The Positive Energy Art Studio Nannette Horan is a name and a face many know well in the Kentlands community. She is an art teacher at both Great Seneca Creek and Rachel Carson elementary schools, and she has also taught classes for the Arts Barn at the old Kentlands Firehouse. “I have taught art...
Read more »
This spring, the Kentlands Home and Garden Tour offers an inside look behind the picket fences and blooming flowers of this new urbanist community. The event is sponsored by the Kentlands Community Foundation (KCF) and will take place on May 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. Tickets for the tour...
Read more »
Great Tastes at Liz Bakery Liz Bakery, located at 119 Market Street, has baked and decorated custom cakes for customers in Gaithersburg and beyond for nine years. The bakery is owned by Liz and Benedicto Batres and managed by their son, Dave. Most of the Batreses’ business comes from creating custom cakes for large...
Read more »
No Lease for Bleu Pearl Bleu Pearl jazz/raw bar restaurant plans have been scrapped for the former Qdoba site in Kentlands Market Square. Signs and menus that were posted in the windows have been removed, with only large “for lease” signs and a warning against breaking and entering remaining. The sudden change in plans...
Read more »
Largent’s Bar and Grille Takes Over Former 44 Space After much gossip, speculation and anticipation, the Market Square restaurant space vacated by 44 Sports Bar and Grill last June has been leased to a new family-oriented restaurant called Largent’s Bar and Grille. The lease deal became official on March 13, and owner Matt Largent...
Read more »
SPAGnVOLA, located at 360 Main Street, is looking to expand later this year, possibly as soon as May or June. The gourmet chocolate shop, which also serves gelato and espresso drinks, has been at its current location for two years, and owner Eric Reid said the business is ready for a second Gaithersburg boutique....
Read more »
Anyone who has ever tried losing weight knows there are literally thousands of avenues one can follow on the path to a smaller pair of jeans. Staying thin and healthy takes more than juice cleanses and green tea extract pills, however. Often this requires a decision to completely change one’s lifestyle and maintain that...
Read more »
Kentlands Family Barber Moves to Main Street The Kentlands Family Barber Shop, formerly of 109 Booth Street, has finally moved to its new location on Main Street. The move was in the works for quite some time, but the shop did not open its doors for business at the new location until Feb. 12...
Read more »
Every day at 8:20 a.m. and 3 p.m., Patty Frederick takes just a few steps from her Kentlands home and promptly assumes her post on the corner of Tschiffely Square Road and Kent Oaks Way as a crossing guard for Rachel Carson Elementary School (RCES). Neighborhood families know her by name, but even more...
Read more »
Mike and Jyoti Bhatnagar are not typical neighborhood takeout restaurant owners. They have decades of experience and enough stories to keep customers satisfied even before their food is ready. Primarily a catering company initially, Peppers opened as Monsoon Kitchens in Kentlands Downtown two years ago. The Bhatnagars added the name Peppers to the marquee...
Read more »
