Curlo, a halal fast food restaurant specializing in Philly cheesesteaks, burgers, wings, and loaded fries, is coming soon to 11200 Grandview Avenue in Wheaton, according to the restaurant’s website. An opening timeframe has not yet been announced.
The Montgomery County Council passed Bill 42-26 on Tuesday, November 10, requiring online short-term rental platforms to verify that properties have a valid County rental license before listing them. (more…)
Start-ups and early-growth stage companies in Montgomery County, Maryland, are continuing to gain traction and attract capital with eight local companies receiving a combined $70.54 million in venture capital, seed funding, and other investments in October.
Montgomery County is the #3 largest biopharma hub in the nation—and in October, companies in the Research & Development space led investment attraction with more than $58 million raised to advance innovations in biotechnology, drug discovery, and healthcare.
Rockville-based Kaigene raised $54.96 million in Series B venture funding from Loftyrock Investment and others. The biotechnology company is developing therapeutic antibodies to address unmet clinical needs in rare autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis and lupus. Kaigene’s products are said to offer safe and effective treatments that can address the underlying mechanisms driving autoimmune disease, enabling patients to improve their lives. The recent investment brings Kaigene’s reported pre-money valuation to approximately $252.5 million.
Another Research & Development company, Accufy Diagnostics, which is also based in Rockville, raised $2 million in seed funding to further its next-generation sequencing technologies for early cancer detection. The company is developing proprietary technologies that use ultra-sensitive circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) detection to help clinicians identify minimal residual disease and improve cancer monitoring.
In Gaithersburg, ColoWatch raised $1.325 million in venture funding to expand access to colorectal cancer screening, the second deadliest cancer in the United States according to the American Cancer Society. The healthcare company offers virtual colonoscopy screening services, using high-resolution three-dimensional imaging and radiologist-reviewed reports to provide patients with a less invasive screening option.
Beyond Life Sciences, Montgomery County continues to build on the growing number of technology companies that not only choose to be here but continue to grow here.
Bethesda-based Emerald Intel raised $3.3 million in seed funding in October. The company is developing a market intelligence platform that provides verified business profiles, decision-maker contacts, and regulatory information to help companies identify opportunities and monitor industry trends in the cannabis and hemp industry.
Rockville-based UgenticAI also secured approximately $349,000 through equity crowdfunding to support its platform for acquiring and scaling artificial intelligence and SaaS companies. UgenticAI provides operational, technical, and go-to-market resources to help businesses accelerate growth.
The October investments reflect continued funding activity among Montgomery County’s innovation economy, particularly in the biotechnology, healthcare, and technology sectors.
Montgomery Parks issued a statement Wednesday, November 11, clarifying that it is not seeking to delay emergency sewer repairs at Sligo Creek Golf Course in Silver Spring. (more…)
Montgomery Parks’ popular Garden of Lights will return to Brookside Gardens in Wheaton on Friday, November 20, transforming the grounds into a winter wonderland featuring more than one million twinkling lights. This year’s event will include new displays highlighting nighttime creatures, including a bat, luna moth, owl, and fireflies.
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Girls Who Paint
10419 Fawcett St.
Kensington, Maryland 20895
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On the heels of being named the second best bakery in the world, Café Dear Leon in Baltimore has been selected as the best place for croissants in Maryland by Tasting Table in its recently published list, “Where To Find The Best Croissants In Every State.”
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a home in the 9400 block of Brink Road in Gaithersburg on Wednesday afternoon after a malfunctioning hoverboard filled the residence with smoke. (more…)
Twenty-five years ago, President George W. Bush visited Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville to announce a national initiative connecting military veterans with students across the country. The visit took place on Tuesday, October 30, 2001, less than two months after the September 11 terrorist attacks and just ahead of Veterans Day. The full transcript of his remarks can be seen below.
Just Cozy is now open at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda. (more…)
The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved Bill 40-26 on Tuesday, November 10, requiring landlords to accept checks, personal checks or money orders as forms of rent payment. (more…)
As Charles W. Woodward High School prepares to reopen in fall 2027, nearly 40 years after closing, the school is beginning a new chapter in a history that has long been intertwined with neighboring Walter Johnson High School. The two schools have shared students, traditions and even a mascot, with their histories dating back to the rapid growth of Montgomery County’s suburban Bethesda and Rockville communities in the 1950s and 1960s.
Detectives with the Gaithersburg Police Department are investigating a shooting that left an adult male in critical condition Tuesday evening, November 10.