🌱 Patch AM: TCG Standard League Tournament — Player 1 Services and 10 more events

Good morning Kensington! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• TCG Standard League Tournament — Player 1 Services at Player 1 Services
• Superb Saturday STEM at Noyes Library for Young Children (Kensington)
• Family Storytime at Noyes

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 51 and low of 33 degrees.
• Thursday: Rather cloudy with mist, temps: high: 53, low: 29.
• Friday: An icy mix, up to 1", with a high of 38 and low of 32 degrees.

📸 Around Kensington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kensington

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 25

• BabyCat Pub Run
  BabyCat Brewery, 10241 Kensington Pkwy, Kensington
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 26

• TCG Standard League Tournament — Player 1 Services
  Player 1 Services , 4000 Howard Ave Unit E , Kensington
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Superb Saturday STEM
  Noyes Library for Young Children (Kensington) , 10237 Carroll Pl , Kensington
  11:00 am

Tuesday December 30

• Family Storytime at Noyes
  Noyes Library for Young Children (Kensington) , 10237 Carroll Pl , Kensington
  9:30 am

Wednesday December 31

• Family Storytime - In-person
  Kensington Park Library , 4201 Knowles Ave , Kensington
  10:30 am

Sunday January 4

• Drum Circle
  Kensington Park Library , 4201 Knowles Ave , Kensington
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 24

• Baby Storytime at Chevy Chase
  Chevy Chase Maryland Library , 8005 Connecticut Ave , Chevy Chase
  10:30 am
• Wednesday, 11:30am
  The Gardens Ice House , 13800 Old Gunpowder Rd #2fl , Laurel
  11:30 am
• Chevy Chase Writing Space
  Chevy Chase Maryland Library , 8005 Connecticut Ave , Chevy Chase
  12:00 pm
• ad hoc Friendship Heights Sector Plan Committee Meeting
  Chevy Chase Village, MD Calendar
  2:00 pm
• Pinochle at Panera Bread in Bethesda
  Panera Bread , 7201 Wisconsin Ave , Bethesda
  6:00 pm
• Floor Hockey Ages 16+ - Drop In
  Wheaton Library , 11701 Georgia Ave , Wheaton
  6:00 pm

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• Dogtopia of White Flint — (475) 338-3501
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• Summer At Sandy Spring — (301) 774-7455
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service extinguished a fire involving wood pallets near the loading dock of a commercial building with no extension to the building.
  9:04AM on Dec 22: Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service responds to an outside fire involving wood pallets near the PGA Tour Superstore at 5100… (Nextdoor )

• Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Kensington. Apply here.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Stocker in Silver Spring. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kensington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wheaton

• Holiday Happenings in the DMV: Dec. 26-28 (washingtonfamily.com)
• Over 100 New Restaurants Opened in 2025; Here's the Full List (mocoshow.com)
• Montgomery County restaurant openings outpace closures, data shows (fox5dc.com)

Chevy Chase

• First Home Mortgage Taps Charlie Latimer As New Branch Manager (nationalmortgageprofessional.com)
• Diamonds, not a toaster; what mom really wants for Christmas (wtop.com)
• Volunteers helped track man who sent antisemitic threats in MD (thedailyrecord.com)

Silver Spring

Ok Kensington! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I got tired of the hole business.
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