Montgomery County has been home to many firsts, but here are ten you not have known about:
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Bethesda
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The images below show just a small fraction of the damage from different areas across Montgomery County.
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While there’s a lot of campaigning left to do, I decided to put together a panel of six people that are pretty involved in the happenings within our county so that we can figure out which candidates may be leading this race a few months before the primaries.
Our panel consists of the following people (top left to right in the photo, then bottom left to right):
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The renovation of the theater to include reclining seats, upgrades concession offerings, etc. will start soon. It appears as though AMC is upping their game ahead of the Cinepolis Luxury theater that is supposed to arrive just a couple miles down the street in the Kentlands later this year (November 2018). AMC will remain open during renovations.
Earlier this week we broke the news that Dave & Buster’s officially executed the lease with Rio. They are still in the process of acquiring all of the proper permits, but according to the e-mail it is expected to open sometime in 2019.
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We sifted through the hundreds of MoCo facts we’ve come across and chose these ten to share with you today.
1. Brookeville was the United States capital for a day on August 26th, 1814 after the British troops burned down the White House during the War of 1812.
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This morning, a call was made to Churchill High School in Potomac saying there is a bomb in the school, according to an e-mail sent by Churchill principal, Joan Benz. […]
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His proposal to let voters decide the fate of cannabis legalization would put the issue on the November 2018 ballot. If he fails to make it happen this session, the next opportunity would be the November 2020 ballot.
“Due to the ongoing debate about medical marijuana licensing in Maryland, I would say the odds of advancing a legalization referendum are under 50% right now.” Moon told me. He does, however, feel confident that voters would approve legalization if it was to make it on the ballot.
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It has been nearly 9 years since Korson founded the company in August of 2009. Since then he has brought in many former college and professional athletes to teach youngsters the fundamentals in a an open-registration, recreation-level sports program, which also includes a travel program that has helped earn hundreds of athletes spots on high school teams, and placed dozens of athletes in college.
Korson had to hire his own coach as a baseball player at Whitman High School and that led to a high school career which earned him a scholarship to Florida Gulf Coast University and propelled him into the Walt Whitman High School Sports Hall of Fame.
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The 7,000 square foot market will be located in Poolesville Plaza next to Tractor Supply and will offer fresh produce, dairy, and meats in an inviting neighborhood setting, according to their Facebook page.
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The new plan, which is about half the size of the older plan, now looks very similar to Downtown Crown in Gaithersburg. Regency Centers made these changes after community residents voiced concerns over the previous plans.
Below is the part of Downtown Crown that I feel these illustrations resemble (courtesy of Smart Urban Living).
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While an exact date has not been given, the restaurant is expected to open within the next few months.
Check them out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/doghausbethesda