Kmart Closing Could Have Upside

Ellen Dix, president of the Freedom Area Citizens Council, hopes Carrolltown can "once again be the center of Eldersburg."

The announcement of Kmart closing in the Carrolltown Center met with a variety of responses from local residents and organizations, some hoping that the vacancy would lead to changes in the former mall.  "It has been a long wait, but we have I hope to look forward to a new shopping area that will reflect Eldersburg," said Ellen Dix, president of the Freedom Area Citizens Council, a local organization that works to define and resolve issues in the area. "With the price of gas maybe our trips out of South Carroll can be taken care of locally." This is the third closing in the center this year, following department store Peebles and Blockbuster Video.  It’s classified as a “dead mall,” according to Deadmalls.com, a non-profit site that …

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Eldersburg Kmart Slated to Close

The closing was announced on an updated list released by Sears Holding Corp. Thursday.

The Eldersburg Kmart, located in the Carrolltown Mall, has been added to the list of stores to be closed by Sears Holding Corp. The company published a list of 15 Kmart and Sears stores to be closed on its website Thursday, in addition to 79 stores announced in December.  Details on when the location would close were not announced.  The Sears located at 7200 Baltimore National Pike in Ellicott City is the only other Maryland store slated to closed.  After a disappointing year, Sears Holding Corp. announced in December that it was closing more than 100 Kmart and Sears stores, according to a company statement.  The closings are aimed at “marginally performing” stores and are expected to generate $140 to $170 million of cash as the net …

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Long Time Resident

4:24 pm on Tuesday, March 6, 2012

i have visted "The Shoppes at Carrolltown" and to be honest i was highly disapointed. the store as a whole looked like a thrift store. The prices are outrageous and the store is un organized and cluttered!.... Not to mention i found a shirt in her store with a Marshalls tag on it marked down to barley nothing, that the owner re-taged at a ridiclous price! To me this isnt how you do bussiness. …   more ›

Exploring Issues in Eldersburg: Too Many Gyms?

Does Eldersburg need another gym?

Gold's Gym could be opening in the Carrolltown Mall in August or September of this year.  There are already two gyms in the shopping center where vacant space is growing.  Blockbuster and Peebles both announced they were closing in December, causing local residents to wonder about the future of the Carrolltown Mall, a once thriving shopping center.  Do you think that the area needs another option for residents work out?  What do you think the future is for Carrolltown Mall? 

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Gold's Gym to Move Into Carrolltown Mall in Eldersburg

The gym is set to open in August or September.

While Blockbuster and Peebles are moving out of the Carrolltown Mall, a local gym has decided to move in.  Gold's Gym will move into the Eldersburg shopping center in August or September of this year.  The new facilities will offer cardio, strength training machines, group exercise, group cycling, basketball, saunas in "executive style locker rooms," a smoothie bar, an Internet cafe, and a yoga/pilates studio.  Gold's currently has only one location in Carroll County, with a gym at the Town Mall in Westminster.  Find more information about Gold's Gym and the new facility here. 

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You Said It!

Comment: Carrolltown -- ‘It’s a very depressing area.’

Carroll County readers react to the news of the week.

Just in time for the upcoming “Be Nice On the Internet Week,” Patch has compiled the most blunt, thoughtful and outrageous comments on Carroll County Patch sites. Readers talked the most this week about stories on K-Mart, Peebles and the Carrolltown Mall in Eldersburg and a Christmas Eve assault in Westminster. Exploring Issues in Eldersburg: Carrolltown Mall -- "I think the whole area should be leveled. Then put in an 'Avenue'-type shopping area including a nice movie theater, like the one in White Marsh. It's a very depressing area of the community as it stands now. And since it's right on 26, it's what you see first of Eldersburg." Cathy Healy Eldersburg Kmart Saved in First Round of Cuts -- “Black Oak Associates seems content on …

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Exploring Issues in Eldersburg: Carrolltown Mall

What do you think should happen next at Carrolltown Mall?

With the closings of Blockbuster and Peebles leaving two more vacant storefronts in the Carrolltown Center, the question becomes what's next for the former mall? Now anchored by Big Lots and Kmart, the shopping center has become a less popular place to shop for some, while others prefer the shops located there.  "I thought for sure this would go," said Jenny Lai on Facebook about the Eldersburg Kmart. "I've only been in there twice and there is never anyone there!" "I like that Kmart better than the Walmart," said Patti Meyer on Facebook. "Seems like Walmart has changed their products and I can't find what I need. I'll be sorry to see it go." As residents of the community, what do you think should be the next step? What should move in and …

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Eldersburg Kmart Saved in First Round of Cuts

The store did not make the list of locations set to close by Sears Holding Corp.

The Eldersburg Kmart, located in the Carrolltown Mall, was saved from the first round of stores to be closed by Sears Holding Corp., with more cuts and announcements possibly to come.  The company published a list of 79 Kmart and Sears stores to be closed on their website Thursday afternoon. This is only the first round of cuts, with the possibility of the list reaching 100 to 120 stores. The Sears located at 7200 Baltimore National Pike in Ellicott City is the only Maryland store slated to be closed.  After a disappointing year, Sears Holding Corp. announced Tuesday that it is closing more than 100 Kmart and Sears stores, according to a company statement.  The closings are aimed at “marginally performing” stores and are expected to …

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Eldersburg Blockbuster, Last Remaining in County, Closing Soon

Is renting movies from brick and mortar stores a thing of the past?

Carroll County’s only Blockbuster Video store, located in Eldersburg will close its doors in February, leaving the area without a place to physically browse and rent movies, TV shows and video games.  The store will close on Feb. 19, according to a store employee. Blockbuster is situated in the Carrolltown shopping center next to department store Peebles, which is also closing early next year. While this means the end of browsing the aisle, it doesn’t mean to end of renting DVD’s in the area.  Blockbuster has four Express Kiosks in Eldersburg and Sykesville including outdoor machines at 7-Eleven, Food Lion and On the Run, and an indoor kiosk at Safeway. Redbox is the only other option in the area, also with four kiosks including indoor …

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