Restaurants

Dave’s Hot Chicken, the hot chicken restaurant chain based in California, will be opening first location in Montgomery County at the upcoming  White Oak Town Center (12345 Columbia Pike). The chain has set an opening date of Friday, November 15th. Initially reported as Maryland’s second location, but it is the state’s fourth.

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Maryland

Eater DC has released its list of “The 18 Best Coffee Shops Around D.C.” and though there are many great coffee shops in the area, it includes just one coffee shop in Maryland– Montgomery County’s very own Takoma Beverage Company (Takoma Bev Co. 6917 Laurel Ave. Takoma Park, MD).

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Crime

Earlier this week, Maryland-National Capital Park Police announced they arrested 76-year-old Steven Eisen of Silver Spring on charges of indecent exposure and possession of child pornography following an intensive investigation. Eisen was previously arrested for indecent exposure by Montgomery County Police in August 2021 and by Park Police in February of this year and a man of the same name and age was named as a suspect in at least 30 similar incidents back in the 90s, according to the Washington Post.

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News

On Thursday, Governor Wes Moore celebrated the renaming of Maryland’s Banneker Douglass Tubman Museum, marking Harriet Tubman’s legacy on the 160th anniversary of Maryland’s Emancipation Day, while honoring local leaders and the museum’s role in preserving African American history and promoting justice.

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MoCo Government

The Montgomery County Council will hold committee meetings on Monday, November 4th. Full agenda below courtesy Montgomery County: