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Published September 1, 2022 at 7:13PM

Spirit is now open in Gaithersburg (Rio) at the former Charming Charlies, located at 101 Boardwalk Place and in Rockville at the former Pier One, located at 12137 Rockville Pike (Pike Center). The location in Burtonsville at the Former Fashion Bug, located at 15791 Columbia Pike, is expected to open soon. During the Halloween season, Spirit operates over 1,400 store locations in North America. The Spirit Halloween website is open year-round, offering its in-store products online. The stores are usually open for 30 or 60 days prior to Halloween.

Joe Marver created the Spirit Halloween business model, a pop-up store catering to Halloween revelers. Starting with his first pop-up location in the Castro Valley Mall in 1984, he grew Spirit Halloween to 60 seasonal stores nationwide before it was acquired in 1999. His approach to short-term leases, locations, and the stocking of widely varied merchandise was novel in the Halloween retail sector.

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Centrado Cafe Shop Now Open in Burtonsville

By Patrick Herron

Published July 7, 2022 at 10:22AM

Centrado Cafe Shop is now open at 15530 Old Columbia Pike in Burtonsville (formerly Chapala), in the front portion of the building that also houses Luchador Bar & Eats, it’s sister restaurant. The coffee shop will focus on Central American coffee, pastries and food.

Centrado is owned and operated by Centrado restaurant group, who also own Restaurant 198, in the former Siebel’s location in Burtonsville. Seibel’s, which had been serving the community for over 82 years, permanently closed on November 28th, 2021.

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Burtonsville: Restaurant 198 (Former Seibel’s Location) to Hold Soft Opening on Sunday, March 27

By Patrick Herron

Published March 26, 2022 at 5:36PM | Updated March 26, 2022 at 9:32PM

Restaurant 198 at 15540 Old Columbia Pike in Burtonsville, the former location of Seibel’s, will hold a breakfast soft opening on Sunday, March 27 from 8am-2pm. The restaurant held a friends and family event earlier today.

Restaurant 198 is the latest restaurant from the owners of Luchador Bar & Eats (formerly Chapala), also in Burtonsville, and the upcoming Centrado Cafe House.

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Concern for Missing Burtonsville Juvenile

By Patrick Herron

Published March 25, 2022 at 12:11PM | Updated March 25, 2022 at 12:54PM

For Immediate Release: Friday, March 25, 2022

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Have You Noticed the Bat-Signal in Burtonsville Lately?

By MCS Staff

Published March 10, 2022 at 7:23AM

The Bat–Signal is a distress signal device used as a means to summon the superhero, Batman. Though our featured image is a poorly made photoshop, you may be seeing the real thing in Burtonsville soon.

Bill Gibson, the ‘Burtonsville Batman’, stripped down his 1978 Lincoln and was able to convert it into the Batmobile from the 60s Batman TV show entirely on his own.

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Burtonsville: Luchador Bar & Eats Now Open

By Patrick Herron

Published February 10, 2022 at 3:16PM | Updated February 22, 2022 at 10:51PM

Luchador Bar & Eats is now open in the former bar space of Chapala Tex-Mex Grill at 15530 Old Columbia Pike in Burtonsville.

The lucha libre themed cantina, a new concept by the owners of Chapala, is now open for fast casual dine in and carryout, according to social media posts. Chapala permanently closed on February 15.

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(Located) Concern for Missing Burtonsville Juvenile

By Patrick Herron

Published January 25, 2022 at 4:32PM | Updated January 26, 2022 at 12:17PM

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile male from Burtonsville.

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Chapala Tex-Mex in Burtonsville to Close

By MCS Staff

Published January 12, 2022 at 3:50PM | Updated January 13, 2022 at 10:12AM

Chapala Tex-Mex in Burtonsville has announced it will be ceasing operations on February 16th.

Last month we spoke with John Angel, one of the owners of the restaurant, who told us that they purchased the neighboring building that was home to Seibel’s for 82 years at 15540 Old Columbia Pike (Seibel’s closed permanently on November 28th).

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Man Found Guilty in Execution-Style Double Murder That Occurred in 2018

By MCS Staff

Published December 20, 2021 at 5:21PM

After a nine-day trial and nine hours of deliberations, in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, before the Honorable Judge David Lease, a jury has found defendant Gregory Jones, 28, of Martinsburg, WV, guilty of first-degree murder for the deaths of Ashley Dickinson and Joshua Frazier in Burtonsville, MD. He faces two potential life sentences plus an additional 40 years. Sentencing is scheduled for March 25, 2022.

Assistant State’s Attorneys Marybeth Ayers and James Dietrich prosecuted this case.

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“Burtonsville Batman” Adds Batcycle to His Bat Cave

By MCS Staff

Published December 18, 2021 at 1:17PM

Bill Gibson stripped down his 1978 Lincoln and was able to convert it into the Batmobile from the 60s Batman TV show entirely on his own.

Since Halloween of 2016, you may have seen Bill and his Batmobile driving around town, in the Burtonsville Day Parade, or visiting places like the Children’s Inn at NIH or the Carl Sandburg Learning Center to brighten the day of children from our area.

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Seibel’s In Burtonsville Purchased by Owners of Chapala

By MCS Staff

Published December 16, 2021 at 7:18PM

Seibel’s closed permanently on November 28th after operating in Burtonsville for over 82 years.

We spoke with John Angel, an owner of neighboring restaurant Chapala, who told us that they have purchased the building that was home to Seibel’s (15540 Old Columbia Pike).