Bethesda

Three Local Churches Vandalized Over the Weekend, Two Involving Arson

By Patrick Herron

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to North Bethesda United Methodist Church (10100 Old Georgetown Rd) in North Bethesda on Saturday, July 9, around 1:30am after the church’s fire alarm system was activated.  Firefighters located several areas where small fires were set, or attempted to be set, inside of the church. Damages are estimated to be around $1,000. Investigators also located damaged head stones and scattered broken wood pieces at Wildwood Baptist Church at 10200 Old Georgetown Rd, right down the road from United Methodist.

On Sunday, July 10, MCFRS responded to a fire alarm at the St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Church (9601 Old Georgetown Rd) shortly before 2am and arrived to find several pews on fire inside the church, according to a our Public Safety Correspondent Cordell Pugh. The fire was knocked down a short time later. Sixty-five firefighters responded to the scene and there were no injuries reported. Damages are estimated to be around $50,000.

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Early Morning Fire at Bethesda Church, Arson Suspected

By Patrick Herron

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to a fire alarm at the St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Church on Old Georgetown Rd. around 2:15am Sunday morning and arrived to find several pews on fire inside the church, according to a our Public Safety Correspondent Cordell Pugh. The fire was knocked down a short time later. Sixty-five firefighters responded to the scene and there were no injuries reported. NBC4 reports that this is the second act of vandalism at St. Jane Frances in the past two days, although information on the first incident has not been released. 

 

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Milk Bar Now Available at Ensemble in Bethesda

By Patrick Herron

Items from popular New York based bakery Milk Bar are now available at Ensemble Digital Kitchen at 4856 Cordell Ave in Bethesda. Items/flavors featured on the menu include cookies (Confetti, Compost, Cornflake Chocolate Chip, Blueberry & Cream, Corn, and Chocolate Confetti), truffles (B’day, Chocolate B’day, Red Velvet, Strawberry, and Gluten Free B’day), slices of Milk Bar pie, birthday cake, and strawberry shortcake.

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Suki Hana Now Open in Montgomery & Wheaton Malls

By Patrick Herron

Suki Hana has opened up locations in both the Montgomery and Wheaton mall food courts, although the two locations appear to have completely different menus. The Montgomery Mall kiosk menu features sushi, rolls, salads, and bowls. Selections include Spicy Tuna Roll, Shrimp Tempura Roll, Black Dragon Roll, Seaweed Salad, and Green Poke Bowl. The Wheaton Mall location features chicken, beef, and shrimp Teryaki platters, as well as fried dumplings and tempura.

The signage at the Montgomery Mall location originally referred to the restaurant as “Sarku Hana,” but was quickly updated to ‘Suki Hana’, since there is no connection between the restaurant and Sarku Japan, which is also located in the Montgomery Mall food court.

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Moorenko’s in Montgomery Mall Has Closed

By Patrick Herron

Moorenko’s in Montgomery Mall has closed. The ice cream shop, which opened in 2020, was located in a kiosk (previously home to Cookie Dough & Co.) on the lower level of the mall.  All signage and equipment has been removed.  Moorenko’s still has scoop shops in Silver Spring (8030 Georgia Ave) and Capital Hill, DC, and their ice cream is also served at Henry’s Sweet Retreat at 4823 St Elmo Ave in Bethesda. Ice cream flavors the company makes includes Bittersweet Chocolate, Blackberry Chocolate Chip, Cherry Stracciatella, Cinnamon Cappuccino, Cotton Candy Gummy Bear, Honey Lavender, and White Chocolate Mint.

News of Moorenko’s closing was first reported by Robert Dyer.

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Stretch Zone to Open July 9 in Cabin John

By Patrick Herron

Stretch Zone, the nation’s first and largest practitioner-assisted stretching company, will be opening its newest location at 7901 Tuckerman Lane in Cabin John Center this Saturday, July 9. Stretch Zone opened its first MoCo location at 251 Kentlands Blvd in Gaithersburg back in February.

About: Stretch Zone is practitioner assisted stretching which gradually increases a client’s range of motion.  The best part about Stretch Zone is that it applies to everyone.  Young athletes through older clientele who want to remain active can all benefit from stretching, and of course everyone in between as well.  Our sedentary lifestyles lead to muscle tension and we all need to flex muscles in order to keep our body tones and our posture correct so that we can continue to move throughout our lives.  Stretch Zone is a key component to helping all of us live a healthier lifestyle.

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Montgomery Parks to Host Virtual Community Meeting on Proposed Dog Park at Willard Avenue Neighborhood Park

By Patrick Herron
Yappy Hour Popup dog park at Elm Street urban park in Bethesda, MD on June 28th. Photographs by Tony Ventouris Photography.

Montgomery Parks staff will present information about the proposed dog park and encourage input and questions from meeting attendees.

WHEN: Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 7-8:30 p.m.

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Brickside Has Closed Permanently in Bethesda

By MCS Staff

Brickside Food & Drink has announced that the location has closed. The bar and restaurant opened with a prohibition-era them in 2013, by the owners of Adams Morgan’s Grand Central, at 4866 Cordell Ave. After nearly a decade operating in business, the following message was left on the restaurant website:

“Thank you to all our patrons.  We regret to inform you that we have decided to move on to new ventures and Brickside is officially closed for business.  We hope to see you at one of our other sister restaurants.

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Child Rescued From Billy Goat Trail on C&O Canal on Sunday

By MCS Staff

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Units (MCFRS) were called to the scene of a person who was injured by a fall on Billy Goat Trail A at the C&O canal at approximately noon on Sunday, according to MCFRS PIO Pete Piringer.

The fall occurred in the area of TM2/traverse and the units arrived to find an injured juvenile patient (pre-teen). The child was extracted by boat and the rescue team crews moved the patient to EMS that was awaiting in a staging area after hiking down around the north side of the traverse to the Seift Water Rescue boats (Potomac River). After evaluation, the child was transported to the hospital with Pri3 (non-urgent and non life-threatening) injuries.

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Approval Recommended for ‘Shops at Travilah’ Development

By MCS Staff

Signs are up, and have been for a couple months, at the future site of the ‘Shops at Travilah’ development on the south side of Travilah Road, approximately 250 feet west of its intersection with Piney Meetinghouse Rd. Montgomery Planning Staff recommended approval with conditions earlier this year.

Shops at Travilah, Preliminary Plan No. 120210090 was submitted on February 24, 2021 by the Applicant, Travilah-WHM, LP (“Applicant”) to create one (1) lot on 1.96 acres of land in the NR Zone (Attachment A). The Preliminary Plan anticipates future standard method development totaling 18,443 square feet of non- residential uses, which will require a subsequent site plan approval. The development is proposed within two buildings: Building A will be a 5,681- square-foot building with approximately four units/bays will be erected on the northern half of the Property and contain a mix of neighborhood serving retail uses and/or a restaurant. Building B will be a 12,762 square foot day care building will be located on the southern half of the Subject Property. Approximately 9,468 square feet of outdoor space behind the daycare will be fenced to enclose a playground/recreation area.

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