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Five Upcoming Restaurant Openings That Have Created The Most Buzz (May 2023 Edition)

By MCS Staff

Life shouldn’t be about views, likes, and shares, but this article will be as we take a look back at the upcoming restaurants that have created the most buzz on our website and associated social media accounts in the last two months. Today we’re going to highlight the five (in no particular order) that have generated the most buzz in terms of views, likes, and shares now that we’re in the midst of spring:

Charley Prime (Rio/Gaithersburg): Permanent signage is up at Charley Prime Foods, the new restaurant from Jackie Greenbaum & Gordon Banks (Little Coco’s, El Chucho, Bar Charley, Quarry House Tavern) that will be replacing Tara Thai on the Rio Lakefront boardwalk at 9811 Washington Blvd in Gaithersburg. The restaurant is expected to open this spring.

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Rockville Town Center Street Paving Scheduled for May

By MCS Staff

As part of the Town Center Road Dirts Project, paving is scheduled in May on East Middle Lane and North Washington Street in Rockville Town Center following the completion of the sidewalk widening on East Middle Lane. By early May, the city’s contractor will complete construction of the widened sidewalk on the south side of East Middle Lane between Gibbs Street and Maryland Avenue and will begin paving the roadway. Paving is expected to be completed by Saturday, May 27.

Milling the existing asphalt, the first step in the paving process, is scheduled for the second week of May and will take two to three weeks to complete, depending on weather. Work hours will be 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. The contractor will comply with Montgomery County’s noise ordinance.

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Green Paint Installation Now Complete on Old Georgetown Rd Bike Lanes

By MCS Staff

Roadwork is now complete on MD 187 (Old Georgetown Road) as MDOT SHA crews have finished the installation of the green paint on the MD 187 (Old Georgetown Road) bike lanes. Last October the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) announced that it started a project to significantly improve safety for bicyclists and motorists on nearly two miles of MD 187 (Old Georgetown Road) in North Bethesda. The changes on MD 187, between south of I-495 (Capital Beltway) and Nicholson Lane, converted one travel lane in each direction in order to add buffered bicycle lanes and the installation of flex posts to outline the new bicycle lanes.

The addition of the bike lanes has been met with mixed reviews with a petition opposing the bike lanes receiving over 8,000 signatures and a petition created in response, supporting the bike lanes, receiving over 2,000 signatures. A rally was also held, in January, in support of the Old Georgetown Rd safety improvements. Featured photo courtesy of the ‘Support the SHA redesign of Old Georgetown Road’ petition.

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Robert Frost Middle School Wins Maryland/DC Science Bowl Regional Championship, Currently Competing in National Finals

By Patrick Herron

Led by team captain Meghna Singh, members Cody Gao, Lucas Kim, Zoe Gorbachev, and Kiran Oliver remained undefeated throughout the morning’s round-robin style competition before advancing to the final round. After an intense final round, Frost defeated Takoma Park Middle School, sending them home with second place, while Herbert Hoover Middle School placed in third.

“As the defending champion, there were a lot of expectations for us to live up to, and I’m glad we didn’t disappoint.” said Meghna Singh. “This year was really special because it was the first time we had competed in person after COVID.”

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Virtual Forum Coming for Rockville Landlords and Tenants

By MCS Staff

Landlords and tenants can attend a virtual Landlord-Tenant Informational Webinar from noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, May 24. The webinar aims to provide the City of Rockville’s rental community with valuable insights into policies and procedures of the Rental Facilities and Landlord-Tenant Relations code, and steps to obtain assistance from the Department of Housing and Community Development.

Topics to be covered include an introduction to housing and community development housing programs staff, services available through landlord and tenant affairs and the Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit rental program, the role of the Landlord-Tenant Affairs Commission, FAQs, and resources for landlords and tenants. Attendees can register ahead of time via WebEx at bit.ly/landlord_tenant_webinar_2023. For more landlord and tenant resources, visit www.rockvillemd.gov/259/Landlord-Tenant-Complaints.

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RASA, A Fast-Casual Indian Restaurant, Officially Opens Today in Rockville

By MCS Staff

In November we let you know that RASA, a fast-casual Indian restaurant with four locations in DC and Virginia, would be taking over the recently-closed Slapfish location at 12033 Rockville Pike in the Montrose Crossing shopping center. After a community day for charity on Wednesday, RASA officially opens its Rockville location today (Thursday, April 27th) at 10:30am.

The restaurant, founded by Rahul Vinod and Sahil Rahman (combined to create the name, RASA), opened its first location in Navy Yard in 2017 before opening a location in Mt. Vernon Triangle in 2020, Crystal City in 2021, and Fairfax this past summer. The menu offers seven chef-curated bowls under the “We Got You” portion of the menu, that includes their signature bowls like the “Tikka Chance on Me”, “Open Sesame”, “Eat Your Veggies”, “Home Cooking”, “Goa Your Own Way”, “Aloo Need is Love”, and “Caul on Me” or the “You Got It” portion of their menu that allows customers to “DIY” and design their own bowl using the assembly line format of a base, main, sauce, veggies, toppings, and chutneys/dressings. The full menu can be seen here.

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Intellian to Invest $100 Million to Develop Satellite Communication Technologies in Rockville

By Patrick Herron

Per Montgomery County: Intellian Technologies, a leading global provider of multi-constellation, feature-rich, future-proof satellite user terminals and communications solutions, announced this week that it will invest $100 million into the research and development of satellite communication technologies. The announcement was made at the official opening of its Advanced Development Center (ADC) in Rockville.

Intellian’s role within the satellite communications industry has become increasingly essential in the past 20 years. Its gateways land traffic from communication satellites, with Intellian’s user terminals empowering consumer connectivity to the satellite networks. ADC is Intellian’s first and only U.S.-based research and development center, hosting a number of top industry talent for the product development of phased array antennas and user terminals. Growing to a team of more than 70 by the end of 2023, the investment will boost economic growth and foster innovation within Maryland and in Montgomery County.

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Police and Family Concerned for Missing 40-Year-Old That was Last Heard From in November

By Patrick Herron

Per MCPD: Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Cold Case Section are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Robert Alexander Jeffers, a missing 44-year-old man. Jeffers was last heard from on Tuesday, November 4, 2022. He may be in the Baltimore, MD or York, PA areas. He is approximately 5-feet, 6-inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. He has blonde hair and blue eyes. It is unknown what he was last seen wearing. Police and family are concerned for his welfare.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Robert Alexander Jeffers is asked to call the police non-emergency number at (301) 279-8000 (24-hour line). Callers may remain anonymous.

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Construction Begins at Dunkin’ in Traville Gateway

By MCS Staff

In December, we let you know that Dunkin’ is continuing its massive expansion across the country and in MoCo, with an upcoming location coming to the Traville Village Center in Rockville. We then learned that it will be taking over 1,500 SF in the back half of the building that was previously home to Capital One Bank building at 9761 Traville Gateway Drive (rendering available below). Construction recently began on the location that will also have a drive-thru.1,700 SF on the front side of the building is still available to lease.

Since Inspire Brands acquired Dunkin’ and Baskin Robbins in late 2020 for $11.3 billion, the company has been opening in former bank locations that allow for easy installation of a drive-thru window. Dunkin has also aimed for non-traditional development that includes opening in airports and on college campuses, including the University of Maryland. Featured photo by Ted Pescado

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