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Independence Day Celebration Canceled
Rockville’s Independence Day Celebration, typically held each July Fourth, has been canceled due to public health concerns arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Rockville’s event draws nearly 30,000 people and as part of the city’s ongoing efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, staff recommended cancelling the event. The city is exploring alternative community events for…
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Rockville Farmers Market Returns in May with Food Benefit Matching Programs
The City of Rockville and Rockville Farmers Market will provide a dollar-for-dollar match for customers using their federal nutrition benefits during the 2021 market season. Entering its 10th year, the Eat Fresh Rockville and Maryland Market Money program removes economic barriers for food-insecure shoppers, by increasing access to fresh produce and increasing purchasing power. Customers…
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Rockville Police Go on Patrol with Pedal Power
Rockville likes bikes. And so does the Rockville City Police Department. The city is a Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community as certified by the League of American Bicyclists, which recognizes the city’s commitment to bicycling as a sustainable, healthy and equitable mode of transportation and recreation. In its commitment to community policing, the RCPD joins…
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Mayor and Council Urge Comptroller to Oppose I-495 and I-270 Managed Lanes Project
Rockville’s Mayor and Council are calling on state Comptroller Peter Franchot to vote against the state project to add toll lanes to interstates 270 and 495 between the American Legion Bridge and Frederick. In a letter, the Mayor and Council urged Franchot to join the Montgomery County Council in opposing the public-private partnership, or “P3,”…
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Bike to Work Day Returns in May
Trade your gas pedal for bicycle pedals on Bike to Work Day, Friday, May 21. The Montgomery County Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and Washington Area Bicyclist Association will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Bike To Work Day with a free T-shirt for the first 15,000 people in the Washington metropolitan region…
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Swim Laps Outdoors at the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center
The Rockville Swim and Fitness Center has opened its fitness pool for the season for lap swimming and water walking, on a reservation-only basis, for Rockville residents and swim center members. The outdoor fitness pool has been set up for short course laps (19 lanes, each 25 meters) to accommodate as many swimmers as possible…
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Police Offer Tips to Protect Pedestrians from Crime: Be Aware While Walking
Walking offers wonderful exercise and a way to enjoy the warmer weather while getting out in the community and social distancing. But, if you’re not aware of your surroundings, it can also present an opportunity for criminals. The Rockville City Police Department encourages community members to remember these tips to protect yourself while walking around…
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Delayed a Year Due to COVID, Senior Center Time Capsule to be Unearthed in May
No one in 1995 could have predicted that when a time capsule was buried at the Rockville Senior Center, the appointed time for unearthing would be delayed a year due to a global pandemic in 2020. Now, 26 years on, that capsule will be unearthed and its contents revealed via a virtual Zoom event, 5-6…
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Peerless Presents: Women – Real and Fictional – Who Lived in Frieda’s Cottage, and a Closer Look at the C&O Canal
May is Preservation Month and Peerless Rockville’s online presentations are taking a closer look at Rockville’s National Historic Landmark, the remarkable woman who lived there and the novel she inspired. June finds the Glenview Mansion and Peerless Rockville Speaker Series exploring the C&O Canal. Restoring Frieda’s Cottage: Preserving a Landmark Building, at 7 p.m. Thursday,…
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Health and Wellness, Coming Up at the Senior Center
Stay home and stay well with free online seminars from the Rockville Senior Center in May and June. Register with the course number online, or call 240-314-8800 or emailseniorcenter@rockvillemd.gov for more information. Sessions are free, and will be held from 1-2 p.m., except where noted. Herbs at a Glance Dr. Mehrdad Michael Massumi, of Massumi…