party’s political platform. Jared Schablein, an Eastern Shore delegate and chair of...
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...
Laurel Commemorates 9/11 with Community-Wide Push-Up Challenge in Unified Act of Remembrance and Endurance
In an homage to the profound losses of September 11th, the City of Laurel is calling upon its people to unite in a novel way—a push-up challenge spanning from 9:11 AM to 9:11 PM on the attack's anniversary this year. The event will be hosted in collaboration with local eatery Mission BBQ and backed by the stalwart efforts of Army Veteran SGT Pushup, as detailed by the city's news release.
“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.
Nothing Bundt Cakes to Open Third Anne Arundel County Location in Severna Park
Nothing Bundt Cakes owners, Glenn and Rhonda Rogers are expanding their presence in Anne Arundel County with the opening of a third Nothing Bundt Cakes location in Severna Park. The new bakery will be located in Park Plaza at 550 Ritchie Highway, joining their existing locations in Annapolis and Gambrills. The Texas-based chain, known as the largest specialty cake company in the nation, operates more than 600 bakeries across the United States and Canada.
Suspect Apprehended For Non-Contact Shooting Saturday Night
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) responded to a call for a shooting at approximately 11:30pm on Saturday night on the 11300 block of Appledowre Way in Germantown. According to MCPD, “At approximately at 11:30 p.m., MCPD responded to the 11300 block of Appledowre Way for the report of a...
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.
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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