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Mimi’s Handmade Ice Cream is Coming to Clarksburg
Mimi’s Handmade ice cream is coming to Clarksburg Premium Outlets, taking over the location that was recently home to Melt Cafe and Gelato Bar next to Starbucks. This will be Mimi’s Handmade’s fifth location overall and third in Montgomery County with current locations in Rockville’s Federal Plaza and inside The Heights Food Hall in Chevy Chase. An opening date is not yet available for the Clarksburg Outlets location, but signage is now up in the windows of the store (photo below).
Current Best Buy Space “Coming Available February 1st, 2025”
The Best Buy space located at 15750 Shady Grove Rd. in Gaithersburg’s 270 Center will be “coming available” on February 1st 2025, according to commercial real estate brokerage klnb. This would be approximately thirty years after the store initially opened the location in the mid 90s. klnb...
County launches program to recycle plastic bags, wrap at Derwood recycling center
The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection launched a plastic film recycling program at its Shady Grove Transfer Station and Recycling Center. Now residents can dispose of plastic grocery bags, newspaper sleeves, bubble wrap, plastic shipping envelopes and bread bags at the 16101 Frederick Road center in Derwood. [Montgomery Community Media]
Taunton team wins national title
LEESBURG, Va.— Last month, Taunton High softball took home its fourth straight state title. Now a Taunton club team has brought home a national title. The Mass Dynamites 14U team (18-8-2) captured the USA Softball Class-B Eastern 14-Under Fast Pitch National Championship Sunday, beating the Olney (Md.) Cougars Pomeroy 13U, 5-4, in the...
Maryland’s job gains continue in June
Maryland added 5,600 total jobs in June, including 3,900 in the private sector, according to monthly data released recently by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The growth rate last month (0.2%) was double the national rate (0.1%). The new data also included an upward revision of the state’s May employment numbers, increasing last month’s growth by 700 jobs to a total of 7,100 jobs. Through the first half of 2024, Maryland has added 27,800 total jobs and grown faster than any...
Revised license plates fund Coastal Bay programs
The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration, Maryland Coastal Bays Program and Chesapeake Bay Trust revealed an updated design for the Maryland bay license plate. Funds from the Chesapeake Bay license plate have long been invested in both the Chesapeake and Coastal Bays, now the new design will reflect that emphasis on the Coastal Bays as well. “Today is all about partnerships with the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration and the Chesapeake Bay Trust stepping up to include the Coastal Bays in the updated design...
Deal Digest: Connoisseur Media Sells In Frederick.
Frederick, MD — Local Daily Media has filed a $4.275 million deal to buy “Free Country 99.9” WFRE and “Free Talk 930” WFMD from Connoisseur Media. Local Daily Media already owns four stations in Virginia and North Carolina, as well as the online newspapers Williamsburg-Yorktown Daily and Port City Daily, and the local e-commerce platform 30 Off Local. Once the sale closes, Connoisseur Media will still own stations in two markets in the New York suburbs of Long Island, NY and Danbury, CT.
Greencastle falls in opening round of the Pennsylvania State Little League Tournament
Council Rock Newton jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the top of the first, never relinquished that lead, and went on to defeat Greencastle 9-4 Wednesday night at Newville. The loss dropped Greencastle to the elimination bracket. Council Rock jumped on Greencastle to take a 3-0 lead in...
Sunderland couple re-enact first date on North Beach boardwalk
What started as a first date 20 years ago became an annual tradition for a Calvert couple who return to North Beach every year to recreate when they first met and ice cream sparked their romance. Kevin Clark, 68, and Mary Clark, 71, of Sunderland met 20 years ago on July 17, 2004, on the North Beach boardwalk. They were both divorced at the time, and they connected online through eHarmony. ...
Maryland exploring new options to stop HAZMAT vehicles from using tunnels
Maryland transportation and law officials say they are working on a handful of new options to warn commercial vehicles about restricted routes and enforce laws pertaining to them after traffic changes due to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Maryland Transportation Authority Police Operations Bureau Chief Lt. Col....
Key Bridge rebuild won’t require lengthy environmental impact study, officials say
Maryland officials will not have to fully evaluate how a planned replacement for the Francis Scott Key Bridge will affect the surrounding environment, including the Patapsco River, federal officials said this week. The move clears a hurdle that could have delayed an already lengthy rebuild process. The Federal Highway Administration issued the exemption from the […]
Maryland State Police to crack down on speeding along I-95 on Friday
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Police will be cracking down on speeding on Friday. MSP will be participating in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Speed Mobilization Month safety campaign, along with law-enforcement agencies across seven states in the region. NHTSA this month launched its...
Connoisseur Media Says So Long To Maryland, Spinning Stations To Local Daily Media.
Connoisseur Media, which in the past has looked at big acquisitions, is instead moving in the other direction in Maryland. Connoisseur Media, which in the past has looked at big acquisitions, is instead moving in the other direction in Maryland. That is where it has struck a $4.275 million deal to sell its Frederick market stations to Local Daily Media.
Mongtomery County student earns Maryland’s first Youth Poet Laureate title
CHEVY CHASE, Md. (DC News Now) — Rising high school senior Tara Prakash from Chevy Chase became Maryland’s first-ever youth poet laureate at age 18. The poet has performed at the Kennedy Center and earned various accolades through her rhymes, including previously being named the Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate. “Poetry is just like a […]
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