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Around Town
Arts Barn Reopens With Celebratory Drum Circle Following several weeks of closure while the roof and HVAC system were replaced, the Arts Barn reopens to the public with a celebratory drum circle on Sunday, Oct. 6, 4 to 5 p.m.…
Around Town
Arts Barn to Reopen Soon The historic Arts Barn will reopen on Oct. 2 after renovations to the roof and HVAC systems, which began earlier this summer. To kick off its 17th season of programming, the Arts Barn will participate…
Community Association to Support Community Composting Program
Shannon Sanchez has long appreciated the natural world, but the birth of her twins made her environmental concerns an even higher priority. “Becoming a mother last year has only given me greater purpose in protecting and improving the earth for…
26th Annual 5K Runs on Community Spirit
The experience of living in Kentlands or Lakelands is idyllic. So much of what the designers of these new urbanist communities envisioned when they created the neighborhoods is visible on a daily basis: families pushing babies in strollers, people walking…
Middle Schoolers Learned Leadership Lessons at LeaderTrip Camp
Joshua Lavine and Laura Mendelow share the conviction that young people benefit from learning about leadership. As such, the president of Main Street’s Capitol Benefits and the owner of the Gaithersburg-based Mendelow Consulting Group, respectively, joined forces to design and…
Cub Scouts Welcome Girls and Boys
We are excited to announce that our Cub Scouting program is now open to boys and girls in K-Grade 5. By welcoming both girls and boys into the program, even more youth will have access to the character development and…
A Community Mourns the Passing of Belward Farm’s Iconic Tree
Reports of the demise of Belward Farm’s iconic black gum tree have inspired sadness in its many admirers. Among them are Tim Newell who has fond memories of his childhood summers on his late aunt’s farm and community members like…
Center Point Way More Active in New Block F Design
Kimco responded to community requests to preserve walkability along Center Point Way with an amended design for the Block F, 630 Center Point Way six-story, mixed-use building now in the city’s schematic development plan phase. Following discussion on Aug. 7,…
New Clock Honors Past in Olde Towne
Look closely at the new clock in Olde Towne Plaza. It does much more than tell time. Keeping watch over History Park adjacent to the railroad tracks, the clock bears a plaque: “In Memory of Leonard Katz & Sara Wolfson…