Coffee Shop/Café Planned for Downtown Takoma Park
A pair of entrepreneurs are planning to open a specialty coffee shop/café early next year in downtown Takoma Park.
Vote by Mail Option Available for November Election
Vote by mail applications are available from the Montgomery County Board of Elections for those who prefer this option for the November election. Registered voters are eligible to vote by mail as long as they have a Maryland driver’s license or MVA-issued ID card. This will become the voter’s official ballot and anyone choosing this option will not be able … Read More
Hotel, Retail Planned for 8600 Georgia Avenue
A preliminary plan application has been submitted to the Montgomery County Planning Board for a 173-room hotel with about 4,200 square feet of ground-level retail at 8600 Georgia Ave., the corner of Georgia and Colesville Road currently occupied by a gas station.
Passion for Learning: Prepping Middle School Students for College
What began in 2003 as a mentoring project under the Montgomery County Business Roundtable for Education eventually morphed into an independent organization concentrating on preparing middle school students for college.
Public Service Announcements Part of Jumbotron Rotation
Not everything you see on the Ellsworth Place Jumbotrons is a paid commercial message.
Need Event Space? Look to the Silver Spring Civic Building
Eric Rasch, with a view of the atrium in the background. Photo by Elenilson Ayala. Community groups, non-profit organizations and other entities looking for affordable spaces to hold meetings or other events are increasingly looking at the Silver Spring Civic Building to meet their needs. Use of the building is open to everyone, not just county residents, according to Eric … Read More
It Seemed Crazy at the Time
The first time Ray Barry saw the Silver Theatre his reaction was not good.
UP in Silver Spring
Erin McNamara and Dave Giacomin, residents of the Seven Oaks-Evanswood neighborhood in Silver Spring, have signed a lease to open a new business called UP in the space above the former Jackie’s Restaurant in South Silver Spring.