Silver Spring, MD|News|
ShopHouse Open, Urban Butcher, Steampunk Brew: Foodie News
The latest in foodie news around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
- South Orange, NJ
240-381-9407/laura.thornton[at]patch.com
This Massachusetts native developed her passion for community news when she moved to the Washington, DC, metropolitan area in 2004.
After dreaming about being a journalist for several years, she enrolled in journalism school at the University of Maryland, College Park, and received a master’s degree in online journalism in 2010.
She has freelanced for The Current Newspapers, a weekly community newspaper in Washington, DC, and has written for the Capital News Service, a news wire service run by the University of Maryland, as an environment reporter.
She also has a master’s degree in architectural history from the University of Virginia, and she received her bachelor’s degree in architecture and music from Wellesley College in 2001.
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Potomac, MD|News|
ShopHouse Open, Urban Butcher, Steampunk Brew: Foodie News
The latest in foodie news around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
ShopHouse Open, Urban Butcher, Steampunk Brew: Foodie News
The latest in foodie news around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Haunted Garden Halt, Holy Cross Assault: October's Top 6
The top six stories read on Silver Spring Patch in October 2013.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Truckers' Trick, Baguettes in Bethesda, Vehicle Vs. Store: October's Top 9
The top nine stories read on Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch in October 2013.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Opera, Classical Piano, Taste of Argentina and Emancipation Day Events
See what’s happening near Bethesda and Chevy Chase this weekend.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Audacity of Hoops, Emancipation Day Events
See what’s happening near Silver Spring this weekend.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Support Grows for New Co-Op in Silver Spring
With the closure of the Silver Spring location of the TPSS Co-Op, support is growing for a new co-op in Silver Spring.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Chevy Chase Sculptor, Scientist Helps Design New $100 Bill
Local sculptor Barton Rubenstein—whose large-scale metal sculptures can be seen around the DC area—was part of the committee that helped design the new $100 bill.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Film Festival Celebrates Silver Spring, Takoma Park
A Silver Spring/Takoma Park storytelling and film festival will focus on telling the stories of local communities.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Capt. Kirk, of Bethesda, to Lead New U.S. Navy Destroyer
The new ship—which resembles a sleek, ice-white iceberg—is the largest destroyer in the U.S. Navy's fleet.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Takoma Park, MD|News|
Nourish Now Helps Families Fill Food Gap
Montgomery County is one of the richest counties in the country, but it is not immune to struggles by some families to put food on the table. Thanks to a new county-wide food recovery initiative, that struggle is being made a little easier.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Wheaton, MD|News|
Nourish Now Helps Families Fill Food Gap
Montgomery County is one of the richest counties in the country, but it is not immune to struggles by some families to put food on the table. Thanks to a new county-wide food recovery initiative, that struggle is being made a little easier.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Kensington, MD|News|
Nourish Now Helps Families Fill Food Gap
Montgomery County is one of the richest counties in the country, but it is not immune to struggles by some families to put food on the table. Thanks to a new county-wide food recovery initiative, that struggle is being made a little easier.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Potomac, MD|News|
Nourish Now Helps Families Fill Food Gap
Montgomery County is one of the richest counties in the country, but it is not immune to struggles by some families to put food on the table. Thanks to a new county-wide food recovery initiative, that struggle is being made a little easier.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
