County’s Voluntary Rent Guideline Raised to 3.3%
Montgomery County’s Voluntary Rent Guideline (VRG) jumped from 2.6% in 2024 to the current 3.3%, effective March 1. The rent guideline is updated each year to represent the prior year’s… Read More
Suzanne Pollak
Suzanne is a freelance reporter with Montgomery Community Media. She has over 35 years professional experience writing for newspapers, magazines, non-profit newsletters and the web.
Silver Spring Man Found Guilty in Fatal Restaurant Shooting
Markus Dowdy, 34, of Silver Spring, was found guilty Feb. 28 of second-degree murder and first-degree assault in connections with a restaurant shooting that was caught on camera. A Montgomery… Read More
Hundreds Rally Against Firings at NOAA’s Silver Spring Headquarters
Hundreds of former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) employees, former employees and their supporters gathered in front of the federal office’s headquarters in Silver Spring Monday morning to protest… Read More
County Plans Community Support Meeting On Mental Health March 6
Montgomery County Council President Kate Stewart will host the second virtual United in Service and Support community meeting focused on mental health resources on March 6 at 7:30 p.m. The… Read More
Female Driver Killed Following Crash in Sandy Spring
An adult female driver of a Kia Seltos SUV collided with the driver of a tractor trailer at Norbeck and Layhill Roads Friday afternoon. The woman was pronounced dead at… Read More
Moore Calls on Marylanders to Mobilize
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called the past six weeks since Donald Trump became President “worse than anything we could have anticipated.” It has resulted in “tens of thousands of layoffs”… Read More
Sen. Van Hollen: ‘People Will Die’ Due To Firings at NOAA
About 650 employees of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which is headquartered in Silver Spring, lost their jobs this week as part of the Trump Administration’s cuts. NOAA… Read More
Shepherd’s Table Experiencing Increase In Request for Meals
Since the start of 2025, demand for meals at Shepherd’s Table in Silver Spring has increased. The non-profit currently is serving an average of 422 meals each day since Jan.… Read More
Geico Headquarters Moving from Chevy Chase to Bethesda in 2026
GEICO insurance company is moving its headquarters from Chevy Chase to Bethesda, company officials announced Thursday. For the past 65 years, GEICO employees have been working out of offices on… Read More
Purple Line Construction 74% Completed
Work on the Purple Line continues as its moves closer to its opening date in December of 2027. At the start of 2024, the 16-mile light rail line was 63.4%… Read More
South Korean City Opens Office in Rockville
The U.S. Global Business Center in Rockville opened Monday to facilitate new business opportunities between South Korea and Montgomery County. Located in the Rockville Innovation Center on Gibbs Street, the… Read More
School Security Concerns Arise Following Arrest of Student With Gun
UPDATED Feb. 27 at 9:40 a.m. to include comments about the incident from Assistant Principal Deberry Goodwin. ———————————————— A Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School teenage student’s arrest Tuesday on charges of… Read More