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MoCo To Study Later High School Start Times — Montgomery County Public Schools leaders promised to study the possibility of moving high school start times from 7:25 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. or later after 10,000 people signed a petition to move school starts later. [Washington Post]

Cost of Purple Line Goes Up Again — The projected cost of the Purple Line, the 16-mile light rail that would connect Bethesda with Silver Spring and College Park, is now $2.15 billion. It’s the second increase in the last two years. It is unfunded. [Washington Examiner]

Chevy Chase Drive Parking Meeting Set For Next Week — Montgomery County Department of Transportation officials will be at the Bethesda Chevy Chase Regional Services Center on Thursday, Dec. 20 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to discuss parking plans for Chevy Chase Drive and Offut Lane.

New Yoga Studio Opens — CorePower Yoga, a Denver-based studio that plans to open in Georgetown next year, opened its first area location at 6800 Wisconsin Ave. [Washington Business Journal]

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Emergency guide: What you should do to prepare for emergencies

WASHINGTON — Do you know what you'd do if an emergency hits? What if you're at work, your spouse is stuck in traffic and your children are in school? There's no way to plan for every emergency, but you can make sure you're prepared for different scenarios, including making a plan for your family and building a kit of emergency supplies.
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