ICYMI: People with a variety of views have a LOT to say about the University Boulevard Corridor plan in Montgomery County, which aims to increase transit-oriented housing and safer transit pathways. Here, I lay out the facts and attempt to dispel some myths: www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

Our intern Nina Giraldo really knocked it out of the park with this story on homelessness in Montgomery County. Check it out: www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

Montgomery County’s first LGBTQ+ center opened last month, at a crucial moment for the queer community. But advocates told me this is just the beginning, and that elected officials need to prioritize issues like housing and transit that impact marginalized people www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman launches her re-election bid today, asking voters to keep her in office so she can continue modernizing the office and improving customer service. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Nobody Is Talking About It: the absolute stairmaster workout that is endured while en route to the Rockville metro

We're also launching a daily email newsletter of Montgomery County news, and email alerts for breaking news. Sign up for those emails (and check out our other newsletter and alert options!) here: www.thebanner.com/newsletters/

The Banner is officially up and running in Montgomery County. Follow @bannermoco.bsky.social, and for a MoCo-focused homepage, visit: www.thebanner.com/montgomery/

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen isn't known as a rabble rouser in Congress, but this year he's stepped in front of issues some Dems think are too hot to touch. On a national platform Saturday, he blasted his own party for their timidity. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Montgomery County hotels supported by government funding must allow unions, council says

We are launched — and we conducted a poll!! Read my first byline for @bannermoco.bsky.social, where we dug into what our new data tells us about Montgomery County: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Some rare good (local) journalism news as the (Baltimore) Banner launches its Montgomery County edition this week with seven new hires who are all real human beings!

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🚨Source call out: Looking to talk to folks who moved to Montgomery County specifically because of LGBTQ+ policies and/or resources. Message me here or email me [email protected]

My colleague Talia Richman dug into the new MoCo MCAP scores and what they mean for MCPS: www.thebanner.com/montgomery-c...

Sign up for updates on our Montgomery County newsroom launch here: www.thebanner.com/montgomery-c...

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Hardest secret I’ve ever had to keep — today is my first day as the Montgomery County Government and Politics Reporter for Baltimore Banner’s new Montgomery County bureau! I couldn’t be more excited to join this incredible team while continuing to cover the county. Stay tuned for our launch date! 🗞️

Thanks for everything, Bethesda Today! 🥲 Montgomery County, you haven’t seen the last of me yet ❤️

My last story for Bethesda Today. Thanks, as always, for reading. 🥲 bethesdamagazine.com/2025/08/20/a...

My last story for Bethesda Today. Thanks, as always, for reading. 🥲 bethesdamagazine.com/2025/08/20/a...

"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in...Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me."

After three rewarding years at Bethesda Today, it’s bittersweet to share that I will be leaving Wednesday for another opportunity. I am so grateful to my editors and colleagues who I have learned so much from in this small but mighty newsroom, and to this community that has given me so much trust.

How do you solve a problem like a trash incinerator? That's what the Montgomery County government is trying to figure out -- as well as how to stop hauling our trash to a landfill in a low income neighborhood in Henrico County, Virginia: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/08/06/t...

Sometimes in the midst of the county government craziness, I get to have fun! I wrote about Laurel Leaf, my favorite new shop in Takoma Park, for the magazine. If you love plants, books, and unique decor as much as I do, you might want to watch your wallet 👀 bethesdamagazine.com/2025/08/05/t...

50 people in Silver Spring have been displaced from their homes after a water main break caused by Purple Line construction flooded an apartment complex. County officials I spoke to said they're frustrated with how construction continues to impact the community: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/08/05/p...

Everyone should read this very cool article about a very cool topic that I am a giant nerd about:

Water cremation might sound like sci-fi. But Lily Buerkle and Adrian Gardner, who started a green funeral business, say it's a more environmentally sustainable and even physically gentler way to handle death, and a new bill could legalize it in Montgomery County. bethesdamagazine.com/2025/08/01/w...

Andrea Geller, a Rockville resident with intellectual and developmental disabilities, worked in the mailroom at NIH for more than 30 years before she was laid off in April under DOGE cuts. Now she's unemployed, and struggling to find an accomodating job. bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/29/d...

Sara Habein, a mother of two in Montana, recently learned that she has cysts in her brain. Every six months, her doctors check that the cysts aren’t growing. If she didn’t have Medicaid, she's not sure what she would do. Now, Trump’s “one big, beautiful” law threatens her coverage.

Councilmembers on both sides of the issue have bemoaned the spread of misinformation about the workforce housing zoning change passed in Montgomery County on Tuesday. Here's what you need to know about what it actually does: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/24/w...

I cackled

After months of public input sessions and controversy, the Montgomery County Council has passed the workforce housing zoning change: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/22/w...

The Montgomery County Council has voted 8-3 to pass the workforce housing zoning text amendment, part of the More Housing N.O.W. legislative package. Jawando, Katz and Mink dissented. This is a developing story, article from me to come shortly.

SOURCE CALL OUT: Looking to talk to Rockville residents who are impacted or feel strongly by the City Council's decision to not take up rent stabilization this year. Message me here or email me [email protected]

Today, the Montgomery County Council will vote on a zoning change that would increase the amount of housing allowed in certain zones along the county’s transit corridors – a proposal that has generated a significant amount of controversy among residents. bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/21/w...

Not MoCo, but a brilliant story from @rkobell.bsky.social on how a legacy of segregation is why Baltimore County has no public swimming pools. Phenomenal reporting www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

Just throwing it out there To Whom It May Concern that my new dream is playing on the press corps team for the Congressional Women's Softball Game

Rep. Jamie Raskin says his office has seen an “extraordinary increase” in correspondence from his Montgomery County constituents since Trump’s inauguration, ranging from laid-off federal workers to families who are worried they will lose SNAP benefits. bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/17/r...

A year and two months after I covered the infamous "Wet Dreams" mansion pool party that took place over Memorial Day weekend in Potomac, the Montgomery County Council passed that cracks down on illegal commercial house parties: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/15/i...

Legislation passed by the Montgomery County Council today will give laid off federal workers preference when applying for county government jobs: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/15/f...

Time to catch up on endorsements in the Montgomery County Executive race: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/15/p...

My favorite poet, Andrea Gibson, has died. While I never got to meet Andrea or see them speak, their poetry has had a profound impact on my life. Their quote “the truth may not be hopeful, but the telling of it is” lives on the bulletin board above my desk to remind me why I do this work in news.

Some positive local news: Silver Spring is getting a Rachel Carson museum, and you can weigh in on what you want from it! My latest: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/14/r...

U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney calls her district a "microcosm of America" - her constituency includes thousands of federal workers, as well as farmers and blue-collar workers. That's why she believes the "Big Beautiful Bill" will hurt her district the most: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/11/m...

Believe it or not, Maryland's gubernatorial primary election is less than one year away, and the Montgomery County Council race is already heating up. Here's who we know is running for re-election, who has other plans, and who has yet to publicly confirm: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/10/c...

Montgomery County Board of Education President Julie Yang enters the race for the County Council District 1 seat: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/07/y...

Back from my little journey down south to the beaches of North Carolina! Highlights were reading lots of books on the beach and getting to spend time with my favorite animal up close! 🪼 But I’m back to MoCo and covering everything politics, so send me tips if you’ve got ‘em!

And with that wild news day in Montgomery County, I’m officially on vacation (so is the County Council, which is not a coincidence) I’ll be back to our regularly scheduled all things MoCo politics programming on July 7!

I talked to local politicians and LGBTQ+ advocates in Montgomery Co about the Mahmoud v. Taylor ruling. A longtime source of mine, an advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusion in schools, told me his family is pursuing a move to Europe due to this and other fed decisions. bethesdamagazine.com/2025/06/27/r...