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City Closes Aquatic Center After Cracks Are Found

January 25, 2012
By Sonya Burke

UPDATED 1/27 City officials closed the Gaithersburg Aquatic Center, located at 2 Teachers Way (a joint facility co-owned by Montgomery County Public Schools and operated by the city of Gaithersburg) on Jan. 25 after city staff discovered cracks in perimeter support wall columns during a routine maintenance check. Structural engineers are being called in...
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KDP Meets on Jan. 25

January 25, 2012
By Sonya Burke

The Kentlands Downtown Partnership (KDP) announced it is changing the meeting schedule for the New Year. The general membership meetings will now be held on the fourth Wednesday of every other month starting with the Jan. 25th meeting. The second meeting will be on...
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Artists’ Reception at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn

January 23, 2012
By Sonya Burke

The oil and acrylic art of Audrey Salkind, Cassie Taggart and Vian Shamounki Borchert and her students are now on display at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn Gallery through March 11. An artists’ opening reception is scheduled for Jan. 24 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.,...
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Chinese New Year Exhibit Opens at Lakeforest Mall

January 23, 2012
By Sonya Burke

Experience the rich culture of the Chinese Lunar New Year at the Lakeforest Mall on Jan. 23 – Feb. 5. The opening ceremony is Jan. 28 at 12 p.m....
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Snow Falls in Kentlands Area

January 21, 2012
By Sonya Burke
Snow Falls in Kentlands Area

The season’s first snowflakes and sleet accumulated overnight atop the Kentlands landscape and surrounding neighborhoods as temperatures hovered below the freezing mark the morning of Jan. 21. Until today,...
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Police Investigate Armed Robbery in Kentlands

January 19, 2012
By Sonya Burke

One of the most popular businesses in Kentlands, O’Hair Salon and Spa, was robbed on Jan. 18 at 7:52 p.m. by a man armed with a gun. Over eight...
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