Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 17, 2022
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Thursday 17 March
Per MCDOT:
Montgomery County will join in the worldwide celebration of “Transit Driver Appreciation Day” on Friday, March 18, with County Executive Marc Elrich presenting a proclamation recognizing the day at 12:30 p.m. at the Silver Spring Bus Depot. County Executive Elrich will be joined by County Department of Transportation Director Chris Conklin, UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO President Gino Renne and other County representatives.
Beautiful venue; great art, gifts and hand-crafted items; refreshments; and meet the award-winning painters, photographers, mixed media artists, ceramicists, fiber artists, and more – some 40 artists in all. It’s an extraordinary array of framed wall works, 3-d media including sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, and fiber pieces, and unframed prints.
Among them, you’ll see:
MCPS sent a community message with seven things to know for March, 17th.
Below is the full message:
Due to “unforeseen events,” Connecticut-based Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana has announced they will be pushing back the opening of its first DMV location at Bethesda’s Westfield Montgomery Mall (7101 Democracy Blvd) one week to Monday, March 28.
Representatives from the restaurant said the delay was due to a “minor technical issue.”
The four-year graduation rate for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students has risen to 91.4 percent, according to data released by the Maryland State Department of Education. The MCPS graduation rate rose 2.1 percentage points compared with last year, and is higher than the state average of 87.2 percent.
Per MCPS:
Jimmie Cone, which has been serving soft serve ice cream and frozen yogurt in Damascus since 1962, opens today for its 60th season! One of the reasons Jimmie Cone’s soft serve ice cream is loved by many could be because it is made with 10 percent butterfat, which is approximately twice as much as in McDonald’s and Dairy Queen soft serve. Cars usually pack the Damascus location on warmer days with long lines that move relatively quick.
Owners Dan and Bonnie Leiter bought Jimmie Cone in 1990 from Bill and Dorothy Harris, who are the son and daughter-in-law of the original owner. In 1997, Jimmie Cone opened its second location in nearby Mount Airy. The Mount Airy location is a bit larger than the original Jimmie Cone
Trader Joe’s has opened its new location at 7900 Wisconsin Avenue, named “Bethesda-Downtown.” This is the second Bethesda location for the grocery chain.
Trader Joe’s held an opening ceremony this morning at 7:55am prior to the store opening for business at 8am.
Rehab 2 Perform, which currently has six locations in the D.C. metro area, including in Bethesda and Germantown, was ranked #82 on Inc. Magazine’s List of the Mid-Atlantic Region’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies.
According to a press release, Rehab 2 Perform had a two-year revenue growth of 119%.
Update: The open house has now been extended through June 11.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be holding public tours at the famous Washington D.C. Temple this spring, the first time it will be open to the public since 1974.