A traffic advisory was issued on Saturday afternoon after a driver crashed into an electrical pole near the intersection of Travilah Rd and Split Creek Circle We have been told that the driver was critically injured by nearby residents who were on the scene following the crash and during the investigation Watch today's top stories and most popular videos which provide you with features like past/future radar and customizable layers Trust us to help you plan the best day possible with the most accurate weather forecast available We recognize our responsibility to use data and technology for good We may use or share your data with our data vendors The Weather Channel is the world's most accurate forecaster according to ForecastWatch, Global and Regional Weather Forecast Accuracy Overview We will provide an update if additional verified information becomes available ~225p 13300blk Travilah Rd, between Glenn Road & Turkey Foot Rd , Potomac, Shed, fence line, & brush/bamboo on fire, @mcfrs PE732, PE733, PE730, E753B, PE728, PE726, T710, T734, RS703, W731, W730, W722, M732, BC703, BC705 & others on scene pic.twitter.com/hAi190YvP6 — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) April 28, 2025 which has been a longtime tenant at Travilah Square (Rockville) will be moving from its current location at 10046 Darnestown Rd to 10028 Darnestown Rd within the same shopping center (photos below) The new store is taking over the space that was previously home to Title Boxing before the boxing gym moved around the corner to the Traville Village shopping center Travilah Beer & Wine will add a bar that will allow patrons to enjoy beverages in the store The move is expected to take place by the end of the month with a grand opening celebration to follow Download the NPS app to navigate the parks on the go Nwosu's first-grade class at Travilah Elementary School in North Potomac And while we're on the subject this week's "Reading with Robert" book was written by one of the greatest athletes ever It's called "I Promise." It's also the name's sake of the school he founded in his hometown of Akron The book was full of promises kids can make to become the best version of themselves It's jam-packed with pictures illustrating kids working hard in different sports as they all strive for greatness whether it's tennis The most important message of the book...never give up If you're interested in the book, click here for more If you'd like Robert to come to your school, you can suggest schools and locations in the form here a longtime tenant at Travilah Square in Rockville has relocated within the shopping center from 10046 Darnestown Rd to 10028 Darnestown Rd and is now open The new location was previously occupied by Title Boxing which has since moved to Traville Village shopping center the newly opened store is the largest privately owned beer and wine shop in Montgomery County offering over 2,000 wines from around the world and competitively priced retail beer and wine The store features 20 draft lines with premium draft beers priced between $4.99 and $5.99 per pint—”essentially happy hour prices all day Travilah Beer & Wine is also partnering with Ledo’s and Hangry Joe’s to provide food options through a QR code ordering system with free delivery and customers are welcome to bring their own food would be opening a new location in the Travilah Square shopping center in Rockville We can now share that it is has opened at 10016 Darnestown Rd Playful Pack has also opened a location in Derwood at 15815 Frederick Rd and briefly operated a Germantown site at 20680 Seneca Meadows Parkway near Wegmans The Travilah Square location has taken over the long-vacant storefront that was formerly home to Kimo Sushi and Victoria Nail Salon Playful Pack offers the following services and features Per Playful Pack: “We are proud to maintain a cage-free atmosphere here at Playful Pack to mimic a dog’s natural environment and meet our PACKmates’ physical and mental needs we plan a variety of exciting activities that rotate throughout the month We even host birthday “pawties” on our PACKmates’ special days!” the site plan for ‘Shops at Travilah’ will be reviewed by the Montgomery County Planning Board Planning Board staff recommends “approval with conditions” heading into the meeting The Application proposes to construct a 5,681 SF retail/service establishment and 12,927 SF daycare center (over 30 persons) Per Montgomery Planning: The application is for the construction of two buildings off of Travilah Rd near the intersection of Travilah Rd and Piney Meetinghouse Rd Building A is a 5,681 square-foot building with approximately four units/bays to be erected on the northern half of the Property and contains a mix of neighborhood serving retail uses and/or a restaurant Building B is a 12,927 square foot day care building to be located on the southern half of the Subject Property Approximately 10,318 square feet of outdoor amenity space is provided on site including an outdoor seating area abutting the retail/restaurant building on three sides and pedestrian connection throughout the site that connect the daycare and retail buildings to the proposed sidewalk on Travilah Road Approximately 9,468 square feet of outdoor space behind the daycare will be fenced to provide a safe The Applicant is consolidating access from Travilah Road into a new single driveway apron on the east side of the Property which connects to an internal drive-aisle that loops around the retail/restaurant building The two buildings will share access and internal drive aisles which includes four ADA accessible spaces close to the entrance of each building as well as bicycle parking and motorcycle parking spaces The existing bus stop located at the western corner of the Property will be upgraded and a six-foot wide sidewalk will be installed along the Property’s frontage the Applicant is also extending the sidewalk off-site from the proposed driveway east along the frontage of Parcel P113 (Tax Map FR32) to Piney Meetinghouse Road The full site plan can be seen here In December 2021, about a year and a half after Flower Child closed permanently, H&R Retail listed Holy Cross Health as the new occupant of the space at 10072 Darnestown Road in the Travilah Square Shopping Center. Flower Child initially closed when the pandemic shut down indoor dining back in March of 2020 and made the decision to close permanently a few months later an Urgent Care center operated by Holy Cross (a member of Trinity Health) signed on and even started construction in the space The space has recently been listed as available to lease again by H&R Retail Travilah