Rockville resident and first-ever Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos shared her thoughts on living in the DMV — the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia — with Axios on Wednesday. She said loves taking walks on the National Mall and visiting Georgetown’s Cafe Milano. [Axios]
Aurora borealis visible across D.C. area on Thursday
People across the Washington, D.C. area, including in Silver Spring, witnessed bright colorful lights filling the night sky on Thursday night. The visibility of the Northern Lights was a result of a geomagnetic storm. [DC News Now]
New biosafety testing facility opens in Rockville
MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of German science and technology company Merck KGaA, opened a $286 million biosafety testing this week. The new facility will create over 300 jobs and will consolidate four labs spread across Rockville. [Montgomery County Media]
Today’s weather: Sunny with a high near 69 degrees
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