Beginning this Saturday, January 1, the use and sale of all #6 polystyrene (foam & rigid) plastic food service ware will be prohibited in Montgomery County.
Per Montgomery County:
A driver in a SUV struck an apartment building at 501B S. Frederick Ave in Gaithersburg on Thursday afternoon around 3:30pm, according to Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Pete Piringer.
MCFRS and Gaithersburg police are currently at the scene. There appears to be no structural damage to the building and no injuries reported.
Iron Age Korean Steakhouse at 1054 Rockville Pike in Rockville has announced that they are temporarily closing due to COVID-19 cases among the staff, and to allow time for staff members to get tested.
Full statement from the owner below:
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“I’ve heard from many residents about the problems they’re experienced at county-operated testing sites.
Due to the national shortage of tests and the strained staffing levels on site, the best guaranteed way to get a test is to make an appointment.
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:
Council meets on Jan. 4 to introduce, hold a public hearing and vote on an amended Board of Health regulation
For Immediate Release
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Thursday, December 30, 2021
On December 17, Blanca Kling, who passed away in January 2021, was awarded the Roscoe R. Nix Distinguished Community Leadership Award for serving Montgomery County residents for four decades.
Blanca began working as a Victim Assistant in Wheaton for Montgomery County Police in 1980. In 2005 she transitioned to the Public Information Division with the goal of helping to strengthen communications between the police department and the Hispanic community.
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Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Thursday, December 30, 2021
Friday, December 31 (New Year’s Eve) Metrorail will operate 7:00 a.m. until 1:00 a.m, opening two hours later than a normal weekday. Time of last train varies by station. […]
Olive & Loom, a Mediterranean-inspired lifestyle and apothecary boutique that opened in Pike & Rose in March 2019, announced via Instagram that it will be moving in with its sister business Kin & Care. Kin & Care is a hand -poured, small batch, scented candle company located in Kensington.
Owner Ferzan Jaeger, a Turkish-born mother of two who started her business inspired by the Turkish Baths/Hamam rooted in the rich history of the Ottoman Empire, announced on Instagram that the lease is up at the end of January. In Kensington, she says, they’ll be able to put both businesses under one roof and hope to continue the retail side of Olive & Loom, while offering candle pouring classes in the studio.
Einstein Bros. Bagels at 19114 Montgomery Village Ave in the Montgomery Village Shopping Center has permanently closed.
Signage on the front door directs customers to the location at 531 Quince Orchard Rd (Firstfield Shopping Center) in Gaithersburg.