Square has seen changes in recent years One of the first moves made was to demolish the existing office building and Burger King and replace it with a new building containing a 12,500 square foot Trader Joe’s grocery store smaller retail space (upcoming tenant below) The late 1980’s look of the center was dated and Finmarc brought on MV+A  to revitalize the center and give it a new The new building blends with the shopping center utilizing the same patterned brick and steel trim to create a permanent and a curved brick and steel pergola shades this new outdoor amenity for the shopping center located at the busy intersection of Darnestown Road and Travilah Road in Rockville Some other changes made and places coming soon below: Playful Pack is opening one of two upcoming Montgomery County locations in the Travilah Square shopping center. Playful Pack is a daycare and boarding facility for dogs. Its other MoCo location is coming soon to Germantown It will be taking over the location that is currently vacant but was previously home to Kimo Sushi and Victoria Nail Salon across the side of 7-Eleven and across the side of Trader Joe’s The doggy daycare has locations in Northern Virginia and Annapolis Per Playful Pack: We are proud to maintain a cage-free atmosphere here at Playful Pack to mimic a dog’s natural environment and meet our PACKmates’ physical and mental needs We even host birthday “pawties” on our PACKmates’ special days at the future site of the ‘Shops at Travilah’ development on the south side of Travilah Road approximately 250 feet west of its intersection with Piney Meetinghouse Rd Montgomery Planning Staff recommended approval with conditions earlier this year LP (“Applicant”) to create one (1) lot on 1.96 acres of land in the NR Zone (Attachment A) The Preliminary Plan anticipates future standard method development totaling 18,443 square feet of non- residential uses which will require a subsequent site plan approval The development is proposed within two buildings: Building A will be a 5,681- square-foot building with approximately four units/bays will be erected on the northern half of the Property and contain a mix of neighborhood serving retail uses and/or a restaurant Building B will be a 12,762 square foot day care building will be located on the southern half of the Subject Property Approximately 9,468 square feet of outdoor space behind the daycare will be fenced to enclose a playground/recreation area Additional information on the preliminary plan includes: “The Subject Property is Parcel 160 and consists of approximately 1.96 acres (85,338 square feet) The Subject Property has frontage on Travilah Road a two-lane minor arterial road with a 26-foot pavement width The Property is improved with 5,742 square feet of commercial uses; the primary building is a single-story cinder block retail building adjacent to Travilah Road Other improvements on the Property include a single-story wood frame building The Property is largely paved or covered with gravel and surrounded by chain link fences The Property is situated to the north of the Rockville Crushed Stone Quarry (owned by Baron Inc.) To the south and southwest of the Subject Property is land zoned IH-2.5 H-70 the Subject Property is separated from Piney Meetinghouse Road by a vacant parcel zoned NR-0.75 The R-200/TDR- 3 zoned parcel to the northwest of the Subject Property and is encumbered by a Category I Forest Conservation Easement Travilah Road abuts the Property to the north The Primary Day Montessori School (Special Exception S-2500) and single- family detached dwellings in the R-200/TDR-3 Zone confront the Property to the north across Travilah Road.” The full preliminary plan can be seen here “Nathan and his wife Ross moved to Kensington MD in 2019 where they now share a home with Cotton they quickly realized that buying food for Cotton involved either traversing through 40 minute traffic or buying online They discovered that other pet parents in their neighborhood also disliked driving through heavy traffic in North Rockville competing for parking space in Downtown Bethesda It was immediately clear to Nathan and Ross that there was an unmet hunger for a pet supply store in Kensington Nathan has been in the pet products industry for more than 15 years now and this has given him the necessary expertise to forge ahead in pet retail with confidence He has rallied all the experts he knows from the pet industry to educate himself on what it would take to succeed in pet retail “Independent stores have been getting hammered by online and big box store prices and if you’re going to jump into this business you need to be in the perfect location carry unique products and give personalized customer service like no other,” says Nathan it took Nathan and Ross more than a year to secure the perfect location for their store which they decided to name Pets Are Home they’re part of our family and they fill a big space in our hearts,” says Ross To celebrate the dogs who have filled their life with so much love they hired an artist to paint massive murals on their walls they will see Cotton lying happily on his belly with his tongue out as well as the happy face of Sonny Nathan’s beloved pug who passed away in 2019 Nathan and Ross opened the doors of Pets Are Home in August 2021 with the vision of providing their customers with a personalized service and a thoughtful selection of products  Pets Are Home is open 7 days a week and happily welcomes all two-legged humans and their four-legged pets.” Updated to include letter sent home to the Travila ES community was in a brief lockdown this afternoon following a domestic incident between two people that are not associated with the school community The school was alerted once a person came into the office explaining that help was needed 9-1-1 was called and a lockdown was issued to ensure the safety of staff and students since both people were on the school property the school transitioned to a shelter in place The letter will sent to the school community can be seen below: I am writing to inform you about an incident that occurred outside our school community today which necessitated a brief lockdown at Travilah Elementary School Your child’s safety is our utmost priority and I want to provide you with all the relevant information there was a domestic incident in the vicinity of our school which was unrelated to our school or our students Law enforcement responded promptly to the situation we initiated a lockdown to ensure the safety and security of everyone on our campus all students and staff followed our established safety procedures and students remained