Bethesda

Two MoCo Restaurants Top Eater’s ’15 Hottest New Restaurants Around D.C.’ List (April Edition)

By MCS Staff

Two Montgomery County restaurants (the only ones on the list) took the #1 and #2 spots in the latest Eater DC list, pointing diners toward the 15 most intriguing or otherwise buzzworthy new restaurants in the D.C. area.

#2 went to Planta, an upscale plant-based restaurant featuring a menu by Chef David Lee, that opened at 4910 Elm St at Bethesda Row in the location formerly occupied by Cafe Deluxe. Planta was founded in 2016 and currently has several locations in Florida, New York, and Toronto. Planta has been notable for serving a long list of different celebrities who aren’t plant-based like Rob Gronkowski, Bella Hadid, Hailey Bieber and more, pushing that the restaurant was created for everyone. The Bethesda Row location seats approximately 140 people inside, as well as an additional 50 people on an outdoor patio.

Go to Two MoCo Restaurants Top Eater’s ’15 Hottest New Restaurants Around D.C.’ List (April Edition) Read more

Two MoCo Pizza Spots Top Eater’s ‘7 Exciting New Pizza Places to Try Around D.C.’ List

By MCS Staff

Eater has released a list of ‘7 Exciting New Pizza Places to Try Around D.C.’ and the top two spots have got to two new Montgomery County restaurants.

Coming in at #2 is the recently opened Underground Pizza, which opened its first Montgomery County location in February after serving the area via pop-ups since 2020. Underground Pizza is located at 8235 Georgia Ave in Silver Spring. in the space that was formerly home to Olazzo.

Go to Two MoCo Pizza Spots Top Eater’s ‘7 Exciting New Pizza Places to Try Around D.C.’ List Read more

Alex Baby and Toys is Coming Soon to Montgomery Mall

By MCS Staff

Alex Baby and Toys, a new concept from FYE, will be coming soon to Montgomery Mall. It will be located downstairs next to Old Navy. Though the FYE website lists two locations at Montgomery Mall (doesn’t specify that the locations are not yet open), we are told there will only be one in the mall.

Signage is up on the exterior of the upcoming toy/baby product store, but construction remains ongoing inside. As of now, there aren’t many details as to what the store will provide, but the name is pretty telling.

Go to Alex Baby and Toys is Coming Soon to Montgomery Mall Read more

Bullis Alumnus Dwayne Haskins Died This Morning After Getting Hit By a Vehicle in Florida

By MCS Staff

Updated at 12:30am to reflect that Dwayne Haskins, Jr. was hit by a dump truck, rather than a car as was initially reported by Adam Schefter.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Bullis alumnus Dwayne Haskins, Jr. died this morning after getting hit by a vehicle (multiple reports are now stating it was a dump truck) in South Florida, per Haskins’ agent Cedric Saunders in. He would have turned 25 in May.

Go to Bullis Alumnus Dwayne Haskins Died This Morning After Getting Hit By a Vehicle in Florida Read more

French Bakery and Cafe, Paris in Town, Soft Opens in Bethesda

By MCS Staff

Paris in Town, a French bakery and Cafe based in Florida, is holding its soft opening Bethesda at 4903 Cordell Avenue in Bethesda. The cafe is located in the spot that was formerly home to Smashburger, Fuse Taco, and more.

Per its website: “Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, Homemade soups, Crepes and Pastries, Cafe au Lait, Espresso, Organic Teas. Imported Wine and Cheese, Escargots, Salads and Sandwiches, Smoked Salmon, European beers, Cappuccino, and a lot more.”

Go to French Bakery and Cafe, Paris in Town, Soft Opens in Bethesda Read more

Bethesda: Chicken on the Run Announces Closure

By MCS Staff

Chicken on the Run, a Peruvian chicken restaurant located 4933 St Elmo Ave in Bethesda, has announced its closure on the restaurant’s website.

The restaurant first opened its doors in 2002 and announced that it will be closing due to landlords not renewing the lease. The Chicken on the Run website states the business is closed and the full notice, which is cut off on the website, states the following:

Go to Bethesda: Chicken on the Run Announces Closure Read more

ProShares, a Bethesda-Based ETF Provider, Opens New Headquarters at The Wilson in Bethesda

By MCS Staff

ProShares, the Bethesda-based ETF provider who launched the first bitcoin-linked ETF in the United States last year, has announce the opening of its new headquarters at The Wilson on Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda, a sign of the fast-growing asset management firm’s commitment to the Greater Washington D.C. area.

ProShares has more than doubled in size over the past three years to over $70 billion under management, while launching innovative products like BITO, the first-ever bitcoin-linked ETF in the United States, and VERS, a new thematic ETF that allows investors to access the companies shaping the metaverse. The firm has grown to more than 160 employees, most of whom will work out of its new downtown headquarters.

Go to ProShares, a Bethesda-Based ETF Provider, Opens New Headquarters at The Wilson in Bethesda Read more

7-Year-Old Ashburton Elementary Student Has Died After Being Struck by a Vehicle at Bus Stop on Wednesday Morning

By Patrick Herron

The seven-year-old child that was struck by a vehicle on Wednesday morning at a bus stop at the intersection of Grosvenor Lane and King Charles Way in Bethesda has died as a result of his injuries, according to a report by Caitlynn Peetz.

The child was a student at Ashburton Elementary School in Bethesda. He was waiting at the bus stop Wednesday morning with his father and 18-month-old sibling when the driver of a Honda Accord left the roadway and struck all three.

Go to 7-Year-Old Ashburton Elementary Student Has Died After Being Struck by a Vehicle at Bus Stop on Wednesday Morning Read more
View More Stories