Assault at grocery store in Glenmont

Montgomery County police responded to a report of a 2nd-degree assault at a grocery store in Glenmont on April 15, 2026. The assault was reported at a supermarket in the 2200 block of Randolph Road at 9:35 AM Wednesday. Lidl is located on that block of Randolph. Yet again, another example of violent crimes increasingly being committed during daylight hours in Montgomery County. 

Country Boy Market returning for outdoor sales in Glenmont for 2025

Country Boy Market isn't finished yet at the Glenmont Shopping Center. The longtime business will once again be selling mulch and soil bags outside its store at 2211 Randolph Road this spring, it announced on Facebook. That's about all, though, as the store building itself remains empty of merchandise. All sales will be outdoors. 

Despite announcing in late 2023 that it would be permanently closing, Country Boy Market has returned for these outdoor sales the last two years, meaning it has now been operating continuously for 69 years. Shopping at Country Boy Market is like using the James Webb Telescope to look back decades in time, to the golden age of Glenmont. Next stop, Privacy World!

Photo courtesy Country Boy Market

Country Boy Market closes in Glenmont; wholesale customers still being served

It's the end of an era at the Glenmont Shopping Center. Country Boy Market has closed its retail store operation at 2211 Randolph Road, at the busy crossroads with Georgia Avenue. Country Boy says it will continue to serve wholesale customers. The market has operated continuously for 68 years.

"Thank you for allowing us to serve this wonderful community these past 68 years," Country Boy said in a heartwarming statement posted on its website. "From our family to yours, we wish you all the best. God bless all of you." Country Boy is one of the few landmark businesses from the golden age of Glenmont to survive until 2023, and it's a record and history to be tremendously proud of.

Country Boy Market to close in Glenmont

Sad news from the Glenmont Shopping Center. Country Boy Market announced late last evening that it will close at 2211 Randolph Road "at some point in the near future." A closing timeline will be announced at a later date. The longtime local business says the closure is necessary due to a serious family illness. Country Boy Market has been a fixture in the Glenmont-Wheaton community since its beginning as a produce stand in 1955.

Number 1 Pharmacy opens, Smoke Island coming soon at Glenmont Shopping Center

The Glenmont Shopping Center is welcoming two new tenants. Number 1 Pharmacy is now open. They've had a location in Layhill prior to this. Coming soon next to Pizza Hut will be Smoke Island. The tobacco retailer is in a major expansion phase in Montgomery County; they carry cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars, pipe tobacco, e-cigarettes and liquids, vaporizers, hookah equipment and accessories, flavored wraps, and rolling papers.

Residents launch petition effort to redevelop Glenmont Shopping Center

The Glenmont Shopping Center has for decades been the most visible feature of the community to those passing through the area on Georgia Avenue and Randolph Road. While it enjoyed a golden age in the past as one of the top shopping centers in the area, and still provides many critical products and convenient services to residents today, it admittedly reflects the time period of its construction. As home ownership has turned over in Glenmont, growing numbers of residents want to see the property updated or redeveloped. The latest push is coming from an online petition started by resident Danny Chae.

Chae's petition calls the present condition of the center "embarrassing, an eyesore, and dangerous." It lays out how the upgrades or total redevelopment called for in three consecutive sector plans has never come to pass. 

There are essentially two reasons this has not happened. One is that what appears to be a single shopping area is actually many separate parcels owned by different people or entities. And second, there hasn't been any smart or muscular leadership effort by Montgomery County's elected officials to bring those parties to the table, and reach a consensus on a direction for the future of the center.

The petition asks the politicians and landowners to do just that. So far, 109 residents have signed the petition, but it's only been online for a day. There are about 15,000 more potential signatures out there within the unofficial borders of Glenmont. 

Glenmont Lidl sets opening date

German grocery chain Lidl has announced the official opening date for their long-awaited store in the Glenmont Shopping Center, at 2201-A Randolph Road. The grand opening is now scheduled for Wednesday, February 24, 2021. It will start with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:15 AM.

