This year, DC Party Box in partnership with WILLCO, are saving Halloween with Drive Thru Trick-or-Treating and Drive in Movie Nights throughout October.
Drive Thru Trick-or-Treating and Drive-In Movie Nights will be Halloween themed and follow social distancing protocols.
How much do you know about Montgomery County’s forts?
This map covers the surrounding area of forts Alexander, Franklin, and Ripley, each built within a few miles of Washington D.C. near Glen Echo. Fort Sumner can be seen scribbled on the map in ink. It was connected to the other three forts by trenches. The forts were built as part of D.C.’s defenses during the Civil War. The illustration was created by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
The First Ever Federal Monuments are on the Border of Montgomery County
There are a total of nine Boundary Stones on the border of DC and Montgomery County, mainly along Western Avenue, Eastern Avenue, and within the Washington Aqueduct.
The Lego Store is Now Open in Montgomery Mall
The newest Lego Store in our area is now open in Montgomery Mall and its not just for kids as the store has Lego sets for all ages.
The Black Rock Center for the Arts in Germantown is offering free COVID testing tomorrow from 9 AM – 3 PM in their parking lot (12901 Town Commons Dr).
They are also hosting their Hispanic Heritage Family Day event, but you do not have to be registered for the event (registration is full) to take advantage of the testing.
10/7 Update: Last week we told you about the original dates for Friday, 10/9 and Saturday, 10/10. Now new dates have been added!
Tickets to Beetlejuice (10/8) and Addams Family (10/11) are now available.
Fleet Feet is Coming Back to the Kentlands
Back in July Fleet Feet Gaithersburg, then located at 255 Kentlands Boulevard, announced that it would be closing due to a 90% decline in revenue.
Jerry’s in Burtonsville is Re-Branding to Jeffrey’s
Ohh ohh Jeffrey’s? You read it correctly. The Burtonsville Jerry’s on Old Columbia Pike is currently undergoing a re-branding that will lead to a name change.
Today is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s birthday as the writer was born on September 24th, 1896, so we wanted to share our visit to his grave at St. Mary’s in Rockville from a few years back.
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, known as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century, published multiple novels and short stories in his lifetime.
Nestled in the center of Aspen Hill, Md lies the Aspin Hill Memorial Park, the final resting place of more than 53,000 pets and people. Far from a Steven King novel, Aspin Hill Memorial Park is a place that honors the love between people and their pets. It’s owned by the Montgomery County Humane Society and is open to the public year-around.
Founded in 1921, the memorial’s name comes from a dog-kennel in England–this spelling of “Aspin” is not a typo! Aspin Hill Pet Memorial is thought to be the second-oldest pet cemetery in the United States. Typical pets such as dogs and cats are buried there, but animals like horses and monkeys can also be found.
Did you know Kimmy Gatewood is from Silver Spring and graduated from Paint Branch High School?
The MoCo native stars in GLOW as Stacey Beswick and portrayed Coach Crowley in Atypical, both successful series on Netflix. You may even remember her as Hillary Clinton or Marilyn Monroe from the “Epic Rap Battles of History” video series.