Crime

A 17-year-old from Silver Spring has been charged with multiple offenses after allegedly making false bomb threats to Rockville Internal Medicine on October 23, 2025, prompting an evacuation and emergency response before authorities determined the threat was not credible. (more…)


DC

Ahead of a winter, the personal-finance company WalletHub today released its 2025’s Best Winter Holiday Destinations report, with Washington DC and surrounding suburbs in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia ranked the third best winter travel destination in the country.

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Germantown

The Germantown Flea Market returns this Saturday, November 1, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the MARC rail commuter lot at the intersection of Germantown Road (Rt. 118) and Bowman Mill Drive. This weekend’s event will be the final market of the 2025 season. (more…)


Gaithersburg

Updated to reflect that Mattress Warehouse will be taking over one half of the space that was previously home to Buca Di Beppo.

A new Chase Bank branch is planned for the space currently occupied by Mattress Warehouse at 178 Kentlands Boulevard in Gaithersburg, according to the Kentlands Market Square leasing brochure. The document lists Chase as the incoming tenant for the high-visibility corner space.


MoCo Government

The Montgomery County Council will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 9 a.m. to present proclamations recognizing Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, followed by a vote on Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 25-11, which would create a process for approving temporary telecommunications facilities. (more…)


Education

The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services’ Child Care Support Services honored ten local early childhood professionals at the third annual Early Care and Education Excellence Awards, selected from over 250 nominations across six award categories.

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Restaurants

Update: The owner of Gyroland says no final decision has been made yet on the restaurant’s future. We were previously told by an employee that it would close by the end of the year after hearing from several readers that they were told the same. We’ll keep following this story. Original report below:

Gyroland, the popular Greek fast-casual restaurant located at 1701 Rockville Pike in Rockville’s Shops at Congressional Village shopping center, plans to close by this winter, according to a restaurant representative.