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Education

MD Awards More Than $200,000 in Outdoor Learning Grants to Six Local Partners

By MCS Staff

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the award of more than $200,000 in competitive grants to support learning experiences and educational opportunities focused on environmental issues. Funding for the educational programs is provided by the state’s Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grant and Aquatic Resources Education Program, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Grant funding is awarded for Fiscal Year 2024 to the following organizations, pending final approval by federal partners:

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Olney

‘Easy Little Plants’ is Now Open in Olney

By MCS Staff

Easy Little Plants, a new store selling “happy houseplants in homemade soil” has opened at 3412 North High St, Suite B in Olney (located behind the Exxon in Georgia Avenue).

Owner Savannah, 21, mixes each batch of soil herself, and takes pride in the effect it has on the pants sold at the store. The plants come pre-potted in repurposed glassware that allow you to look through the glass to see the roots and soil. “It’s much easier to look and see when your plant could use a drink.”

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Restaurants

Firehouse Subs to Open Third MoCo Location in Wheaton Mall

By MCS Staff

Firehouse Subs will open its third Montgomery County location when the new restaurant opens in the Wheaton Mall food court. An exact date is not available, but the space is now closed off with Firehouse Subs signage posted while construction begins behind the wall. Firehouse Subs has current MoCo locations in Germantown (19851 Century Blvd) and Rockville (28 Upper Rock Circle).

Firehouse Subs was founded by two former firefighting brothers in Jacksonville, Florida in 1994. Firehouse Subs is all about hearty portions, premium ingredients, and delicious recipes, with a commitment to saving lives through raising funds to support local public safety organizations. To date, more than $80 million has been awarded to first responders and public safety organizations in the U.S. and Canada.

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Maryland

State Highway Administration to Improve Four Miles of Roadway in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties

By MCS Staff

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will perform patching and resurfacing spanning four miles of roadway on MD 193 (University Boulevard), MD 201 (Kenilworth Avenue) and MD 410 (Riverdale Road) in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties beginning Wednesday, July 26.

Moving easterly, the work will be performed as follows:

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Maryland

MD Dept. of Agriculture Now Accepting Applications for Urban Agriculture Water and Power Grants

By MCS Staff

The Maryland Department of Agriculture today announced a new grant program that helps urban farms and community gardens purchase and install equipment to access water and electricity needed to sustain and grow their operations. Approved by the Maryland General Assembly in 2022, the Urban Agriculture Water and Power Infrastructure Grant Program provides the department with up to $500,000 in annual funding through Fiscal Year 2027.

“Urban and community farms provide a needed source of fresh, locally grown food for many city residents,” said Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Kevin Atticks. “During the hot summer months, irrigation becomes essential for these growers. This grant program helps small, urban operations purchase and install equipment that will allow them to connect to existing water and electricity sources,” he said.

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Maryland

MD Horse Industry Board Accepting 2024 Grant Applications

By MCS Staff

The Maryland Horse Industry Board  has announced they will begin accepting grant applications for the 2024 grant year. The goals of the grant program are to promote the Maryland equine industry by increasing public awareness and participation, advancing education and training, supporting and promoting equestrian events, programs, and activities, and preserving access and use of public lands for riding. The deadline to apply is October 6.

“I encourage all members of the horse industry to apply for these grants,” said Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Kevin Atticks. “The monies provide opportunities for growth of the industry in Maryland. Thank you to the Maryland Horse Industry Board for offering this fantastic grant opportunity.”

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Maryland

MD Dept. of Agriculture Opens Nominations for Newly Formed Nutrient Management Task Force

By MCS Staff

The Maryland Department of Agriculture has begun accepting nominations for farmers and industry professionals interested in participating in the new 30-member Farmer Taskforce being formed to provide guidance to the department  and the University of Maryland on updates to the Nutrient Management plan writing program. The formation of this new group was announced on July 17 during the Nutrient Management Summit held in Annapolis.

