The husband and wife team who owns and operates UP – Healing, Wellness, Adventure announced on Facebook that they were suspending operations. Dave Giacomin and Erin McNamara said they had lost their lease on the studio space on the second floor of 8083 Georgia Ave., largely due to pandemic-related restrictions and the economic slowdown.
The Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema has named Senegalese restaurant Koité Grill in downtown Silver Spring as one of his 7 favorite places to eat right now.
Bump ‘n Grind will open its coffee kiosk at the Silver Spring Library this Saturday, June 26, according to a tweet posted last evening. The coffee shop and roaster is taking over the space vacated by Kefa Cafe, which decamped for the Wheaton Library last year.
The U.S. Senate last week confirmed U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Lydia Griggsby to be a U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Maryland. Judge Griggsby, who was confirmed by a 59-39 vote and lives in Silver Spring, will be the first Black woman and first woman of color to serve as a federal district court judge in Maryland.
Quarry House Tavern will reopen at 5 p.m. today, according to a post on the bar’s Facebook page.
A husband and wife team who started Nips Juice House in Waldorf, Md. will open a second location in Silver Spring this summer. Chris and Chiara Donovan will bring their concept, which they opened in June 2018, to the former Jimmy John’s location at 8710 Cameron St.
The county’s Department of Transportation yesterday launched a “20 is Plenty” pilot program that will lower speed limits to 20 miles per hour on certain urban roads.
The Washington Post’s Tim Carman has named Debab Restaurant’s kitfo sandwich as one of the 25 best sandwiches in the D.C. area.
The Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation will be administering a new state-funded $3.4 million grant program for local nonprofit groups and begin accepting applications in July.