Detectives Investigate 7-Eleven Armed Robbery in Gaithersburg
Per MCPD:
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A pedestrian was struck by a train Sunday night around 9pm close to East Deer Park Drive in Gaithersburg.
The individual was located near a bridge at Deer Park, per Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services PIO Pete Piringer.
Borat Has MoCo Ties?
Sascha Baron Cohen’s film Borat first hit theaters 15 years ago this past August. One of the highlights of the film was when Borat was looking to purchase an automobile and came to Criswell Chevrolet in Gaithersburg.
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Yeah Construction has begun at the site of the upcoming Starbucks in the Montgomery Village Center.
The Starbucks will be located at the former site of the Montgomery Village Denny’s (19290 Montgomery Village Ave), directly across the new Lidl grocery store that is currently being built, and nearing complete across the street at the site of the former Montgomery Village Professional Center.
The Great Pumpkin Race & Fall Festival Returns Saturday, October 9
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Update: We have been told that Spirit Halloween will open its Rio location on Sunday, 10/10/21
Last year it opened at the spot that was home to Pier 1 Imports, but this year it will be opening in the old Charming Charlie location across from Copper Canyon.
A new fire pit has been added to Gaithersburg Square as part of the $6.6 million dollar renovations of the center. The fire pit, which is not yet active, is located in front of the former Chuck E. Cheese location.
“Coming Soon” signage is also up for &pizza at the center. The restaurant will be located next to Quickway Japanese Hibachi and Chipotle.
It has been just over a year since we first reported that Office Depot would be closing and that an Amazon grocery store would be taking its place. A few months later we found out it would be an Amazon Fresh store.
We stopped by the upcoming grocery store, located at 15790 Shady Grove Road in Gaithersburg, to check out the progress, and plenty has been made. Photos can be seen below.
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2021’s List of the 20 Worst Parking Lots in MoCo
Everyone has had their share of bad experiences in MoCo parking lots. While there are way more than twenty “bad” parking lots, we’ve narrowed down a list (in no particular order) of what we feel are the worst ones based on our reader’s comments on previous social media posts.
Urban Crawfish and Pho Eatery in Gaithersburg Have Closed
Urban Crawfish and Pho Eatery at 670 and 674 Quince Orchard Rd in Gaithersburg have closed. Both restaurants were under the same ownership.