MCS Staff, Author at The MoCo Show

Update: Arrest Made in Connection to Tuesday Morning Arson Fire at Gas Station on Colesville Rd/East West Hwy

Published December 28, 2021 at 10:29AM | Updated December 30, 2021 at 7:10PM

Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Pete Piringer tweeted today that Mauro Anderson Rodrigues, 44, has been arrested and charged in connection to several arson fires.

Rodrigues was arrested for several crimes including setting two ATMs on fire at a Bank of America on University Blvd W, attempting to ignite a Mercedes-Benz on fire on Tenbrook Dr, and attempting to ignite a dispensing fuel nozzle at a Shell gas station on Georgia Ave on 12/27, as well as igniting a fire while pouring gasoline from the pump onto the ground at the Sunoco Gas Station at 8384 Colesville Rd on 12/28.

North Bethesda

Taylor Gourmet Closes Pike & Rose Location

By MCS Staff

Published December 27, 2021 at 3:47PM

The lights are off, doors are locked, and phones are ringing unanswered at Taylor Gourmet in Pike & Rose. Google lists the restaurant as “permanently closed” and employees at two DC locations confirmed the closing.

Taylor Gourmet returned to Pike & Rose in October of 2019, a little over a year after the brand announced it would be closing all 17 of its stores in the DC area.

Restaurant

History of Bethesda Bagels and Expected Opening Timeframe for New Fallsgrove Location

By MCS Staff

Published December 27, 2021 at 12:58PM

Back on April 1st, we let you know that Bethesda Bagels would be coming to 14929-D Shady Grove Rd in Rockville, the former site of GameStop, in Fallsgrove (the GameStop location closed in January of this year).

This morning we spoke with an employee from the Wildwood location who told us that the location is hoping to open in the first or second week of January.

WMATA

Metro Pauses Return of 7000-series Railcars to Passenger Service

By MCS Staff

Published December 26, 2021 at 10:26AM

Per WMATA:

On Thursday, December 23, Metro’s General Manager and Chief Executive Officer Paul J. Wiedefeld paused the return of additional 7000-series railcars to passenger service, ordering a new regime of daily 7000-series inspections.

Retail

Why No Beer and Wine for Most Grocery Stores in MoCo?

By MCS Staff

Published December 26, 2021 at 6:21AM | Updated December 26, 2021 at 10:55AM

Updated 12/26/21

Back in the 1980s, a law was passed which prohibited booze from being sold in Maryland grocery stores. At the time that this law passed, four MoCo supermarkets were allowed to be the exception due to a grandfather clause: Shoppers, Giant, Safeway, and Magruder’s. However, these stores are only allowed one location each to sell beer and wine. For a while, two 7-elevens in the county also sold beer and wine, but that permission was revoked after legal battles. Some specialty stores, that are also considered grocery stores, also sell beer and wine (Balducci’s, Roots, etc.).

Takoma Park

Police Investigating Armed Robbery of Jewelry Store

By MCS Staff

Published December 25, 2021 at 9:49PM

Per Takoma Park Police:

One of the suspects was wearing a light blue Champion winter coat and the other two were wearing all black. All three suspects were wearing face masks. Items of evidentiary value were seized by police. Possible suspect vehicle is a black BMW with paper tags that fled southbound on New Hampshire Avenue.

Gaithersburg

Sneak Peek at Chopt in Kentlands

By MCS Staff

Published December 24, 2021 at 6:29PM

Signage has been up for a couple months now at the upcoming Chopt location in the Kentlands neighborhood of Gaithersburg.

The new restaurant is located next to MOD pizza on Commerce Square and is now scheduled to open in January after Covid delays and permitting issues pushed the opening date back a few times. No exact date has been set yet.

Bethesda

Additional Information About Man Who Was Killed in Stairwell Outside of Bethesda Target

By MCS Staff

Published December 24, 2021 at 2:22PM | Updated December 24, 2021 at 3:11PM

Karena Wilson went to work at Chick Fil A in Germantown today, on Christmas Eve, just five days after her 33 year old son, Lawrence Richard Wilson, Jr., was killed by three teenagers in Bethesda on Sunday night. Karena needs the money to pay for her son’s funeral, she told us.

A GoFundMe has been started by Karena’s sister in an attempt to raise $3,000 to help Karena pay for her son’s funeral.

Rockville

Montgomery County Woman Dies in Car Crash in Virginia Involving Washington Football Team Player

By MCS Staff

Published December 24, 2021 at 1:12PM

Washington Football Team safety Deshazor Everett was the driver of a vehicle that crashed Thursday night on Gum Spring Road near Ticonderoga Road in Loudoun County, VA, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.

The passenger, Olivia Peters, was taken to StoneSprings Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. Peters, 29, was a 2010 graduate of Good Counsel in Olney and a native of Rockville, MD, where she lived until recently moving to Las Vegas, NV.

North Potomac

Holy Cross Health to Replace Flower Child in Travilah Square Shopping Center

By MCS Staff

Published December 24, 2021 at 12:22PM | Updated June 2, 2023 at 6:08PM

After a little over a year of the property remaining vacant, H&R Retail has listed Holy Cross Health as the new occupant of the space formerly occupied by Flower Child. Flower Child closed its Rockville location at 10072 Darnestown Road in the Travilah Square Shopping Center when the pandemic shut down indoor dining back in March of 2020 and made the decision to close permanently a few months later. Holy Cross Health is an Urgent Care center that will be operated by Holy Cross, a member of Trinity Health.

Holy Cross Urgent Care gives patients nearby access to convenient care for non life-threatening medical issues after hours or when they cannot schedule an appointment with their family physician. Patients can walk in without an appointment, see one of our experienced physicians for everything from minor injuries and rashes to cuts and respiratory infections, and walk out feeling better. “Holy Cross Urgent Care provides you and your loved ones with a wide range of urgent health care services, physical exams and more to keep you at your healthy best.”

MoCo Police

Remains of Woman Missing Since 2018 Identified

By MCS Staff

Published December 24, 2021 at 12:04PM

Gaithersburg, MD – On April 15, 2021, human skeletal remains were recovered near Route 29 and New Hampshire Avenue off of the highway in a small, wooded area. The remains were collected and sent for DNA analysis.

Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Cold Case, Missing Persons Section received notification that the remains had been positively identified as Brenda Lee Hopkins, who was reported missing in August of 2018.