Author: MCS Staff
MICHELIN Guide Inspectors spend all year on the road uncovering the best restaurants to recommend—and what they’ve found is too good to keep a secret. Whet your appetite with a sneak peek of the 2024 MICHELIN Guide Washington D.C.—five new additions spread across the nation’s capital can be seen below:
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Fantasticks, a customizable gelato bar and pop shop, will open its second Maryland location in Downtown Silver Spring. according to a report by Source of the Spring (video available below).
Eat a Lao, a new restaurant serving Lao, Vietnamese, and Thai cuisine, is coming soon to 1327 Rockville Pike, Units I, J, and K. It will be taking over the space that was recently home to Sadaf Halal Restaurant, which closed at the start of 2024.
Cheapism, a website that finds and recommends high quality, yet inexpensive products in different consumer categories, recently examined customer reviews and expert recommendations to find “fried chicken joints in every state that offer fantastic chicken in an unpretentious atmosphere.” Two restaurants in Maryland made the list…one for the state of Maryland and one as the selection for DC.
The Suds & Soles 5K race takes place on Saturday, June 15th and will close a few roads in Rockville for much of the day.
Operating Budget Reflects $30 Million in Reductions to Meet Operating Costs
Per MCPS: “Today, the Montgomery County Board of Education adopted a $3.32 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, an increase of $147 million or 4.6 percent over the prior year. Although the adopted budget allows Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to maintain a high-quality teaching and learning environment with highly qualified employees, it reflects a $30 million reduction for a same-services budget as FY 2024.
On June 11 at approximately 1:18 am, Takoma Park Police responded to a 911 distress call from the 8300 block of Roanoke Avenue reporting a woman screaming in pain.
The Maryland Mac & Cheese Festival returns to Power Plant Live! on June 29th & 30th, 2024 (34 Market Place, Baltimore, MD). The event is family-friendly and filled with Mac n’ Cheese themed activities.
An amendment to Schematic Development Plan application ASDP-9825-2024 has been filed requesting to construct 297 unit multi-family building on the corner of Quince Orchard Rd and Great Seneca Highway.