Category Archives: Family

Finally! MOMs in Merrifield.. and Tips for Shopping at MOMs

Thursday is the big day! MOMs in Merrifield will open at the Mosaic District at Lee Hwy & Gallows Rd in Fairfax, Virginia.  Here’s our detailed map. Merrifield MOMs is possibly our most exciting venue to date — as always, … Continue reading

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Green Festival DC is September 29 & 30!

There are so many fun and enlightening events around the DC area every year, and we’re fortunate to have one of the best coming up at the end of this month! Green Festival is a huge event at the Washington … Continue reading

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Summer Re-Cap

As summer slowly comes to an end, the kids are gathering supplies for school, and the heat is dwindling to a dull roar, we’re reflecting on a great summer: MOMs relocated our original store in Rockville to a wonderful space … Continue reading

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Appreciations to All!

Wind, rain, lightening and power outages couldn’t subdue our excitement over our 25th Anniversary weekend celebration.  Even though a few stores lost power we managed to have some fun in all locations: recycle drives, cook-outs, music and samples. Recycling of … Continue reading

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MOMs is Turning 25!

Come celebrate with us Saturday June 30th and Sunday July 1st at any MOMs location!  We’ll have lots of delicious free food, live local music, fun kids activities, and lots of recycling: jeans, shoes, glasses, and electronics. That’s the story … Continue reading

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The Heart of the Matter

I wish this was a post about a lovely memory of my father since Father’s Day is upcoming but after I spent a few moments wondering what the heck I was going to get him one thing immediately came to … Continue reading

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Mission New Rockville: Completed

Thank you to all the customers who came out to enjoy our new Rockville store grand opening last weekend!  Check out our photo scrapbook of the fun. Popular whole food vitamins from Megafood.

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New Rockville MOMs Opens Tomorrow!

We’re super-excited to be opening our new Rockville MOMs location tomorrow.  After 16 years in our previous storefront on Parklawn Drive, we’ve realized we need more parking and a more navigable layout for our tried and true (and patient) Rockville customers. … Continue reading

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Triplex Birdhouse- The Happy Ending

So, our ransacked triplex birdhouse has been repaired to include smaller entry holes for the sparrows.  The sparrows have moved back in and are busily making their homes. The thug-like mockingbirds came back to raid again but were only able … Continue reading

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