Posts Tagged ‘montgomery county’
MoCo To Serve Booze On Sundays
‘LIQUOR at Kenny’s and Kovak’s…’
courtesy of ‘ellievanhoutte’
Before today, if you were looking to buy booze on a Sunday, then Montgomery County was not your friend as it tightly controlled the 24 county-owned liquor stores and prohibited the sale of alcohol on Sundays.
Now in an executive order from County Executive Ike Leggett, that should pass today [...]
Will The Real Ferris Bueller Please Stand Up?
‘old school’
courtesy of ‘bionicteaching’
It’s been 24 years since Matthew Broderick enlightened a nation of high school students regarding his wayward ways but it appears students enrolled at Churchill High in Montgomery Country are finally following in his footsteps.
The Washington Post announced today that police, prosecutors, and school officials are now examining a case where at [...]
Talkin’ Transit: Same Old, Same Old
‘Service Advisory’
courtesy of ‘MattHurst’
WMATA quietly announced last night it has lifted a long-standing ban on allowing independent safety monitors access to Metro tracks. Metro board Chairman Jim Graham met with WMATA higher-ups yesterday and it had some result, supposedly. Late Tuesday, WMATA officials said that the Tri-State Oversight Committee (TSOC TOC) does have the authority [...]
Talkin’ Transit: They’re Watching You
‘Do You Slow for Speed Cameras?’
courtesy of ‘Wayan Vota’
On Thursday, Big Brother is allowed to catch you speeding in Maryland. But will he really be watching?
The use of automated speed cameras becomes legal in Maryland tomorrow, but according to WaPo, few communities are jumping up to embrace it. Currently Gaithersburg, Chevy Chase Village, Takoma Park [...]
