EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • By JULIE BAUGHMAN, CNS; ANNAPOLIS – Comptroller Peter Franchot, resident of Takoma Park, prides himself in being what he calls,

GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, No geekness! The new Takoma Park city council had no geeky aprez-vacation reports. In fact, only a

If the skies have cleared and you want some adrenaline pumping through you, check out these staycation destinations: Sandy Spring Adventure Park at Sandy Spring Friends School is where

ENERGY • ELLEN STODOLA, CNS Republicans and Democrats are at odds in the General Assembly over whether Maryland should pursue offshore wind or natural gas fracking as a

ECONOMY • BY CAITLIN JOHNSTON and CARL STRAUMSHEIM, CNS Special Report A Montgomery County family of three — an adult, a preschooler and a school-age child — needs

TRANSPORTATION • BY AMANDA ZIADEH The completion of the new Silver Spring Transit Center may be delayed after a contractor error that left the concrete in various places

ENVIRONMENT • BY ELLEN STODOLA, CNS A federal environmental assessment, conducted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, has deemed there would be no significant environmental impact to

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY TIM EBNER, CNS Cash-strapped Maryland county leaders say they can't afford to pay their share of rising costs for schools and are asking

AT HOME IN SILVER SPRING • BY KAREN BURDITT & STEVE KNIGHT We have found the word “preservation” often evokes strong feelings, both for and against. On the

HEALTH & FITNESS • BY TAMRA TOMLINSON It’s the time of year when the pills and powders, gyms, shopping channels and infomercials are promising that for just a

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • MIKE BOCK and LIZZY MCLELLAN, CNS Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposal to shift hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher pension costs from the state

ENVIRONMENT — A commission tasked with advising Maryland on possible shale gas production supports a change in the law that would make it easier for landowners to

by Greg Kohn The Montgomery County Parks Department will consider public opinion and the environmental impact in deciding whether sharpshooting some of the overpopulated deer in the Sligo Creek-area

Comfortable, that's how Mayor Williams feels about the property tax rate hike. he and a majority of the council approved a 58.5 cent rate (per $100 of assessed

Dear Readers, The budget lives! Like a newly emerged butterfly it floats and flits about the garden, as the council stalks it with net and pin. As fully formed

This guest post is by Takoma Park resident Alain Thery. *FACT*: According to a recent MontCo Planning Department housing study, between 1997 and 2005 Takoma Park residents experienced the

Dear Readers, He used to be Your Gilbert’s White Knight, but he’s looking, not tarnished, but a bit too shiny these days. Doug Barry, councilmember for Ward 6, has