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Today’s edition · Fri., Nov. 6

Sphere design approved, Veterans Day closings, Metro budget warning

Plus, what's open on Veterans Day and Metro's talk of a bigger fare increase.

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Prince George's planning board approves the design for a 6,000-seat Sphere at National Harbor

6,000seats planned for the Sphere entertainment complex

That's the size of the entertainment complex in the plans the board approved.

Source: FOX 5 DC

If you've been tracking the proposed at National Harbor, there's movement: the Prince George's County Planning Board approved the design. NBC4 Washington reports the board signed off unanimously on the new renderings and plans.

FOX 5 DC says the detailed site plans and digital renderings came out as part of an evidentiary hearing. The presentation lays out the architectural layout and footprint, and WUSA9 also reports the approval of the new design plans.

  • Seats: 6,000
  • Parcel: nearly 50 acres along the Beltway
  • Corner: southwest quadrant of Oxon Hill Road and I-95/495
  • Vote: unanimous, according to NBC4 Washington

Nearly 50 acresBeltway parcel planned for the Sphere

The site sits in the southwest quadrant of Oxon Hill Road and Interstate 95/495.

Source: FOX 5 DC

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News Notes

Veterans Day

If you need a county office next week, skip Wed., Nov. 11: county offices, MC 311 and libraries will be closed for Veterans Day, and buses run a holiday schedule. Recreation and Aquatic Centers stay open. The MoCo Show

County offices close Nov. 11 while rec centers stay open

Montgomery County services on Wed., Nov. 11, as of Nov. 5, 5 p.m.

✕7 Closed

  • County offices
  • MC 311
  • State offices and courts
  • State MVA offices
  • Emissions inspection stations
  • Libraries
  • Permitting Services

✓2 Open

  • ABS stores
  • Recreation and Aquatic Centers

•1 Holiday schedule

  • Ride On buses

Source: The MoCo Show

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NameStatus
County officesClosed
MC 311Closed
State offices and courtsClosed
State MVA officesClosed
Emissions inspection stationsClosed
LibrariesClosed
Permitting ServicesClosed
ABS storesOpen
Recreation and Aquatic CentersOpen
Ride On busesHoliday schedule

Metro

If you ride Metro, expect budget talk: General Manager Randy Clarke said Thursday there will be a deficit in the fiscal year starting next summer even with a fare increase. He expects to return to the board in two weeks with options including a higher fare increase and service cuts. WJLA

King Farm

Fruit N Boba Tea at 302 King Farm Blvd. in King Farm Village Center has permanently closed, with a sign on the door reading "STORE CLOSED THANK YOU." A landlord's complaint for repossession filed Oct. 5, 2026, lists $54,424.32 in rent due through October 2026. The MoCo Show

Friday Football

Quince Orchard and Richard Montgomery meet in a first-round playoff game Friday night. The MoCo Show's preview says Richard Montgomery has a better passing game than most teams Quince Orchard has faced this season. The MoCo Show

Thai Two Cents

Signage is now up for Thai Two Cents at 255 Spectrum Ave. in Gaithersburg's Spectrum Town Center, the former California Tortilla space. It comes from the ownership group behind in Rockville, and no opening date has been announced. The MoCo Show

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Cat Lounges

Two cat lounges are coming to Montgomery County: Catlands Lounge at 375 Main St. in Gaithersburg's Kentlands, targeting a December opening, and Paws & Relax Cat Lounge at 8227 Woodmont Ave. in Bethesda. Catlands will offer 50-minute sessions with free-roaming cats. Bethesda Patch

Two cat lounges are headed to Montgomery County

LoungeAddress
Catlands Lounge375 Main St., Gaithersburg
Paws & Relax Cat Lounge8227 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda

Source: Bethesda Patch

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Montgomery County's next executive is picking a historic office. County Executive-elect Will Jawando plans to move his leadership team into the third floor of Rockville's Grey Courthouse when he takes office Dec. 7, with no renovations needed. The county's procurement office will relocate to make room. Most executive staff will stay in the nearby executive office building.

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Daily Rockvilleto me · Fri., Nov. 66:00 a.m.

Sphere design approved, Veterans Day closings, Metro budget warning

Plus, what's open on Veterans Day and Metro's talk of a bigger fare increase.

The TLDR

  1. Planning board approves design for the National Harbor Sphere
  2. County offices and libraries close Wed., Nov. 11
  3. Metro's GM floats a bigger fare hike and service cuts
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