Dominique Dawes Gymnastics Academy Now Open in Clarksburg
Dominique Dawes joined us in episode 93 of The MoCoShow to discuss the Dominique Dawes Gymnastics Academy that is now open in Clarksburg (22530 Gateway Center Drive)!
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This past Thursday, June 25, Strathmore announced their 2020-2021 event lineup.
The first event will be an outdoor exhibit in October, titled “Monuments: Creative Forces” by artist Craig Walsh. Portraits will be projected onto trees throughout the campus. According to the Strathmore website, the installation “challenges traditional expectations of public monuments” and “pays homage to regional artists who are forces of nature.” The exhibit will run from October 2-25.
Glenstone Museum in Potomac has reopened as an outdoor-only experience on Thursday-Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Visitors will be allowed in groups no larger than 5 at a time, and each group is scheduled to arrive at least 15 minutes apart. Masks are required, and different groups must remain 6 feet apart.
As Montgomery County transitioned to Phase 2 last Friday, June 19, one of the few businesses that remain closed are movie theaters. One theater, however, has options available. AFI Silver, whose theater is located in downtown Silver Spring, has a “Virtual Screening Room” that has been available since late March.
Patrons can choose from a selection of rotating movies to stream from home. Films are available to be rented for 3-5 days, and tickets range from $10-12, depending on the distributor. A portion of the proceeds goes towards the maintenance of the theatre.
La Casita, best known for their pupusas, was featured on a recent episode of Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations on The Cooking Channel. The episode first aired earlier this month and features interviews with employees and customers inside La Casita’s original Silver Spring location.
La Casita has 2 other locations in MoCo: Gaithersburg and Germantown. Outside of MoCo, you can also find them inside Nationals Park and at their second DC location near Union Market.
Per a press release by Federal Realty, Bark Social, the first “dog bar” in the Mid-Atlantic region, is coming to Pike & Rose! According to the plans for Bark Social, there will be a professionally monitored off-leash dog park in addition to a space with a craft beer and coffee bar. Bark Social will be open year round, as the space will be indoor/outdoor.
Bark Social plans to open in September and will be located at 935 Prose Street, which is adjacent to Rose Park and next to Julii and Jinya.
Jollibee is coming to Wheaton Mall.
Back in March we let you know that Jollibee was making its way to MoCo with its first Maryland location.
Ida Pearl (known to most as Pearl) was born and raised on Riffle Ford Road in 1918. On Thursday, June 18, she will be celebrating her 102nd birthday! She […]
Last week, we shared with you a list of Black-owned, MoCo-based restaurants compiled by MoCo resident Sydney Williams. This week, we wanted to share a list of a wider variety of Black-Owned businesses as well. This list consists of businesses that MoCo Show readers suggested to us, plus some businesses that were listed on SupportBlackOwned.com. We realize that this does not cover all Black-owned businesses in our community, so please feel free to comment with any that we might have missed (or if you notice anything that should be corrected).
You might know actress Uzo Aduba from her role as Suzanne Warren (also known as “Crazy Eyes”) in the Netflix show Orange is the New Black… but did you know that Uzo has MoCo ties?
In 2003, Aduba performed in the show Translations of Xhosa at the Olney Theatre. She was a student at Boston University at the time and was in the MoCo area for that summer during the span of the production. She earned a Helen Hayes nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the role that she played.
Did you know that you can take a train from Rockville to Chicago without switching lines?
Amtrak’s Capitol Limited starts its route in DC’s Union Station and then has stops in Rockville, Harper’s Ferry, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and finally ends in Chicago. The ride from Rockville to Chicago takes a little over 17 hours.