Ann Derryberry’s passion for education is apparent, and it can help bring people in to check out Chyten Educational Services in Kentlands Market Square. But what keeps clients coming back is what Derryberry describes as the “Chyten Difference.” Chyten is the only national educational services company that requires masters’ degrees or teaching experience of...
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When Author Rachel Simon began renovating her row house in Wilmington, Del., she wasn’t prepared for the emotion it would evoke. “It pulls your past into the present,” Simon said during a March 9 discussion at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn of her memoir, “The House on Teacher’s Lane.” The critically acclaimed book chronicles Simon’s...
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Gas prices are on the rise, and there seems to be no relief in sight. Prices recently increased by 19 cents in one recent week, and they continue to climb. “We try to keep the prices down as much as possible,” said Aldo Carbonaro, owner of Darnestown Liberty. “With the situation in the Middle...
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Spring is in the air, and it smells like … chocolate! SPAGnVOLA Chocolatier opened its doors in Kentlands Downtown on Feb. 12, and the scent of bon bons and truffles now wafts down Main Street. A line of customers was waiting for owners Eric and Crisoire Reid to open their doors at 2 p.m....
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Author at the Arts Barn Author Rachel Simon will be reading from her book “The House On Teacher’s Lane: A Memoir of Home, Healing and Love’s Hardest Questions,” on March 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn. The book is about Simon’s first-hand experience with renovating her home and is the kick-off...
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In the past few months, Main Street in Kentlands has become home to two locations offering the newest trend in martial arts. Foundry DC at 332 Main Street and American Tae Kwon Do (TKD) at 375 Main Street both are teaching locals about Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. “It’s the most popular form of self defense,”...
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Parkwood Homes will construct an additional live/work section this spring in Villages of Urbana (VOU). Four new units will be added in this phase, taking approximately eight months to build. Like its VOU predecessors, which contain retail stores such as You Name It and offices like Insurance First, Inc., the buildings consist of retail...
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A work session has been scheduled for April 25 at Gaithersburg City Hall where the city’s economic development consultant, Mike Knapp, will present a final report documenting months of interviews and research. Knapp, a former Montgomery County Council member, was tasked last fall with developing an economic strategy outlining how the city of Gaithersburg...
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Dominique Paul always knew she would write a book one day. She said, “I didn’t know how, or what it would be about, but I knew I was going to.” Paul, the owner of Fit to the Core Pilates on Main Street not only wrote a book, The Possibility of Fireflies, but she also...
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Dominique Paul always knew she would write a book one day. She said, “I didn’t know how, or what it would be about, but I knew I was going to.” Paul, the owner of Fit to the Core Pilates on Main Street not only wrote a book, “The Possibility of Fireflies,” but she also...
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