BURTON STORE OPENS AT MONTGOMERY MALL (PHOTOS)

Snowboarding pioneer Burton opened its first store in the Metro DC area Friday, and over the weekend, shoppers at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda had a chance to explore the new space.

Now you can do that from your easy chair at home, with my virtual store tour. As you will see in the photos below, there is a wide selection of Burton apparel, and all of the necessary equipment: snowboards, bindings and boots, to name a few.

This is the first Burton retail store to feature this specific configuration; others are massive flagship stores or warehouse-outlet stores. Another first for Westfield Montgomery Mall, following the first Hoamgar location outside of Asia, Aroma Espresso Bar, Tesla Store, Dumpling Dojo, and - coming soon - The Cheesecake Factory.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 26 TONIGHT AT HOOTERS OF ROCKVILLE

Watch UFC Fight Night 26 at 8:00 PM tonight at Hooters of Rockville.

The main event is Sonnen vs. Shogun.

CURRENCY EXCHANGE KIOSK OPENS AT MONTGOMERY MALL (PHOTOS)

Attention world travelers: a Currency Exchange kiosk has opened at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda.

The electronic displays are interesting to read, even if you aren't jetting off to exotic locales.

Apparently the letter E is trending high against the US Dollar, as you can see in the photo below.

BURTON STORE OPENING FRIDAY AT WESTFIELD MONTGOMERY MALL (PHOTO)

Snowboarding pioneer Burton has announced its new store at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda will open this Friday. Originally expected to open this fall, it is actually opening ahead of schedule.

The store is the first of its kind for Burton - not a flagship store, and not a massive outlet mall warehouse store. So the selection of equipment, apparel, and accessories will be interesting to check out. They will definitely have lots of snowboards - that I can confirm.

This will also be the only Burton Store in the region.

CHEEZ-IT ZINGZ REVIEW - CHIPOTLE CHEDDAR AND QUESO FUNDIDO (VIDEO)

Cheez-It has two new Latin American-inspired spicy cheese crackers, called Zingz. I've reviewed the Chipotle Cheddar and Queso Fundido flavors.

The crackers have unusual spices like cumin and coriander.

ROCKVILLE JUDICIAL CENTER ANNEX CONSTRUCTION UPDATE (PHOTOS)

Here are some new shots of the progress at the future Judicial Center Annex, in Rockville Town Center. It doesn't fit the nearby architecture very well, but like the new Courthouse across the intersection, it is still impressive in its own right. I guess I am one of the minority who is a fan of the design of the Executive and Council buildings, as well as 51 Monroe St. Just 3 of many, many classic buildings and shopping center designs in Rockville.

PRINGLES XTRA SCREAMIN' DILL PICKLE REVIEW (VIDEO)

Dill pickle flavor potato chips often promise the flavor of a fresh dill pickle spear, and just as often fall short. Pringles is taking a swing at it, with their Xtra brand Screamin' Dill Pickle flavor. Let's test it out, and find out how it stacks up to my favorite dill pickle chip, Zapp's Cajun Dill.