Beyond MoCo

Northwest Class of 2020 Graduates Develop an App to Make Exchanging Contact Information Easier

By Daniela Perez

Yuvan Sundrani (sophomore information science major at UMD), Jason Steinberg (sophomore computer science major at UMD), and Sid Jagtap (sophomore finance major at the University of Michigan) are launching an exciting new app called Soshi. Simply put, the app allows users to share all of their social media and contact information in one place with one tap.

These students were amongst the many seniors to miss out on the end of the year senior fun and started freshman year behind a screen. Quarantine left everyone with a little extra time on their hands. Jason Steinberg and Sid Jagtap founded MoCo Tutors, an affordable digital tutoring service aimed at helping Montgomery County students struggling with virtual instruction. Meanwhile, Yuvan Sundrani gained some experience and insight while interning with the artificial intelligence laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg as a Data Engineer Intern.

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WMATA

Metro to Reopen Shady Grove and Rockville Stations on January 16

By Patrick Herron

Per WMATA/Metro:

In addition, Metro teams are using the shutdown to perform track repairs that will improve service reliability and install more than 7.3 miles of fiber optic cable to enhance radio communications. Without the station closures, these upgrades alone would have required nine months of weekend shutdowns and overnight work.

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MoCo

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich Recommends Extending Mask Mandate and Requiring Vaccine Passports for Restaurants  

By Patrick Herron

During Wednesday’s weekly COVID-19 briefing, County Executive Marc Elrich recommended that the County Council, acting as the Board of Health, hold off on ending the indoor mask mandate, which is set to rollback when 85% of Montgomery County is vaccinated. This is partly due to the unknowns of the Omicron variant. Right now, the county has about an 81% vaccination rate and is averaging over 100 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents a day.

The indoor mask mandate most recently went back into effect on November 20.

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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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Bethesda

Michael Sapir, CEO of Bethesda-Based ProShares Makes The Bloomberg 50 List

By MCS Staff

ProShares, a premiere provider of ETFs based in Bethesda, launched the first bitcoin-linked ETF in the United States (NYSE Ticker: BITO) back on October 19th.

After the October launch, over $1 billion was invested into it in two days, making it the the fastest that any exchange-traded fund has reached that milestone.

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Kensington

New Kensington Crossing Retail Development Signs Tenant for its Largest Space

By MCS Staff

Back in January we let you know about plans for Kensington Crossing– a new retail development that will be located at 10619 Connecticut Avenue (at Plyers Mill Road) in Kensington. Now we know that the development has signed its first tenant to take over its largest space (2,635 SF)– M&T Bank, which currently has a Kensington location on Howard Avenue.

No word yet on if this will be a second Kensington branch, but the likely scenario would involve the current branch moving to the new space. Per HRretail, only two locations remain available for lease (Spaces C and D). No word yet on what is moving in to the other spaces that have been leased.

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Rockville

MCPS Fifth-Grader Releases Her Second Book and Partners with Dawson’s Market on a Free Kindness Campaign For Kids 

By Patrick Herron

Mother/Daughter Duo Behind Adventures in Kindness Movement Release Second Book

Twelve-year-old Sophia and her mother Carrie Fox, co-authors of Adventures in Kindness, are releasing a second edition of their book on December 15th.

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North Bethesda

Update: Metro Approves Changing White Flint Metro Station Name to “North Bethesda”

By MCS Staff

12/9/21 Update: Metro has unanimously approved changing the White Flint Metro Station name to “North Bethesda.”

Metro’s board of directors will vote Thursday, December 9, on a proposal to rename the White Flint Metro station “North Bethesda,” per Friends of White Flint.

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Education

Montgomery County Public Schools to Host Community Conversation on Safety, Security, and Well-Being of Students on Monday, December 13

By Patrick Herron
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MCPS

Per MCPS:

The event will include updates and information about MCPS’s commitment to health-related safety, psychological safety, and physical safety. Caregivers and students will have opportunities to learn about resources, hear from a panel of experts and community partners, ask questions, and provide feedback.

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