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Gaithersburg’s Adventure Zone Indoor Trampoline Park Will Not Reopen; Attractions and Concessions Equipment Up For Auction

Published June 9, 2022 at 11:25AM

Adventure Zone Indoor Trampoline Park at 18620 Woodfield Rd in Gaithersburg, which has not been open since 2020, has announced that it has closed permanently. Adventure Zone’s trampolines, rock wall, and other items are currently up for auction at CapitalOnlineAuctions.com.

Describing itself as “the ultimate indoor experience,” Adventure Zone was a full-service party venue where visitors could play games like dodgeball and basketball as they bounced on wall-to-wall trampolines. Assets, including the grand 16-foot rock wall and the green and black trampoline bounce pit, are available to bid on at CapitalOnlineAuctions.com.

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Update on OTC Bar & Grille in Olde Towne Gaithersburg

By Patrick Herron

Published June 7, 2022 at 10:14PM | Updated June 8, 2022 at 11:52AM

The OTC Bar & Grille in Olde Towne Gaithersburg has announced it is now hiring and will be opening this summer. OTC Bar & Grille is being opened by the owners of the Olde Towne Cafe at 226 E Diamond Ave, who have owned the business since 2000. It is located in the former Olde Towne Cafe restaurant space, as well as the adjacent space that was previously home to Diamond Drugs. Last year the owners knocked down the wall that separates the two locations to create the new restaurant/bar space.

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Food Distribution Event Today in Gaithersburg For Those in Need

By Patrick Herron

Published June 7, 2022 at 7:15AM

There will be a food distribution event today, June 7, between 2-3pm at 8921 Warfield Rd (Church of the Nazarene) in Gaithersburg. Please remain in your vehicle while food is being delivered.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Black Rock Center has temporarily transformed into the Upcounty Consolidation Hub. The Hub provides essential food, baby, and household supplies to over 1,000 families disproportionally impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic every week. Learn more at blackrockcenter.org

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Gaithersburg Man Arrested for Shots Fired Incident in Frederick

By Patrick Herron

Published June 6, 2022 at 1:02PM

A Gaithersburg man was arrested and on June 1 and charged with multiple handgun offenses after an incident in Frederick that occurred on May 3. Details per the Frederick Police Department below:

On May 3, 2022, around 2:32 PM, officers from the Frederick Police Department’s Patrol Division responded to the area of the 1000 Block of Heather Ridge Drive for a reported firearm discharge. While officers responded, additional 911 calls were received about a vehicle crash in the area of Taney Avenue and Young place. Investigators located evidence at both locations connecting the incidents. No one was struck by the gunfire.

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Lapu Lapu in Kentlands to Hold Soft Opening This Sunday

By Patrick Herron

Published June 3, 2022 at 9:52PM | Updated June 4, 2022 at 9:24AM

Lapu Lapu at 216 Market St W. in Gaithersburg has announced that they will be holding a soft opening this Sunday, June 5, from 7am-3pm. The new restaurant is be taking over the 325 square foot storefront that was formerly home to Tex-Mex restaurant Peppers, located next to Vasili’s in the Kentlands. It will specialize in breakfast sandwiches and will have a few tables available for outdoor seating.

Lapu Lapu is the sister restaurant of popular Rockville restaurant Kuya Ja’s Lechon Belly. According to their social media accounts, “No better day to announce this than #nationaleggday 🥚🍳 The day has come! (Almost!) Come join us for our soft opening this Sunday from 7am-3pm! We can’t wait to see you.” Lapu Lapu has been holding “pop ups” at Kuya Ja’s Lechon Belly on weekends over the past few months.

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(Located) Detectives Ask For Assistance in Locating Missing 15-Year-Old From Gaithersburg

By Patrick Herron

Published June 2, 2022 at 11:13AM | Updated June 3, 2022 at 11:04PM

Kimora Ray Bowie, age 15, was last seen on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at approximately 8:30 a.m., in the 20 block of Turtle Dove Ct.

Bowie is approximately 5-feet, 3-inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a Hollister hoodie, a red t-shirt, blue jeans and white Nike Air Force 1 sneakers with beads. She was also carrying a tan tote with stripes.

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Garden Bros Circus in Gaithersburg Now Through June 12

By Patrick Herron

Published June 2, 2022 at 10:05AM

The Garden Bros Nuclear Circus will be at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds (501 Perry Pkwy, Gaithersburg) from June 2-12. Attractions at the show include, “Crazy Cossacks Riderz, Human Slingshot, Wheel of Death, Human Cannonball, Motorcycles in the Sphere of Fear, Showgirls Hanging from their Hair, Olympic Gymnasts, the Funniest Clowns, and Back Flipping Dogs as seen on America’s Got Talent.”

Ticket prices range from $15-60 and can be ordered on their website.

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Gaitherburg Based Novavax Initiates Phase 3 Trial of its COVID-19 Omicron Strain Vaccine as a Booster

By Patrick Herron

Published June 2, 2022 at 9:07AM

Per Novavax:

Novavax today announced the initiation of its Phase 3 strain change trial to determine if its Omicron variant specific vaccine, NVX-CoV2515 (Omicron BA.1 strain), induces superior antibody responses against the Omicron variant compared to its Wuhan prototype vaccine, NVX-CoV2373, in participants who have received either a primary (two doses) or booster (three doses) series of an mRNA vaccine. The trial will also seek to determine the antibody responses to a bivalent vaccine, containing both NVX-CoV2373 and NVX-CoV2515, administered in participants who have received a booster series of an mRNA vaccine.

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Notice of Street Construction – Olde Towne & Fulks Corner Avenues in Gaithersburg

By Patrick Herron

Published May 31, 2022 at 1:46PM

No road closures are planned, but expect minor delays at various times while work is in progress. Access to and from the parking garage will be available at all times through at least one of the two entry/exit locations.

On-street parking will be restricted at various times. “No Parking” signs will be posted at least 48 hours in advance of construction activity. These signs will be marked with the dates and times of the parking restrictions.

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Progress at Upcoming Pollo Campero on 355 in Gaithersburg

By Patrick Herron

Published May 31, 2022 at 10:46AM

Back in January, we let you know that Pollo Campero would be taking over the location that was home to KFC until December 2020 at 426 N Frederick Rd in Gaithersburg. The exterior of the building appears to almost be finished (minus the signage) and the location is currently hiring.

A timeframe for the opening has not been provided, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see it open by the end of the summer. No official word on the future of the Lakeforest location, but based on other businesses relocating from the mall to nearby areas, we’d expect the current location to close prior to the opening of the new location.

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Planet Fitness in Gaithersburg Will No Longer Be Open 24/7

By Patrick Herron

Published May 30, 2022 at 5:26PM

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