Montgomery County must go to Rockville again to finally move Confederate soldier statue
The county will once again go before Rockville’s Historic District Commission, this time for explicit permission to move the Confederate soldier statue to the Beall Dawson House. [Montgomery Community Media]
Ideas for fixing Metro
Washington City Paper asked 13 experts, former Metro officials, riders and advocates for their ideas to fix the region’s beleaguered transit system. [Washington City Paper]
County Democrats to protest early voting sites this weekend
The Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee is hosting rallies Saturday at the early voting sites in Burtonsville and Chevy Chase that were replaced by a Republican-led county Board of Elections. [Facebook]
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick region named top city for web developers
A study that looked at median salaries, cost of living and other factors says the Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick statistical area (as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) is the fifth best “city” for web developers and best mid-size city. [ValuePenguin]
MC311 logs service request number 3 million
The county’s customer service center has been in operation since 2010. [Montgomery County]
Chevy Chase 4-H center gets $9.8 million federal grant
The U.S. Justice Department awarded the grant to the National 4-H Council in Chevy Chase to expand its youth mentorship programs for at-risk youth. [Chris Van Hollen]
Cloudy Friday on tap with some rain possible
The clouds will remain for most of Friday with a high temperature near 80 degrees and 50 percent chance of rain, according to the National Weather Service. [National Weather Service]
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