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Ellsworth Drive to Reopen for Pedestrians May 10
Ellsworth Drive will be reopened as a pedestrian-friendly area with restricted traffic on May 10, officials with Downtown Silver Spring announced today (April 27). The street was opened to vehicles early in the pandemic to accommodate curbside pickup for restaurants and retailers faced with capacity restrictions and regulations limiting indoor dining.
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DNA Evidence Leads to Arrest in 2003 Silver Spring Home Invasion Robbery
DNA evidence from a sock has led to the arrest by county police of a suspect in a 2003 home invasion robbery in Silver Spring. Officers with the Major Crimes Division arrested and charged Stacy Howard Moore, age 48, of the 3400 block of 55th Avenue in Hyattsville in connection with the incident, which occurred on January…
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Silver Spring-Based Researchers Testing New Type of COVID-19 Vaccine, Need Volunteers
Researchers at Silver Spring-based Walter Reed Army Institute of Research off of Brookville Road have begun a Phase 1 clinical trial of a new type of COVID-19 Vaccine, and area residents can help.
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Blumen Lumen Kinetic Art Now Operational, Open to Public
Blumen Lumen, the kinetic art installation at the corner of Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road, is now fully operational and the site is open to the public. The installation from the Foldhaus art collective is a 25-foot tall group of “flowers” that changes colors and opens and closes based on weather information from the National…
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Urban One’s Proposal for Virginia Casino/Resort One of Two Finalists
Urban One’s proposal for a casino/resort in Richmond, Va. Is one of two finalists an evaluation panel is still considering, according to a report in the Washington Business Journal. The Silver Spring-based company announced its plans in February and was one of six original bidders on an economic development project.
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Kaldi’s Reopening Pushed to April 30
The reopening of Kaldi’s Social House appears to have been pushed to April 30, according to a revised post on their social media profiles.
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Firepan Korean BBQ to Open in Former Pete’s Location
Firepan Korean BBQ will be opening in downtown Silver Spring, according to a report from The MoCo Show.
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Kaldi’s Social House Featured in International Coffee Publication
Kaldi’s Social House has been featured in Sprudge, an international publication that covers the coffee industry.
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Polka Deli Featured in ‘Made In Montgomery’ Series
Taste of Home Magazine’s “Best Deli in Maryland” winner Polka Deli is featured in the latest episode of the ‘Made In Montgomery’ series from the County Council and County Cable Montgomery.