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Gaithersburg’s Stefon and Trevon Diggs Both Named to the NFL Pro Bowl

Published December 24, 2021 at 11:27AM

MoCo natives Stefon and Trevon Diggs have dominated the NFL this year. The brothers, who grew up in Gaithersburg, were both recently selected as Pro Bowlers for this NFL season.

Stefon grew up in Gaithersburg and attended Good Counsel High School in Olney, where he played football and ran track. He recorded 810 yards receiving with 23 touchdowns as a junior in 2010, and was runner-up for the Gatorade Maryland Player of the Year. As a senior, he recorded 770 yards receiving and 8 touchdowns, and racked up 277 rushing yards and three more touchdowns on the ground. He was named to the All-Metro team by The Washington Post both seasons.

Montgomery County Police Investigating Gaithersburg Bank Robbery

By Patrick Herron

Published December 23, 2021 at 4:34PM

For Immediate Release: Thursday, December 23, 2021

Shady Grove Fertility to Provide Scholarships to Two People Born Through SGF Services

By MCS Staff

Published December 23, 2021 at 1:00PM | Updated December 23, 2021 at 1:26PM

Shady Grove Fertility has been at the start of over 100,000 lives. Now, Shady Grove Fertility would like to continue to make a positive impact on our community by launching the Shady Grove Fertility Scholarship Fund.

The Shady Grove Fertility Scholarship Fund is designed for children born through services at SGF. In 2022, SGF will provide two $5,000 grants.

Gaithersburg-Based Novavax Announces its COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Against the Omicron Variant

By MCS Staff

Published December 23, 2021 at 12:29PM

– Two-dose primary regimen of NVX-CoV2373 demonstrated cross-reactive immune responses against Omicron (B.1.1.529) and other variants

– Third dose produced increased immune responses comparable to or exceeding levels associated with protection in Phase 3 clinical trials, with a 9.3-fold IgG rise and a 19.9-fold ACE2 inhibition increase after booster dose

Java Nation Kentlands Expects to Open in January

By MCS Staff

Published December 22, 2021 at 8:33AM

Last January we let you know that Java Nation would be moving in to 121 Market Strert in the Kentlands neighborhood of Gaithersburg, which was formerly a Starbucks. Starbucks opened a new Kentlands location at 160 Kentlands Blvd at the beginning of this year that features a drive-thru.

We have been told there were material and equipment delays by manufacturers, initially pushing the opening timeframe from August to October and then November.

Galito’s to Open First U.S. Location in Shady Grove Center

By MCS Staff

Published December 21, 2021 at 7:36PM

Galito’s Flame-Grilled Chicken will be taking over the spot that was formerly home to Nirvana Reflexology Spa at 15918 Shady Grove Road in the Shady Grove Center (shopping center that is home to The Melting Pot).

The restaurant offers chicken with “bold African flavors” and has been compared to international fast-casual restaurant Nando’s Peri Peri.

Police Responding to Bank Robbery in Gaithersburg

By Patrick Herron

Published December 21, 2021 at 1:39PM | Updated December 21, 2021 at 2:09PM

Montgomery County police tweeted at 12:30pm Tuesday afternoon that they are currently responding to a bank robbery in the 18000 block of Flower Hill Way (Flower Hill Shopping Center) in Gaithersburg.https://mocoshow.com/blog/mcpd-responding-to-bank-robbery-in-gaithersburg

European Union Approves Gaithersburg-Based Novavax Vaccine

By MCS Staff

Published December 21, 2021 at 10:21AM

Yesterday, the European Union authorized the use of Novavax Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine for adults. This makes Gaithersburg-based Novavax’s two-dose vaccine the fifth of its kind to be approved in the European Union.

More information below from the Novavax press release:

Restaurants Opening in MoCo in 2022

By Patrick Herron

Published December 20, 2021 at 2:13PM | Updated March 7, 2022 at 5:25PM

Below you’ll find a list of restaurants that plan to open in Montgomery County in 2022. Please let us know of any restaurants we may have missed.

&pizza was founded by Michael Lastoria and Steve Salis (Ted’s Bulletin, Federalist Pig, and Ensemble) in 2012 with their first location on H Street in D.C. The growing chain now has over 36 locations across the east coast including MoCo locations in Bethesda, Gaithersburg (Crown), Germantown, Pike & Rose, Silver Spring and a second Gaithersburg location coming soon.

December Update on True Food Kitchen’s Rio Location

By MCS Staff

Published December 19, 2021 at 1:25PM

It has been over two years since we let you know that True Food Kitchen would be taking the place of Joe’s Crab Shack in Rio.

True Food Kitchen has a 10:30am hearing on January 6th, 2022 with Alcohol Beverage Services, to obtain a license to sell alcohol at the new location (221 Rio Boulevard, Suite 0221, Gaithersburg, MD 20878).

Shake Shack Kentlands has ABS Hearing on January 6, 2022

By MCS Staff

Published December 19, 2021 at 11:52AM | Updated December 19, 2021 at 1:12PM

Construction at the upcoming Shake Shack (150 Kentlands Square Place) in the Kentlands neighborhood has not begun just yet, but the burger chain will have its Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) hearing, which would give them a license to sell beer and wine on the premises, at 9:30am on January 6th.

Included in the site plan were renderings (shown below) of what Shake Shack will look like when it’s built as a standalone restaurant between the new Starbucks and the existing Chipotle across the parking lot from Lowe’s. Plans were approved this past summer.