Their “fun center” will include a private block building area, a huge ball pit area, a self play jungle gym that wraps around the park and five slides! They’ll also have a toddler area and a place for parents to relax.
While everyone is invited to have fun, the target audience is kids between the ages of 3 and 12. A member of the management team has told me it will be similar to Chuck E. Cheese and Monkey Joe’s.
I spoke with manager Leon Mensah (a Quince Orchard graduate) who told me that if everything goes as planned with permits, it can open as early as late May.
The first Burgerim (an Israeli Burger chain) opened in 2011 and the burger chain has already expanded to over 160 stores worldwide in just over 5 years.
The mall has suffered some major losses lately with Starbucks and McDonald’s closing, and JC Penney announcing they’ll be closing in the near future.
Kimco is seeking approval for a schematic development plan that would affect the area that’s currently home to Buca Di Beppo, Orange Theory, the post office, and more.
Per the City of Gaithersburg, Kimco is “requesting Schematic Development Plan approval for the redevelopment of an existing surface parking lot and retail strip into a six-story mixed-use building. The plan proposes 245 apartments, 12,125 square feet of commercial space and 576 parking spaces for both residential and commercial use within one building.”
North Bethesda and North Potomac are no more.
An official decision was made this weekend when the mayors of the two MoCo census designated places met to put an end to the names that have caused quite a bit of debate in recent years.
MOD Pizza, which specializes in serving individual artisan-style pizzas and salads “superfast” since 2008, will be opening in the Kentlands later this year. It will be located on Center Point Way, across from Cinepolis, next to the old Healthy Back location.
Cinco De Mayo, a Mexican Restaurant and tequila bar, will be moving in to 640 Center Point Way. It will take over the old Healthy Back location.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s second MoCo location will open on April 1st in Gaithersburg Square (their other location is on Elm St. in Bethesda). It will be located next to Minerva […]
For over a year the empanadas have made appearances from Fairfax to Baltimore and everywhere in between. In January they announced they’d be opening their first location in the old Vocelli spot at 113 E Diamond Ave in Olde Towne Gaithersburg.
The “Superfood Cafe” will be located at 120 Market St., just opposite of the Wine Harvest on the paseo.
They will specialize is açaí bowls, smoothies, fresh juices, and more. They’ll have açaí, pitaya, spirolina, and kale super food bowls, and will offer breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
As of now we don’t have word on where in the Kentlands it will be located or when they expect to open, but we should have that information in the coming days.
Cinco De Mayo is a smaller, local chain with locations in Westminster, Columbia, and Middletown in Maryland. They also have a West Virginia location in Martinsburg and new Maryland location coming soon to Urbana.
Quince Orchard football announced that former Seneca Valley Head football coach, Fred Kim, will be joining their coaching staff as defensive coordinator. Fred Kim was previously head coach at Seneca […]