Pike Center, located on Rockville Pike and just south of Twinbrook Parkway, has been a popular shopping center in Rockville for decades. It’s home to longtime tenant and late 90s/early 2000s juggernaut TGI Friday’s and was previously home to popular restaurants Bagel City and CiCi’s Pizza and the now-shuttered home accessories chain Pier 1 imports. After a little time staying relatively dormant, there has been some action at the Kimco development. Below you’ll see a list of what’s new and what’s coming soon to the shopping center.
According to police, “Montgomery County Police patrol and Community Engagement Officers responded to Springbrook High School (201 Valley Brook Dr, Silver Spring) at approximately 11:28 a.m. for a stabbing that just occurred. (more…)
Below you will see school enrollment and capacity for all MCPS schools currently (2023-2024 school year) and projections for the 2029-2030 school year:
Advance Auto Parts is coming to 283 Muddy Branch Rd in the Festival at Muddy Branch shopping center in Gaithersburg. (more…)
Maryland native and 2016 Springbrook High School graduate, Jacob Webster, was named one of Forbes magazine’s ‘30 under 30‘ in 2023 in the Arts & Style category. He joins Kendall Jenner and others as one of thirty “creating and designing the future of fashion and the arts.”
FEST OF SPRING Caribbean Wine Food & Music Festival
Get ready to experience the vibrant colors, tantalizing flavors, and infectious rhythms of the Caribbean at the FEST OF SPRING Caribbean Wine Food & Music Festival! Hosted by RHU LLC, this exciting festival is set to take place on May 18, 2024, at the picturesque 16700 Barnesville Rd in Boyds, MD.
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Commas, a new 13,000 square foot food hall coming to the third level of Ellsworth Place (8661 Colesville Rd) in Downtown Silver Spring, is anticipating a late-March opening, according to Source of the Spring.
Dunkin’ has been making a big push lately in Montgomery County, with new locations at the Layhill Center (14328 Layhill Rd) in Silver Spring and in the Goshen Crossing Shopping Center in Gaithersburg/Montgomery Village, where it has taken over the former Capital One Bank building at 20000 Goshen Rd. Last December, we let you know that Dunkin’ is continuing its massive expansion across the country and within MoCo, and there are currently six locations in the works:
Per the State of Maryland: “Governor Wes Moore today announced a new four-year partnership to provide Marylanders with more equitable access to contraceptive care. In partnership with the Maryland Department of Health, Upstream USA will begin offering contraceptive care resources to health care providers, including free technical assistance, training and education in settings where most women already receive their health care. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) was “dispatched to Springbrook HS for a physical assault involving a student. One person in custody. No other students injured.”
