4/19/22 Update: This location has reopened.
Baja Fresh at 302 King Farm Blvd, Unit 150 in Rockville has temporarily closed.
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Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 13, 2022
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National chain Dollar Tree, which has MoCo locations in Damascus, Derwood, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Montgomery Village, Rockville, and Silver Spring, has begun adding “Dollar Tree Plus” sections to area stores. Items in the “Plus” section will be priced $3 and $5. New higher priced items include cookware, headphones, chargers, and t-shirts (Baby Yoda, Lilo & Stich, etc.) similar to those found at FiveBelow.
In January, Dollar Tree raised the price of all items in their stores from $1 to $1.25. The company said the price hike was not a result of inflation, but rather to “allow the company to offer a wider range of merchandise.” Regarding the new “Plus” pricing, Dollar Tree’s President and CEO Michael Witynski said, “For decades, our customers have enjoyed the ‘thrill-of-the-hunt’ for value at one dollar – and we remain committed to that core proposition – but many are telling us that they also want a broader product assortment when they come to shop. We believe testing additional price points above $1 for Dollar Tree product will enable us over time to expand our assortments, introduce new products and meet more of our customers’ everyday needs.”
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Update: Sale price of team in 2006 was corrected to $450 million.
The Washington Post has reported that the Lerner family has begun the process of exploring possible changes to the team’s ownership structure, including the possibility of selling the team. Current Chevy Chase resident Ted Lerner, 96, purchased the team from Major League Baseball in 2006 for $450,000,000.
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Monday, April 11, 2022
Hometown Holidays/Taste of Rockville will take place in a new location this year. For the first time, this free festival which features local flavor including two stages of entertainment by local acts, and activities for kids, will take place at Redgate Park (14500 Avery Road), moving away from Rockville Town Square where it has been held for many years.
The event will take place on Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29 between 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
The 10th annual VisArts’ Rockville Arts Festival will take place on Saturday, May 7th and Sunday, May 8th at Rockville Town Square, between 10am and 5pm.
The Festival is a celebration of creativity and community that brings 10,000 people together for art, food, and fun.
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Two Montgomery County restaurants (the only ones on the list) took the #1 and #2 spots in the latest Eater DC list, pointing diners toward the 15 most intriguing or otherwise buzzworthy new restaurants in the D.C. area.
#2 went to Planta, an upscale plant-based restaurant featuring a menu by Chef David Lee, that opened at 4910 Elm St at Bethesda Row in the location formerly occupied by Cafe Deluxe. Planta was founded in 2016 and currently has several locations in Florida, New York, and Toronto. Planta has been notable for serving a long list of different celebrities who aren’t plant-based like Rob Gronkowski, Bella Hadid, Hailey Bieber and more, pushing that the restaurant was created for everyone. The Bethesda Row location seats approximately 140 people inside, as well as an additional 50 people on an outdoor patio.
Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center is donating two ultrasound machines to help Ukrainian physicians care for patients impacted by Russia’s invasion.
Per Adventist HealthCare:
Per Adventist Healthcare:
Women at high-risk for breast cancer, especially those with dense breasts, have a new tool to improve early detection in Montgomery County. Thanks to a generous donation to the Shady Grove Medical Center Foundation, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Breast Center now has an Automated 3D Breast Ultrasound Device (ABUS). As a result, residents of suburban Maryland will no longer have to travel outside the area to receive a potentially life-saving early diagnosis. Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Breast Center is the only facility in Montgomery County to have this technology available.
The City of Rockville will be hosting “Skate Jam” on Saturday, April 16 from 9am-5pm at the new Rockville Skate Park (355 Martins Lane).
The event is free and you can register here: Skate Jam Registration