Update: December 13, 2021 – Shirley Jones has been located safe and unharmed.
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12/23 Update: Broadway Pizza will be closing permanently on Christmas Eve
12/21 Update: Message from Broadway Pizza
ProShares, a premiere provider of ETFs based in Bethesda, launched the first bitcoin-linked ETF in the United States (NYSE Ticker: BITO) back on October 19th.
After the October launch, over $1 billion was invested into it in two days, making it the the fastest that any exchange-traded fund has reached that milestone.
Potomac Native Christopher Williams Chosen by NASA as a New Astronaut Candidate; Over 12,000 Applied
Potomac Native Christopher Williams Chosen by NASA as a New Astronaut Candidate; Over 12,000 Applied
Earlier today, NASA announced that they had selected a class of new astronaut candidates. Out of over 12,000 hopefuls who applied, only 10 were selected.
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Westfield will have expanded hours at Montgomery and Wheaton Malls this holiday season. The hours for each day until January 3 can be seen below:
Celebrate the holiday season from 1-4pm at the Norfolk Avenue Streetery (corner of Norfolk and St. Elmo Avenues) in downtown Bethesda with live ice sculpting, live music and more!
Thank you to 97.1 WASH-FM for supporting Bethesda’s Winter Wonderland. If you can’t make it to the festival, you can still listen to the music live.
The Washington Football Team is on to its fourth kicker of the season, after signing MoCo native Brian Johnson off of the Chicago Bears practice squad.
In an unlikely sequence of events in Washington’s Monday Night Football victory, the Football Team saw kicker Joey Slye get his extra point blocked then suffer a hamstring injury while attempting to chase down Rasheem Green, who ended up returning it all the way to give Seattle 2 points before the half.
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New Washington Wizards guard, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (KCP), is now a MoCo resident. Biz Journals recently reported that the NBA player bought a home in Potomac for $4.9 million.
According to our real estate expert, Nurit Coombe (The Agency DC), the home, which is located on Newhall Road in Potomac, was originally listed for $5,499,000 and later changed to $4,999,000, before closing at $4,900,000.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to a large single family home with the roof on fire located on the 9000 block of Holly Leaf Lane in Bethesda around 4pm Monday.
MCFRS arrived to heavy fire conditions and a partially collapsed roof, according to Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer.
It has been nearly two years (December 2019) since we learned that Frank Pepe’s would be opening its first Maryland pizzeria right here in MoCo– in Montgomery Mall.
After many delays, we learned this past summer that the restaurant was back on track to open, as they were given their beer and wine license in a hearing that took place at 10am on September 2nd.