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Local Links: Local Love, DC Summer Fun, Chestnut Lodge Fire, Yesterday's Storm, GM Dealerships

No Comments 10 June 2009

Since we started local links a few months ago, we’ve only focused on other things happening around Gaithersburg. In addition to moving Local Links to the blog, we are also going to be covering things outside of Gaithersburg. We will continue to focus on the local area however. Montgomery County, Washington DC, and maybe even Prince George’s and  Northern Virginia will no be included in our Local Links feature.

Why Change the Format?

There are a ton of local bloggers in our area spanning from DC to Silver Spring to Bethesda, and more. And I’ve got to say, most of them don’t get the attention the deserve. I hope other local bloggers can join in on the fun, and share the local love. If you are a blogger and find an interesting story in the area, do your own Local Links feature and help spread the word about other bloggers in the area.

This installment of local links will only include blogs/sites focusing on areas outside of Gaithersburg, in ‘celebration’ of the new format. We may even do a themed Follow Friday on twitter (@GaithersburgMD) this week!

Destination DC has a super-detailed list of things you can do in Washington DC this summer. The list is targeted to tourists, but just glancing over the list, I see quite a few things I haven’t done. And even somethings that never would have crossed my mind, like visiting the FRESHFARM Market in Dupont. If you’re like me, you could always use new things to do in DC, this is a great place to start.

Rockville Central was one of the first sites to cover the Chestnut Lodge fire that occurred on Sunday. I had passed the old building many times on West Montgomery Ave. in Rockville, and was often reminded that it was an old mental institution. There were plans to convert the old building into luxury apartments, but construction never started.

While I was covering today’s storm in Gaithersburg on twitter (@GaithersburgMD), The Silver Spring Penguin was one-upping me with spectacular photos of the storm. Check them out, and follow The Silver Spring Penguin on twitter (@sspenguin) as well.

But even cooler is the time-lapse video of the storm sent in by a reader of DCist. News related to the storm also included.

There has been a lot of talk about the closing down of GM dealerships both locally, nationally, and internationally.

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Local Links – 5/31/2009

No Comments 31 May 2009

The Washington Examiner explores Montgomery County’s efforts to keep foreclosed homes looking presentable. A scary tidbit from the end of the article stated that January through March of 2009, almost 2000 homes have foreclosed in Montgomery County, more than 1/3 of 2008 totals.

The Gazette reports on Extra Space Managment who recently settled on a Equal Employment Opportunity case:  “Gaithersburg storage facility Extra Space Management will pay $95,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, according to an agency lawyer.

Also from the Gazette, a sophmore at Watkins Mill High School in Montgomery Village was pepper-sprated by the police offer on duty at the school, after shoving her.

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Local Links – 3/5/2009

No Comments 05 March 2009

Unfortunately I don’t have as much time as I would like to keep this site updated with unique articles. In order to get my loyal readers the information you crave, I’ve decided to start a “Local Links” series. These posts will consist of links to other great local sites and sometimes a bit of opinion in there as well.

If you would like to contribute to the site in anyway we’d greatly appreciate it. Feel free to send us your opinion, story, or argument via the Contact/Tips page or you can contact us via email at contribute@gaithersburglocal.com

Stay up-to-date with development and planning in Montgomery County. MontgomeryPlanning.org recently released their new webtool, Design Montgomery. The tool allows you get an in depth look at development in the area, and gives you the opportunity to voice your opinion on just about everything.

Quince Orchard Knolls likely to get sidewalks. The Gazette reports that the Knolls neighborhood in North Potomac is likely to get the proposed sidewalks that have been in debate since 2006. Those opposed to the sidewalks, don’t want to lose the 8ft or so of parking space, but it looks like the sidewalks may finally happen.

Speed Camera Class-Action Suit. “A county Circuit Court judge has allowed attorneys to pursue a class-action lawsuit against the county and other local municipalities for allegedly violating state law by allowing the speed camera contractor to collect per-ticket fees.” – The Gazette

This is something we covered earlier in our post about speed cameras in Maryland.

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