Magruder High School graduate Bongani Ndebele was recently named a Transform Mid-Atlantic Civic Fellow at George Washington University. Ndebele, was one of two students named fellows for their leadership on campus and propensity to create change both at the university and in Washington, D.C.
Plaza Mexico, which has two locations in Frederick, has signed on to open a rooftop restaurant and bar at the upcoming North Pointe at Flower Hill, a new 16,000 SF retail and restaurant center located at 18251 Flower Hill Way in Gaithersburg. (more…)
The City of Gaithersburg has started planning for its newest park, a 2.99 acre parcel located at the corner of Decoverly Drive and Steinbeck Avenue in Crown. The park will occupy a portion of the original 175-acre property that was annexed into the City in 2006. While the parcel is a generous size, after accounting for required easements and stream valley buffers, the usable park space will be about 1.5 acres.
The City of Gaithersburg’s Transportation Committee identified the I-370 Bicycle Connection project as a key connection from Summit Hall Road to Industrial Drive. The path will be intended to “connect Gaithersburg residents & neighborhoods to local business, mass transit opportunities, and provide a low stress connection to Montgomery County’s master planned bicycle network.”
Update: Sheryl Lynn Birkhead has been located safe and unharmed.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 5th District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Sheryl Lynn Birkhead, a missing 77-year-old.
Sport Clips, located at 720 Center Point Way in Gaithersburg’s Kentlands neighborhood, has closed permanently. The store originally opened in April 2014 and was advertised as the franchise’s 1,200th location.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) are currently at the scene of a car fire on I-270 South, just before Exit 9.
The proposed improvements to Quince Orchard Boulevard under the project will include pavement and sidewalk reconstruction, the removal and replacement of existing trees, the installation of storm water management (SWM) infrastructure, and improvements to the storm drain network as well as other roadway related activities.
Additionally, it will include the design of a Shared Use Path along Quince Orchard Boulevard from Firstfield Drive and along Rabbitt Road from Quince Orchard Boulevard to the Youth Center. The design is currently coordinating with utilities as of April 2024.