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.
Detectives from the county’s 3rd District Investigative Section are looking to the public for help identifying a suspect in a commercial burglary that happened in the 900 block of Ellsworth Drive.
The playground at Ellsworth Place, which was reconstructed last year then closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has now reopened. [sponsored]
Silver Spring’s latest apartment development reached a milestone this week when the 26-story Solaire 8200 Dixon topped out, developer Washington Property Company announced. The development, which will be Silver Spring’s tallest building, is a 403-unit apartment tower in the heart of the Ripley District in downtown Silver Spring.
The Angry Jerk, featuring “authentic Caribbean cuisine,” will open at 4 p.m. today (July 21), according to a spokesperson for the restaurant. The menu features jerk chicken, curry chicken, and brown stew chicken with roasted carrots and gravy, along with jerk salmon as well as jerk or fried snapper.
The Angry Jerk, a new Caribbean restaurant from Society Restaurant & Lounge founder Jason Miskiri, will host a soft opening event this week, according to a post on the outlet’s Instagram account.
Moorenko’s Cookie Overload ice cream has been listed as one of Washingtonian Magazine’s ten favorite local ice cream flavors.
Silver Branch Brewing Co. in Silver Spring is one of two Maryland producers of alcoholic beverages to produce a special product to help mark the 70th anniversary of the county’s Alcohol Beverage Services this month.
Veterans Plaza in downtown Silver Spring will host the One Ethiopian Festival this Sunday, July 11 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The festival will feature live performances from over 10 artists, a Made in Ethiopia trade fair, fashion and food vendors, comedy, and more.