in their classrooms under the supervision of their teachers I want to commend our students and staff for their calm and orderly response during this situation I would like to emphasize that at no point were our students or staff in immediate danger The lockdown was implemented to maintain a secure environment and ensure everyone’s well-being We will maintain heightened vigilance in the coming days to ensure the continued safety of our school community Please take this opportunity to discuss the importance of safety procedures with your child It is essential that they understand the significance of following instructions from school staff during emergency situations please do not hesitate to reach out to me or our school’s administration We are here to support you and address any questions or concerns you may have Thank you for your understanding and cooperation we will continue to prioritize the safety and well-being of our students and staff and myself will visit each classroom tomorrow to speak with our students personally and ensure that they are safe 2024: The large playground at Greenbriar Local Park is closed indefinitely due to damage sustained in a fire The small playground area and the rest of the park remain open The Maryland-National Capital Park Police, Montgomery County Division and Montgomery Parks are seeking the public’s help regarding a fire that destroyed the Greenbriar Local Park main playground Greenbriar Local Park is a beautiful 25-acre park that offers an excellent blend of green space and recreational opportunities and equipment. Interpretive signage and custom playgrounds highlight the park’s theme “The Journey of  Raindrop.” Visitors can learn about watersheds and wildlife of the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay areas while they’re playing more than 16.5 acres of the 25-acre park are undisturbed including more than 15 acres of forest The Travilah area was identified in the 1998 Park Recreation and Open Space Plan (PROS) as having some of the highest unmet recreational needs in Montgomery County But area residents wanted the park to keep the rural feel of the neighborhood too. The M-NCPPC acquired the park land in 1992 Picnic shelter reservations are first-come first-served and are available to rent from April 1 to October 31 To reserve a shelter, create an online account through ActiveMontgomery Or you can call the Montgomery Parks Permit Office at 301-495-2525 from 8:30 a.m Montgomery County Division and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service is investigating an arson at Greenbriar Local Park located at 12525 Glen Road of Potomac If you have any information that could assist with this investigation, please contact Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service at:Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service Fire and Explosives Investigation100 Edison Park Drive, 2nd FloorGaithersburg, Maryland 20878Email: larry.seipp@montgomerycountymd.govOffice: 240-777-2269Fax: 240-777-2255 2425 Reedie Drive, 12th Floor Wheaton, MD 20902Call Montgomery Parks Customer Service: (301) 495-2595 • Trader Joe’s• Ledo Pizza• Title Boxing• Pholuscious• 7-11• Beer & Wine• Cafe Rio Pretty solid lineup with the new additions Below you’ll see the progress on the Trader Joe’s building that is expected to open late spring/early summer The Gaithersburg Trader Joe’s location will close when this one opens broiled) cooking technique to a quick service restaurant setting The proteins are prepared fresh on the open grill in your full view all prepared from All Day Fresh ingredients and homemade sauces we really care if you have a cool place to eat Quickway has opened its 7th Montgomery County location right next to Trader Joe’s in the Travilah Square Shopping Center (photos below). The restaurant signed on nearly a year ago and only recently began and completed construction Their signature hibachi chicken dish is available for $7.95 and additional meals range in price from $9.95 to $12.75 https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqBVRYhgMxh/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Back in December 2021, we let you know that Hangry Joe’s would be coming to the 1,600 sf location that was previously home to El Mexicano at 10050 Darnestown Road, between Pholuscious and Tropical Smoothie Cafe in the Travilah Square Shopping Center. Since then, a Wheaton location was announced and has already opened Construction began at the Travilah location this past spring and signage was recently erected at the upcoming Nashville-style fried chicken restaurant Construction inside is also progressing (photos below) and we wouldn’t be surprised to see an opening later this summer About Hangry Joe’s: In collaboration with partner the pair visited many successful Nashville-style chicken restaurants in LA that inspired them develop their “secret chicken recipe to have the most juicy and crispy sandwich.” Not a fan of too much spice? You’re able to choose the spice level of the fried chicken (Plain<Mild<Medium<Hot<Angry Hot). In addition to the hot chicken sandwiches, known as “Chicken Sando”, the small menu consists of chicken fingers The Travilah Quarry, which yielded crushed stone to build the Intercounty Connector and widen Interstate 270, could become part of the solution to the drinking water supply challenge looming over the District of Columbia Arlington County and the city of Falls Church As WTOP first reported in 2016 local water officials have been studying the possibility of utilizing the Travilah Quarry — which is located on Piney Meetinghouse Road in Rockville Maryland — to provide water storage for local D.C. Maryland and Virginia water utilities in the event that water from the Potomac River would become unavailable or undrinkable D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said the House’s Water Resources Development Act of 2022 aims to provide more resiliency for what is currently the sole source of drinking water produced at the Washington Aqueduct “There is an urgent need for Congress to act to protect the drinking water and other infrastructure of the nation’s capital from serious vulnerabilities,” Norton said in a statement Army Corps of Engineers to undergo an engineering-and-feasibility study to consider backup water supplies The aqueduct is one of the few water-processing facilities with only one source which serves most of Montgomery and Prince George’s counties draws 30% of the water it sends to customers from the Patuxent River which serves Fairfax and Prince William counties gets a portion of its water from the Occoquan Reservoir “We only have about 24 