MDLottery

A $50,000 winning ticket sold at the 7-Eleven at 700 Gaither Road in Rockville, was selected from 85,032 tickets as in the first Maryland Lottery Holiday Raffle Early Bird drawing was sold to an as-yet-unclaimed winner . The winner has 182 days to claim the prize, and the ticket remains eligible for the final Jan. 2 drawing, which includes a top prize of $1 million. Full story below courtesy MD Lottery:

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Bethesda

Walter Johnson boys basketball head coach Chase Rieder has made a major addition to his first-year coaching staff, bringing on former Georgetown standout and longtime NBA player Jerome “Junkyard Dog” Williams as an assistant coach.

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Beyond MoCo

The Frederick Police Department has released new information regarding the deceased individual discovered last week in a wooded area, an investigation that began after a caller shared details on a live radio broadcast.

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Event

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:


Business

Value City Furniture’s parent company, American Signature, Inc. (ASI), has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, the company announced this week. As part of the restructuring, the Value City Furniture location at 12055 Rockville Pike, located in the Montrose Crossing Shopping Center, is slated to close, according to USA Today.

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Germantown

Authentic African Restaurant, which first opened in June 2024 at 13075 Wisteria Drive in Germantown Plaza, has completed a full renovation and rebranding and is now operating as DONO Authentic Restaurant and Lounge. (more…)


Maryland

Bullis School standout Quincy Wilson, already the youngest male U.S. Olympian in track and field history, has announced that he’s committing to the University of Maryland. The decision was shared Monday evening on SportsCenterNext, where Wilson confirmed that he will continue his academic and athletic career just a short drive from his Potomac campus.

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