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2024 

A recipe from the kitchen of Will Hamm...    Ingredients: 1/3 cup Soy sauce1/2 cup olive oil1/3 cup fresh lemon juice1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce1 1/2 tablespoons garlic powder3 tablespoons dried basil1 1/2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes1 teaspoon ground white pepper1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauc...
02/14/2024
Pulmuone Chicken Pad ThaiChef Dolores served Pulmuone Chicken Pad Thai for our dinner at home and we enjoyed it. This was the first time we tried this selection and we will definitly get it again. Click on the link to reach their website for more information. Considered the national dish of Thail...
02/13/2024
Free Fitness Passes for Recreation CentersMontgomery County Recreation’s RecFit passes will be free for Montgomery County residents again in 2024. The free RecFit pass provides access to fully equipped fitness rooms, open gym (drop-in) activities and game rooms at community recreation centers dur...
02/13/2024
Like to head to Maine and hide? A lake property, a log home on the waterfront, that ought to help your mental health. Imagine living, owning, enjoying a four season Maine lake property.   Log lake home in Maine, run away! Like to head to Maine and hide? A lake property, a log home on the waterfro...
02/13/2024
March in our St. Patrick’s Day Parade Gaithersburg’s 22nd annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will wind its way through Rio on Saturday, March 16 at 10 a.m. If you are part of a club, civic organization, school, or other community group, we invite you to join in. There’ll be bagpipers, Celtic dancers...
02/12/2024
Lundi Gras, French for "Fat Monday," is the day before Mardi Gras in New Orleans. It serves as the grand kickoff to the final day of Mardi Gras celebrations. The history of Lundi Gras is closely tied to the traditions of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The concept of Lundi Gras was popularized by the...
02/12/2024
Montgomery County Energy Summit The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold its 11th annual Montgomery County Energy Summit on Monday, April 15, and Tuesday, April 16, at the Silver Spring Civic Building. The summit is an opportunity for the commercial building co...
02/12/2024
Welcome to 18745 Penn Shop Rd, Mount Airy, MD   Welcome to 18745 Penn Shop Rd, Mount Airy, MD                                        (follow this link for more details) A beautiful private 18.45-acre setting, family farm/kennel operation with a special zoning exception. The farmhouse features 3 B...
02/12/2024
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Owls of Maryland Most people only hear owls, but some folks are lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a large owl swooping across the road after dark. Most owls in Maryland are secretive and active at dusk and dawn or at night.Eighteen species of owls can be found in North America, eight of which oc...
02/11/2024
Contemporary Conversations Featuring Mahogany L. BrowneRenowned writer Mahogany L. Browne, Lincoln Center’s inaugural poet-in-residence, will be the featured speaker at the Montgomery County Public Libraries’ (MCPL) “Contemporary Conversations” series in celebration of Black History Month. The fr...
02/11/2024