Council President Nancy Navarro and County Executive Marc Elrich will host a Community Conversation on Racial Equity and Social Justice on Wednesday, June 26 at 7:00 pm at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown, which is located at 12901 Town Commons Drive. The purpose of this discussion is to engage with residents on how County leaders can build a better and stronger Montgomery County that meets the needs of all residents through the creation of a new Racial Equity and

Montgomery Parks, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission is seeking public input on its Capital Improvement Program for fiscal years 2021–2026. Comments and questions may be submitted via various channels including online, via email or U.S. mail or in-person at the public forum. The public forum takes place Thursday, June 13, 2019 at 7:00 pm at the Montgomery Regional Office Building, 8787 Georgia Avenue, in Silver Spring. To share your ideas: • Si

Montgomery County’s 23rd Annual Juneteenth Celebration will be held at the BlackRock Center for the Arts located at 12901 Town Commons Drive in Germantown on Saturday, June 15. The event will feature the traditional events, which include the award recognition ceremony and Juneteenth barbecue dinner. New this year, the festivities will include an uplifting line-up of musical and theatrical entertainment, for the whole family, inside and on the lawn of the arts center. The Mont

Montgomery County Police are investigating a report of gunfire in the 12500 block of Wisteria Drive, which is very near Christa S. McAuliffe Elementary School in Germantown. Capt. Thomas Jordan, a spokesman with MCPD, confirmed to Germantown Pulse that officers from the 5th District in Germantown were investigating a shooting which happened at about 12:30 pm on Thursday, June 6. Police responded to the shooting call but found no victims with injuries. “The report came into po

A Dickerson man has died after his tractor overturned down an embankment in western Montgomery County The man, 60-year-old Dru Jones, was a 14-year veteran of the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue. At about 7:15 am Tuesday morning, June 3, Montgomery County Fire Rescue was contacted by Frederick County fire officials to check on the welfare of Jones after he did not show up for work. He was assigned to the Vigilant Hose Company in Emmitsburg. MCFRS were told that h

A talented student at Northwest High School could soon have her art on the Google homepage for hundreds of millions to see. Google announced the 53 State and Territory winners in its 11th annual Doodle for Google competition, a contest open to K-12 students across the United States to redesign the Google logo inspired by the theme “When I grow up, I hope...” Maggie Slaughter, a 9th grader from Northwest High School in Germantown, is one of the 53 State and Territory Winners w

The Washington Spirit extended their winning streak to four and took sole possession of first place in the NWSL with a 2-0 win over Utah Royals FC on Saturday night at the Maryland SoccerPlex. In front of a season-high crowd of 4,575, goalkeeper Aubrey Bledsoe recorded six saves and her fourth clean sheet of the season. The Spirit scored a goal in each half on their way to avenging a 1-0 loss in Utah on April 20. It was Washington’s first win over Royals FC since the team rel