The Rockville Mayor and Council unanimously adopted the Town Center Master Plan, finalizing a nearly two-year process to guide the future development of the city’s downtown with zoning changes, urban design improvements, and economic strategies based on extensive community input. (more…)


Peerless Rockville will commemorate Black History Month with a virtual presentation on February 20 exploring the history and community of Rockville’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, followed by an in-person event on March 13 discussing a 1936 civil rights case in Rockville that contributed to the fight against school segregation. (more…)


In October, Buy Buy Baby announced that it will be closing all existing stores and transforming into a digital-first brand “focusing all our energy on providing an exceptional online shopping experience.” As the last of the remaining stores set to close, the Buy Buy Baby brand has been purchased by the owner of Bed Bath & Beyond. The first Buy Buy Baby store opened in Rockville, MD in  1996.

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A new Civil War Trails site honoring Zedekiah Thompson, a formerly enslaved man who self-emancipated and served in the U.S. Army, has been established at North Washington Street and Wood Lane in Rockville as part of Black History Month, recognizing his service in the 1st United States Colored Troops and his contributions to history. (more…)


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