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Once a ‘new Chinatown,’ Rockville expands its definition of Chinese cuisine
Rockville has long stood out for its variety of regional Chinese food. Family-run restaurants in the city are maintaining and evolving culinary traditions from their native China and Taiwan.
7 things to do in Montgomery County this week, including tea time with Legos and local history
You can build Legos with a cup of tea and learn about an overlooked figure in Black history, among other things to do across the county this week.
Xi’an Famous Foods, an acclaimed New York eatery, will open in Rockville
Xi'an Famous Foods, which specializes in Northwestern Chinese cuisine, will open a location in Rockville. The fast-casual chain started as a basement food stall in New York and was co-signed by Anthony Bourdain.
Teenage girl killed in Silver Spring vehicle collision
A teenage girl was killed in a Silver Spring vehicle collision Wednesday morning, Montgomery County Police said.
Police identify driver who died after collision with tree
A driver died after colliding with a tree overnight Wednesday near the intersection of Bethesda Church Road and Johnson Drive in Damascus, Montgomery County police said.
Police identify woman who died in hit-and-run in Fairland
Montgomery County pPolice Tuesday afternoon identified the pedestrian struck and killed on a Fairland roadway Monday evening as Florence L. Chumbow, 73, of Silver Spring.
Teen killed by pair while selling a jacket in Gaithersburg, detectives say
Wisdom Da-Silva Baptista, 16, of Gaithersburg, and Kevin Jesus Perez Fierro, 20, of Montgomery Village, have been charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery in the death of Taeyon Malachi Prather, 18, according to Montgomery County police.
Rockville lawyer pleads guilty to schemes totaling more than $4.2 million in losses
Sari Kurland, a former Rockville bankruptcy lawyer, pleaded guilty Friday to orchestrating three schemes that victimized 21 people between May 2022 and September 2024, and totaled more than $4.2 million, authorities said.
Montgomery County saw a slight increase in homicides in 2025
Homicides in Montgomery County rose 20% in 2025, but were down from a 10-year high in 2021.
Boyds teenager charged in July vehicle collision that killed 71-year-old
Brody Richardson, 19, had consumed alcohol and used marijuana before a July 21 crash that killed Germantown resident Mary Elizabeth Moody, 71, authorities said.
You may disagree, but Maryland has its own style of pizza
The rectangular-shaped-and-cut pizza, known as Maryland-style pizza, originated at Ledo Pizza in 1955 and has continued to evolve at these Montgomery County eateries.
Police investigating 18-year-old Gaithersburg man’s death as a homicide
Taeyon Malachi Prather suffered a gunshot wound on Jan. 2 in a residential block of Gaithersburg. Authorities are investigating the case as a homicide.
Silver Spring kidnapping suspect drove teen from Kentucky to Florida to Maryland, police say
The accused kidnapper of a 13-year-old Kentucky girl met her online, drove her from her home state to Florida and then to his Silver Spring home, according to news reports. He is now in a Kentucky jail.
7 things to do in Montgomery County, from fiber art to a New Year’s 5K
This week brings a new exhibit of fiber art from an acclaimed Maryland artist, a New Year’s Day 5K and more things to do around Montgomery County.
Snoop Dogg’s NFL halftime show features Maryland artists Rei Ami and Timothy Fletcher
Rei Ami, who was raised in Germantown and soared to popularity this year in “KPop Demon Hunters,” and Baltimore’s Timothy Fletcher appeared on “Snoop’s Holiday Halftime Party” on Netflix.
7 things to do in Montgomery County, from Ping-Pong and a movie to meditation
This week in Montgomery County brings 70mm film screenings of “Marty Supreme,” a feast of the seven fishes and more things to do with your family over the holidays.
We taste-tested 9 bagels across Montgomery County and found the best one
Seven staff members of The Banner Montgomery participated in a blind taste test of bagels to crown the best in MoCo. The competition included Call Your Mother, Bethesda Bagels and the newest entrant, Andy’s Pizza.
Chipotle continues to fuel our yearslong obsession with protein
Chipotle launched its “first-ever high protein” menu Tuesday, which features snack cups of meat and a creation by Silver Spring native and New York Knicks guard Josh Hart that will be available Jan. 5.
Pedestrian killed in Silver Spring vehicle collision
The pedestrian’s death marks the third traffic fatality in Montgomery County in the past week.
Actors double as pro wrestlers in a kinetic show that’s part Shakespeare, part spandex
Flying V Theatre, which will put on “Fighter Fantasy” at Silver Spring Black Box Theatre on Dec. 20, blends the sport and theatricality of adults in spandex.
