MD Resident Only Shops in VA

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Anonymous wrote:You’re not alone, OP, judging from the huge number of Maryland plates I see driving around my part of Nova - weekdays and weekends.

So funny - we recently ran into a coworker of DH’s in McLean, and he says he runs errands there every weekend instead of in DC where he lives bc it’s convenient and parking is so much easier.

But also this thread is kind of reminding me of the fraternity guys in college who would drive three states over for cheaper liquor

Look…if you live in Georgetown, then VA will be more convenient because you drive right over the key bridge and get there. Georgetown isn’t well served by everyday retail/grocery (though has a million restaurants and of course tons of boutique shopping).

Nobody is claiming you don’t use common sense…we always combined a big box store trip with a kid’s sporting event in VA. Once those were done, we no longer had a need to travel to VA when there were much closer options in MD.

I still don’t understand how Tysons and Mosaic are that far away from people who live close to 495 on Western MoCo. It’s a 15-20 minute drive. You’re acting like OP is telling people to drive to Potomac Mills instead of going to Montgomery Mall.

If you can’t see a clear distinction between Montgomery Mall and Tysons Galleria and Tysons 1 I really don’t know what to say. There are just a lot more stores in those Tysons malls and even the ones that are similar in Montgomery Mall aren’t as nice or expansive. See the Macy’s in Tysons vs Montgomery Mall or the Nordstrom in both malls.

I can get my Lucid serviced in Tysons Galleria while I shop for furniture at Restoration Hardware upstairs and then get a latte at a Ralph Lauren coffee shop. There is nothing like that in Montgomery County.

Maybe most of us live in the modern era? I literally haven't been to a Mall...ANY MALL...in about three years. OK, wait, I did go to Nordstroms in Montgomery Mall to return something, in which case I couldn't care less if the Tysons Nordstrom is "better" than the Montgomery Mall Nordstrom.

Once more, if I valued Tysons Galleria as some amazing place where I want to spend a ton of time...i would live in VA. Many of us live in walkable areas near tons of shops and restaurants because we don't much enjoy driving.

Even your example is rather silly...I would much prefer walking to the Apple Store or Northface in Bethesda, grabbing a coffee at the various coffee shops, etc. Even if I lived in VA, I would pick Alexandria and walking distance to Old Town or Del Ray...and would probably almost never go to Tysons either.

The North Face store in Bethesda has been permanently closed.

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Cutesy Olde Towne is near sketchy parts.

Live in Clarendonl

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Anonymous wrote:Cutesy Olde Towne is near sketchy parts.

Live in Clarendonl

Same thing...if I lived in Clarendon within walking distance of all the shops and restaurants, I still would visit Tysons about as much as I do now...which is almost never.

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Anonymous wrote:You’re not alone, OP, judging from the huge number of Maryland plates I see driving around my part of Nova - weekdays and weekends.

So funny - we recently ran into a coworker of DH’s in McLean, and he says he runs errands there every weekend instead of in DC where he lives bc it’s convenient and parking is so much easier.

But also this thread is kind of reminding me of the fraternity guys in college who would drive three states over for cheaper liquor

Look…if you live in Georgetown, then VA will be more convenient because you drive right over the key bridge and get there. Georgetown isn’t well served by everyday retail/grocery (though has a million restaurants and of course tons of boutique shopping).

Nobody is claiming you don’t use common sense…we always combined a big box store trip with a kid’s sporting event in VA. Once those were done, we no longer had a need to travel to VA when there were much closer options in MD.

I still don’t understand how Tysons and Mosaic are that far away from people who live close to 495 on Western MoCo. It’s a 15-20 minute drive. You’re acting like OP is telling people to drive to Potomac Mills instead of going to Montgomery Mall.

If you can’t see a clear distinction between Montgomery Mall and Tysons Galleria and Tysons 1 I really don’t know what to say. There are just a lot more stores in those Tysons malls and even the ones that are similar in Montgomery Mall aren’t as nice or expansive. See the Macy’s in Tysons vs Montgomery Mall or the Nordstrom in both malls.

I can get my Lucid serviced in Tysons Galleria while I shop for furniture at Restoration Hardware upstairs and then get a latte at a Ralph Lauren coffee shop. There is nothing like that in Montgomery County.

