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2019 

Book Recommendation: The Tiger's Prey by Wilbur Smith and Tom Harper The Tiger's Prey (2017) is book number 16 of the Courtney Series of historical fiction novels by The New York Times bestselling British Author Wilbur Smith. This volume was written with author Tom Harper. I enjoyed this book and...
10/28/2019
New Lands' End Store, Congressional Plaza, Rockville, Maryland The new Lands' End store at Congressional Plaza is now open. The store hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday -Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Lands' EndCongressional Plaza1667 Rockville PikeRockville, Maryland 20852 Dahlia, Ken...
10/27/2019
Fall Loose Leaf Collection in Gaithersburg, Maryland Fall loose leaf collection for single family and townhouse owners starts October 28. Place your leaves at the street curb by 7 a.m. on your regular recycling day (Thursdays in Kentlands). Note that leaves placed in alleys or mews will not be co...
10/27/2019
Pumpkin Pie Pancakes 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 Tb. baking powder 2 tsp. Pumpkin pie spice 1 tsp. Cinnamon ½ tsp. Salt 1 ½ cups milk 1 cup Simple Truth Organic™ Solid Packed Pumpkin ⅓ cup brown sugar 2 large eggs 2 Tb. vegetable oil   Sift together the flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, ci...
10/26/2019
Vacant Offices Make Good Homes  The Washington Post reports that 7,900,000 square feet of office space in the DC Metro Area have been converted to residential dwellings since 2008. 53 buildings have made the transition - 21 in the district, 21 in Northern Virginia and 11 in Maryland. The conversi...
10/26/2019
If bad habits were easy to change, we would have so much more success. Unfortunately, that is not the case. In fact, bad habits and bad behaviors are the biggest obstacles to success in business. We need to be spending more time on attitudes and behaviors and at least as much time as we spend on ...
10/26/2019
Gaithersburg City Council Approves Wawa Application The Schematic Development Plan for the proposed Wawa location on S. Frederick Ave. across from Gaithersburg High School was approved at the Mayor and City Council meeting on October 7. The plan allows for a retail building and six double sided g...
10/25/2019
SoberRide On Saturday Night, October 26, 2019 This Saturday, October 26, between 10:00 PM & - 4:00 AM designate a sober driver or use Washington Regional Alcohol Program's #SoberRide! Lyft 🎃 (SoberRide.com) This announcement was posted by the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce in Montgom...
10/25/2019
Free Shredding Event in Gaithersburg, Maryland on Nov. 2nd Bring your paper documents and select electronic devices to the free Community Shredding & Electronics Recycling event on Saturday, November 2, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park. You won't need to leave your car. S...
10/25/2019
Prep Time: 15 mins Total Time: 30 mins Yields: 4 servings       Ingredients: 12 oz. spaghetti 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 bunch asparagus, stalks trimmed and cut into 2" pieces 1/2 c. rou...
10/25/2019