McDonald’s in Aspen Hill is currently undergoing renovations.
It’s changing over to the new modern, “adult” look– a process that many of the area McDonald’s have already gone through.
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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.
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.
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.
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 a Turtle Germantown (19961 Century Blvd) has closed permanently.
We received confirmation from Greene Turtle in Burtonsville earlier today.
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 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 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)!