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Toll Road Scofflaws, Chevy Chase-Bethesda Smackdown, Autsch! Germantown Without Oktoberfest?

Moco Mojo has a lot to tell about these vibrant 500 square miles we call home.

  Are you partial to Chevy Chase or Bethesda? It's not like the border dispute between Gaithersburg and Rockville earlier this summer. But why not stir up a little trouble? "Exceptionally livable" is how website AreaVibes describes Chevy Chase, giving it the following marks: That F might have something to do with the approximate median list price of Chevy Chase houses, which is $1.2 million. Even with that mark against it, AreaVibes gave Chevy Chase a "Livability Score" of 87, while Bethesda received an 84. What if the criteria were best cupcakes? Which would come out ahead then? You decide. Cruiser Blues Nearly a third of Montgomery County’s police cruisers were called off the road last week because two officers found themselves with …

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From Maryland to Munich: A Look At The Kentlands Oktoberfest

A local shares her opinion on the difference between the Kentlands festival and the Munich original

The second part of a two part series: Okay, to be fair this is only the 19th year the Kentlands has been putting on the Oktoberfest. The population here is mostly families, so it's really not going to be the same as the one in Munich; I get that. But the Annual Kentlands Oktoberfest, which took place on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., was quite unlike the week long festival I experienced in Munich in September. My first stop on Saturday was the food. The main German food was in the form of Bratwurst, but there were also some American additions like hot dogs and funnel cake. The meat was different than the patent German Braut' I was used to, with its soft meaty inside. There was no marjoram or caraway mixed in with the meat, and the sauerkraut…

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