Harper Caron, the president of the Texas-based Uncle Julio’s restaurants which have two MoCo locations (Bethesda and Gaithersburg), was found dead in a Dallas hotel room earlier this week.
Caron, who attended the University of Maryland, was the General Manager of Uncle Julio’s Bethesda location years ago, before being named the president of the company in 2019.
PLNT Burger in Rockville is Now Open
PLNT Burger, a vegan plant-based restaurant, is now open in the Rockville Whole Foods at 11355 Woodglen Drive.
8/16 Update: Tiger Sugar Rockville announced on its social media that the Grand Opening will take place on August 28th from 11:30am-10pm.
Tiger Sugar will be taking over the old Jamba Juice location at 12266E in Federal Plaza.
Montgomery Parks will operate its annual deer population management program from September 2021 through March 2022.
The program was started 25 years ago to address overabundant deer populations in many areas of the county.
Steve Atwater was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame last night, having to wait a year due to Covid postponing last year‘s ceremony. The hard-hitting safety was one of the most feared players in the NFL during his time as a player.
Atwater won two Super Bowls in 10 seasons with the Broncos before finishing his career with the Jets in 1999. After his pro career came to an end, he lived in Georgia where he coached his two oldest sons youth football teams and started a real estate company.
The Indoor Aquatic Center will be closed for its annual cleaning & maintenance from Monday, August 9, through Monday, September 6, 2021. It will reopen for regular operations on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at 5:15 p.m.
Per the City of Gaithersburg:
Below you’ll see this week’s message from County Executive Marc Elrich:
Dear Friends,
Kogi Asian Grill in Gaithersburg will hold its grand opening on Friday, August 13th from 12pm-2pm.
It’s one of the new additions to Gaithersburg Square and is located next to the newly opened Marshalls (formerly Bed Bath & Beyond)..
Notes from Governor Hogan’s 8/5/21 press conference (most notes courtesy of Kata D. Hall)
• VACCINE UPDATE:
Updated 9/30: gorjana has released the following details on it’s Bethesda opening:
gorjana, the popular Southern California based jewelry brand, announces the opening of its newest retail location at the Bethesda Row neighborhood. gorjana continues an impressive retail expansion with Maryland becoming the 23rd retail storefront throughout the US since its first brick and mortar opened in 2016.
Governor Hogan will provide a live COVID-19 update today at 2 p.m.
The press conference will be available via Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube: bit.ly/GovHoganYouTube