Quarry House Tavern Joins Summer Restaurant Week Promotion
Quarry House Tavern has joined the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington’s Summer Restaurant Week, according to a post to the tavern’s Instagram account.
Takoma Park Begins Sidewalk Poetry Installation
The City of Takoma Park has begun the installation of sidewalks featuring poetry from local residents, as part of an interactive public art project organized by the City’s Arts and Humanities Division. The poems were chosen in a contest held earlier this year, with the winners receiving a $100 award in addition to their poetry stamped in sidewalks around Takoma Park.
Veterans Plaza Hosting Ivorian Economic Cultural Festival
Veterans Plaza in downtown Silver Spring is hosting the Ivorian Economic Cultural Festival today (Sunday, August 8). The festival, which kicked off at 9 a.m., will run until 10 p.m., featuring music and entertainment, arts and crafts, food vendors, and more.
DTSS Named #7 on List of Top 10 Retail Experiences of 2021
Downtown Silver Spring has been named #7 on Chain Store Age magazine’s list of Top 10 Retail Experiences of 2021. “Can a retail center be so successful at reinvigorating a town that, 20 years after it first opened, it has to remake itself to catch up with what it accomplished?”
All Set, Matchbox & TTT to Participate in Summer Restaurant Week
All Set Restaurant & Bar, Matchbox and Tacos, Tortillas & Tequila in downtown Silver Spring are set to participate in the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington’s Summer Restaurant Week, which runs from August 9-15.
Owners of Local Hardware Group Selling Company to Employees
The owners of A Few Cool Hardware Stores are selling the company to their employees, allowing them to own the company through an Employee Stock Ownership Program. Gina Schaefer and Marc Friedman operate Silver Spring Ace Hardware at 815 Wayne Ave. and Old Takoma Ace Hardware at 7001 Carroll Ave. in Takoma Park.
The Eleanor to Celebrate National Oyster Day
The Eleanor in Downtown Silver Spring will be celebrating National Oyster Day tomorrow (Thursday, August 5) with $1 oysters all day, according to a post to the restaurant’s Instagram account.
Takoma Park Police to Mark National Night Out Tuesday
The Takoma Park Police Department will mark National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 3 at Piney Branch Elementary School, 7510 Maple Ave., according to a community advisory. The event will run from 6–9 p.m. and feature McGruff the Crime Dog along with a display of police vehicles and Maryland National Park Police horses.
Silver Spring Photographer Honored as a Local Hero
Silver Spring photographer Jonna Huseman of Jonna Michelle Photography has been honored by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-District 8) as a Local Hero of the Week for her photo essay series, Life in the Time of Coronavirus: Voices from Silver Spring.