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Tainted Water, ‘Honest’ Bike Thievery, More: The Rockville Rundown

Five things you should have on your radar for Rockville today.

Warning | Don't drink the water at Lake Needwood
Montgomery Parks has warned visitors to avoid contact with the water at Lake Needwood, due to high levels of microcystin, an algae-produced toxin that can cause liver problems. Read more about that here.

 

ICYMI | Hiking, biking trail for Twinbrook, at last
After two years of planning and re-planning, there’s agreement on where a proposed hiking and biking trail at Twinbrook should go, The Gazette reports. The trail came up at a Montgomery County Planning Board meeting last week. The newspaper reports, JGB Cos. agreed to build a portion of the 4,750-foot trail, which is meant to connect Veirs Mill Road and Rock Creek Regional Park. A map of where the trail could end up is posted at MontgomeryCountyPlanningBoard.org.

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Go, Do | Wine Down Thursday at Town Square
Tom Principato plays the blues. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25. Wine tasting card costs $5; food box, $3. Details at RockvilleTownSquare.com.

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Nearby | Honest Tea Founder's Bike Stolen on Day of Honesty Study
Honest Tea founder and Bethesda resident Seth Goldman says his bicycle was stolen from outside the Bethesda Metro station—where it was locked up—on the day the business’s honesty study was carried out in DC, Bethesda Patch reports.

 

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