The Kroger Co., the country’s largest grocery chain, has chosen Soupergirl as one of five winners in its first Go Fresh & Local Supplier Accelerator competition to become a supplier to the chain.
Takoma Park police are investigating an armed robbery and stolen auto report, according to a community advisory. The incident occurred at about 1 a.m. Aug. 27 in the 7700 block of Maple Avenue.
Police are investigating an armed carjacking that occurred overnight in Takoma Park, according to an emailed community advisory.
The Takoma Park Street Festival has returned for 2021, according to an announcement from Main Street Takoma. The festival will be held Sunday, October 3rd, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., along Carroll Avenue in Takoma Park.
Aspen Hill’s Kobe Japan Hibachi & Sushi has opened a second, quick-service location in Takoma Park, according to an Instagram post from the Takoma-Langley Crossroads Development Authority.
The Takoma Park City Council is accepting applications for City Boards and Committee volunteers through September 30.
The City of Takoma Park has begun the installation of sidewalks featuring poetry from local residents, as part of an interactive public art project organized by the City’s Arts and Humanities Division. The poems were chosen in a contest held earlier this year, with the winners receiving a $100 award in addition to their poetry stamped in sidewalks around Takoma Park.
Seoul Food DC has announced the winner of the contest the Takoma Park restaurant created to mark its 10th anniversary in business. The $5,000 award goes to Main Street Pearl, the company said on Twitter, “who offers a space for our youth in Takoma Park. We’d like to support these collective efforts to build a small business.”
The Takoma Park Police Department will mark National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 3 at Piney Branch Elementary School, 7510 Maple Ave., according to a community advisory. The event will run from 6–9 p.m. and feature McGruff the Crime Dog along with a display of police vehicles and Maryland National Park Police horses.