And none of that matters unless there are things or services in Tysons that I actually want. In the last 5 years that has been less than once a year. It’s nice that people like going to Tyson’s. What I don’t get is why some of those people need to bash other people with different needs and priorities. Why does it matter? Shop or eat or live wherever. And enjoy it as best you can.

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Anonymous wrote:You’re not alone, OP, judging from the huge number of Maryland plates I see driving around my part of Nova - weekdays and weekends.

So funny - we recently ran into a coworker of DH’s in McLean, and he says he runs errands there every weekend instead of in DC where he lives bc it’s convenient and parking is so much easier.

But also this thread is kind of reminding me of the fraternity guys in college who would drive three states over for cheaper liquor

Look…if you live in Georgetown, then VA will be more convenient because you drive right over the key bridge and get there. Georgetown isn’t well served by everyday retail/grocery (though has a million restaurants and of course tons of boutique shopping).

Nobody is claiming you don’t use common sense…we always combined a big box store trip with a kid’s sporting event in VA. Once those were done, we no longer had a need to travel to VA when there were much closer options in MD.

I still don’t understand how Tysons and Mosaic are that far away from people who live close to 495 on Western MoCo. It’s a 15-20 minute drive. You’re acting like OP is telling people to drive to Potomac Mills instead of going to Montgomery Mall.

If you can’t see a clear distinction between Montgomery Mall and Tysons Galleria and Tysons 1 I really don’t know what to say. There are just a lot more stores in those Tysons malls and even the ones that are similar in Montgomery Mall aren’t as nice or expansive. See the Macy’s in Tysons vs Montgomery Mall or the Nordstrom in both malls.

I can get my Lucid serviced in Tysons Galleria while I shop for furniture at Restoration Hardware upstairs and then get a latte at a Ralph Lauren coffee shop. There is nothing like that in Montgomery County.

And none of that matters unless there are things or services in Tysons that I actually want. In the last 5 years that has been less than once a year. It’s nice that people like going to Tyson’s. What I don’t get is why some of those people need to bash other people with different needs and priorities. Why does it matter? Shop or eat or live wherever. And enjoy it as best you can.

This thread is basically insecure MD folks bashing MD residents for having the audacity to drive 20 minutes on the weekend to shop in a neighboring state because they’re tremendously insecure about the fiscal trajectory of their county.

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Anonymous wrote:You’re not alone, OP, judging from the huge number of Maryland plates I see driving around my part of Nova - weekdays and weekends.

So funny - we recently ran into a coworker of DH’s in McLean, and he says he runs errands there every weekend instead of in DC where he lives bc it’s convenient and parking is so much easier.

But also this thread is kind of reminding me of the fraternity guys in college who would drive three states over for cheaper liquor

Look…if you live in Georgetown, then VA will be more convenient because you drive right over the key bridge and get there. Georgetown isn’t well served by everyday retail/grocery (though has a million restaurants and of course tons of boutique shopping).

Nobody is claiming you don’t use common sense…we always combined a big box store trip with a kid’s sporting event in VA. Once those were done, we no longer had a need to travel to VA when there were much closer options in MD.

I still don’t understand how Tysons and Mosaic are that far away from people who live close to 495 on Western MoCo. It’s a 15-20 minute drive. You’re acting like OP is telling people to drive to Potomac Mills instead of going to Montgomery Mall.

If you can’t see a clear distinction between Montgomery Mall and Tysons Galleria and Tysons 1 I really don’t know what to say. There are just a lot more stores in those Tysons malls and even the ones that are similar in Montgomery Mall aren’t as nice or expansive. See the Macy’s in Tysons vs Montgomery Mall or the Nordstrom in both malls.

I can get my Lucid serviced in Tysons Galleria while I shop for furniture at Restoration Hardware upstairs and then get a latte at a Ralph Lauren coffee shop. There is nothing like that in Montgomery County.

And none of that matters unless there are things or services in Tysons that I actually want. In the last 5 years that has been less than once a year. It’s nice that people like going to Tyson’s. What I don’t get is why some of those people need to bash other people with different needs and priorities. Why does it matter? Shop or eat or live wherever. And enjoy it as best you can.

This thread is basically insecure MD folks bashing MD residents for having the audacity to drive 20 minutes on the weekend to shop in a neighboring state because they’re tremendously insecure about the fiscal trajectory of their county.

