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2020 

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Compost Program Town Hall in Kentlands, Gaithersburg, MD Please join your neighbors in a discussion with local leaders, sustainability professionals and our partners at Key City Compost, and learn about the composting program that is launching in the Kentlands this spring! This is an opportunity ...
02/06/2020

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On-page SEO is the practice of optimizing a web page for search engines and users.       I wrote an article on Academia this week that delved deep into on-page SEO and how to perfect it so I'll just run over the key points here. Feel free to follow me on Academia.edu to read the article in its en...
02/06/2020

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February is Black History Month February is Black History Month and @MCPL_Libraries  celebrates with a series of special programs all month. The free events, suitable for all ages, will take place at many branches located throughout the County. More info. on the programs is available at https://b...
02/05/2020

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Book Recommendation: Red Bones by Ann Cleeves Red Bones (2009) is book number three in the Shetland Island series featuring Detective Jimmy Perez by bestselling English crime writer Ann Cleeves. I enjoyed this novel and recommend this series for your reading list. Click on the links to learn more...
02/05/2020

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"It is the individual that wins the race, not the shoes"        An article about Nike's new shoes inspired this post.  Some athletes complained that wearing these shoes would give someone an unfair/competitive advantage!  They even listed the help of the Olympic Committee to ban them.  The Olympi...
02/05/2020

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Maryland Civil Rights Educational Freedom Experience  Register today for the Maryland Civil Rights Educational Freedom Experience. This historic civil-rights bus tour retraces the Freedom Trail, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Greensboro sit-ins, voting rights & many other civil rights sites. More in...
02/04/2020

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Burtons Grill and Bar is Coming to Kentlands, Gaithersburg, Maryland The signs are in the windows. Burtons Grill and Bar will open its first Montgomery County location in  Kentlands, across the paseo from MOD Pizza on Commerce Square in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The Massachusetts based chain extend...
02/04/2020

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THAT POST WITH THE MOST, the February Challenge for ActiveRain Bloggers.      How profitable it is to know and be known to all who are involved in doing so. Welcome Rainers and here is another opportunity to do so in the form of a challenge with points (yay) and benefits to both the player and th...
02/04/2020

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Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye IPA Chef Dolores and I have been sampling several of the beers from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Both of us really like their Ruthless Rye IPA. This is an easy selection to recommend. Drink responsibly. 6.6% Alc. by Vol. Rugged and resilient, rye has been a staple grain fo...
02/03/2020

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To keep your home in tip-top shape this month, winter and throughout the year, here's a checklist of home maintenance and safety items to take care of during December.         February Home Maintenance & Safety Checklist    The month of February has arrived. To keep your home in tip-top shape thi...
02/03/2020
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