MCDOT Launches Free, Direct Shuttle Service to Montgomery College Germantown Campus Mass Vaccination Site
For County residents 16 and older who have an appointment, MCDOT is now providing free Ride On bus service between the Montgomery College Germantown Campus mass vaccination site and the Shady Grove Metro Station.
Stop Waiting — Start Donating
Blood donors suffering from COVID fatigue; visit www.inovablood.org/donate-blood/
Just a few minutes of your time can save a life.
Week in Numbers in Montgomery County
14 “50 percent of all lifetime mental illness begins at age 14,” said Councilmember Will Jawando on Tuesday, April 12, 2021.
Mount Vernon Chamber Highlights Crazy Good Mask
Webinar hosts science experts that tout the high-tech masks, screens and sanitizers that are available locally
With all that’s changing as a result of the pandemic, Mount Vernon now has a scientific mask company called Crazy Good Mask, and they are an offshoot of Castle Bio Security that does all the scientific development and testing.
Biden Visits Alexandria Vaccination Site
Announces April 19 for expanded eligibility for all
President Joe Biden made a visit April 6 to a Neighborhood Health vaccination clinic at Virginia Theological Seminary, using the occasion to announce the expansion of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility.
‘Pretty Much Every Drug on the Street Is Counterfeit’
Fairfax County Opioid Unit detectives share cold, hard facts.
Fairfax County has a serious, undeniable, drug problem.
Two Lawsuits Threaten Virginia Public Schools
Appellants ask courts to halt implementation of Student Transgender Policies; local FCPS Pride reacts
The outcome of two lawsuits filed in Circuit Courts the last week in March threatens the treatment of transgender students in all Virginia school divisions, including Fairfax County Public Schools.
Neighborhood Health Increasing Vaccine Equity in Northern Virginia
When Amanda Hirsch looks out at the vaccine clinic running very smoothly, a sense of satisfaction comes over her – a feeling that Neighborhood Health’s efforts are helping to bring an end to the pandemic, especially within the communities hardest hit by it.
Greenheart Juice Shop Opens in Vienna
Healthy juices, foods and attitudes highlight the new place along the bike trail.
Greenheart Juice Shop
Creating Healthy Mother-Daughter Relationships
Local authors and therapists offer thoughts and guidance.
As a middle school student, Sofie Jacobs was at times mocked by other girls for her fastidious study habits and the good grades she received as a result.
Spring Break? Please Take a Break in Montgomery County
Back to school just in time — for Spring Break?
The school system opened just in time – for students to take Spring Break.
The Year That Was in Arlington
Feeding the multitudes during COVID — one can at a time
In March 2020, COVID suddenly brought about the closing of schools where children had regularly received free breakfast and lunches.
Victory Center in Alexandria Transformed for Vaccines
High-capacity Covid-19 vaccination site to open in Alexandria as the one-year mark in the pandemic passes
A large-scale vaccination center for Northern Virginia is slated to open by the end of March at the long-vacant Victory Center, with the ability to provide upwards of 6,000 doses per day of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Johnson and Johnson Jab at Lubber Run – Arlington County at its Best
Some residents got emotional as they walked into the community center.
”Smoke got in my eyes” as I walked into the Lubber Run Community Center for my Johnson and Johnson vaccine.
Who Is Getting Vaccinated in Montgomery County?
Communities hardest hit by the pandemic have been last to get the vaccine
Black people make up 19 percent of the County’s population, but account for only eight percent of people pre-registering for vaccinations to combat COVID; Latino people also make up one-fifth of the county’s population, but make up just nine percent of people pre-registering.