Updated at 9:20am to reflect that there were three people involved in the crash
A collision involving three vehicles occurred on Clara Barton Parkway in the area of Little Falls Bridge at approximately 4:20am this morning, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue PIO Pete Piringer.
A fire at the Willow Manor At Fairland complex, in Fairland, has left approximately 30 units uninhabitable, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue PIO, Pete Piringer.
Rescue units were initially dispatched at around 11am for a fire in the stairwell of the apartment complex, which is a senior living center for adults 62 years and up.
Per Quince Orchard High School:
Performances run April 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th
Officer Mark Miles has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Maryland-National Capital Park Police, accusing them of discrimination and harassment. The lawsuit names the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and Stephanie Harvey (Miles’ former supervisor), as defendants.
Miles was transferred to Harvey’s unit in 2020, where he alleges Harvey called him “colored” and condoned racist remarks that officers made in text messages. According to NBC Washington, the lawsuit states that “Harvey and other officers repeatedly made racist, hateful and offensive comments on that text chain with impunity,” and “these comments included racial and other offensive ‘jokes,’ condoning ‘civil war’ or ‘race war’ and extremist militia groups, and overt threats of violence against African American citizens.”
Looking to clean out all of those old documents that have been taking up valuable space in your home or office? Join us at our Kensington Branch and we’ll help you shred your documents safely, securely, and for FREE!
After shredding, stick around to enjoy:
National physical rehab chain ATI Physical Therapy will be opening a new location at 9156 Rothbury Dr in Montgomery Village, the former site of PetValu.
Goldberg’s Bagels will close its Cabin John Village location “in a few weeks, ” according to the store. Established in 1998 and serving the DC Metro area since 2004, Goldberg’s New York Bagels offers award winning bagels and deli style cuisine.
Management told Store Reporter, who was one of the first to report the news, that “the rent has gotten too high and they won’t be back after the Passover holiday.”
F45 Training, an Australian franchisor and operator of fitness centers based in Austin, Texas, will be opening its fourth Montgomery County location in Germantown (current locations exist in Bethesda and Silver Spring, though Google lists Bethesda as temporarily closed), with an additional location opening soon in Olney.
The fitness center will open in the 3,299 SF location that was previously home to Da Marco The Italian Place at The Shops at Seneca Meadows shopping center, next to Wegmans and across from Siriwan Thai. Da Marco closed its Germantown location in April of 2020, following 4 years in Germantown. Part of the space is still available for lease and will include the outdoor dining patio for a future restaurant.
Earlier this month, Marriott celebrated the opening of its 8,000th property – Marriott Bethesda Downtown at Marriott HQ, a 12-story stylish retreat adjacent to Marriott International’s soon-to-open new global headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. The hotel opening signifies both a growth milestone for the company, as well as a remarkable moment in the Marriott story, as the company celebrates its 95th year. Marriott’s first lodging property, the Twin Bridges Marriott, opened in 1957 and was a four-story motor hotel in Arlington, Virginia.
The hotel’s restaurant, Seventh State, a historical nod to Maryland entering the union, also opened along with the restaurant. Seventh State offers a locally curated menu with items such as the Panuozzo, a wood-fired folded sandwich handmade with pizza dough and locally sourced ingredients. Floor-to-ceiling retractable glass walls open seasonally to outdoor seating, while a custom Italian wood-fire oven clad in bronze is a focal point of the open kitchen indoors.
Amazon announced earlier this month that it plans to close all 68 of its brick-and-mortar bookstores, pop-ups and shops carrying toys and home goods (including Amazon 4 Star) in the United States and United Kingdom.
Amazon has an Amazon 4 Star location in Montgomery Mall in Bethesda and one that was planned for Germantown, with signage at that location recently going up. The Montgomery Mall Amazon 4 Star location will be closing permanently today, March 19th. The Germantown location will no longer be opening, despite the recent signage that was erected prior to Amazon’s announcement.
Leon Harris returned to NBC 4 on Friday, his first time appearing on the air since his January 29 arrest for DUI.
Harris called his decision to drink and drive the “stupidest decision he could have made,” and said he knew that he let a lot of people down, and that is why he decided to take the past month to reflect and seek professional help.
Montgomery County Police have announced that they will be holding a community event on Saturday, May 14, at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds.
The event is in celebration of the departments 100th anniversary.