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The original Urban Bar-B-Que closed permanently Sunday. The restaurant at Chapman Avenue in Rockville has been open for more than 17 years. “We raised our children in this store, we partnered with numerous schools, churches and charities at this store, we have forged life-long friendships at this store,” the Calkins and Howard families posted on […]

A Thursday night fire in the walls of a Rockville apartment building displaced nine families and caused more than $250,000 in damages, a fire spokesman said. It was likely an accidental fire caused by smoking materials, said Pete Piringer, spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. The fire, at the Galvan apartments in the 1800 […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating a serious pedestrian collision that occurred last night in Rockville near the Twinbrook Metro. Police said the collision occurred shortly after 5:30 p.m. at Chapman Avenue and Bouic Avenue. According to the police department’s preliminary investigation, 63-year-old Esther Contreras was crossing Chapman Avenue in an eastern direction in the […]

Here are five things to know today, June 15, in Montgomery County: 1. The Josiah Henson Leadership Conference II takes place this morning at the studios of Montgomery Community Media. 2.  It’s the first of its kind. The Ellsworth Urban Dog Park opens today at 621 Ellsworth Drive in Silver Spring. 3. Montgomery County Department […]

UPDATED A construction worker is recovering after he was injured on the roof of a building to a balcony at 1800 Chapman Avenue in Rockville. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the department’s Aerial Tower was used to reach and extract the worker. According to Piringer, the worker was evaluated and transported to […]