A Conference With the Secretary of Defense
Story by David Mark | Photos by David Stuck
Many Montgomery County residents of a certain age — and those around Maryland and the broader...
Then & Now: 200 years in Sandy Spring
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...
Hyperlocal Historians
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...
Then and Now: Once Upon a River
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...
The Transformation of Eric B. Ricks
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...
Tips for giving from the heart
As the year ends, people are finding ways to align their philanthropic giving with their values in a way that makes an impact in...
Cartoonist Leila Cabib’s craft is to tell a joke without using words
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: Lavender Land Steward
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 Faster Pastor
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...
Then and Now: Old Town Gaithersburg
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...