Readers, Friends Celebrate at Source Anniversary Party

Council member Tom Hucker (right) presents a certificate of appreciation to Source cofounders Mike Mowery and Mike Diegel. Photo by Trish Rimo. About 40 readers and friends joined the Source of the Spring staff at All Set Restaurant & Bar last night for a party celebrating the one-year anniversary of the online publication. During the event, Councilmember Tom Hucker (D-District … Read More

All I Want For Christmas…

Quarry House Tavern

As the weather starts to turn and the daylight is shorter, we’ve begun to reflect on what we’re hoping to see before the year ends. It’s not like we believe in Santa, or really ascribe to ANY religious holiday beliefs, BUT in the off chance that someone is out there listening — all we want for Christmas is for Quarry House Tavern & Adega Wine Cellars to reopen. Heck, we’d even take one or the other at this point.

Council to hold hearing tonight on raising minimum wage

Council to hold hearing tonight on raising minimum wage

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