Back in May we broke the news of the possibility of MoCo’s first Royal Farms at the Spectrum at Watkins Mill development in Gaithersburg. In July we let you know of the plan including a new Starbucks location joining Royal Farms in the same development.
Ridgeview Middle School in Gaithersburg has added a lactation room for teachers.
As far as we know, it’s the first of its kind in MCPS school.
Mango Mango is now open in Downtown Crown (202 Ellington Blvd).
The Asian dessert spot opened its first restaurant in New York’s Chinatown in 2013. Mango Mango serves traditional Hong Kong style sweet soup dessert, modern fusion sweets, and pastries.
Three years ago UU Hotpot and Kebab Giles for permits to open a restaurant at the Spectrum Town Center in Gaithersburg. For various reasons, that didn’t work out.
A few months back Baltimore-based hotpot restaurant Hot Pot Hero took over the location and has made strides towards having the restaurant ready to open soon (no exact date yet, but I would expect it to open by the end of 2019, barring any unforeseen circumstances).
ViVi Bubble Tea, a New York Based bubble tea chain, will be opening soon in Montgomery Village Plaza (18236 Countour Rd).
They currently have over 30 locations nationwide, most being in New York. The closest ViVi Bubble Tea location is in Rockville and there was previously a planned location in the Spectrum Town Center in Gaithersburg, but those plans seem to have been cancelled.
Back in May we broke the news of Wawa opening its first Montgomery County location. Back in July we were able to view the Schematic Development Plan submitted for approval for the construction of the new 5,060 square foot Wawa at 405 South Frederick Ave, the old Becraft Antiques location, in Gaithersburg.
Last night at the Gaithersburg City Mayor & Council meeting, Wawa received final council approval. They will still have to get their final site plan approved by the Planning Commission, which is a normal part of the process.
A few months back we broke the news of Selva Brewing Co. taking over the Growlers location in Olde Towne Gaithersburg.
Yesterday we spoke with the folks over at Sardi’s (who founded Selva) and they told us they’re still a couple months away from opening.
It looks as though CVS will be taking over the old Tommy Joe’s/O’Donnell’s location in the Kentlands (311 Kentlands Blvd).
We spoke with Gaithersburg Councilmember Neil Harris, who told us he heard rumblings of the pharmacy chain’s potential arrival a couple months back. With some light construction having begun inside the building, it looks as if some major changes are coming to the building soon.
The cafe offers more than just smoothies as the menu contains flatbreads, wraps, quesadillas, sandwiches, bowls, breakfast, and a lot more.
Chi-Chi’s also had a Rockville location in Wintergreen Plaza that later became Broadway/Ted’s 355 Diner and is currently Habit Burger and Jersey Mike’s.
They left town nearly two decades ago, but Lakeforest never replaced the restaurant (located across from the old Lakeforest Silver Diner). The vacant location was closed off, but recently the window covers were removed.
18 holes of Mini Golf at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg.
I went back and sharpened the skills I built at Putt-Putt in the 80s and 90s. The course was beautiful (there’s even a waterfall), and we enjoyed our time playing on the fun and challenging course.