County library system holds first comic convention
A steady stream of children, teens and adults visited the Silver Spring Library last Saturday afternoon as the county’s library system hosted its first comic convention, MoComCon.
Budget request includes Silver Spring recreation, aquatic center
The county is planning to build a recreation and aquatic center in downtown Silver Spring. Photo of the Olney Swim Center from Wikimedia Commons. Several Silver Spring projects are included in the FY2018 capital budget and amendments to the six-year FY2017-2022 Capital Improvements Program released this week by County Executive Isiah Leggett. Highlighting the budget release is $55.3 million to … Read More
County government will be open Inauguration Day
The Silver Spring Civic Building and other county offices will be open Inauguration Day. Photo from Christopher Consultants Ltd. Unlike at least two other jurisdictions in the area and the federal government, Montgomery County’s government offices will be open on Inauguration Day Jan. 20. The county schools and the school system’s administrative offices will be closed, however. The county’s park … Read More
UPDATED: Comic Convention to be held in Silver Spring Library
A host of characters are expected to take over the Silver Spring Library Jan. 21 when the county’s library system hosts its first comic convention, MoComCon.
Source of the Spring to dry up over holidays
The Source of the Spring will not publish from Dec. 24-Jan. 2, when we’ll be back.
Hen quarter opens on Ellsworth Drive
Hen Quarter, a Southern-themed restaurant and bourbon bar, has opened on Ellsworth Drive in the space formerly occupied by Austin Grill.
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Vote for your favorites in Best of Fenton Village
Voting for the Best of Fenton Village 2016 is underway now through the end of the year.
Takoma Park’s Jamie Raskin readies for Congress
Many things changed for U.S. Representative-elect Jamie Raskin (D-Eighth District) following the election that sent him to Congress and, apparently, Donald Trump to the White House.