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Bonjour Waffles back in business in Downtown Silver Spring

Source of the Spring Staff | Nov 11, 2024Sep 26, 2017 at 2:30 pm | Silver Spring, MD

After being out of commission for nearly a month due to truck repairs, Bonjour Waffles has reopened at the Gulf gas station at 8600 Georgia Avenue.

Council to hold hearing tonight on raising minimum wage

Mike Diegel | Sep 17, 2024Sep 26, 2017 at 12:30 pm | Montgomery County, MD

There is a national effort to raise federal, state and local minimum wages. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. The County Council will hold a public hearing tonight on a bill that would raise the local minimum wage to $15 per hour for private-sector employers “over a period of years,” according to a press release. Current law, passed in 2013, sets the … Read More

United Therapeutics Continues Work on New Office Space

Mike Diegel | May 4, 2024Sep 26, 2017 at 10:00 am | Silver Spring, MD

While construction continues on United Therapeutics’ new office building at Colesville Road and Spring Street, it’s not the reason for the recent traffic disruptions on Colesville, as the Source and others mistakenly assumed.

Medical Marijuana Dispensary to Open on Fenton Street

Mike Diegel | Sep 17, 2024Sep 25, 2017 at 11:01 am | Silver Spring, MD

Silver Spring could have at least one medical marijuana dispensary open before Thanksgiving.

Bike Lane Project on Spring and Cedar Close to Completion

Mike Diegel | Nov 10, 2024Sep 22, 2017 at 10:00 am | Silver Spring, MD

The completion of a project to create separated bike lanes on Spring and Cedar streets is at hand as the Planning Department continues to work on an updated bicycle master plan.

Documentary explores history of Silver Spring

Mike Diegel | Jan 7, 2025Sep 21, 2017 at 9:48 am | Silver Spring, MD

Anyone who hasn’t heard the story of how Silver Spring got its name can learn that and much more about local history Sunday at a free screening of “Silver Spring: Story of an American Suburb.”

Upcoming Events, Sept. 20-26

Mike Diegel | Aug 27, 2020Sep 20, 2017 at 10:58 am | Silver Spring, MD

Illustration from FiveStone Church Wednesday, September 20 Virtual Town Hall with County Executive Ike Leggett, 1-2 p.m. Silver Spring Arts & Entertainment Advisory Committee meeting, Silver Spring Civic Building, 4 p.m. Thursday, September 21 Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Committee meeting, 8110 Georgia Ave., 3rd Floor, 3:30 p.m. Washington Revels-Carpe Diem Community Sing, Bennington Drive Park, 599 Bennington Dr., 6:30-8:30 … Read More

Fall means beer festival season

Mike Diegel | Oct 28, 2022Sep 20, 2017 at 9:30 am | Silver Spring, MD, Takoma Park, MD

It’s fall, which means it’s beer festival season, and there are two local ones coming up.

Local entrepreneurs plan brewery, beer garden in Silver Spring

Mike Diegel | Nov 11, 2024Sep 19, 2017 at 11:34 am | Silver Spring, MD

Two local entrepreneurs have signed a letter of intent to lease 10,000 square feet of space for a brewery in downtown Silver Spring at 8401 Colesville Rd.