A celebration of life for longtime MCPS physical education teacher, Mr. William S. Allen, will be held at Earle B Wood Middle School on Saturday, June 11th from 1pm until 3pm.
Mr. Allen was a physical education teacher at Wood Middle School for 52 years before retiring last June. He passed away on Friday, May 20th at the age of 76.
“Yount, Hyde and Barbour (YHB) is pleased to share, effective July 1, 2022, we will acquire Glass Jacobson, PA, a Maryland based tax, accounting, and management consulting firm.”
YHB recently announced the acquisition of Rockville-based accounting firm, Glass Jacobson. Glass Jacobson opened its first office 60 years ago, in 1962, and has been serving the area ever since. The move adds two additional offices (Rockville and Owings Mill) to the YHB portfolio. More below, courtesy of the press release:
N. Washington St. beginning at Martins Ln., head South on N. Washington St., left onto Beall Ave., right on Maryland Ave. through Rockville Town Square and, left onto E. Montgomery Ave. Download the route map.
Free parking is available at the Metro lots, City Hall lots and Jury lot.
Last week we let you know that final paving was underway today at Westbound Randolph Road in Rockville/N. Bethesda. The road officially reopened a few days ago.
Westbound Randolph Road has been closed since August 30th of last summer. The closure was needed for underground electrical work as part of Pepco’s new White Flint Substation. Traffic heading westbound on Randolph Road has been diverted to Parklawn Drive and then directed to Rockville Pike (MD-355).
Kensington’s history began as Joseph’s Park through a land grant of 4,220 acres, located at the time within Charles County, to Mr. William Joseph in 1689. Permitted on September 25, 1705, and now within Prince George’s County, William Joseph’s son used the land for agriculture until he sold it in 1736 to Mr. Daniel Carroll of Upper Marlboro. Carroll, who was one of only five men to sign both the Articles of Confederation (1777) and the Constitution (1787), sold various parcels of land to local farmers. Kensington’s current day form came about from Mr. George Knowles’ property following the construction of the Metropolitan Branch line from Washington, DC to Point of Rocks in 1873.
Bisecting Mr. Knowles’ property, the train began stopping in 1891 at Knowles Station to participate in commerce with Mr. Knowles and the other local farmers. Taking this into account, Mr. Brainard Warner purchased property south of Knowles Station in 1890 from the Brown family and built a summer retreat home. Mr. Warner then began encouraging his friends to purchase parcels of land from him so that they could build summer homes as well. Mr. Warner’s property became known as a “garden suburb” in which he designed after Kensington, England.
We will post an update on the Creek Lodge Bar & Grill when additional information becomes available. Photo courtesy of Kristen Rahman.
Federal Realty is submitting applications for approval of a Preliminary Plan of Subdivision and Sketch Plan, for consideration by the Montgomery County Planning Board, for the property located at 1776 E. Jefferson Street, North Bethesda, Maryland (many consider the area Rockville). The Property is currently known as Federal Plaza West, which includes approximately 135,446 square feet of retail, including a Planet Fitness gym and other retailers located in a two/three story structure constructed along the Property’s shared property line with Lot 1. A Panera Bread pad site and associated surface parking is located in the southwest quadrant of the Property, according to project plans.
Per the project plans, Federal Realty is proposing to transform this underutilized site into a thriving mixed-use development containing up to 500 units, up to a total of 108,965 square feet of retail uses (103,965 square feet of existing to be retained, and up to 5,000 square feet new), a half-acre public open space, and street-scape improvements. The orientation of the development along East Jefferson Street, combined with the implementation of the road diet (discussed within), will begin to transform this suburban-styled area of North Bethesda into a more urbanized, walkable community in furtherance of the County’s goals.
Great Seneca Plan examines the vision set in the 2010 Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan to support a globally recognized biotechnology hub in the Shady Grove Life Science Center
WHEATON, MD – The Montgomery County Planning Board, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), approved the Great Seneca Plan: Connecting Life and Science Scope of Work at its May 26 meeting. Montgomery Planning staff laid out an approach that builds on the vision set in the 2010 Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan to support a globally recognized biotechnology hub with housing options and recreational opportunities.
Rockville, Maryland, May 26 — Members of the Rockville Mayor and Council and the Montgomery County Council will hold a vigil Friday for those slain this week in an elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. “We are tired of ‘thoughts and prayers’ and we are beyond fatigued with the action of numerous senators blocking the passage of critical gun-control legislation,” the Mayor and Council stated. “The time is now to require mandatory background checks. The time is now to require a moratorium on the sale of assault weapons. The time is now to require a 48-hour timeout for those wanting to purchase any type of gun. Bottom line, the time is now for action.”
The vigil, led by Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton, will begin at 5 p.m. on the steps of the Grey Courthouse Office Building, 27 Courthouse Square. County Council President Gabe Albornoz and the Rev. Barry Moultrie of Mount Calvary Baptist Church will speak. At least 21 were killed in the shooting Tuesday at Robb Elementary School, most of them schoolchildren. The attack was the second-deadliest school shooting in the U.S., following a 2012 attack at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut.
Hometown Holidays/Taste of Rockville takes place this weekend, Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29 between 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. at Redgate Park (14500 Avery Road). This is the first year at the new location, moving away from Rockville Town Square where the event was previously held.
Today, May 25th, all high school and college seniors can receive a free dozen doughnuts at Krispy Kreme locations nationwide, including the one at 14919 Shady Grove Rd. in Rockville. According to Krispy Kreme, any senior who wears Class of 2022 swag – from shirts and jackets to graduation cap and gown – can get a “Senior Day Dozen” FREE at participating shops while supplies last.
Krispy Kreme’s free Senior Day Dozen features eight Original Glazed® doughnuts and four custom 2022 doughnuts: