Author: Patrick Herron

Bethesda

Landon School Prepares to Relocate Historic Building

By Patrick Herron

Landon School, a private, college prep school for boys located at 6101 Wilson Ln in Bethesda, will be relocating a historic, 80+ year old building on their campus on Wednesday, August 31.  According to the school, “It is a massive undertaking and preparations have been underway for the last several months to make sure the building, which was built more than 80 years ago, is properly preserved and prepared for the move.” Montgomery County based Coakley & Williams Construction is handling the move.  A time lapse of the construction can be seen below.

About the building, courtesy of Landon School:

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Wheaton

MCFRS Respond to House Fire in Wheaton

By Patrick Herron

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to a house fire on Easecrest Dr (off University Blvd) in Wheaton around 7am on Monday morning. The fire was located in the sun room of the single-family house and has been extinguished. The single occupant of the home got out and there were no injuries reported, according to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation and we will post an update when more information becomes available. Per @mcfrsPIO on Twitter: “Easecrest Dr, single-family house, fire involves sunroom, bulk of fire knocked down, checking for extension”

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Cloverly

Three Injured in Collision on Briggs Chaney Road

By Patrick Herron

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue services responded to the scene of a collision on Briggs Chaney Rd. and Great Oak Ln. in Cloverly around 6:30am on Monday morning. According to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS, three patients were transported to the hospital, one adult with Priority 1 trauma (life-threatening) and two with Priority 3 trauma. One patient was extricated after being trapped inside of their vehicle.

Update – Briggs Chaney and Great Oak Ln. collision, 3 injured, 1 extricated, @MCFRS_EMIHS transporting 3 patients, some lanes blocked https://t.co/NgGeruRfCj pic.twitter.com/g21UKZOn3k

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Silver Spring

Delfeayo Marsalis to Headline 17th Silver Spring Jazz Festival on Sept. 10

By Patrick Herron

Silver Spring has previously presented both Wynton Marsalis and Branford Marsalis as headliners of the festival. Delfeayo, the trombonist of the famous musical family, is leading his 14 piece Uptown Jazz Orchestra in this free, outdoor jazz festival. Renowned for a large horn section and a vivacious concert performance, Delfeayo formed the Orchestra in 2008. The Uptown Jazz Orchestra is a highly entertaining ensemble that focuses on maintaining important jazz traditions such as riff playing, New Orleans polyphony and spontaneous arrangements.

As an acclaimed trombonist, composer, and producer, Delfeayo Marsalis has also dedicated his prolific career to music theatre and education. Along with the Marsalis family of musicians including his father Ellis, the artist was destined to a life in music. Marsalis has toured internationally with jazz legends such as Ray Charles, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Elvin Jones and Slide Hampton, as well as leading his own groups. At the age of 17, Marsalis began his career as a producer and has to date produced over 120 recordings garnering one Grammy award and several nominations.

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Gaithersburg

Lakeforest Mall: What Stores Are Still Open, Recently Closed, and Closing Soon

By Patrick Herron

While Lakeforest mall and its anchor stores have been purchased by WRS Inc., a real estate investment firm based out of South Carolina, redevelopment of the site has yet to begin and close to 40 stores/kiosks are still open for business inside. Since our last update in April:

Upper Level:

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Bethesda

Montgomery County Police Looking for Missing 12 and 13 Year Old Girls

By Patrick Herron

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Jayleen Natalie Chavez or Samar Hammad is asked to call the police non-emergency number at (301)279-8000 (24-hour line) or the Special Victims Investigations Division at (240)773-5000. Callers may remain anonymous.

 

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Restaurants

Pop-Up Poutine Named One of The Best Places For Poutine In America

By Patrick Herron

Rockville’s Pop-Up Poutine has been named one of the best places for poutine in America by TastingTable. Poutine is a popular Canadian dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy.  As Canadians living in the US, the owners of the Pop-Up Poutine found it impossible to find good poutine, so they came up with their own cheese curd recipe and use a sauce/gravy base that’s imported from Montreal to create the most authentic poutine in the area.

You can order Pop-Up Poutine at their Rockville location (12712 Rock Creek Mill Rd 16 AA), or from one of their food trucks you’re likely to spot at local breweries, events, and festivals across the county.  In addition to poutine, they’re also known for their imported Montreal smoked meat, a beef brisket that’s described as a cross between corned beef and pastrami (full menu at the bottom of article).

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Rockville

Over 300 Guns Collected During Rockville Police Gun Buyback Event

By Patrick Herron
Courtesy Rockville Police

Over 300 hundred guns were turned in at today’s gun buyback event in Rockville. The event was hosted by the Rockville City Police Department, in partnership with the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office and Montgomery County Public Schools. Individuals who turned in firearms received a $100 Visa gift card for functioning handguns, rifles and shotguns, and $200 in Visa gift cards for functioning assault-style weapons and privately-made firearms, i.e., ghost guns.

According to the RCPD, “in what we can only describe as an overwhelming success, over 300 guns have been collected during today’s Gun Buyback. We thank everyone for their patience as we navigated through the long lines & traffic jams.“

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Montgomery Village

Starbucks Now Open in Montgomery Village

By Patrick Herron

The brand new Starbucks in the Montgomery Village Shopping Center opened for business on Thursday, August 25. The Starbucks is located at the former site of the Montgomery Village Denny’s at 19290 Montgomery Village Ave.

Earlier this month we reported that Hangry Joe’s will be coming to the space directly next to the new Starbucks later this year.  The spicy fried chicken chain has recently opened locations in Wheaton (2533 Ennals Ave) and at 10050 Darnestown Road in the Travilah Square shopping center.  Hangry Joe’s joins a growing list of restaurants that are all expected to open in the redeveloped MV shopping center by the end of this year that includes Antojitos Salvadoreños Isabel, Boo Boo Pho, Dickey’s BBQ, and Kobe Japan. The Joint chiropractic care center and Safe Splash Swim School have also signed leases and will coming to the center.

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Bethesda

Greek Aroma Grill Coming to Montgomery Mall

By Patrick Herron

Greek Aroma Grill is coming to the Montgomery Mall food terrace. Greek Aroma currently has a location at 177 D Thomas Johnson Dr. in Frederick, MD.  Menu items include gyros, kababs, salads, and souvlaki. No opening date has been announced and the restaurant is currently hiring.

Also coming soon to the mall’s food terrace is Malia’s Kitchen, which will be holding its grand opening on Thursday, September 1. Malia’s is taking over the space that was previously occupied by Lazzaro’s Authentic Italian Deli and Big Al’s Sub Shop. Malia’s Kitchen serves soul food and seafood, which they describe as the best “homemade” down home cooking in the DMV. Items on their menu includes crab cakes, fried chicken, fried fish, and BBQ.

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