
Halloween Is Coming
Get in the fright-night mood with all new outdoor haunted trail at the Workhouse Arts Center
Get in the fright-night mood with all new outdoor haunted trail at the Workhouse Arts Center
COVID Pain Reaches Far
Va. Employment Commission processed 136,000 unemployment claims in 2019, but that number surged to 1.4 million in 2020.
Va. Employment Commission processed 136,000 unemployment claims in 2019, but that number surged to 1.4 million in 2020.

Patricia O’Neill, 71
Schoolboard member served Potomac and Bethesda for more than 23 years and was the longest serving Board member in MCPS history.
Schoolboard
Can Mentally Challenging Games Prevent Cognitive Decline?
Consistent brain fitness connected to improved memory, reasoning and processing.
Can Mentally Challenging Games Prevent Cognitive Decline?
Potomac Home Sales: August, 2021
In August, 2021, 76 Potomac homes sold between $4,675,000-$455,000.
Potomac Home Sales: August, 2021

Outpouring of Local Help for Afghan Refugees
The need is great for volunteers, monetary donations and more.
Thousands of Afghan refugees have landed at Dulles Airport in recent days.
Obituary: Anne Tongren, 81
Anne Carlene Tongren died on July 23, 2021, in Potomac, Md.

Crisis in Afghanistan Reverberates Locally
Afghan Americans speak out.
The United States and other countries have welcomed more than 150,000 Afghans and their families since the emergency evacuations began in mid-August.
Get Your Flu Shot
Local health officials say it's important to get both flu and COVID vaccines, and CDC says they can be given at the same time.
As students return to in-person learning while social distancing and mask mandates are less in evidence, local health officials are urging residents to get a flu shot to prevent an uptick in the number flu and COVID-19 cases.

Crisis in Afghanistan Reverberates Locally
Afghan Americans speak out.
The United States and other countries have welcomed more than 150,000 Afghans and their families since the emergency evacuations began in mid-August.
Opinion: Commentary: Record Setting Times
Not intending to repeat a column I wrote a few weeks ago, but it is hot outside!

‘Celebration of Trees’ Campaign Starts September 1
Local environmental organizations want you to know how important it is to plant and preserve native plants.