Beyond MoCo

The Maryland Wine Festival returns to the Carroll County Farm Museum for a single-day event. “Join us for our 40th annual celebration of Maryland wine.”Enthusiasts of local wine and fans of local festivals are invited to enjoy the grounds of the Farm Museum while exploring local wine, shopping from juried artisans, and dancing to live music.

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National

Update: LL Flooring signed a last minute agreement with F9 Investments for a going-concern sale of its business as part of its Chapter 11 process. The asset purchase agreement includes the acquisition of 219 stores, inventory, intellectual property, and other assets. The transaction is expected to close by the end of September, subject to Bankruptcy Court approval. The company will continue to operate normally, serving customers with a broad range of flooring products both online and in stores. LL Flooring is also proceeding with previously announced store closings at 211 locations. 

“Closing sales are continuing at 211 store locations, including the recently initiated 117 store closings and the 94 store closings already in process that had been previously announced on August 11, 2014. These locations will remain open and serving customers through the store closing process.”Additional information can be found at the LL Flooring Restructuring website.


Beyond MoCo

Rocky Gap State Park, nestled in Allegany County in Western Maryland (12500 Pleasant Valley Rd. Flintstone, MD 21530), spans more than 3,000 acres of public land and is known for having the “bluest water in the state”, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

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Maryland

Chilling details have been released in a GoFundMe for 37-year-old Sifrido Villalobos of Silver Spring, MD, who died in a crash involving five vehicles the morning of August 29th in a crash on Southbound I-95, past MD-175 (Exit 41), near Jessup, MD (Howard County).

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Damascus

The Montgomery County Planning Department has released the design concepts (available below) for the Damascus Placemaking Festival, a free, two-day community event that will be held on Saturday, October 19 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.and Sunday, October 20, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The festival will take place along one block of Main Street in Damascus (9801 Main St, Damascus, MD 20872).

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Gaithersburg

Moe’s Southwest Grill at 19222 Montgomery Village Ave in the Montgomery Village Center has been closed the past week. Despite being listed as “open” on Moes.com and Google, a representative from Moe’s told us, “Our records indicate that this location is currently closed.” The restaurant originally opened in February 2022.

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