The Montgomery County Planning Board has scheduled two public hearings in September to gather community feedback on the proposed Friendship Heights Sector Plan, a long-term vision for the area’s future growth and redevelopment.
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The lifelike policeman sculpture in Friendship Heights Village, titled “Oh, It’s You, Welcome!” by artist J. Seward Johnson Jr., was dedicated on April 29, 2000, as part of the Village of Friendship Heights collection.
EYA and Bernstein Management Corporation (BMC) are under contract to redevelop the former GEICO headquarters site in Friendship Heights, marking a major step toward transforming the long-vacant corporate campus into a new mixed-use residential community.
Metro will suspend Red Line service between North Bethesda and Friendship Heights from July 6 through September 7, 2026, to accommodate major construction work.
The former Amazon Fresh grocery store in Friendship Heights removed its permanent exterior signage from the building on Monday, following Amazon’s nationwide shutdown of its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go grocery stores earlier this month.
Friendship Heights Sector Plan Preliminary Recommendations Presented to Community and Planning Board
The Montgomery County Planning Department presented the preliminary recommendations of the Friendship Heights Sector Plan today to the Montgomery County Planning Board. Last week, the plan team also presented the preliminary recommendations to community members at two events, reaching over 150 people, according to Montgomery Planning.
Montgomery County Police have charged a Virginia man in connection with two sexual assaults that occurred in Montgomery County in the late 1980s and 1990, and investigators believe there may be additional victims who have not yet come forward.
Just Salad is continuing its rapid expansion across the DMV with another new location planned just outside of Montgomery County, this time in Friendship Heights.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded late Monday morning to a high-rise fire at the Highland House apartments, located at 5480 Wisconsin Avenue in Friendship Heights. MCFRS initially reported heavy smoke on the 15th floor, confirming an active fire inside an apartment as crews worked to bring the blaze under control.
The Glen Echo Fire Department has announced its Fall Open House will be held on Saturday, October 4, from 11am through 2:00pm. Their Fall Open House will once again be held at their Fire Station 711 on Massachusetts Avenue.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has shared that 2nd District officers are investigating a shooting in the 4400 block of S. Park Ave. in Chevy Chase.