New Grant Program Aimed at Helping Businesses to Reopen
The Montgomery County Council has passed legislation that creates a grant program designed to help local businesses comply with reopening requirements.
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Thanks to so many community contributions, here is an updated list of Black-owned businesses in MoCo! We hope for this to be a living document that people can use as a resource moving forward. Feel free to email [email protected] for any additional recommendations or corrections.
The updated document can be found at the link below:
Little Miner Taco is opening a new stall at The Block in Pike & Rose! We stopped by today for a soft opening event to check out some of what they’re planning to offer. Their grand opening is tomorrow, July 15 at 2 PM– they have announced that the first 100 customers will get a free T-Shirt!
Little Miner Taco currently has a location in Brentwood, MD as well as a traveling truck that hosts pop up events all around the DMV. Little Miner is best known for their Birria De Res Quesadillas which have braised beef and cheese along with a signature beef consome dipping sauce. These will appear at their location at The Block, along with a variety of exclusive new items.
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
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.
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.
Its owner, Black Restaurant Group, says they have no intentions to reopen the restaurant for the foreseeable future.
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.
Rio Lakefront in Gaithersburg has found creative ways to make social distancing a little more fun.
In order to promote carryout from local restaurants, they have drawn ‘picnic circles’ on the open grass areas, providing expansive seating 6 feet apart with a view of the water.
Mimi King’s Kitchen is Coming to the Clarksburg Outlets
The local food truck will be in the Clarksburg Outlets parking most starting this Friday, July 3rd.
Back in April, Attman’s Deli announced that they had closed their Cabin John location and were planning to move into a new spot, somewhere nearby. At the time of the announcement, no official location was disclosed.
There have been rumors that they might potentially move into Park Potomac, in the spot previously occupied by Zoe’s kitchen. Today, we heard that there appeared to be people loading furniture and equipment from an Attman’s truck into that space.