A Silver Spring man has been arrested and charged with vehicle theft and second-degree burglary, the county police department announced. Daniel Tesfamihret, age 37, of Braddock Road in Silver Spring, was found driving a vehicle stolen in Connecticut that was reported to the county’s Emergency Communications Center by a vehicle locator service.
Sweet Sweet Kitchen, which specializes in the cuisines of Jamaica and Sierra Leone, is coming to 904 Bonifant Street in the space formerly occupied by Khyber Kitchen. The company also operates a food truck and offers catering services.
Downtown Silver Spring restaurant Tacos, Tortas & Tequila will participate in the upcoming Metropolitan Washington Winter Restaurant Week, which kicks off next Monday.
Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced $30 million in COVID-19 relief funding awarded to more than 90 music and entertainment venues around the state, including four in downtown Silver Spring. “These awards will save hundreds of jobs and help many of Maryland’s entertainment venues sustain their operations until they can safely and fully reopen,” the governor said.
The fast-casual restaurant Gusto Farm to Street has permanently closed its Downtown Silver Spring location, according to a post on its Facebook page.
Thanks to federal COVID-19 grants, free outdoor WiFi is now available in front of the Silver Spring Civic Center at Veterans Plaza and 10 county libraries.
Pho Tan Vinh at 8705A Colesville Road in downtown Silver Spring has been named to Eater D.C.’s 18 Essential Pho Shops Around D.C. list.
&Pizza is slated to open its upcoming location at Central Apartments in downtown Silver Spring on Wednesday, February 3, according to company spokesperson Katie Case.
A representative of Society Restaurant & Lounge on Georgia Avenue has been ordered to appear at a “show cause” hearing for violations of the terms of its liquor license, according to officials with the county’s Alcohol Beverage Services. In a letter to license holder Samantha El Miskiri dated Nov. 23, operators were charged with twice violating the Dispensing of Liquor section of the rules and regulations of the Board of Liquor Commissioners, as well as the Acts Contrary to Law section.