Bethesda

Bethesda favorite Raku will open Rakugaki at the Shops at Wildwood in the Fall of 2022. The 2,188-square-foot restaurant will be located at 10223 Georgetown Road near Sarah’s Handmade Ice Cream. Raku’s Bethesda and Cathedral Heights locations as well as Rakuya at Dupont Circle remain open.

When deciding on a new location, co-owner Marcel The said, “We love the Bethesda community which we have served for the past 25 years. We feel that Wildwood is the perfect choice for our newest restaurant where we will feature favorite menu items as well as introduce new offerings.”


Event

Beautiful venue; great art, gifts and hand-crafted items; refreshments; and meet the award-winning painters, photographers, mixed media artists, ceramicists, fiber artists, and more – some 40 artists in all. It’s an extraordinary array of framed wall works, 3-d media including sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, and fiber pieces, and unframed prints.

Among them, you’ll see:


Education

Interim Superintendent Dr. Monifa B. McKnight released an update today on the Antiracist Audit for Montgomery County Public Schools. According to MCPS, the Antiracist Audit is:

You can read more about the Antiracist Audit at www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/antiracist/


Olney

Trevon Brox, the 26-year-old from DC that was charged with shooting at a Maryland-National Capital Park Police Officer yesterday in Olney will be held without bond.

Brox waived his right to a bond hearing earlier this afternoon, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office.


Gaithersburg

King Auto Dealership is requesting approval to construct a new 15,725 square foot dealership building, 19,589 square foot expansion of the existing service center and site improvements. The new dealership building and service center building expansion will be located to the south of the Property.

The Subject Property is located at 953 North Frederick Avenue. The Property is 368,868 square feet and contains 94,774 square feet of dealership and service center buildings. The Property is accessible from North Frederick Avenue, Watkins Mill Road and Russell Avenue.


Business

New solar PV system will generate 20% of the office building’s electricity needs each year

Yesterday, The Tower Companies and Prospect Solar, LLC announced that The Tower Building, located at 1101 Wootton Parkway in Rockville, flipped the switch on Tower’s largest on-site solar photovoltaic (PV) system. The project is also the largest solar PV Canopy installation in the City of Rockville and will contribute to Maryland’s long-term goal of net-zero GHG emissions by 2045.