Over the weekend USA TODAY reported that home-goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond revealed 63 stores that will be closing by the end of 2020. The list included three Maryland locations, including the store located in Gaithersburg Square.
Bed Bath & Beyond has two other MoCo locations, in Germantown and Rockville, that will remain open for now. Earlier this summer the company revealed that it will close 200 of its stores in the next two years, so this may just be the first round of closures.
Montgomery County has the highest population out of all Maryland counties.
Today, we’re sharing with you the 10 areas with the highest population in MoCo, per the United States Census Bureau.
“Jersey raised me, Maryland made me.”
Dwayne Haskins was born and raised in New Jersey, but he moved to Gaithersburg while attending The Bullis School in Potomac.
New Signage in Montgomery Village Shopping Center and Futsal/Soccer and Pickleball Courts Coming to North Creek Community Center
Many have been following the ongoing construction at the Montgomery Village Shopping Center eagerly awaiting the announcement of new tenants.
Starbucks in Rio to Close Permanently
We were informed this morning that Starbucks in Rio will be closing permanently.
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week at Guapo’s
The family-owned, local Tex-Mex chain is offering 20% off of meals for dine-in and carry-out when you show your teacher ID.
New Baseball and Softball Training Facility to Open in Gaithersburg.
D-Bat will be opening a new location in Gaithersburg, Md.
True Food Kitchen Making Progress in Rio
It has been over a year since we let you know that True Food Kitchen would be taking over the old Joe’s Crab Shack location in Rio.
Little Island Kitchen is Coming to Montgomery Village
Little Island Kitchen, a restaurant that will serve Caribbean cuisine, is coming to the Montgomery Village shopping center (10003 Stedwick Rd).
“Take Me Home, Country Roads” was inspired by Clopper Road in Gaithersburg and Germantown. Though some believe the name of the song was going to be “Take Me Home, Clopper Road,” that has been confirmed to be untrue. Bill Danoff was inspired to write “Take Me Home, Country Roads” as he drove on Clopper Road in Gaithersburg (then a country road) on his way to a family reunion with his then-girlfriend Taffy Nivert, who also helped with the song (the duo was known as Fat City).
He and John Denver sang the song together the next night and recorded it the following Monday. Danoff has confirmed that Clopper Rd. was the inspiration in various interviews. Our featured photo is a shot of Clopper Road in 1945, courtesy of Steve Michaels. It looks a little different than the road that is part of Exit 10 on I-270 today.
Work is about to get underway on the rio’s Phase II of renovations, as the fire pit lounge is now under construction.
The second phase features more enhancements along Rio’s lakefront, which will include a cozy fire pit lounge and an expansive and inclusive playground (which will require more permits before construction can begin).