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Discussion Continues Monday on RedGate Property’s Future
The future of the 130-acre former RedGate Golf Course property returns to the agenda at the Mayor and Council’s Monday, June 17 evening meeting. Topics up for discussion include: Planning for uses other than golf at the site. That alternative development options be considered, including for public park uses, private development or a mix of…
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Pedestrian Advocacy Committee Welcomes All to First Meeting
A newly created Pedestrian Advocacy Committee will hold its first meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 13 in the Red Maple Room on the second floor of City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave. All Rockville residents are welcome and encouraged to take part in the committee, which was created by the Mayor and Council as an…
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Second Meeting Scheduled to Discuss Future of Vacant Rockshire Shopping Center
A second community meeting has been scheduled to discuss the future of the Rockshire Village Center site, a 7.32-acre former shopping center at the corner of Wootton Parkway and Hurley Avenue. The City of Rockville Department of Planning and Development Services, and their consultant partners, Rhodeside & Harwell, will hold the meeting from 6:30-8:30 p.m.…
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East Rockville Can Read All About It
City’s Community Empowerment Grant Leads to New Neighborhood Notice Board East Rockville neighbors will stay in the know, thanks to a new message board made possible through Rockville’s Community Empowerment Grants program. The East Rockville Civic Association applied to the program to help pay for the new notice board. It replaces one originally donated by…
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Honorable Mentions from C-SPAN Video Competition go to Richard Montgomery High Students
Three ninth-grade students from Richard Montgomery High School have won honorable mentions in C-SPAN’s 2019 StudentCam competition, an annual national video documentary competition for middle and high schoolers. This year, C-SPAN asked students to create a five- to six-minute documentary on the theme, “What Does it Mean to Be American?” Amanda Wu from Richard Montgomery…
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Filling Out Your Summer To-do List? Check Out Rockville’s Recreation Guides for All Ages
Wonder no longer about how to fill those long summer days — the 2019 summer recreation guide, “Life in Rockville,” is out and packed full of classes, programs and special events for all ages and interests. Additionally, find summer camps and playgrounds programs for kids and teens in the 2019 camp guide. When it comes…
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Sign of the Season: Farmers Market Returns
Buy Farm-Fresh Produce in Town Center, Beginning May 18 Rockville’s Farmers Market returns Saturday, May 18 to give shoppers their pick of farm-fresh produce and more from regional growers/producers. This year’s market will include vendors offering fruits and vegetables, plants and flowers, herbs, baked goods, local wine and spirits, knife sharpening, meat and coffee.