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Severe Weather Expected for Entire DMV Monday Afternoon

Published June 25, 2023 at 11:00PM

According to the National Weather Service (NWS), there is increased confidence in severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds on Monday afternoon. Latest update from the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center (NWSSPC) has brought an Enhanced Risk for severe storms along/east of the I-95 corridor. Per the NWS, we “have multiple ways to get warnings tomorrow.”

The Capital Weather Gang tweeted that there is an “ENHANCED (level 3 out of 5) risk of severe storms in DC area Monday afternoon-evening — not too common. Damaging winds, large hail and a tornado or two cannot be ruled out. Stay weather aware Monday…”

Finding Lost Cemeteries in Montgomery County (By: Brian Crane)

By MCS Staff

Published June 25, 2023 at 10:45PM | Updated June 26, 2023 at 1:43PM

Written by Brian Crane for Montgomery Planning and first appeared in Montgomery Planning’s The Third Place Blog.

Montgomery Planning is exploring the relationship between burial grounds and surrounding landscapes to better understand these sites and find graveyards whose locations have been lost. Cemeteries are important because they are valued by descendants and may hold valuable information about people’s lives historians and genealogists cannot find anywhere else. Since 2017, county law has required Planning staff to keep an inventory of all the graveyards in the county.

Montgomery County Featured in Latest Episode of ‘Catching Killers’ on Netflix

By MCS Staff

Published June 25, 2023 at 9:59PM | Updated June 30, 2023 at 5:44PM

The Netflix series ‘Catching Killers’ focuses on the investigators behind infamous serial killer cases who reveal the harrowing, chilling details of their extraordinary efforts. The latest episode of the series (season 3, episode 4), follows retired Montgomery County detective Terry Ryan as he takes you through his experience with the D.C. sniper murders that began in Montgomery County.

At 5:20 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2, 2002, a shot was fired through the window of a Michaels craft store in Aspen Hill. The bullet narrowly missed Ann Chapman, a cashier at the store. Since no one was injured, the shot was assumed to be random, and no serious alarms were raised. Approximately one hour later, at 6:30 p.m., James Martin, a 55-year-old program analyst at NOAA, was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Shoppers Food Warehouse grocery store located in Glenmont.

Wine Enthusiast Names MoCo Lite The Best Light Beer in the Country

By MCS Staff

Published June 24, 2023 at 12:05PM | Updated November 24, 2023 at 12:51PM

Wine Enthusiast has ranked MoCo Lite, the collaboration between The MoCoShow and Lone Oak Brewing Company, the best light beer in the country.

In the article titled ‘The Best Light Beer to Drink Right Now‘, Wine Enthusiast gives MoCo Lite the highest rating out of all light beers in the country- scoring a 91. “There’s a joke that light beer is nearly water but not as flavorful. This pale straw yellow lager pours clear as a bell with a robust head and delivers on soft grain-forward refreshment. Drink all day without palate fatigue.”

MoCo’s Abby Meyers Makes Her WNBA Debut With The Washington Mystics

By MCS Staff

Published June 24, 2023 at 10:15AM

Abby Meyers is Whitman High School’s all-time leading scorer with over 1,700 points and was the Ivy League Player of the Year last year before transferring to the University of Maryland for her senior season. On Tuesday, she signed a hardship contract with the Washington Mystics Tuesday. Meyers, who was a captain in her only year with the Terps, was drafted 11th overall in the first round of the WNBA Draft by the Dallas Wings, but was waived prior to the start of the season.

A hardship contract is commonly used when a team has fewer than 10 players available for a game. The Mystics are on a three-game winning streak and Meyers scored 2 points in 6 minutes in her debut– the team’s most recent game on Thursday. I’m the video below, Meyers talks about what it’s like playing in the DMV again, “woke up in my own house that I grew up in, and drove down a few blocks to get here.”

To-Go Alcohol Sales End on June 30th in Maryland

By MCS Staff

Published June 23, 2023 at 3:35PM

Back in May 2021, Governor Larry Hogan signed a bill into law that gave a two year extension on the sale of alcohol via delivery and carryout by licensed restaurants. That extension ends at the end of this month (June 2023) and to-go sales of alcohol will end in the state of Maryland.

