Residents have until midnight tonight to enter online comments on the final conceptual site plan for improvements to the Silver Spring Intermediate Park. The 3.6-acre park, which is bounded on three sides by Philadelphia, Chicago and Boston avenues, is on the site of the former Silver Spring Intermediate School. It is still owned by the school system, but is managed … Read More
CuriosityStream, the Silver Spring-based streaming documentary service, has landed a $140 million round of private funding, according to a press release.
The county has released the schedule of closings and other changes to mark the Presidents Day holiday Monday, Feb. 18. All county offices and libraries will be closed for the holiday, as will state offices and courts. The county’s liquor stores will be open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The Recreation Department’s recreation and aquatics programs and facilities will be open. … Read More
Friday, Feb. 15 Love Thy Beer: Winter Warmer Showcase, Silver Spring Civic Building, $55 & $75, 6-10 p.m. Improv Comedy Night, The Highwood Theatre, 914 Silver Spring Ave., $11, 8-9:30 p.m. Valentine Slim’s Valentine’s Day Soiree, VFW Post 350 “Hells Bottom,” 6420 Orchard Ave., 8-11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 Anansegromma of Ghana, Silver Spring Library, 900 Wayne Ave., 10:30-11:15 a.m. … Read More
Matchbox Vintage Pizza Bistro has opened a hiring center for its new outlet on Ellsworth Drive in Downtown Silver Spring.
When you buy a home or town home in Montgomery County, you are required to perform a radon test. [sponsored]
Basic crochet and knitting instruction, proper use of kitchen knives, and bicycle maintenance and repair are just a few of the many skills highlighted at the third annual Silver Spring Timebank Skills Share and Repair Café held Feb. 10 at the Silver Spring Civic Building.
The county’s Thayer-Spring public parking garage opened this morning in Fenton Village. Also known as Garage #3, the below-grade facility is located at 913 Silver Spring Ave., under the new Thayer&Spring apartment development. The garage includes 115 long-term parking spaces, 40 short-term (under four hours) spaces, six ADA-compliant spaces, eight spaces for motorcycles and 28 for bicycles. The cost is … Read More
Friday, Feb. 8 Lunch with the Mayor, Mansa Kunda Restaurant, 8000 Flower Ave., noon World Central Kitchen Community Dinner and Resource Fair, Montgomery Blair High School, 51 University Blvd. E.,6:30-8 p.m. Live Local Music, Cissel-Saxon American Legion Post 41, 905 Sligo Ave., 7 p.m.-midnight Improv Comedy Night, The Highwood Theatre, 914 Silver Spring Ave., $11, 8-9:30 p.m. Bobby Smith Band, … Read More