The Wheaton High School Society of Women Engineers (SWE) achieved an impressive 3rd place finish out of 38 international teams at the 2025 UAE Electric Vehicle Grand Prix, a team member reported today. This event provided SWE with a valuable opportunity to collaborate with high school teams from four different countries.
Wheaton’s Ooh La La Bakery, which opened at 2600 University Blvd W in Wheaton back in November 2020, will be opening its second location at 8231 Woodmont Ave. in Bethesda.
Westfield Wheaton Mall (11160 Veirs Mill Rd) will host a Black History Month event on February 22nd from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM in Macy’s Lower Court. (more…)
3 Brothers Lounge is set to open at 2405 Price Avenue in Wheaton, taking over the space previously occupied by Hakuna Matata Grill. (more…)
Written by Serena Bolliger in Montgomery Planning’s The Third Place Blog. Republished with permission.
As you travel east on University Boulevard from downtown Wheaton, past the commercial strips and gas stations, you’ll encounter a Georgian Revival brick house with imposing chimneys. This simple but elegant home, with its symmetrical design and matching bay windows, stands in stark contrast to the modernist Art Deco WSJV Transmitter across the street and the post-WWII Ranch and Split-Level houses scattered throughout the nearby neighborhoods. The historic house was the home of Romeo and Elsie Horad. Built on Elsie’s ancestral land, the house stands as a testament to the achievements of the Websters, Sewells, and Horads who worked tirelessly to improve conditions for African American residents throughout Montgomery County and Washington, DC.
Due to the weather, the delivery of the exhibit was delayed reaching Wheaton. The exhibit will now open to the public on Wednesday, February 19.
Montgomery County Police 4th District (4D) officers and specialized teams recently made multiple arrests, recovered stolen vehicles, and closed robbery cases, including the January 30 arrest of a robbery suspect in Wheaton, the January 31 arrest of two suspects linked to a November 2024 robbery, and the recovery of two stolen vehicles near Veirs Mill & Randolph Rd, leading to four arrests and drug seizures. (more…)
Wong Gee Asian Restaurant, located at 2417 University Blvd West in Wheaton, will permanently close on Thursday, January 30, as the owner has announced their retirement.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a fire on the 10800 block of Bucknell Dr, off of Windham Ln, in Wheaton on Sunday night.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a townhouse fire on the 10700 block of Lester Street in Wheaton at approximately 2:30am on Sunday morning.
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will host a public forum on February 18 at 6 p.m. in Wheaton to gather feedback on proposed changes to Ride On and Metrobus routes, with written comments accepted until February 28.