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Restaurant owner drove to Vermont to cook for customer with cancer
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March 17, 2021
Restaurant owner drove to Vermont to cook for customer with cancer
Steve Chu a Quince Orchard High School alum and owner of Baltimore restaurant Ekiben packed up and headed to Vermont when he learned that one of his customers, who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, was craving one of their dishes.
A family member told the Ekiben team that her mother-in-law, who lives in Vermont but often visits Maryland, had stage 4 lung cancer and was craving Ekiben’s tempura broccoli. [The MoCo Show]
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As of Thursday, under 73,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered at nine county-run sites in Montgomery County, Maryland, according to the county’s chief health officer.
“We have vaccinated more than any other jurisdiction in first doses as well as second doses,” said Dr. Travis Gayles, the county’s health officer and chief of public health services.
Supply of vaccine remains an issue, with the county expecting 4,500 first doses per week for the next few weeks. Demand for the vaccine is outpacing supply in several D.C.-area jurisdictions.
During a virtual town hall with the county’s council, County Executive Marc Elrich said his hope is the number of doses will improve by mid-March.
The snow has cleared out of the D.C. area Thursday, but the roads are still treacherous. And while the winter storm warning is mostly lifted, a winter weather advisory is in effect for most the area through 6 a.m. Friday.
That’s enough for leading area school systems to make changes for Friday, after most of them either went virtual or called off classes altogether Thursday.
The winter storm warning is still in effect for St. Mary’s, Charles and Calvert counties in Maryland until 6 a.m.
Here’s what you need to know.
Schools: Area school systems are starting to make changes for Friday. Check out all the closings and delays.