Montgomery County Police (MCPD) are investigating a stabbing reported Friday evening at the Lakeforest Transit Center in Gaithersburg. Officers from the 6th District, which covers Gaithersburg and Montgomery Village, were dispatched to the scene around 5:35pm for a report of an injured person.

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Starvin Marvin’s Pizzeria & Grille has announced that it will close after 38 years in business, bringing a close to a well-known local brand with deep roots in Gaithersburg and Frederick. The owners shared the news in an emotional social media message titled “The End of Our Era,” saying they are ready to step away from the pizza business after nearly four decades.

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When MoCoShow reader Igor Gindin was digging through old Washington Post archives, he stumbled on a story that stopped him cold: Rambo… in Montgomery Village. Given that Rambo star Sylvester Stallone spent part of his childhood in Montgomery County, the headline almost feels like it could be true. But the real story is a bit stranger than that.

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PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans is moving forward with its second Montgomery County location, this time in Gaithersburg’s upcoming North Pointe at Flower Hill development. According to Maryland Newsletters, the company has secured a permit valued at $200,000 for construction to begin, with the shop expected to open in early 2026.

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Gertrude Ehrlich, a Jewish refugee who fled Nazi controlled Austria and later became one of Georgia College’s first international students, died last month in Gaithersburg at 102 after a long career as a professor and author.

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Three years ago today, on November 27, 2022, Montgomery County residents witnessed one of the most dramatic and widely watched rescue operations in recent local history. A small plane crashed into a power line tower near Goshen Road and Rothbury Drive in the Gaithersburg and Montgomery Village area, leaving two people suspended more than one hundred feet above the ground for hours as crews worked through the night to reach them. (more…)


Gaithersburg-based Adventist HealthCare has been named to Newsweek’s 2025 list of Most Trustworthy Companies in America. The rankings were determined by examining three main public pillars of trust, customer trust, potential investor trust, and potential employee trust, as well as evaluating online remarks.

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Construction is scheduled to begin in December on a major upgrade of the trail system at Blohm Park in Gaithersburg. The project, contracted through the City’s Department of Public Works, will be completed by Highway and Safety Services, Inc., and is expected to take approximately three months, depending on weather conditions.

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