to 48 hours of water supply available should the Potomac River become unavailable to us,” said Tom Jacobus the now-retired general manager of the Washington Aqueduct intentionally — it could be very damaging to us for a period of time.” The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin retained the Black & Veatch engineering firm to evaluate whether the Travilah Quarry could be a suitable water storage facility non-regulatory interstate compact agency of states in the Potomac basin right now it would have about 8 billion gallons of water,” Jacobus said in 2016 “You could produce water for about 14 days and we believe that’s a reasonable amount of time that whatever made the river unavailable to us could be cleaned up The study by Black & Veatch projected that by 2060 the quarry would have a capacity of 17 billion gallons executive director of the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin said having a backup water supply is crucial for times of drought “What we’re worried about is a turbocharged drought.” He said using quarries after the stone has been removed has become popular with businesses and water suppliers “Loudoun County has quarries that will serve as a reservoir,” said Nardolilli “Fairfax has plans to do the same.” The study, commissioned by the ICPRB, provided options for pumping water uphill from the Potomac River to the quarry Pipes — and gravity — would carry the water from the Travilah Quarry to the Washington Aqueduct which is located along MacArthur Boulevard near the D.C./Montgomery County border “We’ve been briefing stakeholders and local governments ‘Let’s see if we can get the federal government to fund the engineering-and-feasibility study,’ said Nardolilli we still need appropriations,” said Nardolilli “We’re early in the process — it’s not going to happen tomorrow.” Neal Augenstein has been a general assignment reporter with WTOP since 1997 He says he looks forward to coming to work every day even though that means waking up at 3:30 a.m This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area What's Hot: 262-Unit Development With 'Main Street' Retail Pitched For Columbia Pike by UrbanTurf Sponsor ✉️ Want to forward this article? Click here The new townhomes at Travilah Station represent an irresistible opportunity to rise above the ordinary innovative designs from Brookfield Residential offer in-home elevators fourth-level lofts and rooftop terraces with impressive views of North Potomac Elevators allow owners to easily move about the home from one open and stylish level to another while luxurious features and flexible spaces offer living areas that enhances your lifestyle each day Interested home shoppers can visit the community seven days a week and tour model homes at 14257 Travilah Road in North Potomac (map) “Travilah Station is a new jewel in the North Potomac area,” said Brookfield Residential’s Erin Smith “We’ve had such a great response from home shoppers they love the feeling of peaceful serenity that the community offers even though you’re still so close to everything.” Townhome designs available at Travilah Station feature two to four bedrooms and up to 2,688 square feet of living space The Bryant and Camden models are both open for tours guests will want to experience how the in-home elevator makes life in the home especially easy and convenient Smart Home technology is also available through Brookfield Residential’s recent collaboration with Amazon Alexa Homebuyers can choose from varying levels of automation that allow for voice-activated control of their homes In addition to the exquisite homes, residents at Travilah Station enjoy easy access to nearby shopping dining and entertainment in North Potomac and throughout Montgomery County and the Washington Children can attend highly regarded private and public schools For more information or to schedule a tour, visit us online or call 301.978.7570 This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/at_travilah_station_huge_townhomes_come_with_available_roof_terraces_eleva/12632 Questions about real estate in DC, VA or MD? 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Bai Kao Thai is now open at 12944-D Travilah Rd in the Potomac Oak Center (Potomac/Travilah) The restaurant is located in the space that was previously home to 98 Cafe and Shanghai Cafe The restaurant is currently offering a limited soft opening menu that includes Por Pia Todd (fried vegetable spring rolls) Kanom Jeeb (steamed pork and shrimp dumplings) They are also offering lunch specials and build-your-own bowls with Thai-inspired dressing Bai Kao Thai is open daily from 11am to 9pm. Phone/Online pick up with full menu and delivery is done coming soon. The restaurant can be reached at 240-477-7368 or through its website In December we let you know that the founder of Sweet Frog, Derek Cha, will be bringing his take on the Nashville-style hot chicken sandwich to MoCo with Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken The Wheaton location is now open at 2533 Ennals Ave in Wheaton Construction is ongoing at the Rockville restaurant located in the 1,600 sf location that was home to El Mexicano at 10050 Darnestown Road between Pholuscious and Tropical Smoothie Cafe in the Travilah Square shopping center Per our previous report: In collaboration with partner Update 6/20:  Apna Pizza has announced that due to an electrical issue the restaurant will not be opening this week Back in March we let you know that Apna Pizza is coming to 14050 Travilah Rd in Rockville (Travilah area), the former site of Pizza Palace. The new pizzeria has wrapped up construction and a countdown on the restaurant website says that the restaurant will open later this week and say they will be the first in the area to offer that style The menu will include items such as tandoori chicken pizza impossible korma pizza (vegetarian) or a build your own with toppings of your choice and Indian flavor and spices which they described as “poutine but with an edge” is preparing to open at 12944-D Travilah Rd in the Potomac Oak Center (Potomac/Travilah) The restaurant will be taking over the space that was recently home to 98 Cafe and previously home to Shanghai Cafe Signage is now up and the restaurant is “coming soon” according to a small sign on the front door have identified the driver who was killed in a collision on River Road in Travilah on Wednesday afternoon Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel responded to the scene of an accident where the driver of a silver 2012 Toyota Camry attempted to make a left turn from Stoney Creek Rd onto east bound River Road and collided with a white 