Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Sunday, April 17, 2022
Rockville
Homesense is coming to 12013 Rockville Pike in Rockville, the former site of A.C. Moore, according to Store Reporter. Homesense is owned by the same company that owns HomeGoods, Marshalls, and TJ Maxx.
Cosmopolitan magazine describes Homesense as “HomeGoods on steroids.”
Wegmans announced today that it will be eliminating plastic bag use company wide by the end of 2022, with the goal of shifting all customers to reusable bags.
Wegmans will incentivize the use of reusable bags by charging five cents per paper bag, according to a press release by the company.
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4/19/22 Update: This location has reopened.
Baja Fresh at 302 King Farm Blvd, Unit 150 in Rockville has temporarily closed.
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 13, 2022
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Update: Sale price of team in 2006 was corrected to $450 million.
The Washington Post has reported that the Lerner family has begun the process of exploring possible changes to the team’s ownership structure, including the possibility of selling the team. Current Chevy Chase resident Ted Lerner, 96, purchased the team from Major League Baseball in 2006 for $450,000,000.
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Monday, April 11, 2022
Hometown Holidays/Taste of Rockville will take place in a new location this year. For the first time, this free festival which features local flavor including two stages of entertainment by local acts, and activities for kids, will take place at Redgate Park (14500 Avery Road), moving away from Rockville Town Square where it has been held for many years.
The event will take place on Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29 between 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
The City of Rockville will be hosting “Skate Jam” on Saturday, April 16 from 9am-5pm at the new Rockville Skate Park (355 Martins Lane).
The event is free and you can register here: Skate Jam Registration
City of Rockville to Hold Public Meetings to Gather Community Input on RedGate Park Proposed Concept
Per the City of Rockville:
Members of the public will, at two community meetings in April, have an opportunity to review and comment on the Mayor and Council’s preferred concept for the future of the 131-acre RedGate Park.
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On Sunday night, WWE wrestler Omos will face off against Bobby Lashley at WrestleMania 38 in Dallas, TX. But, did you know that he attended high school in Rockville? The 7’3, 335 Nigerian-born Jordan Omogbehin moved to America with his family and attended school/played basketball at Montrose Christian for the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 school years. He went on to attend and play for the University of South Florida before moving back to Maryland and attending/playing for Morgan State University. His college basketball career spanned from 2012 to 2015.
Omogbehin signed with WWE in October 2018, and made his in-ring debut at last year’s WrestleMania 37 in Tampa, FL. Omos won’t have a shortage of people to talk MoCo with at WrestleMania. Shane McMahon, the son of WWE chairman and owner Vince McMahon, was born in Gaithersburg. The McMahons (Vince, his wife Linda, and Shane) even lived in Montgomery Village for about a decade, and the home they owned was recently sold.