Morning Notes

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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