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Registering Your Bike Could Help Bring It Back
Registering your bike with the Rockville City Police Department makes it more likely that it could be recovered should it be lost or stolen. Once registered, bike owners are given a small sticker to attach to the bike frame. To register your bike and receive a registration sticker, visit the Rockville City Police Station at…
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Save the Date to Celebrate July Fourth in Rockville
Join your neighbors as the City of Rockville marks our nation’s Independence Day with live music and a 20-minute fireworks display at dusk. • When: 7-10 p.m. Friday, July 4. • Where: Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park, 1800 Piccard Drive. Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park in King Farm offers wonderful vantage points for viewing the fireworks and…
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Bike Racks Mean Business — And Grants Are Available
Studies show that businesses with bicycle parking near their storefronts get a measurable sales boost. Business owners without bicycle parking near their shop or office could qualify for a rack — provided and installed for free by the City of Rockville — under the city’s Bike Rack Grant Program. Learn more about the program and…
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Gear Up and Get Ready to Ride During Bike Month in May
Rockville celebrates National Bike Month with rides to school, to work and in memoriam in May, and neighborhood rides all summer long. The Rockville Bicycle Advisory Committee hosts rides throughout the summer. Find upcoming rides at facebook.com/bikerockville. Learn more about RBAC and bicycling in Rockville at rockvillemd.gov/rbac or visit youtube.com/cityofrockville and search for “bikes.”
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Watch Out for Harmful Vines
Watch out for and take action when you see climbing vines that can damage or kill trees. Common vines such as English ivy, grape vine and euonymus pose serious risks to tree health, despite their attractive appearance. These climbing plants can harm trees by attaching tightly to bark, overtaking limbs and leaves and blocking photosynthesis.…
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Farmers Market Returns with Food Benefit Matching Programs
The Rockville Farmers Market opens for the season on Saturday, May 17 with a dollar-for-dollar match of up to $15 for customers using their federal nutrition benefits. The market will be open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays through Nov. 22, in the jury parking lot at East Jefferson (MD 28) and Monroe streets in Rockville Town…
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Summer Street Paving Schedule is Posted
The city has released its road paving schedule with work beginning in late April as Rockville moves toward a new method for evaluating its road rehabilitation needs. The schedule, available at rockvillemd.gov/street-repairs, includes streets scheduled for Fiscal Year 2025, which runs through June 30, and Fiscal Year 2026, which begins July 1. The schedule is…
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Visit Rockville’s Environmental Management Division at the Healthy Homes Fair
Join the City of Rockville at the Healthy Homes Fair from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, May 10 at the Pryzbyla Center at Catholic University, 620 Michigan Ave. NE in Washington, D.C. Look for the city’s booth at the free expo, which features over 100 exhibitors and opportunities to learn how homes can fight climate change, test…