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.
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Outbound Red Line train derailment at the Silver Spring Metro Station. No serious injuries.
Info and photo courtesy of Pete Piringer.
This past Monday, June 29, the Montgomery County Board of Education voted to expedite the process of renaming Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School. A decision will be made by November 10, 2020.
In addition, Board members proposed three options for possible namesakes:
As Montgomery County transitioned to Phase 2 last Friday, June 19, one of the few businesses that remain closed are movie theaters. One theater, however, has options available. AFI Silver, whose theater is located in downtown Silver Spring, has a “Virtual Screening Room” that has been available since late March.
Patrons can choose from a selection of rotating movies to stream from home. Films are available to be rented for 3-5 days, and tickets range from $10-12, depending on the distributor. A portion of the proceeds goes towards the maintenance of the theatre.
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Washington Sports Club, Planet Fitness, and LA Fitness have opened their doors under the guidelines established in Phase 2 of Montgomery County‘s reopening plan, which came into effect last Friday, June 19.
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After over 30 years Chuck E. Cheese has decided to close its Gaithersburg location. Earlier this year the Wall Street Journal reported that the company was $1 billion in debt, but the company has avoided filing for bankruptcy so far. We are told the Rockville and Takoma Park locations will remain open for carry-out and will be re-opening their arcades this coming Monday.
Photos of the equipment being backed up by Instagram user @Sammie.m03
La Casita, best known for their pupusas, was featured on a recent episode of Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations on The Cooking Channel. The episode first aired earlier this month and features interviews with employees and customers inside La Casita’s original Silver Spring location.
La Casita has 2 other locations in MoCo: Gaithersburg and Germantown. Outside of MoCo, you can also find them inside Nationals Park and at their second DC location near Union Market.
Jollibee is coming to Wheaton Mall.
Back in March we let you know that Jollibee was making its way to MoCo with its first Maryland location.
Tomorrow (June 1) at 6 PM, the City of Takoma Park will host a moment of reflection and a call to action event. This event will feature several Takoma Park leaders and activists, acting as “a united front, [to] take a public stance against racism.” The event will be held via radio broadcast on Takoma Park Radio Station 94.3 FM.
The event page on the Takomaparkmd.gov website has posted the following message:
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The event announcement on the Facebook event page states that the ceremony “will be an opportunity to grieve in healthy way in community with other like minded people.”
For more information, check out the event page here: https://facebook.com/events/s/ceremony-honoring-breonna-tayl/733468307423327/?ti=icl