The Malibu Barbie Truck will be in Bethesda on Saturday, April 30th, from 10am-7pm at Bethesda Row at the corner of Elm and Woodmont near Matchbox. Similar to the Hello Kitty truck that stopped at the same location on April 2nd, the Barbie Truck will have merchandise for sale.
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Just a day after it was announced that the Lerner family is exploring the possibility of selling the Washington Nationals franchise, the Baltimore Orioles have announced that the Maryland State legislature passed a historic initiative committing $1.2 billion in public funding from the State of Maryland for reinvestment in and reimagination of the Camden Yards Sports Complex.
This would be the second largest public commitment of funding to a Major League Baseball public-private sports partnership, second only to the 2009 construction of the new Yankee Stadium.
Alex Bensahel, the director of the Investment Sales Division for the Mid-Atlantic Group of Eastern Union, has arranged the $7.9-million sale of a 48-unit apartment portfolio in Takoma Park, MD, a city located about six-and-a-half miles northeast of Washington, DC.
The Mid-Atlantic Group is based in the Bethesda, MD office of Eastern Union, a national commercial real estate firm that provides both capital markets advisory services and financing services.
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The Associated Press is reporting that the CDC will now be extending the mask requirement for travel until May 3rd to “allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant that is now responsible for the vast majority of cases in the U.S.”
Yesterday we reported that residents will no longer be required to wear face coverings when they are passengers on Metro, Metro Bus, Ride-On, and in taxis (including Uber & Lyft) after April 18. That is no longer the case.
Historic Indigenous Recognition Event to Take Place in Montgomery County, Maryland
The Taino American Indigenous National Organization (T.A.I.N.O.) proudly announces its upcoming signature public event,
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Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 2nd District Investigative Section are investigating an auto theft that occurred on December 16, 2021, in Potomac. Detectives have released photos of the suspect and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying him.
Montgomery Village has been named a 2021 Tree City USA community by The National Arbor Day Foundation, according to the Montgomery Village News. It is Montgomery Village’s 34th consecutive year receiving the recognition.
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Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will deliver his 2022 “State of the County” address at noon on Thursday, April 14, at the Silver Spring Civic Building (1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring).
This will be County Executive Elrich’s first in-person State of the County address since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. His 2020 address was held in person on January 15 of that year and his 2021 address, held on March 5, was virtual.
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Michael Kors has closed its Montgomery Mall location permanently, according to a google listing. The store removed all signage a couple weeks back, but remains listed on the Michael Kors website, and Westfield Montgomery directory. The phone number still leads to a Michael Kors recording with temporary hours, but a representative from the Tyson’s location confirmed today that the store has closed.
In July 2020, Reuters reported that American luxury group Capri (Jimmy Choo, Michael Kors, Versace) estimated a 70% loss of sales due to the corona pandemic. The report stated that Capri may permanently close up to 170 stores, mostly Michael Kors, over the next two years. It seems as though the Montgomery Mall Michael Kors location was one of those casualties.
A new restaurant, Laperaux, the journeymanchef’s Bistro, is coming to 18056 Mateny Rd in Germantown, the former home of Gumbo Ya Ya, Dickie’s BBQ Pit, and Cafe Mileto (located in the same strip as Shoppers). Chef and owner Gregory Webb, who has earned such accolades and awards as “Chef of the Year 1998” in Houston, Texas, “Winner all Categories” at the Texas Open Wild Game Cookoff, “Top Chefs of Mexico City” and many others, will be bringing a French bistro to the location, which hopes to open this Spring.
The restaurant will offer high casual cuisine created by Webb, who has competed against Bobby Flay on The Food Network, and won numerous ‘chopped style’ competitions put on for various local charity and fund raising events, including DC Central Kitchen’s Chefs Cook Off. Webb decided on the location because it’s close to his Gaithersburg home. Previously, he spent 7 years as the executive chef at Downtown Crown’s Paladar. He looks forward to continuing to serve the community and is hoping for an August opening. We’ll have updates for you as construction progresses at the upcoming restaurant.
Back in December we let you know that Phillips Seafood would be permanently closing after 66 years in its iconic Ocean City location. The seafood company announced that it decided to sell the property that was home to Phillips Crab House at 2004 Philadelphia Avenue between 20th and 21st Street in Ocean City.
Yesterday, it was announced that Union Chesapeake Seafood House will be taking over the space.