The City of Gaithersburg’s new community-wide initiative, “Gaithersburg READS!”, will begin with a novel by a native daughter. The plan is for all participants to read “American Dirt,” due out Jan. 21, and for its author, Jeanine Cummins, to return…
Ukrainian Holocaust survivor Maya Krakovsky, 84, was deeply saddened by the recent violent attack on Jews in New York as 2019 drew to a close, and the Jewish Hanukkah eight-day festival of lights ended. Krakovsky has survived so much sadness…
As a part of a Jan. 27 work session, the Gaithersburg Mayor and City Council will be considering opting in to Bill 52-14, the Montgomery County Healthy Lawns Act. In 2015, the Montgomery County Council passed the legislation that aims…
One of Megan Prikhodko’s bucket list items was to edit a book. She achieved this goal several years ago, and the experience led the Lakelands resident to publishing a book of her very own. “Leap” is a collection of 15…
Ice hockey is one of the most popular sports in the DMV. The Washington Capitals, the local professional hockey team, have been in the top half of the NHL in attendance every year since 2008. Since the Caps 2018 Stanley…
With the City elections firmly behind us and as we embark on a new year, I call on the Mayor and City Council to focus 2020 on the pursuit of an economic development strategy that is centered around the advancement…