Updated at 6:22pm with additional information
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services encountered heavy fire upon arriving to the 19600 block of Wootton Avenue, near Hughes Road, in Poolesville.
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Author: MCS Staff
Trevon Diggs was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2020 draft. The Gaithersburg native now leads the NFL with 6 interceptions. His older brother, Stefon Diggs, who was drafted in the fifth round by the Minnesota Vikings in 2015 is also considered one of the best wide receivers in the league.
Trevon played for the Wootton Patriots before transferring to Avalon. At Avalon, Diggs played on both sides of the ball and became a four-star recruit and was two-time All-Met as a wide receiver.
Purple line construction will cause some minor closures and delays later this month. They can be seen below:
Work may take place from 7.a.m to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, weather permitting. The Rock Creek Trail will be open to the public after 5 p.m. on weekdays and throughout the weekend.
Montgomery Parks unveiled a communication board at South Germantown Recreational Park on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Montgomery Parks Director Mike Riley and Montgomery Planning Board Chair Casey Anderson were joined by Councilmembers Andrew Friedson and Evan Glass for the ceremonial unveiling.
The hands-on, interactive device creates a more inclusive and equitable play environment for park visitors who have autism, who are recovering from a stroke or brain injury, who are non-verbal, and who have learning disabilities and/or developmental disabilities. The boards can also facilitate communication between individuals who speak different languages.
Just three miles apart, every year Walt Whitman High School and Bethesda Chevy Chase face off in the “Battle of Bethesda” between the two schools’ soccer teams.
This year, the girls’ soccer JV and Varsity teams channeled their passion for this rivalry into a greater goal: playing for change by raising money and awareness for Soccer Without Borders– an organization that soccer as a vehicle for positive change, providing under-served youth with a toolkit to overcome obstacles to growth, inclusion, and personal success.
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Brookside Gardens’ Winter Light Exhibit, Garden of Lights, Opens This Friday
Montgomery Parks announces Garden of Lights, the annual outdoor winter light exhibit at Brookside Gardens, will open on November 19, 2021.
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African International Market has officially opened in Germantown.
The market is located at 13011 Wisteria Drive, near Lotte. They offer a verity of products including fresh produce, poultry, and seafood.
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Café Sophie, a European boutique style café with Scandinavian influence, is now open at the Montgomery County Airport (7940 Airpark Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20879). Cafe Sophie will offers indoor and outdoor air-side dining and serves breakfast, lunch, and grab ‘n go sandwiches.
Below you’ll see photos of some of the dishes that’ll be offered at the restaurant, courtesy of Cafe Sophie.
BurgerFi has reached an agreement to acquire Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza & Wings, according to a press release that came out earlier this morning.
BurgerFi currently has two MoCo locations, Downtown Silver Spring and Pike & Rose, with a third on the way in Gaithersburg at Rio Lakefront.
Back in January we let you know that Java Nation would be moving in to 121 Market Strert in the Kentlands neighborhood of Gaithersburg, which was formerly a Starbucks. Starbucks opened a new Kentlands location at 160 Kentlands Blvd earlier this year that features a drive-thru.
This summer we were told there have been material and equipment delays by manufacturers, pushing the opening timeframe from August to October.
Tomas Minc, a junior at B-CC High School, is a member of the DMT (Double Mini Trampoline) National Team and will be competing next month , in November, at the 2021 World Trampoline & Tumbling Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Tomas and his partner at that time, won the Synchronized Trampoline competition for their age group (13-14 y.o.) at WAGC (World Age Group Competition) in St Petersburg, Russia in 2018.