Rockville Rewind: July 18-22

Efforts to bring a proposed grocery store to Rockville Town Square, a bid to block it and extreme heat made news as Rockville sweated through the hottest part of the year this week. 

The work week got off to a fiery start as during Monday morning’s rush hour, sending thick black smoke into the sky, closing several lanes and backing up traffic. No one was injured in the incident.

Also Monday, a state panel charged with recommending a plan for redrawing lines of congressional and state legislative districts .

On Monday night, the Rockville City Council heard an update on Federal Realty Investment Trust’s ongoing . The briefing included a discussion of why naming rights for the Town Square pavilion are a sticking point for the grocer.

Earlier Monday, a beer and wine store in Town Center . Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio said that she was “disappointed” with the development, which could complicate the ongoing negotiations to finalize a lease agreement with Ellwood Thompson’s Local Market.

On Tuesday, , including the former Reed Brothers Dodge site on Frederick Road. Developers are considering building 417 multifamily units and ground floor retail for the site near the Shady Grove Metro station. The council also voted to eliminate collective bargaining with the county police union on certain management issues, a move opposed by the union.

Also Tuesday, our  which runs through July 31 at .

Rockville Patch also , which is being held in honor of the community activist and namesake of the city's Millennium Trail bike beltway who died one year ago this month.

A blanket of heat settled over the region on Wednesday, with as .

Patch also sat down with County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) as .

City police on Wednesday investigated vandalism at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre at Civic Center Park. Late Tuesday or early Wednesday, vandals .

As temperatures climbed higher on Thursday, .

Friday brought a profile of a Rockville resident who is and with his daughter on his mind.