UPDATE: The White Flint Lord & Taylor was included in the list of Lord & Taylor stores Forbes released of locations that will be closing in the coming months.

Reuters reports that Lord & Taylor “plans to liquidate inventory in its 38 department stores once restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus are lifted as it braces for a bankruptcy process from which it does not expect to emerge.”


Strosniders Hardware, with locations in Bethesda, Kensington, & Potomac, is still open as an essential business.

You can get everything from cleaning essentials to products for projects to do while you’re at home! They’re doing their best to stock what the community needs at this time, and have shortened their hours to: 8am-6pm Monday-Saturday, and 9am-5pm Sunday.


This morning we spoke with Brad Riddle, a broker at Greater Potomac Realty (a commercial real estate company with offices in Gaithersburg and Kensington), who let us know of Playa Bowls second MoCo location coming soon to Kensington.

Greater Potomac Realty has been working with Playa Bowls (Açaí Bowls, Pitaya, Coconut Bowls, smoothies, etc.) on opening locations in the DC area. Recently they have opened in Fairfax, VA (Mosaic District) and Potomac, MD (Cabin John Village).


With so many shops, restaurants and things to do in Kensington, there’s no end to what you can find here! We shop at our farmer’s market every Saturday, meet over coffee at our local coffee shops, try new cuisines at our chef-led restaurants and discover new things at our unique shops. Come join us!

www.explorekensington.com


They will offer a hand picked selection of fine, small-batch, and affordable wines from around the world. They’ll host wine tastings and educational classes to enable wine drinkers at all levels to better understand and enjoy their favorite selections.

In addition to retail wine, they’ll offer a selection of tapas-style dishes, salads, sandwiches, cheese/charcuterie boards, and seasonal plates for you to enjoy at the bar/restaurant.


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