Thursday, November 15, 2012
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission acquired the land that was formerly home to the Maryland College of Art and Design.
A new park is coming to the stretch of Georgia Avenue between Wheaton and Forest Glen. The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission announced Thursday that it had acquired a 2.47 acre plot of land on the west side of Georgia Avenue to create the new Carroll Knolls Local Park. The site was previously owned by the Montgomery College Foundation, Inc., and formerly home to the Maryland College of Art and Design (MCAD). The land was acquired through the department’s Legacy Open Space Program for $1,140,000. An additional 1.2 acres will be incorporated into the park with the anticipated donation of an adjacent lot and the incorporation of several undeveloped road rights-of-way, resulting in a new local park almost four acres in …
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Enjoy the holiday at one of these parks in the Wheaton area.
The weather is looking beautiful for this holiday weekend, so why not spend some time outside? For your convenience, Patch has compiled a list of hours for Montgomery County Parks in the Wheaton area: - Brookside Gardens Visitors Center — Open all weekend including Memorial Day, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. The “Wings of Fancy” Exhibit will be open all weekend including Memorial Day, 10 a.m – 4 p.m. - Wheaton Train & Carousel at Wheaton Regional Park– Open all weekend. May 26-27, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.; May 28, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. - Wheaton Tennis will offer a 50 percent discount on court time (for $7.50 /hour) on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28. Contact Wheaton Tennis in advance to make a reservation in order to receive the discount. Closings: - Brookside Nature …
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
My family finally got a chance to check out Wheaton Regional's renovated playground. My kids had a blast. I had a panic attack.
Let's talk about Wheaton Regional Park, shall we? Now, I know that the renovated playground over there opened at the end of September, but I didn't get a chance to visit with my kids until a couple of weeks ago. The first thing I want to say is that my kids had a blast. There are giant slides, a climbing mound, swings, a climbing web, plentiful sand, and more than enough playground equipment to keep my three children happy for hours. I, on the other hand, nearly had a panic attack. The playground seemed intentionally designed to help kids escape from their parents. For instance, there is a giant, fenced, raised boardwalk bisecting the playground. Its sole purpose seems to be to obstruct parents' view of their kids and to provide child-…
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Wheaton dog park is one of five in the county affected by new permitting process.
Users of the dog park in Wheaton Regional Park are angry that money generated by a new permitting requirement won't be funneled into making needed upgrades at the small gravel park — one of the few places in the county where their dogs can run free. "We don't have a fenced yard, so this is really his only chance to get off the leash and run," said Paul Witting, who was at the park Sunday morning, watching his goldendoodle (a golden retriever and poodle mix) Donnie race around the park. Montgomery County requires dogs to be leashed when they are off their owners' property. Dogs are allowed to run free in five dog parks in the county system: Cabin John Regional Park, Olney Manor Park, Black Hill Regional Park, Ridge Road Recreational Park …
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2000 Shorefield Rd, Wheaton, MD
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Sliu
11:53 pm on Sunday, November 18, 2012
no there aren't. That side of route 97 has far less parks than the other side. more ›