Don't think sidewalks are controversial? In Kensington, talks over pedestrian safety measures have caused years worth of neighborhood tension -- much of which bubbled over in a community meeting last week. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

Many Montgomery County leaders are bracing for an increase in unhoused people as they are displaced by federal troops in D.C. But the crackdown has severed a lot of the trust advocates need to build relationships with people experiencing homelessness. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...