MCS Staff, Author at The MoCo Show

Festival of Lights Returns on November 30

Published October 31, 2023 at 1:52PM | Updated November 10, 2023 at 9:46AM

Are the Festival of Lights events free? All of the Festival of Lights events and displays at the Washington D.C. Temple are free of charge. The performances require you to reserve free tickets in advance. Ticket holders are asked to be in their seats no later than 15 minutes prior to the performance. After this time, the standby line will be admitted to fill in any remaining seats.

I am not a member of your church, can I still come? Absolutely! Everyone is welcome to attend our events and our worship services (learn more about worship services). We only request that all attendees dress modestly, use clean language, and treat everyone with respect. We are Christians who do our best to follow the commandments and teachings of Christ. Whatever your background, you’re invited to join us!

North Bethesda

CAVA Founders to Open Steakhouse in Pike & Rose

By MCS Staff

Published October 31, 2023 at 9:01AM | Updated March 21, 2024 at 2:56PM

Bouboulina, a new full-service American grill influenced by Mediterranean cuisine, will take 3,080 square feet on the street level of 915 Meeting. The restaurant, which is being opened by the founders of CAVA, will feature a wood fired grill, premium steak cuts, fresh seafood and house baked breads with Mediterranean influences that celebrate the founders’ heritage and roots. Construction will begin later this winter, in early 2024.

Additional information: Ted Xenohristos, Dimitri Moshovitis, and Ike Grigoropoulos are behind Bouboulina, the team’s third restaurant at Pike & Rose, that joins a collection of popular and award-winning dining choices available in the neighborhood. Melina, which opened in 2021, is name after Dimitri’s daughter and is located on the street level of 909 Rose near the group’s first restaurant, French Mediterranean concept, Julii, which opened in 2018. The partners are also the co-founders of CAVA, the Mediterranean fast-casual concept, which is publicly held.

Beyond MoCo

DC Metro Area Ranked #2 Best Cold Weather Destination in the Country, Per Report

By MCS Staff

Published October 31, 2023 at 7:46AM

Ahead of a winter that will see above-average snowfall and normal to colder-than-normal temperatures, according to the latest forecast from the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its 2023’s Best Winter Holiday Destinations report, with the DC Metro area rated the second best cold weather destination in the country.

Focusing on cost and convenience rather than scenic beauty, WalletHub compared nearly 70 of the largest U.S. metro areas grouped by warm and cold weather. Each destination was analyzed based on 37 key metrics, primarily the expense and hassle of traveling to each location but also on other indicators, such as weather forecasts, safety and variety of activities. Here’s a quick glimpse at some of the report’s most interesting findings:

DMV

“Coldest Weather of The Fall Thus Far” Expected in Coming Nights

By MCS Staff

Published October 30, 2023 at 10:09PM

The National Weather Service has warned of impending cold for the DMV area over the next couple of nights as we leave 80° days behind and head into November. “The coldest weather of the fall thus far is in store over the next couple of nights. We also have our first accumulating snow forecast of the fall in the Allegheny Mountains Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.”

Warmer Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with temperatures in the 60s for November’s first weekend. Featured photo courtesy of the National Weather Service

Education

16 MCPS Schools That Closed At One Point and Have Since Reopened (Some With New Names)

By MCS Staff

Published October 30, 2023 at 8:37PM

Below you will see a list of 16 Montgomery County Public Schools that were closed by the school system at one point in time, but have since reopened. Schools on this list were either reopened or built new on the site of a former school. In some cases the school was renamed. Full list below, with some additional information about/from the schools:

Arcola Elementary School (1820 Franwall Avenue, Silver Spring): Arcola Elementary School opened its doors again in August 2007. The original Arcola Elementary was opened in the 1950’s and closed in the 1980’s. Even though the “new” Arcola is twice the size of the original building with state-of-the-art technology and a diverse student population of over 600 students, the neighborhood is very happy to have the beloved school open again.

