Class 520 Thai ice cream shop opens in Rockville

Class 520 opened on Saturday at 5 Dawson Avenue, officially bringing Thai ice cream rolls to Rockville. The turnout was high on Sunday, as well. It's been a while since this many cars were parked in this shopping center. Fifty people won 3 months of free ice cream each on opening day.

Humiliation: No MCPS school makes 2016 National Blue Ribbon School list

Just months after the Montgomery County Council hiked property and recordation taxes to record highs, and falsely claimed it was to benefit schools (but without any major change in education strategy, meaning we're going to keep going the way we've been going - a.k.a. the definition of insanity), there is more alarming evidence that your tax pain is in vain. The U.S. Department of Education has just released its list of 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools - and not a single Montgomery County Public School is on the list.

Ouch.

We've been told by the Montgomery County political cartel that, while we don't enjoy the booming private sector economic growth of states like Texas, we should still feel superior because we "invest in our schools." Fact check: Montgomery County suffered a humiliating shut-out on the list, while red states like Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Virginia and Louisiana cleaned our clock, with multiple public schools making the cut. In fact, 26 Texas schools in all made the 2016 list. Even a red county in Maryland like Anne Arundel has public school representation on the new list.

It turns out that the excess money spent on MCPS without a plan has been money down the toilet. Ironically, you can be almost certain that grades will rise in MCPS schools in the future - but only because the school system recently adopted an easier grading system for that very reason. Elected officials impotent to solve MoCo's education decline? No problem! Just get rid of final exams and inflate everybody's grades. God help us.

#MoCoTermLimits
#ThrowTheBumsOut

P.S. Congratulations to Montgomery County's St. Patrick's parochial school, which made the 2016 list as a non-public school.

Class 520 Thai ice cream update (Photos)

A sleek and modern interior is taking shape at the future Class 520 ice cream shop at 5 Dawson Avenue. The store will be, as far as I am aware, the first to bring Thai ice cream rolls to Rockville (and possibly, Montgomery County).

They are also now hiring staff. There's a lot more to making stir-fried Thai ice cream than dipping a scoop of vanilla out of a tub, that's for sure.

Rockville construction update: Ourisman Chevrolet (Photos)

Ourisman Chevrolet is expected to move down Route 355 from 15301 N. Frederick Road to Wintergreen Plaza by November. Here is how far construction of the new dealership has progressed. The building is certainly wider than the existing one.

Hear USA, Wingstop coming to Wintergreen Plaza

Two new tenants are on their way to Wintergreen Plaza in Rockville. Hear USA has put up some coming soon signage at their new location, and popular chicken wing chain Wingstop has signed a lease, as well. Wingstop will be near Paisano's.

Lotte Plaza Market lighted sign installed on Veirs Mill Road in Rockville (Photos)

Another lighted sign is now up at the soon-to-open Lotte Plaza Market on Veirs Mill Road in Twinbrook. The international grocery store is replacing the departed Safeway.

Dunkin' Donuts opening this Saturday at The Galvan in Rockville

Dunkin' Donuts will open its newest Rockville location this Saturday, October 1, in The Galvan at Twinbrook, located at 1800 Rockville Pike. During the first day, there will be music, a prize wheel, and a magician/balloonist on hand between 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. To celebrate the opening, the store will be offering a FREE small hot or iced coffee from October 1 to October 8.