The Soapbox: It's Back!

Hi Gaithersburg.

I know you've got a lot on your mind. So in the spirit of Patch's mission to be a community hub, we've decided to revive a weekly web-space for you to have a discussion about, well, whatever.

Comment about anything, and we'll comment back, and lo, a discussion is born. Frustrated about the property tax going up? Excited about summer vacation? Worried about a neighbor's house being burglarized?

Post a comment, a picture, a rant and we'll get the community talking.

Check back every Saturday morning for your weekly Soapbox and a Round-Up of all the things you may have missed on Gaithersburg Patch since last weekend.

So, no pressure, but let me suggest a few topics to get the conversation going:

• A new this week. Have you been yet? Are you planning on going this weekend?
• George Zimmerman was arrested and charged this week for the second-degree murder of Trayvon Martin. What are the implications for neighborhood watch groups in Gaithersburg and across the country?
• The City of Gaithersburg announced this week the availability of several new Does Montgomery County need more affordable housing?