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Rockville’s Kid Tennis Players Take to U.S. Open Courts
Rockville’s Department of Recreation and Parks was chosen to take part in the United States Tennis Association Net Generation Kids On Court Experience at the 2025 U.S. Open in New York City. On Friday, Aug. 29, a diverse group of 24 city residents, aged 8-15, who had actively participated in tennis classes were expected to…
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LED Lighting the Way
Rockville recently retrofitted 395 lights at Rockville Civic Center Park to energy-efficient LEDs, including at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre and 18 lights in the parking lot below Glenview Mansion. The improved lighting efficiency is anticipated to save roughly $8,000 in annual electricity costs at the theater. The project was funded in part by a…
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Rain Ready: Sustainable Solutions for Rockville Residents
Join city staff and the Chesapeake Bay Trust from 1-2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5 for the latest installment of Rockville’s Climate Solutions Speaker Series, which offers information about monetary incentives to help protect your home from flooding and beautify your yard. Attend in person at the Taft Center, at 6 Taft Court, or online. A…
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Demonstration to Help City Consider Parking Lanes on Redland Boulevard
A demonstration project beginning in mid- September will temporarily repurpose the outside travel lanes of Redland Boulevard as full-time parking lanes, allowing Rockville to study whether to establish the parking lanes permanently. Signs, pavement markings and flexible posts delineating the parking lanes will be installed and remain in place through October. During that time, city…
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Speaker Series at Glenview Mansion: Lives Beyond the White House
Peerless Rockville and Glenview Mansion will present a free talk on the untold stories of Civil War-era residents in and around the District of Columbia. At 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, U.S. Park Ranger Bryan A. Cheeseboro will present “Outside of Lincoln’s White House: Civil War Era Men and Women of the District of Columbia,…
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Free Trees, If You Please
Rockville’s annual Fall Tree Giveaway opens for online registration at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2. To register, visit rockvillemd.gov/treegiveaway. Registrants will be able to pick up their trees from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Rockville Senior Center, 1150 Carnation Drive. Here’s what you need to know: Interested in planting more trees? The…
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Sustainable Fall Yard Care: From Leaves to Lawn
Fall is the perfect season to take environmentally friendly steps for a healthier, sustainable yard. Plant native for birds and bees. Replace some of your lawn with native ground cover, wildflower gardens and native trees. Leave seeds and flower stalks up to help birds and bees make it through the winter. Learn more at rockvillemd.gov/…
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Rockville to Open $1.5 Million Grant Program for Local Nonprofits
Local nonprofit organizations that partner with Rockville to provide community services and enrichment programs will soon be able to apply for a share of grant funding from the city. The Fiscal Year 2027 application period for the Community Services and Enrichment Grant Program will open Monday, Sept. 8. The deadline to apply is Friday, Oct.…
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Percival Everett to be Honored with F. Scott Fitzgerald Award
The 29th annual F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival on Saturday, Oct. 18, will honor author and Pulitzer Prize winner Percival Everett with the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding Achievement in American Literature. The festival will take place from 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. at Montgomery College in Rockville and will feature a full day of…