Inaugural Message: Welcome Our New Council & County Executive
On Monday, December 3, I had the honor of being sworn in for a second term as your Montgomery County District 5 Councilmember. I would like to thank all of you who were able to join us in person or in spirit. I really appreciate all your well-wishes and support. I am grateful for the […]
Working to make New Hampshire Avenue safer
This morning Councilmember Hucker joined community leaders, the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT), the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA), and Prince George’s County Councilmember Deni Taveras at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Northampton Drive in Silver Spring to discuss pedestrian safety improvements. Sitting on the border of Montgomery County and Prince George’s […]
Restaurant Week is Back for a Fourth Year
I launched Restaurant Week in 2015 to help promote our great restaurants and also expose residents to the terrifically diverse cuisine in our community. In our 4th year, we had 32 participating restaurants offering special fixed-price lunch and dinner menus featuring culinary treats from America, Korea, Italy, Latin America and more. This year I was especially proud Restaurant Week […]
Silver Screens another success
Despite some meteorological challenges this summer — i.e., we had more than our fair share of rainy Fridays and some cancellations — our annual Silver Screens series of free outdoor movies was again a big success. Many thanks to AFI Silver for presenting the movies and Sonny’s Green at The Blairs for hosting them. And […]
Fighting climate change: What we can do
In August, I worked with One Montgomery Green, Integrative Strategies Forum and Poolesville Green to present “Leading the Way — Montgomery County Confronts Climate Change.” This month, a public briefing following up on the discussions at this important conference will be held in Rockville. More than 80 residents, specialists and others attended last month’s public […]