As 2024 winds down, we wanted to share with you some of the most-read articles of 2024. This article was originally published on October 26th, 2024, when Best Buy Gaithersburg closed its doors permanently. We’ve added reader reactions to the story below:
Erin McGoff, a Silver Spring native who graduated from Washington Christian Academy in Olney in 2013, has made the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 List in the ‘Social Media’ category. Her popular social media advice accounts have garnered over 6 million followers across all platforms.
While the 2025 opening timeframe has been in the plans for Wegmans upcoming Rockville location, including signage at the upcoming location, the grocery store officially announced that Rockville will be one of three new Wegmans stores opening in 2025 and May have given a clue as to when in 2025 we can expect it.
Last month we let you know that the office building at 121 Rockville Pike was being auctioned off by Ten-X later this month with a starting bid of $6 million. The building was previously home to Choice Hotels headquarters prior to the company’s move to Pike & Rose earlier this year, and the winning bid came in at $10.75 million ($10.965 million with transactions fees), according to Maryland Newsletters.
After Jordan Weitz got diagnosed with celiac disease at age 18, around the time he was graduating from Wootton High School in Rockville, checking ingredient lists in packaged goods became the norm. “Throughout his career he kept coming back to one question: Why was the process of finding manufacturers so outdated? He sent a cold message to Keychain cofounder and then-CEO of Angie’s List and Keychain was started.” Now, Weitz has made the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 List in the ‘Food & Drink’ section.
Bowlero Corporation announced earlier this week that it will be rebranding to Lucky Strike Entertainment, effective December 12, 2024. As a part of this rebrand, Bowlero Corporation will also change its legal name to Lucky Strike Entertainment Corporation and its stock ticker symbol from NYSE: BOWL to NYSE: LUCK, further emphasizing the brand’s evolution.
Montgomery County Native Kahlil Greene, 24, is founder and CEO of “Gen Z Historian.” He has made the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 list under the ‘social media’ category.
Last week we let you know that Regal Germantown (20000 Century Blvd) would be closing permanently on December 1st. The location is now closed and has been removed from the Regal website, but the community had plenty to say as they recalled their experiences over the last 20+ years at the theater.
Comstock Holding Companies announced today that it is partnering with SCG Development Holdings to form a joint venture that will develop an affordable housing project located on land currently owned by Comstock at 41 Maryland Avenue in Rockville, MD.
Jersey Mike’s Subs, a leading franchisor of fast-casual submarine sandwich stores known for its fresh sliced and fresh grilled subs, announced on Tuesday it has reached an agreement to be acquired by Blackstone for approximately $8 billion.
Marriott International Inc. is set to lay off over 800 employees at its corporate headquarters, according to a Work Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) submitted to the state of Maryland on Thursday, November 14th.