9-11 Remembrance, Jazz Festival, Redskins Preview

This week, the news was dominated by the Silver Spring Jazz Festival, sports highlights and remembering the victims and families of the 9/11 tragedy.  

1. The Jazz Festival was a blast with artists from Neville to The Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band who came out to perform. Music is always a great way to get people together. If you missed the show don't fret. Check out the story and photo gallery: Downtown Silver Spring's Jazz Festival.

2. Remembering 9/11 was not only a priority for some Americans but for tourists who visited the nation's capital. Many people feared that the Florida Pastor Terry Jones would burn the Quran on this day, but instead he agreed to a meeting with the imam instead. Read about remembering 9/11 on TBD (Remembering 911) and AOL News (Michelle Obama and Laura Bush United at Flight 93 Crash Site).

3. Firefighters in Montgomery County raised more than $200,000 for Jerry's Kids. Although they had to add an extra day of fundraising because of the hostage situation at the Discovery building, they came close to their goal. 

4.  Candidates took the time to talk with Patch about their priorities, in anticipation of Tuesday's primaries. Check out interviews of County Council At-Large candidate Raj Narayanan, House of Delegate incumbent for District 20 Sheila E. Hixson and County Council At-Large incumbent Mark Elrich.

5.  In sports, The Blair Blazers lose to Magruder, the Takoma Fire softball team worked to fill out their roster with a final round of tryouts and get a preview of the Redskins game and predictions for this upcoming season in 2010.