The Cider Barrel Hopes to Reopen this Fall
Back in 2017 a local pastry chef attempted to raise money to bring back The Cider Barrel. Her efforts fell short and the barrel remained unoccupied on the side of 355.
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“Take Me Home, Country Roads” was inspired by Clopper Road in Gaithersburg and Germantown. Though some believe the name of the song was going to be “Take Me Home, Clopper Road,” that has been confirmed to be untrue. Bill Danoff was inspired to write “Take Me Home, Country Roads” as he drove on Clopper Road in Gaithersburg (then a country road) on his way to a family reunion with his then-girlfriend Taffy Nivert, who also helped with the song (the duo was known as Fat City).
He and John Denver sang the song together the next night and recorded it the following Monday. Danoff has confirmed that Clopper Rd. was the inspiration in various interviews. Our featured photo is a shot of Clopper Road in 1945, courtesy of Steve Michaels. It looks a little different than the road that is part of Exit 10 on I-270 today.
Back in December we told you that Ulta would be taking over the old Dress Barn location in the Neelsville Shopping Center in Germantown. This morning we were told that they expect the location to open around October.
Ulta Beauty, an America beauty chain with over 1,000 stores that carry cosmetics, skincare brands, men’s and women’s fragrances, nail products, bath & body products, beauty tools, hair care products, and is equipped with a salon, brow bar, and skin bar, is coming to the Neelsville Village shopping center in Germantown.
We Art Fun, a new paint-it-yourself studio will open in Germantown in September.
The location will be right across from the Germantown library.
Greene a Turtle Germantown (19961 Century Blvd) has closed permanently.
We received confirmation from Greene Turtle in Burtonsville earlier today.
Topgolf Germantown will be reopening on Monday, June 29th.
They share the safety measures they’ll be taking for their reopening here: https://topgolf.com/us/play-safely/
La Casita, best known for their pupusas, was featured on a recent episode of Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations on The Cooking Channel. The episode first aired earlier this month and features interviews with employees and customers inside La Casita’s original Silver Spring location.
La Casita has 2 other locations in MoCo: Gaithersburg and Germantown. Outside of MoCo, you can also find them inside Nationals Park and at their second DC location near Union Market.
Tortacos Germantown reopened today, but sadly the Gaithersburg location has closed permanently.
In an announcement made today, the popular taco spot announced that it would be reopening the Germantown location (13024 Middlebrook Rd.) this morning at 11am.
When the recycling truck that Jamal Leonard was working off of broke down in front of Germantown resident Laurel Weetall’s house, she noticed the employee of the MoCo Department of Environmental Protection working even harder.
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