4 of the top 5 Maryland schools are in MoCo.
1. Churchill
2. Poolesville
3. Wootton
5. Quince Orchard
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Author: MCS Staff
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There are also a few full-service and fast-casual restaurants (old and new) with a few more coming this summer.
• Honeygrow (more on Honeygrow here: https://mocoshow.com/blog/honeygrow-opens-in-rockville)
• Chick-Fil-A
• Cava:
• Slapfish (Coming Soon, more on Slapfish here: https://mocoshow.com/blog/slapfish-is-coming-to-rockville)
• Five Guys
• Tara Thai
• Starbucks
• Honey Pig
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It was expected that Top Golf would be ready by fall of this year, but anyone who has driven by the Century Blvd./ I-270 location has probably seen that it’s still just a big field.
Today I spoke with a Top Golf representative who told me that “it has been pushed back at this time” in response to me asking if the plans have changed. Without giving me any further details it looks like 2019 will be the year Top Golf comes to MoCo (I was assured they’re still coming).
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Per the press release:
JINYA Ramen Bar, a key player in sparking the Ramen Revolution in Los Angeles, currently has multiple locations across the United States, as well as throughout Canada. This will be the restaurant’s third location in the D.C. Metropolitan area.
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You’ll find familiar companies like Costco (#5), Wegmans (#8), MasterCard (#20), sprawled across the top 20, but coming in at #45 is our very own Montgomery County Public Schools.
The description reads: “Montgomery County Public Schools is the largest school system in Maryland and the 17th largest in the U.S., with an enrollment of 156,000 students in 202 schools. Those students come from 157 countries and speak 138 languages. The system has an annual budget of $2.39 billion. Montgomery County, north of Washington, D.C., includes the cities of Rockville, Bethesda, Gaithersburg, and Silver Spring.”
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Taste of Rockville, which opens at noon on Saturday, May 26 and Sunday, May 27, offers a taste of diverse offerings from Amici Miei, Armand’s Pizzeria and Grill, Botanero, Brooklyn’s Deli & Catering, Dawson’s Market, Fresh Baguette, Golden Samovar, Mellow Mushroom, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Pandora Seafood House & Bar, Pinstripes, Saffron Indian Cuisine, Spice Xing and Trapezaria.
Food tickets are $1.25 each, with menu items costing one to five tickets each. Tickets can be purchased at one of three Taste of Rockville ticket booths along East Montgomery and Maryland avenues. Credit cards are accepted. Taste of Rockville is presented by the Rockville Chamber of Commerce and Community Ministries of Rockville.
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As of now, the date we heard was June 15th, but I was told “sometime next month” when I called the store.
In a fairly saturated market, it was just a matter of time before one of the Olney grocery stores closed.
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Chick-Fil-A is offering a free chicken sandwich to teachers from 11am-10pm at participating locations on Tuesday, May 8th. The only MoCo location that told us they’d be participating is the Olney location (we made calls to Montgomery Mall, Kentlands, Germantown, Rockville, and both Silver Spring locations).
All Chipotle restaurants will be offering a “Buy One Get One Free” deal for burritos, bowls, salads, or orders of tacos from 3pm to close on Tuesday, May 8th.
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The bill will create a $15 million program that will provide scholarships (up to $5k) for students from families that earn less than $125k a year or single adults earning less than $90k a year.
Also necessary to qualify, students must:
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They’ll have coffee, hot tea, and other drinks as well as breakfast pastries in the mornings. Later in the day they’ll have cheesecakes, tarts, pies, cookies, and much more!
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Silver Spring blogger, @MyLineIsRed (Twitter), stopped in and was able to get some pictures of Buena Vida prior to its opening (full versions of the picture seen below). MyLineIsRed was able to eat at TTT and described the food as being really good, but warned that the restaurant was extremely busy.
Tacos, Tortas, & Tequila offers an “authentic Mexican experience with a modern twist.”