🔵 BlueConic: ___🔗 Query: ___✏️ Composer: ___

Marijke Friedman

Marijke Friedman is a recent graduate of the University of Maryland. She was born and raised in Silver Spring. During her time at the University of Maryland, she studied journalism and government and served as the news editor of The Diamondback, the campus newspaper. She has also worked for The Texas Tribune, the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, Capital News Service, the USA Today Network's Design Center and Montgomery Community Media. She will report to the Capital Region desk at The Banner through a partnership with the MDDC Press Association.

The latest from Marijke Friedman

They left high school. Now they proudly hold diplomas.

Graduates and their loved ones gathered in Silver Spring to celebrate their accomplishments, which some said would not have been possible without support from the Latin American Youth Center.

Julissa Mejia receives a celebratory gift from her mother Gloria Lovo after Mejia received her GED diploma during the Maryland Multicultural Youth Center 2025-2026 graduation ceremony at the Silver Spring Civic Building in Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S., June 30, 2026.

‘Highly disappointed’: Maryland’s exhibit at the Great American State Fair falls short for some

The Great American State Fair intends to showcase all states and territories, but some exhibits are a lot barer-bones than others.

Jul 2, 2026

TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2026 - The Maryland exhibit at the Great American State Fair on Tuesday.

3 Montgomery Red Line stops are about to shutter for the summer. Here is the workaround.

Starting Monday, Metro will be operating free shuttle buses between Friendship Heights and North Bethesda.

Jun 30, 2026

Traffic on Rockville Pike in Bethesda on May 22, 2025.

Development is coming to Friendship Heights. Some residents aren’t happy about it.

The Montgomery County planning staff hopes to transform the neighborhood back into a regional retail destination and make it a more vibrant community.

Jun 29, 2026

Residents rally outside of the former GEICO headquarters in Friendship Heights on June 9 to call for a stop to the development proposed on the site.

Man killed in suspected road rage incident near MGM National Harbor

Christopher Austin Jr., 33, of Alexandria, Virginia, was killed in a suspected road rage incident near MGM National Harbor on Thursday night, authorities said.

Jun 26, 2026

A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.

Bystander and victim in US Park Police chase was a Hyattsville resident

A bystander killed in a police chase in D.C. over the weekend was a Prince George's County resident. This is not the first fatal police chase in the area.

Jun 25, 2026

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2026 - Food delivery drivers gather on the Taft Bridge Wednesday night to mourn their friend and colleague.

Tara Jackson will likely remain top prosecutor in Prince George’s County

Jackson has been the county’s interim state's attorney since last June.

Jun 24, 2026

Tara Jackson stands with her son as she addresses supporters in Largo on Election Day.

The fate of Prince George’s County data centers may hinge on Election Day

While most candidates agree that massive data centers have no place in Prince George’s County, some are leaving the door open to building those facilities.

Updated Jun 21, 2026

Prince George’s County Council member Jolene Ivey during a council meeting in May. Ivey used to think data centers would be good for the county, but now she is more skeptical.

Police arrest a Silver Spring father and daughter in stabbing incident

The father and daughter stabbed the victim inside their shared home in Burtonsville on June 4, according to court documents.

Updated Jun 15, 2026

Load More Stories