Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day The city of Gaithersburg, in partnership with the Harp and Shamrock Society of Gaithersburg, The Peterson Companies and Washingtonian Center, will host the 13th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade from 10 a.m. to noon on March 16, at Washingtonian Center. Dozens of units will march in the parade, including Celtic...
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Spring Is for Exploring Registration is open for many Montgomery County Parks spring programs and classes. Offerings span a broad array of interests for all ages and abilities and are available at locations across the county. A complete list, with details and information on how to register is available online at www.MontgomeryParks.org/guide. Offerings include...
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By Jenny Chen Oktoberfest in Kentlands may soon become simply a memory. At the Jan. 22 Mayor and Council meeting, Denise Kayser, Gaithersburg’s arts and events division chief for the Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture, presented a proposal to revamp two long-running city events, the annual Oktoberfest celebration at Kentlands and the Celebrate!...
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There was standing-room only on Feb. 12 at the Quince Orchard Park (QOP) Clubhouse when the neighborhood hosted a Gaithersburg Council in the Communities meeting for an open discussion of issues affecting QOP and the city. Gaithersburg staff updated QOP residents on many topics including MedImmune planning, road safety, neighborhood crime, tree management and...
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Delaney Comes to Gaithersburg Newly elected Congressman John Delaney recently announced the opening of a Gaithersburg district office, located at 9801 Rio Washingtonian Blvd., Suite 300. In addition to his congressional office in the Longworth House Office Building downtown, he will also maintain a second district office in Hagerstown, Md. “Constituent service is job...
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Jamming with the KCF Acoustic Jam Sessions, run by the Kentlands Community Foundation, are now underway at the Kentlands Clubhouse from 6 – 9 p.m. on the first and fourth Tuesdays of each month. The next session is Feb. 26. “ was way cool,” said KCR Executive Director Carrie Dietz. “Eighteen people...
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Could you do it? Pull together a $50,000 wedding with the help of the Washington Bridal Showcase that included 144 guests, a large bridal party and lavish ambiance in a week? Lakelands Park Middle School (LPMS) teacher Stacy Bureau (pardon, Azizirad!) and groom John Azizirad did just that on Jan. 24 and couldn’t be...
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On Feb. 4, the Gaithersburg Mayor and City Council passed a resolution declaring the Kentlands Firehouse site surplus property and moved ahead with a process to begin negotiations with a potential buyer. The Firehouse, situated on 8,700 square feet of land, is currently owned by the city and is located at 321 Firehouse Lane....
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Lakelands resident Annie Coulson is making her mark on the local stage, starring in the lead role in “Annie Jr.,” a Kensington Arts Theatre (KAT) Second Stage production at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn. In January, Annie performed as Zaneeta Shinn in “Music Man Jr.,” another KAT Second Stage production, at the Olney Theatre Center’s...
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Move-in to the Montgomery County Public Safety Headquarters at 100 Edison Park Drive on Darnestown Road is nearly complete, according to county officials. The $108.6 million, 340,000-square-foot facility provides office space for Montgomery County Police headquarters, Fire and Rescue Service, Emergency Management and Homeland Security, and other public safety personnel. The building, part of...
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