La Casita Pupuseria Changes Annual Pupusa Day Celebration to Stay-at-Home Feast

Source of the Spring Staff | Aug 3, 2024Nov 6, 2020 at 9:09 am | Silver Spring, MD

La Casita Pupuseria & Market is changing its annual Pupusa Day Celebration to a Stay-at-Home Feast, according to a tweet posted this morning.

County’s Annual Leaf Collection to Begin Monday, Nov. 9

Mike Diegel | Nov 10, 2024Nov 6, 2020 at 7:15 am | Silver Spring, MD

The weather forecast for this weekend looks perfect for leaf raking, just in time for the county’s annual leaf collection to begin Monday, Nov. 9. This year, the county has modified the online collection schedule tools so that residents can find their planned collection date (weather permitting) by simply entering their street address.

Pessoa Construction Performing Purple Line Utility Relocations Along Wayne Avenue

Source of the Spring Staff | Dec 23, 2024Nov 5, 2020 at 4:00 pm | Silver Spring, MD

Since mid-October, Capitol Heights-based Pessoa Construction has been performing utility relocations along Wayne Avenue in Silver Spring and Kenilworth Avenue in Riverdale for the Maryland Purple Line project.

Elrich Proposes Tightening Some COVID-19 Restrictions

Mike Diegel | Sep 17, 2024Nov 5, 2020 at 1:00 pm | Montgomery County, MD

County Executive Marc Elrich has introduced a revised Executive Order 122-20, COVID-19 Local Order that would roll back recent loosening of restrictions designed to lessen the spread of COVID-19. The revisions come in response to a recent spike locally and elsewhere in the number of COVID-19 cases. One of the principal changes reduces the allowed indoor capacity at shops and restaurants from 50% to 25%.

Police Warn of Airbag Thefts in Takoma Park

Source of the Spring Staff | Jul 25, 2024Nov 5, 2020 at 10:00 am | Takoma Park, MD

The Takoma Park Police Department is warning residents of the theft of airbags in the area of New Hampshire Avenue.

Incumbents Leading in Takoma Park Mayoral, Council Races

Mike Diegel | Sep 15, 2024Nov 5, 2020 at 7:00 am | Takoma Park, MD

Incumbent Takoma Park Mayor Kate Stewart and all six current city council members are leading in races to keep their seats, according to preliminary results posted last night. Stewart was leading challenger Roger Schlegel by a vote of 2,912 to 1,561 with 18 write-in votes.

Shoplifting Suspect Arrested for Stabbing Silver Spring 7-Eleven Owner and Customer

Source of the Spring Staff | Mar 30, 2024Nov 4, 2020 at 2:09 pm | Silver Spring, MD

Officers from the Montgomery County Police Department’s 3rd District have charged 55-year-old Wayne Riley, of Washington, D.C., with the attempted second-degree murder of the owner and a customer of a Silver Spring 7-Eleven convenience store, according to an MCPD press release.

Truck Crashes into Capital One Bank in Takoma Park; Driver Cited for Hit-and-Run

Source of the Spring Staff | Dec 3, 2024Nov 4, 2020 at 12:39 pm | Takoma Park, MD

Takoma Park Police last night responded to calls of a truck that crashed into Capital One Bank at 1181 University Boulevard in the Takoma-Langley Crossroads neighborhood, triggering multiple reports of news helicopters in the area.

Question C to Add Two Council Members Poised for Passage

Mike Diegel | Sep 15, 2024Nov 4, 2020 at 10:16 am | Montgomery County, MD

The County Council will add two members in the 2022 election with the passage of Question C, according to unofficial election results posted shortly before 1 a.m. this morning (Nov. 4). The ballot question garnered more than 62% of the vote for the change, while about 37.5% voted against the question.