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As One Store Closes, Another Store Opens: The New Olney Giant

In the year of our lord 1972, a bright, shiny new supermarket opened in Olney, a sleepy suburb about midway between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.  There weren’t many food shopping options here then; Giant was a brave, lonely pioneer (although … Continue reading

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Too Close Starbucks; Invasion of the Albino Bunnies; Free Water

Three strange food-related things observed lately: Two Starbucks Too Close In the Fallsgrove shopping center in Rockville, the Safeway has a Starbucks stall inside.  The next store to the left is, guess what?  A Starbucks!  Is this a contender for … Continue reading

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Three Odd Things

I’ve been collecting odd food-related sightings since I’ve been writing (and carrying a phone with a pretty-good built-in camera).  Here are three of them. Rude Scarecrows These scarecrows were sighted on Muncaster Road between Route 108 and Redland.  They were … Continue reading

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