The City of Gaithersburg will celebrate GIS Week with a scavenger hunt across the city.
The scavenger hunt will start this Monday, November 15th and run through the week until Friday, November 19th and the winner will receive an awesome swag bag from the City of Gaithersburg.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services are on the scene of a collision involving an overturned vehicle on Muddy Branch Rd in Gaithersburg. The incident occurred in front of the Muddy Branch Square shopping center.
Westbound Muddy Branch Rd is closed at Diamondback Dr, according to MCPD.
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Friday, November 12, 2021
An update was provided by Wootton High School principal Kimberly Boldon on the situation that occurred at the school last week that involved police coming to the school to investigate.
The update came in a letter to the community, which can be seen below:
In October 1970, Kettler Brothers opened the first phase of an indoor shopping center at the heart of the young Village. Known affectionately as “the small mall with it all,” the Village Mall initially housed 18 shops and boutiques, as well as a post office and a Greek restaurant named Athena (photos below). It was also the venue for many special events, including concerts, antique shows, art shows and dances—and the Center for the Performing Arts. An addition to the mall opened in 1975, with 16 more shops and a three-movie theater. A year later, the adjacent Village Quarter opened, with shops, offices and residential quarters occupying the second or third story. The street-level area of the Village Quarter was occupied by an “Eatery,” with various stalls of ethnic foods and a community eating area.
In the early 1990s, the Village Mall underwent a complete renovation, becoming an outdoor strip mall (Montgomery Village Center), and in 1992, was purchased by Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT). Almost 25 years later, the shopping center was again sold, and in keeping with the newly approved Master Plan, Atlantic Realty Companies (ARC) has planned for an even more major renovation, incorporating new mixed use commercial development and housing over the next few years.
A man was killed in a shooting at the Lakeforest Mall parking lot on Wednesday evening around 5:30pm.
According to NBC 4, Police and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue treated the victim at the scene, but he did not survive.
Latest Update on Royal Farms in Gaithersburg
Construction began this week on the car wash that will be a part of the new Royal Farms in Gaithersburg.
On November 9, 2021, the Board of Supervisors of Elections officially certified the winners of the Gaithersburg municipal election for Mayor & City Council as Jud Ashman for Mayor and Lisa E. Henderson & Jim McNulty for City Council.
The newly elected officials will be sworn in at a virtual special session of the Mayor & City Council on November 15, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. Click here to see viewing options. Each of these elected officials will serve a four-year term. The next municipal election for three City Council Members will take place on November 7, 2023.
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Starbucks at the Spectrum in Gaithersburg opened this morning, November 29.
The Spectrum development is located at the intersection of Watkins Mill Rd. and 355 and will also be home to Montgomery County’s first Royal Farms.
Two Story Chimney Ciderworks at 7115 Damascus Rd in Gaithersburg will host the grand opening of its tasting room on Friday, November 19 from 3:00p.m.-9:00p.m. Two Stories has been producing and selling their ciders at local farmers markets since 2019.
According to the cidery, “the grand opening event will showcase the tasting room for family, friends, neighbors, and the local community to enjoy the several varieties of hard cider produced right on the farm. The cidery has also partnered with a local food truck, Bun’d Up, an exploration of Korean, American, and original Taiwanese bao buns.