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Business

Students, Local Entrepreneurs Compete in Pitch Competition at USG for $10K Prize

By MCS Staff

The Lab for Entrepreneurship and Transformative Leadership at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) wrapped up its 1st Annual Equity Incubator program with an exciting “Shark Tank” style competition on December 7, as students and local entrepreneurs competed for a chance to win a $10,000 grand prize to fund their initiative, or an audience-selected $1,000 prize.

The Equity Incubator and Showcase events were sponsored by the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation and the Blair Family Foundation.

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Restaurants

Black Lion Cafe Sets Opening Date for Second Location

By MCS Staff

Update: The opening date has been postponed, date TBD.

Over a year ago we let you know that Black Lion Café, which has a location in Rockville, will be opening a new location in the Fenton Silver Spring apartments at 8240 Fenton St in Silver Spring. After a previously planned November 1st opening that was pushed back, a new opening date has been set– Monday, January 2nd.

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Crime

Two Biotech Company Presidents Indicted for Securities Fraud Schemes

By MCS Staff

Per the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland: A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Nader Pourhassan, age 59 of Lake Oswego, Oregon, and Kazem Kazempour, age 69, of Potomac Maryland, for their roles in schemes to defraud investors in CytoDyn Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company based in Vancouver, Washington.  Pourhassan was CytoDyn’s president and CEO at the time of the alleged fraud.  Kazempour is the co-founder, president, and CEP of Amarex Clinical Research LLC (Amarex), a private company with offices in Germantown, Maryland, that managed CytoDyn’s clinical trials.  The indictment was returned on December 15, 2022, and unsealed today upon the arrests of the defendants. 

The indictment was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; Special Agent in Charge Thomas J. Sobocinski of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore Field Office; Assistant Commissioner Catherine A. Hermsen of the FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI); Postal Inspector in Charge Damon E. Wood of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service – Washington Division.

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Education

Competitive Salaries and School Bus Tracking Software Among Investments in Superintendent’s Recommended $3.2 Billion Operating Budget

By MCS Staff

Per MCPS: Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Monifa B. McKnight presented her Recommended Operating Budget for fiscal year 2024 (FY 2024) to members of the MCPS Board of Education, the school community, and stakeholders on Dec. 19th 2022.

“Our investments are focused on helping our students own the future by being college, career, and community ready, aligned with the Maryland Blueprint and approached through an antiracist lens. We’re looking to invest in accelerating instruction, expanding innovative programs that work, and ensuring that inflation does not stand in the way of delivering the high-quality services that are a hallmark of MCPS ” Dr. McKnight said.

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Bethesda

MCPS: Students Lead a Panel and Activities to Address Gaslighting

By MCS Staff

Per MCPS: Students at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School (BCC) took the initiative to organize, over the period of two months, lectures, performances, and panel discussions to unwrap the effects of gaslighting in their school and their communities (video available here).

“It’s important for the school system to address gaslighting because their students, whether we like it or not, are facing gaslighting through parental figures, teachers, even their colleagues, and their peers,” BCC student Jeremy said.

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Gaithersburg

Daytime Eats in Gaithersburg is Available to Purchase For $160,000

By MCS Staff

Daytime Eats, a breakfast and lunch spot located at 7889 Cessna Ave that opened in the summer of 2018 in Gaithersburg, is available to purchase for $180,000 according to a listing on BizBuySell. The restaurant is described as an “established, creative, deli concept.”

Per the listing, “Offering an opportunity to take over an existing and thriving business in a very busy industrial area of Gaithersburg, MD. Either capitalize on the work already established by the current owner or take advantage of this turnkey deli restaurant to make it your own concept. This full service 5 days/week restaurant has been operating since 2018 offering breakfast and lunch for dine in or carryout. There is seating for 30 which is often fully occupied and turn over on average of two to three times during the busy lunch rush. There are also two restrooms on site. This is a high traffic foot area but also brings in destination guests from their 5 Star Google and Yelp reviews. The space includes an added small, outdoor space, all the inventory including many upgraded pieces of equipment, included but not limited to a reach-in freezer, two deli stations, two fryers, a large walk-in cooler, oven with 4 gas top burners, flat top grill with hood, pizza oven, meat slicer and all the preparation food supplies. All which conveys with the asking price. The owner made many changes to the interior space as well to offer a welcoming environment. Very clean and ready to go!”

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Montgomery Parks

Montgomery Parks Announces Operating Hours and Programming For the Period of December 23 Through New Year’s Day

By MCS Staff

Montgomery Parks, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, announces programming and operating hours for the 2022 winter holiday break with a variety of events for the whole family.     

Extended Open Parkways Schedule: The Open Parkways will be extended during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. During this time, parkways are open to pedestrians and bicyclists and closed to motor vehicles.

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Dickerson

Rally to Urge Reopening of White’s Ferry To Take Place on Second Anniversary of Its Closure

By MCS Staff

Per the Fair Access Committee: As calls intensify for the reopening of White’s Ferry, members of Fair Access for Western Montgomery County and residents of Poolesville will unite at the ferry site on December 29th to mark the two-year anniversary of the shuttering of this vital service that served 800 cars daily.

The 240-year-old community connector ceased operation in December of 2020 after a decade-long lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Loudoun County over their use of private land for a Virginia landing. A critical component of our region’s transportation network, closure of the ferry has hit the town of Poolesville especially hard.

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Business

Sprinkles in Potomac is Available To Purchase For $850K

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Popular Potomac dessert spot, Sprinkles, is available for sale, according to a listing in BizBuySell. The 34-year-old family owned ice cream store and bakery can be bought for $850,000. The shop located in the Potomac Village shopping center and is described as being approximately 600-700SF. All assets will transfer with sale– including existing inventory, ice cream and frozen yogurt machines, bakery oven and equipment etc. Additional information, per the listing:

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Burtonsville

Small Dog Knocks Over Sage to Start Small Fire on Monday Afternoon

By MCS Staff

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) were called to the scene of a fire at the Waterford Towers apartment complex on the 14000 block of Castle Blvd in Burtonsville on Monday at approximately 3:30pm, according to MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer.

The fire was on the second floor of the complex with smoke on several floors causing a partial evacuation of the building. The fire is believed to have been started when a small dog knocked over smoldering sage that was not completely extinguished off of a table, igniting nearby combustibles. The fire was contained to the one apartment and there were no injuries (including the dog), but there were $50k in damages and the family living in the apartment is currently displaced.

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Bethesda

MCPS: Bethesda-Chevy Chase Students Held Panel on Gaslighting (Video)

By MCS Staff

Students at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School took the initiative to organize, over the period of 2 months, lectures, performances and panel discussions to unwrap the effects of gaslighting in their school and their communities at large. A video highlighting the event can be seen below:

 

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