Tiger Grant Applications Include Capital Crescent Trail, Bethesda Metro Entrance – Montgomery County and the state of Maryland are applying for a piece of the pie in the next round of federal TIGER Grant funding. The pair is hoping for some federal funding of the new Capital Crescent Trail, a 4-3-mile shared use path from Bethesda to Silver Spring to run along the Purple Line. Separately, Montgomery County is applying for TIGER Grant funding for its Bethesda Metro Station South Entrance and a study of bus rapid transit on Rockville Pike. There is about $600 million of TIGER Grant money to be given out among transportation projects around the country. [National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board]

National Prescription Take Back Day – There will be two take back locations for unused or expired prescription medications or over-the-counter drugs on Saturday, April 26. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., you can bring those medications to the Chevy Chase Village Police Department at 5906 Connecticut Ave. or the Friendship Heights Community Center at 4433 S. Park Ave. [Montgomery County]

Whitman Grad Grabs Terps’ Starting Job – Class of 2012 Whitman High School graduate Michael Dunn has quickly solidified himself as a starting offensive linemen for the Maryland football team. Dunn started all 13 games last season, splitting time at right guard and right tackle. This season, the Terps’ first in the Big Ten conference, he projects as the team’s starting right tackle. [The Gazette]

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