Editor’s note: This story was originally published on May 6, 2025 at 6 a.m. It was updated on May 6, 2025 at 2 p.m. to correct an error published in the Montgomery Community Media story that incorrectly stated that Round House Theatre lost a $200,000 grant.
Round House Theatre in Bethesda has lost a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts that had already been approved. The money was intended to underwrite the theater company’s recent production of the play “Bad Books.” The cancellation if the grant has increased the company’s fundraising goal for the fiscal year to $200,000. [Montgomery Community Media]
Chicago-based trust won’t invest in MoCo properties due to rent control
Equity Residential, a Chicago-based real estate investment trust, will no longer invest in Montgomery County development and properties, citing the county’s recent stabilization law changes. [Washington Business Journal]
Guide dogs learn how to interact with first responders
Local guide dogs in training learned how to interact with first responders at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad station on Sunday. The training is intended to help guide dogs support their owners, who may be blind or vision impaired, in an emergency. [WTOP]
Today’s weather
A chance of showers before 11 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m.
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