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Science and gender equality are both vital for the world to reach its full potential. Despite the progress made over recent decades, women and girls are still underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.

International Day of Women and Girls in Science, established by the United Nations (UN), is a day dedicated to promoting gender equality in STEM fields and encouraging more women and girls to pursue careers in science and technology. […]

Happy Valentine’s Day! Saturday is a special day when we express our affection, usually with cards, candy, flowers, and gifts. This year more than half of the adult population of the U.S. is planning a Valentine celebration. Each year Americans send over 145 million valentine cards.  

Those mass-produced valentine cards were the brainchild of Ester Howland, ‘The Mother of the American Valentine.”  After receiving a fancy English valentine at the age of 19, […]

If you need help with your 2025 Maryland or Federal income tax return, contact the AARP/IRS Tax-Aid program. For several years, knowledgeable volunteers have been assisting primarily low income and senior clients with preparing their Federal and Maryland state income tax returns. Each year, the Montgomery County Tax-Aide team prepares nearly 4,400 federal and state (Maryland) returns. 

This service is available each Friday starting February 2, 2026, until April 9, 2026, at […]

If you are looking for a cure for the Winter Blues…The Heart ‘n Soul Gala is back for 2026 on Saturday, February 14th at 6:00 p.m. Be sure to purchase your tickets online by the deadline –February 7th– for this fabulous evening! Enjoy a delicious dinner by Simply Fresh Events caterers, and fantastic music by Gina’s Soul Party and the Souled Out Horns. Seating is limited, so […]

February is Black History Month. The 2026 theme, A Century of Black History Commemorations, emphasizes the significant achievement represented by a century of dedicated Black history commemorations. 

The celebration of Black History can be traced back to Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950). As the […]

Groundhog Day is an annual holiday that occurs on February 2 and is popular in North America. On this day, spectators watch a groundhog also known as a woodchuck, or marmot, leave its burrow. Tradition holds that if the groundhog glimpses its own shadow, there will be six additional weeks of winter. If the creature does not view its shadow, spring will come early that year. While the tradition remains popular in the […]

February 4th is the anniversary of the birth of civil rights activist and icon, Rosa Parks in Montgomery, Alabama in 1913. She grew up with her family on her grandparents’ farm. She used to keep her grandfather company while he guarded the family home against the KKK. She was educated at home by her mother, a teacher. She attended black public schools until she had to leave the Black Teacher’s College at 16 because […]

If you are looking for a cure for the Winter Blues…The Heart ‘n Soul Gala is back for 2026 on Saturday, February 14th at 6:00 p.m. You can purchase your tickets online starting now for this fabulous evening! Enjoy a delicious dinner by Simply Fresh Events caterers, and fantastic music by Gina’s Soul Party and the Souled Out Horns. Seating is limited, so gather your […]