Kaiser Permanente is Coming to Aspen Hill
A Kaiser Permanente Medical Center will be constructed at the intersection of Connecticut and Georgia Avenue, directly south of Home Depot. It will take over a property left vacant in 2010 by former defense contractor Vitro Corporation, which until recently has been used for law enforcement tactical training purposes.
Borat Has MoCo Ties?
The Lego Store in Montgomery Mall shared the following remaining Lego truck dates and locations.
During its visits to neighborhoods, the truck provides free sets to customers.
MoCo Officials Urge All Residents to Get Flu Vaccinations- Dates for Four Free Clinics
Per the county:
By using both the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail (C&O Canal), as well as the Great Allegheny Passage Rail-Trail (dubbed “America’s Friendliest Long-Distance Rail-Trail”), you can bike all the way from the Southernmost point in Montgomery County all the way to the Steel City without ever needing to bike on a road. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail starts in Georgetown and follows the Potomac River to Cumberland, Maryland. Then the Great Allegheny Passage Rail-Trail goes the rest of the way from Cumberland, making its way past the Mason-Dixon Line, through the Appalachian Mountains and finishing up in Downtown Pittsburgh.
The Great Allegheny Passage Rail-Trail is 150 Miles, while the C&O Canal is 184.5 Miles making for a total distance of 334.5 Miles from DC to Pittsburgh.
WXY To Offer Interactive Boundary Explorer Tool for MCPS Boundary Analysis
Per MCPS:
Freddy Adu Has Signed With Osterlen FF (Sweden)
Freddy Adu has signed with Osterlen FF, a team recently promoted to Sweden’s Division 1 (the third tier in Sweden), per Ives Galarcep.
Montgomery County’s Department of Transportation Launches New “Flash” Bus Service
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation’s (MCDOT) brand-new high quality bus transit service, “Flash,” (https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=26941) will transport its first passengers today.
Councilmember Hans Riemer Explain Why He Voted Against Allowing Food Establishments to Serve Alcohol After 10pm
At the beginning of this month Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, after consultation with County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles, issued an updated executive order that allows food service establishments to serve alcohol after 10 p.m with a waiver.
MoCo High School Football Coaches Write an Open Letter to County Executive and Board of Education
MoCo football coaches released an open letter to Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and the MoCo Board of Education this morning asking MCPS Athletics to allow in-person conditioning and workouts for student-athletes.