2019 Ford F-550 that was traveling westbound The driver of the Toyota was declared dead at the scene He has been identified as 79-year-old Sam Mingsan Chen Police say the investigation into the crash is ongoing Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact detectives at 240-773-6620 The approximate location of the crash is below Ivy Lyons is a digital journalist for WTOP.com WASHINGTON —  Four young people attended an underage drinking party before their car crashed in North Potomac Thursday night Shedding tears, friends and family came to a makeshift memorial at the site. They left with flowers, a football, a basketball and a team jersey. It is believed all four teens attended Wootton High School in Rockville Two of them were said to be members of the school’s football team this past season and injured the driver and another passenger “The car did appear to go airborne,” says Captain Thomas Didone with Montgomery County police Montgomery County police identify the driver of the 2006 Acura TSX as 18-year-old Samuel Joseph Ellis of North Potomac He was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Police are not identifying the front seat passenger because of the ongoing investigation That passenger received minor injuries and has been released from the hospital The two back seat passengers were discovered deceased by first responders They have have been identified as 18-year-old Alexander Murk Police say the occupants of the car left the party and were traveling west in the 13800 block of Dufief Mill Road when it left the road and hit a tree shortly before midnight The car ended up in the front yard of a home and lack of safety restraints as possible factors in the crash “We found beverage containers that were still chilled to the touch at the collision scene,” Didone says a speed camera sits on the side of Dufief Mill Road and it is aimed in the direction in which the car was traveling in the seconds before the crash the camera is turned off at night and won’t be able to aide police in the investigation Police went to the home of the party in which they believed the teens attended before the crash Didone says there was an adult at the home ant that citations were issued Police are investigating the party further and the findings will be presented to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney Office Prosecutors will then decide on any additional charges in the case now is the time for parents to talk with their kids about the dangers of drinking “Good kids make bad decisions and when they are involving alcohol they often times deal with tragedy,” he says Montgomery County police plan to continue cracking down on adults who allow kids to drink “These tragedies will continue until we stop enabling underage drinking,” says Didone Anyone with information is asked to call police at 240-773-6620 Wootton High School Principal Michael Doran said Friday that staff, grief counselors, and other personnel will be available to students on Monday, and that resources for talking about death and grief as well as alcohol and drugs, are posted on the school’s website. Editor’s note: A previous version of this story said the driver had died After 9 years in the Travilah Square Shopping Center, Title Boxing has made the decision to move around the corner to the Traville Village shopping center. Title Boxing will be taking over the space that was home to Anytime Fitness (9725 Traville Gateway) until December 2022 The goal is to make it happen by the end of the year but with only a few days of closure from the time the current location in Travilah Square closes to the time the upcoming location opens Title Boxing owner John Sahakian tells us he is excited for the parking situation in the new space as there will be ample parking for all guests We’ll provide an update as things progress with the move Please email if you would like to be allow listed This is the fourth story in WTOP’s series, Crumbling Capital scrutinizing the decaying infrastructure in the D.C region and what’s being done to fix it WASHINGTON — A Montgomery County quarry that yielded crushed stone to build the Intercounty Connector and widen Interstate 270 could provide a solution to a century-old infrastructure shortcoming that threatens the drinking water of the nation’s capital The Washington Aqueduct would only have a 24- to 48-hour water supply available if the Potomac were ever to suffer a major contamination event “It could be very damaging to us for a period of time.” The Potomac River is the sole water supply for the District of Columbia Arlington County and the City of Falls Church and the primary water supply for two other local water utilities The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission draws 30 percent of the water it sends to customers from the Patuxent River Jacobus said local water officials have quietly been seeking an additional water source if water from the Potomac River can’t safely be used “The three utilities, and the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, along with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments have been working over the last several years to look at alternatives to get better interdependencies to have more resilience in our system,” Jacobus said Jacobus said the Travilah Quarry may be “the hole in the ground,” he and other water executives have been seeking right now it would have about 8 billion gallons of water,” said Jacobus Extensive testing has been done to see whether the Travilah quarry could safely hold water “Scientists looked at the Travilah to see if there were minerals that would naturally be occurring that would make it unsuitable as a water storage reservoir,” said Jacobus “The indications are there is nothing that would prevent us from using that.” Although the size and structure of the Travilah Quarry seem desirable to local water officials at least one sticking point exists — the quarry’s owners aren’t done with it “All quarries have a finite life span,” said Richard Freedman director of land and environment for the Mid-Atlantic region for Aggregate Industries the United Kingdom-based company that owns the property “This quarry has about 60 years of life left.” Freedman said the quarry company has allowed water utility consultants to conduct scientific testing on its property Jacobus and Freedman said it was premature to discuss how the water utilities might use or purchase the Travilah Quarry but we’re always interested in the conscientious repurposing of our property,” Freedman said “I don’t know if it will end up being a reservoir but that’s a possibility the company would explore