Photo from Public Domain Pictures. The county has announced its holiday schedule for Veterans Day on Friday. All county offices will be closed on Veterans Day, as will libraries, state offices and courts. Trash and recycling pickups will run on the usual schedule and the Shady Grove Processing Facility will be open. Aquatic and community centers will open as scheduled … Read More
Graphic from Wikimedia Commons Montgomery County is asking residents to complete an online survey assessing opinions about county government, services and quality of life. Copies of the survey were mailed to 5,000 randomly selected households last month and the online survey is intended to supplement the information collected from the random survey. The survey is open to residents 18 and … Read More
Happy Monday! We’ve been noticing a lot of discussion about the Dockless Bikeshare bikes that have arrived in Silver Spring: Ofo, Limebike and soon, Mobike.
Graphic from Montgomery HealthConnection Residents can get help enrolling in health care coverage plans under the Affordable Care Act at a Beat the Rush enrollment event Saturday, Nov. 4. Open enrollment for 2018 coverage began Nov. 1. This year’s enrollment period has been shortened from previous years and will end Dec. 15. Locally, enrollment assistance from trained health navigators will … Read More
Preparation for the heavy construction needed for the Purple Line has begun and residents in the local area should begin planning for road closures.
Almost all of the businesses in Spring Center in the 8600 block of 16th Street are now closed or relocated in anticipation of Purple Line construction.
The owner of the popular Zed’s Café on Georgia Avenue is planning a new restaurant and music venue on Colesville Road down the block from The Fillmore Silver Spring.
Raynold Mandizabal, the chef-owner of Urban Butcher on Georgia Avenue, plans to open a second restaurant in Central, the new development on the corner of Fenton Street and Wayne Avenue.
Graphic from Wikimedia Commons. Early voting begins today in the City of Takoma Park elections. Times and location for early voting are: Wednesday, Nov. 1, Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Ave., 2-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Ave., 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, Takoma Park Recreation Center, 7315 New Hampshire Ave., 2-8 p.m. … Read More