Valentine’s Day Means Business for Flower Shop

February 12, 2012
By Chris Thelin
Valentine’s Day Means Business for Flower Shop

With Valentine’s Day approaching quickly approaching, Kentlands Flowers and Bows is preparing for the holiday of love. “Valentine’s Day is the biggest floral holiday of the year. I don’t know if business triples, but it just becomes insane,” said the shop’s owner, Kim Kelly. “Anyone who sends flowers sends them on Valentine’s Day. We’ll...
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Mike at the Movies

February 12, 2012
By Mike Cuthbert

Star Wars- Episode 1- The Phantom Menace-PG-*** Three stars for nostalgia value, but there is not much else in this curiously creaky 1999 classic. The reason to see this for most of the audience is to recapture a more innocent time and to introduce kids to it. The excuse for re-release is 3-D. Go...
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Girls Hit By Van in Gaithersburg

February 10, 2012
By Sonya Burke

UPDATED Gaithersburg police officers are investigating an accident where a vehicle hit two juvenile pedestrians, ages 12 and 13. The accident happened shortly before 7 p.m. on Feb. 10 in the 600 block of North Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg. According to the preliminary investigation, police said the girls were crossing the intersection in a...
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Pedestrian Hit on Great Seneca Highway

February 8, 2012
By Sonya Burke
Pedestrian Hit on Great Seneca Highway

A motorist hit a pedestrian who was in the crosswalk at Great Seneca Highway and Kentlands Boulevard on Jan. 23. Montgomery County Police Officer Rebecca Innocenti said the driver was making a left-hand turn from Kentlands Boulevard onto Great Seneca Highway when the vehicle in front of the driver’s car stopped. The driver then...
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Chloe’s Coffee Serves Up Open Mic Night in Kentlands

February 8, 2012
By Chris Thelin
Chloe’s Coffee Serves Up Open Mic Night in Kentlands

In a coffee world owned by corporate giants, an independently owned coffee shop needs to offer something more than coffee and free Wi-Fi. Chloe’s Coffee in the Kentlands has met that demand with their open mic nights. The local coffee shop has been open for three years and open mic nights have been an...
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A Lakelands Love Story

February 7, 2012
By Maureen Stiles
A Lakelands Love Story

Sometimes, listening to family and friends advice on the topic of love turns into disaster. For Amy Howell, it turned out to be the best advice she had ever received. “Allen was the stepbrother of my roommate, and everyone kept pushing me to go out with him even though I was seeing someone else...
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