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.
Silver Spring photographer Jonna Huseman of Jonna Michelle Photography has been honored by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-District 8) as a Local Hero of the Week for her photo essay series, Life in the Time of Coronavirus: Voices from Silver Spring.
Nips Juice House is holding a soft opening starting today (Saturday, July 31), from 3 to 6 p.m, according to a post to the outlet’s Instagram account. A grand opening is set for Thursday, August 5 at 12 p.m.
Commissioner Natali Fani-González has resigned her position with the county’s Planning Board and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, effective Aug. 31. Earlier this year, Fani-González announced plans to run for County Council representing District 4.
The management at Zinnia — Chris Brown, owner general manager, and Justin Kaplan-Markley, operations and logistics manager — have been making some changes to the former Mrs. K’s garden area as they prep for a planned early September opening.
Silver Spring’s Red Rock Films announced a partnership with the National Wildlife Federation to develop a new children’s series based on Ranger Rick, the NWF’s magazine and book character that teaches kids about conservation and the environment.
A Massachusetts company, Linchris Hotel Corp., has purchased the Sheraton Silver Spring at 8777 Georgia Ave. and is temporarily operating the hotel under the name of Hotel Silver Spring.
Locavino, the wine café that overlooks Veterans Plaza in Downtown Silver Spring, is the featured business in a new episode of the ‘Made In Montgomery’ series from the County Council and County Cable Montgomery.
The County Council yesterday approved a bill to establish a business improvement district in Silver Spring that would provide marketing and promotions for all the businesses within the current Silver Spring Urban District.