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Montgomery County

    Cardi B, Grammy-winning rapper, spotted shopping at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda
    Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B went shopping at Westfield Montgomery Mall on Monday. It’s not as random as you might think.
    Cardi B, right, posed for a selfie with Lauren Luber-Pashkoff while shopping at Nordstrom in Montgomery Mall on Monday.
    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.
    AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring will project "Marty Supreme," which stars Timothée Chalamet as a ping pong-playing hustler, in 70mm film starting Christmas Day. The theater will set up a table in its lobby for guests to play in the spirit of the movie.
    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.
    Bagels from nine stores across Montgomery County: Andy’s, Call Your Mother, Ize’s, Royal, Goldberg’s, Neal’s, Bagelry, Bethesda, and Bagel Towne.
    Montgomery County schools still struggle to get students to show up to class
    Already this year, roughly 15% of Montgomery County students are considered chronically absent.
    Already this year, roughly 15% of Montgomery County students were considered chronically absent.
    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.
    Chipotle unveiled its “first-ever high protein” menu on Dec. 23. One of the offerings is a snack-size cup of cubed steak that has 21 grams of protein and looks like what you'd feed a dog for its birthday.
    Police release identity of pedestrian killed in downtown Silver Spring crash
    The pedestrian killed on Friday in a downtwon Silver Spring crash was identified by Montgomery Police as Theresa "Terri" Winona Nagle.
    For sale: Charming 1920s bungalow in Takoma Park
    This Takoma Park bungalow for sale offers a great backyard and a prime location just minutes from the area’s best shopping and dining.
    $230K donation will help students with meal debt in Montgomery County schools
    A $230,000 donation will help reduce meal debt for eligible students in Montgomery County Public Schools.
    A $230,000 donation to Montgomery County Public Schools will help eliminate two years of meal debt for families eligible for the Free and Reduced-Price Meals program.
    Dietitians say enjoy holiday foods, but be disciplined and strategic to avoid weight gain
    Dietitians and health experts share tactics to reduce calorie intake and prevent weight gain during the holidays.
    A holiday meal will bring Montgomery County’s LGBTQIA+ chosen family together on Christmas
    The MoCo Pride Center’s new physical space has made it easier for the organization to bring the LGBTQIA+ community together for events, including chosen family dinners.
    Attendees at the Chosen Family Thanksgiving dinner at the MoCo Pride Center in Bethesda.
    Former Derwood church teacher sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing minors
    Ervin Alfaro-Lopez, 34, of Germantown, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday for sexually abusing his underage students. He is required to register as a sex offender for life.
    Ervin Alfaro-Lopez was sentenced to 55 years in prison, with all but 20 years of that sentence suspended, for sexually abusing minors.
    Dominique Dawes’ father-in-law found dead in Virginia
    The father-in-law of Olympic gold medalist Dominique Dawes was found dead in Virginia on Saturday, days after he was reported missing, authorities said.
    Kids bouncing off the wall? Here’s how to keep them active and entertained during winter beak
    From free activities to splurges, here are some ways for kids to burn off energy in Montgomery County during winter break.
    Montgomery County Department of Recreation offers multiple winter break camps, including one for kids with disabilities.
    How to get your hands on the new secret menu item at Caruso’s Grocery
    Crispy, gooey mozzarella sticks aren’t on the menu at Caruso’s Grocery, but they should be on your table.
    Caruso’s Grocery in North Bethesda has a new secret menu item: mozzarella sticks.
    McClain Delaney regrets voting ‘yes’ for Trump-backed Laken Riley Act
    Rep. April McClain Delaney is disavowing her January vote in support of a law that requires federal law enforcement to detain undocumented immigrants accused — but not convicted — of certain crimes.
    U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney, who represents several Western Maryland counties and upper Montgomery County, was one of 46 House Democrats, some in swing districts like hers, who voted in favor of the Laken Riley Act.
    Hutzell: On winter solstice and your darkest days, remember there will be light again
    COLUMN: There’s a reason we light our nighttime hours, sing and dance around the winter solstice. Yes, it’s Christmas. Yes, it’s Hanukkah. It’s Kwanzaa, Dongzhi and Yalda, too. But we do it to ward off the dark, the bad things that lurk outside our homes and our lives and to remind of us the good.
    This time of year, the sun sets before 4:30 and dips below the bare trees on Fishing Creek beneath a sky full of gray clouds.
    With Powerball jackpot at $1.5B, Marylanders try their luck again
    No one hit the jackpot Wednesday, swelling the Powerball to $1.5 billion ahead of the next drawing on Saturday night.
    Marylanders buy tickets at Triple Fam Mart in Mount Vernon on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, ahead of the $1.5 billion Powerball drawing.
    Pedestrian killed in Silver Spring vehicle collision
    The pedestrian’s death marks the third traffic fatality in Montgomery County in the past week.
    A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    We know at least this many Montgomery County students have been deported
    The students include some who were deported and some who left the country because their parents were deported, according to Maryland's largest immigrant advocacy group.
    An Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle is parked outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Broadview, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
    Do we need more hot chicken? A meditation on poultry and pain
    If Thursday’s opening of Dave’s Hot Chicken in Rockville is any indicator, another hot chicken place doing it well doesn’t hurt.
    A lite mild and mild chicken tender meal with fries from Dave’s Hot Chicken in Rockville.
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