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Propose a Project to Improve Your Neighborhood
The city is seeking input from community members about Rockville’s Capital Improvements Program for Fiscal Year 2025-2029. The CIP lays out how Rockville plans to invest funding over a five-year period for capital projects such as parks, roads, buildings and other infrastructure. As Rockville begins preparations for the budget process for Fiscal Year 2025, which…
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City Seeks Comments on Fleet-Wootton Intersection Safety
The city is seeking comments about a study of the intersection of Fleet Street and Wootton Parkway. The intersection is one of five where city staff recently completed safety audits and is proposing improvements, to be made this summer and fall, to address crashes. Staff evaluated traffic patterns; pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle counts; crash history;…
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Learn How to Save the Bay Every Day
Rockville is part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Actions we take in our own backyards can have a significant impact on the health, habitat and wildlife of local waterways, and eventually the Chesapeake Bay. Help Rockville celebrate Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week, from Saturday, June 3-Sunday, June 11, by sharing, with friends and family, these actions…
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Meet a Rockville Employee: Kina Campbell
Kina Campbell joined the city in April as the new Permit and Inspection Services Division chief, bringing with her more than 25 years of experience in the building permitting and construction industry. We asked her a few questions to get to know her better, learn more about her role and introduce her to the Rockville…
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Save Energy — and Money — with These Energy-Efficiency Tips for Summer
Small energy-saving habit changes and upgrades can help you save money, be cool and stay comfortable all summer long. Try these when the weather gets warm:Set it and forget it. Using a programmable or smart thermostat can keep your home cool when you need it — and help you avoid running your air conditioner when…
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Performances, an Open House and Savings for Theatergoers in May and June at the Civic Center
Coming in May and June to the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603 Edmonston Drive. Rockville Chorus presents “United in Music”7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21.Directed by Linda Garrettson and featuring “Blues in the Night” by Mercer and Arlen; “Les Miserables” by Schonberg; “Let’s Swing It” by Schmutte; “Prayer for the Children” by Bestor; “The Rose” by…
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Health Fair, Hips, Hearts, Cars and Eyes: At the Senior Center
Stay healthy and informed with free seminars from the Rockville Senior Center in May and June. Register with the course number at www.rockvillemd.gov/registration. Learn about 60-plus programs, courses, activities and services at www.rockvillemd.gov/seniorcenter or by calling 240-314-8800. See the “Adults 60+” recreation guide at www.rockvillemd.gov/life for more information. Activities are free, in person and held…
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Glenview-Peerless Speaker Series to Time Travel with ‘Frieda’s Song’ Author Talk
Novelist Ellen Prentiss Campbell discusses “Frieda’s Song,” a Rockville-based novel of historical fiction infused with a hybrid of imagination, fact and emotional truth, in the latest installment of the Glenview Mansion and Peerless Rockville Speaker Series. In “Echoes and Reflections: Time Traveling in Rockville,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 11 at Glenview Mansion at Rockville…