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The State of the City is Strong and Growing
Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton and City Manager Rob DiSpirito discussed the state of the City of Rockville, and its economy, during a conversation hosted by the Rockville Chamber of Commerce on Sept. 13 at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre. Newton highlighted the economic development incentive policy that the city is working on with the chamber…
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Turf Time at Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park
The Parks Department collaborated with the Rockville Recreation and Parks Foundation, Jerad Minnick, of Natural Grass Advisory, and the Rockville Football League to convert Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park’s ballfields to state-of-the-art Bermuda grass. Donations of $8,000 from the foundation and $4,000 from RFL, coupled with in-kind consulting from Minnick, resulted in a cost-effective way to…
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
Councilmember Virginia D. Onley (left) presents a proclamation to Jorge Restrepo, founder and president of Rockville-based EurekaFacts LLC, recognizing Sept. 15-Oct. 15 as Hispanic Heritage Month, as Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton (second from left) and Councilmember Julie Palakovich Carr (right) look on. “The City of Rockville is proud of the 14 percent of its population…
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Cruisin’ the Classics: Rev Up for October’s Antique and Classic Car Show
56th Annual Show Offers Free, Family-Friendly Fun Rockville’s 56th annual Antique and Classic Car Show rolls into Rockville Civic Center Park from 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14. The free show – one of the oldest and the largest in the mid-Atlantic region – will feature more than 550 vehicles, a car-related flea market,…
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Cruisin’ the Classics: Rev Up for October’s Antique and Classic Car Show
56th Annual Show Offers Free, Family-Friendly Fun Rockville’s 56th annual Antique and Classic Car Show rolls into Rockville Civic Center Park from 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14. The free show – one of the oldest and the largest in the mid-Atlantic region – will feature more than 550 vehicles, a car-related flea market,…
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Get to Know Rockville’s Cops with a House Blend and an Open House
Coffee with a Cop is Oct. 4; RCPD Open House is Oct. 14 October offers two opportunities to get to know the men and women who protect and serve Rockville. Call it joe, java or jitter juice, the Rockville City Police Department will answer the call and join community members for National Coffee with a…
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Fall Leaf Collection Begins in October
Rockville will vacuum leaves from neighborhood curbs in two rounds, beginning Monday, Oct. 16. Rake leaves next to, but out of, the roadway and bike lanes, and away from parked vehicles. Leaves should be raked by 6 a.m. on the first day of their collection period, but no earlier than one week before the collection…