I read it as those 20 minutes equal to 40 with traffic and parking. It's a headache and we'd all prefer to shop other places.

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Anonymous wrote:You’re not alone, OP, judging from the huge number of Maryland plates I see driving around my part of Nova - weekdays and weekends.

So funny - we recently ran into a coworker of DH’s in McLean, and he says he runs errands there every weekend instead of in DC where he lives bc it’s convenient and parking is so much easier.

But also this thread is kind of reminding me of the fraternity guys in college who would drive three states over for cheaper liquor

Look…if you live in Georgetown, then VA will be more convenient because you drive right over the key bridge and get there. Georgetown isn’t well served by everyday retail/grocery (though has a million restaurants and of course tons of boutique shopping).

Nobody is claiming you don’t use common sense…we always combined a big box store trip with a kid’s sporting event in VA. Once those were done, we no longer had a need to travel to VA when there were much closer options in MD.

I still don’t understand how Tysons and Mosaic are that far away from people who live close to 495 on Western MoCo. It’s a 15-20 minute drive. You’re acting like OP is telling people to drive to Potomac Mills instead of going to Montgomery Mall.

If you can’t see a clear distinction between Montgomery Mall and Tysons Galleria and Tysons 1 I really don’t know what to say. There are just a lot more stores in those Tysons malls and even the ones that are similar in Montgomery Mall aren’t as nice or expansive. See the Macy’s in Tysons vs Montgomery Mall or the Nordstrom in both malls.

I can get my Lucid serviced in Tysons Galleria while I shop for furniture at Restoration Hardware upstairs and then get a latte at a Ralph Lauren coffee shop. There is nothing like that in Montgomery County.

And none of that matters unless there are things or services in Tysons that I actually want. In the last 5 years that has been less than once a year. It’s nice that people like going to Tyson’s. What I don’t get is why some of those people need to bash other people with different needs and priorities. Why does it matter? Shop or eat or live wherever. And enjoy it as best you can.

This thread is basically insecure MD folks bashing MD residents for having the audacity to drive 20 minutes on the weekend to shop in a neighboring state because they’re tremendously insecure about the fiscal trajectory of their county.

I read it as those 20 minutes equal to 40 with traffic and parking. It's a headache and we'd all prefer to shop other places.

No everyone wouldn’t, which is why there are so many MD and DC plates in Tysons.

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Anonymous wrote:You’re not alone, OP, judging from the huge number of Maryland plates I see driving around my part of Nova - weekdays and weekends.

So funny - we recently ran into a coworker of DH’s in McLean, and he says he runs errands there every weekend instead of in DC where he lives bc it’s convenient and parking is so much easier.

But also this thread is kind of reminding me of the fraternity guys in college who would drive three states over for cheaper liquor

Look…if you live in Georgetown, then VA will be more convenient because you drive right over the key bridge and get there. Georgetown isn’t well served by everyday retail/grocery (though has a million restaurants and of course tons of boutique shopping).

Nobody is claiming you don’t use common sense…we always combined a big box store trip with a kid’s sporting event in VA. Once those were done, we no longer had a need to travel to VA when there were much closer options in MD.

I still don’t understand how Tysons and Mosaic are that far away from people who live close to 495 on Western MoCo. It’s a 15-20 minute drive. You’re acting like OP is telling people to drive to Potomac Mills instead of going to Montgomery Mall.

If you can’t see a clear distinction between Montgomery Mall and Tysons Galleria and Tysons 1 I really don’t know what to say. There are just a lot more stores in those Tysons malls and even the ones that are similar in Montgomery Mall aren’t as nice or expansive. See the Macy’s in Tysons vs Montgomery Mall or the Nordstrom in both malls.

I can get my Lucid serviced in Tysons Galleria while I shop for furniture at Restoration Hardware upstairs and then get a latte at a Ralph Lauren coffee shop. There is nothing like that in Montgomery County.

Ralph Lauren coffee shop??!! I'm not sure if that's a real thing or if we're being trolled, but if that's the sort of thing that's a fun destination for you (as opposed to the bazillion coffee shops in MD), then just move closer to Tysons. Seems like you have the money to do so.

And just FYI, there is an RH Outlet in Rockville, but I'm sure that's too low class for you.

