Sir Walter Raleigh Inn is fondly remembered as an affordable steakhouse known for its extensive salad bar, making it a popular spot for homecoming dinners and birthday celebrations. The Montgomery Village location, now a CVS, closed in 2005, but the chain once had multiple locations across the DC Metro area, including Baltimore, Bethesda, Wheaton, and Alexandria. (more…)
A Washington, D.C. resident recently won $25,000 on a Maryland Lottery Pick 5 ticket he purchased from State Line Market at 7817 Eastern Avenue in Silver Spring, using the number 82524, which previously earned him a $50,425 prize from the DC Lottery. Full story below courtesy MD Lottery: (more…)
On Friday, Ansoumane Camara of Germantown, MD was sentenced to 18 months in prison for securities fraud and felony theft exceeding $100,000, after pleading guilty to defrauding a client of $129,966 through unregistered investment services; he was also ordered to repay the stolen amount and serve five years of probation. (more…)
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Silver Spring Investigative Section, are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 22-year-old woman.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) announced the arrest of a 17-year-old with an active warrant for failing to appear in court. He was apprehended on Friday, November 8, 2024, in Rockville, and was carrying a handgun and 250 suspected fentanyl pills. (more…)
On Friday, Governor Wes Moore announced that Maryland has been ranked the top state for minority-owned businesses by Lending Tree, coinciding with the state’s Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Account supporting over 170 businesses and 2,598 jobs in FY24 through $21.3 million in funding and additional private sector investment. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) announced that it’s Real-Time Intelligence Center (RTIC) aided in the arrest of two robbery suspects at the transit center in the 9600 block of Lost Knife Road in Gaithersburg by reviewing surveillance footage that identified the suspects, who were later charged with robbery and assault. (more…)
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to the Fox Chapel shopping center in 19700blk of Frederick Rd in Germantown for the report of a gas leak on Friday, November 15.
Montgomery County’s Department of Environmental Protection received a $1 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to support the Low to Moderate Income Housing Electrification program, aiming to replace fossil fuel appliances with efficient electric alternatives, reduce energy costs, and improve indoor air quality in affordable housing units.
On Thursday, Governor Wes Moore announced $20 million in historic revitalization tax credits through the Maryland Historical Trust, funding 10 projects that will leverage over $108 million in investment to repurpose historic properties for affordable housing, makerspaces, and community facilities across Maryland.