The first 100 customers will receive a gift card randomly worth anywhere from $5 to $100. All customers will have a chance to win a $500 gift card. If you download the myLidl app, you'll also receive a free Lidl tote bag. Music will provided by a local DJ. The store's doors will officially open at 8:00 AM.

Initial hours for the store after opening day will be 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Lidl is officially calling this the Wheaton Lidl, but you and I know this is Glenmont!

Glenmont Lidl sneak peek (Video+Photos)

The Lidl grocery store opening soon at the Glenmont Shopping Center goes by many names. Most longtime residents would consider this location as Glenmont, but some promotional materials describe the store as being in Silver Spring (which is the technical USPS designation), and signage inside the store identifies it as Wheaton. I'm firmly on #TeamGlenmont in this case. But whatever you prefer to call the store's location, it's going to be a great Lidl store, so let's take a sneak peek!

Dollar City & More coming to Glenmont

Dollar City & More is expanding to Glenmont. It will be located at 12337-AB Georgia Avenue, in the Glenmont Shopping Center, and will replace Magic Dollar. 

Every item at Dollar City & More is $1 or less, and they carry household items, beauty products, school supplies and more. Dollar City has existing locations in White Oak and at the Beltway Plaza Mall in Greenbelt.

Glenmont Lidl set to begin construction soon

The race is on to see which Montgomery County community will get the first Lidl grocery store in the county. Glenmont appears to now have the advantage, as the German grocery chain is in the process of obtaining the necessary construction permits for its 2201 Randolph Road location from Montgomery County. Lidl purchased the building from Shoppers Food Warehouse when it closed.

Based on paperwork Lidl has filed with the County, they plan to gut the building inside. They will then add new interior partitions, construct a bakery facility, and build office space and a warehouse area. Great news for the great community of Glenmont!

Free hot cocoa with a cop for parents, students at Glenmont McDonald's Friday

Students and parents are invited to meet some of the Montgomery County police officers who patrol your community tomorrow, January 27, 2017, from 1:00-3:00 PM, at the Glenmont McDonald's, located at 12313 Georgia Avenue in the Glenmont Shopping Center. Attendees can enjoy a free McDonald's hot chocolate during the event.

Amazon Locker arrives in Silver Spring, Long Branch, Wheaton/Glenmont, Takoma Park, Olney

Amazon Locker has arrived in Montgomery County at last, and Silver Spring has one of the first locations. Here are photos from the new Amazon Locker in the 7-Eleven at 7980 Georgia Avenue in downtown Silver Spring.

You can also find Amazon Locker in Long Branch at the Bestway supermarket at 8540 Piney Branch Road, 7-Eleven in Takoma Park at 900 Merrimac Drive, at the Shoppers Food Warehouse at 6881 New Hampshire Avenue, at the Shoppers in Glenmont at 2201 Randolph Road, and in Olney at the Shoppers at 18140 Village Center Drive.

What is Amazon Locker? You can have your Amazon.com order shipped to an Amazon Locker location near you. Your package(s) will arrive at that location, and you will receive an email notification with an access code that will open your locker. If you do not pick up your order within 3 days, it will be returned to Amazon.

If you live in a building where you have difficulty receiving your packages, this can really come in handy.

Tim's Sports World closing in Glenmont

Tim's Sports World, a sporting goods store specializing in tennis gear, is closing at 12355 Georgia Avenue in the Glenmont Shopping Center. I believe the same owner has a pro shop at the Aspen Hill Club, so you may still be able to buy equipment there. There is a closing sale underway at the Glenmont store, and the space is available for lease.

ASSAULT AT GLENMONT SHOPPING CENTER, 2 MORE IN DOWNTOWN SILVER SPRING - CRIME UPDATE

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across eastern Montgomery County on April 26, according to crime data:

Theft. 10000 block Brunswick Avenue (Capitol View Park).

Drug arrest. Ramsey Avenue at Cameron Hill Court (downtown Silver Spring).

Theft. McDonald's, 8507 Colesville Road (downtown Silver Spring).

Disorderly conduct. 8000 block 13th Street (downtown Silver Spring).

Disorderly conduct. 11200 block Grandview Avenue (Wheaton).

Assault. Bonifant Street at Dixon Avenue (downtown Silver Spring).

