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Arby’s closed its last Montgomery County location at 11710 Rockville Pike in North Bethesda back in May of 2021. McDonald’s will be its replacement and now a permit valued at $1.15 million has been issued to get things started, according to Maryland Newsletters. There is an existing McDonald’s...

— Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $159,510,910 in revenue from slot machines and table games during September 2024, an increase of $4,413,131 (2.8%) compared to September 2023. Casino gaming contributions to the state during September 2024 totaled $68,698,479, an increase of $2,257,334 (3.4%) compared to September 2023. Contributions...

Local libraries are currently facing almost a dozen different book challenges, with critics of stories like “Bye-Bye Binary” and “The Blackbird Girls” calling for their removal from shelves. But these books and other challenged stories are still available on the shelves in Anne Arundel County, thanks in part to protections county officials recently put in […]

Chadwicks / Chatter / Chads / Alley Cat bar has renamed – now Aura.”. Ed. Note: We broke the news September 10th :) but the algorithm on social media is just awful these days. A few other folks have also wrote in about this. If you want to make sure you don’t miss a post and want the news as we publish it, please sign up for our free daily roundup newsletter here.”

With dog owners flocking to more beer gardens, patios, and parks to entertain Fido, it’s no surprise that the District is getting its own doggy social club with draft cocktails, local brews, and Chicago tavern-style pies. Dog Daze Social Club fully opens the 6,000-square-foot “dog garden” on October 15, with pooches welcome from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and the indoor space open till midnight on weekends.

In June we let you know that Starbucks received $475,000 permit for the interior construction of the upcoming Starbucks at White Oak Town Center (12345 Columbia Pike). The store is now officially open. Starbucks is just one of the tenants at the upcoming White Oak Town Center development- joining the...

The Lash Lounge Expands to Gambrills with Grand Opening of Second Location in Maryland. Gambrills, MD — The Lash Lounge, known for its exceptional eyelash extension services, is proud to announce the grand opening of our local second salon, The Lash Lounge - Waugh Chapel. Located in the heart of Gambrills at the Waugh Chapel Shopping Center on Route 3, this new location promises the same luxurious experience and impeccable service that clients have come to expect from our sister salon in Annapolis!

At the beginning of this year we let you know that Peterson Companies, which owns Rio Lakefront, submitted an application that proposed to add a floating dining pier for Guapo’s restaurant. The Gaithersburg Planning Commission approved the plan in February, but Guapo’s tells us that “the project will not be happening as of right now” and will keep us updated if anything changes.

Baltimore, Md. – A lucky mom from Harford County is celebrating after winning $60,000 with a spin on The Big Spin Wheel at the Maryland Lottery headquarters. The anonymous player,…

Here are Macaroni KID McLean-Vienna-Falls Church's picks for the five things to do with kids this week. Click on the links for all the details! As always, this is a very small sampling of all the awesome things to do, so please check out the full event calendar here!. 1....

Paintings by two of the world’s most famous street artists are on display at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., showing how today’s graffiti could be tomorrow’s museum main event. The Basquiat × Banksy exhibit is the first display of art by Jean-Michel Basquiat or Banksy at...

Arlington native Owen Koch knows he can’t single-handedly rid the Potomac River of invasive blue catfish. But he’s doing his part to reduce the population. A former lieutenant colonel who retired from the Army in August, Koch (pronounced cook) founded Capital Blues Fishing Charters that same month, in part to help reduce how much of the non-native species is swimming in local waters. So far, he’s taken about 20 fishing groups (of up to six passengers) on his 18-foot pontoon boat to try to catch the fish, which they can keep.