Work has begun on a 350-foot-long large-scale street mural on the pedestrian-only portion of Ellsworth Drive in the Downtown Silver Spring development. Chalk Riot, a Washington-based public arts production company that specializes in pavement art and interactive murals, some using augmented reality, is creating the work.
The Regal Majestic & IMAX cinema will reopen Friday, May 21, according to social media posts from Downtown Silver Spring.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen will open an outlet at 8401 Georgia Ave., according to a “Coming Soon” sign now posted in the window. Construction has been underway for several weeks to convert the space formerly occupied by Bombay Gaylord.
AT&T and Discovery Inc. today announced a deal to merge AT&T’s WarnerMedia unit with Discovery, creating a streaming giant including the HBO Max and Discovery+ properties.
Silver Branch Brewing Co. will be marking a rerelease of a Kölsch-style beer, Ümläüt Lövë, with a weekend of special events Thursday, May 20 through Saturday, May 22.
Matchbox Restaurant in Silver Spring has expanded its hours to offer breakfast and added an expanded menu featuring brunch items all day from Milk & Honey Café.
The Quarry House Tavern is looking to hire staff in preparation for reopening next month, according to owner Jackie Greenbaum. “We’re aiming for the first week of June, but we have a lot of work to do to reopen, including hiring and training new staff so it might take shortly longer,” she said in an email to the Source.
Two of the newest restaurants to open in Silver Spring’s Central Business District have their signs in place and are indicating an opening date in the fall.
The county will reopen six libraries, including the Silver Spring Library at 900 Wayne Ave., on Tuesday, June 1, County Executive Marc Elrich announced. The libraries will be open by appointment only for browsing and checking out materials, picking up holds, computer use, print/copy/scan services, information and circulation services only.