Food for fines at Montgomery County Public Libraries
For the rest of October, the county’s public library branches will accept canned goods and non-perishable food items in place of money to satisfy library fines. The food will be donated to the Manna Food Center. [Montgomery County]
Survey says I-270 corridor running out of lab space
A survey of Montgomery County life sciences firms found many are planning to expand, but that the I-270 Technology Corridor doesn’t have enough wet labs to accommodate expansion. [Washington Business Journal]
Westbard traffic, school capacity and Willett Branch on the agenda for Thursday
The Montgomery County Planning Board is set to hold its first worksession on the Westbard Sector Plan Thursday afternoon at its Silver Spring headquarters. [Planning Board]
David Rubenstein awarded Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy
The financier and philanthropist who lives in Chevy Chase was honored last week for his gifts to places such as the Smithsonian Institution, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. [Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy]
Citizens Advisory Board to talk crime, White Flint bicycle network, medical marijuana
The meeting is open to the public and set for 7 p.m. Monday at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center. [Regional Services Center]
Silver Spring Ice Rink opens
The rink, on Veterans Plaza in front of the Silver Spring Civic Building, will be open through March. [Eric Rasch/Twitter]
Lyttonsville Sector Plan could bring bicycle lanes to Silver Spring
The working draft of the plan proposes on-road bicycle lanes for 16th Street and on other nearby roads in anticipation of more bicycle use encouraged by the Purple Line light-rail. [WashCycle]
Monday to remain chilly, but warmer temperatures are on the way
The high Monday will reach around 55 degrees, but Tuesday and Wednesday could bring high temperatures into the 70s. [National Weather Service]
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