Posts tagged Wheaton
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Costco tries end run around law for Wheaton gas station
The Montgomery County Council passed a law specifically to stop Costco from building a large gas station adjacent to a residential neighborhood in Wheaton. Now, Costco has made another proposal that would simply move it 300 feet to the east. A gas station is not appropriate for the future Costco site at Westfield Wheaton. Underground gas tanks have a tendency to leak, and the proposed… Keep reading…
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Glenmont Arcade shows Montgomery’s commercial history
With its distinctive sign, the Glenmont Arcade was a local landmark and an emblem of Montgomery County’s suburbanization after World War II. But as the county prepares to redevelop Glenmont, will it still have a place in the community? Located in the Glenmont Shopping Center at Georgia Avenue and Randolph Road, the Glenmont Arcade is like a little mall-within-a-strip… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Pay to move
Ride past 9 innings; Parking displaces Wheaton market; Eisenhower Memorial delayed; How rural is rural?; Bikes on BART; Los Angeles, transit city; Safer at any speed; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On the brink
CMs call for Gray resignation; Keep it simple; Number of cracks grow; Sidewalk or trees; DCU inches toward stadium; Wheaton Costco ban his snag; BRT creep in California; And…. Keep reading…
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Wheaton will redevelop with or without BF Saul
Unhappy with getting a smaller slice of downtown Wheaton than they originally hoped for, developer BF Saul has pulled out of Montgomery County’s redevelopment scheme for the area. Residents impatient for new investment will be frustrated, but Wheaton’s revival is already underway, and it’ll continue with or without BF Saul. Two years ago, County Executive… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Motion like the tide
Anacostia fears tsunami; DDOT moves, but slowly; Barry blames press; Back to work; Costco not winning hearts; Infant mortality improves; Hope from DC’s renaissance; The snarl reaches Brazil; And…. Keep reading…
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Wheaton’s limits may also be its strength
On Tuesday, the Montgomery County Council unanimously turned down a plan by County Executive Ike Leggett to rebuild a portion of downtown Wheaton, favoring an alternate plan instead. Residents who supported Leggett’s plan are frustrated at the defeat, but this wasn’t the best path for redevelopment in Wheaton. In recent months, Leggett and the council have disagreed… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Newly vital
Wheaton plan on the move; Dancing in the streets too hard; No bill puts safety at risk; Pedicab arrest gets ugly; Fairfax picks Silver names; Christie raided ARC; Where has walking gone?; And…. Keep reading…
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Dueling proposals leave Wheaton’s future uncertain
Next Tuesday, the Montgomery County Council will choose a development proposal that it hopes will jump-start revitalization in downtown Wheaton. Two competing proposals have emerged from County Executive Ike Leggett and the council for several publicly-owned properties in the area, both of which include significant office space. Leggett’s proposal is larger… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Help wanted
Help wanted at Metro; Help wanted on ethics board; A blanket of traffic cameras; Henderson is chancellor, not Kwame Brown; No Bethesda vs. Wheaton; Cars over veggies; Affordable housing needed; Garvey wins; And…. Keep reading…