Wheaton

Holy Cross Health to Expand Presence with New Facility for Cancer Care in Wheaton

By MCS Staff

Holy Cross Health leaders previously announced that they have signed a lease for a location to build phase one of a two-phase plan to create a convenient community-based Cancer Center in Wheaton. The new location will relocate and replace the current Radiation Treatment Center, adding, in phase two, medical and surgical services as well as advanced imaging and an expansion of navigation, care coordination, and supportive services.

Phase I (Aug. 2022): Replace and relocate current radiation oncology services.

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Bethesda

ProShares, a Bethesda-Based ETF Provider, Opens New Headquarters at The Wilson in Bethesda

By MCS Staff

ProShares, the Bethesda-based ETF provider who launched the first bitcoin-linked ETF in the United States last year, has announce the opening of its new headquarters at The Wilson on Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda, a sign of the fast-growing asset management firm’s commitment to the Greater Washington D.C. area.

ProShares has more than doubled in size over the past three years to over $70 billion under management, while launching innovative products like BITO, the first-ever bitcoin-linked ETF in the United States, and VERS, a new thematic ETF that allows investors to access the companies shaping the metaverse. The firm has grown to more than 160 employees, most of whom will work out of its new downtown headquarters.

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Gaithersburg

$250,000 Gift to Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Breast Center Promises Earlier Detection for At-Risk Women in Montgomery County

By MCS Staff

Per Adventist Healthcare:

Women at high-risk for breast cancer, especially those with dense breasts, have a new tool to improve early detection in Montgomery County. Thanks to a generous donation to the Shady Grove Medical Center Foundation, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Breast Center now has an Automated 3D Breast Ultrasound Device (ABUS). As a result, residents of suburban Maryland will no longer have to travel outside the area to receive a potentially life-saving early diagnosis. Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Breast Center is the only facility in Montgomery County to have this technology available.

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Gaithersburg

Curious to See How Much WRS Paid to Acquire the Anchor Sites at Lakeforest Mall in February?

By MCS Staff

On February 28th, WRS Inc., a real estate investment firm based out of South Carolina, purchased Lakeforest Mall’s four anchor sites. The firm previously purchased the core, ponds, and forest conservation of the mall back in 2019. Last week, Gaithersburg’s Office of Economic Development released the dollar amount the properties were acquired for, per Maryland Land Records.

A total of $75 million was paid to acquire Lakeforest Mall.

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Event

Ariéto Yukayú Guáyiga – An Evening of Strength, Spirit & Survival

The Historical Odd Fellows Lodge

1308 Olney Sandy Spring Road

Sandy Spring, Maryland 20860

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Historic Indigenous Recognition Event to Take Place in Montgomery County, Maryland

The Taino American Indigenous National Organization (T.A.I.N.O.) proudly announces its upcoming signature public event,

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Gaithersburg

Progress at Upcoming Pollo Campero Location in Gaithersburg

By MCS Staff

Back in January, we let you know that Pollo Campero would be taking over the location that was home to KFC until December 2020 at 426 N Frederick Rd in Gaithersburg.

The building has been fenced off and construction has been ongoing since then. The exterior of the building has also been repainted as the restaurant moves closer to opening.

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Beyond MoCo

Beyond MoCo: Sakura Matsuri, DC’s Largest Cherry Blossom Festival Event, is This Weekend

By MCS Staff

Sakura Matsuri will celebrate its 60th Anniversary on April 9-10 2022. Attracting as many as 40,000 visitors in a single day, the event is the largest of Washington DCs world famous National Cherry Blossom Festival.

Over two days, Sakura Matsuri – Japanese Street Festival brings Japan into the heart of the nation’s capital. Stretching from 3rd to 7th streets NW on Pennsylvania Ave at the base of Capitol Hill, the festival features over 24 hours of Japanese cultural performances, authentic Japanese food and beverages, handmade Japanese crafts, and more.

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Olney

The Olney Community Mourns The Loss of Longtime Olney Post Office Employee Edward Lawrence Ramsey Who Passed Away Earlier This Year

By MCS Staff

Edward Lawrence Ramsey passed away earlier this year, days before his retirement from the United States Postal Service. Ramsey worked at the Olney Post Office and is remembered by many for becoming a friend during his years working in the Olney community.

His obituary can be seen below:

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Bethesda

7-Year-Old Ashburton Elementary Student Has Died After Being Struck by a Vehicle at Bus Stop on Wednesday Morning

By Patrick Herron

The seven-year-old child that was struck by a vehicle on Wednesday morning at a bus stop at the intersection of Grosvenor Lane and King Charles Way in Bethesda has died as a result of his injuries, according to a report by Caitlynn Peetz.

The child was a student at Ashburton Elementary School in Bethesda. He was waiting at the bus stop Wednesday morning with his father and 18-month-old sibling when the driver of a Honda Accord left the roadway and struck all three.

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