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Anonymous wrote:You’re not alone, OP, judging from the huge number of Maryland plates I see driving around my part of Nova - weekdays and weekends.

So funny - we recently ran into a coworker of DH’s in McLean, and he says he runs errands there every weekend instead of in DC where he lives bc it’s convenient and parking is so much easier.

But also this thread is kind of reminding me of the fraternity guys in college who would drive three states over for cheaper liquor

Look…if you live in Georgetown, then VA will be more convenient because you drive right over the key bridge and get there. Georgetown isn’t well served by everyday retail/grocery (though has a million restaurants and of course tons of boutique shopping).

Nobody is claiming you don’t use common sense…we always combined a big box store trip with a kid’s sporting event in VA. Once those were done, we no longer had a need to travel to VA when there were much closer options in MD.

I still don’t understand how Tysons and Mosaic are that far away from people who live close to 495 on Western MoCo. It’s a 15-20 minute drive. You’re acting like OP is telling people to drive to Potomac Mills instead of going to Montgomery Mall.

If you can’t see a clear distinction between Montgomery Mall and Tysons Galleria and Tysons 1 I really don’t know what to say. There are just a lot more stores in those Tysons malls and even the ones that are similar in Montgomery Mall aren’t as nice or expansive. See the Macy’s in Tysons vs Montgomery Mall or the Nordstrom in both malls.

I can get my Lucid serviced in Tysons Galleria while I shop for furniture at Restoration Hardware upstairs and then get a latte at a Ralph Lauren coffee shop. There is nothing like that in Montgomery County.

There are Audi and Mercedes dealers right in downtown Bethesda, walkable to all the coffee shops and high-end retail that your heart desires. Surely you don't expect every car brand to have a dealership everywhere.

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Anonymous wrote:You’re not alone, OP, judging from the huge number of Maryland plates I see driving around my part of Nova - weekdays and weekends.

So funny - we recently ran into a coworker of DH’s in McLean, and he says he runs errands there every weekend instead of in DC where he lives bc it’s convenient and parking is so much easier.

But also this thread is kind of reminding me of the fraternity guys in college who would drive three states over for cheaper liquor

Look…if you live in Georgetown, then VA will be more convenient because you drive right over the key bridge and get there. Georgetown isn’t well served by everyday retail/grocery (though has a million restaurants and of course tons of boutique shopping).

Nobody is claiming you don’t use common sense…we always combined a big box store trip with a kid’s sporting event in VA. Once those were done, we no longer had a need to travel to VA when there were much closer options in MD.

I still don’t understand how Tysons and Mosaic are that far away from people who live close to 495 on Western MoCo. It’s a 15-20 minute drive. You’re acting like OP is telling people to drive to Potomac Mills instead of going to Montgomery Mall.

If you can’t see a clear distinction between Montgomery Mall and Tysons Galleria and Tysons 1 I really don’t know what to say. There are just a lot more stores in those Tysons malls and even the ones that are similar in Montgomery Mall aren’t as nice or expansive. See the Macy’s in Tysons vs Montgomery Mall or the Nordstrom in both malls.

I can get my Lucid serviced in Tysons Galleria while I shop for furniture at Restoration Hardware upstairs and then get a latte at a Ralph Lauren coffee shop. There is nothing like that in Montgomery County.

There are Audi and Mercedes dealers right in downtown Bethesda, walkable to all the coffee shops and high-end retail that your heart desires. Surely you don't expect every car brand to have a dealership everywhere.

And just to be completely clear, downtown Bethesda has an Urban Country, Pottery Barn, and Serena & Lily, all walkable to those Mercedes and Audi dealerships. And for coffee, there's Quartermaine, Maman, Tatte, and tons of others. There's nothing like that in NoVa.

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Anonymous wrote:Besides the awful traffic, which can turn a 15-20 min drive from Bethesda to Tysons into 35-45, I can’t believe no one’s brought up the awful parking situation at Tyson’s. I hate it. Takes at least an extra 10-15 mins to get parked on the 3rd level if you’re lucky and into the mall.

Depends on when you go. I got there in 15 minutes from near North Bethesda MS tonight at 7. And Tysons is more than just both malls, which are far superior to Montgomery Mall and Friendship Heights. The Boro, Capital One Center, and the Mosaic further out have a lot of dining, retail and entertainment options. If you live in close in West MoCo it is not that long of a drive at all to any of these places if you’re not going in rush hour.

