Restaurants

Kabuto, a Japanese restaurant located at 220 East Middle Ln in Rockville that offers hibachi, sushi, and ramen, closed at some point Tuesday and remained closed on Wednesday. The restaurant has told us it was a temporary closure due to illness, but will be reopening today (Thursday at 4pm).

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DC Sports

Monumental Basketball President Michael Winger announced today that Wes Unseld Jr. will transition from his role as head coach of the Washington Wizards into a front office advisory position.


Education

Yesterday, the Montgomery County Office of the Inspector General released a new report on Wednesday, January 24, regarding Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) handling of employee misconduct related complaints and investigations. On the same day it was reported by MoCo 360 that Dr. Joel Beidleman, who has been at the center of the investigations, is no longer employed by MCPS.

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Entertainment

A few people wrote in to mention they recently saw a plane being driven around town on a trailer. The plane was picked up across the bay bridge, driven across the bridge, and brought over to Markoff’s Haunted Forest in Poolesville, MD for what’s sure to be an innovative attraction this fall.

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Burtonsville

Per Montgomery County: “Renowned writer Mahogany L. Browne, Lincoln Center’s inaugural poet-in-residence, will be the featured speaker at the Montgomery County Public Libraries’ (MCPL) “Contemporary Conversations” series in celebration of Black History Month.

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