Silver Spring-based nonprofit Small Things Matter, created by Montgomery Blair High School student Lana Anderson, distributed 600 Indian curry meals free of charge to anyone that visited the school on Monday. The Guru Gobind Singh Foundation – Sikh Spiritual Center provided the meals.
Baltimore-based Underground Pizza Company is bringing its Detroit-style pies to Olazzo Restaurant in downtown Silver Spring.
Starbucks is offering free coffee to front-line workers throughout December from its stores throughout the country, including locations in Silver Spring and Takoma Park.
County detectives with the Major Crimes Division are still investigating an attempted armed robbery of a food truck in downtown Silver Spring that took place in October. The police have now released surveillance video of the suspect in the incident, which took place at about 5:40 p.m. on Oct. 12.
All Set Restaurant & Bar in downtown Silver Spring has been featured once again on the Bravo TV show Real The Housewives of Potomac.
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and Montgomery County Council have proclaimed Tuesday, Dec. 1 as Rosa Parks Day in the County, according to a press release.
The Takoma Park Police Department has been accepted into a program to train officers in strategies and tactics to help law enforcement officers prevent misconduct and reduce officer mistakes, among other goals. The Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement Project, an initiative of Georgetown University’s Law Center, includes more than 60 other law enforcement agencies, along with statewide and regional training academies chosen to participate in the ABLE Project’s national rollout.
The Takoma Park Police Department is accepting applications for the 2021 Community Police Academy, which will be held virtually due to the pandemic. The academy is designed to help residents 16 years of age or older understand how officers go about doing their jobs. The classes will begin via Zoom on Tuesday, Jan. 5 and will be a 14-week long program of one class a week from 7 p.m.–9:30 pm.
Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington Executive Director Ken Flemmer was honored last week by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-District 8) as part of the Congressman’s Local Heroes video series.