When Quince Orchard Park (QOP) resident Maddie Lubin collected 65 balls, 75 books, 20 beach towels and an assortment of bubbles, jump ropes and other toys for kids ages 3 through 16, it all added up to more than just…
Alas, the community is losing a beloved Market Street institution. Andy, Randi and Marty Meyrowitz, longtime owners of The Wine Harvest, have announced that they are closing their cozy neighborhood gathering place. “A confluence of events, a lot of different…
Mayor Jud Ashman said, “This is a work in progress” at the close of the June 17 Mayor and City Council/Planning Commission joint public hearing for the six-story multi-use building with structured parking proposed for Kentlands Market Square. The project…
Gaithersburg City Councilmember Neil Harris kicked off his re-election campaign with a Thursday evening party at The Wine Harvest. Sixty to 75 people attended the June 6 event, including co-hosts Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman, City Councilmember Mike Sesma and Montgomery…
The five members of Karousel—Maya Ronick (guitar and vocals), Luke Jordan (bass and vocals), Sammy Krimstein (lead guitar and vocals), Maddie Aponte (keys and vocals) and Jack Husted (drums and vocals)—shone at Kentlands Under the Lights on June 15. Taking…
Our area’s swim teams are the Kentlands Kingfish and Lakelands Lionfish, coached by Tim Brockway and Shannon English, respectively. Each team has an incredible lineup of speedy swimmers, all eager to win their races. Both teams started off their time…
Fans are the lifeblood of every professional athlete, first-year Washington Spirit head coach Richie Burke said. Players absolutely thrive when they hear that roar behind them, chanting their name.” But after making consecutive National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) playoff appearances…
If you build it, they will come. At least, that seems to be the case for the Quince Orchard High School football program. Over the past dozen or so years QO has become one of the top football programs in…
GreenLeaf Medical Cannabis Evaluation & Resource Center is observing its one-year anniversary in Kentlands this month. The organization is small—and still very young—with a huge interest in medical cannabis. Kentlands houses the second of two centers to open its doors.…
Manna Food Bank, the premier food bank in Montgomery County, is set to make critical improvements this summer in order to better serve the community. These changes include a significant overhaul of their distribution warehouse in Gaithersburg. Since 1983, Manna…