Halloween Happenings This Weekend
There are more Halloween activities going on in the area this weekend than the Silver Spring Zombie Walk. Here’s a listing of some of them.
Zombies to lurch through Silver Spring Saturday night
Zombies live. At least, for one night in Silver Spring.
Local Residents Launch Source of the Spring
Two local residents today launched the Source of the Spring, a news site devoted to covering news and information from Silver Spring and Takoma Park.
Gandhi Brigade to Premiere New Documentary
Gandhi Brigade Youth Media will premiere its new documentary “To Serve and Protect?” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 in the Silver Spring Civic Center.
Health, Beauty and Wellness Store Opens
Your Whole Body, a nutrition and wellness retailer, has opened at 8646 Colesville Rd. next to Kao Thai in downtown Silver Spring.
Street Parking to Be Restricted During Metro Safety Surge
Street parking restrictions will be in effect in the Silver Spring Central Business District during Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s safety surge scheduled for Oct. 29 to Nov. 22, according to the Montgomery County Department of Transportation.
School Expanding to Better Serve Special Needs Students
A Silver Spring private school is undergoing a major expansion project to allow it to serve more special needs students.
Hotel, Retail Planned for 8600 Georgia Avenue
A preliminary plan application has been submitted to the Montgomery County Planning Board for a 173-room hotel with about 4,200 square feet of ground-level retail at 8600 Georgia Ave., the corner of Georgia and Colesville Road currently occupied by a gas station.
Passion for Learning: Prepping Middle School Students for College
What began in 2003 as a mentoring project under the Montgomery County Business Roundtable for Education eventually morphed into an independent organization concentrating on preparing middle school students for college.