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All Sardi’s Chicken locations closed Wednesday in honor of CEO and co-founder Philip Sardelis, who died from complications developed from having COVID-19. Sardelis, 48, lived in Derwood. He founded the Peruvian chicken chain with his cousin, also named Philip Sardelis. Family was the single most important thing in his cousin’s life, Sardelis told MyMCM. He […]

Sardi’s Chicken — which has restaurants in Gaithersburg, Olney, and Takoma Park — will close on Wednesday, May 5 to honor the passing of its late CEO and co-founder, Philip Sardelis. The restaurants will reopen on May 6. Sardelis, who resided in Derwood, died from complications related to COVID-19. He was 48. A message on […]

On the eve of New Year’s we thought we would take a look back at the top five blog posts in 2014 on the MyMCMedia website. These are the articles with the most page views. 1. Our number one post was a health warning at Lake Needwood from Montgomery Parks with 41,366 page views. 2. “When […]

Here are five things to know today, Sept. 29, in Montgomery County: 1. A fire at Sardi’s restaurant on Sunday morning in Gaithersburg caused over $100,000 in damage. 2. A doctor who has been exposed to the Ebola virus has been admitted to NIH. 3. Montgomery County’s Animal Services Division is looking for homes for […]

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters have determined a fire at Sardi’s, 430 North Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg, was caused by an electrical malfunction on the roof. According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, over 60 firefighters responded to the blaze that was reported around 7 a.m. on Sept. 28. On his Twitter account, Piringer tweeted […]