and be receptive to.” the quarry continues to provide material for local construction projects And the potential water storage capacity will only increase as the quarry grows deeper but some is at ground level,” said Freedman of the quarry’s current dimensions Another advantage of the Travilah Quarry site is that it could feed all three utilities and crosslink the three water systems providing a level of redundancy and protection missing today the urgency to identify and secure an additional water source is heightened in the national capital region which security experts have long considered a prime target for terrorism “Having interconnections among the water utilities so one could pick up the slack that the other can’t meet and having water stored off the Potomac would be an extraordinarily valuable asset,” said Jacobus “It would contribute measurably to the security of the region and all the activities that occur in the region which are vital to the nation’s well-being.” But other risks pose threats to the area’s water supply whether it be drought or some other interruption to service has massive implications,” said WSSC’s Chief of Plant Operations J.C “It would require a huge response at all levels of government.” But the Travilah option would require major infrastructure investments Tunnels would need to be built to connect the quarry to the Washington Aqueduct including tunnels underneath the Potomac River While acknowledging the benefits of off-river storage, Fairfax Water declined to address specifics of how the Travilah alternative could impact the region.  The utility recently signed a long-term agreement to turn a portion of a quarry owned by Vulcan Materials into a reservoir by 2035 Jacobus acknowledged the project would be a massive undertaking but he remains committed to the project’s purpose and scope “It is an opportunity to serve the region and give it a degree of independence and resilience that we currently don’t have,” said Jacobus Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to the 13900blk of Piney Meetinghouse Rd March 14 at approximately 11:45am (video below According to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer the fire is located at Aggregate Industries quarry in Rockville Piringer stated that several oil tanks were on fire and that HazMat crews have also arrived Approximately 75 firefighters are currently at the scene The situation is contained and there is no danger to the immediate area We will provide an update if additional information becomes available A post shared by The MoCoShow (MCS) (@themocoshow) Update – Oil tank on fire, Piney Meetinghouse Road near Travilah Road, FO Day Industries, Hazmat pic.twitter.com/v0bnW8hOc9 — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 14, 2024 2012 at 1:05 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}It all came down to spelling the word “malice” Travilah Elementary School’s Reethi Padmanabhan earned the right to be her school’s first ever representative at the Fourth Annual Scripps Regional Spelling Bee for Montgomery County Travilah had held its own school-wide spelling bees in the past but this is the first year they’ve fully participated in the Scripps Howard event Assistant Principal Debbie Ambrose told Patch “We’re very excited about it and we’re very proud of [Reethi],” Ambrose said “She has worked really hard and after our school bee has continued to work very hard to be prepared for the next level.” Saturday’s regional spelling bee features representatives from 37 public and private schools throughout the county The winner will advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington Before potentially conquering the county and the country Padmanabhan featuring 35 students from third to fifth grade The school’s spelling club provided a weekly platform for many of its competitors to prepare adding the club has met once per week after school every week since October with the help of a parent volunteer “[Jill Prater] really took it on and really elevated it as just a great academic kind of competition whereas so much of children’s competition in elementary school is often athletic,” Ambrose said The spelling club practiced different things related to spelling the club started doing team spelling contests and mock spelling bees just volunteering their time after school for kicks to a spelling bee The Fourth Presbyterian School will host the county spelling bee March 3 at 10 a.m All members of the Travilah Elementary School community are welcome to attend in support of Padmanabhan Travilah recognized Pranav Vijay as runner-up and the following students as Top 10: Alan Shen Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. 2011 at 5:50 pm ETTen years since the Montgomery County Department of Transportation first envisioned the Travilah Road enhancement project which included the addition of a bike trail pavement widening and leveling of parts of the road between Dufief Mill and Darnestown Roads the Montgomery County Council had to approve a bill explicitly recognizing the use of local funds for the completion of the project which exceeded the $12,732,000 limit for individually authorized projects The total $12,989,000 cost of the project has already been allocated and more than 75 percent was spent on the project's first phase The Montgomery County Council approved the authorization bill on Tuesday giving the Department of Transportation the formal go ahead to begin planning phase two The bill is eligible for a referendum if more than 10,000 sign a petition to put it on the ballot in the next election the road varied in width and lacked a complete sidewalk The justification for the project cited 37 car accidents in a three year period and repeated flooding during storms crews widened the pavement from 22 feet to 24 feet between Nolan Drive and Lake Winds Way created a left-turn and right-turn lane a the Piney Meetinghouse Road intersection widened the pavement from 20 feet to 22 feet between Lake Winds Way and Dufief Mill Road added an 8-foot wide bike trail and a 4-foot grass shoulder and drainage ditch along the north side of the road The project also included the addition of streetlighting on the south side of the street which is scheduled to begin in spring 2012 crews will add an 8-foot wide grass shoulder and drainage ditch between 400 feet west of Nolan Drive and Dufief Mill Road and complete the missing 5-foot wide sidewalk on the south side of the road an estimated half of which was obtained through a practice called "advanced taking" Department of Transportation deputy director of the construction DOT is required to contact a homeowner