Montgomery County Police 3rd District officers are investigating a pedestrian collision that occurred early Friday morning in the 12400 block of Georgia Avenue in Glenmont.
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Last month we let you know that beloved Hong Kong-style dim sum and Chinese cuisine, Hollywood East Cafe will be closing its doors on August 24, 2025 after nearly three decades of serving the Wheaton, MD community. Eater DC has included the upcoming closing in its list of “Saddest DC-Area Restaurant Closings.”
Montgomery County Police 3rd District officers and Fire Rescue were dispatched around 10:45 p.m. to the 8200 block of Georgia Avenue for a reported stabbing. (more…)
Montgomery County Police 3rd District officers are investigating a reported carjacking in the 13600 block of Georgia Avenue in Aspen Hill.
Store closing sales have begun at Claire’s locations, including the Westfield Montgomery Mall store in Bethesda. (more…)
Montgomery County will hold the Silver Spring Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 6, from 3 to 10 p.m. at Veterans Plaza, featuring two stages of free performances across multiple jazz styles. This year’s headliner is the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, with additional acts including Trio Caliente, The JoGo Project, The Muneer Nasser Quintet, The Paul Carr Quintet, The Clara Campbell Quintet, and Oh He Dead.
Cinnabon is celebrating its 40th anniversary by offering its Classic Cinnamon Roll for $1.25, the same price as when the bakery first opened in 1985. The throwback pricing will be available to Cinnabon Rewards members on Friday, August 22, 2025, from 12 to 4 p.m. at participating locations nationwide. (more…)
Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 3rd District, Central Business District Team are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect wanted for theft and fraud. (more…)
Per MCDOT: “The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) is hosting an in-person public meeting on the US 29 Flash Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Phase 2 project on Thursday, Aug. 28, followed by a Corridor Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting
There will be two parts to this meeting. The first hour of the meeting will be a public meeting focused on bicycle and pedestrian facilities. The topics, presentation and interactive feedback activities will be the same as the June meeting. The second hour of the meeting will be the CAC meeting, which will focus on the preliminary design of the Flash BRT facilities on the corridor. Both portions of the meeting are open to the public and people are encouraged to attend.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland (USAO-MD) announced that it obtained a judgment of $1,407,493.23 against Dr. Richard Akoto, M.D., a family medical doctor, and his practice, Richard O. Akoto, M.D. PC, located in Takoma Park, Maryland. The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland found that Akoto submitted, or caused the submission of, false claims to the Medicare program in connection with his use of auricular stimulation (P-Stim) devices.