Aspen Hill

Patient First opened its Aspen Hill location last month in the Aspen Manor shopping center on Georgia Avenue, next to Outback Steakhouse. The location was even the subject of local television commercials advertising the opening. Though the commercials still air and say the urgent and primary care facility will be “opening soon,” it has already opened.

Patient Care expanded its services in Maryland with the opening of a new medical center Aspen Hill, MD, on Thursday, December 2, 2021. The new center, located at 13671 Georgia Ave, Aspen Hill, MD 20906-5214, provides area residents with walk-in, non-appointment access to urgent and primary medical care services 365 days a year, including all holidays.


Derwood

Golden Bakery, a Persian and middle eastern bread factory and bakery, will hold its grand opening at 15841 Redland Road in Derwood on February 6th from 2pm-5pm.

The bakery specializes in Persian breads, and touts its experience in making “the finest Taftoon and Sangak bread.” In addition to the bread factory and bakery, Golden Bakery plans to also have a middle eastern grocery section.


Bethesda

Enviva is the world’s largest producer of industrial wood pellets, which are used an energy source used to generate electricity and heat. The company was founded in 2004 and was first located in Richmond, Virginia before moving to Bethesda in 2011. 

On Wednesday the company announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with its first U.S.-based customer, detailing plans to significantly accelerate its capital expansion timeline due to recent commercial momentum with power and heat generators and with industrials in hard-to-abate sectors. The business update also included preliminary 2021 financial results.


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:


MoCo Government

The Public Safety (PS) Committee will meet virtually on Monday, Jan. 24 at 9:30 a.m. to discuss Expedited Bill 49-21, Police – Police Accountability Board – Administrative Charging Committee – Established, which would establish a Police Accountability Board (PAB) and Administrative Charging Committee (ACC) for the County. Bill 49-21 was introduced by the Council President at the request of the County Executive.

The members of the PS Committee include Chair Sidney Katz, Council President Gabe Albornoz and Councilmember Tom Hucker.


Restaurant

This past summer we let you know that El Mercat Bar De Tapas would be taking over the spot that was most recently home to Gumbo Ya Ya, at 101 Gibbs Street Unit C in Rockville Town Square.

The restaurant held a ticketed preview dinner event this weekend, and will be opening for dinner service to the public tomorrow (Monday, January 23) starting at 5pm, with lunch and brunch arriving in the coming weeks.


Rockville

The Rockville City Police Department responded to a car fire in the driveway of a home on the 1300 block of Gladstone Dr this morning around 6:30am. According to RCPD, the fire appears to have been purposely set on fire.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue is conducting the follow up investigation.


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