The Takoma Park City Council has announced the hiring of former Rockville City Manager, Robert DiSpirito, as its next City Manager. The Council formally confirmed his appointment at its regular Council meeting on January 17, 2024. DiSpirito resigned from his position as Rockville City Manager in August.
Per MCPD: “18-year-old Joseph De-La-Paz has been arrested and charged for allegedly committing a strong-arm carjacking on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, and an armed carjacking on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. (more…)
A Rockville woman is $50,000 richer after purchasing a winning Powerball lottery ticket last month at Safeway. Full story below courtesy of the MD Lottery:
Per the City of Rockville: “January is National Radon Action Month and a reminder of what you can do to protect your home and family.
Rockville’s King Farm neighborhood is seeing some revitalization with new tenants signing on to join mainstays like Safeway, Nagoya Sushi, Fontina Grille, and Botanero. Below you’ll see a list of recently opened and coming soon tenants to the shopping center (as of January 2024):
On Jan. 23, at 5:30pm, Montgomery County Public Schools in partnership with Asian American Health Initiative, Montgomery County Government (DHHS) will have a brief movie screening of the film, Silent Wars, followed by reflection from one of the individuals in the film, and a moderated panel discussion at Wootton High School.
Earlier this month we let you know of the first baby in our area born in 2024 at White Oak Medical Center at 12:37am. We recently received information about the first baby born at Shady Grove Hospital in 2024, though this baby chose to sleep in a little.
Shady Grove Medical Center has received a generous gift from the Ronald and Joy Paul Family Foundation for a state-of-the-art replacement Intensive Care Unit. The ICU, currently under construction within a new patient tower at the hospital, will be named The Ron and Joy Paul Family Intensive Care Unit once in service.
Ann Taylor Factory is opening a new store in Federal Plaza on Rockville Pike. Founded in 1993, “Ann Taylor Factory offers unique, high-quality designs at an incredible value including suits, dresses, tops, pants, accessories and so much more in over 100 stores nationwide.”