The Montgomery County Humane Society will be distributing cat and dog food at Westfield Wheaton (JCP Parking Lot) to members of our community who have hit hard times and need help.
Food will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Rain or shine.
Cabin John Train and Wheaton Train and Carousel are closing until further notice, per Montgomery Parks.
Montgomery County’s new executive order calls for amusement parks, including stand-alone features like carousels, to remain closed because of the current public health crisis.
On August 24th, 2020 Downtown Wheaton will be the new home of the Montgomery County Planning Board, Montgomery Parks and Montgomery Planning, all part of The Maryland-National Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC).
The newly constructed 14-story building, owned by M-NCPPC, is located on Reedie Drive near the Wheaton Metro Station. The building and surrounding site replaces the county-owned Wheaton Market Place parking lot with a LEED Platinum-rated, mixed-use building, a town square and a 400-space public parking garage.
Quickway, a Japanese quick service restaurant, will open its fifth MoCo location in Stone Mill Square, the shopping center that’s home to Korean Korner.
The regional chain now has restaurants in 25 different cities across the DMV.
Jollibee is coming to Wheaton Mall.
Back in March we let you know that Jollibee was making its way to MoCo with its first Maryland location.
As we reported back in December, Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood Bar is coming to MoCo with two new locations in 2020 (Gaithersburg and Wheaton).
They’ll open in the Montgomery Village Crossing shopping center at 9643 Lost Knife Rd.– the old Home Design Furniture location.
Two Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) food and nutrition services staff members working at the Glen Haven Elementary School meal distribution site in Wheaton have reported positive tests of Covid-19 (photos 1 and 2)
In addition, there have been two confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg (photo 3).
Montgomery Mall and Wheaton Mall have closed temporarily.
Westfield, who owns and operates both malls, released the following statement:
Jollibee is coming to Wheaton Mall.
The Filipino fast food chain has over 1,300 locations worldwide and offers a Items such as Chicken Joy (a fried chicken dish), the Yumburger (the house burger), Jolly spaghetti (a sweet spaghetti dish that includes ground beef, hot dog pieces, and ham), and many other products that are a mix between traditional Filipino fare and American-influenced cuisine.
After less than a year, BurgerIM has closed in Wheaton Mall.
We were first told of potential trouble for Maryland locations of the Israeli burger chain last week when Restaurant Business reported that the state of Maryland had revoked BurgerIM’s franchise rights in the state, noting that the company has not responded to the suspension the state issued in late December.
Bar Louie Closes Both MoCo Locations (and Gallery Place)
Bar Louie, a bar and restaurant chain founded in 1990, has recently closed three DC Metro area locations (including Rockville Town Square and Wheaton Mall in MoCo).