NEW GIANT APP LETS YOU SELF-CHECKOUT WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE (PHOTOS)

Grocery shopping just got faster and easier at Giant.

Giant has a new smartphone app for iPhone and Android that can replace the self-scanner device you may have used in the store previously.

The Scan-It Giant app helps you with your shopping list, scans each item via your smartphone camera, and then checks you out when you're done.  Best of all, app users get special deals beyond the sales and Bonus Card prices.

In Rockville, the service is currently available at the Giant on Hungerford Drive by N. Washington Street, and at the Montrose Crossing Giant further down Rockville Pike.

HOW MANY INCHES OF SNOW WILL ROCKVILLE GET FROM WINTER STORM SATURN?

Rockville is under a Winter Storm Watch right now. The sun is shining, but there's a wintry chill in the air.

Winter Storm Saturn is on its way to the DC area.

How many inches of snow will end up falling on Rockville tonight and on Wednesday?

The average prediction is 5-6 inches. Some forecasters say it could be as many as 8-12.

But here's an intriguing prediction: the now-famous Euro Model is saying the DC area will receive a 1-3" accumulation. This contradicts the majority of forecasts. Yet it is intriguing because the Euro Model was dead-right about the hurricane last fall.

The fact is, nobody knows. But conditions are right for up to a foot of snow.  And it is supposed to be a wet, heavy snow. That means more effort to shovel and plow for humans and machines.

Even though the Euro Model sounds unlikely, you can't rule out the data from a model that has been accurate so many times.

The fact that temperatures will rise above freezing on Wednesday could certainly reduce the potential total accumulation.

But that ice and slush will freeze solid after dark again, so watch out.

Today, expect light showers by 5:00 PM, changing over to snow after dark.  Accumulation of 1-2" possible tonight. Winds gusting to 30 MPH.

Wednesday, heavy showers and heavy snow. Accumulation of 5-12" possible through Thursday morning. Winds will gust to 35 MPH. Visibility could be affected if snowfall is heavy, due to winds.

Metro and Metrobus are total wildcards in recent years, in contrast to their past practice of operation during all but the worst snows in prior decades.

Stay tuned here and at @RockvilleNights on Twitter for updates throughout the storm!

ROCKVILLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT AT 7 PM

The Rockville Mayor and Council will meet tonight at 7:00 PM at Rockville City Hall.

A discussion with the city Board of Supervisors of Elections, and the establishment of a Financial Advisory Board are among items on tonight's agenda.

CHEETOS MIX-UPS CHEEZY SALSA MIX REVIEW (VIDEO)

There's been a mix-up at the Cheetos factory, but Chester Cheetah isn't complaining.  That's because the result is new Cheetos Mix-Ups Cheezy Salsa Mix! How hot is it? How do they rate? Watch my video review to find out.

Bags of this just arrived at Giant this week.

FREE BEER TASTING IN ROCKVILLE TONIGHT!

Tonight, March 1, 5-8 PM, meet George Humbert of Pub Dog Brewing Company at Gilly's Craft Beer and Fine Wine in Rockville. 

Try 4 of Pub Dog's most popular beers, and hear from the brewmaster himself.

Gilly's Craft Beer and Fine Wine. 2009 Chapman Avenue, Rockville.

NIGHTS WATCH: ROCKVILLE CRIME REPORT

A sexual assault reported at the Rockville Red Roof Inn, and numerous disorderly conduct calls, stand out in Rockville crime data between February 22-25.

Friday, February 22:

Drug arrest. 7300 block Calhoun Avenue.

Saturday, February 23:

Sexual assault. Red Roof Inn.

Burglary. 15800 block Esquire Court.

Liquor arrest. College Gardens Park RP.

Theft. 14800 block Old Dover Road.

Assault. 700 1st Street.

Disorder. Rockville Metro Station.

Disorder. Americana Center.

Disorder. 12800 block Twinbrook Parkway.

Sunday, February 24:

Theft from vehicle. Southlawn Court.

Theft. 600 block Hungerford Drive.

Disorder. 100 block Gibbs Street.

Disorder. Buffalo Wild Wings.

Drug arrest. 6000 block Halsey Road at 2000 block Rockland Avenue.

Disorder. 2000 block Veirs Mill Road.

Drug arrest. 12100 block Rockville Pike.

Monday, February 25:

Assault. 700 block Crabb Avenue.

Theft. 200 block Taylor Avenue.

Theft. 200 block Van Buren Street.

Theft. XX block West Montgomery Avenue.

Theft. 700 block Rockville Pike.

Theft. 600 block Great Falls Road.

Drug arrest. 12700 block Twinbrook Parkway and 5500 Halpine Place.

Disorder. 12500 block Ardennes Avenue.

Theft. 100 block Congressional Lane.

ROCKVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA

The Rockville Planning Commission meets tonight at 7:00 PM, in the Mayor and Council chambers at City Hall.

Before the public meeting, commissioners will meet in a closed, executive session to discuss Rules of Procedure.

On the agenda tonight, is a site plan application from PEPCO,  for several "green" structures.

There will also be a discussion of the Municipal Growth element of the city's Master Plan.