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County Executive Vetoes Silver Spring BID Legislation; Council Vows to Override
As promised, County Executive Marc Elrich yesterday vetoed a bill that would establish a business improvement district in Silver Spring. In response, seven County Council members vowed to override the veto when the council returned in September.
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Police Release Video of Armed Robbery Aboard Ride On Bus in Silver Spring
Detectives from the county’s 3rd District Investigative Section are looking to the public for help identifying a suspect in a July 4th armed robbery aboard a Ride On bus in Silver Spring.
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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.
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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.
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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?”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.