Yelp, a popular crowd-sourced review website, has put together its “Top 100 Sushi Spots 2024” list. Included at #73 was Ocean City’s Sushi Cafe, which can be found at 13711 Coastal Highway between 137th and 138th street at the popular Maryland vacation destination. Olney’s 168 Asian Burrito was the only other Maryland restaurant to make the list at #57 in the country.
Yelp, a popular crowd-sourced review website, has put together its “Top 100 Sushi Spots 2024” list. Included at #57 on the list is MoCo’s very own 168 Asian Burrito, which is located at 18000 Georgia Avenue within the Exxon convenience store in Olney.
The personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Best & Worst Community Colleges, along with its ranking of the States With the Best & Worst Community Colleges. Maryland came in ranked first in states with the best Community College system, with Montgomery College ranked #10 among all community colleges in the country and the highest in Maryland.
Koma Cafe, which offers Italian-inspired cuisine and much more in the Long Branch Neighborhood of Takoma Park, has been a hit since it opened last October. Known for its specialty coffee & tea, and Italian-inspired pastries and food, Eater DC recently wrote that the unique soft serve ice cream the cafe offers “steals the show.”
Governor Wes Moore announced Tuesday that BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport set a new record in June 2024 with 2.6 million passengers, an 11% increase from June 2023. Fiscal Year 2024 also marked a record with over 27 million passengers.
The 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris concluded with a spectacular closing ceremony on Sunday evening. After 15 days, the United States secured 40 gold medals and a total of 126 medals across the various events. While California led the way for the U.S. with 50 medals, Maryland had seven athletes win ten total medals (per the Washington Post).
On Monday, Governor Wes Moore announced $7.3 million in workforce grants to “upskill Maryland’s workforce and make Maryland more competitive in emerging healthcare, information technology, skilled trade, and hospitality industries” through the Employment Advancement Right Now (EARN) Maryland program. (more…)
Eddie V’s Prime Seafood is requesting approval to construct a 10,000 square foot restaurant building on the property located at 151 Lakelands Drive, which is at the corner of Lakelands Drive and Great Seneca Highway in Gaithersburg.
According to Maryland Lottery & Gaming, Maryland’s sports wagering market generated $6,254,056 in contributions to the state from a handle of $333,269,669 during July 2024. (more…)
With millions of Americans moving each year and summer being the most popular time of year to move, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2024’s Best States to Live In with Maryland coming ranked 26th.
The Maryland Renaissance Festival, which takes places annually at 1821 Crownsville Rd in Annapolis, returns later this month for its 48th season. The festival will be open weekends from August 24 through October 20 and tickets can be purchased at www.rennfest.com. Per the event’s website: (more…)