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2019 

Montgomery County 4Business Climate Survey Montgomery County is asking local business owners to take the 4Business Climate Survey: (link: https://buff.ly/2YnjNQc) buff.ly/2YnjNQc The survey is open from now thru Sept. 30. Learn more about the County's Benchmarking to Be the Best for Business init...
07/31/2019
Gaithersburg Arts Barn, in Kentlands, to Close for Repairs The Gaithersburg Arts Barn,  Gaithersburg's performing and visual arts center,  will be closed for repairs starting August 5, 2019. The closure is expected to last until September 20th.The planned improvements include a new roof and a new...
07/31/2019
Realtors® are bound by the REALTOR® Code of Ethics, which contains Article 10, prohibiting Realtors® from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity.   NC Real Estate Q&A - Neighborhood Demographics ...
07/31/2019
Learn Pickleball in Gaithersburg, Maryland Pickleball is a paddle sport created for all ages and skill levels, and it's become one of the fastest growing sports in the country. Those new to pickleball can find out what it's all about during free drop-in play on Friday mornings from 8:30 to 10 a.m...
07/30/2019
The MoCo Show Reported the Sale of Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg, MD  According to a report by The MoCo Show, Lakeforest Mall has been purchased by WRS Inc., a real estate investment firm based out of South Carolina.The purchase includes the "core" of the mall, but the pad sites and their parki...
07/30/2019
Pack and store at least one third of your belongings. Having plenty of room, and less items to pick up, works like magic.     One of our lisiting clients is our dental hygenist. This week, during a scheduled cleaning, she told me her young daughter prayers everynight for their house to sell, but ...
07/30/2019
Gaithersburg Community Service Grant Awards In the FY20 budget, the Mayor and City Council approved funding of nearly $1 million to provide grants to nonprofit organizations and schools for social service and educational supports to enrich and empower our residents. These grants address health an...
07/29/2019
Book Recommendation: Red Metal by Mark Greaney Red Metal (2019) is an outstanding warfare novel by The New York Times bestselling American author Mark Greaney and co-author Lieutenant Colonel Hunter Ripley Rawlings IV, USMC. This is a long but fast reading book with 638 pages. I recommend this no...
07/29/2019
When an Agent...or Seller...drops this ball...we see it as our responsibility to pick it up.  Make note of each appliance and model ...thermostat and mechanical....model number....and print out the information found on the internet for the "care and feeding" of the item.         Closings are happ...
07/29/2019
Orchid, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA I posted this photograph in a number of Facebook groups and it was well received. Orchids are fun to photograph and many are very colorful. Orchid, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA USA IMG 8267Canon PowerShot G11 CameraPhotograph by Roy Kelley Roy ...
07/28/2019