Metro Offering New Incentives, Including $2 Rides, Discounts and Service Improvements to Get Riders Back
For service changes, Metro is focusing on providing more consistent service throughout the day.
Rockville
A 1:46pm update by Montgomery County Police states that “the unaccounted for resident of Rock Creek Woods apartments has been located and is safe and unharmed.”
Per yesterday’s press release:
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Over $35,000 Raised for Family of Melkin Cedillo, 19-Year-Old That Died in Wednesday’s Flooding
Updated with GoFundMe information for Melkin Cedillo
The city closed Gibbs Street in Rockville Town Square in June 2020 to accommodate outdoor dining. On Thursday, September 9th, the City of Rockville will hold a virtual public meeting to discuss the future use of Town Center streets.
Per the City of Rockville:
Red Line customers are reminded that beginning Saturday, September 11 and continuing through Saturday, December 4, Metro will close the Rockville and Shady Grove stations for the demolition and replacement of the canopy over the Rockville Station platform.
Per WMATA:
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Statement from Sport & Social Regarding FanDuel Sportsbook
Sports & Social at 11800 Grand Park Ave in Pike & Rose announced recently that it will be opening on September 9th. Today we received the following statement about their upcoming sportsbook:
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Local hair stylist and salon owner Jenn Shin wanted to help when reading about what was going on in Afghanistan, so she decided to step up and make it happen.
The Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington (ACSGW) started taking donations in Silver Spring to help Afghan evacuees with resettlement. Shin began accepting donations in her Rockville salon (located in the Talbott Center on Rockville Pike) two weeks ago, dropping them off to the ACSGW every Monday.
Phase One of Twinbrook Quarter is located on the southwest corner of the property at Rockville Pike and Halpine Road and includes residential and commercial space, including a new Wegmans.
The Wegmans and surrounding new development will be right next to Twinbrook metro– occupying the former home of Pizza CS, Hooters, Fuddruckers, Salvation Army, and more.
The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection released a facility update on the Shady Grove transfer station earlier this morning.
The update can be seen below:
Let’s Taco, which described itself as authentic Mexican, is coming to Pike Kitchen (1066 Rockville Pike) “very soon” according to its website.
The menu features tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and speciality items such as a birria quesadilla, birria ramen, Mexican dip sandwich, crab fries, and elotes (Mexican street corn).
Early in July we let you know that Tiger Sugar, a boba/bubble tea spot known for is brown sugar bubble tea with unique “tiger stripe” design, would be coming to Rockville.
The Grand Opening event will take place this Saturday, August 28th and the first 100 orders will receive free Tiger Sugar merchandise.