Silver Spring-based Urban One, a multimedia entertainment and information company, remains in the running to build a resort/casino in Richmond, Va., according to a report in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The company announced its plans in February and was one of six original bidders on an economic development project.
Eater D.C. has featured Takoma Bev Co. in its list of 23 Must-Try Coffee Shops Around D.C.
The Takoma Park Police Department is investigating an assault with a machete that occurred last night (March 24), according to a community advisory. The incident began at about 10:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of University Boulevard across from Walgreens.
The county police department reports that detectives from the Major Crime Division have arrested a Virginia man for two attempted carjackings in downtown Silver Spring. Michael Danso, 38, of Woodbridge was charged in connection with the incidents that occurred on March 23.
Medium Rare Restaurant owner Mark Bucher launched a second Feed The Fridge location in Takoma Park this week, according to a city announcement.
Maryland’s governor delivered some good news and some dismaying news to the county regarding the COVID–19 vaccine this week. Gov. Larry Hogan (R) yesterday announced that Montgomery County would be getting one of six new mass vaccination sites around the state. However, the governor also issued an order that forbade other jurisdictions, such as the county, to make vaccine priority rules that were different from the state’s rules.
The Montgomery County Revenue Authority has scrapped the barbecue concept at Sligo Pit BBQ, according to Wayne Rohauer, the authority’s director of operations. The authority operates the county’s nine public golf courses, including Sligo Creek Golf Course at 9701 Sligo Creek Parkway. The group converted the clubhouse snack bar into Sligo Pit in the spring of 2019.
Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema has praised Rohobot Ethiopian Restaurant at 7833 Eastern Ave. as one of his “8 Favorite Places to Eat Right Now.”
A new temporary outdoor art installation memorializing the county’s victims of COVID–19 has gone on display at Brookside Gardens. “Facets of Hope” is a series of crystal strands suspended among wisteria vines, each one honoring a local resident who died of the virus.