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MCPS, parents head to Supreme Court on Tuesday over LGBTQ+ storybooks in class

3 days ago | bethesdamagazine.com | Julie Rasicot

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Tuesday in a case pitting a group of parents against Montgomery County Public Schools over the district’s policy of not allowing families to opt out of elementary school lessons involving books with LGBTQ+ characters. [WUSA9]A fire in a Poolesville townhouse on Friday left a family displaced and killed a cat, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials.
Bethesda man charged in alleged kidnapping

4 days ago | bethesdamagazine.com | Julie Rasicot |Elia Griffin

Montgomery County police have charged Robert Deeter, 31, of Bethesda with kidnapping and other charges in connection with an alleged abduction that occurred Friday afternoon in the 10300 block of Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda, police said Saturday night in a statement. In addition to kidnapping, Deeter faces charges of first-degree assault, stalking, harassment and multiple handgun charges, according to the statement.
White’s Ferry owner offers to donate property to Loudoun County

6 days ago | bethesdamagazine.com | Ginny Bixby

The owner of the historic White’s Ferry in Poolesville has offered to donate the ferry and its assets to Virginia’s Loudoun County, after Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (D) declined the donation and instead offered $3 million to resolve the dispute over the ferry’s closure. “We spoke to Loudoun County leaders, and they are open to considering the donation,” Chuck Kuhn, CEO of JK Land Holdings and owner of the ferry, said in a press release Friday.
Pho Wheels to hold grand opening Friday in Burtonsville

1 week ago | bethesdamagazine.com | Elia Griffin

Pho Wheels, a kiosk and food truck business serving Vietnamese street food, will celebrate the opening of its first brick-and-mortar restaurant in Burtonsville Crossing on Friday, the restaurant said Tuesday in a social media post. In a video posted to social media, owner Tuan Vo stood on top of a Pho Wheels food truck decorated with black-and-white graffiti and illustrations to announce that the celebration will include a live DJ, line dancing, a ribbon cutting and giveaways of hoodies.
From Bethesda Magazine: Rainy day clothes and accessories

1 week ago | bethesdamagazine.com | Kristen Schott

Madewell sculptural droplet statement earrings, $36 at Madewell, 4839 Bethesda Ave.
Man hospitalized after Rockville stabbing

1 week ago | bethesdamagazine.com | Ginny Bixby

A Washington, D.C., man has been hospitalized following a stabbing in Rockville on Wednesday night, according to Rockville City Police. Police were dispatched to the 2400 block of Wootton Parkway for a report of an assault shortly before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday night, according to radio transmissions. A 28-year-old Hispanic male called 911 after being attacked by known assailants, police said Thursday in a statement. The incident occurred just blocks from Thomas S. Wootton High School.
Roaming Rooster to hold April 24 grand opening in downtown Silver Spring

1 week ago | bethesdamagazine.com | Elia Griffin

The long-awaited Roaming Rooster, a locally owned fried chicken eatery, will be holding its grand opening April 24, marketing director Jerusalem Tilahun said Tuesday in an email to Bethesda Today. From 10 a.m. to noon, the Roaming Rooster team will hold an event with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the shop at 8537 Georgia Ave. Local elected officials and community leaders are expected to attend. The event will end at noon and then the eatery will be open to the public.
Two pedestrians suffer traumatic injuries from truck collision in Rockville

1 week ago | bethesdamagazine.com | Elia Griffin

Two people were injured after a truck backed into and struck them in the area of 500 Dover Road near N. Horners Lane in Rockville Wednesday afternoon, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) spokesperson Pete Piringer said in a social media post. The two pedestrians were evaluated by MCFRS crews and transported to the hospital with “traumatic injuries,” Piringer said.
Hundreds gather in downtown Silver Spring, demanding release of mistakenly deported Maryland man

1 week ago | bethesdamagazine.com | Ginny Bixby

Hundreds gathered in downtown Silver Spring on Wednesday to show support for Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a Kensington resident, in his mission to return a mistakenly deported Prince George’s County man from El Salvador.
‘Profoundly disappointed’: County, police leaders react to verdict for speeding driver who struck officer

1 week ago | bethesdamagazine.com | Elia Griffin

Montgomery County elected officials joined police and the leader of the officers union in expressing disappointment with Friday’s jury verdict in a case involving a Frederick man who struck and severely injured a county police officer on I-270 in October 2023.