DC Man Arrested for Wheaton Carjacking
Anthony Lavar Millhouse of Washington DC has been arrested and charged over a carjacking that occurred in Wheaton around 6PM on March 30th. Millhouse was pulled over and arrested later that evening in PG County
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Beyond MoCo: Silver Diner to Open DC Location Near Nats Park
Silver Diner has announced they will be opening up a new location in Southeast DC in the spring of 2022.
Two Friends From MoCo to Bike Over 4,000 Miles to Raise Money For Teen Suicide Prevention
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State of Maryland Issues Memo Saying County Health Departments Must Follow State’s Phasing For COVID-19 Vaccine
The State of Maryland issued a memo yesterday which said counties must follow the state’s vaccine eligibility guidelines. The state of Maryland is currently in stage 2A. You can find a list of the different stages and who is currently eligible for the vaccine here.
Pro-Confederacy “Maryland, My Maryland” No Longer State Song
The Maryland Senate voted unanimously on Friday to remove “Maryland, My Maryland” as the official state song. It had been Maryland’s official song since 1939.
Gaithersburg Featured Briefly (sort of) in New Blockbuster Documentary
In the 2020 documentary The Last Blockbuster, now available on Netflix, you can briefly see a return envelope with a Gaithersburg address.
A Restaurant Owner (QO Alum) Drove 6 Hours to Cook for Customer with Cancer
Steve Chu, QO alum and owner of Baltimore restaurant Ekiben, packed up and headed to Vermont when he learned that one of his customers, who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, was craving one of their dishes.
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A Guide to the 2021 National Cherry Blossom Festival
By Amy Lusignan
Toys R Us Plans to Have Stores Again
Back in 2018, Toys R Us closed the doors to all of their stores. The toy store, which had its first ever location in MoCo, had experienced declining sales for years and filed for bankruptcy in the year prior.
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5/17 Update: Swingers DC opens on Friday, June 18th
Beyond MoCo: Swingers Coming to DC
Brian Nicholson, a MoCo Native, is the Youngest Krispy Kreme General Manager in Company History
Krispy Kreme recently opened a new shop at a Columbia Heights in Washington DC with general manager Brian Nicholson leading the way.