Author: MCS Staff
Pink Chicken, a children’s clothing company, has just opened its first Maryland location. The company announced the location via social media earlier this month. “Hey, Bethesda, here we come! We are so excited to be opening up a new Pink Chicken store in Bethesda, MD -opening mid March! Our customers mean so much to us, and can’t wait to meet more of you in person so so soon!”
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Palace Korean Noodle, a mainstay at the Germantown Lotte until the market closed, has reopened in a new location at the Gaithersburg Lotte Market in the Festival at Muddy Branch Shopping Center (221 Muddy Branch Rd.)
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With the U.S. ranking third out of 132 countries in the latest Global Innovation Index, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2024’s Most & Least Innovative States, with Maryland coming in as the 6th most innovative state in the country.
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Update 2:12am: The fire has been extinguished
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) have responded to a call for a “small brush fire that is getting larger” in the area of Great Seneca Creek and Cabin Branch Creek near Apple Ridge Rd.
Chief Antonio DeVaul from the Takoma Park Police Department announced the arrest of Oscar Vasquez Fuentes, 21, of no fixed address, for attempted commercial burglary that occurred early Tuesday morning.
The MCPS winter season completed with many schools and coaches experiencing success and making memories that will last a lifetime. MCPS recently acknowledged the following teams from various sports. “Congratulations to the following MCPS high schools and coaches who won state athletic championships and state sportsmanship awards for the 2023-2024 winter season”:
MCPS has announced that beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, Synergy SIS, StudentVUE, TeacherVUE and ParentVUE will be unavailable in order to facilitate an overnight transition into the Synergy 2024 upgrade.
After a competitive national search, American University named Jonathan (Jon) Alger as the institution’s 16th president. Alger comes to AU after 12 years as president of James Madison University (JMU) in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Alger will join AU on July 1, 2024, when current President Sylvia Burwell concludes seven changemaking years leading the institution to extensive impact.