Thunderbolts Open 2017 Season Friday

The Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts open their 2017 home season this Friday, June 9 at 7 p.m. at Montgomery Blair High School against the Bethesda Big Train. The contest is the first of 20 home games for the Tbolts, who play in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League.

County joins national citizenship initiative

The county executive speaks to the press following this morning’s announcement. Photo by Mike Mowery. County Executive Isiah Leggett was on Veterans Plaza in downtown Silver Spring Tuesday morning to help launch an initiative to promote and assist eligible residents in the county to become U.S. citizens.  The county has joined Cities for Citizenship and the “Naturalize Now! Summer Citizenship … Read More

Council to approve budget with BRT, Ride On funding

The new budget will include additional transportation funding. Graphic from the BRT website. The County Council is expected to formally approve the county’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget this Thursday. The budget includes $31.5 million for Fiscal Years 2018-2020 for the study, design and right-of-way purchases for the planned Bus Rapid Transit. Six million dollars of that amount is intended for … Read More

OUTBOX Returns to Ellsworth Drive

OUTBOX Returns to Ellsworth Drive

The OUTBOX, a pop-up workspace presented by Adventist HealthCare and designed by Montgomery College Architectural Technology students, has returned to Ellsworth Drive for 2017. Located on Ellsworth Drive at Fenton Street, the OUTBOX is open Monday-Friday, 10am-7pm. Free Wifi is available, and can accommodate both individuals and small groups.