Germantown

We reported in November that DSW will be opening a new location in the Milestone Center in Germantown (20900-B Frederick Road), at the former home of Modell’s. The company currently has already has one store in Germantown, located in the Germantown Commons shopping center just under 3 miles away from the upcoming location. We were told there are no current plans to close the current Germantown location.

DSW was founded in 1969 as Shonac Corporation and was the shoe licensee for Value City. The company opened its first store in 1991 in Ohio and was acquired by Value City in 1998. It was acquired by Retail Ventures in 2004, went public in 2005, and then acquired Retail Ventures (its biggest shareholder) in 2011.


MoCo Police

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division are investigating the December 9 armed robbery that occurred in the 3000 block of Briggs Chaney Road. Detectives have released surveillance video of the suspects and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying them.


Silver Spring

Dog Haus Biergarten at 933 Ellsworth Dr. in Downtown Silver Spring will be hosting a “6lbs of Dog Haus in Your Face Challenge” with Raina Huang (@rainaiscrazy on Instagram) this Saturday at 1PM.

Haung will attempt to eat a six pound assortment of various Dog Haus dogs, sausages, and burritos in less than 20 minutes.


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