Ela Mesa Taste of Greece is getting closer to its arrival at the Watkins Mill Town Center in Gaithersburg (109 Paramount Park Drive).
In early 2020, you may have heard us discuss the news of the restaurant signing on to join Barking Mad, California Tortilla, and Hot Pot Hero on our podcast.
Today, the City of Gaithersburg Government announced that the Summerfest and fireworks scheduled for July 4 are canceled for this year due to public health concerns. This event was expected to be held at Bohrer Park.
The city plans to hold virtual activities instead. They also plan to share a video with previous years’ displays so residents can celebrate while following distancing guidelines.
Though it remained open until 2002,The Corner Kick was the premier sporting facility in MoCo from 1984-2000 (2000 is when the Maryland SoccerPlex opened in germantown and the Rockville SportsPlex opened in Rockville). The Corner Kick hosted indoor soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, and volleyball leagues as well as some of the best kid’s birthday parties many in our area have ever been a part of.
One of the biggest attractions for The Corner Kick was the restaurant/pub that overlooked the fields. A gazette article from 2002 quotes co-owner Derek Oldham as saying the pub accounted for almost 50% of the facility’s business. The article also mentions an adult volleyball league known as “Bump, Set, Drink” that consisted of over 200 players that often stayed at the facility until 2am playing and drinking…sometimes simultaneously.