MCFRS

The community is rallying to support Campestre Chicken after a kitchen fire forced the restaurant to temporarily close at the Maryland Farms Shopping Center in White Oak, a retail center that spans both Montgomery County and Prince George’s County.

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Gaithersburg

Steeze Burger is moving closer to opening its first brick and mortar location, with a liquor license hearing scheduled before Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services on Thursday, February 19. The popular burger concept plans to open at 12141 Darnestown Road in the Shops at Potomac Valley shopping center in Gaithersburg, with a Spring 2026 opening targeted. (more…)


DC

Environmental testing released this week by the Potomac Riverkeeper Network shows extremely elevated levels of E. coli bacteria in the Potomac River following the collapse of a major sewer line in Montgomery County, raising concerns about potential long-term impacts on water quality and public health. (more…)


Law

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general have called on xAI, which owns the X platform and the AI chatbot Grok, to take stronger steps to prevent the generation of nonconsensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material.

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DMV

As the region keeps an eye on a potential storm that is now expected to track east and miss the area, the Apple Weather app once again raised eyebrows by briefly showing the possibility of a foot of snow.

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