Urban One’s proposal for a casino/resort in Richmond, Va. Is one of two finalists an evaluation panel is still considering, according to a report in the Washington Business Journal. The Silver Spring-based company announced its plans in February and was one of six original bidders on an economic development project.
County landlords would be required to revise rental applications to improve transparency and be limited on what types of arrest and convictions could be considered in housing decisions under the terms of a bill passed April 20 by the County Council.
In lieu of its regular public art exhibitions delayed by pandemic restrictions, Takoma Park’s Arts and Humanities Division has created a series of posters featuring works by local artists. The seven different posters, designed by Charlotte Mann Lee, include 14 artists and are now on display at 14 bus shelters in Takoma Park in a series called Arts on the Move.
Four defendants in a June 2020 armed robbery and assault in Takoma Park were sentenced Friday, April 16 by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, according to a Takoma Park police press release.
The African American Health Program has released a new video in its campaign to urge the African American community to get tested for COVID-19. The new video features county resident and Vietnam War veteran Dr. Raphael Gray, who sees a parallel between that war and the current pandemic.
County residents who rent their housing and have been financially affected by the pandemic may be eligible to now apply for additional funds providing rent relief, officials announced. The county has entered the third phase of the COVID Rent Relief Program with an additional $59 million on top of $21 million already dedicated to the funding by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
The reopening of Kaldi’s Social House appears to have been pushed to April 30, according to a revised post on their social media profiles.
Firepan Korean BBQ will be opening in downtown Silver Spring, according to a report from The MoCo Show.
Kaldi’s Social House has been featured in Sprudge, an international publication that covers the coffee industry.