Week in Review: Not a Slow News Week

The first full week of Wheaton Patch was far more intense than I had expected.

Wednesday afternoon, Tamika Smith, the editor of Silver Spring Patch, and myself were at the scene to cover the hostage crisis at the Discovery building in downtown Silver Spring, along with a fabulous Patch staff who were helping us. 

On Thursday morning, I got a report that the police had blocked off Kimberly Street in Wheaton. After a few hours, it turned out that .

But it wasn't all mayhem. Monday morning, school started for children in the county. We covered the first morning of school for Highland Elementary School, covered the first games for high school sports  and looked into what cutbacks in the police department's budget means for high schools.

Our weekly police blotter brought attention to a series of burglaries in the area around Wheaton High, as well as others in the area. We'll continue looking into that, as well as other crime reported in the area.

Another weekly feature, Portraits of Wheaton - a photographic look at Wheaton - began this week. Send in your submission and we might feature them in an upcoming week! 

In anticipation of Labor Day, we checked out the cheapest gas in town, as well as asked how people are coping with Metro closures during this long weekend. 

I'll at the Maryland State Fair this Sunday and Monday, so stop by and say hello. Wheaton Patch will also be covering the at-large county council candidate's forum this Tuesday evening.