Actually a rebuttal to the 3 star review from H. B. 2/18/24. A tear down ? This center has a modern…read morelooking exterior and most of the stores are clean and bright. A new grocery store ? This Giant is constantly being spruced up as well as keeping up with the latest food trends. It is one of the companies best performers. Smoking ? That is an issue best discussed with the store manager, not in a Yelp review. Overflowing trash cans ? Perhaps they were full and scheduled to be emptied soon. Or the company that cleans the parking lot missed a day. Of course the receptacles could be removed for asthetics and the next reviewer would be complaining about the cans and bottles on the ground. This center is the best looking and well maintained of the three shopping areas along the Forest Drive / Bay Ridge Rd. corridor.

I've been in Bowie for over 40 years and watched Freestate changed slowly. As a kid, I could walk…read moreto this mall. This place is no longer a mall. It was a while back. I forget the anchor store name, Arlens or something. Then it was replaced by Giants (not the grocery store) and then Sears. A bowling alley was in the back but attached to the mall with a number of small shops that come and gone. Gone are the barber shops. Gone is Sunny's, a gift shop (I use to work there), gone is the Sports shop. Today, the mall has be completely replaced and turned into a rather large strip mall. Giant's, the grocery store is the biggest store there. It is rather nice. A smaller strip mall was built in the front with a number of small shops. The shopping center was made for Bowie residence since out of towners would not need to drive here since nothing out of the ordinary can be found here. Parking like most Bowie shopping centers must have been designed by the same idiot. Only a couple of funnel entrances with stop signs placed in the strategically wrong places. Plenty of parking in the main center area and none for the little strip mall in the front.

Located in Howard County, this small but busy shopping center has many options…read more The parking is hectic - spaces are tight and in the evenings it's packed! When I'm here it's usually at Kloby's but I recently discovered there's a UPS store which I've now visited a few times. I do plan to visit some of the other businesses here. Other businesses include: -Gas station -Liquor store -Dentist -Dunkin -Subway -Dry cleaners -Nail Expo (a nail salon) -La Palapa Too (I've been to. Like them) -Facci (never been) -London Curry House (on my list) -Ginza (Japanese and on my list) Great to have many nearby options!

There aren't enough decent shopping centers in the world. Montpelier does a pretty good job and has…read morethe usual suspects that are required for a shopping center to succeed. A gas station, a dry cleaners, a nail shop and a donut shop. They also have four sit down restaurants, a take-out restaurant and a Dunkin. The only thing missing from the menu is an ice cream place. There's enough parking but the layout is limited. There is only one exit to the shopping center plus the one for the gas station. It's got a tight corner up against US 29 and Johns Hopkins Road. And there isn't a possibility add an outbuilding with a drivethrough. But it's clean, it has good coverage (I was here when it was pouring down with rain and I was dry) and it has enough lighting to feel safe.

The parking and access to the shopping center is poorly laid out and usually affords at least one…read moreopportunity for a wreck with every visit; particularity on the east end if you are trying to hang a left to get to Pier One, Big Lots, Staples, Haverty's, Sports Authority, or Target. Hang a right and you'll get everything from Michaels to Bob Evans and Exxon. I like the stores this place has to offer, I just wish the planners had planned traffic when it was all laid out!

Not a bad little place. It has a Lowes, Kohls, Staples, Target and Sport Authority. A nice…read moreHaverty is also there for high quality furniture and a Pet Smarts for your pet needs. A Michael's for your craft needs is also there. You can't park and shop, since they are spread out all over the place and need a car to get from one place to another. I find myself coming here a lot due to the Lowes and Targets. The bookstore closed, which is a shame and has been replaced by Big Lots. I think you can find most of your shopping needs, except groceries, in here.

A decent shopping center... ahhh, I mean 'Marketplace'…read more Food Lion grocery store, Mamma Roma's Italian restaurant, Hops -n- Vines liquor, Orchard Cafe - A dynamite breakfast resturant, Subway, Cleaners, Parcel services, and soooo much more awaits you!

Quaint little plaza with a few eateries, a market, barbershop, salon, and gas station. There used…read moreto be a bank but it recently closed down. The plaza is quiet, clean and well kept and conveniently located within an established community. If ever in the Piney Orchard area Stop by Orchard cafe.

I cannot really judge all the stores because there are many. The town center is basically an older…read morestrip mall much like Eastover Mall. The stores vary from small to large, chains to small businesses. There are restaurants, Mcdonalds, Applebee, Taco Bell to name some. I prefer the Taco Bells myself. There is plenty of parking but if going to multiple stores you will be criss crossing the parking lot in your car. Also, be careful and alert in the lot. There are wannabe Nascar drivers here. Overall, I go here all the time and I like it. There is a Well Fargo Bank across the street. A Golden Corral is about 7 minutes away. Have fun!

A small strip-shopping plaza in Crofton, has been here for years, Has several establishments…read moreincluding a liquor store (Eddie's Place), a BarberSHop, Lido's Pizza, a restaurant (Ashling Kitchen and Bar), a few other stores and a Dunkin's in the parking lot. A lil bit for everyone.

This is a very small strip mall with very little merchants. However, I seem to come here often. I…read moreguess the barbershop helps with that. Kind of forces me to show up every few weeks. But they also have Christopher, Eddie's Place and Dunkin Donuts. Parking here is always crowded, but I always seem to get a spot.

Your basic suburban shopping center, anchored by Shoppers and PetSmart. Several chain restaurants,…read moreplus Cold Spring, Jersey Mike's, a decent Pho shop, Sardi's Peruvian chicken, and the requisite *$$. Liquor store, nails, cleaner. And a Sears appliance showroom - didn't know they still had those. The main entrance is a traffic light on Contee next to Marlo's, but you can also enter and exit from US 1 (Baltimore Blvd) southbound.

Shopper Food Warehouse and a number of restaurants are some of the things you will find in this…read morecomplex. It is across the street from Marlo's and at the intersection of Contee and Route 1. If you're in Laurel, this could be a good place to stop by if you're hungry.