Maryland

The Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema has been the newspaper’s food critic for nearly 25 years. In a recent dining guide he highlighted “5 great affordable restaurants in the D.C. area”, which included Montgomery County’s El Chante Comedor y Fritanga Nica (photos below).

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MCDOT

According to Montgomery County, its FY24 Vision Zero report details a reduction in serious and fatal crashes, including a 28% decrease on high-injury network corridors, through initiatives such as new traffic signals, bikeways, sidewalks, and targeted enforcement.

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Announcement

HouseMouse Books is excited to announce the debut of Escape the Bookshop IV, our brand new limited-run escape room experience.

Escape the Bookshop games are always based on a real crime with connections to the DC region. They are designed and built by HouseMouse Books to be played in our atmospheric bookshop. This latest game was inspired by a true local museum theft and the goal is simple – to find the stolen object before the suspect flees the country!


Event

Butchers Alley is ten years old! To celebrate we’re throwing a can’t-miss cookout on Saturday August 29th from 11am-2pm. We’ll be grilling up free handcrafted burgers for the first 150 customers, tasting some of our favorite products and we’ve got a few fantastic raffle prizes for you like a $100 catering gift card, a free paella party for four and a butcher's pick bundle of our favorite cuts.

We’ll see you Saturday August 29th from 11am-2pm for great burgers, good times and celebration of 10 years of Butchers Alley!


Rockville

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation will host an in-person meeting on Dec. 5 at Rosemary Hills Elementary School to present walkability study findings for Rosemary Hills and Rock Creek Forest elementary schools, discussing sidewalk and safety needs to improve walking and biking routes for students. (more…)


Gaithersburg

Chi-Chi’s, once a popular Mexican restaurant chain, faced a steep decline after a deadly hepatitis A outbreak in 2003, which sickened hundreds and led to multiple lawsuits. Combined with financial struggles and increased competition, the chain ultimately filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations in the U.S. shortly after. (more…)


MCDOT

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) has announced that due to crane work on Monroe Street in Rockville, Ride On bus routes 464754, and 56 will experience detours on Saturday, Nov. 23. Details of the detours can be found below, courtesy MCDOT: (more…)