Demolition of White Flint Mall Parking Garages Begins (PHOTOS)

A water main break Friday morning in front of the former White Flint Mall is causing traffic delays in the area of southbound Rockville Pike (MD-355) and Security Lane. https://twitter.com/GetMikeWalsh/status/1337381964819689475?s=20 Pete Piringer, a spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, tweeted that a 16-inch pipe burst at 7:30 a.m., causing flooding at Edson Lane. WSSC […]

Lord & Taylor in the White Flint Mall is closing its doors, marking the last of the original stores to close after most of the mall shut down in 2015. The retailer filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month and will close other locations around the country as well. On the Lord & Taylor […]

According to numerous news reports, Lord & Taylor intends to liquidate its remaining 38 department stores once non-essential businesses are permitted to reopen. Lord & Taylor is the lone store in the mostly-demolished White Flint Mall on Rockville Pike. A spokesperson for Le Tote, which owns the retail store, said, “The company is working through […]

Two Montgomery County post offices will be open late today to receive tax forms. Open till 6 p.m.: White Flint Mall, 11301 Rockville Pike, Kensington, Md. 20895-9997 Open till 6 p.m.: Silver Spring Main Station, 8653 16th Street Open till 7:30 p.m.: Suburban Window Service, 16501 Shady Grove Road, Gaithersburg, Md. 20898-9996   The Postal […]

Bulldozers are tearing down a bit of Montgomery County history to make way for a development that mixes residential, retail and restaurant space with offices and parks.  The Montgomery County Council approved plans for what they call smart growth; a more walkable community that’s close to the Metro with parks and walking trails and buildings […]

Demolition of three sections of the White Flint Mall parking garage started on July 8. In a video posted on You Tube, Mike Purks captures from a drone the mall’s empty garages, naked walls, and dusty floors.

Demolition of three sections of the White Flint Mall parking garage started July 8, according to a community notice letter signed by Desharri Bell, general manager of the White Flint Mall. The work is scheduled to take place between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and will follow Montgomery County codes and regulations. […]

White Flint has a new name and advocates are hoping a new identity too. It’s now being called the Pike District and it’s a rebranding of sorts for an area as it morphs from a suburban sprawl to a new urbanism community. MyMCMedia’s Krista Brick has the report.   Only one tenant is left inside […]

The White Flint area just might have found a new name. On Tuesday, the White Flint Partnership today announced its support for the name “Pike District” to be used for regional marketing and branding of the corridor along Rockville Pike, from North Bethesda to the Rockville city limits. “Pike District” emerged recently as the community’s […]

The redevelopment of the White Flint area is well underway, and one local organization dedicated to the topic has launched a new resource for community members to stay in touch with updates on the construction.  Friends of White Flint, a nonprofit organization started in 2007 and dedicated to implementing the White Flint Sector Plan, created a map […]