Per the City of Gaithersburg:
Members from the local arts community will review the submissions and choose designs to be painted on storm drain covers at select locations in the City of Gaithersburg. The selected designs may also be used on banners, posters, coloring books, other educational materials and on social media.
Update: W. Diamond Avenue at I-270 is Now Open
W. Diamond Avenue at I-270 is temporarily shut down due to a traffic collision, according to the Gaithersburg Police Department.
Hallowed Grounds Coffee Co. is coming to 15 Fulks Corner Ave in Olde Towne Gaithersburg as part of Saints Row’s “Craft Collective.”
Saints Row announced this past fall that it would be moving to the Fulks Corner location, which was formerly home to Brawling Bear Brewery, this spring. The brewery hopes to be open by the end of April.
Per UMTerps.com
Kevin Willard has been named the new head coach of the Maryland Men’s Basketball program as announced by Damon Evans, Barry P. Gossett Director of Athletics on Monday. Willard recently coached Seton Hall to its fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last six events that were played. Having won a regular-season conference championship, conference tournament championship and earning conference coach of the year, Willard is one of 10 active head coaches in the Power 6 conferences to achieve each of the accomplishments in the last six seasons.
Michael Ealy has made a splash in his recurring role on ‘Bel Air’, the reimagined version of popular 90s sitcoms ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel Air’ which started Will Smith. The actor plays the role of Reid Broderick starting episode 5– a gallery owner who is known for discovering artists, who’s helping Aunt Viv get back into painting.
The show has been one of the most talked about since it debuted earlier this year, and Ealy’s character could play a role in causing some trouble. Michael Ealy, then known as Michael Brown, graduated from Springbrook High School and grew up in Silver Spring (later attending the University of Maryland).
A Korean corn dog company called “Kong Dog” is set to open up soon at the Glenmont Shopping Center (12335-H Georgia Avenue).
The Korean corn dog restaurant has been opening up shop across the country and has chosen Glenmont as its first Maryland and MoCo location. It will be taking over the storefront that was previously home to El Encanto, next to Subway.
Crumbl Cookies opened its first MoCo location about a year and a half ago at Federal Plaza in Rockville. In November we let you know that the bakery, known for its long box of cookies, would be opening a second location– near Wegmans at The Shops at Seneca Meadows shopping center in Germantown.
The shop will be located at 20650 Seneca Meadows Pkwy, in what used to be home to Sprint, next to Sally Beauty. Permanent signage is now up at the location and construction is ongoing inside, but there is plenty left to go. No expected opening date is available at the moment.
Update: Jean Tonato has been located safe and unharmed.
Per MCPD:
Sibylle Zitko, a Bethesda resident who was missing since January 8th, was found dead on March 8th by the United States Park Police.
“On March 8, Park Police arrived in the area of Lock #5 near Brookmont for a report of a “possible deceased female.” Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews were also dispatched to the scene and recovered the body. The Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed the victim as Zitko, and her relatives have been notified, Park Police said in a statement.” per WTOP.
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Friday, March 18, 2022
Daytime talk show Maury will be coming to an end this September after a thirty-plus year run, with host and MoCo native Maury Povich set to retire at the end of this season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Povich was a local reporter before gaining national fame as the host of A Current Affair. The Maury Povich Show began airing in syndication in 1991 and was rebranded simply as “Maury” in 1998.