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Bethesda restaurant the Tastee Diner received an award Monday from Comptroller Peter Franchot. The Cornerstone Award for Local Business Excellence marked the diner’s iconic status as one of the oldest authentic diners in the country.

The City of Gaithersburg will hold a public hearing Monday to discuss the plans to build a new Wawa across from Gaithersburg High School — off of South Frederick Avenue and MD Route 355. The hearing will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the council chamber of Gaithersburg City Hall. At tonight's @GburgMD Mayor & […]

Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg has been sold to WRS Inc., a South Carolina retail shopping center developer, a Gaithersburg official said Tuesday morning. Assistant City Manager Tom Lonergan said WRS informed the city of the transfer of ownership. The troubled mall has faced high vacancy rates, low rents and disinvestments. In June 2018, it became […]

Some Montgomery County Councilmembers were guests on the Small Business Network, a taped networking session for local small business hosted at Montgomery Community Media’s studios in Rockville. Here’s what Councilmember Gabe Albornoz, and Andrew Friedson had to say about engaging with the small businesses throughout the community: Councilmember Albornoz went on to discuss the importance […]

Great news for fans of Duck Donuts: the store located at 1327 Rockville Pike, which was closed for several days without explanation, will be open for business beginning tomorrow afternoon. Here’s the statement from their corporate headquarters in Harrisburg, Pa: “The Duck Donuts Rockville location is temporarily closed as we’re taking this time to better […]

Update 7/16/19:  Duck Donuts to re-open Wednesday, July 17 at 2 p.m. Donut Worry: Duck Donuts in Rockville to Re-Open Wednesday Original Post The Duck Donuts located in Sunshine Square at 1327 Rockville Pike has temporarily closed until further notice, according to their website. The company has not provided a reason for the closure. No […]

As a young girl, Caroline Ta loved to bake. Little did she know that her passion would launch her into her own catering business called Sweets by Caroline. “My earliest memory of baking was when my mom and I were baking a cake, and I was holding the eggs so tightly because I was afraid […]

The fast-casual eatery, Flower Child, has opened at the Wild Wood Shopping Center in Bethesda. This is the second Flower Child to open in the state of Maryland (the other is located in Rockville.) Flower Child uses responsibly sourced-ingredients and has a made-to-order menu. In addition to its popular avocado hummus, other popular menu items […]

The RIO in Gaithersburg officially welcomed Dave & Buster’s on Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark its grand opening. Dave & Buster’s moved into a 35,000-square-foot space that once housed Sport & Health. The general manager for Dave & Buster’s RIO, Andy Smith, said that — being from Maryland — he’s “excited to share […]

The minimum wage in Montgomery County will increase on July 1. The amount of the increase depends on the number of employees in a business. Minimum wage for employers with 51 or more employees will rise to $13 per hour, while employers with 50 or fewer employees will see the minimum rise to $12.50 per […]