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Published August 8, 2022 at 4:42PM | Updated August 15, 2022 at 9:52AM

Toys “R” Us store-in-store shops are now open inside the Macy’s locations at both Lakeforest and Montgomery Malls. The Macy’s at Wheaton Mall is expected to begin the buildout of its Toys “R” Us soon.

Macy’s is adding the Toys “R” Us store-in-store shops to all of its U.S. locations over the next few months. The shops will range from 1,000-10,000 sq. feet, depending on the size of the Macy’s and will expand during the holiday season to offer a wider assortment of products. Photos of the Lakeforest Macy’s below:

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Update on Taco Bamba in Gaithersburg

By Patrick Herron

Published August 8, 2022 at 10:39AM

The upcoming Taco Bamba location in Gaithersburg is now projecting to open this fall, although no opening date has been announced. The new restaurant will be located in the space that was formerly home to Urban Crawfish at 670 Quince Orchard Road, next to the recently opened Miyaji Kebab and Rumali Rolls (which is next to Beers & Cheers Too).

Taco Bamba had its hearing with Montgomery County’s Alcohol Beverage Services on June 2nd, for a “Class B, Beer, Wine and Liquor License, On Sale Only.” The restaurant was origin planning a June or July opening for the location.

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67-Year-Old Man Known as “Old Man Bandit” Held Without Bond After Attempting to Rob a Gaithersburg Bank

By Patrick Herron

Published August 5, 2022 at 5:04PM | Updated August 5, 2022 at 7:39PM

One of the first banks Gass robbed was in Montgomery County in 1977. In 2010 Gass pleaded guilty to robbing 19 banks between 2008 and 2009 in Florida. He was granted a compassionate release from prison in 2019 for medical reasons and moved back to MD, where he lived with his elderly parents at the time of his most recent arrest.

On July 14, at approximately 9:36 a.m., Montgomery County Police and Gaithersburg City police officers responded to a call for an attempted bank robbery that just occurred at the Wells Fargo Bank on the 600 block of North Frederick Ave.

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Gaithersburg Based Novavax Announces Initiation of Phase 2b/3 Hummingbird Global Clinical Trial for the Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine in Children Aged Six Months Through 11 Years

By Patrick Herron

Published August 5, 2022 at 12:26PM

“We are excited to begin the Hummingbird trial to study Nuvaxovid’s efficacy in children as young as six months through age 11,” said Stanley C. Erck, President and Chief Executive Officer, Novavax. “With a successful trial, we may have the opportunity to offer our COVID-19 vaccine to all age groups aged six months and older for protection against this ongoing pandemic.”

The trial will assess the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in infants (six through 23 months of age), toddlers (two through five years) and children (six through 11 years). The trial is an age de-escalation trial and age groups will be tested sequentially. Participants have begun dosing in the six to 11-year-old age group. The trial will also have sentinel cohorts in each age group and cohort progression and age-de-escalation will occur after safety review.

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Suspect Arrested in Connection With Triple Stabbing That Occurred Wednesday Night in Gaithersburg

By Patrick Herron

Published August 4, 2022 at 3:06PM | Updated August 4, 2022 at 3:54PM

Detectives from the Gaithersburg Police Department – Investigative Section have arrested and charged 34-year-old, Jose Leandro Castillo of Boyds, MD with First Degree Assault, Second Degree Assault and Reckless Endangerment […]

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Full Details on This Year’s Montgomery County Agricultural Fair (August 12th-20th)

By Patrick Herron

Published August 4, 2022 at 2:31PM | Updated August 12, 2022 at 9:12AM

The 2022 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair takes place August 12-20 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds (501 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg). Visit www.mcagfair.com to purchase tickets. General Admission tickets are $12 online vs. $15 at the gate and children 11 and under don’t pay for fair admission.

The fairgrounds are located at 501 Perry Parkway in Gaithersburg. General admission is $15 onsite and $12 online. Children 11-and-under are free. Parking on the fairgrounds site is $10. Free parking with shuttle bus service to the fairgrounds is available from nearby Lakeforest Mall at Lost Knife Road and Odenhal Ave.

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Milk Run Ends in a Race to a ‘Forever Home’ for Gaithersburg Man After $50,000 Powerball Prize

By Patrick Herron

Published August 4, 2022 at 1:01PM

Those numbers turned out to be lucky. But he didn’t find out how lucky until he checked the ticket the next day. The father of three called his wife and told her, adding that she was so happy she started crying. He even sent her a video of the Lottery terminal message that was displayed when he scanned the ticket, indicating that it was a big winner. “JR Munoz” said he and his family are now getting ready to move into their forever home.

The Powerball jackpot rolled to an annuity value of $206.9 million before being hit in the Aug. 3 drawing on a ticket sold in Pennsylvania.

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Five Below Now Open at Gaithersburg Square

By Patrick Herron

Published July 30, 2022 at 10:50AM

Five Below is now open at 516 N Frederick Ave in Gaithersburg, the former location of Chuck E. Cheese. This is the second Five Below store in Gaithersburg, the other located at 202 Kentlands Blvd. We were told by representatives from the Kentlands location that the new Gaithersburg Square location will not be replacing the Kentlands store. Five Below has additional MoCo locations in Germantown, Rockville, and Silver Spring.

Back on May 31, teen accessory chain Claire’s relocated its Lakeforest Mall location to Gaithersburg Square, taking over the former Grog’s Beer and Wine location between AT&T and Ashley Furniture Homestore.

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Former MoCo Resident Vince McMahon Announces His Retirement From WWE Amidst Sexual Misconduct Allegations

By Patrick Herron

Published July 22, 2022 at 5:56PM | Updated July 22, 2022 at 6:13PM

Former Montgomery County resident Vince McMahon announced his retirement today from World Wrestling Entertainment. McMahon and his family lived on Stedwick Dr in Montgomery Village in the late 60’s/early 70’s. On June 8, the Wall Street Journal released an article alleging that McMahon paid a secret $3 million “hush money” settlement to a former WWE employee he allegedly had a sexual relationship with. One week later, McMahon announced he was temporarily stepping down from his role as Chairman and CEO while the company ran an internal investigation. The Wall Street Journal then released a second article on July 8, alleging that McMahon paid more than $12 million in total over the past 16 years in settlements with women, all who were associated with the WWE.

Vince’s daughter Stephanie McMahon, along with WWE President Nick Khan, have been named co-CEO’s of the company moving forward. McMahon remains the majority shareholder of WWE, owning about 32% of its stock. McMahon released the following statement Friday afternoon on the company’s corporate website:

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Signage Up at CVS in Kentlands

By Patrick Herron

Published July 22, 2022 at 12:11PM

Construction continues to progress at the upcoming CVS location in the Kentlands and “coming soon” signage was erected earlier this week.

We first reported that CVS would be taking over the old Tommy Joe’s/Boulevard Tavern/Brasserie Beck/O’Donnell’s location in the Kentlands back in 2019. There’s no timetable for when CVS will be ready to open, but it wouldn’t surprise us if it opened by this end of this fall.

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Updated Opening Information for Pollo Campero on 355 in Gaithersburg

By Patrick Herron

Published July 22, 2022 at 10:11AM

Pollo Campero has additional Montgomery County locations in Takoma Park and Wheaton. The Downtown Silver Spring location closed in December, 2021.

The fried chicken chain, which originated in Guatemala, opened its first location in 1971 and has grown to over 400 locations worldwide, including over 70 in the United States.