Takoma Park business group wins grant for public art project
The Old Takoma Business Association/Main Street Takoma has won a $15,000 grant from the state and will commission a set of five “Art Seats” that will be placed at the Takoma Park Gazebo.
Takoma Park Celebration Highlights Fourth of July Events
Takoma Park’s 128th Annual Independence Day Celebration will highlight the local Fourth of July activities tomorrow. The first part of the day will be the parade, which will begin at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Carroll and Ethan Allan avenues. Participants will go south on Carroll, turn right on Maple Avenue and go to Ritchie Avenue where the parade … Read More
Takoma Beverage Co. Holds Grand Opening Ceremony
Takoma Park Mayor Kate Stewart joined the owners of Takoma Beverage Co. for a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony Sunday afternoon.
Thunderbolts Open 2017 Season Friday
The Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts open their 2017 home season this Friday, June 9 at 7 p.m. at Montgomery Blair High School against the Bethesda Big Train. The contest is the first of 20 home games for the Tbolts, who play in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League.
Pedestrian bridge installation planned over Piney Branch Road
A portion of Piney Branch Road will be closed this weekend for roadwork. Graphic from Wikimedia Commons.
Upcoming Events May 24-June 1
Illustration from FiveStone Church Wednesday, May 24 Progressive Maryland District 5 Happy Hour, Nando’s Peri-Peri, 924 Ellsworth Dr., 6-10 p.m. “Meet the Concessionaire,” Purple Line Transit Partners, Montgomery Blair High School, 51 University Blvd. East, 6:30-8:30 p.m. U.S. BRT 29 Central Corridor Advisory Committee Meeting, Silver Spring Methodist Church, Parlor Room, 33 University Blvd. E., 6:30 p.m. Katherine Heiny, author of … Read More
U.S. break dancing championships here this weekend
The 2017 Rock the Box U.S. Breakin’ Championships will be held this weekend at The Lab DC dance studio.
Walking Tour of Montgomery College TPSS Campus Planned
A group of Silver Spring residents is organizing a Community Walking Tour of Montgomery College’s Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus Saturday morning.