Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 10, 2022
Wheaton
South Korea-based Bonchon, a Korean fried chicken concept with 115 U.S. locations, has signed an agreement with JSM Development LLC to open six stores in Maryland and Washington, D.C. The first will open by February 2023, according to FastCasual.com
Source of the Spring reports that three of the new locations will be in Montgomery County; in Bethesda, Silver Spring, and Wheaton.
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3/7 Update: Today in the District Court for Montgomery County, Judge Victor Del Pino ordered defendant, Cardel Chaney, held without bond.
Chaney, 20, of Silver Spring, is charged with second-degree murder for the shooting death of 17-year old Devin Michael Dickey on Friday.
Q’Padre Cantina is now open at 2312 Price Avenue in Wheaton. The location was formerly home to El Equetzal and Hollywood East Cafe prior to its move to Wheaton Mall.
The restaurant offers Mexican cuisine and has received a already review stating the following, “Gorgeous interior, generous margaritas and really delicious food.” on a Montgomery County restaurant support group.
An altercation in led to shots being fired on Reedie Drive near Georgia Avenue in Wheaton at approximately 6:45pm on Friday evening.
According to our public safety reporter, Cordell Pugh, the male victim was shot in the chest and is in very critical condition.
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Brookside Gardens announced today that its “Wings of Fancy” indoor butterfly exhibition has been cancelled for 2022 due to concerns about the pandemic.
When asked why the event was cancelled, given Montgomery County’s current COVID-19 case rate, Montgomery Parks said, “the exhibition is planned six months in advance. Given the information available at the time, we decided that safety of visitors, volunteers, and staff took priority.”
Per MD Lottery:
A Wheaton woman bought a selection of Maryland Lottery scratch-offs in December as she often does during the holidays. Unlike other years, she put the games aside this time and forgot about them until after Groundhog Day. She then pulled the instant tickets out, scratched them off and one turned out to be worth $50,000.
Barberry’s at 2423 Hickerson Dr. in Wheaton is holding its grand opening today at 4pm.
The restaurant will feature American, Tex-Amex, Latin and Peruvian cuisine.
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Friday, February 18, 2022
Senior women’s basketball player Crystal Jones is this week’s Shorewoman of the Week for the third time. Jones averaged 13.3 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per contest in a 3-1 week for Washington College. She is a Silver Spring native and graduate of Wheaton High School.
On Saturday in a 47-38 win at Ursinus, she notched her second double-double of the season with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds as Washington College tied its most single-season wins in Centennial Conference play in program history with 11. This past Thursday, Jones started the team’s game-closing 14-2 run in a 62-55 comeback win over Franklin & Marshall with a three-pointer as she scored 13 points. In Tuesday’s 62-45 win at McDaniel she led all players with 17 points. In a road game at Swarthmore on Monday night, she just missed a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds, with her nine boards being a contest-best.
A crash on Connecticut Avenue and Veirs Mill Road occurred around 2pm today. For reasons unknown at the moment, a car was driven into a tree in the median.
Some lanes are currently blocked on Connecticut Avenue between Veirs Mill Rd and Adams Drive.