MoCo Spotlight: Master Firefighter April Conway
The fire alarm rang when there was smoke on the 17th floor of The Wisconsin condominiums on Nicholson Lane in Rockville this morning.
Kensington
JennyCakes Bakery will close permanently in September 19th, according to an update released earlier this morning.
The bakery, located at 10419 Armory Ave. in Kensington, has been in business for over 8 years.
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UPDATE: The White Flint Lord & Taylor was included in the list of Lord & Taylor stores Forbes released of locations that will be closing in the coming months.
Reuters reports that Lord & Taylor “plans to liquidate inventory in its 38 department stores once restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus are lifted as it braces for a bankruptcy process from which it does not expect to emerge.”
A fire last night caused about $1 million in damages and displaced a Kensington family, who was all able to get out safely.
One of the most famous landmarks of our area, the Washington D.C. Temple, has announced its rededication and open house dates.
After two years of renovations, the temple will be open to the public for the first time since 1974.
Every now and then I like to share personal stories that show how cool of a place MoCo truly is.
Montgomery County is home to four of the top 10 culturally diverse areas in the United States (according to WalletHub). 138 different languages are spoken in our public schools, 45% of businesses are minority-owned, 40% of residents speak a language other than English, and 1/3 of our residents are foreign born (including my parents).
This morning we spoke with Brad Riddle, a broker at Greater Potomac Realty (a commercial real estate company with offices in Gaithersburg and Kensington), who let us know of Playa Bowls second MoCo location coming soon to Kensington.
Greater Potomac Realty has been working with Playa Bowls (Açaí Bowls, Pitaya, Coconut Bowls, smoothies, etc.) on opening locations in the DC area. Recently they have opened in Fairfax, VA (Mosaic District) and Potomac, MD (Cabin John Village).
With the Shoppers banner currently being marketed, UNFI has determined it will not be renewing its leases and as a result will be closing the Shoppers White Flint store location at 5110 Nicholson Lane in Kensington.
What an amazing Career Day at North Bethesda Middle School yesterday!