Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Friday, November 5, 2021
Wheaton
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Detectives from the Montgomery County Police – Major Crimes Division have arrested and charged Angel Medardo Galeas, age 18, of Silver Spring and two juveniles with the two attempted armed carjackings that occurred on October 26 in the Silver Spring and Wheaton area.
On October 26, at approximately 1:40 p.m., 4thDistrict officers responded to the12300 block of Georgia Ave. for the reports of two attempted armed carjackings that just occurred.
Marian Fryer Plaza is located at 2424 Reedie Drive at the Wheaton Triangle Business District. Lot and garage parking is available across the street from the plaza on Grandview Avenue.
All attendees are encouraged to wear costumes.
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Below are the latest updates on five restaurants coming soon to Wheaton Mall.
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Montgomery Parks will be hosting a “Drag Queen Story Hour” this Saturday, October 23 from 10:30-11:30am at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton.
Per Montgomery Parks:
A five vehicle collision in the area of Wheaton Mall, at the intersection of University Blvd W and Veirs Mill Road, send six people to the hospital late last night.
At approximately 11:45pm, the collision ejected one person from their vehicle and trapped another in theirs.
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced today that his Consumer Protection Division has reached a settlement with Just Puppies of Maryland, Inc., Just Puppies, Inc., and Mitchell Thomson, the companies’ owner (Just Puppies) concerning their sale of puppies to consumers that the Division alleged violated the Consumer Protection Act and the No More Puppy Mills Act.
The settlement prevents Just Puppies from selling dogs in Maryland, provides restitution to Maryland consumers who purchased puppies that had a congenital disorder or hereditary condition or illness at the time of purchase, and imposes civil penalties.
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Brookside Gardens’ Winter Light Exhibit, Garden of Lights, Opens This Friday
Montgomery Parks announces Garden of Lights, the annual outdoor winter light exhibit at Brookside Gardens, will open on November 19, 2021.
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Sydney’s Burger located inside of Wheaton Mall has announced it will be holding its grand opening on October 29. The menu features hamburgers, turkey burgers, salmon burgers, wings, breakfast items, and quesadillas.
A representative from the restaurant said the delay in opening has been due to the long wait for equipment to arrive. The location is currently hiring for all positions. Take a look at their menu and the interior of the restaurant below.
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Below you will see a brief history of Wheaton, courtesy of the Wheaton & Kensington Chamber of Commerce. Wheaton, Maryland was named for Major General Frank Wheaton, one of the few generals of the Civil War who attained this rank in the Union Army without attending West Point. The area developed from Leesborough, a small business district which grew near the junction of three major roads– Brookeville Pike (now Georgia Ave), Veirs Mill Road, and Old Bladensburg Road (now University Blvd).
In 1864, General Wheaton commanded the defense of Washington from Ft. Stevens against Confederate General Jubal Early’s attack in early July. The fort, still standing, was not far down Georgia Avenue (then called the 7th Street Pike) from the then thinly settled countryside that only five years later was to take the General’s name. Early Wheaton area families were the Cissells, Hardys, Stubbs, Hickersons, Godfreys, Bowies, Eustices, Dwyers, Pendletons, Wellers, Magruders, Ecclestons, and Plyers. Some of these didn’t settle in Wheaton until after the Civil War.