Montgomery Community Media

Tipo’s Toybox, a children’s toy store in the Kentlands, will be closing in a couple of weeks, owner Lew Tipograph said Monday. “We hoped it would be a community store, but that just didn’t quite work out,” Tipograph said. The store is at 724 Center Point Way, Gaithersburg. Tipo blamed the closing on poor business. […]

Motorists coursing through Montgomery County traveled 4 mph slower in 2015 than in 2011, according to a new study from the county Planning Board. And if anyone had trouble guessing, most of the speed reductions are in down county areas and along the I-270 corridor, the mobility assessment report says. County planners drafted the report, […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner headlined the Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR) speaker series luncheon on Feb. 8. “They invited me here to share my thoughts on how our county can prosper going forward,” said Berliner. “I hope to assure them that we will, in fact, prosper going forward, and hopefully their […]

Two shops in the Ten Thousand Villages chain — one in Rockville and one in Bethesda — will be closing in a few weeks, the managers said Monday. The two stores are part of 12 that will be closing across the chain, the managers said. “I think we didn’t sell well the last couple of […]

A mixed-use development with commercial office space, a retail area, a hospitality component and a residential section has been proposed for a 31-acre section of Shady Grove Road between Choke Cherry and Gaither roads, a company proposal says. Lantian Development and partner 1778 Holdings Inc., both companies based in Bethesda, filed a project plan with […]

There’s a new boss at the Department of Liquor Control, and his top priority is improving the D-L-C’s customer service. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke has more.

It’s official. At Tuesday’s meeting, Montgomery County Council members approved Robert Dorfman’s appointment as director of the Department of Liquor Control (DLC). Dorfman, a North Potomac resident, was appointed to the position by County Executive Ike Leggett. In his new position, Dorfman will be paid an annual salary of $220,000. His appointment is effective immediately. […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett has chosen North Potomac resident Robert Dorfman to lead the Department of Liquor Control (DLC). Dorfman has years of experience in the private sector, including at Marriott International, Inc. where he served as president of Host International. The Montgomery County Council is expected to approve Dorfman’s appointment as DLC director […]

Maine outdoor retailer L.L. Bean is planning to open a new store in the fall in Pike & Rose, the shopping, dining, entertainment, office and residential complex along Rockville Pike in North Bethesda. Customers will be able to buy apparel and footwear, as well as kayaking, hiking, fly-fishing and winter gear and camping equipment, according […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner said he is pleased with Marriott’s decision to locate its new corporate headquarters and flagship hotel on Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda near Veterans Park. “You’ve got 3,000 more customers coming in everyday for all those restaurants,” said Berliner. “This is going to be huge, huge deal for that part […]