Beyond MoCo

The Maryland Wine Festival returns to the Carroll County Farm Museum for a single-day event. “Join us for our 40th annual celebration of Maryland wine.”Enthusiasts of local wine and fans of local festivals are invited to enjoy the grounds of the Farm Museum while exploring local wine, shopping from juried artisans, and dancing to live music.

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National

Update: LL Flooring signed a last minute agreement with F9 Investments for a going-concern sale of its business as part of its Chapter 11 process. The asset purchase agreement includes the acquisition of 219 stores, inventory, intellectual property, and other assets. The transaction is expected to close by the end of September, subject to Bankruptcy Court approval. The company will continue to operate normally, serving customers with a broad range of flooring products both online and in stores. LL Flooring is also proceeding with previously announced store closings at 211 locations. 

“Closing sales are continuing at 211 store locations, including the recently initiated 117 store closings and the 94 store closings already in process that had been previously announced on August 11, 2014. These locations will remain open and serving customers through the store closing process.”Additional information can be found at the LL Flooring Restructuring website.


Event

Bring your family and friends to our free , all-day outdoor Oktoberfest celebration. These will be an outdoor craft fair featuring local artisans and professional woodworkers, a chainsaw carving, woodworking and tool demonstrations by Festool, Montgomery Wood Turners and Carvers. There will also be lots of delicious food provided by El Parente Tacos, El Jeffe Wood-fired pizzas, Bruster's Ice cream and seasonal craft brews from Saints Row Brwsing Company.


Beyond MoCo

Rocky Gap State Park, nestled in Allegany County in Western Maryland (12500 Pleasant Valley Rd. Flintstone, MD 21530), spans more than 3,000 acres of public land and is known for having the “bluest water in the state”, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

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Crime

Callen Baker, 21, of Jefferson, MD, was sentenced to 30 years in prison (out of a 400-year sentence) and five years of supervised probation for his role in a March 2023 gunfire incident in Rockville

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Maryland

Chilling details have been released in a GoFundMe for 37-year-old Sifrido Villalobos of Silver Spring, MD, who died in a crash involving five vehicles the morning of August 29th in a crash on Southbound I-95, past MD-175 (Exit 41), near Jessup, MD (Howard County).

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