Summer House Santa Monica, a restaurant with a beach-house inspired decor and West Coast cuisine meant to “offer a laid-back vibe reminiscent of California,”  opened at 11825 Grand Park Avenue  sharing the location with artisanal pizza spot Stella Barra Pizzeria back in early 2015.

Now, the restaurants have officially “joined forces” as guests are able to book reservations and order online through the Summer House website. Per the announcement, seen below, big changes in regards to renovations are also coming soon.


Pepco sent a letter to the North Bethesda/White Flint community last week announcing that the final asphalt restoration on Randolph Road is expected to be completed this spring, following the completion of the tunnel excavation. All asphalt restoration of surrounding sections along Nebel Street and Parklawn Drive is scheduled to be completed by May 2022.

The Randolph closure, which began on August 30th last summer, was needed for underground electrical work as part of Pepco’s new White Flint Substation. Traffic heading westbound on Randolph Road is being diverted to Parklawn Drive and then directed to Rockville Pike (MD-355).


Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to a fire Thursday evening around 7:30pm at Mayorga Organics (1029 E Gude Dr) in Rockville.

The fire was located inside a roaster machine and was contained to piping. There was light smoke in the building and several batches of burnt coffee.


A 200,000-square foot building with a five-level parking garage containing up to 562 spaces is currently being constructed for Research and Development use off at 9810 Darnestown Rd next to the Travilah Square shopping center.

Building A will be the first of three buildings planned for Parcel N (shown in the images below). Together, these buildings will form a research and development campus that coordinates effectively with the current life sciences campus.


The US Composting Council recognized a Rockville composting company, Compost Crew, at the USCC’s annual conference in Austin, Texas. At the United States Composting Council achievement awards, the Organics Diversion Program of the Year Award went to Rockville’s Compost Crew.

Ben Parry, Chief Executive Officer, acquired the company in 2018. Compost Crew is based in Rockville, MD and provides collection services throughout the DMV area by supporting community resilience and developing several modular small-scale compost facilities.


CRH Healthcare enters Montgomery County Maryland market in partnership with Adventist HealthCare by acquiring 3 Urgent Care centers

CRH Healthcare, an operator of urgent care centers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Maryland has acquired Adventist HealthCare urgent care centers in Germantown, Rockville, and Laurel, the companies announced in a press release earlier this month.


ALDI at 5110 Nicholson Lane in White Flint Plaza is having its grand opening today, February 24.  The store is located in the space formerly occupied by Shoppers, which closed in January of 2020.

ALDI is a German discount grocery chain that currently has Montgomery County locations in Gaithersburg, Germantown, Montgomery Village, Rockville, Silver Spring, and Takoma Park.


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