Maryland is having a successful recovery from new unemployment claims, with last week’s claims lower than in the same week in 2019, according to personal finance website WalletHub’s updated rankings for the States Whose Unemployment Claims Are Recovering the Quickest.
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Community Engagement Report highlights the initial outreach process, data, and findings for the Fairland and Briggs Chaney Master Plan.
The Montgomery County Planning Department presented the Fairland and Briggs Chaney Master Plan Community Engagement Report to the Montgomery County Planning Board at their February 3, 2022 meeting. The report offers a summary of the initial community outreach and engagement activities, preliminary findings, and next steps for the plan.
MCPD became aware of threats made to a Montgomery County Public School. The investigation determined that threats from a former student were non-credible, and the former MCPS student no longer lives in the United States. #Mcpnews pic.twitter.com/DY9EYdq5AA
— Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) February 4, 2022
Per Maryland Transportation Authority Police:
Vehicle Fire Thursday Evening at Wintergreen Plaza in Rockville
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services and the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department responded to a “well-involved” vehicle fire in front of the Chipotle in the Wintergreen Plaza Shopping Center on the 800blk of Rockville Pike.
Per MCPS:
Dear MCPS Community,
915 Meeting Street will be a 16-story, state-of-the-art, LEED Gold-targeted building featuring 9,600 square feet of ground floor retail, approximately 25,000-square-foot flexible floor plates and 700 dedicated parking spaces. The building, designed by Gensler, will incorporate a vibrant architectural design that includes numerous amenities, such as a rooftop conference center with collaborative common areas, WiredScore-targeted connectivity, a fitness center, and resource-efficient sustainable and wellness features.
Located in the Pike & Rose neighborhood of North Bethesda, 915 Meeting Street will sit within the transit-oriented, LEED Gold-certified neighborhood of Pike & Rose and its more than 400,000 square feet of retail, services, dining, and entertainment offerings. The new construction comes following the success of Pike & Rose’s 300,000 square feet of existing office product, which includes tenants such as Bank of America, JLL, Industrious, OneDigital and Federal Realty’s corporate headquarters.
Construction has started on a 244 unit multi-family building with amenity space and internal courtyards at 333 Ellington Blvd in Downtown Crown. This will also include the expansion of the existing parking garage on Copley Place.
The Planning Commission approved the Final Site Plan application SP-8774-2021 on June 16, 2021 and construction began a few weeks back. The Property is comprised of 76,894 sq. ft. (approximately 1.765 acres), located in the City of Gaithersburg (the “City”). Additional information and renderings can be seen below.
Per the State of Maryland:
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced that COVID-19 hospitalizations in the State of Maryland have dropped below 1,500, as the state continues to report substantial declines in health metrics. Today marks the end of the 30-day state of emergency that the governor declared last month.
Mega Kitchen & Bath Remodeling is coming to 9329 Georgia Ave. in Silver Spring, the former home of the Woodside Deli, according to a report by Source of the Spring.
According to its website, Mega Kitchen and Bath provides home remodeling, kitchen remodeling, and bathroom remodeling services and has been serving customers in the Washington DC area since 2014.
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Thursday, February 3, 2022