Rockville’s Mallory Square apartments to host grand opening party
The developer Bozzuto plans to celebrate the opening of its Mallory Square apartment building with a Cuban-themed party. The Rockville building was one of the first constructed under the Great Seneca Science Corridor Master Plan, which was approved in 2010. The plan envisions transitioning the area of mostly office space into a mixed-use, walkable neighborhood built around a science-focused employment center made up of businesses including Shady Grove Adventist Hospital and biomedical companies like GlaxoSmithKline.
The apartment building was built on the former site of the Bureau of National Affairs. It contains about 690 residential units, 3,500 square feet of retail space and amenities such as a rooftop pool, exercise facility and lounge space. A Dunkin’ Donuts opened at the building last month.
City Sports files for bankruptcy
The Boston-based athletic retailer City Sports filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday and plans to close eight of its 26 stores. The retailer’s year-old location at Pike & Rose in North Bethesda will close, but a spokeswoman for the company said the Bethesda location will remain open. It wasn’t immediately clear Tuesday whether the Silver Spring location on Fenton Street would close. The company cited a rough winter in the Northeast that kept customers from shopping as one of the reasons the chain has struggled. The company plans to locate a buyer during its bankruptcy case to operate the remaining stores, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Bethesda couple launches family-friendly event app
A new app developed by a Bethesda couple aims to help parents find fun events for their kids. Alex and Ilona Gorstan recently launched the start-up Dilly. The app sends text messages about family-friendly events in the Washington, D.C.-area to subscribers who provide the business with their cell phone numbers. If the app’s first recommendation isn’t appealing, users can text “more” to receive three additional options. The Gorstans are still developing the app, which is only available in Maryland, D.C. and San Francisco.
