Report: Changes Coming To Two Key Lakelands Intersections

Gaithersburg will remove parking spaces to improve road safety, The Town Courier reported.

Parking spaces near two key Lakelands intersections will be removed by the city of Gaithersburg in order to improve safety along neighborhood roads, The Town Courier reported. Several parking spaces on Main Street where it intersects Market Street East and on Golden Ash Way where it intersects Market Street East are slated to be removed in the coming weeks, according to the report. The issue had been brought to several Lakelands boards by neighborhood residents over the years, said Gary Simon, operations manager at Comsource, the community’s property management company, The Town Courier reported. “The primary concern revolved around the high rate of speed with which people drove through the community. In particular, Golden Ash [Way] was of…

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Kentlands Business: 44 Sports Location Negotiating With Potential Tenant, Oculus Realty To Main Street

Oculus Realty opens in the Kentlands and the vacant 44 Sports Bar and Grill location could soon be filled, The Town Courier reports.

Former 44 Sports Location Under Negotiation For New Tenant A search near-eight month search for a tenant for the former 44 Sports Bar and Grill space in Kentlands Market Square could be coming to a close this month, The Town Courier reported. A representative from Beatty Companies told The Town Courier that negotiations are underway with a potential tenant for the location, which has been vacant since the June 2012 closure of 44 Sports. Oculus Realty Moves Into Main Street Oculus Realty — a real estate company specializing in investment advising and real estate asset managing — has opened at 333 Main Street, The Town Courier reported. Owner David Meit, a Lakelands resident, said he had been looking for a new space for over a year when the …

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Former Kentlands Home Design Store Reopens In Potomac

JT Interiors, a home décor and gift store and interior design studio, opened a new location along River Road, the Town Courier reported.

JT Interiors closed the retail side of its Kentlands business in 2010, yielding its space along Main Street for Pritchard Music Academy. Now, after opening other successful retail stores — Savannah’s Home Décor and Gifts along with Downs & Co. — in Leesburg, VA, JT Interiors owner Terri Downs is returning to Montgomery County, The Town Courier reported. JT Interiors, a home décor and gift store and interior design studio, reopened in a renovated historic house at 9906 River Road in Potomac, according to the report. The business originally opened in Kentlands in 2004 and was featured in Bethesda Magazine's “Top 50 Stores We Love” in Montgomery County in 2008. “Many of our Kentlands and Lakelands clients followed us to Leesburg,” Downs told …

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Pritchard Music Academy To Remain At Current Main Street Location

The Kentlands business had been planning to move to a new location on Main Street.

After spending much of the summer preparing to move to another location on Main Street in the Kentlands, Pritchard Music Academy announced Wednesday it was all for naught.  "We were two days away from signing a lease agreement at a new location a few blocks from here when we had a last-minute meeting with our current landlord and were able to come to a long-term agreement," PMA Vice President Joe Pritchard said. PMA is located at 325 Main Street. An impasse in lease renewal negotiations led to the point where PMA's landlord had put a banner up over its front door saying the space was for lease, Pritchard told Patch. Despite the dispute and brief uncertainly that followed, Pritchard said he never planned to move PMA out of the Kentlands. "…

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Kentlands Citizen Survey Reveals Vasilis, Yoyogi as Favorite Shops

Results of the city of Gaithersburg's Main Street Survey were revealed to the mayor and City Council.

Vasilis and Yoyogi Sushi, two Main Street staples, have emerged as overwhelming favorites among the residents of the Kentlands, Lakelands and Quince Orchard Park communities, as determined by the city of Gaithesburg's Main Street Survey given to the mayor and City Council Monday. The survey ranked the top 10 Main Street shops, among other things, based on community response. Vasilis was ranked No. 1 with 45.8 percent of the vote. Yoyogi was No. 2 with 38.3 percent. Batik, Corner Store Beer and Wine, Spagnvola, Chloe's Coffee, Ming's Asian Bistro, Main Street Cafe, Kentlands Beer and Wine and Kentlands Main Street Barber rounded out the top 10. The resident survey was mailed to 4,400 households in the three neighborhoods and 665 were …

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Photo of the Day: Ominous Clouds Mark Calm Before Tuesday Storm

Dark clouds lined the skyline on Main Street near Darnestown Road in Gaithersburg Tuesday before heavy rain blanketed the area.

With severe storm, tornado and flash flood warnings in effect Tuesday afternoon in Montgomery County, it was only a matter of time before the skies opened up and dampened the afternoon. Around 2:45 p.m. at Main Street near Darnestown Road and the Kentlands, it was clear the rain was coming, as dark, ominous clouds lined the sky above a Gaithersburg home. Do you have any photos from yesterday's storm? Upload them to the gallery!

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Supporters Rally Around Ellicott City After Deadly Train Derailment

After two full days of road closures, many Main Street businesses are aching for customers.

  The sun is shining, parking lot F has some open spaces, and most of the shops on Ellicott City's Main Street, a regional tourism destination, are open for business.  “I’d hope that people would come on down and walk down [to lower Main Street],” Sue O’Connor said, standing behind the counter at The Wine Bin. “It’s lovely weather. Go shopping.”  Two days after a CSX train derailed in Ellicott City, killing two 19-year-old women and shutting down Main Street at the Baltimore County Border, business is picking up in the Historic District. Slowly. Business at the Wine Bin was not too adversely affected, O'Connor said, because the store's location near Ellicott Mills Road, right next to parking lot F. Other businesses have felt the squeeze. …

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(Updated) Two Young Women Dead in Ellicott City Train Derailment

Officials say more than 20 cars derailed.

Residents Asked to Participate in 'Main Street' Survey

The city wants feedback from the residents of the Kentlands, Lakelands and Quince Orchard Park communities.

If you live in Kentlands, Lakelands or Quince Orchard Park, the City of Gaithersburg's Office of Economic Development wants your feedback about how our commercial shopping areas can be made even better places "to stroll, shop, dine and enjoy." The survey takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes to complete. It includes questions like, "If you drive, do you consider parking to be a problem when visiting Main Street Shops?" and, "Please select your 3 favorite shops/restaurants/businesses along Kentlands' Main Street." The survey is available online. Responses must be submitted by May. 11.

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