Key objectives of the task force will include:

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I-270

One Dead, Nine Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash on Tuesday Night

By MCS Staff

Maryland State Police are investigating a multi-vehicle crash in which one person died and nine others were injured late Tuesday evening in Montgomery County.

Per Maryland State Police: Shortly before 11:45 p.m., the Rockville Barrack received numerous calls for a vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of Interstate 270, near Rockledge Drive. According to a preliminary investigation, a white Mercedes SUV, driven by Jayleen Hannor, 23, of Macon, Georgia, continued southbound in the northbound lanes of I-270, to the outer loop of I-495.

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Potomac

Owner of McGinty’s to Open Whelan’s Beer & Wine This Week

By MCS Staff

Whelan’s Potomac, a family owned and operated Beer & Wine store, is opening this week at 9812 Falls Road in Potomac Village. “With our onsite bar with 12 fresh beers on tap as well as curated wines by the glass, we can’t wait to share our space with you.” The beer and wine wrote on its social media. “Whether you’re calling in for a pint or grabbing a few 6-packs and bottles of wine to-go, we aim to offer some of the best selections available in the Village”

Whelan’s is owned and operated by Greg Whelan, who brought McGinty’s Public House to 911 Ellsworth Drive in Downtown Silver Spring, and his wife Emma Whalen, who was co-owner of the recently closed Astro Lab Brewing in Silver Spring.

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Business

Potomac-Based Curbio’s CMO, Olivia Mariani, Earns Washington Business Journal 40 Under 40 Honor

By MCS Staff

Potomac-based Curbio, Inc., one of the leading contractor solution for real estate agents, announced that its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Olivia Mariani, has been named to the Washington Business Journal’s (WBJ) 2023 list of 40 Under 40 honorees. The 40 Under 40 program is one of the most competitive that the WBJ fields each year- representing the rising stars of Greater Washington’s diverse industries, regions and backgrounds.

Curbio is a PropTech company that is disrupting the home improvement industry for real estate, providing realtors with a trusted contractor partner to get all of their listings market-ready with ease. As CMO, Mariani has played a pivotal role in Curbio’s rapid growth, spearheading compelling messaging, content development and strategic campaigns to drive revenue and increase brand awareness. “With Olivia’s talent and exceptional execution, Curbio has become one of the less than 1% of companies nationwide to grow from $0 to $50Min just five years. She has helped to create the broader strategic vision for Curbio, enabling us to expand from a pre-listing home improvement solution to a full lifecycle service that helps realtors win listings and get them ready for market,” said Rick Rudman, CEO of Curbio. “She has built an exceptional marketing organization, and we are proud to have her on our executive team. I am thrilled to see that she is being recognized by the WBJ for her accomplishments.”

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Business

Largest Commercial Communications Satellite Ever Built Will More than Double the Capacity of Germantown-Based Hughes’ JUPITER Fleet

By MCS Staff

Germantown-based Hughes Network Systems announced its JUPITER™ 3 ultra high-density satellite has successfully launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from historic Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A in Florida. Also known as EchoStar XXIV, JUPITER 3 was built by Maxar Technologies in Palo Alto, CA, and is engineered to deliver gigabytes of connectivity to customers across North and South America.

On July 29 at 2:32 a.m. EDT, three hours and twenty-eight minutes after lift-off, JUPITER 3 successfully deployed from the launch vehicle. The satellite began sending and receiving its first signals, and engineers deployed the JUPITER 3 solar arrays, which unfolded in space to their full ten-story span. “JUPITER 3 is the highest capacity, highest performing satellite we’ve ever launched. As the leading provider and inventor of satellite internet, we’re proud to herald the start of a new era of connectivity and serve more customers where cable and fiber cannot,” said Hamid Akhavan, CEO, EchoStar. “This purpose-built satellite is engineered uniquely to meet our customers’ needs and target capacity where it’s needed most, such as the most rural regions of the Americas, so they can stay connected to the applications and services they depend on every day.”

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