Monday, May 20, 2013
The anthology features the work of nearly 50 local writers.
The work of close to 50 DC-area writers is featured in a new anthology—District Lines—published by well-known Chevy Chase, DC, independent bookstore, Politics & Prose. Printed on Politics & Prose’s very own book-printing machine, District Lines contains essays, short fiction, poems, sketches and photography "on quirky and serious subjects ranging from a sighting of Effi Barry on a Metro bus to an August night on the Q Street Bridge to hotcakes at the Florida Avenue Grill to an ode to the Dupont Circle metro escalator," according to a news statement from the bookstore. Read more about the bookstore's book-printing machine—which can print out a book from a PDF file—on Patch. "We really wanted to capture a sense of people and place in DC and …
Is Twinbrook bicycle friendly? That’s the impression one group wants to leave.
More than 100 cyclists hit the Twinbrook bike to work “pit stop” Friday morning. The Twinbrook stop was set up near the Department of Health and Human Services building at 5635 Fishers Lane. The event was coordinated by the Twinbrook Partnership, a recent collaboration among developers, residents and business owners who’ve been trying to brand Twinbrook as “Urban by Nature.” Montgomery County’s Twinbrook district is bordered by Rockville Pike and Rock Creek Park and includes part the city of Rockville. Establishing the pit stop was borne of efforts to get people to embrace Twinbrook as bicycle-friendly, according to organizers, who sent along these photos. Do you think of the Twinbrook area as bicycle-friendly?
The following crimes were included in the county police's crime summary for April 27 to May 7.
The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department in its summary of major crimes occurring in the county between April 27 and May 7. The mention of an arrest or charge does not indicate a conviction. If you have questions about this post, email laura.thornton@patch.com.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
What advice did the first lady give graduates? Will electricity rates go up - again? Get all the Maryland news with one click on Patch.
By Patch Staff It was a big news week in Maryland last week, with a visit by the first lady, a commuter nightmare in Montgomery and a heads up for a sixth casino in the state. All the headlines from 48 Patch sites across Maryland: Berliner Calls for Better Electricity Service with 'Utility 2.0' Montgomery County Council Member Roger Berliner asked the Maryland Public Service Commission to require that substantial changes be made to electricity services in the state. Meanwhile, Pepco is asking for permission to raise rates. Michelle Obama to Bowie State Grads: It's Time to Feel Hungry Again In a speech rich with historical references, the first lady reminded the BSU class of 2013 why education is important. Report: Quince Orchard Students…
Maryland looks to buses to loosen traffic-tied I-270.
By Nicole Macon, Capital News Service When Margie Weaver accepted a job in North Bethesda, she didn’t think much about driving 42 miles from her home in Unionville to her workplace—until a trip she thought would take her about 45 minutes took up to two and a half hours in traffic on Interstate 270. “When you add that [commute] on to an eight-, nine-hour day, you’re 14 hours away from home,” Weaver said. Because she needed her car for work, Weaver had no choice but to drive each day. She tried to change her schedule to avoid peak travel times, but eventually quit her job after about a year to work closer to home. Now Weaver helps link Frederick drivers with others who share similar commutes and helps residents plan routes that reduce the …
Superintendent Joshua Starr cautioned the school board against jumping to conclusions about numbers that show most high school students flunked their math finals last semester.
The majority of high school math students failed their final exams last semester, several news outlets reported earlier this month, but at Tuesday's meeting of the Montgomery County Board of Education, Superintendent Joshua Starr cautioned against jumping to conclusions, The Washington Post reported. "Our kids do very, very well. So the idea that somehow it’s like this beautiful house that exists and you open the door and it’s termite-ridden ... the exams don’t tell us that," Starr said. "It doesn’t mean you don’t have to fix a couple of broken pipes, but I don’t want people to get the idea that all of a sudden we’ve got this massive, widespread issue that no one has acknowledged or recognized before." Math final exam passage rates were …
Potentially more fees in store at BWI, Reagan National and Dulles airports for summer travel.
In 2012, airlines raked in more than $6 billion in baggage and change fees, solely accounting for a 3.7 percent profit margin, according to WTOP. The practice of collecting additional fees for the once-free baggage began in 2008, when prices for jet fuel rose nearly 50 percent as oil hit an all-time high. Since then, the fees have increased and are typically in the range of $25 for the first checked bag and $35 for the second. These baggage fees added $3.5 billion to airline coffers in 2012, 3.8 percent more than in 2011. While some commercials make light of the anger and frustration caused by the additional fees, a J.D. Power & Associates survey cited by the Los Angeles Times shows that a greater percentage of passengers who pay to check …
Advocates for free school breakfast programs say student achievement is linked to the availability of breakfast in schools.
More schools in Montgomery County are participating in free breakfast programs, a reality that may result in increased student achievement, advocates for school breakfast said. "Expanding participation in breakfast is one of the best ways to ensure that Maryland’s children are healthy and ready to learn," Cathy Demeroto, director of Maryland Hunger Solutions, said. "Efforts to expand school breakfast in Maryland are making a difference, and we’re pleased to see that the state is moving in the right direction. Still, we can build on this progress and reach even more children, especially in urban areas." During the 2011-2012 school year, 49.3 percent of low-income children attending Montgomery County Public Schools participated in the …
Catch up on headlines you might've missed in Montgomery County.
Patch brings you news from across Montgomery County. Catch up on the headlines from this past week, including a fire underneath a Metro rail car in Silver Spring, a Twitter video that jeopardized AP test scores at a Gaithersburg high school and a Rockville evacuation spurred by an odd smell. Track Fire Leads to Evacuation of Silver Spring Metro Station SILVER SPRING—A fire underneath a Metrorail car sent billowing smoke over downtown Silver Spring and forced the evacuation of the Silver Spring Metro station at the peak of Tuesday evening’s rush hour. Read more on Silver Spring Patch. Van Strikes Woman Walking in Median in Wheaton WHEATON—When two cars collided near the intersection of Veirs Mill Road and Georgia Avenue Thursday morning, …
Links to obituaries as listed by several funeral homes in Montgomery County.
Click on the name of the deceased to read the full obituary or to submit online condolences. Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Home Location: 7557 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda Phone: 301-652-2200 Location: 300 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville Phone: 301-762-3939 Chiyoko Ichiye of Chevy Chase died May 11. She was 83. John Michael Smalley of Brookville died May 12. He was 55. Constance Fischer McCaffery of Wheaton died May 10. She was 81. William Roger East of Germantown died May 8. He was 58. Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home Location: 11800 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring Phone: 301-622-2290 Mildred Greenbaum Gromfine of Chevy Chase died May 12. She was 94. Leroy Vernon Leon of Ashton died May 13. He was 90. Ruth A. Fidelman of Silver Spring died May …
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10:47 am on Monday, May 20, 2013
Could be worse - at least they had the foresight to make the top half of the county an ag preserve. Agree they need to do more to limit growth in sprawl areas. more ›