MoCo

Five MoCo Bakeries Voted In To WTOP’s 2022 ‘Best Bakery’ List

By MCS Staff

Five Montgomery County bakeries have been voted in to WTOP’s 2022 ‘Best Bakery’ list. WTOP readers and listeners nominated a number of local businesses in D.C., Maryland and Virginia that serve baked goods. Out of hundreds of restaurants and eateries, Arlington’s Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe was voted the favorite, but 50% of the list consists of bakeries that have at least one MoCo location.

Coming in at #2 was Silver Spring’s Kosher Pastry Oven (1372 Lamberton Drive). Georgetown Cupcake, which has a location at Bethesda Row, came in 4th. Sunflower Bakery, which has both locations in MoCo (North Bethesda and Rockville), came in at #5. Woodmoor Pastry Shop at 10127 Colesville Rd in Silver Spring was ranked 7th, and The Pretzel Bakery, which recently opened a location in Cabin John Village (Potomac) was ranked 9th.

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Health

Community Message from the MCPS Medical Officer Regarding COVID-19

By Patrick Herron

Montgomery County Public schools sent out the following community message from MCPS Medical Officer Patricia Kapunan, M.D. on Thursday, August 25:

Vaccines are an important way to lower individual risk of severe complications from COVID-19 infection. A high vaccine coverage rate helps reduce the overall burden of COVID-19 on the school community and helps keep learning going, as individuals with milder symptoms will miss fewer school or work days. We continue to strongly recommend students receive all recommended COVID-19 vaccines and boosters for which they are eligible. At this time, COVID-19 vaccination is required for staff unless approved for a medical exemption. We will continue to provide opportunities for students, staff and family members to receive COVID-19 vaccines atafter-school and weekend events.

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Bethesda

Opening Information for Malia’s Kitchen in Montgomery Mall

By Patrick Herron

Malia’s Kitchen will be holding the grand opening of its new Montgomery Mall food court location on Thursday, September 1. Malia’s is taking over the space that was previously occupied by Lazzaro’s Authentic Italian Deli and Big Al’s Sub Shop. Malia’s Kitchen serves soul food and seafood, which they describe as the best “homemade” down home cooking in the DMV. Items on their menu includes crab cakes, fried chicken, fried fish, and BBQ.

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Montgomery Parks

Montgomery Parks Extends Open Parkways for Labor Day Weekend, Announces Operating Hours  

By MCS Staff

Montgomery Parks announces Labor Day operating hours, including extending its Open Parkways through Tuesday, September 6, at 7 a.m. for the holiday weekend.     

Open Parkways Schedule  The Open Parkways schedule will be extended for the holiday until 7 a.m., Tuesday, September 6, 2022. Portions of Sligo Creek Parkway and Beach Drive will be open to pedestrians and bicyclists for exercise and recreation.

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Crime

Maryland U.S. Attorney Announces Strategies to Use Additional State Funds to Reduce Violent Crime

By MCS Staff

Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Leaders Renew Commitment to Fight Violent Crime Together

Per the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland (8/24/22): – At a press conference earlier today, U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron, joined by federal, state, and local partners announced that his office is devoting more federal resources than ever before to fight violent crime in Maryland.  These resources have been made possible by an unprecedented level of state funding to support these efforts.  Partners at today’s announcement included:

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Gaithersburg

MoCo’s Only 24-Hour Starbucks in FirstField Shopping Center to Close For One Month in September

By MCS Staff

MoCo’s only 24-hour Starbucks location at 505 Quince Orchard Rd. in the FirstField Shopping Center (Gaithersburg) will be closed for one month starting on September 9th and lasting until October 9th for renovations, an employee of the store tells us. Employees of the store will all be working at nearby locations for the duration of the closure.

Update: We’ve been informed that the Starbucks located at 300 Spectrum Ave in Gaithersburg will be temporarily moving to 24-hours during the duration of the Firstfield remodeling, beginning September 3rd.

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Education

Six MCPS Students Win Medals at National ACT-SO Competition

By MCS Staff

Six MCPS students received medals at the national Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) competition in July. ACT-SO is a high school initiative sponsored by the NAACP to promote and encourage academic and artistic excellence. MCPS ACT-SO students received more than $50,000 in scholarships.

The 2022 medalists are:

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Crime

Texas Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Threatening a Maryland Doctor Who Advocated for the Covid-19 Vaccine

By MCS Staff

Per the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland: U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Scott Eli Harris, age 52, of Aubrey, Texas, yesterday to six months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for sending a threatening message to a Maryland medical doctor who publicly advocated for the COVID-19 vaccine.

The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division; and Special Agent in Charge Thomas J. Sobocinski of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore Field Office.

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Montgomery Village

Opening Information for Starbucks in Montgomery Village

By Patrick Herron

The brand new Starbucks in the Montgomery Village Shopping Center is scheduled to open Thursday, August 25. Employees at the location tell us they plan to be open for business by noon. The Starbucks is located at the former site of the Montgomery Village Denny’s at 19290 Montgomery Village Ave.

Earlier this month we reported that Hangry Joe’s will be coming to the space next to the new Starbucks.  Hangry Joe’s opened a location at 2533 Ennals Ave in Wheaton back in May and has additional locations opening at 10050 Darnestown Road in the Travilah Square shopping center and at 718-B Rockville Pike.

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