Ballenger Creek Middle School was evacuated earlier today after an unknown irritant was released inside the school, according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office.
The initial notice, which can be seen below, was updated to reflect that the school has now reopened.
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Friday, March 4, 2022
Amazon announced on Wednesday that it plans to close all 68 of its brick-and-mortar bookstores, pop-ups and shops carrying toys and home goods (including Amazon 4 Star) in the United States and United Kingdom, per Reuters.
Amazon has an Amazon 4 Star location in Montgomery Mall in Bethesda and one that was planned for Germantown, with signage at that location recently going up. The Montgomery Mall Amazon 4 Star location will be closing permanently on march 19th, the store confirmed today. The Germantown location will no longer be opening, despite the recent signage that was erected prior to Amazon’s announcement.
Color Me Mine at 33 Maryland Ave in Rockville Town Square will shut its door permanently on Sunday, March 13th after over a decade in the location, we confirmed with the store today. The location was formerly home to New Wave Discount Hair Supply and The Papery.
The paint your own pottery (PYOP) chain of studios, Color Me Mine, was created in 1991 and now has over 150 stores nationwide. The family friendly art studio helps you select a ceramics piece for you to paint. You select your paint colors (no limit to how many or how much) and get to work. You can make it your own or check out our projects and technique pages to get some ideas. Workshops and classes are also offered.
Le Pain Quotidien has closed in Bethesda Row after nearly 15 years in the location. The cafe has nearby locations at the plaza of The Shops at Wisconsin Place in Chevy Chase and in the Wildwood Shopping Center in Bethesda.
Replacing Le Pain Quotidien at 7140 Bethesda Ln will be NYC’s beloved cafe & bakery, maman.
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Per the State of Maryland:
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced that a record number of Marylanders enrolled for health coverage for 2022 in the annual open enrollment that just ended through Maryland Health Connection. The 182,861 enrollments marked a new record for the state-based health insurance marketplace, a 10% increase over the 2021 open enrollment total of 166,038.
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 3, 2022
Montgomery Parks, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, announces its March line-up of special events. March will be an exciting month with activities for the whole family. Join us for Acoustics and Ales at Acorn Urban Park, as well as the Parks Ale Trail at Lake Needwood.
These two festive celebrations boast craft brews, food, and live music. There will also be opportunities to learn how to RainScape Your Yard along with Garden Day, where you will be able to pick up information about invasive and native plants, pollinators, and gardening for wildlife. Lastly, imagine yourself as a majestic bird and complete The Great Migration Challenge and make a craft to help birds in your neighborhood.
Notes from this morning’s media briefing on yesterday’s explosion at the Friendly Garden Apartments on the 2400 block of Lyttonsville Rd in Silver Spring.
Fire Chief Scott Goldstein:
Salt & Vine is working hard at gearing towards its debut in Olney, hoping to open by Labor Day, the restaurant tells us. It will be taking over the Olney House, which was previously the home of Ricciuti’s at 3308 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd.
Ricciuti’s closed permanently in February of 2020 and Salt & Vine was announced just prior to the longtime restaurant’s closure. That summer, the Salt & Vine pizza truck made its debut. Salt & Vine owner Thomas Zippelli, told us the initial plan was to have the truck parked out front of the restaurant until renovations were completed.