Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The popular Westfield home goods store and cupcake shop have both closed their doors.
Two Westfield Montgomery Mall mainstays have closed their doors. Popular home goods store Crate and Barrel is now a vacant storefront at the Bethesda shopping hub. So, too, is sweets eatery YoCake in the mall's food court. Crate and Barrel, the furniture, kitchenware, and bedroom and bath accessories store that's become a wedding registry destination, has two other locations near Bethesda—in Tyson's Corner and in upper northwest Washington, DC. YoCake, which serves up cupcakes topped with frozen yogurt, has locations in Rockville and Dupont Circle. The shop also recently began offering the "yokie," a frozen yogurt cookie sandwich. The YoCake closure comes amidst changes at the mall's food court, where renovation began several weeks ago to …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Cocaine and marijuana were found on a man and a woman who were arrested after a traffic stop near the mall Dec. 4, police said.
Police say they found cocaine, marijuana and a prescription narcotic pill in the car of a man and woman they arrested after a traffic stop near the Westfield Montgomery Mall Dec. 4. Police say the arrests were made during a Police Community Action Team patrol, part of an effort to step up police presence in shopping areas around the holidays. Jonathan M. Logan, 21, of the 10700 block of Hollaway Drive in Upper Marlboro, and Czaryna Mortley, 21, of the 3600 block of Spring Hollow Lane in Frederick, are facing drug charges following the arrest. Logan is also facing credit card theft charges after police say they found a stolen credit card in his possession. According to police, the PCAT was making a holiday shopping patrol near the mall …
Friday, November 16, 2012
St. Nick's coming to Montgomery and Prince George's county malls this month and here's where you can go a snap a picture with the family and your pets, too.
It's that time of year again! Santa Claus is coming to town and he's available to take those adorable family photos with you and your children. Here's where Santa will be this holiday season. Wheaton Westfield Wheaton, 11160 Veirs Mill Rd Silver Spring, MD 20902 Santa will be perched in his chair, waiting to take a photo with your child, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Nov. 17 through Dec. 24. Photo packages run between $21 and $45, and all come with a gift card to Shutterfly. Bethesda Westfield Montgomery, 7101 Democracy Blvd Bethesda, MD 20817 In Bethesda, you can have your child’s photo taken with Santa on the lower level of the mall, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 …
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Ijamsville couple opens Doc Popcorn franchise with gourmet all-natural popcorn snack.
A new franchise popped up at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, and Doc Popcorn is letting mall shoppers in on a traditional movie theater treat. Its first Montgomery County Pop-Kiosk franchise, Doc Popcorn offers fresh-popped, all-natural flavored popcorn made in 100 percent corn oil. Gourmet flavors range from cheesy cheddar to sinfully cinnamon and hoppin Jalapeño. The husband and wife team of Bill and Kim Gaines opened up the location across from Benneton on the second level of the mall on November 15. It is just the second Doc Popcorn franchise in the state with another at the White Marsh Mall. Gaines has been an entrepreneur for years starting in the computer service and then into the investment industry. He said he found the Doc Popcorn …
