January 2025 Updates

Happy New Year!  The beginning of a new year, and as such, it carries the energy of fresh starts, goals, and resolutions.  How long they last is up to you.  I hope the new year brings you good health and happiness.

I think this year should bring some good things.  People seem to be optimistic and are looking to invest.  We will see how that goes.  The biggest problem is getting things thru the system and getting approvals.  The county governments are understaffed and permits are taking a long time.  

Here is a list of what we are still waiting on to open that I have talked about in the past and of course these aren't all the projects in the area just the ones I'm aware of.  If I know the opening date I will post it but most are still up in the air.  I will update them if I'm told a date so check back.  I'm going to be updating this all month.

St. Mary's County

23344 Three Notch Road, California

21779 Tulagi Place, Lexington Park

Now Open in Charlotte Hall

Coming Soon. 21991 Three Notch Road.

Coming Soon. 21591 Great Mills Road

Lexington Park

Wildewood Center

Charlotte Hall Commons

Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood

Great Mills Road, Lexington Park

Charlotte Hall Station

Charlotte Hall Center

Charles County

Fairway Village Shopping Center

Supposed to start this year and open in 2026

2215 Crain Highway, Waldorf  Grand Opening April 25th

Shops at Waldorf Center early August 2025

Waldorf Park

Late Summer 2025

Waldorf Marketplace

Opening March 24th at Crain Highway Waldorf

Charles County Plaza

Holly Tree Center Crain Highway

La Plata Village Center

Opening February 1st at 50 Drury Drive

Prince Georges County

Brandywine Crossing

Brandywine Village

Calvert County

Armory Square Project

Charming Charlie Waldorf Opening

Charming Charlie has set an opening date of November 17th at the Shops at Waldorf on Crain Highway in Waldorf, MD

Roys is Back!

 

Guess who's back in town?  Roy Rogers has finally begun renovations to the old Arby's in La Plata.  Changes should take a few months and then everyone will be back to enjoying there Double R Burgers and Roast Beef Sandwiches!  Unfortunately it's not the same family that will be running it as before but I think the end results will still make everyone in the area happy.  As I get info on an opening day I will keep you posted as usual.

UPDATE:  Opening date of early November has been estimated.  Roy's is now hiring, there is a banner outside with an email to contact

Chuck E Cheese Waldorf is Hiring

The new location for Chuck E Cheese will be hiring on site on May 23rd starting at 2:00 at the Charles County Plaza.  Planet Fitness will be joining them at this location in the future.

UPDATE: Now Open!

New Construction in White Plains

BB&T Bank is currently under construction in the White Plains Corporate Center.  The new branch will open late summer.  The current location in the White Plains commerce center will close once it's complete.

Construction is also underway on the new 24,000 sf White Plains Corporate Flex building located on Regency Place behind our offices.  This building is available as a condominium for sale or lease.  Reservations for space will be taken immediately.  You can lease or purchase a space from 1,400 sf and up depending on your needs.

BB&T Bank - White Plains

BB&T has begun site work on their new White Plains branch.  This free standing location will be located at the corner of Crain Highway South and Stanhaven Place in the White Plains Corporate Center.  The branch currently on Theodore Green Blvd. will relocate here.

AMC Lowes Theaters to renovate St. Charles Town Center Location

AMC Theaters has announced a 4.5 million dollar VIP renovation of the St. Charles Town Center 9.
Renovations will provide enhanced presentation quality for guests, as every auditorium will be converted to a Sony 4K digital projection experience and feature state-of-the-art speakers. Other modifications to the theater include a renovation of the theater's restrooms, as well as changes to the box office and lobby area. Guests will also enjoy movies from new power leather recliners on platforms, as well as an upgraded concession area. AMC is also evaluating the possibility of adding an IMAX auditorium.  The theater will remain open during renovations.  They expect to complete everything by summer 2012.
Thank you to our blog fans for the update.

Books A Million Now Open

Books A Million has opened at Waldorf Shoppers World.    Store also includes Joe muggs coffee.

Hey Chris why can't we have a ...........around here??

Lets talk about rumors and what the reality is when it comes to some of the bigger name restaurants that people have asked me about.  For a long period of time there have been rumors floating around about Waldorf getting a P.F. Chang's and a Cheesecake Factory.  I will just start off by telling you they are completely false.  It was a rumor that started when the Peterson company began planning the Waldorf Town Center, a "lifestyle center" that was supposed to be built in the former Stardust location on Route 301.  The plans for that shopping center have been put on a definate hold because the Peterson company is currently working on the expansion of the National Harbor.  Now the land is for sale and are looking for other developers.  So anyway back to why we can't get some of these well knows places.  The biggest problem....population.  A place like the Cheesecake Factory requires a large daytime population to keep it running.  The last time I spoke to them they wanted a population of 250,000 people within a 5 mile radius of the location to be built and we are nowhere close to that.  We are just reaching 150,000 total in the county!  We also have a problem here because of the amount of people that leave the county to work and that's not good for us.  If we cant fill restaurants during lunch then they wont be able to survive.  The dinner crowd just won't pay the bills.  Other smaller places requested that I have looked into have another issue..franchise owners.  If no one wants to run a Krispy Kreme or a Salad Works then we aren't going to get one.  All I can do is call the franchise and offer my services to help someone find a location when the time comes.  So if you are an entrepreneur and are ready and able to start up a new business, we are here to help you through the process.

Buffalo is a Go!

According to the engineers for the project, Buffalo Wild Wings is scheduled to begin tearing down the former Uno's building this month to make way for the new project.  At first we were told it would be a remodel but it looks like the floorplan just didnt cut it.  Check the Buffalo website http://www.buffalowildwings.com/jobs.php for job inquiries as it gets closer to completion. They currently have a scheduled opening date of mid January 2012.

Chevys Opening in Brandywine

Chevys Fresh Mex will be opening in the next few days at the Brandywine Crossing Shopping Center 5914 Crain Highway.  Job seekers can fax or send their resume to: mex536@aol.com or 410-573-9069 or apply onsite.

Cracker Barrel Waldorf Opens April 4th

Cracker Barrel is set to open April 4th at its Waldorf location 3742 Crain highway next to the Hampton Inn and Carrabba's restaurant.  The building is over 10,000 square feet and will employ about 150 people.  The area will now be referred to as Waldorf Park according to the new signage that went up today.  Thanks to one of my blog followers for the opening date information.  Now Hiring signs are on the building to apply at the site 9am-5pm Mon thru Fri. or Sat 10am-2pm  You can also call the store (301) 638-2570

Charles County Gets New School Approval

The State has approved construction for the new high school which will be located near the Blue Crabs stadium. It will hold 1600 students and is going for a LEED gold enviornmental certification. It will also have digital classrooms and a state of the art planetarium available for all of the local schools to use.

McDonalds La Plata South

The McDonalds next to Chick-fil-a is open for business!

Target listens to its customers

Beginning sometime in the late summer of 2010 target in La Plata has been approved to begin selling fresh produce and meats in its store. This is a great addition to help give customers a one stop shopping experience.