Downtown Silver Spring will set up two s’mores stations on the plaza Friday, Nov. 27 and Friday, Dec. 11 to benefit Manna Food Center, according to the DTSS website. For a $5 fee, which goes to the center, groups of up to six people can reserve a 15-minute s’mores roasting period between 5 and 8 p.m. each evening.
The county has announced its schedule of closings for the Thanksgiving Day holiday Nov. 26. All county offices, libraries and the Alcohol Beverage Services retail stores will be closed, as will all recreation programs and facilities.
One person was killed in a house fire last night in the 10000 block of Lorain Avenue in South Four Corners, according to Pete Piringer, public information officer for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. At about 9:25 p.m. on Nov. 20, approximately 85 firefighters responded to multiple calls to find “heavy fire conditions in a single-family house,” Piringer said in a recorded message for the media.
Thompson Hospitality, a Reston, Virginia-based retail and facilities and management company, has acquired Matchbox Food Group, LLC as the casual-dining chain emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to a report from Restaurant-Hospitality.com.
PLNT Burger — the vegan burger brainchild of Top Chef alum Spike Mendelsohn — is planning a major brick-and-mortar expansion in 2021, according to a report from VegNews.com.
If you don’t want to cook for Thanksgiving, downtown Silver Spring food truck Money Muscle BBQ has customizable dinners on its menu this year.
The Takoma Park Police Department is collecting toys, cash, and/or gift card donations for local families in need this holiday season, according to a Community Advisory email sent to the Source.
While there won’t be a lighting ceremony/party on Ellsworth Drive, this year’s “Re-Imagining the Holidays” art installation will be lit up beginning tonight (Nov. 13) through mid-January. This year’s installation on Fountain Plaza is a collection of colorful plexiglass snowflakes hung inside and out on a framework that’s wrapped in blue garland, topped with a crystal burst. Colorful floodlights and blinking lights will illuminate the structure for shoppers and other visitors to enjoy.
A week after Takoma Park Police warned residents of airbag thefts along New Hampshire Avenue, we’re now receiving reports of the same thefts happening in Silver Spring.