Olney

Olney: California Tortilla Temporarily Closes

By MCS Staff

California Tortilla in Olney has announced that it will be temporarily closing for a few weeks and is inviting customers to check out its new location at 6250 Columbia Crossing Circle in Columbia.  Visit https://californiatortilla.com/columbia-grand-opening-events/ for info on how to get freebies.

We spoke with a representative from  Olney’s California Tortilla who told us that the location will be remodeling and hopes to open in 2.5 weeks, but that there isn’t an exact reopening date available at this time.

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Entertainment

Rockville: Taste of Rockville/Hometown Holidays to Take Place in NEW Location This Year

By MCS Staff

Hometown Holidays/Taste of Rockville will take place in a new location this year. For the first time, this free festival which features local flavor including two stages of entertainment by local acts, and activities for kids, will take place at Redgate Park (14500 Avery Road), moving away from Rockville Town Square where it has been held for many years.

The event will take place  on Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29 between 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

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Bethesda

Two MoCo Restaurants Top Eater’s ’15 Hottest New Restaurants Around D.C.’ List (April Edition)

By MCS Staff

Two Montgomery County restaurants (the only ones on the list) took the #1 and #2 spots in the latest Eater DC list, pointing diners toward the 15 most intriguing or otherwise buzzworthy new restaurants in the D.C. area.

#2 went to Planta, an upscale plant-based restaurant featuring a menu by Chef David Lee, that opened at 4910 Elm St at Bethesda Row in the location formerly occupied by Cafe Deluxe. Planta was founded in 2016 and currently has several locations in Florida, New York, and Toronto. Planta has been notable for serving a long list of different celebrities who aren’t plant-based like Rob Gronkowski, Bella Hadid, Hailey Bieber and more, pushing that the restaurant was created for everyone. The Bethesda Row location seats approximately 140 people inside, as well as an additional 50 people on an outdoor patio.

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Olney

Olney: Cropdusters Baseball Statement on $1 Million Given by State for New Baseball Stadium

By MCS Staff

Earlier today we reported that the State of Maryland  awarded the Olney Boys & Girls Club with a $1 million grant to create a stadium with new dugouts, seating, lights, as well as additional field improvements, and a $1.75 million grant to build a multi–sport training facility.

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Maryland

Governor Hogan Calls on General Assembly to Pass Emergency Legislation on Violent Criminals

By Patrick Herron

Governor Hogan released the following statement on Friday, April 8:

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today again called on the Maryland General Assembly to pass emergency legislation to hold violent criminals accountable, as he took action to allow legislation regarding untraceable firearms to become law without his signature.

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North Bethesda

MCDOT Kicks Off Planning Study for the North Bethesda Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)/Flash Bus Service; Seeks Public Input by Friday, April 29

By MCS Staff

Montgomery County’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service, branded Flash, provides upgraded bus service on select corridors. The County is looking to extend this bus service to North Bethesda. The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) has kicked off a planning study for the North Bethesda BRT/Flash Bus Service to assist in determining the street layout, location of stations and the endpoints of the corridor.

Anyone interested it able to take a brief project survey to help refine goals and recommendations for the North Bethesda BRT Planning Study. The survey is available in English and Spanish. The survey will be open until Friday, April 29.

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MoCo History

Montgomery History Presentation Tonight on LGBTQ History in Montgomery County and Maryland

By Patrick Herron

Per Montgomery County:

A collective of Maryland organizations and agencies have completed a groundbreaking research document, the “Maryland LGBTQ Historic Context,” making Maryland the second state in the nation to do so. The report, released in September 2020, illuminates Maryland LGBTQ history in rural, suburban and urban locations. The report will be the focus of a Montgomery History presentation available online starting Monday, April 11.

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