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Planning Commission to Hold Public Hearing on North Stonestreet Avenue Land Use
Draft Master Plan Amendment is Online Rockville’s Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14 on an amendment to the Comprehensive Master Plan for a portion of North Stonestreet Avenue. The draft plan amendment is a step toward implementing recommendations in the Stonestreet Corridor Study to promote neighborhood-oriented mixed-use development.…
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Take 10 and Walk to a Rockville Park, Oct. 10
Take a walk to a Rockville park, Wednesday, Oct. 10, and be part of a national Walk to a Park Day campaign by the Trust for Public Land, the National Recreation and Parks Association, Urban Land Institute and the City of Rockville. The three national organizations are organizing the day as part of their 10-Minute…
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Rockville’s Public Art Program Celebrates 40 Years
Rockville’s Art in Public Places Program celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and members of the public can learn more about the city’s works of art through a free, narrated photographic tour, courtesy of Peerless Rockville. The presentation, “Public Art and the Rockville Cityscape,” will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at the…
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Fitzgerald Theater in October: A Peek Into the Annex, Bernstein’s Birthday and ‘Brigadoon’
Peek into Anne Frank’s secret annex life, celebrate a birthday, explore the magical mysteries of Scotland, and enjoy a Halloween fable this month at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre. “Diary of Anne Frank,” presented by Rockville Little Theatre. 8 p.m. Oct. 5 and 6; 2 p.m. Oct. 7. This new adaptation brings us into the…
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F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival Honors Pulitzer Awardee
The F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival returns in October for its 22nd year to honor Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo with the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding Achievement in American Literature. Russo will conduct a master class, as well as a reading and book signing. Other highlights include a film screening of “Nobody’s Fool”…
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You Can Help Make Rockville Better
Community Survey is Your Chance to be Heard Rockville’s 10th biennial community survey arrives in mailboxes of randomly selected households this month. If you are selected to receive a survey, please answer and return the questionnaire by the date indicated. The survey results help the city improve the quality of services to you, your family…
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Rocktobierfest Returns to Rockville Town Center on Oct. 6
Second Annual Event Celebrates German Culture and Community Maryland breweries, bratwurst and bands will make for a rollicking Rockville Town Center as Rockville hosts the city’s second annual Rocktobierfest celebration, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. The free festival is expected to draw 3,000 visitors and will include two stages of live music, German food,…
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Mayor and Council to State: Oppose Any Plans to Take Homes
community advocates for protecting neighborhoods The city opposes the taking of residences, businesses or city infrastructure, or the removal of sound barriers as part of proposed improvements to interstates 270 and 495, and a community effort recently carried neighborhoods’ concerns to the state. Maryland transportation officials told city officials last month that the state has…
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Mayor and Council Support Recommendations for Stonestreet Study
The Mayor and Council unanimously supported recommendations for three key opportunity areas from the Stonestreet Corridor Study at their Aug. 1 meeting. The first recommends initiating a process to change the city’s Comprehensive Master Plan to allow a broader variety of development options in the area where Montgomery County Public Schools is currently operating along…