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1 day ago | 
bethesdamagazine.com | Ginny Bixby
Sirene Noir Sidora Jackson, a local drag performer, performs a tribute to transgender trailblazer Marsha P. Johnson at a Trans Day of Visibility celebration at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center on March 31. The building will be home to the new LGBTQ+ resource center run by the MoCo Pride Center in partnership with the Montgomery County government.
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2 days ago | 
bethesdamagazine.com | Ginny Bixby
Manna Executive Director Craig Rice (left) and Manna Managing Director Steve Corrozi (right) show U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney (D-Dist. 6) what comes in a typical box of food distributed to Manna clients while visiting the Gaithersburg facility on March 12, 2025.
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3 days ago | 
bethesdamagazine.com | Elia Griffin
Momiji Sushi is moving in to the former Cubano's space at 1201 Fidler Lane in Silver Spring. Photo credit: Elia GriffinMomiji Sushi, a Japanese eatery that will offer small sushi plates and ramen, will open in the former home of Cubano’s restaurant in downtown Silver Spring, according to a “Coming Soon” poster hung outside the restaurant. It is unclear when the restaurant will open; it does not have a website or a social media presence.
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4 days ago | 
bethesdamagazine.com | Ginny Bixby
An LGBTQ+ Pride flag is raised outside the Isiah Leggett County Executive Building in Rockville on June 3, 2025. Photo credit: Ginny BixbyAt a Pride flag-raising ceremony outside the Isiah Leggett County Executive Building in Rockville on Tuesday morning, Montgomery County officials and local LGBTQ+ advocates shared a message: Montgomery County must stand up for the LGBTQ+ community.
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4 days ago | 
bethesdamagazine.com | Ginny Bixby
The Maryland State House in Annapolis. Photo credit: Ginny BixbyFollowing a challenging 2025 Maryland General Assembly session, Sen. Brian Feldman (D-Dist. 15) says one of the biggest struggles for lawmakers was adjusting to changes at the federal level – including the mass firings of thousands of federal workers.
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4 days ago | 
bethesdamagazine.com | Ginny Bixby
A new Metro policy effective Monday allows police to ban violent and sexual offenders from the transit system for up to one year. The goal, according to officials, is to prevent repeat offenses. [NBC 4]Strathmore Music Center in North Bethesda will host several free community events this summer, including outdoor summer concerts for families.
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4 days ago | 
bethesdamagazine.com | Ashlyn Campbell
The initial option three for the Crown and Damascus High boundary study. Photo credit: Montgomery County Public SchoolsSome students in the Gaithersburg, Rockville and Germantown areas could end up attending different high schools than anticipated in the 2027-2028 school year under four proposed options for the enrollment boundaries of the new Crown High School in Gaithersburg and the expansion of Damascus High, according to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS).
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4 days ago | 
bethesdamagazine.com | Elia Griffin
A Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service fire truck Credit: Annabelle GordonA new Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) water tanker has been deemed a total loss after it was involved in a rollover collision with a car Saturday that injured a firefighter and a civilian driver in Potomac, according to fire department officials on Monday.
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4 days ago | 
bethesdamagazine.com | Ginny Bixby
Fire trucks at Rockville Volunteer Fire Department. - Image Credit: Amy OrndorffSome Montgomery County firefighters are sounding the alarm after a recent budget realignment decision made by county fire officials could remove career first responders from Hyattstown Volunteer Fire Department and place them at different stations.
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5 days ago | 
bethesdamagazine.com | Elia Griffin
Two men were injured Saturday night after a group of people assaulted them near Bureau Drive in Gaithersburg, according to a Gaithersburg Police Department social media statement. The department is investigating the incident, and no suspects are in custody, police said. Gaithersburg and Montgomery County police officers initially responded around 7 p.m. to the area of Bureau Drive for the report of a shooting, according to the social media statement.