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Unleashed by Petco Closing Silver Spring Location Permanently

By MCS Staff

Unleashed by Petco will be closing its Downtown Silver Spring location permanently, according to a sales representative we spoke to earlier today. Unleashed, located at 8412 Georgia Avenue, will close by the weekend of January 29th.

The store first opened in 2015., according to Source of the Spring. Per Petco, Unleashed by Petco was introduced in 2009 with the opening of the first location in San Diego’s Hillcrest neighborhood. “Focusing on exceptional customer service in a fun, pet-friendly environment, Unleashed by Petco combines the personal commitment, intimacy and expertise of a neighborhood pet store with the price/value and rewards of a national retailer.”

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Bethesda

The North Face Store on Bethesda Row is Closing Permanently

By MCS Staff

The North Face store at Bethesda Row will be closing permanently this Monday, January 17th, 2022, according to a recording when you call the store.

The 5,000 square-foot-store opened at 4848 Bethesda Avenue on Bethesda Row back in 2011 and is the only freestanding North Face store in Montgomery County. The closest location can be found in Tyson’s and a representative at the store told us there are no plans for that location to close. There are also nearby locations at the Hagerstown Outlets, Annapolis Mall, and Towson Town Center.

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MoCo

Tufail Ahmad, Founder of the Montgomery County Muslim Council and Foundation, Has Passed Away

By MCS Staff

In 1973 he formally emigrated to the U.S. and worked for a shipping firm before founding his own international trading firm, Euro-America Shipping and Trade Inc., from which he retired after 27 years.

Mr. Ahmad served as a Board member of the Committee for Montgomery, Progressive Maryland, and the UpCounty Citizens Advisory Board, as well as a District 15 Democratic Party Precinct Chair and D15 Caucus Chair.

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$1.85 Billion Settlement with Student Loan Provider Navient Will Provide Thousands of Marylanders With Loan Relief

By MCS Staff

Attorney General Frosh has announced a $1.85 billion settlement that will result in $1.7 million in debt cancellation and $95 million in restitution with Student Loan Servicer Navient

Per the Maryland Attorney General’s office:

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MoCoSnow

Friday Morning Update on Potential Winter Storm on Sunday

By MCS Staff

A Winter Storm Watch has been issued as close as Frederick County. The reason MoCo is not yet under anything is because a Watch is issued when there is confidence for 5 inches or more. As of now, the National Weather Service has most of MoCo in the 4-5″ range, with a south/east MoCo in the 3-4” range, and Upper MoCo in the 5-8’”range. The Watch areas will likely turn into Winter Storm Warnings, and we can easily see a Watch put in place later today, especially for Upper MoCo if the confidence for more snow is there. Either way, I suspect at least an Advisory for all of MoCo.

Fox 5 has weighed in with its First Call Map and approximately 2/3 of MoCo is in the 4-8” range with South/East MoCo in the 2-4” range.

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Restaurant

El Mercat Bar De Tapas (Rockville Town Square) To Hold Opening Event

By MCS Staff

This past summer we let you know that El Mercat Bar De Tapas will be taking over the spot that was most recently home to Gumbo Ya Ya, at 101 Gibbs Street Unit C in Rockville Town Square.

Now we know the restaurant will hold a special friends & family dinner where guests can purchase $75 tickets to the event.

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Business

Lane Bess of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Space Shuttle Flight Joins Rockville’s Sepio as Chairman of the Board

By MCS Staff

Leading Hardware Cybersecurity Solution Provider Welcomes Acclaimed Former CEO of Zscaler and Palo Alto Networks

Last month Lane Bess spent 11 minutes of his morning in space aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space shuttle. Although he was in sub-orbital space for just a few minutes, Bess described the experience as life changing in an interview with the Miami Herald.

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MoCoSnow

Thursday Afternoon Update on Potential Sunday/Monday Winter Storm

By MCS Staff

The National Weather Service still has half of MoCo in the moderate winter storm threat category and the other half in the enhanced category for a potential storm on Sunday into Monday.

Here’s what we know, so far. Cold air will be in place as temperatures on Saturday will reach a high in the mid 20s and drop into the teens early Sunday morning with highs in the mid to high 20s.

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Gaithersburg

Seneca Creek State Park’s Clopper Lake Day Use Area Closed Today and Tomorrow (1/13/22 and 1/14/22)

By MCS Staff

Seneca Creek State Park’s Clopper Lake Day Use Area will be closed to public entry on Thursday January 13 and Friday January 14 for an annual managed deer hunt.

“This activity helps us keep the population of white tailed deer in the park at sustainable levels. This two-day closure includes all roads and trails, including neighborhood trailheads, in the area between Clopper Road and Riffle Ford Road. All trails south and west of Riffle Ford Road and north and east of Clopper Road remain open.”

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