People + Places

Then In 1822, a group of former enslaved people formed the Sharp Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Sandy Spring. The first independent Black church in...

Shaun Curtis is crazy about Gaithersburg, every inch of it. “It’s where I was born and grew up,” he said, with memories of summer camp...

  Beginning around 1786, White’s Ferry brought people and goods across the Potomac between Montgomery County and Loudoun County, Va. Then came the automobile, as...

Eric B. Ricks is a chill guy. You’ll typically find him looking sharp, a felt fedora covering his lanky braids. He’ll greet you with...

As the year ends, people are finding ways to align their philanthropic giving with their values in a way that makes an impact in...

The cartoonist’s job entails more than just eliciting a chuckle at a humorous punchline. The best cartoonists are not only — or merely —...

Sophia Watkins is a third-generation Latino farm owner in the Montgomery County Agriculture Reserve. She owns Soleado Lavender Farm, a 30-acre refuge for pollinators. “It’s...

The Rev. Christine Dunn’s day job sees her preaching up at the pulpit in Bethesda’s Trinity Lutheran Church, calling on the congregation to exemplify...

Diamond Avenue, where it crosses Summit Avenue, as it was in 1914. Shopping options, from left: Belt’s Store, (sign) Charlie Foo’s Laundry, Nicholl’s Harness...

By Jarrad Saffren Growing up, Frances Shefter sympathized with special education students. She thought they weren’t getting the help they needed. Shefter felt this way...