15 min door to door? Not buying it. 15 min of hwy maybe, but then there is getting off the hwy, the lights and roads in Tysons, parking garage access, walking through the mall to the stores, etc. I find going to individual stores with parking at street level to be easier than Tysons. And going between Tysons malls and especially Mosaic is more time consuming than you notice while driving.

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Anonymous wrote:The traffic on 495 going into and leaving Tyson's is insane. I live in DC and don't leave very often to MD or VA, but when I have to go to VA I have to pack a lunch!

Exactly, this hwy is always packed. And even large residential roads leading to Tysons are packed for hours each day. To get to Tysons from nearby Vienna and Mclean takes 15 min due to traffic and lights, why people who live there shop in their local strip malls. There is no way that it's this easy to drive to Tysons for funzies or essential errands in 20 min. More like 40 min. Especially if you need to get to the hwy from your residential area to start with.

It takes 15-20 minutes max to get from River Road and 495 or Old Georgetown and 495 to Tysons on the weekends as long as you leave before 1 or 2 pm. Ditto for Sunday and for weekdays after 7. No one usually leaves their house to go shopping at 5pm or 6pm on the weekdays in the middle of rush hour. It is a PIA to get anywhere around the DMV at that time.

And to the poster who said Olney was 11 miles and Tysons was 8 from River Road and 495. It literally takes 10 minutes to get from River and Seven Locks to Tysons right now and 26 to get from the same location to Olney. Yes, it is late at night with no traffic, but it would still be a lot faster after 7 pm on weekdays and on weekends as well. A lot of people don’t realize how close Tysons is to people in W school clusters, especially Churchhill and Whitman.

Most of us don't live directly adjacent to where River Road or Old Georgetown meet 495.

I am only 5 miles from River Road & 495 and that stretch alone will usually take 10-15 minutes. For weekdays, you have to be leaving after 8pm or 9pm. Sunday AM is reliable before like 11am, but Saturdays are unpredictable.

You do you...but most of us choose to live near where we plan to shop. If I loved Tysons so much, I would live in McLean.

As it is, I like Bethesda where I can shop at TJ's, Lidl, Giant and walk to 100 restaurants and other shops...and yes, literally go 50 feet into DC if I want Total Wine (but I don't care that much making a dedicated run to save a couple of $$$s).

unless you live right next to the hwy going to Tysons you would have to take residential roads with traffic lights, and this will take easily 15 min from many parts of Mclean. But it's not even the main annoyance with Tysons. It's time consuming to get around that entire area once you get into its limits. The lights are long, parking can be confusing and tedious for people who aren't used to it, malls are relatively expansive to get to your store. It's never a quick errand to go to Tysons even for people living near it.

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Anonymous wrote:Things that do not happen when shopping at the McLean Total Wine, but happen near the Friendship Heights Total Wine.

https://mocoshow.com/2026/03/24/woman-who-left-shoe-behind-during-carjacking-attempt-found-guilty/#more-124623

A Montgomery County jury found 21-year-old Roniyah Thomas of District Heights guilty on all counts, including attempted armed carjacking, first-degree assault, armed robbery, and use of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime.

The charges stem from a February 4, 2025 incident in Chevy Chase, where Thomas approached a man exiting his vehicle, pointed a gun, and demanded his car keys. The victim resisted, pushing the weapon away, at which point Thomas fired, striking him in the leg before fleeing. Investigators later used surveillance footage from the Friendship Heights Metro Station, where a suspect was seen entering without a shoe and removing the other, to identify Thomas and link her to the attempted carjacking.

I see stories about carjackings in Friendship Heights, Bethesda, and Chevy Chase on at least a monthly basis. No one has ever worried about being carjacked at the McLean Total Wine since it was built. I could walk around with a Moncler jacket, LV purse, waving around $1,000 in hundred dollar bills at 10 at night and nothing would happen. A few minutes more of a drive is worth my piece of mind.

That’s complete bullshit. I get you are afraid of your own shadow. Again…if things are that bad, wouldn’t you move to McLean?

