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Tuesday, May 07, 2019
Sears signage removed in Bethesda (Photos)
Workers have now finished removing the exterior signage at the closed Sears store at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda. Despite the removal, the logos' lettering remains seared into the facade where the physical letters once were.
5:55: Not true - anything outside of the municipal city limits of Rockville is either in Rockville as defined by the USPS, or at Montgomery Mall, which is the mall where most people in Rockville go. There is no mall in Rockville.
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 AutoZone opens on Rockville Pike
AutoZone has opened its first Rockville store at 824 Rockville Pike. This is good news for automobile owners, and a sharp blow to the Montgomery County political cartel which banned Walmart from opening any more stores in MoCo. Two planned Walmarts on Rockville Pike and in Aspen Hill were deep-sixed by the County Council earlier this decade, forcing their constituents to continue overpaying for groceries.
Unlike the County Council's successful efforts to keep grocery prices high and moving higher (Walmart customers save an average of over $12 per week on groceries compared to customers of Giant, Safeway, etc.), the arrival of AutoZone will push a downward force on auto accessory prices in the city. Not everyone is making six-figure, taxpayer-funded salaries like our elected officials, who shop at Whole Foods and hipster upscale markets.
6:08: I understand the frustration that my Suburban News Network is providing true hyperlocal coverage (people in Rockville don't want to wade through news about Silver Spring and Kensington to find out what's going on in Rockville), while also providing cross-posts when there is a story relevant to residents of Rockville and Bethesda. First I pioneered hyperlocal news in Montgomery County, then I pioneered the network approach countywide with four geographic-specific websites. Pioneers don't have to get "defensive."
Pike & Rose is technically in Rockville, according to the U.S. government and USPS, but is also considered North Bethesda in the real estate and restaurant marketing sectors. I know actual readers of Rockville Nights and many of them are regulars at Pike & Rose, as are readers of this site.
8:25AM Eeuww...Some RMR-86 would clean that right off, but I'd need a ladder and that's just so much trouble...plus it would likely end up cleaner than the rest and still stand out.
@8:32 Your zipcode scheme isn't entirely right. Ages ago, my Bethesda address was WDC 20034 then they changed it to 20817. So it wasn't just changing a 0 to an 8.
Pike and Rose is in 20852, therefore it's in Rockville according to USPS.
9:30AM - At some point in the early-mid 1960's. I think it was 1963 that we went from a 2-digit code after the town name but before the state to the familiar 5-digit shown after the state.
9:17AM - Oh yeah, that happened too in the River Road-y area. I guess the 34 was a bigger # than they wanted to keep in an area that close to DC?
I used to have an old USPS booklet explaining all the changes...I'm pretty sure I sold it, but I'll look around.
I don't know whether to laugh or cry when I read one of Mr. Dyer's trolls seeking his approval and praise on blog posts they've scraped together on other sites.
So sad to see sears go.,some of best memories of childhood going to Montgomery mall with parents and 7 brothers and sisters....dad loved sears and would ask salespeople millions questions before buying a refrigerator, washer, dryer etc.... Great memories of family all being together!
In other news you missed because of focusing on this non-event, Barnes and Noble is opening a small store in Congressional plaza. Scooped.
ReplyDeleteSears letters seared into the building... I get it!
ReplyDelete5:32: A) I've already written two stories weeks ago about the Barnes & Noble.
ReplyDeleteB) Congressional Plaza isn't in Bethesda.
You just made a complete fool of yourself again, and didn't mention any of my many other scoops in the last week alone.
My Barnes & Noble stories appeared weeks ago on RockvilleNights.com, where Rockville news belongs.
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, you also post Bethesda news on RockvilleNights from time to time.
Delete5:55: Not true - anything outside of the municipal city limits of Rockville is either in Rockville as defined by the USPS, or at Montgomery Mall, which is the mall where most people in Rockville go. There is no mall in Rockville.
ReplyDeleteIs pike and rose in Bethesda? Really we love the cross posts. Why get so defensive?
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, on the Rockville blog...
ReplyDeleteTuesday, May 7, 2019
AutoZone opens on Rockville Pike
AutoZone has opened its first Rockville store at 824 Rockville Pike. This is good news for automobile owners, and a sharp blow to the Montgomery County political cartel which banned Walmart from opening any more stores in MoCo. Two planned Walmarts on Rockville Pike and in Aspen Hill were deep-sixed by the County Council earlier this decade, forcing their constituents to continue overpaying for groceries.
Unlike the County Council's successful efforts to keep grocery prices high and moving higher (Walmart customers save an average of over $12 per week on groceries compared to customers of Giant, Safeway, etc.), the arrival of AutoZone will push a downward force on auto accessory prices in the city. Not everyone is making six-figure, taxpayer-funded salaries like our elected officials, who shop at Whole Foods and hipster upscale markets.
6:08: I understand the frustration that my Suburban News Network is providing true hyperlocal coverage (people in Rockville don't want to wade through news about Silver Spring and Kensington to find out what's going on in Rockville), while also providing cross-posts when there is a story relevant to residents of Rockville and Bethesda. First I pioneered hyperlocal news in Montgomery County, then I pioneered the network approach countywide with four geographic-specific websites. Pioneers don't have to get "defensive."
ReplyDeletePike & Rose is technically in Rockville, according to the U.S. government and USPS, but is also considered North Bethesda in the real estate and restaurant marketing sectors. I know actual readers of Rockville Nights and many of them are regulars at Pike & Rose, as are readers of this site.
Love the openings and closings coverage!
ReplyDeleteNot really "seared". That's just mildew from trapped moisture under the signs.
ReplyDelete8:25AM Eeuww...Some RMR-86 would clean that right off, but I'd need a ladder and that's just so much trouble...plus it would likely end up cleaner than the rest and still stand out.
ReplyDeleteNorth Bethesda is not Bethesda nor is it Rockville. A hyperlocal blog site should exist for North Bethesda news.
ReplyDelete@8:32 Your zipcode scheme isn't entirely right. Ages ago, my Bethesda address was WDC 20034 then they changed it to 20817. So it wasn't just changing a 0 to an 8.
ReplyDeletePike and Rose is in 20852, therefore it's in Rockville according to USPS.
9:30AM - At some point in the early-mid 1960's. I think it was 1963 that we went from a 2-digit code after the town name but before the state to the familiar 5-digit shown after the state.
ReplyDelete9:17AM - Oh yeah, that happened too in the River Road-y area. I guess the 34 was a bigger # than they wanted to keep in an area that close to DC?
I used to have an old USPS booklet explaining all the changes...I'm pretty sure I sold it, but I'll look around.
I don't know whether to laugh or cry when I read one of Mr. Dyer's trolls seeking his approval and praise on blog posts they've scraped together on other sites.
ReplyDeleteSo sad to see sears go.,some of best memories of childhood going to Montgomery mall with parents and 7 brothers and sisters....dad loved sears and would ask salespeople millions questions before buying a refrigerator, washer, dryer etc....
ReplyDeleteGreat memories of family all being together!