Wheaton, MD|News|
New Places to Eat: Smashburger, Urban Butcher, Panera
Plus: How to indulge in a holiday treat while doing good for others at the same time.
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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Kensington, MD|News|
New Places to Eat: Smashburger, Urban Butcher, Panera
Plus: How to indulge in a holiday treat while doing good for others at the same time.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
New Places to Eat: Smashburger, Urban Butcher, Panera
Plus: How to indulge in a holiday treat while doing good for others at the same time.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
New Places to Eat: Smashburger, Urban Butcher, Panera
Plus: How to indulge in a holiday treat while doing good for others at the same time.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
North Potomac-Darnestown, MD|News|
Two Montgomery County PNC Banks Robbed, Suspect At-Large
Police say one suspect might have committed two robberies of PNC Banks (in Rockville and Bethesda) this week.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Germantown, MD|News|
Two Montgomery County PNC Banks Robbed, Suspect At-Large
Police say one suspect might have committed two robberies of PNC Banks (in Rockville and Bethesda) this week.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Montgomery Village, MD|News|
Two Montgomery County PNC Banks Robbed, Suspect At-Large
Police say one suspect might have committed two robberies of PNC Banks (in Rockville and Bethesda) this week.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Takoma Park, MD|News|
Two Montgomery County PNC Banks Robbed, Suspect At-Large
Police say one suspect might have committed two robberies of PNC Banks (in Rockville and Bethesda) this week.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Wheaton, MD|News|
Two Montgomery County PNC Banks Robbed, Suspect At-Large
Police say one suspect might have committed two robberies of PNC Banks (in Rockville and Bethesda) this week.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Help Fund Local Woman's Trip to Costa Rica to Work at Orphanage
Read about how to help defray the costs of one local woman's trip to Costa Rica to work at an orphanage.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Help Fund Local Youth's Dream Trip to Vietnam
Read about one young local resident's dream trip on Go Fund Me, where one may help defray the costs of the trip.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Movies This Weekend: 'Hunger Games,' 'Thor,' 'Frozen,' More
Use Patch and Moviefone to find the best film for a night out with friends or family.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Movies This Weekend: 'Hunger Games,' 'Thor,' 'Frozen,' More
Use Patch and Moviefone to find the best film for a night out with friends or family.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Zoning Retained in Long Branch Sector, Flower Theater Facade Preserved
The Long Branch Sector plan keeps in place the zoning for most of the existing multi-family developments along Piney Branch Road between Flower Avenue and University Boulevard.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Takoma Park, MD|News|
Eat Eggnog Ice Cream, Help Haiyan Victims
Silver Spring's Tropical Ice Cream Café is churning up special holiday ice creams to help raise money for typhoon victims.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Wheaton, MD|News|
Eat Eggnog Ice Cream, Help Haiyan Victims
Silver Spring's Tropical Ice Cream Café is churning up special holiday ice creams to help raise money for typhoon victims.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Kensington, MD|News|
Eat Eggnog Ice Cream, Help Haiyan Victims
Silver Spring's Tropical Ice Cream Café is churning up special holiday ice creams to help raise money for typhoon victims.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Eat Eggnog Ice Cream, Help Haiyan Victims
Silver Spring's Tropical Ice Cream Café is churning up special holiday ice creams to help raise money for typhoon victims.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Gaithersburg, MD|News|
Two Montgomery County PNC Banks Robbed, Suspect At-Large
Police say one suspect might have committed two robberies of PNC Banks (in Rockville and Bethesda) this week.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Rockville, MD|News|
Two Montgomery County PNC Banks Robbed, Suspect At-Large
Police say one suspect might have committed two robberies of PNC Banks (in Rockville and Bethesda) this week.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff