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McKnew Park in Burtonsville Will Have a New Playground Soon

Published April 30, 2022 at 8:00AM

The current project at McKnew Local Park in Burtonsville will renovate the existing playground and picnic area for multi-purpose recreation and leisure uses while providing accessibility and stormwater management.

The existing playground was installed in 1998. It will be removed and a new playground will be installed in its place. Local park playgrounds are typically 3,500 to 5,000 square feet in size and include playground equipment to meet the needs of children from ages 2-12, and seating for caregivers. Typical types of equipment include swings, play structures and smaller freestanding pieces.

Paint Branch High School Sophomore is Hosting Personal Hygiene Donation Drive on Saturday, April 30

By MCS Staff

Published April 25, 2022 at 7:19AM

Paint Branch High School sophomore, Djenabou Bokoum, hosting a personal hygiene product donation drive next Saturday, April 30th at Paint Branch High School (14131 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD).

Goods such as *full-sized soaps, shampoos, conditioners, body washes, deodorant, lotion, face wipes, toothpaste, floss, menstrual hygiene products, etc. will be collected during the drive and all donations will go out to the National Center for Children & Families in Bethesda to aid vulnerable women and mothers in their various support programs.

Hickory Bar & Grill Has Closed

By MCS Staff

Published April 17, 2022 at 7:49AM

Hickory Bar & Grill, located at 15420 Columbia Pike B in Burtonsville, has closed.

It has been closed for a while, with Google stating that the closure is temporary, but Site Realty has now placed signs in the window stating that the space is available to lease (you can call 301-622-9300 if you’re interested in leasing the space).

Burtonsville: Cell Phone Dropped Into Printing Press Causes Fire With an Estimated $50,000 in Damage

By Patrick Herron

Published April 8, 2022 at 4:24PM | Updated April 8, 2022 at 5:50PM

Over 25 firefighters responded to House of Printing Inc (15401 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville) after a cell phone was dropped into a printing press wand started a fire, according to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer.

The incident occurred around 2pm on Friday afternoon. There were no injuries reported.

Wheaton High School Reaches Finals in HOT 99.5’s Best High School in the DMV Tournament

By Patrick Herron

Published March 30, 2022 at 9:49PM | Updated April 4, 2022 at 10:27AM

Radio station Hot 99.5 (WIHT FM) is running a tournament to determine “Who is the best high school in the DMV?”

Wheaton High School is currently facing off against Osbourn Park High School (Manassas, VA) in the final round.

Burtonsville: Restaurant 198 (Former Seibel’s Location) to Hold Soft Opening on Sunday, March 27

By Patrick Herron

Published March 26, 2022 at 5:36PM | Updated March 26, 2022 at 9:32PM

Restaurant 198 at 15540 Old Columbia Pike in Burtonsville, the former location of Seibel’s, will hold a breakfast soft opening on Sunday, March 27 from 8am-2pm. The restaurant held a friends and family event earlier today.

Restaurant 198 is the latest restaurant from the owners of Luchador Bar & Eats (formerly Chapala), also in Burtonsville, and the upcoming Centrado Cafe House.

Concern for Missing Burtonsville Juvenile

By Patrick Herron

Published March 25, 2022 at 12:11PM | Updated March 25, 2022 at 12:54PM

For Immediate Release: Friday, March 25, 2022

MoCo Resident James Turner’s ‘Beltway Bistro’ Ready to Ride After Truck Was Stolen and Gutted Last Year

By MCS Staff

Published March 20, 2022 at 11:29AM | Updated March 21, 2022 at 3:53PM

The Beltway Bistro food truck is preparing to make its debut, and it has been quite a ride. Last summer Burtonsville resident James Turner was about to launch his food truck, Beltway Bistro, when the truck was stolen and later recovered with all of the kitchen equipment gutted from the truck.

Licensing was challenging for Turner, but he was able to make it through and was about two weeks away from opening when the truck was stolen around Memorial day of 2021. It was recovered a few days later in Charles County, “gutted, wrecked, steering column messed up, painted, propane tank found inside – probably about to be burned.”

Have You Noticed the Bat-Signal in Burtonsville Lately?

By MCS Staff

Published March 10, 2022 at 7:23AM

The Bat–Signal is a distress signal device used as a means to summon the superhero, Batman. Though our featured image is a poorly made photoshop, you may be seeing the real thing in Burtonsville soon.

Bill Gibson, the ‘Burtonsville Batman’, stripped down his 1978 Lincoln and was able to convert it into the Batmobile from the 60s Batman TV show entirely on his own.

Burtonsville: Luchador Bar & Eats Now Open

By Patrick Herron

Published February 10, 2022 at 3:16PM | Updated February 22, 2022 at 10:51PM

Luchador Bar & Eats is now open in the former bar space of Chapala Tex-Mex Grill at 15530 Old Columbia Pike in Burtonsville.

The lucha libre themed cantina, a new concept by the owners of Chapala, is now open for fast casual dine in and carryout, according to social media posts. Chapala permanently closed on February 15.

(Located) Concern for Missing Burtonsville Juvenile

By Patrick Herron

Published January 25, 2022 at 4:32PM | Updated January 26, 2022 at 12:17PM

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile male from Burtonsville.