Cellaxs, Cutco kiosk open at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda

A new electronic device repair shop and a returning cutlery kiosk have opened for the holiday shopping season at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda. Cellaxs Phone Repair has debuted in the former The Fix space on Level 2 of the mall, near the Dining Terrace food court. Cellaxs repairs screens, buttons, speakers and water damage on your phone. Battery replacement, tablet repairs and free diagnosis of your phone's problems are among the other services offered by the device repair chain. 

Returning to the mall once again for the holidays this year is Cutco. Promising once again "the world's finest cutlery," Cutco has the fancy utensils and kitchen tools you need for that big Christmas dinner you're planning. Look for Cutco's kiosk outside of Snipes.

Kokosh opens at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda (Photos)

Kokosh has opened at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda. The cosmetics boutique carries products such as Rude's Obnoxious mascara and Disco Dance Floor FX pigmented skin palette. It also has some jewelry on display. Look for Kokosh on Level 2 of the Macy's wing, next to Purple.

Antisemitic graffiti found near Pike & Rose

Antisemitic graffiti was found on posters critical of Israel pasted to a utility cabinet at the intersection of Old Georgetown Road and Grand Park Avenue near Pike & Rose yesterday, December 9, 2023. Swastikas and genocidal messages about Israel, and a numerical code used by Neo-Nazis, were among the things written onto the posters. A reader forwarded these photos of the posters and graffiti, which appeared just two days after a menorah was toppled outside a synagogue in Olney at the start of the Chanukah holiday.

American Eagle reopens in remodeled space at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda (Photos)

American Eagle is back in its original space at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, after a remodeling project to update the apparel store. Just as holiday shopping starts to enter its most-frantic period, American Eagle offers a fresh design and easy-to-navigate space filled with "gotta have" gifts, as the sign in the display windows promises. They've even got Christmas trees inside the store!

Police respond to another assault at Rockville Giant store

The Giant grocery store at 625 Hungerford Drive in Rockville is making news again, and not for the hyperinflated food prices. Rockville City police were called to the supermarket yet again early Thursday afternoon, December 7, 2023, after a 2nd-degree assault was reported there. The assault was reported at 1:00 PM Thursday. 

Three assaults were reported at the store in five weeks late this past summer, including an incident where a store employee was punched. Even Christmas Day hasn't been off-limits for assailants at this store in recent years. At least one person was accused of shoplifting in Thursday's incident.

JD Sports opening at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda

JD Sports is coming soon to Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, according to signage posted across its future storefront. It will fill the space vacated by PacSun. JD Sports is a British sporting goods retailer, but carries brands and styles from around the world. Among the labels sold by the chain are Adidas, Nike, New Balance, UnderArmour, Vans, Crocs and Champion.

Montgomery County-run liquor store burglarized in Rockville

Even Montgomery County government isn't immune to the ongoing crime wave in its jurisdiction. The Montgomery County government liquor store in the Rockville Town Center area was broken into early yesterday morning, December 7, 2023. A burglar alarm alerted Rockville City police to a break-in at Montgomery County Liquor & Wine at 300 N. Washington Street at 2:00 AM Thursday. Officers arriving at the scene found evidence of forced entry, and associated property damage to the building.