Rockville Planning Commission to review Toll Brothers condo project September 24

It's been two years since Toll Brothers proposed redeveloping the commercial townhouse complex at 622 Hungerford Drive (MD 355) in Rockville into a 2-over-2 residential condominum complex. Tomorrow night, Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM, the Rockville Planning Commission will consider the project's Final Record Plat application. If approved, the application will resubdivide the two-lot property into a single new lot, to allow construction of the 48-unit condo complex. It will also allow for the dedication of right-of-way by the applicant for improvements to the west side of Hungerford Drive. City planning staff are recommending approval of the application.

Proposed configuration of the condos

The two-lot site is designated in
black in this aerial image of the
property as it appears today; the
white-roofed building immediately
south is the U.S. Post Office, which
is not part of the property in question

Marble Slab Creamery closes in Rockville (Photos)

Marble Slab Creamery has closed at 100 Gibbs Street at The Square in Rockville. The closure is permanent, according to a sign posted at the ice cream parlor. Marble Slab opened here in 2011, so they had quite a successful run, especially for the Town Center area. Another vacant storefront.

Assault at bus stop in Rockville

Montgomery County police responded to a report of a 2nd-degree assault at a bus stop in Rockville Friday morning, September 19, 2025. The assault was reported at a bus stop in the 12100 block of Rockville Pike at 8:45 AM Friday. That is in the vicinity of the Montrose Crossing shopping center.

Car stolen from townhome community in Derwood

Montgomery County police are investigating the theft of a vehicle parked on the street in a townhome community in Derwood. The vehicle was taken from the 16100 block of Columbus Avenue, near the Shady Grove Metro station. It is believed that it was stolen sometime between 10:30 PM on September 11, 2025, and 3:00 PM on September 12. 

Police have no suspect or vehicle descriptions to share in this case. If you have any information about this theft, or can identify the suspect(s) involved, call police at (301) 279-8000.

Sixty Vines Gaithersburg construction update (Photos)

Sixty Vines, "the winemaker's restaurant," is nearing completion at 212 Ellington Boulevard at Downtown Crown in Gaithersburg. The interior is looking fairly posh, even compared to some of the other wine-centric restaurants in the area. Outside, signage has been installed, and is already lit up at night. Another sign indicates they are currently interviewing prospective employees. Sixty Vines is expected to open next month.

Nextdoor removes Rockville Charlie Kirk prayer vigil post

Nextdoor has removed a post informing users about Montgomery County-area prayer vigils being held for Charlie Kirk, the leader of the conservative organization Turning Point USA, who was assassinated last week in Utah. It included one taking place in Rockville on September 20. The Nextdoor user who posted it sent me a few screen shots of their post, which did not include any political statements, much less any offensive language. Some time later, the user was informed that their post had been hidden, and will ultimately be removed altogether, because a post about a timely event taking place in Rockville is supposedly a "non-local topic outside of a group."

The user has appealed the removal of the post. In contrast, comments promoting violence against Kirk that were posted in response to the vigil announcement have been allowed to remain on Nextdoor.

Montgomery County's newest parking lot is in Gaithersburg (Photos)

Montgomery County's newest parking lot is in Gaithersburg. An empty lot at the southwest corner of N. Frederick Avenue (MD 355) and Dalamar Street has just been paved over with asphalt. It appears to connect to the Megamart Supermarket parking lot next door at 33 Dalamar Street. More parking - don't tell the County Council!