At that time we were not given confirmation, but I just got off the phone with a Lifetime employee from the Rockville/Potomac location and was told that they will be opening a Montgomery Mall location “within the next couple years.”

I asked if that meant the location on Seven Locks Road would close and was told that the plan is to keep all three MoCo locations open (Gaithersburg, Rockville/Potomac, and the new Bethesda location).


In this proposed solution Northwood High School students would relocate to Woodward High School (where Tilden Middle School is currently located on Old Georgetown Rd.) for the 2023-2024 school year. Northwood High School is 6.9 miles away from Woodward High School.

Northwood students would return to Northwood in September 2025 as final site work activities continue through summer 2026.


Their Rockville restaurant, located at 201 E. Middle Lane in Rockville Town Center, is now known as Sushi King and will offer made-to-order, all-you-can-eat sushi. Lunch will cost $16.99 and dinner will cost $22.99.The restaurant will still offer ramen.

The attached Pearl Lady Tea remains unchanged.


Decorated in a vibrant, patterned tile mosaic décor, LEBTAV will be located next to Ulta and will have an expanded outdoor eating area next to Modern Market. The other LEBTAV location is in Annapolis at Festival at Riva.


Bambu specializes in Chè– the Vietnamese word for homemade beverages, dessert drinks, and puddings. Their Chè is made to order using freshly cut coconut water or daily prepared coconut milk combined with select exotic, healthy, and delicious ingredients.

In addition to their chè, they offer various coffee and tea based drinks. Their menu is available here.


Each area was examined based on ethnicity, race, language, and birthplace. Though Jersey City, NJ, came in first, four MoCo areas were included in the top 10.

Gaithersburg came in 2nd, Germantown came in 3rd, Silver Spring came in 4th, and Rockville was 9th.


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