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Student from Bethesda wins Jeopardy! College Championship
Sam Deutsch, a student at the University of Southern California and a Richard Montgomery High School graduate, took home the $100,000 grand prize by winning the TV show’s college tournament in an episode that aired Friday night. [USC News]
School-sponsored activities canceled
Montgomery County Public Schools canceled all school-sponsored activities Monday due to the snow, although community use programs are proceeding. Schools were already closed due to President’s Day. [MCPS]
How much snow?
The storm has brought about an inch of snow as of 7 a.m. Monday morning in parts of southern Montgomery County and the snow is expected to continue as flurries until around 4 p.m., when it’s expected to change to freezing rain and sleet. Two to four inches of accumulation is predicted. [National Weather Service]
Ingleside at King Farm announces expansion
The Rockville retirement community plans to add 125 new independent living residences as well as 32 assisted living suites in a new addition, which will also include a new Center for Healthy living with exercise and arts facilities. [Montgomery Community Media]
Pyramid Atlantic prepares to leave Silver Spring
The arts center and live music venue that has been in downtown Silver Spring since 2008 is moving to Hyattsville this summer after it sold its building and a deal to move into the Silver Spring Library fell through in 2014. [WAMU 88.5]
How the National Institutes of Health handles snow
When Snowzilla dropped two feet of snow on Bethesda, many workers at NIH stayed home—the amount of users connecting remotely to the center’s network quadrupled from an average of 2,500 to around 10,000 in the days after the storm. But others had to get to facilities—an employee at the Poolesville Animal Center picked up other workers in his all-terrain vehicle and some stayed there overnight to take care of the animals. [NIH Record]
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