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MoCo Native Brings 2v2 Basketball Tour Event to Paint Branch High School on Saturday, September 2

Published September 1, 2023 at 7:31AM

A couple years back we let you know of MoCo resident Jonathan Mensah, who created the All In Summer Tour– a platform that allows some of the best basketball players in our area to go head to head while crowds watch the games in person or through Instagram. Now, he has brought together Seneca Valley legend Bruce Massey Jr. And a Prince George’s County’s Kevin Kuteyi aka “Uncle Skoob” for a 2v2 tour event that will take place at Paint Branch High School on Saturday, September 2 from 2pm-7pm.

Mensah tells us he wanted to bring his tour back to its roots with 2v2 basketball, moving away from the 1v1 games for now. He is opening things up to all area basketball players who simply have to comment or send a DM in order to be invited to play (@all_in_summer_tour). Saturday’all event is free for the community.

Takoma Park Street Festival Takes Place Sunday, October 1

By MCS Staff

Published August 31, 2023 at 4:49PM

Music: The free event celebrates local music with 18 performances on 3 stages, with a mix of soul, funk, roots rock, blues, swamp funk, folk, working girl blues and new grass, and more.

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Pie Contest to Crown The Best Pie Will Take Place Sunday, September 17th

By MCS Staff

Published August 30, 2023 at 3:49PM

Home bakers and professional bakers are invited to enter their best 1 or 2 crust pies made using seasonal ingredients available at the market – both sweet and savory. Celebrity judges taste the pies and winners are named in the following categories: Best Apple Pie, Best Peach Pie, Best Other Pie – Sweet, Best Other Pie – Savory, Best Kid’s Pie, Most Unusual Pie, Yummy Mess Award, and Professional Baker. Following judging, the market slices up the pies and sells them to the public to raise money for the market’s Federal Benefit Match Program. Tickets for pie slices will be sold inside the farmers market which is adjacent to the event. There are no fees to enter.

Greek Festival to Take Place in MoCo September 8-10th

By MCS Staff

Published August 29, 2023 at 9:29AM | Updated September 8, 2023 at 6:01PM

Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church will hold its annual Greek festival starting Friday, September 8th and running until Sunday, September 10th. The festival will take place over three days– on the grounds of Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, located at 701 Norwood Road in Silver Spring: Friday, 9/8: 4pm-9pm, Saturday, 9/9: 11am-9pm. Sunday, 9/10: 11am-7pm

You‘ll be able to enjoy homemade Greek dishes and desserts, such as gyros, souvlaki, and loukoumades or shop at local Greek vendors for Greek groceries, jewelry, and crafts all while enjoying Greek music with live performances from Greek dance troupes. A raffle for a brand new 2023 Mercedes GLB (donated by Mercedes of Silver Spring) will also be taking place at the festival, with the winner of the raffle being given the option to accept the car or $40,000 cash as the prize.

CANCELED: 85th Annual Gaithersburg Labor Day Parade Takes Place Monday, September 4th

By MCS Staff

Published August 29, 2023 at 7:17AM | Updated September 3, 2023 at 1:55PM

UPDATE: THE PARADE HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO CONCERNS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT

The City & the Gaithersburg-Washington Grove Fire Department celebrate the unofficial end of summer with the 85^th Annual Labor Day Parade on Monday, September 4, 2023, at 1 p.m.

MoCo Native Lisa Ann Walter Returns to the Area With Two Shows in Bethesda This September

By MCS Staff

Published August 28, 2023 at 8:01AM

Montgomery County native and “Abbott Elementary” actress and comedienne Lisa Ann Walter has lined up seven stand-up shows all over North America from Sept. 1-16 this year, including two shows at Bethesda Theater on Sunday, September 17th (6pm and 8pm) with tickets going for $49.

Lisa Ann Walter is an actress, comedian and television producer, perhaps best known for her roles as Chessy in the romantic comedy film The Parent Trap and her current role as Melissa Schemmenti on the ABC mockumentary sitcom Abbott Elementary. She’s also a native of Montgomery County.

PIKEtoberfest Returns to Pike & Rose This October

By MCS Staff

Published August 25, 2023 at 5:01PM

Spend the day with family and friends at North Bethesda’s premier fall festival– PIKEtoberfest. Get into the fall groove Oktoberfest-style with live music and entertainment throughout the day. Grab a pint of local and craft brews at Owen’s Ordinary beer garden and enjoy a bountiful harvest of eats and treats from the neighborhood’s retail and restaurant partners. Discover artisanal hand-crafted goods at the pop-up Makers Market, play against your friends in exciting games, and get creative with kid’s activities. The event is free to attend and dogs are welcome!

WHAT: PIKEtoberfest at North Bethesda’s Pike & Rose

August 2023 Progress at Gaithersburg’s Pleasant View Park (Photos)

By MCS Staff

Published August 24, 2023 at 9:51PM

The City of Gaithersburg is in the process of developing a 9.54-acre park with parking, community gardens, a bicycle skills course (pump track), open space, pavilions, a playground, fitness pods, and a welcome plaza. Originally scheduled to be completed February 2023, there have been some delays. While a new completion date is not yet available, much of the work in the actual park has been completed. It looks like some clean-up is needed within the park and some work on the roads leading up to it is still necessary. It’s possible this park opens this fall.

A new parking lot will be constructed at the park’s west boundary. Vehicular access to the park will be through the drive that extends from Darnestown Road. Pedestrians will be able to access the site from Darnestown Road via a path that will be located parallel to the access drive into the park. Pedestrians will also be able to access the park from Marsh Lane. A Ride-On bus stop is located on Darnestown Road at the park entrance.

Poolesville Day Returns September 23

By MCS Staff

Published August 23, 2023 at 1:44PM | Updated August 23, 2023 at 2:24PM

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MCPS Teacher Julie Lyst Named 2023 ‘Chubbies Brand Icon’

By MCS Staff

Published August 23, 2023 at 9:19AM

Quince Orchard High School Health and Special Education teacher Julie Lyst is going into her 13th year teaching. This year, she’s also heading into the schoool year as one of the popular clothing brand Chubbies’ 2023 Brand Icons.

Chubbies was founded in 2011 by a group of friends who found the traditional world of men’s capital-F-”Fashion” completely unrelatable. “We saw pictures of shirtless men with rippling ab muscles, some standing outside of storefronts coating you with cologne, with the message of “if only you buy our clothes you can try to be as cool as we are” – and we were absolutely repelled.” The clothing brand spent months searching, sorting through thousands of votes, and putting their skills to the test in a real Chubbies photoshoot, and recently announced five winners, that included MoCo’s very own Julie Lyst.

Chick Hernandez Named Main Sports Anchor For WUSA9

By MCS Staff

Published August 22, 2023 at 7:37PM

Chick Hernandez, a 1981 Blair High School graduate, has announced that he will be joining WUSA9 as the network’s main sports anchor. Hernandez will take over for Darren Haynes who recently decided to accept a Sports Anchor position at KCBS/KCAL in Los Angeles after six years with WUSA9.

Earlier this year, it was announced that Chick Hernandez, would be joining former Washington players Brian Mitchell and Logan Paulsen as part of the new Preseason 2023 TV Crew. He has continued his work as part of the crew and will wrap up after next week’s final preseason game against Cincinnati Bengals.