ontgomery County was announced as one of the 20 finalists for the second Amazon headquarters.
This morning Amazon announced that it narrowed the list of potential locations for its second headquarters to 20 areas. Before today there were 238 proposals, so making it to the final 20 is a big step for MoCo.
The images below, courtesy of MCDOT, show a glimpse of what’s to come in Wheaton.
Regular movie theaters can have crying babies, loud teenagers, uncomfortable seats, and snack bars that charge restaurant prices for 7-11 quality products. iPic eliminates the distractions and replaces them with a comfortable recliner, a pillow and blanket combo, an adjustable table, and a call button that allows you to reach a server at any point during the movie. They take an ordinary movie experience and turn it into something you want to brag to your friends about. The Premium Plus seats also have free unlimited popcorn!
A few minutes into the movie, a server came around with complimentary popcorn. The servers seem to move around in stealth mode… I didn’t really notice them unless mine came to speak directly to me. About halfway through the movie, we ordered a seasonal dessert that consisted of two chocolate cookies with a peppermint cream filling (think whoopie pie, but much better). A great way to finish things up.
In this tweet by Paul Meyer, a sign on the door at NaiNai’s in Silver Spring states that the restaurant will be closed until 1/30/18. As the tweet says, it’s […]
Photo courtesy of MCPS Wheaton High School won the regional Science Bowl. They will go on to represent Maryland at the National Science Bowl in April.
This puts Rockville one spot ahead of our nation’s capital and only behind New York, San Francisco, Anchorage, Honolulu, and Brooklyn.
Here are some highlights from the list:
According to the @Superdrydc twitter account the British international branded clothing company, Superdry, will open their Montgomery Mall location on May 1st of this year. ”The company’s products include frequently […]
I called the Crown location in Gaithersburg to confirm and ask about their future. They were able to confirm the closing and told me there’s no plan to close the Gaithersburg location.
MCPS, the largest school district in the state, was ranked behind first place Howard County and ahead of third place Frederick County. Both Montgomery County and Howard County earned an ‘A’ in the category.
Though our public school system came in second overall, it ranked first in the following categories:
Diggs also played his college ball at the University of Maryland. His younger brother, Trevon Diggs (Wootton and Avalon), won a National Championship at Alabama last week.
According to a Biz Journals article from a few months back (linked below), Chaps Pit Beef is nearing a deal with a potential franchisee in Rockville according to owner Bob Creager.
The popular Baltimore style bbq restaurant, with current locations on Pulaski Highway in Baltimore and Aberdeen, has already reached a deal to bring their first franchised location to Frederick in the new Westview South mixed-use development off of Buckeystown Pike near I-270 in 2019.