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Afternoon Poll: How Many Cars Do You Own?
A rush hour drive through Bethesda may make it seem unlikely, but studies show fewer people are driving cars. Is the same true in our area? Montgomery County’s focus on transit-oriented development has...
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Afternoon Poll: What Are Federal Workers Doing To Pass The Time?
There are an estimated 70,000 federal government employees in Montgomery County and two major federal employers in Bethesda. If you’re one of the hundreds of thousands of federal government employees...
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Morning Poll: Challenges and Concerns For Bethesda
Next month, county planners will begin an outreach program to find out what Bethesda residents want in a new master plan for the downtown area. The Bethesda Central Business District Sector Plan...
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Afternoon Poll: High School Start Times
MCPS Superintendent Joshua Starr went on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Show on Thursday to talk later high school starting times. Based on an appeal from a group of parents and a work group report, Starr earlier...
View ArticleMorning Poll: Minimum Wage Raise
Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett on Thursday will sign the bill to raise the minimum wage in the county to $11.50 an hour over the next four years. The measure, done in conjunction with the...
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Morning Poll: Holiday Travel
About 2.3 million people in the Washington metro area will travel 50 miles or more away from home for Christmas and New Year’s, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. The group’s 2013 holiday travel forecast...
View ArticleMonday Poll: New Year’s Eve Plans
Are you heading to a party in Bethesda, dinner downtown or sticking it out with friends and family at home? Let us know in the poll and comments below. Take Our Poll
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POLL: How Does The Bethesda Metro Station Look To You?
The American Institute of Architects announced last week it has selected the WMATA Metro system for a prestigious award given to building projects that have “stood the test of time” when it comes to...
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Morning Notes
Which D.C. Suburb Is ‘Most Exciting?’ — Tuesday’s discussion of “exciting” suburbs got Curbed DC thinking, which D.C. suburb is actually the most exciting? In a poll, Silver Spring is leading the way...
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Morning Notes
FDA Shifting To Empty White Flint Office Space — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is set to consolidate by moving many of its Montgomery County office locations to the Nuclear Regulatory...
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Morning Poll: Longer Hours For Bars, Restaurants
Closing time in Montgomery County could be moving one hour later. A bill before a State Senate Committee would make selling alcohol at Montgomery County restaurants legal until 3 a.m. on weekends and...
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POLL: Council President Not A Fan Of Sidewalk Snow Removal Plan
At his weekly press conference on Monday, County Council President Craig Rice made it clear he doesn’t think clearing snow off sidewalks should be a responsibility of Montgomery County. Rice, who...
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Poll: 71 Percent Of MoCo Residents Support Bus Rapid Transit
A poll commissioned by two pro-bus rapid transit groups shows 71 percent of likely Montgomery County voters support a BRT system, while 22 percent oppose it. The Coalition for Smarter Growth and...
View ArticleMorning Poll: Cybercivility and MCPS
It started with a few students apparently cursing out and threatening MCPS Superintendent Joshua Starr on Twitter about a snow day. A few days later, Starr wrote an open letter to all MCPS parents...
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Politics Roundup: Gansler Says He’s Closing Gap In Polls, Key Endorsements
Gansler Releases Internal Poll That Shows He’s Closing The Gap – Gubernatorial hopeful Doug Gansler this week released an internal poll that his campaign claimed shows he’s closing the gap on Anthony...
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Afternoon Poll: O’s Or Nats?
Using aggregated Facebook data, the New York Times on Thursday generated a map of the top three favorite Major League Baseball teams of every zip code in the nation. The rankings are based on mentions...
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Afternoon Poll: Do You Plan To Vote In The Primary?
Early voting for this year’s primary starts Thursday. Many are anticipating registered voters won’t take much advantage — or head to the primary day polls on June 24. Moving the primary from September...
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POLL: What Brought You Out To Vote?
There were as many candidates and supporters standing outside as there were voters inside a few Bethesda-Chevy Chase area polling places on Tuesday morning. With turnout expected to be low, we want to...
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Afternoon Poll: Barwood Taxi Or Uber?
Locally based Barwood Taxi is one of five Maryland cab companies that filed suit last week against Uber, claiming the app-based car service is hampering its ability to do business. In a press release,...
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