Relax The Back will be opening its first DMV location at 1701 Rockville Pike A5 in the Shops at Congressional shopping center. It will be taking over the spot that was previously home to a similar business — the Healthy Back store, which shut down its website/operations in September 2023.
The upcoming Outback Steakhouse location at Ellsworth Place in Downtown Silver Spring is now scheduled to open this spring, according to a report by Source of the Spring. The restaurant was initially expected to open in January.
Francesca’s, a nationwide chain of fashion and accessories boutiques based out of Texas, will close its Rio location in Gaithersburg on Saturday, February 3rd.
Washingtonian Magazine has released its list of the “100 Very Best Restaurants in Washington, DC” with two Pike & Rose restaurants making the list:
Walgreens, located at 11215 New Hampshire Ave. Suite A in the White Oak Shopping Center, will be closing the store next month, according to a representative from the location.
Le Macaron, which opened on December 18, will hold its on official grand opening celebration on Tuesday, January 23.
Silver Diner is requesting approval for a 1,581 square-foot pergola for outdoor dining at Silver Diner RIO. The pergola structure will include a louvered roof and walls with a guillotine-style window system (additional renderings below).
Last year we let you know that developers Bernstein Management and Finmarc Management pulled the first permits that will allow for construction to begin on the upcoming White Oak Town Center (12345 Columbia Pike). Now, seven tenants have signed on for the upcoming shopping center.
Rockville’s King Farm neighborhood is seeing some revitalization with new tenants signing on to join mainstays like Safeway, Nagoya Sushi, Fontina Grille, and Botanero. Below you’ll see a list of recently opened and coming soon tenants to the shopping center (as of January 2024):
Ann Taylor Factory is opening a new store in Federal Plaza on Rockville Pike. Founded in 1993, “Ann Taylor Factory offers unique, high-quality designs at an incredible value including suits, dresses, tops, pants, accessories and so much more in over 100 stores nationwide.”