Roti in Pike & Rose Has Permanently Closed
A little while back, we let you know that Roti, a fast casual Mediterranean restaurant, was listed as temporarily closed in Pike & Rose. (At that time, their Chevy Chase location was listed as temporarily closed too.)
UPDATED on 2/8 to reflect liquidation sale has started.
1/30/21 Update: Mythos Grill has closed. We’ve reached out for further comment, but haven’t heard back regarding clarification on if the restaurant will be returning based on the goodbye email to customers.
”Good Evening fellow Mythos customers,
Update 1/31: GrillMarx in Clarksburg has now also announced an upcoming temporary closure.
Grillmarx Olney’s temporary closure began on 1/31 and the Clarksburg location will begin theirs after February 3rd.
On January 27th, Montgomery County Police announced the passing of Blanca Kling due to COVID-19 related pneumonia at the age of 68.
Blanca began working as a Victim Assistant in Wheaton for MCP in 1980. In 2005 she transitioned to the Public Information Division with the goal of helping to strengthen communications between the police department and the Hispanic community.
After 23 years on-air, WAMU announced Wednesday that “The Kojo Nnamdi Show” will air its last live show on April 1, 2021.
WAMU reported that the host Kojo Nnamdi expressed his wishes to step back from his normal duties at the radio station last year. The popular radio host will continue to host WAMU’s “The Politics Hour” with resident analyst Tom Sherwood. Nnamdi will also continue to host his show “Kojo In Our Community,” focusing on local issues and communities.
Governor Larry Hogan to Undergo Surgery to Remove Skin Cancer
This morning Governor Larry Hogan’s spokesperson Mike Ricci tweeted that Governor Hogan “will have minor outpatient surgery for early stage basal and squamos cell carcinoma on his face and shoulder. This is a form of skin cancer that he has had before.
Congressman Jamie Raskin and Sarah Bloom Raskin announced the passing of their son, Thomas (Tommy) Bloom Raskin, this morning at their home in Takoma Park. Tommy was 25.
After graduating from Montgomery Blair High School, Tommy attended and graduated from Amherst College. He was a second-year student at Harvard Law School.
Al Sospiro Trattoria Announces Closure
It was announced today on their Facebook page that Al Sospiro Trattoria in Olney (18035 Georgia Avenue) has closed.
Dave’s Golden Oldies to Close On January 3
Dave’s Golden Oldies, an old school record shop that offers vinyl LPs, cassettes, and CDs out of Second Story Books in Rockville, will close on January 3rd.