Wegmans’s upcoming supermarket in Rockville will open June 25, the Rochester, New York-based grocery chain announced this week. In early December, a Wegmans spokesperson told Bethesda Today the chain would open the Rockville store, a key tenant of the Twinbrook Quarter development, in the “second half of 2025.”
The store at 1590 Rockville Pike will be the grocer’s second in Montgomery County and ninth in Maryland, the company said in a December press release. The company also operates a store in Germantown at 20600 Seneca Meadows Parkway.
According to Monday’s announcement, the Rockville store has begun hiring and training for entry-level management and full-time positions, including culinary roles and positions in the seafood, produce, meat and bakery departments.
“We are thrilled to become a part of this vibrant community,” Rockville store manager Jamie Dominick said in the release. “Our hiring process is in full swing, and we are on the lookout for driven individuals who share our passion for people and food.”
The 80,000-square-foot store will have two levels of parking below the store and shoppers will get 90 minutes of free parking, the release said. The store is expected to employ more than 500 part- and full-time positions and will be open from 6 a.m. to midnight daily.
Two new African food stalls arrive at Solaire Social
Two new food options serving African flavors and cuisine are now available at downtown Silver Spring food hall Solaire Social at 8200 Dixon Ave.
On Friday, West African eatery Platinum Amala opened its doors at the hall. The eatery, which offers a variety of Nigerian dishes such as Jollof rice, peppered chicken and peanut stew, is a family-run business with a brick-and-mortar location in Baltimore.
The other latest addition to the food hall is Café Shuga, a Pan-African coffee bar from Ndidiamaka Agu, the owner of ice cream shop Shuga x Ice, also located in the food hall. The café opened Feb. 3.
According to a press release about the opening, the coffee bar serves single-origin coffee from a range of African countries including Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia and Cameroon. In addition, the café will serve Moringa tea and lattes. Moringa is a “nutrient-packed superfood often described as the ‘African Matcha,’ ” the release said.
Agu said in the release she was excited to open the café, which is a sister concept of the ice cream shop.
“Our mission at both of our concepts is to capture the spirit of Africa in every offering by presenting modern takes on African culinary traditions,” Agu said. “With this launch, we’re ushering in a new era of coffee culture, filled with exciting flavors and intentional hospitality.”
Takoma Park’s Red Hound Pizza offers breakfast items
Red Hound Pizza, a pizza shop serving scratch-made pizza, focaccia and soft-serve ice cream, has expanded its menu to offer breakfast items on the weekends.
Starting at 9 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, guests can order breakfast items including fresh baguettes, scones, egg sandwiches, frittatas and focaccia.
The shop at 7050 Carroll Ave. opened in July, serving Romana and Sicilian-style square pizzas. According to the eatery’s website, Red Hound makes its pizzas using wheat that is milled locally and produce and dairy products sourced from farms in the mid-Atlantic region.
