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New Season of CBS’s Survivor to Feature Contestant From MoCo

Published September 14, 2022 at 10:10AM

Owen Knight, originally from Bethesda (now residing in New Orleans), will be a cast member on the upcoming 43rd season of Survivor, which premieres next Wednesday, September 21 at 8pm on CBS. Owen was born in Korea and adopted when he was four months old. He grew up in Bethesda and graduated from Walt Whitman High School in 2010, where he was on both the football and rowing teams. During this time Owen also swam for the Montgomery County Swim League and worked at Bethesda Row’s Georgetown Cupcake. After high school Owen went on to study business administration at Tulane University, where he now works as the Director of Admission Engagement.

Owen tells us, “I am very privileged to have grown up in Montgomery County! My parents moved away when I was in college, but I still get to visit multiple times a year for work. I still go out of my way to eat at Ledo’s and Bethesda Bagels, and ironically, one of my family’s favorites growing up was Louisiana Express.”

Former Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief James Seavey Sr’s Name to Be Added to National Firefighter’s Memorial Wall

By MCS Staff

Published September 13, 2022 at 6:12PM

This week it was announced that a plaque with the name of former Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief James Seavey Sr. will be added to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation memorial wall in Emmitsburg, Maryland. An honored first responder in the greater D.C. area for 42 years and a key member of state, regional, and national fire and rescue organizations, James Perrine Seavey, Sr., passed away September 4, 2018, after a courageous five-year battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Seavey’s death will be considered a line of duty death, with his battle with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma presumed to have been a result of contact with toxic substances during his 42 years of service as a first responder, per the Bethesda Patch.

Per his obituary, Seavey was born in D.C., but raised in Bethesda’s Westmoreland Hills. His calling began in 1976 as a 16-year-old Walt Whitman High School volunteer at the Glen Echo Fire Department. There he rose to the rank of Assistant Chief. He moved to the Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department in 1990 and took office as Fire/Rescue Chief in 1992, a post he held until retiring on Dec. 31, 2017.

Farrow & Ball to Open December 2022 at Bethesda Row

By MCS Staff

Published September 13, 2022 at 9:21AM

Farrow & Ball, the U.K. based paint and wallpaper brand, is opening a new location at Federal Realty’s Bethesda Row in December 2022. The showroom will be located at 7118 Bethesda Lane next to Simon Pearce and The Shade Store and will offer color consultations, decorating inspiration and advice. The space was originally planned to be the home of Little Sesame before the restaurant made the decision to concentrate on its hummus production and distribution earlier this summer

Per the press release: Farrow & Ball has been based in Dorset, England, since 1946. To this day, the brand remains dedicated to creating richly pigmented paints and handcrafted wallpapers using only the highest-quality ingredients. The result is a directional palette of paint colors with an extraordinary response to light and artisanal wallpapers with a tactile finish, uniquely achieved by printing paint on paper. Together, they transform homes of all kinds, inside and out, all over the world. From the signature chalky matt of Estate Emulsion to the durability of washable Modern Emulsion, each high-performance finish is carefully crafted with a precise balance of pigments and a low-VOC water base, creating an extraordinary depth of color and a beautiful finish.

True Food Kitchen Gets $100 Million Investment

By MCS Staff

Published September 9, 2022 at 3:48PM

True Food Kitchen, the award-winning restaurant brand that has two Montgomery County locations (Bethesda and Gaithersburg), announced a significant round of capital investment led by two new investors, HumanCo and Manna Tree, supported by existing investor Centerbridge Partners. The more than $100 million round of funding is the largest investment for the 42-unit restaurant brand that was founded in 2008 by Dr. Andrew Weil, creator of the anti-inflammatory food pyramid and world-renowned leader and pioneer in the field of integrative medicine. The HumanCo team has several key investors, including Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra, who have joined Oprah Winfrey and others in backing the restaurant brand.

“This investment enables us to truly broaden our mission to help well-being through more accessible, real food,” said Christine Barone, CEO of True Food Kitchen. “This capital will unlock a tremendous amount of potential for our future, allowing us to expand our footprint, launch smaller formats, and ultimately allow more people across the country to experience great tasting food that is truly good for you.”

Koo Koo Kanga Roo Will Play Free Show at Montgomery Mall Next Month

By MCS Staff

Published September 8, 2022 at 6:00PM | Updated September 10, 2022 at 9:27AM

Come dance and sing with worldwide super stars, Koo Koo Kanga Roo and Baltimore-based mega-talent, Baby Beats with Max and Root! A beloved featured musical artist on “Go Noodle” during Montgomery County Public Schools virtual learning, Westfield Montgomery now invites our smallest shoppers and friends to see the performers that brought us so much fun and joy in your living rooms- in person! The event will take place on Saturday, October 1st and anyone interested can register here.

Opening for Koo Koo Kanga Roo, jam to the ABC’s with Max and Root, a Baltimore Based hip hop and beatboxing duo straight out of Baltimore. In between listen to a couple of tunes from children’s performers from Bach to Rock Music School.

