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2024 

TERRIFIC Bike Award ProgramRegister by Friday, Feb. 16For Rockville residents in grades 1-5How do you prove you’re TERRIFIC? Show us you’re Trustworthy, Earnest, Respectful, Responsible, Involved, Fair, Industrious and Caring! The TERRIFIC challenge gives free bikes to Rockville residents in grad...
01/31/2024
Free Virtual Six-Week Diabetes Management Program The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services’ Public Health Services, in partnership with the Maryland Living Well Center of Excellence, will offer a free community-based Diabetes Self-Management Program (DSMP) beginning Thursday,...
01/31/2024
Improving your communication and interpersonal skills is a lifelong process that requires practice and feedback.  Communication and interpersonal skills are essential for building and maintaining successful relationships in both personal and professional settings. They help you to express yoursel...
01/31/2024
Grand Opening of Sprouts Farmers Market Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, County Councilmembers Evan Glass and Kristin Mink and Sprouts Farmers Market representatives joined community members on Jan. 19 at the formal ribbon cutting to mark the grand opening of Sprouts Farmers Market in Bur...
01/30/2024
MCPL MoComCon Rescheduled The eighth annual Montgomery County Public Libraries free comic convention, MoComCon, which was originally scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 20, in Germantown, has been rescheduled for 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, March 2. One of the largest free comic conventions in the Mid-A...
01/30/2024
Staging your home for different seasons requires thoughtful strategies to make your space shine year-round.   Staging your home is about aesthetics and creating an atmosphere that resonates with potential buyers or guests. The concept of home staging revolves around strategically arranging furnit...
01/30/2024
Art League of Germantown Membership Exhibit The Turquoise Pitcher by Lynne OakesThe Art League of Germantown (ALOG) presents its 11th Annual Juried Membership Exhibition at Kentlands Mansion. This year’s theme is “Old Memories – New Hopes.” The exhibit is on display through April 14. Read more he...
01/29/2024
Free Online Arts Salon  Painter Bob Ross once said, "There are no mistakes . . . just happy accidents." On Tuesday, Jan. 30, Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. will embrace that theme as it presents its free online Winter Arts Salon: Happy Accidents. The event, from 7-8:30 p.m., will explore creativ...
01/29/2024
The Language of Trees Exhibit The Kitchen Tree by Carol Moore“The Language of Trees,” a juried and invitational exhibition, is now on display at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn in Kentlands through April 7. The exhibit features 50 pieces in a variety of mediums that reflect the beauty of the natural w...
01/29/2024
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About the only thing that comes to us without effort is old age.  '   A person of words and not deeds is like a garden full of weeds. troubles of its own. The words you speak today should be soft and tender... for tomorrow you may have to eat them. Taste your words before you speak them out. If y...
01/29/2024