Maryland

2023 Maryland High School Football State Tournament Schedule

By MCS Staff

Published October 30, 2023 at 6:23PM

Maryland High School Football State Tournament Schedule, per MPSSAA.org can be seen below (pinch and expand to increase photo size):

Featured photo by Syl Sobel

Education

MCPS and County Department of Environmental Protection to Host Student Environmental Volunteer Day on Wednesday, Nov. 1

By MCS Staff

Published October 30, 2023 at 4:34PM

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), in partnership with the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), will host a Student Environment Volunteer Day from 9:30 a.m.–2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at Gaithersburg High School. Students will learn about sustainability and help beautify the community. They also will work to enhance the health of the environment by planting native plants and trees in the stormwater management gardens around the school.

The student environment volunteer day is part of the Out-of-School Time (OST) program offered by Montgomery County Recreation, in partnership with MCPS. The OST days are designed with free out-of-school programming for students throughout the 2023-2024 school year.

Beyond MoCo

Dan Cox Announces Campaign For Maryland’s 6th District

By MCS Staff

Published October 30, 2023 at 4:01PM

Dan Cox, a Republican politician who recently represented district 4 in the Maryland House of Delegates and won the Republican nomination for Maryland Governor before losing to Governor Wes Moore in the general election, has announced his candidacy for Maryland’s 6th district.The district encompasses all of Garrett, Allegany, Frederick, and Washington counties as well as a portion of Montgomery County. David Trone is its current representative. Fox made his announcement via a video on social media.

Cox has stated he has been active in politics since 1980, when he campaigned with his parents for Ronald Reagan. He also worked on the 1996 presidential campaign of Alan Keyes and as an aide to former U.S. Representative Roscoe Bartlett. From 2007 to 2009, he was the President of the Town Commission of Secretary, Maryland, located in Dorchester County. He was the Republican nominee for Dorchester County Circuit Court Clerk in 2006, losing the race to Democratic nominee Michael L. Baker. Cox was also the Republican nominee for Maryland’s 8th congressional district in 2016, losing the race to Democratic nominee and state senator Jamie Raskin of Montgomery County.

Beyond MoCo

Ted Leonsis Gifts Georgetown University $5 Million For “Bark Tank” Competition

By MCS Staff

Published October 30, 2023 at 3:31PM

Eight student teams on a mission to make a positive impact on society presented their startup ideas to a panel of expert judges during the Leonsis Family Entrepreneurship Prize “Bark Tank” Pitch Competition on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, taking home $125,000 in prizes.

During the event, Georgetown Entrepreneurship also announced a transformational $5 million gift from Ted Leonsis (C’77, P’14,’15), founder, chairman, principal partner, and chief executive officer of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, and his family, to provide permanent support for the Bark Tank Pitch Competition, so that it exists at Georgetown in perpetuity. The gift also will establish the Leonsis Family Venture Development Program to support student startups, incubator programs, and other entrepreneurial programming across the university. Since Bark Tank’s inception, $975,000 in prizes have been awarded to 60 different ventures, and those ventures have gone on to raise more than $295 million and create over 1,000 jobs.

Uncategorized

Halloween Forecast For The DMV

By MCS Staff

Published October 30, 2023 at 2:53PM

After a string of 80° degrees, temperatures today have reached the 70s for most of the area (some have made it to the 80s while others are in the mid to upper 60s) with rain possible later this evening. With Halloween will come more seasonable temperatures that may feel even cooler since we’ve been nearly 30° warmer for almost a week.

Temperatures will start off in the low 40s when we wake up on Halloween and will move up to the 50s by about noon before high temperatures in the mid to upper 50s in the afternoon. Temperatures should remain in the 50s by 5pm and could start to dip a few degrees each hour after that on the way to 40° by 10pm on Halloween night. The slightly chilly temperatures may call for a jacket over the costumes.

Cabin John

Sushi N You to Open in Cabin John on Nov. 2; Free California Rolls at Noon on Nov. 1

By MCS Staff

Published October 30, 2023 at 2:21PM

Sushi N You will be opening at 7607 MacArthur Blvd in Cabin John on Thursday, November 2 in the space that was previously home to J. Brown Bakery almost a decade ago. The restaurant will be giving away California Rolls on Wednesday, November 1st from 12pm-2pm. The following note was left on the door:

“Thank you for waiting for Sushi N You for a long time. We will be having our grand opening on Thursday, November 2nd. We have passed numerous permits and inspections required for various openings from Montgomery County, Maryland.