Boston Market closed its last remaining Montgomery County location at 3825 Aspen Hill Rd in Northgate Plaza (Aspen Hill) in October. The chain closed its Gaithersburg location back in April 2023 and also closed its White Oak location in early 2020. In Gaithersburg, JP Morgan Chase opened in the previous Boston market location just last month and now the replacement has signed on in Aspen Hill.

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Montgomery County will commemorate World AIDS Day on Tuesday, Dec. 3, with a free breakfast, workshops on Black women’s sexual health, and on-site HIV testing at the Silver Spring Civic Building, highlighting the theme “Breaking the Silence Together: Celebrating Black Women’s Strength in HIV Awareness, Sexual Health and Wellness.” (more…)


The Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema has been the newspaper’s food critic for nearly 25 years. In a recent dining guide he highlighted “5 great affordable restaurants in the D.C. area”, which included Montgomery County’s El Chante Comedor y Fritanga Nica (photos below).

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According to District 3 Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) Commander Jason Cokinos, police, health inspectors, and permitting officials conducted a crackdown on unlicensed street food vendors in downtown Silver Spring on Saturday night, citing violations such as lack of proper licensing, unsanitary conditions, and unsafe food handling practices. (more…)


This afternoon, Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) patrol officers operating in the central business district (4th district) responded to a report of shoplifting at the JC Penney store located in Wheaton Mall. Upon arrival, officers encountered an adult male suspected of theft.

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