at least three times to discuss the acquisition of a patch of their land to build the bike path or sidewalk Most of the acquisitions for the 14,400-foot project were less than 10 feet If the homeowner does not respond or there is a delay in reaching an agreed upon price DOT will continue construction and take the negotiation to court Serrano said they will begin analyzing what land needs to be acquired for the sidewalk construction this winter The project is expected to be completed by the end of summer 2012 Did you ever share a wish out loud and then have it actually come true Shaw had always wanted to be a queen of her own parade Teri Troxell and Amy Bryan gave her a day she would not forget With makeshift floats they paraded Shaw from Travilah Elementary School to the Travilah Oak Market and noisemakers and they were treated to candy thrown from the various floats in the lineup Shaw was crowned "Miss Travilah Oak" under the 350-year-old oak tree The reigning queen also was honored with a sandwich — The Rene Nicoise — named in her honor by Travilah Oak Market owner Al Vivano Flower Child Rockville Has Closed Permanently We’ve been keeping an eye out on Flower Child in the Travilah Square shopping center since it has not reopened ever since COVID restrictions forced many area restaurants to temporarily shutdown as they figured out a plan going forward Last week we were told by the open Bethesda location that the restaurant chain would reopen their D.C location first followed by the Rockville location This morning we were informed by employees of the Bethesda location that the Travilah Square location will not be reopening 2012 at 12:27 pm ETTravilah Elementary School celebrated Dr Seuss Day with classroom parties and many kids donned their own hat from "Cat In The Hat" The school also completed its fourth grade wax museum project "This is when our fourth graders do research and read biographies of famous people," Travilah principal Susan Shenk told Patch in an email "They then create a wax museum by dressing up in costume When you press the child’s 'button' they come to life and give a little speech as if they were the person." A 200,000-square foot building with a five-level parking garage containing up to 562 spaces is currently being constructed for Research and Development use off at 9810 Darnestown Rd next to the Travilah Square shopping center Building A will be the first of three buildings planned for Parcel N (shown in the images below) these buildings will form a research and development campus that coordinates effectively with the current life sciences campus Building A is currently being constructed on Darnestown Road on the northwestern portion of the property As the first building to be constructed on Parcel N Building A will be accessed by the existing Loop Driveway that links both Parcels M and N to Darnestown Road and Traville Gateway Drive to the north and east This access configuration will ultimately allow for improved campus circulation when the northern portion of the Loop Driveway is eliminated and the intersection is provided to the Great Seneca Highway extension The building will have five floors above grade and a maximum building height of 100 feet The interior of the building will be constructed with higher ceiling heights (when compared to conventional office uses) and other design elements to accommodate specialized equipment used by R&D tenants The exterior of the building will feature materials and design elements that create visual interest particularly on the building’s prominent western elevation facing Traville Gateway Drive and the north elevation facing Darnestown Road a unified sequence of open spaces in front of the building will consist of a landscaped area and a formal plaza which will also serve as a vehicular drop-off area The site design will create a pleasant and safe pedestrian environment and will facilitate easy access between the parking garage and building located to the south and west of Building A will have five levels and will provide up to 562 parking spaces The glass stairwell at the corner of the parking structure serves as a terminus of the open space in front of the building and will provide direct access into the building via internal sidewalks The Property is within walking distance of the Universities at Shady Grove (to the east) the Shady Gove Adventist Hospital (to the northeast) and several ARE research and development holdings along Medical Center Drive (to the north) Located to the east and southeast of the Property are residential neighborhoods that were developed under the MXN Zone The Travilah Road corridor contains several small commercial areas developed under the C-1 The Property currently consists of three office buildings (Buildings 1A one structured parking garage (Parking Garage 1) and two surface parking facilities on Parcel M there are two surface parking facilities and a continuation of the Loop Driveway that provides access to both Parcels M and N Both Parcels M and N contain environmental buffers and are improved with the Loop Driveway and SWM facilities 2018 at 12:11 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}The wealthiest town in Maryland is right here in Montgomery County The financial news and opinion site 24/7 Wall St recently reviewed median household incomes in every town borough or census designated place with a population between 1,000 and 25,000 using data from the U.S where the median household income is more than $200,000 the median household income is $150,000 more than the state average at least one town has people who earn significantly more than a typical resident in the state and the typical American Most of the richest towns have a relatively large number of college-educated people This is partly because at least a four-year college degree is required to qualify for many high-paying jobs the share of adults with at least a bachelor’s degree was greater than the statewide share and the nationwide share of 30.3 percent The town with the highest median income was also often a pretty pricey place to live “Not only can higher income individuals afford more expensive real estate but high real estate costs also drive up median incomes as they attract higher income residents and are often often prohibitively expensive for most Americans,” the authors wrote.All but three towns on the list have higher median home values than the typical U.S. Each “richest” town also had higher median home value than the state.Many of the wealthiest towns are located near large cities and are “well within” commuting distance of a major urban center “Major urban areas are more likely to offer a wide range of high-paying jobs as well as a high concentration of cultural amenities like museums and professional sports teams,” the authors wrote Some small towns where the margin of error was too high weren’t included, the authors wrote. 