Students plan Climate Change demonstration: Rally for MoCo on August 26th
Students in Montgomery County from Sunrise MoCo will be leading a rally for climate change on August 26th at 11am in Rockville by the Executive Building at 101 Monroe St. If you’re a student, you can sign up to attend … Continue reading Students plan Climate Change demonstration: Rally for MoCo on August 26th
The 2022 MoCo People’s Agenda
For the 2020 election, I launched an election guide. It was alright but it was just the start to what I had hoped to do with election coverage. I’ve spent months looking over what others have been doing to cover local … Continue reading The 2022 MoCo People’s Agenda
Introducing: The MoCo Local Store
You’ll find various t-shirts to show your support for MoCo Local. Unfortunately, I don’t have control over the increase in price for individual sizes so if you notice that the price of an item increases because you’ve chosen a certain … Continue reading Introducing: The MoCo Local Store
International Transgender Day of Visibility 2021
Today is a day of celebration in the transgender community—International Transgender Day of Visibility. I grew up in a small, rural town and I had no idea what transgender was until I was well into my teens. I didn’t know any transgender people and our only representation in media was on television shows like the Jerry Springer Show or movies like Ace Ventura Pet Detective where we were made fun of, especially Black trans women and other transgender women of color. Visibility in those days came at the expense of ourselves, we were the butt of the joke, we were … Continue reading International Transgender Day of Visibility 2021
The MoCo Local Podcast – Repealing LEOBR and Montgomery County Community Solar
Repealing LEOBR and Montgomery County Community Solar In this Episode, Vito takes a look at how repealing the Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights is going in Maryland and how Community Solar didn’t quite get the start we needed in Montgomery County. EPISODE 1 NOTES 2:30 – Quote from Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher via Maryland Matters 3:05 – MGA Committee Meeting Video 3:36 – ACLU MD Tweet 3:57 – Will Jawando Tweet 7:13 – ZTA 20-01 bill 8:26 – Letter from Kumar Barve to Council via The Seventh State 9:03 – Mike Tidwell quote from Washington Post 9:38 & 10:51 – … Continue reading The MoCo Local Podcast – Repealing LEOBR and Montgomery County Community Solar
Pandemic likely contributed to overdose fatalities in Montgomery County, Maryland
Opioid-related deaths in Montgomery County increased 34% through the first quarter of 2020. Experts attribute the increase to pandemic related stressors and lack of access to treatment due to pandemic shutdowns. According to preliminary data provided by the Vital Statistics … Continue reading Pandemic likely contributed to overdose fatalities in Montgomery County, Maryland
Members of MCPS SRO Workgroup Call Process “Incredibly Flawed” in letter to County Council
UPDATE: The Board of Education has asked the SRO Workgroup to reconvene given the concerns raised by 6 members of the workgroup. The Workgroup was tasked with seeking out community input and will reissue their recommendations in May. However, they … Continue reading Members of MCPS SRO Workgroup Call Process “Incredibly Flawed” in letter to County Council
Updates: Montgomery County Restaurant lawsuit against indoor dining ban will be heard Wednesday
The lawsuit against Montgomery County’s most recent indoor dining ban brought by the Restaurant Association of Maryland with several local restaurants signing on as Plaintiffs will be heard on Wednesday. Despite contact tracing data showing that many cases within Montgomery … Continue reading Updates: Montgomery County Restaurant lawsuit against indoor dining ban will be heard Wednesday
Montgomery County Restaurants join Restaurant Association of Maryland’s lawsuit against Montgomery County
According to Bethesda Beat reporting, 35 restaurants in Montgomery County have signed on to the lawsuit brought forth by the Restaurant Association of Maryland. RAM successfully reversed a similar order in Anne Arundel County so they have moved to reverse … Continue reading Montgomery County Restaurants join Restaurant Association of Maryland’s lawsuit against Montgomery County
Maryland SNAP Recipients can now use their EBT card to purchase groceries through Instacart
In October, Aldi and Instacart announced that they would begin accepting grocery orders for SNAP recipients through Instacart’s app. If you receive SNAP benefits in Maryland, you can now use the service. You will need to have a debit or … Continue reading Maryland SNAP Recipients can now use their EBT card to purchase groceries through Instacart
