Arby's construction begins at Red Mill Shops

Construction has begun on the future Arby's restaurant at 7200 Muncaster Mill Road at the Red Mill Shops shopping center. So far, they are demolishing the interior of the former McDonald's. They haven't added Arby's to the tenants on the shopping center's monument sign yet, but you can see the blank space where it will go. Here's a look inside:

Empress Coffee & Cocktails for sale in Gaithersburg

Empress Coffee & Cocktails is being marketed as available for sale at 325 Main Street in the Kentlands area of Gaithersburg. The asking price is $250,000. Empress has a lease that expires on April 3, 2034, at a rent of $6200 a month, according to the online sale listing. That listing states that the reason the coffee shop is on the market is that the owner is moving. Empress remains fully open for business at this time.

Sheetz opens second Gaithersburg location

Sheetz is now open at 793 S. Frederick Avenue (MD 355) at the Walnut Hill Shopping Center in Gaithersburg. This is the second Montgomery County location for the convenience store and mega gas station chain. The store model used in the County is smaller than the ones I've been in on the road elsewhere. Sheetz expedited development of this second Gaithersburg location after the first, at 751 Progress Way, quickly proved to be a financial success. This one is convenient to the Rockville and Derwood areas.

Teen stabbed in Germantown

Montgomery County police responded to a report of a stabbing in Germantown yesterday afternoon. The assault took place at the 7-Eleven store at 19786 Crystal Rock Drive at 4:25 PM Wednesday. One juvenile male victim was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries, but is expected to survive, police say. The suspect(s) in the incident remain at large as of this writing.

Violent assault in Montgomery Village

Montgomery County police responded to a report of a violent assault in Montgomery Village this past Saturday afternoon. The assault was reported in the 18700 block of Nathans Place at 3:17 PM. According to police, the victim was assaulted by an unspecified number of assailants, and was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries as a result. It was a disturbing incident for two reasons: First, it continued the troubling 2026 Montgomery County crime trend of violent crime being committed during daylight hours. And second, it took place only a block east of the Lakeforest Mall site, where developers will soon be attempting to sell homebuyers on an expensive new community in one of the highest-crime hotspots in Montgomery County.

Police investigate shots-fired incident at Gaithersburg apartment building

A shots-fired incident inside a Gaithersburg apartment building is being investigated by police. The incident was reported at an apartment complex in the 18300 block of Streamside Drive at 8:42 PM last night. According to Montgomery County police, a single shot was fired inside an apartment unit there. Police have not announced any further details yet regarding the circumstances of the discharge, or whether any charges have been brought as a result.

Self-storage unit burglarized in Gaithersburg

Montgomery County police responded to a report of a burglary at a self-storage facility in Gaithersburg yesterday afternoon. The burglary was reported at a self-storage complex in the 8500 block of Snouffer School Road at 2:55 PM Thursday. Police have not identified the specific business, but that appears to be the U-Haul Moving & Storage facility at 8501 Snouffer School Road. Officers responding to the scene found evidence of forced entry into at least one storage unit. They determined that items were stolen from the unit.