All three cities in Montgomery County have announced that mask requirements will stay in place in city buildings after Montgomery County’s mask mandate expires tomorrow, February 21 at 11:59pm.

On Friday, Takoma Park released the following information:


Construction commenced at Progress Labs at 700 N. Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg, MD back in October. Progress Labs is a two-building approximately 495,000 SF development situated on 44 acres with prime I-270 visibility and access off of exit 11 Montgomery Village Avenue.

Included in the construction will be a new Chick Fil A location that we reported on back in October. The two main buildings included, seen in the image below, will total 495,000 sf.


Updated on 2/23/22 to reflect that the City of Gaithersburg has now issued demolition and site development permits to Wawa

We first let you know the news of Wawa’s impending arrival in May of 2019. Wawa will be taking over the old Becraft Antiques location on 355, across from Gaithersburg High School at 405 S Frederick Ave. Nearly 3 years later, many are still anxiously awaiting the arrival of the convenience store/gas station that serves fresh and built-to-order foods, beverages, coffee, and more.


Per Montgomery Village News:

Ballots for the 2022 Montgomery Village Foundation (MVF) Board of Directors election are being mailed to homeowners today, Friday, Feb. 4. Six candidates, including two incumbents, are running to fill the three seats on the Board; those seeking election are Doniele Ayres (incumbent), Albert Bennetts, Brian R. Della Rocca, Scott R. Dyer (incumbent), Dick Rabil and Tosan Tutse-Tonwe.


A 200,000-square foot building with a five-level parking garage containing up to 562 spaces is currently being constructed for Research and Development use off at 9810 Darnestown Rd next to the Travilah Square shopping center.

Building A will be the first of three buildings planned for Parcel N (shown in the images below). Together, these buildings will form a research and development campus that coordinates effectively with the current life sciences campus.


Qdoba at 16260 Frederick Road (Shady Grove intersection) in Gaithersburg will have its grand opening on February 28. The restaurant is located in the space that was formerly home to Jerry’s Subs and Pizza in the recently renovated and renamed Rock Grove Center.

The Chipotle style restaurant features burritos, bowls, salads, nachos and tacos. Qdoba also features a breakfast menu that is served until 10:30am daily.


&pizza at 570 N Frederick Ave in the Gaithersburg Square shopping center will be will be giving away free pizza to, “600 lucky guests at a pre-opening, sneak peek event.” For a chance to get a free pizza, and stay in-the-loop about the &pizza Gaithersburg Square opening, visit andpizza.com/gaithersburg-square-friends-and-family/

&pizza tells us that opening dates sometimes change due to construction, but the scheduled opening date for this location is March 9. The store will be open daily from 11am-11pm.


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