Take the Survey and Help Plan the Future of RedGate Park
March 23, 2021
What should RedGate Park look like in 10 years? Twenty years?
Category: Culture and Recreation
Spring into Action with Rockville’s Spring Activities Guides
March 1, 2021
“Life in Rockville” and “Adults 60+,” the city’s guides to recreational programs, throughout Rockville, are out and packed with the promise of spring! Registration begins Thursday, March 4. Find dozens of things to do from March to May: sports and leagues for all ages; aquatics and fitness programs; virtual events
Registration for Spring Sports to Open This Month
March 1, 2021
Adult sports during the spring are: men’s softball; co-rec softball; co-rec outdoor volleyball; women’s outdoor volleyball; and co-rec soccer. Game nights vary. Registration deadlines for adult league players and teams are in late March.
Do Your Bit to Deter Deer
March 1, 2021
Area wildlife helps maintain a healthy ecosystem but can become a nuisance. Here’s a few ways you can learn to live with, and discourage, deer. Taste or odor repellent are humane forms of control designed to repel deer from an area. You can find repellents at sporting goods stores. Plant
Celebrate Earth Day the Rockville Way
March 1, 2021
Earth Day is Thursday, April 22, and Rockville is celebrating with events all spring long, including the following free or low-cost activities that promote getting outside and helping nature. All in-person events require participants to wear a face covering and practice social distancing of at least 6 feet. Activities marked SSL are
Aging and Nutrition, Beneficial Criticism, and Eye Health
March 1, 2021
Virtual March Programs at the Senior Center Stay home and stay well with online seminars from the Rockville Senior Center in March. For details, visit www.rockvillemd.gov/recreation. Register online, call 240-314-8800 or email [email protected] for more information. Sessions are free, unless otherwise noted.
New Bike Racks Installed in Rockville’s Parks
March 1, 2021
Eight parks in Rockville now have newly installed bicycle racks, with another installation to come soon. Dogwood, Elwood Smith, Potomac Woods, Rockcrest, Welsh, Woodley Gardens and Woottons Mill parks each have a new rack. Rockville’s newest park, RedGate, has two. A new bike rack is scheduled to be installed at
Meet a Rockville Employee: Karen Etzel
February 1, 2021
Karen Etzel, director of Montrose Discovery Preschool, a licensed childcare program operated by the City of Rockville, marks two decades this year with the preschool. We asked her to answer a few questions to introduce this longtime employee to the community.
Explore Josiah Henson Park with Glenview Mansion and Peerless Rockville
February 1, 2021
The Glenview Mansion and Peerless Rockville Speaker Series hosts a virtual presentation of The Archaeology of Josiah Henson Park, by Cassandra Michaud, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 on WebEx. Michaud, a senior archaeologist with Montgomery Parks, will give an illustrated presentation on the findings of recent excavations at Josiah
A Little Piece of Land to Grow Your Own
February 1, 2021
Garden Plot Applications Being Accepted The City of Rockville has 159 garden plots, about 25-by-25 feet, now available for rent at Woottons Mill Park for growing flowers and vegetables. The cost is $80 per plot for nonresidents; Rockville residents pay $70 per plot. The season runs April 1-Nov. 14. The
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Join the City of Rockville for its 81st annual Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade Monday, May 26. Founded in 1944 by William (Bill) Wood, the Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade is a long-standing tradition in the City of Rockville. PARADE
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