Losing Makes Winning Year at Fleet Feet The numbers speak for themselves. Nearly 900 participants completed one or more of Fleet Feet’s nine fitness programs in 2014, and lost a total of 2,000 unwanted pounds. Programs were designed to fit…
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Kentlands Downtown Partnership Is in the Black
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“Partnership and participation” was the theme of the Kentlands Downtown Partnership’s annual meeting the evening of Dec. 10 at Largent’s Restaurant Bar. The group of 40-plus business owners is committed “to working together to enhance the customer experience and bringing…
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Kentlands Businesses Win in Gazette’s ‘Best of Montgomery County’ Five Kentlands-area businesses are first place winners in the Gazette’s “Best of Montgomery County” contest. They are Capitol Benefits (Best Insurance) at 220 Main St., Kentlands Flowers & Bows (Best Florist)…
Pinky & Pepe’s Grape Escape Toasts to Toys For Tots
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Pinky & Pepe’s Grape Escape had Kentlands Mansion flowing with good cheer on Sunday, Nov. 23 at the Bubbles & Bites fundraising event to support the City of Gaithersburg’s Holiday Giving Program, a component of Montgomery County’s holiday giving project.…
Foundry Fitness Sets the Bar for High Intensity
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Foundry Fitness is not for the faint of heart. High intensity is the hallmark of the one-hour total body workouts that take place both inside and outside the three-level facility on Kentlands’ Main Street. Amid the black, red and white…
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Kentlands Lebanese Bistro Closes Kentlands Lebanese Bistro closed after a year-and-a-half run on Nov. 18. The little restaurant has consistently received 5-star reviews on websites like Yelp.com and TripAdvisor, but owner Robert Jirikdjian said that while the cafe had good…
Pritchard Music Academy Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
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The composition is intriguingly complex, and part of a symphony still being written. Playing and composing full tilt into their sixth year, Becky and Joe Pritchard, who founded Pritchard Music Academy in November 2009, conduct their business in many parts…
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Alozio Hair Welcomes a New Team Member All the regulars at Alozio Hair, 375 Main St., know that owner Thierry and Jazmen Axaopoulos named their hair salon after their children (Alondra and Ziovanni). But next week, the couple will be…
Home for the Holidays at Downtown Crown
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As October spirals into November with winter not far behind, the new Downtown Crown awaits, poised with the quiet expectancy of a movie set. Crews in hard hats, boots and fluorescent yellow/green are staged at intervals along Crown’s perpendicular and…
All-in-One Bar Method Program Focuses on Form
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After hearing my daughter-in-law rave about The Bar Method classes she takes in New York City, I felt compelled to try the free community classes the new-to-the-area program offered at its temporary location at Travilah the summer prior to the…