Village Center Beer & Wine is now open at 9991 Stedwick Rd in the Montgomery Village Shopping Center.
The store is located next to Metro by T-Mobile, at the former site of Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique. This is the second beer and wine store in the shopping center, the other being Grape & Grain at 19233 Watkins Mill Rd.
The Watkins Mill High School (WMHS) Class of 1991—the first graduating class—held their 30th reunion on October 2 at Lone Oak Brewery in Olney. This was the fourth reunion for the Class of 1991 (previous reunions included the 10th, 20 th and 25th reunions). Members of the planning committee (Shaka Berry, Melinda Buck, Brian Mahone, Tracey Pickerel, Lisa Ferrante Perrone, Mark Rivers, Aklilu Seium, and Jennifer Stolbach) met weekly on Zoom for 5 weeks to prepare for the reunion. Lone Oak Brewery opened 15 months ago and is owned by two Gaithersburg High School graduates.
About 40 classmates attended the festivities, which included a Friday night happy hour at Gentleman Jim’s in Gaithersburg and the Saturday event at Lone Oak Brewery. Many of the attendees have been friends since kindergarten. Classmates spent time at the reunion reliving old memories, looking though old yearbook photos and updating each other on their lives and families today. “To quote John Leonard,” said Jennifer Stolbach, “just like that tremendous tree behind us in the photo, it takes a long time to grow an old friend. We are all so grateful that our roots will always be tangled together.”
Per the City of Gaithersburg:
The City of Gaithersburg earned a score of 100 points in the 10th annual Municipal Equality Index, an initiative of the Human Rights Campaign that examines the inclusivity of laws, policies and services with respect to the LGBTQ+ community. The City’s score in 2020 was 93. The Index used 49 different criteria to rate 506 cities across the country. The average score nationally was 67, up three points from 2020.
Per the City of Gaithersburg:
Detectives from the Gaithersburg Police Department– Investigative Section are investigating a church burglary of St. Martin of Tours in Gaithersburg. Detectives are releasing surveillance photos of two males as persons of interest and are asking for the public’s help in identifying them.
Playa Bowls is having its Grand Opening on Saturday, November 20th at 11am and is offering free bowls and t-shorts to the first 50 customers in line.
This location, known as Playa Bowls Darnestown, is located in the Potomac Valley shopping center in the storefront that was recently home to Subway (12193 Darnestown Rd).
MORFIT GYM at 12171 Darnestown Rd in Gaithersburg sent a letter to its members today letting them know that the gym will be closing permanently on November 31 (sic).
MORFIT will be open with reduced hours (5am-8pm) until the end of the month.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to a fire at South House Garden at 317 E. Diamond Ave in Gaithersburg around 8am Friday morning.
It has been over two years since we reported that CVS would be taking over the old Tommy Joe’s/Boulevard Tavern/Brasserie Beck/O’Donnell’s location in the Kentlands.
The property now appears ready to be demolished as equipment has moved on to the property.
The City has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States & Canada.
Gaithersburg is receiving this award, the highest form of recognition in governmental budgeting, for the 20thconsecutive time. The award is officially presented to the Department of Finance & Administration.
Three candidates will be elected as members of the nine-person Montgomery Village Foundation Board of Directors in March 2022.
Montgomery Village is currently looking for candidates:
Per MCPS:
For Immediate Release: Monday, November 15, 2021