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Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. 2010 at 7:12 pm ETA summer of organizing and protest paid off for the families of Natia Manor last week when their children's elementary school bus route was reinstated after having been eliminated in June The families of the 23 students affected learned of their small victory on Sept The battle started in late June when Todd Watkins, the Montgomery County Public Schools director of transportation sent a letter to the families of Natia Manor informing them that bus service for Travilah Elementary School students would no longer be provided to their neighborhood The reason: A recently built path along Travilah Road now provided the neighborhood with walking access for 0.8 mile to the school Mongtomery County Board of Education Student Transportation Policy states that transportation will be provided for elementary schools beyond one mile It also states MCPS is responsible for evaluating the safety of walking routes which at points falls just a few feet from the busy road was dangerous for children as young as 5 to walk along twice a day They pointed to a 2004 car hit-and-run on Travilah Road just two miles from Travilah Elementary that killed Wootton High School junior Solomon King June Todd Watkins responded to parents' concerns in an email "As I look at the walk route the students in Natia Manor will take to get to and from school at Travilah Elementary "Younger walkers will need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian as they walk just like they needed to be accompanied while walking to/from and waiting at the school bus stop." In August, parents appealed Watkins' decision to MCPS chief operating officer Larry Bowers Parent Jeff Grispoon opened the case by showing a short video he had taken to demonstrate how it felt to walk along the path just feet away from speeding cars "It didn't take long to find cars speeding down the road," Grispoon said   "You'll see cars coming to a stop as they see the camera." Watkins presented information at the hearing on national and local bus riding statistics and said 33 percent of students at Montgomery County Schools do not ride the bus He pointed out that the path did not cross a major road and compared the walking path with similar routes around the country Natia Manor parents also presented Bowers a letter from the chief of pavement at the Department of Transportation indicating the path would not be maintained Much of the path is already overgrown with weeds and brush Bowers sent a letter to the families informing them that he had reversed Watkins' decision The Natia Manor bus route was reinstated on Sept many of whom are just starting kindergarten I understand we have the same bus driver that this route has had for several years Todd Walkins had said budget concerns were a factor in his decision But he said they were able to bring the bus route back without any added expense we did not have to add another bus to transport Natia Manor We were able to adjust the routes of existing buses to accommodate the additional riders," said Watkins in an email "The walking policy as a whole saves many millions of dollars as transporting all students would require hundreds of additional buses." Lewis said he doubts the path will get used between his neighborhood and the school since it ends at the corner of Travilah and Dufief Mill He said that is partly because it is so close to the busy road and this car came flying around the corner MCPS did not eliminate any other school bus routes this year and no additional cuts are expected at this time "As new pedestrian access is created near schools around the county each situation is evaluated to see if bus service is still appropriate," Watkins said Download the movie about 30 residents from Potomac and surrounding areas quietly listened as Robert Hanson told them about his life on a farm grew up on a North Potomac farm at Travilah and Quince Orchard roads where he and his family raised Angus cattle and grew wheat His talk on Saturday was a part of a series of Potomac-centric events hosted by the Potomac Oak Center told the audience she hopes these stories of Old Potomac will make current residents more curious about the area they live in and about the historic properties along their morning commute “It would be good for folks to get out and meet one another,” she told the crowd Cain grew up in Potomac and now she’s hoping to take her memories documented history and photography and the stories of others and publish a book about Potomac’s history Hanson’s fond memories started in the early 40s He told the group tales of fox hunting with George S going to classes at George Washington University tales of other farm owners and growing up in a time when Potomac was without its many cul-de-sac neighborhoods But the story that affected him the most was a personal tale about his own father who had a peculiar relationship with a goose Their farm had one of the first man-made ponds in the area and locals from Travilah Baptist Church would baptize their congregation in the water He said his father would bring whole cobs of corn to the geese by the pond so they could pick at it one goose would not go since he only had one leg “My father would go down after the pond froze over and break the ice,” Hanson said and for 25 years the goose would hop up to his the house and he would feed him the corn All of Pegleg’s honking would bring thousands of geese to the farm wanted to make sure no one went hunting on their land So he placed a sign on the edge of his farm that read “Please don’t shoot the tamed wild geese.” the geese showed up two hours after his death although they hadn’t been to the farm in two years Leonard Proctor had several historical photos and articles for residents to view as he told of the traditions of fox hunting in Potomac which were three times a week in the 30s and 40s He said major changes to Potomac’s landscape began in the 1970s Proctor lived in Potomac from 1947 to 1975 and said one of his fondest memories was playing baseball in a field located where the Safeway now stands Proctor said he hopes they will continue to host programs like this in the future would bring the community together,” Proctor said Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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