Nuevo New Mexico is now Muerta en el suelo as it was attacked from all angles in a Bloody battle. All empires fall eventually, the Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire and now, the Nuevo New Mexico Empire. Rest in peace.

5 lucky states remain, Hawaii now holds a strong portion of the mainland, Megasota and Cascadia hold Large areas while The Vermonster isn’t really much of a monster yet.

I just want to say a humongous thank you to everybody who views, shares and engages with the posts. The last one got over 4 MILLION views and 16K upvotes. That shows how crazy big we are getting. I don’t see how the finale can’t get up to 10 Million. Maybe that’s a bit ambitious but if things carry on this way, never say never. As usual keep being amazing, and this is TRULY the endgame now.

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Hi,
we’re four guys, and we’ve put together Westminster’s restaurant scene in an app called Vota. The concept is simple: you see two places side by side (for example Famille vs. Kachina Southwestern Grill), you choose the place you’d rather go to, and the ranking updates instantly. The more people vote, the more accurate the list gets over time. There are still a few duplicates here and there, but I’m continuously cleaning up the data.

Here’s the iPhone version, with categories that actually fit Westminster’s food scene:
https://apps.apple.com/app/vota-restaurant-ratings/id6744969212

And here’s the Android version (finally live):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vota.app

P.S. I’m not from Westminster (I live in Gothenburg). I’m not collecting data, not selling anything, and the app does not use AI-generated content. I’m posting in a few different subreddits because we now support more regions, and I genuinely want honest feedback from people who actually know the area.

Local students performed for Schwartz, the musical theater icon responsible for soundtracks from ‘Wicked,’ ‘Pippin,’ ‘Pocahontas’ and more.

Even many performers with Broadway credits can only dream of singing for Stephen Schwartz, whose more-than-five-decade career as a composer and lyricist has produced “Wicked,” “Pippin,” “Godspell” and a host of other musical theater and Disney hits.

But a group of local high school students has already done it.

Schwartz showed up this weekend at the Music Center at Strathmore to watch Montgomery County’s Young Artists of America perform onstage and in the orchestra.

“It was unreal,” said Jesse Kliman, an 18-year-old DeMatha Catholic High School senior who starred as Ramses in YAA’s production of “The Prince of Egypt,” for which Schwartz also created the soundtrack.

What began 15 years ago as a makeshift student performance in the lobby of North Bethesda’s Strathmore has grown into a well-oiled youth performing arts nonprofit that attracts the attention of real-world artists — even those as renowned as Schwartz.

Brothers Kristofer and Rolando Sanz created YAA out of a shared love of educating young people through music. Their next step for YAA is to build an extensive rehearsal space in Rockville for students across Maryland, D.C. and Virginia.

“I don’t know that there’s any other place in the country, or certainly very few, where they do theater done by young people and they have this giant orchestra. It’s really cool,” Schwartz said.

A grand vision for young performers in Montgomery County

Student performers in “The Prince of Egypt” had less than 20 days this school year to rehearse their nearly 2 1/2-hour production together. The student orchestra had even less time as a group.

That largely has to do with a lack of available rehearsal space for the about 200-ish teen company hailing from around the DMV.

“There is no real facility that we have access to to bring them together more often,” said producing artistic director Ronaldo Sanz.

Students rise to the challenge, but YAA’s cofounders want better infrastructure for young artists in the area to hone their crafts and build a stronger community.

They imagined the first collaborative performing arts hub in Montgomery County, which is set to break ground this summer and open in early 2027.

Get the full story by Hannah Yasharoff on The Banner https://www.thebanner.com/culture/theater/broadway-stephen-schwartz-strathmore-young-artists-of-america-CYEGWVWTGRHW7JTHUUWO6MXJBQ/

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My suggestion to the Ro_nd F_cker campaign would be to have a diagonal orientation to avoid further confusion.

What's up yall! Banner Montgomery put together a series of political profiles in review of the current county council members that are running the Marc Elrich's soon-to-be vacant seat as the County Executive. I summarized them in video format, but you can get a fuller picture of each candidate in the written articles that we put together.

As a reminder, in The Banner's current policy, as an independent and non-profit entity, we do not endorse political candidates. I hope that this aids in your overall research to inform you as to who you do or do not wish to vote for in the upcoming election for county executive.

Here are the full political profiles:

Will Jawando’s policy fights are defining the county executive race

https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/will-jawando-county-executive-candidate-UZLGV4CN7NGJLGMOBQL4IZMX5I/

Evan Glass is leaning on his record. Is that enough for Montgomery County’s top job?

https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/evan-glass-county-executive-candidate-HENG5GJITVA5RIVLG7F4LIRBBM/

Andrew Friedson wants to lead Montgomery County. Will his pro-growth vision win over skeptics?

https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/andrew-friedson-county-executive-candidate-PQXVDHNPCJEJZCADCBZW5KO2Z4/

Here is access to our free newsletter, the Montgomery Daily https://www.thebanner.com/newsletters/?utm_content=nav_cta

Explorers is a 50+ group that hike's in naturally beautiful trails in Montgomery County MD, every Monday.