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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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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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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…
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Operas, Ghosts and Goddess Power: September Performances at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre
The curtains open on mistaken identities, courtroom hijinks, supernatural thrills and divine strength this month as the newly renovated F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre brings an eclectic mix of performances to Rockville’s stage. A dedication to mark the renovations will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Tours of the theater will follow.
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Stay Fit, Stay Healthy in September at the Senior Center
Stay healthy, informed and entertained with seminars and events from the Rockville Senior Center in September. The senior center will be closed Sept. 1-5 for asbestos remediation in the library. Register with the course number at rockvillemd.gov/registration. Learn about 60-plus programs, courses, activities and services at rockvillemd.gov/seniorcenter or by calling 240-314-8800. For more information, see…
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Rockville to Remember 9/11 With Ceremony
The City of Rockville will mark the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and remember county residents who lost their lives with a ceremony at 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 at Courthouse Square Park, at the corner of East Jefferson Street and Maryland Avenue in Rockville’s downtown. The ceremony, which is free and open…
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Car Show Presents Wheels of Yesteryear in October
The Rockville Antique and Classic Car Show, a city tradition for more than six decades, rolls into Rockville Civic Center Park on Saturday, Oct. 18. The show is planned for 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the picturesque park at 603 Edmonston Drive. Home to the historic Glenview Mansion, the hills of Rockville Civic Center Park offer…