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PIKEtoberfest Returns to Pike & Rose This October

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.

MoCo Native Scott Van Pelt Named Host of ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown

By MCS Staff

Published August 22, 2023 at 8:46AM

Scott Van Pelt has been named the new host of ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown, according to Adam Schefter. MyMCMedia noted that Van Pelt will be taking over for Suzy Kolber, who was let go by the network during their recent round of layoffs.

Van Pelt will join former Commanders players Ryan Clark, Robert Griffin III, and Alex Smith, as well as Schefter, Marcus Spears, Michelle Beisner-Buck, and Larry Fitzgerald who are all part of the show’s cast. The week 1 show will take place at 6pm in anticipation of the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets game later in the night.

$4 Movie Tickets at MoCo Theaters This Sunday, August 27 for National Cinema Day

By Patrick Herron

Published August 21, 2023 at 7:21PM | Updated August 23, 2023 at 11:14PM

According to Regal, “The first edition of National Cinema Day recorded over 8.1 million visitors to movie theatres across the country, setting the single day attendance record for 2022,” said Eduardo Acuna, CEO at Cineworld Group, parent company of Regal. “This year with $4 movies and a $4 concession combo, Regal hopes to welcome even more guests on National Cinema Day to see why we are ‘The Best Place to Watch a Movie!'”

Commanders Announce Partnership with 50 Cent and His Brand ‘Sire Spirits’

By MCS Staff

Published August 21, 2023 at 2:39PM

Just a few days after the Commanders announced their deal to bring back Anheuser-Busch as the team’s official beer sponsor, today the Commanders uncorked a new multi-year partnership with Sire Spirits, owned and designed by award-winning musician, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Emmy award-winning actor and director Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.

As part of the partnership, Sire Spirits’ Branson Cognac will be the Official Cognac of the Washington Commanders, and Le Chemin Du Roi will be designated as the Official Champagne of the Washington Commanders. Jackson’s 501(c)(3) philanthropic arm, The G-Unity Foundation, will also work closely with the Washington Commanders Charitable Foundation, supporting expanded community initiatives across the DMV.

Stephen Marley Announces Star-Studded New Album; Unplugged Tour Includes Stop in MoCo

By MCS Staff

Published August 20, 2023 at 9:47PM

Stephen Marley’s Old Soul, the new album from the 8x GRAMMY Award winning singer/songwriter/producer and son of the legendary Bob Marley, will be released digitally on September 15, 2023. The album boasts an array of special guests including Eric Clapton, Bob Weir, Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Buju Banton and Slightly Stoopid. In celebration of the announcement, new single “Cool As The Breeze” is now playing everywhere and the Old Soul Tour Unplugged 2023 tour runs from this Sept 8 – Oct 22, with a stop in Montgomery County. Marley will be performing at The Fillmore in Silver Spring on Wednesday, October 18.

Additional information from the album website: Stephen Marley’s highly anticipated fifth solo album Old Soul, his first full-length project since 2016, comes as a complete revelation. With his well-earned reputation as a studio perfectionist, “Ragga” as he’s known to friends and family, is a consummate live performer with a knack for spontaneity. Old Soul leans into those strengths, and opens up the artist as never before.

Founding Artistic Director at Imagination Stage Announces Departure after 30 Years

By Patrick Herron

Published August 17, 2023 at 1:51PM

In a letter to friends and colleagues, Stanford expressed gratitude to the hundreds of dedicated and talented colleagues, staff, board members, fellow artists, and supporters that she has had the opportunity to work with. “A commitment to youth is the North Star that draws us all,” she writes. “Together, we have done much in four decades to bring the arts to more than a million young people, and to nurture them with the “slow food” that only live theatre can provide.”

Since joining the company in 1993, Stanford has produced 160 shows, directed 55, written 9, commissioned 50 new works, and introduced innovative educational programs that prioritize social justice and finding a young person’s unique identity or “voice” through theatre arts. She has long been a leader in promoting equity, diversity and inclusion: by establishing the ‘Youth Speaks to Age Series’ in the 1990’s that brought a dozen new scripts by BIPOC playwrights to the field; by featuring Deaf actors and actors with physical and cognitive disabilities in 9 mainstage productions; and by casting diverse actors in everything so that ALL children see themselves in the stories on stage.

Two 2007 Students Voted “Most Likely to Teach at Good Counsel” Are Now Teaching at Good Counsel

By MCS Staff

Published August 17, 2023 at 9:10AM

From “best” to “worst,” and everything in between, there are a lot of superlatives high schools include in their yearbooks. In 2007 Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney named two students, Tom Kramer and Maureen Giusti, as “Most Likely to Teach at GC.” 16 years later, both of them are teaching at the school.

Tom Kramer has always wanted to be a teacher. He came from a family of teachers who instilled in him the idea of guiding and supporting students through their educational career as a trusted ally. As he enters his 11th year teaching, Kramer is the Director of Bands and Orchestras, and handles all instrumental music at Good Counsel. “We should definitely bring back the white polos, but maybe leave the hair back in ’07!” he said of the the old yearbook photo.