Montgomery County, MD.-The group Silver Spring/Takoma Park Mutual Aid is providing local residents with food, diapers, and more. Since forming last year, the group has raised over $100,000 and has helped more than 3,000 local residents.
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Desperate for Diapers
The Tyler Heights Resource Fair provides essential items to those in need, including diapers and feminine care products, which are often overlooked. Maryland Delegate Dana Jones, D-District 30A, spearheaded HB7/11, a bill that allows tax deductions for those who donate…
Crystals in Commemoration
Brookside Gardens, located in Montgomery County, Maryland, hangs more than 1,450 crystals for its “Facets of Hope” art installation. Each crystal represents a county resident’s life lost due to COVID-19. New crystals are added every week.
DOTS is giving away parking spots so artists can display their work after virtual classes brought less cars to campus
College Park, MD- The Department of Transportation at the University of Maryland is giving out free space in parking lots so artists can create their work. The participants showcased art installations that express their thoughts and feelings during this time.…
Montgomery County is working to reimagine police authority in the aftermath of encounter
Silver Spring, MD – In the aftermath of a January 2020 incident involving Montgomery County police and a five-year-old Black student at East Silver Spring Elementary School, the Montgomery County Council and Board of Education has begun to take steps…
Dr. Darryl J. Pines makes history as the University of Maryland’s first Black president
College Park, MD- The University of Maryland celebrates the inauguration of Darryl J. Pines as its 34th president with a formal investiture ceremony.
The University of Maryland has received 5400 vaccine doses to be administered on campus
College Park, MD – After announcing that campus would reopen in the fall, the University of Maryland has received 3000 vaccine doses, in addition to an original 2400, for the campus community. The University Health Center Director says he believes…
Food truck vendor thrives during pandemic shutdowns and challenges
Rockville, MD – Since December 2020, restaurant manager Chris Van Jura has been selling signature hot dogs in his eight square foot mobile shop. Catalyst Hot Dogs was his way of making money after being furloughed, twice, as a result…
The return of the March Madness has buoyed chicken wing sales
Crofton, MD- With no NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament in 2020, the chicken wing business saw a one million pound surplus and chicken wing prices plummet to under one dollar. Now with the NCAA tournament back in full swing, chicken wing…
Community organization helps vaccinate stray cats to avoid euthanization
Beltsville, MD – Beltsville Community Cats helps stray cats by vaccinating and giving them all the necessary shots to prevent them from getting euthanized.