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WWE Honors National Medal of Honor Recipient, and Walter Johnson Alumnus, Captain Flo Groberg During Royal Rumble

By MCS Staff

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) honored National Medal of Honor recipient, Retired U.S. Army Capt. Florent “Flo” Groberg, at January’s Royal Rumble. Groberg was born in Poissy, France, May 8, 1983 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen, Feb. 27, 2001. He graduated from Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, MD, in June of the same year.

Groberg attended the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) and competed in varsity track and cross country. In May 2006, Groberg graduated from UMD with a bachelor’s degree in criminology and criminal justice.

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Bethesda’s Phillips Realty Capital Acquired

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Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC (BWE), the commercial and multifamily mortgage banking subsidiary of Enterprise Community Investment Inc. (Enterprise), announced in January that it acquired Bethesda-based, Phillips Realty Capital (Phillips).

Based in Bethesda, with offices in Alexandria, Charlottesville and Richmond, VA, Phillips has been a fixture in the Washington, D.C. real estate community for 85 years. Led by C. Stephen Shaw, Jr., now executive vice president, the team of experienced commercial real estate finance professionals will now be part of a national, privately-owned platform that will provide expanded financing solutions for its clients.

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Edith’s Pizza in Bethesda to Give Away Free Pizza Two Days Next Week

By Patrick Herron

Edith’s is the upcoming restaurant from Breads Unlimited, located just a few doors down at 6914 Arlington Rd.  Edith’s will be releasing information on their opening date in the next few days.

The restaurant says they wanted to create a couple of days for the community to come and visit the anticipated pizza shop, and “to try our pizza, and to give us feedback on what they would like.  At the bakery, we always adapt to what the community wants and needs are. We will continue that tradition with the pizza shop and create a menu that is representative of the community and what they enjoy to eat!”

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Rakugaki, a New Sushi Restaurant by Raku, To Open at Wildwood

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Bethesda favorite Raku will open Rakugaki at the Shops at Wildwood in the Fall of 2022. The 2,188-square-foot restaurant will be located at 10223 Georgetown Road near Sarah’s Handmade Ice Cream. Raku’s Bethesda and Cathedral Heights locations as well as Rakuya at Dupont Circle remain open.

When deciding on a new location, co-owner Marcel The said, “We love the Bethesda community which we have served for the past 25 years. We feel that Wildwood is the perfect choice for our newest restaurant where we will feature favorite menu items as well as introduce new offerings.”

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MoCo-Based Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.42 Billion Contract

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The United States Department of Defense announced the contract awarded to Bethesda’s Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin, which is headquartered in Montgomery County, has been awarded a $1,420,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the C-130J mission sustainment support effort.

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AMC to Take Over ArcLight Theater Space in Montgomery Mall

By Patrick Herron

AMC now lists “AMC Montgomery 16” at 7101 Democracy Blvd (Westfield Montgomery Mall) in Bethesda, the former site of ArcLight Cinema, on its website.  ArcLight announced back in April that due to losses during the pandemic, they would not be reopening any of their locations, including the one at Montgomery Mall.

A spokesperson for Westfield Montgomery’s parent company Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), wrote in an email to Bethesda Beat on Monday that they had “nothing to announce officially yet,” in regards to the theater.

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Person Struck by Train at Bethesda Metro Station

By Patrick Herron

Metro Transit Police are currently investigating an incident that occurred today at the Bethesda Metro Station where a person was struck by a train.

One adult was transported by EMS with priority 1 trauma (highest level), according to Pete Piringer, Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services.

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