Gifford’s heir talks ice cream and empire
Andrew Gifford, grandson of founder John Gifford, will discuss his memoir “We All Scream: The Fall of Gifford’s Ice Cream Empire” at the Silver Spring Library at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19.
Silver Spring ice skating rink now open
The Silver Spring ice skating rink at Veterans’ Plaza is now open for the season.
Group Raising Funds to Continue Legal Fight Against Purple Line
Friends of the Capital Crescent Trail is circulating an email in an attempt to raise funds for legal fees to continue its opposition to the Purple Line construction.
Beauty supply shop to open on Bonifant
A beauty supply shop will open in the former Silver Spring Books space at 938 Bonifant Ave.
Proposal Would Replace Library With Senior Independent Living Facility (Part 2 of 2)
The former Silver Spring Library on Colesville Road would be torn down and replaced with a four-story senior independent living facility, with a child care component, under a plan proposed by the second of two finalists selected in a Request for Proposals process.
Finalist for Library Site Proposes Child Development Center (Part 1 of 2)
The former Silver Spring library on Colesville Road would become a child development center under a proposal presented last night by one of two finalists in the Requests for Proposal process.
Peter Pan moves bus service to Silver Spring Transit Center
Peter Pan Bus Lines has left its terminal on Fenton Street and is now operating from the Silver Spring Transit Center.
Pilot program in Silver Spring to offer dockless bike sharing
Montgomery County will be the first suburban jurisdiction in the country to offer residents dockless bike sharing under a new agreement with Mobike, the largest such company in the world. County Executive Ike Leggett (D) said the agreement would be a pilot project that would bring 400-500 bikes to Silver Spring for riders to test the concept. The trial is … Read More
Library System to Offer Food for Fines Program
Have overdue library books? Reduce those fines by doing a good deed.