Tropical Smoothie Café opened earlier this week in the Aspen Hill shopping center (13531 Connecticut It has taken over the space of the old My Eye Dr. location, which has recently moved within the shopping center.
The cafe offers more than just smoothies as the menu contains flatbreads, wraps, quesadillas, sandwiches, bowls, breakfast, and a lot more.
Fryer‘s Roadside at 12830 New Hampshire Ave (former location of Chopaan Kabob House) in the Meadowood Shopping Center is now open. The restaurant offers farm-fresh fried chicken, hand-cut fries, coleslaw, fried rice, soft-serve ice cream, and snowballs.
We spoke with owner Steve Englehardt back in the spring and he told us their sauces will all be made in-house and will feature mumbo sauce, a Memphis style hot sauce, and habanero sauce with the habanero and jalapeño peppers grown in the garden behind the restaurant.All of their rolls come from nearby, and locally legendary, Woodmoor Bakery. Hours of operation will be 11am-9pm daily. The menu can be seen below:
Montgomery County Police SVID Arrest Gymnastics Instructor; Possibility of Additional Victims a Concern
Per MCPD:
Montgomery County Executive Elrich and MCDOT Launch Campaign to Promote Availability of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Bethesda, Silver Spring and Wheaton
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Silver Spring Man Charged with Two Counts of Indecent Exposure
Per MCPD:
Montgomery Planning staff presented big ideas to inform the recommendations for the plan’s working draft
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NIPS Juicehouse in Silver Spring is Now Open
NIPS Juicehouse (SPIN spelled backwards) announced on their social media accounts that they are holding their soft opening this weekend.
Sculpture in Honor of Dominique Dawes Being Commissioned
Montgomery County Council Vice President Gabe Albornoz will hold a virtual press conference this morning to announce a sculpture being commissioned in honor of three-time Olympian Dominique Dawes. Dawes is from Silver Spring and won gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Detectives Investigate Carjacking and Theft from Autos Committed by same suspect in Aspen Hill Area
For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 29, 2021
Detectives Investigate Commercial Burglary in Downtown Silver Spring; Surveillance Video of Suspect Released
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Starbucks is moving in to the Glenmont Shopping Center, taking over the location what was previously home to Capital One and a Chevy Chase banks (2315 Randolph Road).
The 2,800+ square foot building was built in 1998 and had been available for sale for months. A couple weeks ago Starbucks put up a “coming soon” banner, and construction at the building has already started (see photos below).