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The Ash Twins--Revisiting Competition and Cooperation with Mayors Monique Ashton and Jud Ashman S2E14

The Ash Twins--Revisiting Competition and Cooperation with Mayors Monique Ashton and Jud Ashman

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We wrap up "the past, present, and future of Rockville" by bookending our conversation with Sunil Dasgupta with Mayors Ashton and Ashman, who talk about what cooperation and competition look like in practice. They had many restaurant recommendations, and hopefully we captured them all below. What a great hour!

Rockville mentions:
Rockville Holiday Drive
Engage Rockville
Global Bites
F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival
Home Town Holidays (returning to Town Center in 2025!)
Interfaith Works
Rockville's Role in the Underground Railroad

Rockville Classics:
Bombay Bistro--Rockville legend
La Canela--gracious, family-owned, and run, you'll feel a little fancy when you go there.
Giuseppi's Pizza Plus--Community favorite and a tremendous supporter of Rockville, just signed another 10-year lease!
Hard Times Cafe
Il Pizzico

Good for informal meetings:
Japon Bakery
Finnegan's Wake
World of Beer

New or new-ish:
Yummy Bowl
Chef Tony's
Little Miner Taco
Kung Fu Kitchen

Vegetarian
St. Veg--recent award winner!
Yuan Fu

Gaithersburg Mentions:
Gaithersburg Book Festival
Gaithersburg Holiday Giving

Gaithersburg Restaurants:
Gemelli's (brace yourself--it's amazing!)
Inferno Pizza
Mayan Monkey
Ixtapalapa Taco
Vasili's Kitchen
Village Green












Creators and Guests

person
Host
Jaime Espinosa
Jaime moved to Rockville in 2013 after separating from Active Duty; he is still an Air Force reservist. He is an attorney and in his civilian career he works for the federal government, with his office located right in Rockville. He lives with his wife and daughter in Twinbrook. When not shuttling his daughter from softball practice, to karate class, or to a swim lesson, you can likely find him at one of the local pickleball courts in the area, as he is an avid (yet surprisingly still mediocre) player.
Suzan Pitman
Host
Suzan Pitman
Suzan is in her "second act" as a non-profit director after a career in the Texas public school system (she might never recover). Suzan and her husband, David, and their son, Matthew, moved to Rockville from New Braunfels, Texas in 2013 and have made East Rockville their forever home.
Jud Ashman
Guest
Jud Ashman
Jud Ashman has been active in local civics for more than 20 years, with 14 of them spent serving Gaithersburg as an elected council member and Mayor.
Monique Ashton
Guest
Monique Ashton
Monique is a 19-year Rockville resident and a mother of three (two kids and a dog), and loves this Rockville--the people, the places, and the special culture that makes it such an exciting place to live.

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