Main Street Pearl Bubble Tea Hoping For March Opening
Back in December it was announced that Main Street Pearl would be taking over the former location of Great Shoals at 7050 Carroll Ave in Takoma Park.
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El Catrachito Opens Third MoCo Location (Gaithersburg)
El Catrachito has opened its newest location at 211. N Frederick Ave in Gaithersburg.
Takoma Park resident Peter Franchot to run for Governor
Franchot has held statewide office in Maryland since 2007, when he was first elected as Maryland’s Comptroller. Previously, Franchot represented District 20 (part of Montgomery County) in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1986 through 2006.
Congressman Jamie Raskin and Sarah Bloom Raskin announced the passing of their son, Thomas (Tommy) Bloom Raskin, this morning at their home in Takoma Park. Tommy was 25.
After graduating from Montgomery Blair High School, Tommy attended and graduated from Amherst College. He was a second-year student at Harvard Law School.
Lidl to Open First MoCo Location This Wednesday
This past summer, Governor Larry Hogan announced that Lidl US, America’s fastest growing retailer, will open 10 new stores and add 400 jobs in Maryland by the end of 2021, more than doubling its footprint in the state.
Great Shoals Takoma Park to Close, Main Street Pearl Bubble Tea to Take Over
Our friends at Great Shoals Takoma Park announced that December 24th would be the location’s last day of business.
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Where in MoCo Can 16-Year-Olds Vote?
It’s common knowledge in the US that the voting age is 18, but one place in Montgomery County allows teens as young as 16 to vote in city elections.
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Although the novel “Bridge to Terabithia” by Katherine Paterson takes place in rural Virginia, the story has a surprising connection to Takoma Park and Sligo Creek. Katherine Paterson’s son David Paterson and his childhood friend Lisa Hill attended Takoma Park Elementary School together. The two main characters in “Bridge to Terabithia,” Jesse Aarons and Leslie Burke, are based on Katherine Paterson’s son and Hill.
David Paterson reminisced to the Washington Examiner how he and Hill spent their time outside of school. “We used to play together around Sligo Creek building forts and inventing games.” The idea of Leslie Burke’s tragic death in the book also originated from real life. 8 year-old Hill was struck and killed by lightning while visiting the beach with family.
Kanye West has qualified as a write-in candidate for president on the 2020 Election Maryland ballot, the Maryland State Board of Elections and Kanye West confirmed last week.
In a general election, a voter can cast a write-in vote for a candidate whose name does not appear on the ballot. West’s name will not appear on the ballot, but any write-in vote for him will be tabulated and shared in the results of the election as opposed to a write-in vote for someone who has not qualified as a write-in candidate.
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Construction Update at Lidl in Montgomery Village
Construction is underway at the site of the upcoming Lidl at the Professional Center site that was on Montgomery Village and Centerway, across from the Montgomery Village shopping center.
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Our featured photograph is a yearbook photo of the Takoma Park Middle School basketball team (then known as the Takoma Blue Devils). #13 is Chris T. Sullivan. Chris T. Sullivan, one of the founders of @outback Steakhouse, is a Takoma Park Middle School and Blair High School alumnus. Sullivan attended the schools in the early/mid 60s before heading to the University of Kentucky to study business and economics.
After graduating in 1972, he became a restaurant manager at Steak & Ale before opening the first Outback with his partners in 1988. He and the other co-founders saw the chain expand to over 900 restaurants worldwide and grow to include Carrabba’s, Bonefish, and several other hospitality-related businesses. He has previously been CEO and president of OSI Restaurant Partners (the restaurant group he founded) and is currently a board member at Bloomin’ Brands.