The future Rockville Pike Walgreens is under construction a short walk from Rockville Town Square.
Formerly the site of the Orange Ball, the pharmacy will add a drive-thru in the future, when two roads are extended during the next phase of Rockville Town Center development.
Is NASCAR popular in Rockville? I don't think anyone has done a poll. But with Danica Patrick winning the pole position, there will be many tuning in for the Daytona 500 this Sunday. Are you one of them?
Here's my video review of a handy publication by USA Today's Sports department, NASCAR Preview.
It features stories that will bring you up to speed (pun intended) by their NASCAR writers, Nate Ryan and Jeff Gluck; driver biographies; a complete guide to every Sprint Cup track; Twitter handles for every driver who has one; specs for the brand-new Gen 6 race cars; schedules, trivia, Fantasy NASCAR advice, and more.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue responded to a multiple alarm blaze on Watts Branch Parkway this morning in Rockville.
MCFRS Public Information Officer Scott Graham described the fire as "heavy," but reported no injuries.
Firefighters successfully put out the flames, and Graham says investigators are now looking into the cause of the fire, which was at the Karma Academy, he said.
Lay's Sriracha potato chips are in stores now. Sriracha on a chip? Yes! Watch my review. Sriracha is the new habanero - and the newest chip from Lay's in its Do Us a Flavor contest. You can also watch my Lay's Chicken & Waffles review.
A public meeting regarding the redevelopment of 702 Rockville Pike will be held on Tuesday, March 5, at 6:30 PM in the Mayor & Council chambers at Rockville City Hall.
The redevelopment concept will be detailed, and questions will be fielded from the public.
This project dates back for many years, as I recall.
Workers will drill 9 auger-cast piles at the Duball construction site in Rockville Town Center this week. Today and tomorrow, work related to the waterline along E. Middle Lane will occur, according to the East Rockville Civic Association.
Excavation is underway at the former site of the parking lot along E. Middle Lane. This is an early step in the construction of the Duball project.
The building is a fairly good design, and fits well with the original Foulger-Pratt office building constructed years ago across the street.
But the downside is that the approval of this project officially spelled the doom of Rockville's traditional Hometown Holidays celebration.
First, the carnival rides vanished. Now the concert "venue" (a.k.a. the parking lot) is gone, too. That means no more Rick Springfield, REO Speedwagon, etc., performing at the event. We're told it will be more of a "street fair."
Is a street fair Rockville? Urbanization has not been kind to the "hometown" concept. Will this mean vendors and bad wedding bands one weekend in May each year?
City residents are awaiting word on just what Hometown Holidays will consist of this year, and going forward.
In the meantime, here is a photo gallery of all the action going on at the Duball construction site:
