Lawmakers might ban threats against health officials, hospital workers
Plus: Rockville company creates COVID-19 antigen home test; D.C. mayor extends indoor mask mandate until end of February
Business
EagleBank seeks approval of class-action lawsuit settlement
Plus: Eighth-grade climate activist draws from family’s history; Bill would require schools to have diverse history lessons
Black-owned brewery aims for community connections
Black Viking Brewing launched in October with flagship ‘Zingabier’
Omicron surge, inclement weather lead to bare grocery store shelves
Montgomery County businesses still grappling with supply chain shortage
UPDATED: T-Mobile acquires Bethesda-based technology company Octopus Interactive
Telecommunications giant cites need to ‘expand our toolkit for marketers’
Silver Spring man gets 40 years for murder of teen
Plus: Gaithersburg biotech plans to double its space; Former Anne Arundel county executive joins governor race
Biopharmaceutical company signs lease for research and development facility in Rockville
Horizon Therapeutics expected to move into building next year
After more than two decades, Bethesda’s The Blue House gift store moving up the street
Sunday will be the last day in its current location
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine could be month from FDA application
Plus: AA member allegedly assaulted new member, police say; Transurban leader calls Beltway, I-270 toll lanes ‘transformative’
Man accused of stealing from adult store on Rockville Pike
Plus: Holiday gift returns end up with Bethesda company; Hogan-aligned group seeks to build support for toll lanes project
AstraZeneca, Novavax say their vaccines provide protection against omicron
Plus: Broadway Pizza is closing in Potomac; Police investigating Gaithersburg bank robbery
Marriott hotel in downtown Bethesda now planning to open March 1
Chic hotel with multiple restaurants was originally scheduled to open in January
Silver Spring grandparents turn tables on scammer
Plus: Kensington caterer files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy; Lawmakers to probe attack that took down agency’s computers
What’s coming to Park Potomac? Several new restaurants, businesses to open in 2022
Development has been 100% leased, according to landlord
Georgetown Prep shifts online after COVID-19 case spike
Plus: County libraries extend hours beginning in January; County racing to keep pace with booming life sciences market
Santa Claus on a Harley will benefit The Children’s Inn at NIH
Plus: Thompson Hospitality to open two restaurants in one Silver Spring location; Homeowner sets house ablaze attempting to smoke out snake infestation
Chevy Chase woman wins $50K lottery prize for the third time
Plus: Montgomery County hires coordinator for White Flint proposal; Seibel's Restaurant closes after 82 years
Metro will maintain reduced rail service levels through year’s end
Plus: Raskin may be in line for top committee slot; Bethesda hospitality REIT closes sale of entire portfolio for $305M
Comment period extended after group flags errors on highway project
Plus: TwinLabs in Rockville fills up with four new tenants; State Board of Education will discuss school mask mandate
Room & Board home furnishings store has opened in downtown Bethesda
Shop moved into former home of Tandoori Nights
