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Public Meeting to Present Concept Plan for Town Center Thoroughfares
City staff will host a virtual public meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2 to present preliminary concept plans for a project that seeks to make two Rockville Town Center thoroughfares friendlier to businesses, pedestrians and bicyclists. The Washington Street and East Middle Lane Road Diet Project creates bike lanes and on-street parking on North…
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Should Parkland Be Required With New Development?
Input Meetings Will Gather Public Opinion The Mayor and Council will consider whether to require that public parkland be included as part of new development projects in the City of Rockville, and is seeking input from the community on the proposal. The city will host two virtual public input information to hear from the community:…
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Rockville City Hall to Reopen in New Year
Rockville City Hall will reopen to the public, Monday, Jan. 3. City Manager Rob DiSpirito announced the reopening at the Mayor and Council’s Monday, Nov. 15 meeting. “I strongly believe that employee collaboration and level of service to customers will benefit by reopening all city offices, including bringing employees back on site at City Hall,”…
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NEW ART TO LIGHT UP SWIM CENTER FOYER …
An art project will soon emphasize the “swim” in the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center at 355 Martins Lane and highlight its newly renovated foyer. New York-based artist Matthew Geller was selected by the Artist Nomination Committee of the Cultural Arts Commission to create the work. The $100,000 commission to create the project is funded…
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Tunes, Dreams and Art, at the Civic Center
Take in New York and the sounds of winter, ballet or a concert, or peruse some amazing local art, this month at the Rockville Civic Center. “On the Town,” presented by Rockville Musical Theatre. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 5 and 6; 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7. Tickets: $26; $23, seniors 62 and older…
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Glenview-Peerless Speaker Series to Highlight Rockville’s Underground Railroad
The Glenview Mansion and Peerless Rockville Speaker Series hosts a virtual event in honor of Maryland Emancipation Day at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11. “Forging Freedom: Endurance, Escape, and Rockville’s Underground Railroad,” will highlight the brave fugitives who fled slavery in Rockville, the abolitionist network that helped, and the endurance of the enslaved community. Visit…
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HISTORY MADE …
Rockville elected officials joined Peerless Rockville and community members on Oct. 1 to celebrate the designation of the former home of pioneering psychiatrist Frieda Fromm-Reichmann as Rockville’s first National Historic Landmark. Learn more about Frieda’s Cottage at RockvilleReports.com/history-made-friedas-cottage-designated-historic-landmark. Find more photos from the dedication ceremony on the City of Rockville and Peerless Rockville Facebook pages.…
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Nominate a Neighbor for a Human Rights Award
Winners to be Honored at the 50th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration The city’s Human Rights Commission is accepting nominations for two awards to be presented at Rockville’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on Monday, Jan. 17. The Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Award will be presented to a student at a Rockville…