Vehicle burglary. 7900 block Georgia Avenue (downtown Silver Spring).

Assault/"other sexual offense." 8700 block Colesville Road (downtown Silver Spring).

Theft. 900 block Ellsworth Drive (downtown Silver Spring).

Liquor arrest. 12200 block Veirs Mill Road (Wheaton).

Assault. Glenmont Shopping Center.

Theft. 7500 block Maple Avenue (Takoma Park).

Theft. 2300 block Glenmont Circle.

3 ASPEN HILL DRUG ARRESTS, ANOTHER AT GLENMONT SHOPPING CTR., 2 TAKOMA PARK BURGLARIES - CRIME UPDATE

We have an epic crime report from last Friday here. Police were able to make 3 drug arrests in Aspen Hill, and another at the nearby Glenmont Shopping Center. Plus, the east county area of Cloverly makes its first appearance in a crime report on this blog.

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across eastern Montgomery County on March 7, according to crime data:

Vehicle burglary. 10500 block Georgia Avenue (near Evans Drive).

Weapons arrest. Georgia Avenue near Rampart Way (Wheaton).

Burglary. 11100 block Veirs Mill Road (Wheaton).

Theft. Wheaton Plaza.

Theft. 11100 block Veirs Mill Road (Wheaton).

Liquor arrest. Parking Lot 13 (Wheaton).

Liquor arrest. 8000 block Blair Mill Way (Silver Spring).

Drug arrest. Fenton Street at Cameron Street.

Theft. 8700 block Cameron Street (downtown Silver Spring).

Disorderly conduct. 2500 block Ennalls Avenue (Wheaton).

Theft. 8700 block Colesville Road (Silver Spring).

Disorderly conduct. Austin Grill (Silver Spring).

Drug arrest. 900 block Wayne Avenue.

Drug arrest. 12200 block Veirs Mill Road (Wheaton).

Liquor arrest. Mississippi Avenue at Piney Branch Road.

Drug arrest. 9800 block Colesville Road (near Beltway interchange).

Theft. 7500 block Maple Avenue (Takoma Park).

Drug arrest. Glenmont Shopping Center.

Burglary. 8200 block Piney Branch Road (near Dale Drive & La Casita).

Drug arrest. 4600 block Hallet Place (Aspen Hill).

Assault. Piney Branch Road at Dale Drive.

Drug arrest. 4400 block Independence Street (Aspen Hill).

Burglary. 7200 block Carroll Avenue (Takoma Park).

Liquor arrest. Flower Avenue at Piney Branch Road (Long Branch).

Burglary. 9500 block Seminole Street (near Franklin Ave./Long Branch).

Disorderly conduct. 500 block Domer Avenue (Long Branch).

Burglary. 6400 block New Hampshire Avenue (Takoma Park).

Drug arrest. Georgia Avenue at Bel Pre Road (Aspen Hill).

Theft. 11200 block New Hampshire Avenue (White Oak).

Theft. 1500 block November Circle (White Oak).

Drug arrest. 12400 block Columbia Pike (Calverton).

Vehicle burglary. 15400 block New Hampshire Avenue (Cloverly).

ASSAULT AT GLENMONT SHOPPERS FOOD WAREHOUSE + MORE - SILVER SPRING/WHEATON CRIME UPDATE

Here's a roundup of crimes reported across eastern Montgomery County on March 1, according to crime data:

Assault. 8500 block Colesville Road (downtown Silver Spring).

Assault. Dewey Road and Randolph Road (Wheaton).

Theft. Wheaton Plaza.

Liquor arrest. 2500 block Ennalls Avenue (Wheaton).

Liquor arrest. Parking Lot 13 (Wheaton).

Assault. 8500 block Georgia Avenue (downtown Silver Spring).

Drug arrest. Thayer Avenue at Georgia Avenue.

Theft. Fenton Street at Colesville Road.

Drug arrest. Colesville Road at Spring Street.

Liquor arrest. 7700 block Blair Road (Silver Spring).

Liquor arrest. 8200 block Fenton Street.

Assault. Shoppers Food Warehouse (Glenmont).