The Eleanor, a neighborhood ‘bowling lounge’; a comfortable, casual dining and drinking establishment with the addition of skee ball, mini bowling and other games, is opening in Downtown Silver Spring in January (931 Ellsworth Place).
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New Development
Entrance fees for the Great Falls area at both Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Md.) and Great Falls Park (Va.) will increase on Jan. 1, 2020 as part of the National Park Service’s ongoing efforts to address infrastructure needs and improve future visitor experiences.
Below are the rates, effective January 1st, 2020:
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Though there are a few breweries within a few miles of Lone Oak Brewery, this will be the first one that’s actually located in Olney (5000 Olney Laytonsville Rd)
Back in March we let you know of plans for Mandalay Restaurant and Cafe to move to a different location.
On Thursday, the popular Burmese restaurant announced it would be moving from its current location in Downtown Silver Spring to a new location at 7302 Georgia Avenue in Washington D.C.
MCPS Boundary Analysis Meeting at White Oak
The meeting opened with some answer to FAQ based on questions in previous meetings.
Metro GM/CEO Paul Wiedefeld announced that Metro is mobile-ready earlier today.
Back in April 2018 Metro announced that Mobile payments will be supported on Metrorail, Metrobus, and regional bus services that accept SmarTrip, but today the announcement came that SmarTrip is coming to iPhone and Apple Watch in 2020.
The City of Gaithersburg has recently authorized an outline of a development plan with the new owners of Lakeforest Mall, WRS Inc.
The agreement is to set forth a framework for the redevelopment of the property (Lakeforest Mall) away from its current status as a roughly 40 year old mall to a thoughtfully designed mix of uses (including residential, commercial, and retail uses).
Hank Dietle’s is coming back soon!
Down the street from Pike & Rose, and close to where White Flint Mall came and went, Dietle’s hasn’t fit in for many decades…but it has managed to outlast almost everything around it.
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We received an update on Shoppers grocery stores this morning.
UPDATED to reflect the Glenmont location has been sold).
The Montgomery County Board of Education is holding the Districtwide Boundary Analysis-Phase One Public Hearing this evening, Monday, November 18, 2019, at 6:00 p.m.
Per MCPS:
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The Sunoco gas station in Rockville (790 Hungerford Drive) was almost completely destroyed by a fire this morning when mechanics were working with a fuel pump and fumes were ignited by a nearby kerosene space heater.
As evident in the pictures, the garage service bay and the cars in it were damaged beyond repair.