The Montgomery County Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit the Special Olympics will take place on Friday, September 6, 2024 in Pike & Rose.
Shopping
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Last October we let you know Dunkin’ will be taking over the space that was previously home to $2.49 Cleaners, at 12196 Georgia Ave. in Wheaton-Glenmont, on the same block as Trippy Tacos and Seafood in the Buff and near Popeyes. Now we know that a $500K permit has been granted for construction to begin on the space, per Maryland Newsletters.
The Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema has been the newspaper’s food critic for nearly 25 years. Last week, he highlighted Sabor Mixteco, which opened recently at 2460 Ennalls Ave. in Wheaton. The full menu can be seen here.
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Abercrombie & Fitch and Abercrombie Kids are “coming soon” to Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda. This announcement comes at a great time for Westfield, as several national retailers, including Banana Republic, Bonobos, ICING, Talbots, and Express (closing soon), have recently exited the mall.
Toy and game shop Mind Games is now open at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda on the mall’s lower level.
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Permanent signage is up at Han Spot, the new dim sum restaurant that’s coming to the space that was previously home to Union Jack’s until June 2020 (9811 Washingtonian Blvd).
Located at the key intersection of Rockville Pike and what’s now Josiah Henson Parkway (then Montrose Parkway) Pike & Rose opened its first phase approximately ten years ago– in 2014.
Kajiken recently opened its newest location at 1701 Rockville Pike STE A7, its first in the DC Metro area joining restaurants in Baltimore, Chicago, Manhattan, and San Mateo, California. Our very own Mr. MoCo stopped by this past week and has deemed one of their dishes his favorite in Montgomery County this month (video below).
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The Washington Post’s Tim Carman released his list of the “The 10 best breakfast sandwiches in the D.C. area”, which consisted mostly of sandwiches found in D.C. proper. One popular breakfast sandwich, located in Gaithersburg’s Kentlands neighborhood, was ranked 9th on the list– the Bistek at Lapu Lapu.