Looking up at the vast ceilings of a temperature controlled warehouse at the old Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) laboratory during a tour of four new city park sites on April 26, Council members Ryan Spiegel and Michael Sesma had fun imagining what the building could be turned into: an indoor tennis court? Indoor...
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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...
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Here is the key information on the fourth annual Gaithersburg Book Festival: You don’t want to miss it. On May 18, more than a hundred authors will speak alone and on panels in nine great big tents in a comfortable, relaxed setting on the quaint campus of Gaithersburg City Hall in Olde Towne. The...
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In March, the Kentlands Citizens Assembly (KCA) board of trustees postponed a vote regarding the use of chemical landscape applications (pesticide, herbicide and fertilizer) in the community until its next monthly meeting. However, by the end of the April 24 meeting, the issue remained unresolved. The landscaping chemicals issue was first raised with the...
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Finally, local officials say, thanks to funding legislation passed in the final moments of the recent state legislative session, there is good transit and transportation news for the state, for Montgomery County and for the city of Gaithersburg. “I am happy there is going to be a significant influx of transportation funding,” said Gaithersburg...
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City Seeks Input on 2013 Oktoberfest The city of Gaithersburg will hold an open meeting to discuss plans for the 2013 Oktoberfest at the Kentlands on May 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Kentlands Mansion. Community members interested in providing input and/or participating in the planning of this event are invited to attend. In March,...
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