County Library System Rescinds Decision to Expand Operating Hours
The Montgomery County library system has rescinded a decision to expand operating hours to pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest press release.
County to Expand Hours for Most Libraries to Pre-Pandemic Levels
The county libraries, with two exceptions, will expand the hours open to patrons back to pre-pandemic levels, officials announced. Maggie Nightingale in Poolesville currently is closed for a refresh and Noyes Library for Young Children in Kensington will maintain current operating hours.
County Brings Back Thanksgiving Parade for 2021
Montgomery County will bring back the Thanksgiving parade on Saturday, Nov. 20 this year after canceling in 2020 due to the pandemic. The county is now accepting applications for parade participants.
United Therapeutics, Former NFL Player Devon Still Partner to Launch “Braving NeuroBLASToma” Initiative
Downtown Silver Spring-based United Therapeutics today announced it has partnered with former NFL player Devon Still and his daughter Leah, a survivor of high-risk neuroblastoma, to launch the educational initiative Braving NeuroBLASToma. The initiative aims to shine a light on neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer affecting immature nerve cells called neuroblasts.
All Set, Money Muscle BBQ Adding Vegetarian and Vegan Menus
Downtown Silver Spring’s All Set Restaurant & Bar will offer a new exclusively vegetarian and vegan menu for lunch and dinner services on Tuesdays, starting later this month. Chef Ed Reavis, a health & fitness enthusiast, was inspired to create the menu following a recent partnership with Shouk, a local plant-based fast-casual chain.
Black Lion Café Plans to Open in Fenton Silver Spring Apartments
Black Lion Café, a Rockville-based coffee shop and roaster, plans to open a location in the Fenton Silver Spring apartments, according to signs in the windows on the corner of Fenton Street and Thayer Avenue.
Quarry House Tavern Joins Summer Restaurant Week Promotion
Quarry House Tavern has joined the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington’s Summer Restaurant Week, according to a post to the tavern’s Instagram account.
Veterans Plaza Hosting Ivorian Economic Cultural Festival
Veterans Plaza in downtown Silver Spring is hosting the Ivorian Economic Cultural Festival today (Sunday, August 8). The festival, which kicked off at 9 a.m., will run until 10 p.m., featuring music and entertainment, arts and crafts, food vendors, and more.
DTSS Named #7 on List of Top 10 Retail Experiences of 2021
Downtown Silver Spring has been named #7 on Chain Store Age magazine’s list of Top 10 Retail Experiences of 2021. “Can a retail center be so successful at reinvigorating a town that, 20 years after it first opened, it has to remake itself to catch up with what it accomplished?”