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What does shopping look like during COVID-19?

Published July 12, 2020 at 8:11PM

What does shopping look like during COVID-19? Different areas have taken unique approaches to keeping shoppers safe. Locations such as Rockville Town Square, Pike and Rose, and Bethesda Row offer curbside pickup for retail items, as well as food. Rio Lakefront and Downtown Silver Spring, in addition to curb-side pickup, are offering shopping by appointment only. This ensures that stores remain uncrowded and allows for social distancing. Customers are able to call stores that they wish to shop at and set up a time to visit. Masks are required.

Photo courtesy of Rio Lakefront Facebook.

Opening for Olney Beer & Wine Not Clear Yet

By MCS Staff

Published July 11, 2020 at 2:05PM

Opening for Olney Beer & Wine Not Clear Yet

Olney Beer & Wine, located in the Olney Village Center, is entering the next stages of development, though an official opening date has not been set yet.

DAVIDsTEA to Close All U.S. Locations, Including Two in MoCo

By MCS Staff

Published July 11, 2020 at 11:31AM

Canadian specialty tea shop, DAVIDsTEA, has announced that it will close all U.S. locations and move towards online sales.

The company has 42 stores the United States, including two in Montgomery County located in Montgomery Mall and the Clarksburg Outlets.

Addie’s in Potomac has closed permanently

By MCS Staff

Published July 9, 2020 at 2:34PM

Addie’s in Potomac has closed permanently.

Its owner, Black Restaurant Group, says they have no intentions to reopen the restaurant for the foreseeable future.

Cici’s Pizza in Rockville has Closed Permanently

By MCS Staff

Published July 9, 2020 at 1:19PM | Updated August 20, 2023 at 11:44AM

The Pike Center restaurant was the all-you-can-eat chain’s last remaining location in Montgomery County after the Gaithersburg location closed a few years back. There are still nearby locations in Frederick and Hagerstown (Hagerstown is currently listed as temporarily closed).

Pike Center in Rockville has recently lost Pier 1 Imports and Bagel City.

MoCo Businesses Receive Approximately $2.5 Billion in Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds

By MCS Staff

Published July 9, 2020 at 10:45AM

MoCo businesses receive approximately $2.5 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds

17,323 MoCo businesses received loans from the Small Business Association’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Congress passed the PPP in early April to boost small business damaged by the pandemic.

Texas Bar-B-Q Factory Now Open at the Clarksburg Outlets

By MCS Staff

Published July 7, 2020 at 10:57PM

Texas Bar-B-Q Factory is Now Open in the Clarksburg Outlets

The Filipino-owned barbecue spot was a fixture in the Lakeforest Mall food court for over a decade before closing.

Don Pollo Chicken Opening Soon in Downtown Silver Spring

By MCS Staff

Published July 7, 2020 at 12:43PM

Don Pollo Chicken opening soon in Downtown Silver Spring.

The local chain will open their Ellsworth Ave. restaurant in about three weeks. Don Pollo currently has five MoCo locations: Glenmont, Briggs Chaney, Rockville, Bethesda, and Germantown.

1,900 MoCo Businesses Visited to Ensure Safety

By MCS Staff

Published July 7, 2020 at 10:24AM

The Montgomery County Government recently announced that they have made visits to 1,900 MoCo businesses to ensure that safety procedures are being followed. Two hookah lounges, a bar, and a restaurant have been closed for not properly following opening guidelines.

Per the county’s instructions, residents who have concerns about a business not following COVID-19 restrictions should email [email protected] or call 311.

New Pizza Truck to Open in Olney

By MCS Staff

Published July 5, 2020 at 9:59AM

Salt & Vine, which took ownership of Ricciutis Kitchen back in February, announced on social media earlier this week that they will debut a new pizza truck.

According to Salt & Vine owner Thomas Zippelli, the truck will be parked out front of the restaurant until renovations are finished.

Crumbl Cookies Coming to Rockville

By MCS Staff

Published July 4, 2020 at 2:15PM

Signage for Crumbl Cookies was added recently to a storefront in Rockville’s Federal Plaza. Crumbl Cookies is a nationwide bakery franchise that offers different freshly baked cookies each week. They sell chocolate chip and sugar cookies every day, but the rest of their offerings rotate. Their flavors range from experimental (watermelon chilled sugar cookie), to cookie twists on classic desserts (peach cobbler cookie), to more traditional cookies (peanut butter brownie cookie, pictured here).

It does not seem like Crumbl will open anytime soon– the Crumbl website announced their new stores opening in July and the upcoming Rockville location was not included yet.