Because I am a poor who can’t afford a $1.5 million tear down or a $3.5 million new build. I like the good schools that MoCo has to offer and the nice parks, but besides that VA has a lot more to offer. I choose to avail myself of the nicer retail, dining and entertainment options in Virginia but keep my low mortgage and low cost neighborhood in MD. Compromises.

This is fair. Makes sense. I don't see this pressing need to go to a mall often anyway, and Tysons isn't unreasonably inaccessible to where housing prices are cheaper and you get whatever daily amenities you need without having to pay higher prices to live near Tysons, Mosaic or whatever.

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Anonymous wrote:MD resident. I can walk to Total Wine in Friendship Heights. There’s a Wegman’s not far from me in DC and another one at Twinbrook. I haven’t been to Virginia to shop in years. Whatever works.

This is now the second post that defends MD shopping by referencing stores in DC. The same ones actually.

Pike and Rose IPC is going out of business. The only two theatres within 5-10 miles of Bethesda are the Landmark in Bethesda and the Montgomery Mall AMC. Why deal with the parking issues in Bethesda or the sad depressing state of the AMC in Mont Mall when I can take DD to the Boro, AMC Tysons or the Tysons Galleria CMX, all of which are much nicer than anything in Bethesda? Those are 15-20 minutes from me because of my proximity to River Road exit. The Mosaic theater is 5 minutes further and it has great restaurants and a Neiman and Bloomingdale’s outlet and a Target that’s nicer than anything in MD in the same complex.

The only grocery store besides Whole Foods that’s worth going to in all of MoCo is the Westbard Giant. Everyplace else looks like it would have been torn down in McLean or North Arlington 10 years ago.

Stick your head in the sand all you want and brag about never going to Tysons. A lack of perspective and curiosity isn’t something to brag about.

You get your perspective and curiosity by visiting shopping malls and grocery stores? Charming.

As PPs have noted it’s a lot more than that. The public infrastructure is far better, whether we’re talking about lack of potholes on roads and highways in good repair, public transit, reliability of the power grid, streetlights. We could go on. The only thing Maryland has going for it is that a small portion of MoCo has historic homes and nice parks. But all of MoCo’s advantages were secured 50+ years ago. Currently - whether it’s school development, public infrastructure, or private economic development - MD is woefully underperforming VA.

If VA is doing so well, why is the state pushing for a casino in Tysons for tax revenue? In Arlington, there is a budget shortfall and talk of diminished services, like a library closure.

Let's not pretend that everything in Virginia is so rosy, when in reality, it's far from it.

Casino lobby has a lot of money, that's why. They are paying for the access to a large number of gamblers who cannot avoid them having to go through Tysons (since it's a large employment hub, plus housing and retail). They certainly would grease every hand they can to be able to plop their profit center smack in the middle of a town with high daily traffic.

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Anonymous wrote:Things that do not happen when shopping at the McLean Total Wine, but happen near the Friendship Heights Total Wine.

https://mocoshow.com/2026/03/24/woman-who-left-shoe-behind-during-carjacking-attempt-found-guilty/#more-124623

A Montgomery County jury found 21-year-old Roniyah Thomas of District Heights guilty on all counts, including attempted armed carjacking, first-degree assault, armed robbery, and use of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime.

The charges stem from a February 4, 2025 incident in Chevy Chase, where Thomas approached a man exiting his vehicle, pointed a gun, and demanded his car keys. The victim resisted, pushing the weapon away, at which point Thomas fired, striking him in the leg before fleeing. Investigators later used surveillance footage from the Friendship Heights Metro Station, where a suspect was seen entering without a shoe and removing the other, to identify Thomas and link her to the attempted carjacking.

I see stories about carjackings in Friendship Heights, Bethesda, and Chevy Chase on at least a monthly basis. No one has ever worried about being carjacked at the McLean Total Wine since it was built. I could walk around with a Moncler jacket, LV purse, waving around $1,000 in hundred dollar bills at 10 at night and nothing would happen. A few minutes more of a drive is worth my piece of mind.

I guess you must go looking for anything you can find to justify your bizarre Tyson’s trips. The fact is that Tyson’s is a hotbed of crime ever since the metro station was built there. This includes an incident where there was a shooting inside the mall that sent people fleeing and caused mass chaos. I’d take my safety in friendship heights any day over the cesspool that Tyson’s has become.

Mclean Total wine is not in Tysons, it's quite far from any metro station.