Photo caption: Montgomery County legends The Nighthawks perform blues and roots rock again this year. Don’t miss seeing them take the Regal Stage on Sunday, May 26, 6:30 p.m. By Pamela Schipper When it started on Memorial Day weekend 1989, Rockville’s Hometown Holidays was supposed to be a one-time event. The Rockville Mall was reopening and the city was working to revitalize ... Read More »
Photo caption: Look for Ali Mirsky’s beautiful mosaic work at the A-RTS Festival in Rockville Town Square. By Pamela Schipper Do you know what A-RTS means? It means a new Art-see opportunity at Rockville Town Square, and the acronym A-RTS is only the beginning of this creatifest. More than 180 local, regional and national artists gather in Rockville Town Square ... Read More »
Photo caption: When Esther was 15 years old, the Jews in the village of Mniszek, Poland, were told to go to the nearby train station for “relocation.” Esther felt sure that they would not survive, and with her parents’ blessing, she struck out with her 13-year-old sister Mania to find work pretending to be Catholic farm girls. They hid from ... Read More »
By Pamela Schipper One of the joys of this time of year is dining outdoors. Whether under a beautiful sun or a blanket of twinkling stars, when you give yourself the treat of patio dining you feel like you’re on a mini-vacation. You relax with good friends, good food and oftentimes good wine, all on a picturesque patio. Many Montgomery ... Read More »
By Pamela Schipper | Photography by Charles J. Berner Courtesy of Montgomery County Historical Society At the turn of the 20th century, Washington area elite like Joseph and William Kenner (pictured above) might have taken the Washington & Great Falls Electric Railway line to Cabin John. Arriving near the famous Cabin John Bridge, built in 1857 and known as the ... Read More »
By Pamela Schipper On Saturday, April 27, Fenton Street Market kicks off its fourth season with 70 vendors, music by Zach Parkman and community updates from the Silver Spring Library Advisory Council and sign-ups with the Takoma Park Silver Spring Youth Baseball/Softball League. If past is prelude, 4,000 customers are expected to attend “Neighborday,” celebrating Silver Spring vendors, nonprofits and ... Read More »
Mayan Mysteries and Roman Town Go Beyond Archaeology to Teach Real World Problem Solving By Pamela Schipper Everyone has heard the old saying, “It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.” Archaeologist/educator-turned-game designing entrepreneur Suzi Wilczynski says that the beauty of using computer games as an educational tool is that they are not strictly pass/fail. ... Read More »
By Pamela Schipper This time a few years ago, my younger daughter came home from school very excited. She was going to make a leprechaun catcher and set it up the night before St. Patrick’s Day. With shoe box, paper towel roll, green paint, glitter, glue and a happy drawing of a rainbow, she constructed the trap. We spray-painted some ... Read More »
Branching Out at 100 By Pamela Schipper | Photography by Hilary Schwab Caption: Today, the JCCGW is home to many generations. Family members (left to right) Sharon Braveman, Yara Silber and jennifer Braveman Silber join CEO Michael Feinstein in the lobby. From 5:30 in the morning until 10:30 at night, 362 days of the year, the Jewish Community Center of Greater ... Read More »
Stream Valley to Interior Forest, Montgomery Parks Preserves Watersheds, Habitats and Species By Pamela Schipper | Photo by Mark Seaver Wherever you live or work in Montgomery County, there’s sure to be a park nearby. With 418 parks in the Montgomery Parks system, you’re never more than two miles from a park. Really. That’s pretty wild, but it gets better. ... Read More »
