Aldi has announced that the grand opening of its Cherry Hill Rd. location will be on October 15th. We stopped by yesterday and things looked great and nearly ready to go.
The German discount grocery store is located at the over old Babies R Us location next to PetSmart. It will be the second grocery store in the shopping centers (ShopRite is currently there). Very nearby, a medical imaging center will be joining the shopping center when it takes over the old Staples location.
Car Driven Through Sign in Aspen HillCar Driven Into Sign in Aspen Hill
A car was driven into the Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins sign on Connecticut Avenue and Aspen Hill Road, across from the Aspen Hill shopping center, earlier this evening.
Eggspectation Has Closed Permanently in Downtown Silver Spring
Popular breakfast and brunch spot, Eggspectation closed permanently yesterday in Downtown Silver Spring.
Bottlegonia is Coming to Shoppes of Burnt Mills
The new beer and wine will be taking over the old Mattress Firm location at 10723 A Colesville Road, next to California Tortilla in the Shoppes of Burnt Mills.
Construction Update at Lidl in Montgomery Village
Construction is underway at the site of the upcoming Lidl at the Professional Center site that was on Montgomery Village and Centerway, across from the Montgomery Village shopping center.
Sergio Ristorante Italiano Has Closed Permanently After 37 Years
The restaurant closed in mid-March due to Covid restrictions and never reopened, but it’s Facebook page remained active with posts every few days throughout the summer giving longtime customers hope of a return.
Montgomery Parks announced the cancelation of Garden of Lights, the annual outdoor light display and garden railway exhibit at Brookside Gardens.
Per the press release:
Nestled in the center of Aspen Hill, Md lies the Aspin Hill Memorial Park, the final resting place of more than 53,000 pets and people. Far from a Steven King novel, Aspin Hill Memorial Park is a place that honors the love between people and their pets. It’s owned by the Montgomery County Humane Society and is open to the public year-around.
Founded in 1921, the memorial’s name comes from a dog-kennel in England–this spelling of “Aspin” is not a typo! Aspin Hill Pet Memorial is thought to be the second-oldest pet cemetery in the United States. Typical pets such as dogs and cats are buried there, but animals like horses and monkeys can also be found.
Did you know Kimmy Gatewood is from Silver Spring and graduated from Paint Branch High School?
The MoCo native stars in GLOW as Stacey Beswick and portrayed Coach Crowley in Atypical, both successful series on Netflix. You may even remember her as Hillary Clinton or Marilyn Monroe from the “Epic Rap Battles of History” video series.
Starting today (Tuesday, 9/22) popular Downtown Silver Spring restaurant, El Sapo, will reopen its indoor dining room.
The restaurant announced on social media that it’ll offer the full menu along with a few new items and will be adding a 20% service charge to every check for the security and welfare of staff.
Harold “The Human Backboard” Solomon grew up in Silver Spring and attended Springbrook High School. Solomon was a singles and doubles tennis player. In the year 1980 he achieved a career high world ranking of No. 5 in singles. Him and his doubles partner, Eddie Dibbs, were also ranked No. 4 in the world in doubles in 1976.
After graduating from Springbrook, Solomon was an All-American and graduated from Rice University in Houston, Texas. He turned pro in 1972 and has a total of 22 singles titles to his name over his career. Solomon made the finals of the French Open in 1976 and the semifinals of the US Open in 1977.