Jimmor Cone has been serving soft serve ice cream and frozen yogurt in Damascus since 1962 (that’s 56 years!). They close when the weather gets colder in the late Fall, but don’t worry…March 17th marked the first day of the 2018 Jimmie Cone season.
We sifted through the hundreds of MoCo facts we’ve come across and chose these ten to share with you today.
1. Brookeville was the United States capital for a day on August 26th, 1814 after the British troops burned down the White House during the War of 1812.
According to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue PIO, Pete Piringer, a propane floor scrubber was to blame. All 10 people evaluated are ok.
See Pete Piringer’s tweets below.
Damascus defeated previously undefeated Glenelg (23-1), 46-19, to win their sixth straight state title.
In previous years, there was one 3A/4A champion and one 1A/2A champion, but a change was made to allow each classification to crown their own champion. Damascus, previously classified in 3A, was moved to 2A prior to this school year.
The suspects were caught in Howard County when Howard County Police assisted in stopping the vehicle involved in the robbery. All 3 suspects are now in custody.
Tweets below are from the Montgomery County Police Department.
The Damascus Hornets are your 2A Maryland State Champs! Congratulations on 42 straight wins and a great season. Damascus: 31Gwynn Park: 7
Welcome to The MoCoShow’s Best Pizza in MoCo list!
We made the decision to go with two different lists this year, giving the the brick oven/woodfired/Neapolitan style pizzas their own category in a Top 5 list. Almost every other type of pizza is included in the Classic Style Top 20 List.
Tree lighting ceremonies will take place at Pike & Rose (4pm-7pm) and Rio Washingtonian (6:30pm-8pm) on November 17th. Rockville Town Square will hold theirs on November 18th (5pm-8pm).
Damascus, Northwest, Paint Branch, and Quince Orchard High Schools will be playing in the regional football finals on Friday (NW and QO will be playing each other).
I stayed for most of the first half of the game against Poolesville. After getting a couple first downs on their opening drive, Poolesville was stifled the rest of the way as Damascus cruised to a shutout victory. The atmosphere was electric.
One of our Twitter followers informed us of a rumor swirling around Olney about the possibility of Sakura closing and being replaced with an IHOP. For what it’s worth, I called Sakura last night and the manager told me that this is not true.
K-Mart and Payless in the Kentlands will both close by the end of this summer.
http://www.mymcmedia.org/closings-and-changes-at-kentlands-square-shopping-center-in-gaithersburg-photos/
Staples on Georgia Avenue has closed permanently (Silver Spring).
After 41 years, Seneca Valley held the last sporting event at the stadium last Thursday (Germantown).