YMCA of Metropolitan Washington and BCC Rotary Present 40th Annual Turkey Chase on Thanksgiving Day

By MCS Staff

Published September 8, 2022 at 5:43PM

Per the YMCA: Each year, for the past 39 years, the YMCA Bethesda-Chevy Chase and the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rotary have teamed up to host the annual Turkey Chase Charity Race. The event has run each year, except during Covid, on Thanksgiving Day in Bethesda and is the largest 10K in Montgomery County. This year, after a two year hiatus of the live event (it’s been held as a virtual event the past two years,) the event will take place with a live 10K run on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24.

In addition to the live 10K race, there remains a virtual option that allows registrants to walk, run or bike on their own any date from Nov. 12 to Nov. 27. Participants may choose to do a 5K run or walk (or a combination,) a two-mile fun run/walk or a 10-mile bike ride. Families, organizations and companies are encouraged to enroll and participate as teams in both the live and virtual options. Registration is open at turkeychase.com. On Thanksgiving Day, the 10K leads off at 8:30 a.m. in front of the YMCA (9401 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda, Md.) with the three turkey mascots—Goblet, Giblet and Gravy. Race packets may be picked up at the YMCA Bethesda-Chevy Chase on Nov. 22 and 23 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on race day (Thanksgiving morning) from 6 to 8:35 a.m.

Classes for Adults to Learn Basic Bicycle Skills and Training Will Be Available in September, October and November

By Patrick Herron

Published September 7, 2022 at 5:49PM

Each class begins at 10 a.m. and lasts for three hours. The classes are open to residents 18-and-over who have never previously ridden a bike or who have not done so in a long time.

Advance registration is required to participate in the “Learn to Ride and Basic Skills Training Bike Classes.” The cost of each class is $10 for Montgomery County residents. There is no charge for WABA or Capital Bikeshare members. Classes are limited to 25 people and often fill up quickly.

Owners of Home Where Two Maryland Sisters Tragically Died in a Fire Last Month Face 58 Building Code Violations

By MCS Staff

Published September 7, 2022 at 7:41AM

Jillian Wiener, 21, and Lindsay Wiener, 19, both of Potomac, were killed in an early morning house fire in the Southampton hamlet of Noyac in August. The sisters, who are both graduates of The Holton Arms School in Bethesda, were vacationing with family, according to Lt. Susan Ralph of the Southampton Town Police Department. The owners of the home the Wiener family was renting now face 58 building code violations, according to a Daily Mail report.

According to the report, the owners of the home, Pamela and Peter Miller, “were arraigned on August 29 and faced various building charges, including the smoke alarms that weren’t working.” They are scheduled to be back in court on September 30th.

Fall Cleaning of Montgomery County Public Parking Garages in Bethesda, Silver Spring and Wheaton to Begin on Sunday, Sept. 11

By Patrick Herron

Published September 6, 2022 at 7:59PM

Some garages will experience partial closures during the cleanings, including select entrance/exit areas and ramps. The full schedule of garage cleanings can be viewed here.

MCDOT performs spring and fall washdowns to keep garages clean and help keep grease, oil and debris out of local waterways. Regular cleanings prevent deterioration from prolonged exposure to salt, sand, oils, gas, dirt, pollen and leaves.

‘County Schools’ Coming of Age: Bethesda as the Textbook Example’ Will Be Focus of Montgomery History Presentation Starting Monday, Sept. 5

By Patrick Herron

Published September 5, 2022 at 11:58AM

This richly illustrated talk, in partnership with Bethesda Historical Society, will detail the ways that Bethesda schools set the pace for education in Montgomery County Public Schools. The discussion traces the history of County public schools to the early 1900s.

There is no charge to view the presentation. Advance registration is not required.

Sarah Langenkamp Was Tragically Killed Riding Her Bike Home From Her Son’s Elementary School on August 25th; Her Husband Has Raised Over $220K for Safer Streets Since Her Death

By MCS Staff

Published September 5, 2022 at 8:18AM

Sarah Langenkamp was a U.S. Diplomat with the State Department for 17 years. Langenkamp was the mother of two young children and had recently relocated to Bethesda with her husband, Dan Langenkamp, and their two sons. In an interview with The Washington Post, Dan Langenkamp stated, “We returned to the United States for our safety. She was supposed to be safe, and to me, it is absolutely unconscionable that she would be safer in Ukraine than she would be on streets in the Washington metro area.”

On Thursday, August 25th, Sarah Joan Langenkamp was killed when she was struck by a flatbed truck at approximately 4:05 p.m. on River Road in Bethesda as she was riding home form her son’s elementary school. A preliminary investigation by detectives with the Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) revealed that both the driver of a red 2014 Volvo D13 flatbed truck and the bicyclist were traveling east on River Rd. 42-year-old Sarah Joan Langenkamp was in the bicycle lane when the Volvo turned right into the parking lot of 5244 River Rd. and struck Langenkamp, who was run over by the truck. Langenkamp was pronounced dead on scene.