Suzanne Pollak

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Bethesda’s Round House Theatre Loses Federal Grant for Show Already in Production The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) withdrew a $200,000 grant it already had approved to Round House Theatre. The money was intended to underwrite the recent production of “Bad Books.”The loss leaves the theater in Bethesda “with a significant hole in our budget this fiscal year,” according to an email it sent to its followers.

1 week ago | mymcmedia.org | Suzanne Pollak

AstraZeneca Opens Rockville Cell Therapy Facility Maryland Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and other state officials cut the ribbon at a new AstraZeneca facility in Rockville Monday. Miller joined with Secretary of Higher Education Sanjay Rai, and Maryland Department of Commerce Secretary Harry Coker Jr. on a tour of the $300 million cell therapy facility. It is an 84,000 square foot area expected to create jobs for STEM professionals. The company will focus on manufacturing CAR-T cell therapies.

1 week ago | mymcmedia.org | Suzanne Pollak

AstraZeneca Unveils Rockville Cell Therapy Facility Maryland Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and other state officials cut the ribbon at a new AstraZeneca facility in Rockville Monday. Miller joined with Secretary of Higher Education Sanjay Rai, and Maryland Department of Commerce Secretary Harry Coker Jr. on a tour of the $300 million cell therapy facility. It is an 84,000 square foot area expected to create jobs for STEM professionals. The company will focus on manufacturing CAR-T cell therapies.

1 week ago | mymcmedia.org | Suzanne Pollak

After expressing a total lack of support for a property tax increase, County Councilmembers mulled over a proposed increase in the income tax rate during their work session Monday. After a lengthy discussion, it seems like an income tax increase proposed by County Executive Marc Elrich also may not be enacted, at least not retroactive to January 1 of this year. Elrich calls for a flat income tax increase from the current 3.2% to 3.3% effective retroactively.

1 week ago | mymcmedia.org | Suzanne Pollak

Rockville Police Look Forward to a New Badge Rockville City Police officers soon will be wearing a new badge. The design, which includes the city seal, is expected to “better reflects in commitment to the community and modern law enforcement principles,” according to a post in Rockville Reports. Two years in the making, the updated badge will replace one created more than 50 years ago. Acting Chief Jason West talks about creating the new badge.