The Montgomery County ABS, which regulates the sale of liquor in Montgomery County, passed a temporary resolution back on March 24, 2020 that allows holders of on-premise licenses to sell for carry out and delivery. This was one way restaurants were able to stay afloat during the pandemic while dining rooms were shut down. The new bill, SB205, replaced the temporary resolution in July 2021 for two years. Montgomery County’s ABS confirmed via phone call that to-go sales via delivery and carry-out would end on Friday, June 30th.

Reminder: Montgomery County Minimum Wage Will Increase on July 1 to $16.70 Per Hour for Large Employers

By Patrick Herron

Published June 23, 2023 at 2:26PM

Per Montgomery County: The minimum wage will again increase in Montgomery County on July 1. Sponsored by then-County Council member, and current County Executive, Marc Elrich and signed into legislation on Nov. 17, 2017, Bill 28-17raises the minimum wage incrementally each July 1.

Based on the consumer price index for all urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W) for Washington, D.C.-Arlington-Alexandria area, the Montgomery County Chief Administrative Officer has set the rate for the increase of minimum wage for July 2023 for large employers (those with 51 employees or more) at $16.70 per hour.

MoCo Native Jordan Hawkins Drafted 14th Overall in the 2023 NBA Draft

By MCS Staff

Published June 23, 2023 at 10:55AM

Jordan Hawkins, who is coming off of leading the UConn Huskies to a National Championship, has reached another milestone. The young man from Gaithersburg was drafted 14th overall by the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2023 NBA Draft. Hawkins is a Montgomery County native who attended Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Germantown and Gaithersburg High School for his freshman and sophomore years before transferring to DeMatha.

Hawkins was a top 50 recruit, who came to UConnfollowing two years at powerhouse program DeMathaCatholic (Hyattsville, Md.) under Coach Mike Jones. He played AAU for Team Durant under Coach Angel Hernandez, and as a senior at DeMatha, averaged 19.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.9 blocks, while shooting .636 overall and .464 from three-point range to lead DeMatha to an 11-0 record and was named 2020-21 Gatorade Maryland Player of the Year. Hawkins was a two-time Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention pick and averaged 20.2 points per game as a sophomore when he was at Gaithersburg High School (per UCONN).

Montgomery County Executive Elrich and Councilmember Fani-Gonzalez Announce County Action to Prevent Displacement and Preserve Affordable Housing for 345 Households

By Patrick Herron

Published June 22, 2023 at 11:27PM

Per Montgomery County: After tenants of Westchester West Apartments were informed that their building was going to be sold, they worried that rents would rise even more than they already had and so they worked with the community organization Action in Montgomery (AIM), to ask the County to intervene, which it is allowed to do under the County’s Right of First Refusal (RoFR) law. County Executive Marc Elrich, in agreement with Councilmember Natali Fani-Gonzalez, asked the Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA) to find a partner who could preserve the affordability for the long term. This naturally occurring affordable housing rental property includes a large number of three-bedroom or “family-sized” units. After working with non-profit housing organization Enterprise Community Development (ECD), on June 8, 2023, Montgomery County’s DHCA purchased Westchester West Apartments, a residential property with 345 units located at 3214 Hewitt Avenue in Aspen Hill, Md., from Westchester Gardens LLC., for $67 million.

After purchasing the apartment building, DHCA immediately sold the rental housing property to ECD Westchester Apartments, LLC, an ECD affiliate, who will carry out the long-term plan for the property. This includes preserving affordability, curing deferred maintenance, and improving operations and services for residents. When transferring the property to ECD Westchester, the County also provided a $5 million loan for immediate rehab work to address deferred maintenance.

Five Things To Do in MoCo This Weekend (June 23-25, 2023)

By Patrick Herron

Published June 22, 2023 at 10:54PM

Rockville Pride Takes Place This Saturday, June 24th

By Patrick Herron

Published June 22, 2023 at 12:21PM

Per the City of Rockville: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning Plus (LGBTQ+) Pride Month is celebrated in the United States to commemorate the Stonewall Riots, which occurred at the end of June 1969. The commemorative month also recognizes the impact LGBTQ+ individuals have had on history—locally, nationally, and internationally.

The City of Rockville has issued proclamations declaring LGBTQ+ Pride Month since June 2017.