One person was killed in a house fire last night in the 10000 block of Lorain Avenue in South Four Corners, according to Pete Piringer, public information officer for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. At about 9:25 p.m. on Nov. 20, approximately 85 firefighters responded to multiple calls to find “heavy fire conditions in a single-family house,” Piringer said in a recorded message for the media.
Thompson Hospitality, a Reston, Virginia-based retail and facilities and management company, has acquired Matchbox Food Group, LLC as the casual-dining chain emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to a report from Restaurant-Hospitality.com.
Local filmmakers will share the virtual spotlight this weekend during the free-to-watch Community Stories Film Festival from Docs In Progress and The City of Takoma Park.
Montgomery County will again offer matching grants of up to $1,000 to help fund neighborhood events, according to an announcement from Silver Spring Regional Services Center Director Reemberto Rodriguez. Neighborhood organizations, block groups, tenant groups, civic groups and similar organizations are eligible to apply to help fund events and activities that “promote community engagement, encourage capacity building, networking and stimulate the local economy,” according to the message.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department’s Major Crimes Division that are investigating a November 12 armed robbery of a Hillandale Metro by T-Mobile store have released surveillance video of the incident, and are asking anyone with information about this robbery or suspect to come forward to the MCPD.
Several Silver Spring-based organizations have been given grants to increase resident access to yard, patio, and community gardening supplies, space, and education, under the Montgomery County Food Council’s Resident and Community Food Production Grant Program.
California-based Guitar Center plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to the company. The plan was revealed as part of a press release announcing a Restructuring Support Agreement with creditors that includes a new $165 million equity investment. The company operates about 300 stores across the country, including seven in the Washington, D.C. area.
PLNT Burger — the vegan burger brainchild of Top Chef alum Spike Mendelsohn — is planning a major brick-and-mortar expansion in 2021, according to a report from VegNews.com.
Councilmembers Hans Riemer and Will Jawando (both D-At Large) announced plans to introduce a bill today to remove school resource officers from county schools and redirect the funding to mental health services and restorative justice training.