Peter “Kane” Deibler Has Passed Away
Peter Deibler, better know as “Kane” from The KANE Show, passed away over the weekend at Shady Grove Hospital after a long illness. The KANE Show was a popular FM morning drive program that aired on WIHT Hot 99.5 from 2006 until April 2020. The show was broadcasted out of the IHeartMedia studios at 1801 Rockville Pike in Rockville.
Potomac Petals & Plants (former site of Behnke’s) is Closing
Potomac Petals & Plants, located at 9545 River Rd, announced on social media that they were currently running a store closing sale. The site of the nursery is going to be redeveloped into a senior community.
St. Patrick’s Day Events in MoCo
Below are some of the scaled back events going on in town this year for St. Patrick’s Day.
A sign that reads “Covid-19 Vaccine Makers Have No Liability” can currently be seen hanging on the Muddy Branch Road Bridge over I-270.
We have been told “The banner itself is in protest of 1) Manufacturers not having the same liability standards as other pharma companies, and 2) Mass vaxination being a necessity for our county and nation to fully reopen.”
March 5th Jollibee Update
Westfield Wheaton has posted on their social media accounts that Jollibee is working “extremely hard to bring you a jolly grand opening” and will make an announcement seven days before their “official opening date.”.
Adam Lederer and Nicholas Fettig met when they were students in the Digital Design & Development magnet program at Argyle Middle School. Now, they’ve created MoCoVax.com – a website committed to notifying citizens of Montgomery County when and where Vaccines are available. Adam is now a junior at Clarksburg High School and Nicholas is a junior at Wheaton High School.
We spoke to them last night and asked about the reason they decided to create this website. Adam told us there are similar sites, but none are specific to Montgomery County and none of them work as fast as their site does, which virtually contains a live update for several vaccination sites in the county, including Walgreens, CVS, and Adventist Health Care.
Free Produce Pickup Sunday in Rockville
The Guru Gobind Sing Foundation is holding a food distribution event on Sunday, March 7th from 10:30AM-12:30PM at 13814 Travilah Rd in Rockville.
Pepco Urging Residents to Act Now for Relief Paying Your Bill While the Funds are Available
Pepco is telling local residents who may be struggling to pay their energy bill to apply for help now, as there are still millions of dollars in funds available.
Congressmen Jamie Raskin and David Trone Call for Mass Vaccination Site
Representatives Jamie Raskin and David Trone released a letter today urging Governor Hogan to open a mass vaccination site in Montgomery County, MD.
Hundreds of fans packed City Place Mall (now Ellsworth Place) in Silver Spring for a free Rihanna concert in 2005. At the time, ‘Pon De Replay’ was her biggest hit. We were told officials from either the mall or the concert were offering freebies to get people inside for the up and coming singer’s concert. Photos below by Sara Feldman Kuhn.
It didn’t take long for Rihanna to find more success and eventually become one of the most popular entertainers in the world. With sales of over 250 million records worldwide, Rihanna is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She has earned 14 number ones and 31 top-ten singles in the United States.
Montgomery County Health and Human Services – has received its first shipment of the J&J/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, 1,600 doses, and plans to start using the vaccine at its clinics in the coming days.
Earlier this week, Delegate Ariana Kelly tweeted the following: