Bethesda-based Imagination Stage received a three-year grant from the Kaiser Permanente Fund at the East Bay Community Foundation to expand its educational theater programs promoting children’s mental health. The initiatives include Empathy Quest, an interactive play for elementary students focused on empathy and self-regulation, and RISE UP, a virtual workshop designed to help educators address mental health challenges in schools.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) arrested 22-year-old Terrance Barfield and 18-year-old Jaylen Cunningham, both of Washington, D.C., in connection with an armed robbery at Manny & Olga’s Pizza in Bethesda, with investigators later linking Barfield to three additional pizza restaurant robberies across Montgomery County between September 23 and October 1.
Update: Authorities later confirmed that the adult with traumatic injuries did not survive. The U.S. Park Police is investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services […]
Montgomery County Police responded late Monday morning to a reported stabbing in Chevy Chase late Monday morning.
Ro Sushi Co., the highly anticipated Japanese and sushi concept led by Chef Sergii Mainyi, will officially open on Thursday, October 16, inside Elena James at 8551 Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase.
One of Montgomery County’s most beloved park icons just got a fresh new look. Porky the Litter Eater, the talking trash pig who has been delighting (and occasionally startling) generations of parkgoers at Cabin John Regional Park, recently received a full makeover from Montgomery Parks. A video of Porky’s updates is available below.
Early Sunday, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a rollover collision with reported entrapment on the Inner Loop of I-495 between Rockville Pike and Connecticut Avenue. (more…)
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) began enhancing bike lanes along MD 190 (River Road) in Bethesda on Wednesday, October 8. The project is taking place between Brookside Drive and Little Falls Parkway and is expected to be completed by the end of October, weather permitting.
Last year, we shared that Sense of Thai announced plans to expand into Maryland with a new restaurant at Westbard Square in Bethesda. After construction began in July, permanent signage is now up at 5314 Zenith Overlook (more…)
Gold Bunny Donuts is set to open in November at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, taking over the space recently occupied by Donutchew, near the food court and next to Macy’s. (more…)
Sir Walter Raleigh Inn is fondly remembered as an affordable steakhouse known for its extensive salad bar, making it a popular spot for homecoming dinners and birthday celebrations. The Montgomery Village location, now a CVS, closed in 2005, but the chain once had multiple locations across the DC Metro area, including Baltimore, Bethesda, Wheaton, and Alexandria. (more…)