Development

Oh shoot! County Council votes to ban invasive running bamboo

Oh shoot! County Council votes to ban invasive running bamboo

Native Plant Protection Act also regulates other harmful weeds including poison ivy, kudzu It could soon be illegal to sell or plant invasive running bamboo in Montgomery County after the County Council voted unanimously Tuesday to institute a ban....

From Bethesda Magazine: How to reimagine a 1950s kitchen

From Bethesda Magazine: How to reimagine a 1950s kitchen

A Kensington family expanded their cooking area without an addition to the house April 7, 2026 3:00 p.m. 2:38 p.m. This story is a part two of a three-part series on home renovations fromBethesda Magazine. Check out part onehere. When the rambler...

Police identify man killed in Sunday collision in Derwood

Police identify man killed in Sunday collision in Derwood

Driver’s car struck tree off Crabbs Branch Way, department says April 7, 2026 1:59 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Montgomery County police identified Sukhbir Singh, 52, of Gaithersburg as the man who died Monday morning from injuries he suffered during a...

Motorcyclist dies after collision with vehicle in Chevy Chase

Motorcyclist dies after collision with vehicle in Chevy Chase

Connecticut Avenue reopened, residual delays expected Tuesday morning A motorcyclist died Tuesday morning after a collision with a vehicle in Chevy Chase, Montgomery County police said in a statement. According to police, officers were dispatched at...

Pike & Rose developer has new plan for former Bark Social site

Pike & Rose developer has new plan for former Bark Social site

Plus: Child, two adults escape house fire in Gaithersburg; local eateries to be featured on WETA's 'Signature Dish' next week April 7, 2026 6:00 a.m. 6:55 p.m. Pike & Rose developer Federal Realty Investment Trust is planning to redevelop the former...

Man injured in Sunday shooting in Silver Spring

Man injured in Sunday shooting in Silver Spring

No suspect in custody as of Sunday night, police say One man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a Sunday shooting in Silver Spring, Montgomery County police said Sunday on social media. According to police, officers and Montgomery County...

From Bethesda Magazine: Expanding an angular 1970s home

From Bethesda Magazine: Expanding an angular 1970s home

This Silver Spring house received two more bedrooms and a large swimming pool When they moved into their Silver Spring home in 2015, Rebecca and Bret Cohen (both now 42) were taken with the jumbo windows, gabled roofs and open floor plan of the...

Hookah pipe embers likely cause of Fairland townhouse fire

Hookah pipe embers likely cause of Fairland townhouse fire

Four adults displaced following Sunday evening blaze, fire official says The hot embers of a hookah pipe that was left outside on the rear patio of a Fairland townhome likely sparked a fire Sunday evening that displaced at least four adults,...

The Food Market slated to open in downtown Bethesda

The Food Market slated to open in downtown Bethesda

New York City-based eatery Daily Provisions also plans to open Bethesda outpost in neighboring high-rise apartment building March 27, 2026 2:02 p.m. 2:03 p.m. The Food Market, an American restaurant specializing in “playful” comfort foods, is...

Maryland families cannot be hit twice by disability service cuts

Maryland families cannot be hit twice by disability service cuts

People on the Go Deputy Director Tracy Wright speaks against proposed budget cuts to developmental disabilities services at a February rally outside the State House, as Executive Director Mat Rice looks on. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland...

Sewer limits force development moratorium in Baltimore suburbs

Sewer limits force development moratorium in Baltimore suburbs

Built in 1940, the Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant occupies a 69-acre site along the Patapsco River in Baltimore. (Photo by Jane Thomas/UMCES Integration and Application Network) ByTimothy B. WheelerThe Chesapeake Bay Journal A portion of Anne...