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Take Me Home, Clopper Road???

Published August 31, 2020 at 8:53AM | Updated August 1, 2022 at 1:03PM

“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.

Manhattan Pizza to Open on Monday, August 31st in Clarksburg

By MCS Staff

Published August 28, 2020 at 9:35PM

Manhattan Pizza to Open on Monday, August 31st in Clarksburg

The Regional chain has over 15 restaurants in Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina, but the Clarksburg location (23221 Stringtown Rd.) will be MoCo’s first.

Ulta Expected to Open this Fall in Germantown

By MCS Staff

Published August 16, 2020 at 12:20PM

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 is Coming to Germantown

By MCS Staff

Published August 11, 2020 at 6:27PM

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.

Rock Hill Orchard & Woodbourne Creamery on Maryland’s 2020 Ice Cream Trail

By MCS Staff

Published July 17, 2020 at 1:41PM

Rock Hill Orchard & Woodbourne Creamery on Maryland’s 2020 Ice Cream Trail

The Creamery, located in Mt. Airy, is MoCo’s sole cow-to-cone establishment, though the Creamery is only selling ice cream in cups during the pandemic. Visitors can often see the cows whose milk produces their ice cream. They are the only remaining MoCo dairy that sells milk directly to the public.

Greene Turtle Germantown has Closed Permanently

By MCS Staff

Published July 16, 2020 at 5:51PM

Greene a Turtle Germantown (19961 Century Blvd) has closed permanently.

We received confirmation from Greene Turtle in Burtonsville earlier today.

DAVIDsTEA to Close All U.S. Locations, Including Two in MoCo

By MCS Staff

Published July 11, 2020 at 11:31AM

Canadian specialty tea shop, DAVIDsTEA, has announced that it will close all U.S. locations and move towards online sales.

The company has 42 stores the United States, including two in Montgomery County located in Montgomery Mall and the Clarksburg Outlets.

Texas Bar-B-Q Factory Now Open at the Clarksburg Outlets

By MCS Staff

Published July 7, 2020 at 10:57PM

Texas Bar-B-Q Factory is Now Open in the Clarksburg Outlets

The Filipino-owned barbecue spot was a fixture in the Lakeforest Mall food court for over a decade before closing.

Dominique Dawes Opens Gymnastics Academy in Clarksburg

By MCS Staff

Published July 4, 2020 at 8:50AM

Dominique Dawes Gymnastics Academy Now Open in Clarksburg

Dominique Dawes joined us in episode 93 of The MoCoShow to discuss the Dominique Dawes Gymnastics Academy that is now open in Clarksburg (22530 Gateway Center Drive)!