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Memorial Day Parade Participants and Speakers Wanted
Save the Date for Hometown Holidays The city’s 76th annual Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade will take place from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, May 25, in Town Center. Applications to participate in the parade are available at www.rockvillemd.gov/HTH. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 10. The city is seeking speakers for the Memorial Day…
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Register Now for Spring Sports
Adult sports during the spring are: men’s softball; co-rec softball; co-rec basketball; co-rec volleyball (indoor and beach); and co-rec soccer. Game nights vary. Registration deadlines for adult league players and teams are in late March. Youth sports for spring are youth coach-pitch baseball, T-ball, soccer, and track and field. Practices for youth track and field…
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World Culture Comes to Rockville with Performances and Food
UPDATE, Saturday, March 14: Due to ongoing concerns regarding COVID-19, this event has been cancelled. Performances representing world cultures, some of which have found a home in Rockville, return Friday, March 20 to the stage of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre. International Night is a celebration of the living, breathing example of Rockville’s success as…
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Journey to Penzance, Spain and Swan Lake, This Month at the F. Scott
UPDATE, Saturday, March 14: Due to ongoing concerns regarding COVID-19, please note that performances of “Swan Lake” have been cancelled. The final performance of “Pirates of Penzance,” a trip to Spain and a classic Tchaikovsky ballet are all on stage this month at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre.“The Pirates of Penzance,” presented by the Victorian…
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Peerless Presents Stories of Slavery and ‘Women Who Dared’
Peerless Rockville marks Women’s History Month in March with a presentation on remarkable Rockville women, takes a closer look at Rockville’s role in the Underground Railroad and highlights the flight to freedom of five boys sold into slavery. Great Escapes: Journeys on Maryland’s Underground Railroad • 6 p.m. Friday, March 20, Red Brick Courthouse, 29…
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Volunteers Needed for Landlord-Tenant Affairs Commission
The City of Rockville Landlord-Tenant Affairs Commission is seeking two tenant representatives to join the board. The commission plays a vital role in the city as a quasi-judicial body created to resolve landlord-tenant complaints, and has the power to hold hearings, and issue decisions and orders, that have the force of law. Assistance from the…
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Meet a Rockville Employee: Manisha Tewari
Manisha Tewari, a principal planner in Rockville’s Department of Planning and Development Services, has been with the city for over 14 years. We asked her a few questions about her job, including her role in preparing the city for the 2020 United States Census. What does a principal planner do?A principal planner performs difficult professional…
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Planning Commission Approves Stonestreet Amendment
Mayor and Council will Consider Next The city Planning Commission has approved a draft of the Park Road and North/South Stonestreet Avenue Area Comprehensive Master Plan Amendment, with changes that reflect both the community process that led to the amendment and testimony received from a recent public hearing. The amendment now goes to the Mayor…
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Major Sign-regulation Revisions Implemented for New Year
Rockville’s code inspectors will be enforcing new regulations preventing signs within city rights of way in an effort to reduce visual clutter and ensure safety, especially at intersections. No signs except official public signs will be allowed within a public right of way. Any signs found violating the provision will be removed by city inspectors.…
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Planning Commission Sets Public Hearing Dates for Neighborhood Section of Comprehensive Plan Draft
Comment will be Open for Vision and Goals for Neighborhood-based Planning Areas Rockville’s Planning Commission has completed its review and edits to the initial staff draft of the neighborhood-specific sections of the comprehensive plan update and has set hearing dates of May 13 and 27 for the public to provide comments to the commission. Written…