By Karen O’Keefe When he learned that some of his neighbors were suffering from Lyme disease, scientist and board-certified clinical pathologist Ahmed Kilani began to wonder about the ticks in his Quince Orchard Park (QOP) neighborhood. How prevalent were the…
This summer promises to be a memorable one. It’s the summer of getting ready for Jackie’s wedding. It’s the summer I went tick hunting in Quince Orchard Park with Dr. Ahmed Kilani’s team from Clongen Labs—and the team found a…
Kentlands. … What was it like 25 years ago? What happened then, and what is it like today? As an educational experience on the development process and on new urbanism, the Kentlands Symposium Weekend, June 20 and 21, checked all…
When architect and Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company (DPZ) partner Marina Khoury looks back over the past 25 years, she finds it remarkable how “Kentlands changed the (development) discussion. Kentlands was not a resort town. Yet it had alleys and narrow…
At the state level, Gaithersburg voters will be electing a senator and three delegates to the Maryland General Assembly, as well as candidates from each party for governor, attorney general and other offices. In January, Senator Jennie Forehand (D-MD) announced…
The sixth annual Kentlands Day on May 3, 2014, was an entertainment success and a boon to the local community in many ways. Pageantry, music, food, games, family fun and sunshine attracted thousands of local residents and many politicians from…
Gaithersburg area voters have a lot of choices to make June 24 in the primary election. Most of the competition plays out on the Democratic ballot. One race of particular interest in the Gaithersburg area is the race to fill…
As a September MOB (mother of the bride), I now have only three months to find a dress for one of the most important days in my… my… my daughter’s life. I remember worrying about what to wear for my…
After a yoga class at Gold’s Gym, a woman I had never met pointed to my old Gaithersburg Book Festival shirt, which I had artistically scissored into my idea of a yoga garment, and asked whether she would see me…
More than 200 people gathered April 24 at the Rosborough Cultural Arts and Wellness Center at Asbury Methodist Village for Gaithersburg’s annual “State of the City” address by Mayor Sidney Katz. In addition to the mayor’s speech, each of the…
