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View MoreHammer & Nails owners plan Cabin John, Gaithersburg locations after Bethesda opening
Brad and Melissa Blanken, who opened the men's grooming franchise on Woodmont Avenue on Aug. 21, plan a second location in Potomac by late October and a third in Gaithersburg pending developer construction.
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View MoreShake Shack delays downtown Bethesda opening a third time
Shake Shack's first downtown Bethesda location at 7535 Old Georgetown Road has been delayed a third time, with the restaurant now projecting a Thursday, Sept. 17 opening after missing its original June 24 target and subsequent August and early-September dates.
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View MorePopUp Bagels opens first Maryland shop in downtown Bethesda
PopUp Bagels opened its first Maryland location at 7607 Old Georgetown Road in the Solaire building, with a grand opening celebration Friday, Aug. 14, featuring a Bethesda-exclusive Chesapeake Spiced Schmear and plans for further DMV expansion.
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View MoreWindsor closing Westfield Montgomery Mall store Sunday
Windsor, a women's fashion retailer that opened at Westfield Montgomery Mall in 2019, will close its Bethesda location Sunday, Aug. 16, directing customers to stores in Wheaton, Tysons Corner and Pentagon City.
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View MoreNew tween boutique opens at Wildwood with custom embroidery station
Lindsey Wolf opened Sunset on Midsummer, a tween and teen girls' boutique with in-store customization, at the Shops at Wildwood in Bethesda in April 2026, filling the niche left by On Cloud 9's closure in Potomac.
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View MoreHammer & Nails men's grooming shop opens on Woodmont Avenue
Hammer & Nails Grooming Shop for Guys, a membership-based men's grooming franchise, opened its first Montgomery County location at 7712 Woodmont Ave. in downtown Bethesda on Aug. 11, with Founding Memberships still available for the first 150 customers.
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View MoreAy! Mama Taqueria opens at Westfield Montgomery Mall
Ay! Mama Taqueria, a family-run birria restaurant displaced by the closure of Silver Spring's Solaire Social food hall, opened Monday at Westfield Montgomery Mall's Dining Terrace food court with burritos priced at $13 to $14.
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View MoreMichelin-listed Prato nears Bethesda Row opening with Aug. 20 liquor hearing
Prato, a Michelin Guide-listed Italian restaurant from Winter Park, Florida, faces a Thursday, Aug. 20 liquor license hearing in Montgomery County as it moves toward a late fall 2026 opening at the former Matchbox space on Bethesda Row.
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View MoreFormer Mayflower building sells for $1.125M in Woodmont Triangle
The 1,050-square-foot building at 7925 Norfolk Ave. that housed Mayflower Chinese restaurant for more than 20 years sold June 1 for $1.125 million to 7925 Norfolk LLC; the new owner's plans for the Woodmont Triangle property have not been announced.
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View MoreMontgomery County bill would block cited spa operators from reopening under new names
Bill 34-26, backed by all 10 council members, would bar anyone convicted of trafficking or prostitution offenses from obtaining a new bodywork establishment license in Montgomery County. A public hearing is set for Tuesday, Sept. 15.
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View MoreMoleskine opens first Maryland store on Bethesda Row
Moleskine has opened its first standalone Maryland store at 4808 Bethesda Ave. on Bethesda Row, filling the space vacated by Ladurée in 2025 and offering journals, accessories, and limited-edition collections.
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View MoreRockville autism therapy strike hits 11 days with no deal in sight
Thirty-three behavior technicians at Verbal Beginnings in Rockville remain on strike after 11 days, disrupting ABA therapy for Montgomery County families whose children depend on the service through their IEPs, after the company's last contract offer proposed zero pay increase.
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