PRA News

  • Toll Lanes in PG County Advance

    Last week, the regional Transportation Planning Board (TPB) finalized Visualize 2050, its long-term transportation plan for the metropolitan area.  The TPB voted to include the Southside Express Lanes, a controversial…

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  • Parkwood Spring Picnic

    It was a lovely picnic.  The weather was fine, the location was perfect, people of all ages came, and the band played on.  Senator Jeff Waldstreicher joined us as we…

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  • Parkwood second grader is state winner in Doodle for Google competition

    As reported in MoCo360 and other local media, Sofia Ravilious, a second grader at Kensington Parkwood Elementary School, has been selected as the Maryland winner for the 16th annual Doodle…

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  • Paul Snyder Honored at Memorial Day Concert

    Parkwood Resident and centenarian Paul Snyder was among 17 World War II veterans honored at the 35th anniversary of the National Memorial Day Concert held on the West Lawn of…

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  • Warner Mansion Condos-Update

    Washington Landmark Corporation, the developer of the Warner Mansion condominiums on the Warner Circle Park grounds, reported at a recent meeting of the Kensington Historical Society that work might begin…

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  • Going Green-Driving on Sunshine

    (Editor’s note: A thoughtful, highly informative, and engaging article by Gerald Sharp about how he came to provide his house with electricity and power his car with solar energy.) When…

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  • Kensington Shoe Repair and Dry Cleaning

    Mr. Seon Chun and Mrs. Young Chun, immigrants from South Korea, have owned and operated Kensington Shoe Repair & Dry Cleaning for approximately 20 years. Their shop is on Antique…

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  • Knowles Apothecary

    Gabrielle Prandoni, Contributing Author Knowles Apothecary is located at the corner of Connecticut and Knowles in the heart of Kensington. The pharmacy was established is 2005. It is pharmacist owned…

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  • Kensington Car Show

    Don’t miss the Kensington Car Show on Saturday, May 4, 2024, 10:00am – 4:00pm.  [Rain date, May 5.] There is something for everyone – music, food, stuff for kids, and…

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  • Primary Election-Early Voting

    Early voting in-person for this year’s primary election begins today Thursday, May 2 and runs through Thursday, May 9, (including Saturday and Sunday), from 7:00 am – 8:00 pm. Locations…

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