Monday, December 31, 2012
If you're out celebrating on New Year's and don't have a designated driver, here are some choices for getting home.
The highest number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities in the last decade occurred on New Year's Day, according to Michael Green, AAA spokesman. But once you start your 2013 pre-celebration, you may not be thinking about statistics. So right now while you're thinking clearly, consider your options. Getting a designated driver or hailing a cab are some of your choices. But if you find yourself with empty pockets and no driver, you have options. Sober Ride Call Sober Ride 1-800-200-TAXI (1-880-200-8294) for a free ride home (up to a $30 fare) from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., according to the Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP). It says rides started Dec. 14 and are available every night until Jan. 1, 2013. People using the service must be 21…
Friday, December 21, 2012
Rockville and Montgomery County facilities will be operate on modified schedules over the holidays.
All Montgomery County and City of Rockville facilities will be closed and no programs will operate on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Holiday hours for city facilities are as follows: Recycling and refuse collection for Monday and for Dec. 31 will not be affected. Collection for the remainder of each week will shift forward one day, with Friday collection made on Saturday. The city also is recycling cut and artificial Christmas trees. Click here for details. Parking will be free at city-owned meters and garages on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. For payment information on Rockville Town Square parking garages, go to rockvilletownsquare.com/parking. For more information about city facilities or programs call 240-314-5000 or visitwww.rockvillemd.gov…
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Out with the old and in with (only the necessary) new
It's a new year, which for many people means a slew of New Year's resolutions that are (hopefully) kept but are (most likely) long forgotten come that first box of Valentine's Day Sweet Tarts. Whatever your stance on the ole resolution thing, the new year is a time for revamping. Revamping your closets, your storage areas, your stuff in general. For my family, 2011 is a year to minimize. To get rid of the old and choose what "new" we bring in — very carefully. I've been spending time lately at the house of a pal who lives by the idea that less is more. Her house is clean, sparsely decorated, but simple and so pretty. It's not cluttered because there's not a whole lot of stuff around to clutter it. When I walk into her house, I can breathe…
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Moore family has hosted singer-songwriters "In the House" for 13 years
Tucked away in a quiet cul-de-sac off of Indianola Avenue in Rockville, the Moore residence appears like any other home. But on a few select nights each year the house offers a comfortable and intimate setting for raw, unplugged folk talents. On Friday, the Moore Music (In the House) acoustic concert series, the brainchild of homeowner Scott Moore, welcomed a New Year's Eve performance by Caleb Hawley, a New York-based singer-songwriter and aspiring "American Idol". Scott and Paula Moore have hosted more than 100 concerts at their home since November 1997. In the early days, they would set up chairs in the living room on the first floor, but as the house of music gained popularity and brought larger crowds, Scott Moore set up a small …
Friday, December 31, 2010
City Hall will be closed with many city facilities on limited schedules on Friday
Most city and county facilities will be closed for New Year's Day on Saturday. All City of Rockville facilities will be closed and no programs will operate on New Year's Day. Many city facilities and programs will operate on a limited schedule on Friday. The following facilities will be closed on Friday: Other city facilities will be open with limited hours: Recycling and refuse collection will not be affected. Parking will be free at city-owned meters and garages from Friday through Sunday. For more information about city facilities or programs call 240-314-5000 or visit www.rockvillemd.gov. County facilities will operate on the following schedule: Other county, state and regional facilities and services are running on modified schedules…
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Task force nabbed 32 drunk drivers around last year's celebrations
The arrival of New Year's Eve brings with it countless celebrations steeped in alcohol—and drivers who get behind the wheel after imbibing too much of the bubbly. So Montgomery County Police's Holiday Impaired Driving Task Force is gearing up for one of its busiest nights: Last New Year's Eve brought 13 DUI arrests, followed by 19 arrests the day after. "Certainly, there is the greatest potential on New Year's Eve and into New Year's Day for impaired driving," said Lucille Baur, a county police spokeswoman. There were more than 150 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities in Maryland last year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. A disproportionate number of those deaths come around the holidays, part of why …
Sunday, December 26, 2010
It's all about staying on top of your game between Christmas and New Year's.
The holidays are over. Well, almost over. Every day during this tricky last week of Decmeber, we're one step closer to saying goodbye to 2010 and hello to 2011. It's a melancholy time for many. The bulk of the holidays are gone. Gifts are opened, wrapping paper and boxes are recycled, bows are gathered and shoved in a Ziplock bag for next year. Cookies are baked and meals have been made and Santa and his crew are already sleeping soundly back at the North Pole. For some, the tree's already down, the house is clean and presents are all in their places. For others, it's a slow road to New Year's, and it takes a bit of rallying to keep up the momentum and to keep spirits high. Many of us will still have family in town during the week between …
Jill Berry
12:13 am on Sunday, January 16, 2011
I like your idea culling the kitchen cabinets. I have set off the smoke detector more times that I care to admit. I cook meals for my family as needed, but have amassed a ridiculous collection of appliances and gadgets over the years. Some I have had since my bridal shower in '89. Yikes! The George Foreman grill is a nightmare to clean. When did I last use the wok anyway? The Iced Tea Pot was a … more ›