Patisserie Manuel Temporarily Closes Montgomery Mall Location
The popular French Bakery Patisserie Manuel announced on their Instagram page today that they will be temporarily closing their Montgomery Mall location due to staff members possibly being exposed to COVID. Their Silver Spring location will remain open.
Montgomery County Council Approves Updated Covid Restrictions/Notes From Meeting
Today the Montgomery County Council introduced, conducted a public hearing, and voted on the amended Executive Order that includes updates a Covid restrictions. It was unanimously approved.
The National Weather Services Releases First Snow Forecast for Wednesday, 12/16
The Winter Storm Watch has now been extended to include all of MoCo
It wouldn’t be the DMV without uncertainty about winter weather.
A winter storm watch was issued for the N/NW part of MoCo earlier this morning for the Wednesday storm. The major networks have released their second round of forecasted snow totals, but models are still all over the place.
Montgomery County Police Toy Drive Going on Now Through December 17th
MCPD is working with the Uptown Consolidation HUB at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown for a holiday toy drive. They are collecting 2,000 toys and gift cards for Montgomery County families. Drop off locations will be at all six area police stations. For a list of locations, visit https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/pol/districts.html
QIAGEN, a biotechnology company located in Germantown, is planning to expand its facilities.
Germantown Wegmans Speaks Out Against Possible Upcoming Restrictions
At 1pm on Tuesday, December 15th the Montgomery County Council will introduce, hold a public hearing, and vote on a resolution and Board of Health regulation that would approve the amended version of Executive Order 139-20 that would put further Covid restrictions in place for the county.
Significant Winter Storm Possible This Week (Sunday Afternoon Update)
4pm UPDATE: The National Weather Service has increased the level of confidence and possible impact from the “enhanced” to “moderate” zone, which is one step below the most severe– “high” for half of MoCo.
Significant Snow Storm Possible This Wednesday (12/16)
Montgomery County moves to ban single-use plastic straws.
Silver Spring is the Most Generous City in the US, Rockville is #10!
GoFundMe recently released its 2020 Giving Report where they shared data and trends from the fundraisers this past year.