North Bethesda

Badlands, a children’s play space that offered a nature inspired, interactive environment for learning through risk and play, has been closed since March of 2020.

The play space, located in Loehmann’s Plaza (Rockville/North Bethesda), recently announced a “pivot” that involves donating a massive space to CityDance School and Conservatory– a nonprofit dance institution dedicated to developing young dance artists and innovators.


DC Sports

Kendall Fuller has joined the list of Washington football players to be placed on the team’s Covid-19 list, making it 10 total for the Football Team.

In addition to playing for the Football Team, Fuller has additional local ties– he attended Good Counsel where he played football and participated in track & field.


MoCo Police

Today in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, before the honorable Judge Harry Storm, defendant Kevin McGuigan, 24, of Rockville, MD, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for the death of his mother, Jaclyn McGuigan.

He faces a maximum of life in prison and will be sentenced at a hearing scheduled for January 3rd at 8:30 a.m.


MoCo Government

Also on Dec. 14: Council to hold a public hearing and vote on a grant to support businesses impacted financially because of Purple Line construction and vote on funding for Guaranteed Income Pilot Program and community behavioral health treatment services in the County

Per Montgomery County: Monday, Dec. 13, 2021


Montgomery Parks

WHEATON, Md. – Montgomery Parks is extending the hours for its open parkways initiative during the upcoming holiday weeks. As a cost-savings measure, the parkways will open one day earlier to prevent employees from working during holiday hours.

Open Parkways Schedule for Weeks of December 20 and 27, 2021


DC Sports

The Washington Football Team was without four of its top defensive ends for this past Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys (3 due to being on the NFL’s Covid-19 list).

Yesterday it was announced that Washington’s Covid-19 list is now up to 9 players:


Gaithersburg

KIMCO Realty has submitted Zoning Map Amendment application Z-8911-2021 and associated Concept Plan application SP-8910-2021, proposing to rezone 18501 North Frederick Avenue from C-2 (General Commercial) to CD (Corridor Development) and develop two multi-family residential buildings with ground floor commercial uses.

The shopping center is known as “Gaithersburg S.C.” and is home to MoCo’s only Bruster’s Ice Cream and Floor & Decor in the space that was once occupied by Hechinger. A new restaurant, Corner Pizza & Subs, signed on earlier this year to take over the space that was home to the first Classic Bakery location.


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