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Published March 4, 2022 at 2:18PM

Amazon announced on Wednesday that it plans to close all 68 of its brick-and-mortar bookstores, pop-ups and shops carrying toys and home goods (including Amazon 4 Star) in the United States and United Kingdom, per Reuters.

Amazon has an Amazon 4 Star location in Montgomery Mall in Bethesda and one that was planned for Germantown, with signage at that location recently going up. The Montgomery Mall Amazon 4 Star location will be closing permanently on march 19th, the store confirmed today. The Germantown location will no longer be opening, despite the recent signage that was erected prior to Amazon’s announcement.

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Bethesda: Le Pain Quotidien Closes Bethesda Row Location; Replacement Already Announced

By MCS Staff

Published March 4, 2022 at 2:04PM

Le Pain Quotidien has closed in Bethesda Row after nearly 15 years in the location. The cafe has nearby locations at the plaza of The Shops at Wisconsin Place in Chevy Chase and in the Wildwood Shopping Center in Bethesda.

Replacing Le Pain Quotidien at 7140 Bethesda Ln will be NYC’s beloved cafe & bakery, maman.

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Opening Date for New Trader Joe’s in Bethesda Announced

By Patrick Herron

Published March 3, 2022 at 3:03PM | Updated March 8, 2022 at 9:14PM

Trader Joe’s has reached out to let us know that their new location at 7900 Wisconsin Avenue, named “Bethesda-Downtown”, will be opening on on March 17. There will be an opening ceremony that day at 7:55am and the store will open for business at 8am.

Originally the company had posted an opening date of 2/21 in error.

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Bethesda: NYC’s Beloved French Bakery & Cafe, maman, Has Announced Expansion Into DC Region

By MCS Staff

Published March 3, 2022 at 11:10AM | Updated March 4, 2022 at 2:05PM

NYC’s beloved French Bakery & Café, maman, has announced its expansion to the Washington, DC region with three new locations opening this year. Its first location will be in Bethesda Row at 7140 Bethesda Ln , replacing Le Pain Quotidien.

Per Bethesda Row:

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Bangkok Garden Mourns the Loss of Longtime Owner/Employee Ricky Laohapant

By MCS Staff

Published March 2, 2022 at 8:32PM | Updated March 2, 2022 at 9:42PM

Bangkok Garden announced the loss of longtime owner/employee Ricky Laohapant on Wednesday. Ricky was the owner and operator of longtime Bethesda restaurant Bangkok Garden, which closed permanently last August.

Bangkok Garden opened its Rockville location in 2019. The full statement on Ricky’s passing can be seen below. Our condolences go out to his friends and family.

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Amazon to Close All 68 Retail Stores, Including Amazon Books and Amazon 4 Star Stores

By MCS Staff

Published March 2, 2022 at 8:12PM | Updated December 31, 2022 at 11:11AM

Amazon announced on Wednesday that it plans to close all 68 of its brick-and-mortar bookstores, pop-ups and shops carrying toys and home goods (including Amazon 4 Star) in the United States and United Kingdom, per Reuters. Amazon has an Amazon 4 Star location in Montgomery Mall in Bethesda and one that was planned for Germantown, with signage at that location recently going up. A call to the Bethesda Amazon 4 Star location led to a message stating the store was temporarily closed until tomorrow. The Germantown location is no longer going to open.

Amazon also has an Amazon Books location in Bethesda, which is closed on Wednesdays. Exact dates for closures will vary by location, and Amazon stated it would help affected employees find roles elsewhere in the company. We will have closing dates for all Montgomery County location as soon as they are available. The company also stated that it would continue its focus on Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market grocery chains. An Amazon Fresh grocery store recently opened in Chevy Chase and one is planned for Gaithersburg. It was recently announced that an Amazon grocery store is in the plans for White Oak Town Center as well.

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Newly Opened Marriott Bethesda Downtown is Marriott’s 8,000th Property

By MCS Staff

Published March 2, 2022 at 10:33AM

The Highly Anticipated 245-Room Hotel Features Inspired Spaces, Enriching Experiences, Three Food-and-Drink Concepts, Creative Meeting Spaces and Locally Influenced Design in the Heart of Bethesda, Maryland

Per Marriott:

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Bethesda: Opening Information for Frank Pepe’s in Montgomery Mall

By Patrick Herron

Published February 28, 2022 at 7:41PM

Frank Pepe’s Pizzeria Napoletana will be opening its long awaited Montgomery Mall location in mid to late March, according to a social media post by WTOP’s Neal Augenstein.

Frank Pepe’s is located in the old Bobby’s Burger Palace location on the lower level across from Cheesecake Factory.

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Collision Early Monday Morning in Bethesda

By MCS Staff

Published February 28, 2022 at 1:02PM

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue units responded to a collision that occurred on Old Georgetown Road and Lincoln Drive at approximately 1:30am on Monday Morning.

We are told minor injuries were sustained in the crash.

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Bethesda: Caddies Stops Serving Russian Vodka, Changes Cocktail Names; Will Donate to Ukrainian Children’s Emergency Relief Fund

By MCS Staff

Published February 28, 2022 at 11:14AM

Yesterday, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich released a statement announcing that all products produced in Russia have been removed from the County’s Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) stores. Last night popular Bethesda bar and restaurant Caddies released a statement announcing that it will no longer purchase or serve Russian Vodka while also changing the name of three of its cocktails in support of Ukraine.

The names of three cocktails, Moscow Mule, White Russian, and Black Russian, have been changed to Kyiv Mule, White Ukrainian, and Black Ukrainian. Caddies also announced that it will be donating a portion of revenue from the sale of those cocktails to the Ukrainian Children’s Emergency Fund.

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Bethesda: Montgomery County Dedicates ‘MD 355 Crossing Project’ Underpass

By Patrick Herron

Published February 26, 2022 at 9:41AM | Updated February 26, 2022 at 10:10AM

On Friday, Montgomery County officials dedicated the “MD 355 Crossing Project” in Bethesda. The new underpass provides safe crossing between the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Medical Center Metrorail station.

The underpass is named after the late Phil Alperson, a former MCDOT employee who worked for years to coordinate the project.