MNCPPC Issues Request for Proposals for Nolte Park Building
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission has issued a Request for Proposals for the adaptive reuse of the park activity building at Nolte Local Park.
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission has issued a Request for Proposals for the adaptive reuse of the park activity building at Nolte Local Park.
Illustration from FiveStone Church Please check with the event for additional postponements/cancellations Wednesday, March 21 POSTPONED: Speaker Series: Learn About the 11th Street Bridge Park and the Restoration of the Anacostia Watershed, Park and Planning Headquarters, 8787 Georgia Ave., Free, must register for lunch, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Progressive Maryland Happy Hour, Republic, 6939 Carroll Ave., 6-8 p.m. POSTPONED: Silver Spring Blues … Read More
“I started mowing lawns in the downtown Silver Spring area off Dale Drive where I grew up at about age 12. Built the business up during high school and continued while at University of Maryland. After college I got a real job and hated it! So I started doing landscaping full time.”
Arts on the Block has been chosen to occupy about 4,000 square feet of space on the first floor of the Silver Spring Library, moving from its Kensington location.
An advisory group of more than 30 Silver Spring property owners, business owners, and downtown stakeholders have been meeting since the Fall to lay plans to form a Business Improvement District.
Illustration from FiveStone Church Wednesday, March 14 Showtime with Local Filmmakers Series: Overshadowed, Silver Spring Library, 900 Wayne Ave., 6 p.m. Gang Awareness (A Free Training), 3rd District Police Station Community Room, 1002 Milestone Dr., 7-8:30 p.m. Community Sing, Levine Music, 900 Wayne Ave., 2nd Floor, $5, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, March 15 Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Committee meeting, 8110 … Read More
District Taco has signed a lease to open a location in the The Blairs shopping center, according to an announcement on the restaurant company’s website.
“Silver Spring Creative Reuse is a community grassroots project. We collect unwanted art and office supplies and donate them to local teachers for educational and creative repurposing. We believe that teachers should not have to pay out of pocket for materials that already exist for free in our communities. By diverting these materials from the waste stream and into our classrooms we are reducing our environmental impact and teaching sustainability to the next generation.”
Montgomery County graphic Another set of open houses covering the proposed Bus Rapid Transit system on U.S. Route 29 will begin March 15, part of a $1 million-plus outreach program. For the U.S. 29 BRT project, the County Council approved $6.5 million in the Capital Improvement Program budget for planning and design. “The portion for education and outreach is less than … Read More