The gun owner next door
Montgomery County residents applied for nearly twice as many handgun licenses in 2020 than the year before and the surge in demand isn’t slowing down By Amy Halpern |
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Jay Guan, a longtime gun owner, at his home in Clarksburg. Photo by Erick Gibson
On election night last November, Mike (not his real name) was sitting in his convertible at a traffic light near the Connie Morella Library in downtown Bethesda when he heard a loud crash. Then another. And another. “What’s going on, Dad?” his teenage daughter asked. He was on the phone with her at the time and she heard the commotion in the background.
The D.C. Council has one more vote remaining on the Comprehensive Plan, and it has made a series of changes that could shape development in D.C. neighborhoods.
Planning board vice chair running for district seat on County Council
Plus: Candidates file for state Senate, Gaithersburg council
May 3, 2021 | 9:57 am
May 3, 2021
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Natali Fani-Gonzalez, the vice chair of the Montgomery County Planning Board, has filed to run for County Council in District 4.
The District 4 seat which includes Wheaton, Colesville, Olney and Laytonsville is currently held by County Council Member Nancy Navarro, who is term-limited and can’t run for re-election.
Fani-Gonzalez, who has lived in the district for 20 years, said in a phone interview on Friday afternoon that she will focus on several issues in her campaign, including cyclist and pedestrian safety, job growth, living wages, and environmental concerns.
Development talks underway for retail graveyard in Friendship Heights
The Urban Land Institute Washington was recently tapped to evaluate Friendship Heights to see what can be done to revitalize it. Author: Marcella Robertson Updated: 8:04 AM EDT April 30, 2021
WASHINGTON New developments are popping up all over the District. But one area in Northwest hasn t seen any real change in the last decade. In fact, Friendship Heights has become bare over the years.
Many of the stores have either moved or closed completely. The Urban Land Institute Washington was recently tapped to evaluate the area to see what can be done to revitalize it.
Less than one month after the Cheesecake Factory opened its downtown restaurant in the D.C., it has outperformed the average for weekly sales for the chain’s restaurants, even at tighter capacity restrictions than others.
The D.C. Cheesecake Factory opened March 30 in the historic Woodward Building at 1426 H St. NW, near the McPherson Square Metro, taking over space previously occupied by the restaurant Woodward Table, which closed last summer after seven years.
“On the development front, during the first quarter The Cheesecake Factory opened in Washington, D.C., just down the street from the White House. The local response has been incredible,” said David Overton, chief executive and Cheesecake Factory founder, during an earnings conference call with investors April 28.