National Night Out events planned in the area
Today marks National Night Out in thousands of communities across the country. Silver Spring and Takoma Park are no exceptions.
Today marks National Night Out in thousands of communities across the country. Silver Spring and Takoma Park are no exceptions.
Heavy rainfall, flooding and storm damage hit the Silver Spring area over the last 24 hours, with more forecasted to come later today.
Construction has begun on a remodeling project for the Silver Spring International Middle School at 313 Wayne Ave.
Takoma Park’s 128th Annual Independence Day Celebration will highlight the local Fourth of July activities tomorrow. The first part of the day will be the parade, which will begin at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Carroll and Ethan Allan avenues. Participants will go south on Carroll, turn right on Maple Avenue and go to Ritchie Avenue where the parade … Read More
Ground, a café and coffee boutique, is scheduled to open Saturday at the corner of Sligo Avenue and Selim Road in the space formerly occupied by Jackie’s Sidebar.
Illustration from FiveStone Church Wednesday, June 21 Revels-Carpe Diem Picnic Supper and Sing in the Park, Sligo-Bennington Park, 599 Bennington Dr., 6-8 p.m. DC Denizens meeting with Councilmember Tom Hucker (D-District 5), Bump ’n Grind, 1200 East-West Highway, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Immigrant Heritage Month proclamation and reception, Takoma Park Recreation Center, 7315 New Hampshire Ave., 7-9 p.m. Thursday, June 22 Silver … Read More
Illustration from FiveStone Church Wednesday, June 7 Kickoff of Live Music at the Blairs, weekly series, Sonny’s Green, 1290 East-West Highway, 6-8 p.m. Friday, June 9 Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts season opener, Montgomery Blair High School, 51 University Blvd. East, 7 p.m. Saturday, June 10 Public Forum on Changes to CUPF Reservation Process, Silver Spring Civic Building, 1 Veterans’ Place, 9-10:30 … Read More
A portion of Piney Branch Road will be closed this weekend for roadwork. Graphic from Wikimedia Commons.
Illustration from FiveStone Church Thursday, June 1 Safe Silver Spring Community Meeting with 3rd District police, Long Branch Community Center, 8700 Piney Branch Rd., 7-9 p.m. Silver Spring Timebank Screenprinting social, Catylator Makerspace, 8121 Georgia Ave., Suite LL1, $5 per shirt, 7-9 p.m. Saturday, June 3 Takoma Langley Crossroads Clean-Up Day, 6900 New Hampshire Ave., 8:30-10 a.m. Joel Friedman Lecture … Read More