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‘Slight Risk’ of Severe Weather on Tuesday for Montgomery County

By MCS Staff

Montgomery County and some surrounding areas, primarily to the south and east, are at a ‘slight risk’ for severe weather throughout the day today (Tuesday, June 14th), according to the National Weather Service.

“There will be a few opportunities for showers and thunderstorms through this morning and early afternoon. The strongest storms could contain damaging wind gusts, hail, heavy rain, and frequent lightning.” The chance of rain and thunderstorms decreases as we move into the later afternoon and high temperatures reach the low 80s.

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Bethesda

Beyond MoCo: Bethesda Resident Jose Andres To Open New Restaurant in Waldorf Astoria (Formerly Trump Hotel)

By MCS Staff

Chef Jose Andres, a Bethesda resident, restaurateur, and humanitarian, announced earlier today via Twitter that he will be opening a new restaurant in the Waldorf Astoria (formerly Trump Hotel), as a new location of his restaurant chain, The Bazaar, will open in the Old Post Office.

He announced the news in a video on Twitter that shows him speaking in front of the Old Post Office building while the bells from the clock tower chime behind him. “For whom the bells toll…for the new restaurant from Jose Andres at the Old Post Office. Boom.” Andres says in the video that can be seen below.

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Rockville

Rockville City Police Department to Host a Public Safety Town Hall Meeting

By MCS Staff

The Rockville City Police Department invites the community to join a conversation about public safety in Rockville. The town hall meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 23 at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre at Rockville Civic Center Park, 603 Edmonston Drive.

Per Rockville Police: Chief Victor V. Brito and other members of the RCPD will be joined by representatives from the Montgomery County Police Department 1st District, Metro Transit Police Department, and the City of Rockville to discuss policing issues and the best way to communicate with the police.

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Arts

Joe Lewis, 1997 Wootton Graduate, Wins Tony Award for Co-Producing ‘A Strange Loop’

By MCS Staff

Joe Lewis graduated from Wootton High School in 1997. Since graduating he had held positions such as Manager of Development at Comedy Central, Director of Production at 20th Century Fox, Head of Original Programming at Amazon Studios, and his current position as Head of Television at Amplify Studios. Last night he was a part of multiple Tony Award wins for co-producing A Strange Loop.

This year’s nominations were dominated by the musicals A Strange Loop and MJ The Musical, with 11 and 10 nominations respectively. Another Wootton High School alumnus, Myles Frost, who stars at Michael Jackson, won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.

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North Bethesda

Summer House Remains Closed on Monday Morning Following Sunday Kitchen Fire

By MCS Staff

Summer House Santa Monica will remain closed for at least the first half of today as the popular Pike & Rose destination awaits inspections following a kitchen fire that caused approximately $25k in damages. The restaurant tells us they hope to reopen for dinner, but that it looks unlikely at the moment. We’ll have an update on the impending reopening of the restaurant as soon as we get word from Summer House.

From yesterday: Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Units were called to the scene of a kitchen fire at Summer House Santa Monica on the 11800 block of Grand Park Avenue in the Pike & Rose development at approximately 4:30pm on Sunday afternoon, according to MCFRS PIO Pete Piringer.

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Gaithersburg

City of Gaithersburg Juneteenth Celebrations and Closures

By MCS Staff

The City commemorates Juneteenth/Freedom Day with programs, a tribute at the Jubilation Day Gospel Concert, and an official proclamation. City offices will be closed on Monday, June 20, in observance of the holiday. Recycling will be collected on its regular schedule, but bulk pick ups will not be scheduled.

June 19, 2022, best known as Juneteenth/Freedom Day, marks the 157th anniversary of the arrival of Union soldiers and General Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas. On June 19, 1865, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union soldiers enforced the President’s order ending enslavement.

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Bethesda

Shouk, a Plant-Based, Kosher Street Food Restaurant, Has Opened its Second MoCo Location (Bethesda)

By MCS Staff

Back in April 2021, Shouk announced that it would be opening two new locations this fall– one in Westwood Shopping Center in Bethesda, and another in Rockville’s Montrose Shopping Center. The Rockville location opened in November and the newest location at 5436 Westbard Avenue in the Westwood shopping center is now open and you can view the menu or place an order here.

Shouk is best known for its plant-based, Kosher street food. Per their website, their menu is “Inspired by the bold flavors of the world’s liveliest street markets, we craft our food from real ingredients you can pronounce. Fresh vegetables, beans, grains, and lots of spices.”

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Myles Frost, a 2017 Wootton Graduate, Wins Tony Award For His Performance as Michael Jackson in MJ The Musical

By MCS Staff

Myles Frost graduated from Wootton High School in Rockville in 2017. Last night, just five years later, he won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. In December of 2021, he took over the role of Michael Jackson on Broadway’s MJ.

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MCFRS

Kitchen Fire at Summer House in Pike & Rose

By MCS Staff

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Units were called to the scene of a kitchen fire at Summer House Santa Monica on the 11800 block of Grand Park Avenue in the Pike & Rose development at approximately 4:30pm on Sunday afternoon, according to MCFRS PIO Pete Piringer.

The initial report was of a fire in the kitchen of the commercial restaurant that is located beneath the Perseus apartment complex in Pike & Rose. Multiple units arrived to find a fire in the area of a drive and the wall behind the stove in the kitchen of the restaurant.

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