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Read more: Restaurant Surcharges Skyrocket in DC After “Initiative 82” Law, and Many Restaurants “Will Not Make It” Per Industry Insiders.
Restaurant Surcharges Skyrocket in DC After “Initiative 82” Law, and Many Restaurants “Will Not Make It” Per Industry Insiders.
Ready to pay a 20% service charge, on top of your food bill, and before any “tip” given to good service by wait staff, at a Rockville-area restaurant (assuming some remain at the stagnant Rockville Town Center property)? How about an additional 15% service charge, on top of the food bill, at Ruth’s Chris Steak…
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Read more: Why I’m Cautious of Adam Pagnucco and His Advice
Why I’m Cautious of Adam Pagnucco and His Advice
I remember March 13, 2023, quite well. That was the day I stopped reading Adam Pagnucco’s blog. On that day he published There is No Plan B for Upcounty, in which he highlighted the socio-economic discrimination inflicted on upcounty residents by their downcounty establishment counterparts, and ended with the following exhortation. And to Upcounty residents,…
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Read more: If Not Us, Who? If Not Now, When? Celebrating 200 Articles
If Not Us, Who? If Not Now, When? Celebrating 200 Articles
“If not us, then who? If not now, then when?” This quote, in some iteration, has been attributed to numerous politicians and leaders in the past. Former President Ronald Reagan. The late Congressman John Lewis. What it really speaks to is: you, we, the community that you reside in – we are the solution to…
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Read more: Do You Own A Rental in Montgomery County? Sell it now!
Do You Own A Rental in Montgomery County? Sell it now!
(Disclaimer: No investment advice is intended in this post.) If you own a rental in White Oak, Bel Pre, Aspen Hill, Gaithersburg, or Montgomery Village, you might want to sell. Today. The county government has developed a Community Equity Index that indicates what areas reflect the county’s prevailing diversity. (Actually, this index indicates what areas…
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Read more: Marc Elrich’s Living Green Lifestyle is Sincere, His Coercion Less So
Marc Elrich’s Living Green Lifestyle is Sincere, His Coercion Less So
Just about every week County Executive Marc Elrich sends out a video message. Almost all of these messages pertain to policy, commemorations, awards, meetings, and the CE’s outs-and-abouts. The message from September 1 was quite different. He gave us a view of his home, his gardening, and to some extent his personal life. Mr. Elrich…
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Read more: County Executive Praises “Good Financial News” & Dubious Bond Ratings as MoCo Loses Yet Another Brewery, Total Employment in County Remains in Stagnant
County Executive Praises “Good Financial News” & Dubious Bond Ratings as MoCo Loses Yet Another Brewery, Total Employment in County Remains in Stagnant
Montgomery County Executive and 35-year career politician Marc Elrich was out with stale talking points and more spin this Friday, Sept 8th, as he gave a recorded “Message from the County Executive”. First, Elrich crowed on about the County’s “33 year low in unemployment numbers” and referenced the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics jobless rate…
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Read more: Montgomery County Educator’s Association (MCEA) September Member Meeting Begins with Bizarre “DC Labor Chorus” Sing-Along
Montgomery County Educator’s Association (MCEA) September Member Meeting Begins with Bizarre “DC Labor Chorus” Sing-Along
Photo above: actual photo of the “DC Labor Chorus” per Facebook.com The September member meeting of the Montgomery County Educator’s Association (MCEA) began with a bizarre, fully ideological three song sing-along, sources present tell CleanSlateMoCo.com. Introduced to MCEA members as a way to bring “energy” to the first meeting of the MCPS school year, the…
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Read more: If You Own a Tesla, You’re Not a Racist
If You Own a Tesla, You’re Not a Racist
When I see a Tesla, I emote four feelings that, surprisingly for me, do not contradict each other: pride (I am a member of a species that can conceive of such machines), admiration (for the investors, managers, and workers who make these machines), optimism (tailpipe emissions are slowly going somewhere else), and vituperative jealousy (McMahon…
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Read more: Fascinating: MoCo Seems to Attract a Major League Sports Team Without Government “Favors”, Direct Taxpayer Subsidy or Other Ridiculous Handouts
Fascinating: MoCo Seems to Attract a Major League Sports Team Without Government “Favors”, Direct Taxpayer Subsidy or Other Ridiculous Handouts
Good news: Major League Rugby (MLR) is coming to Montgomery County, MD. Old Glory DC, the DC-area MLR franchise, announced today that it is playing its home matches at “the pitch” at Championship Stadium at the Germantown / Boyds area “Maryland SoccerPlex”. Starting this spring, rugby matches will be played right here in Montgomery County,…
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Read more: In Fascinating Reversal, Even with Covid-19 Variants on the (Reported) Rise, MoCo’s CAO and Takoma Park’s Deputy City Manager Plead with Feds to Revisit “Remote Work Policies”
In Fascinating Reversal, Even with Covid-19 Variants on the (Reported) Rise, MoCo’s CAO and Takoma Park’s Deputy City Manager Plead with Feds to Revisit “Remote Work Policies”
In a fascinating flip-flop from just a few years prior, with Covid / Flu virus variants reportedly on the rise nationwide (CNN claims the official numbers don’t do it justice), Montgomery County’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Richard Madaleno and the city of Takoma Park’s acting “Deputy City Manager” Andrew Bolduc have added their signatures to…