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Pet of the Week: “This is Mitch! He is a 2 1/2 year old Pomsky. He loves his sisters and doggie brother Oliver!”
“This is Mitch! He is a 2 1/2 year old Pomsky. He loves his sisters and doggie brother Oliver!”
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Three Silver Spring Streets Added to Shared Streets Program
Three more Silver Spring streets have been designated as Shared Streets beginning today, Aug. 28 under the county Department of Transportation’s Temporary Neighborhood Greenways program. Shared Streets are intended to make designated roads friendlier to walkers, bicyclists and other non-vehicle users. The concept limits vehicular traffic to local traffic only, providing access to residents, service…
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Liquor License Hearing Set for New Lounge on Bonifant Street
The county’s Board of License Commissioners will hold a hearing on a liquor license application for a new bar/restaurant in the former location of Pennyworth Thrift Shop at 949 Bonifant St. The applicant, Kaleb Tadele, has applied for a “Class B, Beer, Wine, and Liquor License, On Sale Only” license. The license permits alcohol sales…
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Pet of the Week: Send Us Your Pet Photos!
In honor of National Dog Day, we’re launching Pet of the Week, a weekly column featuring pets (and their owners) around Silver Spring and Takoma Park.
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Spice Street Restaurant Hiring, Planning Early October Opening
Spice Street, a restaurant promising “innovative Indian cuisine,” has begun hiring in anticipation of opening in the first half of October, according to owner Navjot Singh. The restaurant will focus on a smaller staff to start, due to the COVID-19 restrictions, but Singh expects the number will grow later. The full menu is still under…
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Easterseals Announces New Director of Cohen Clinic in Silver Spring
Easterseals DC MD VA has promoted Silver Spring resident Dr. Anneke Vandenbroek, Ph.D., ABPP to director of the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Easterseals. Vandenbroek was the deputy director of the clinic, which is one of country’s 16 Cohen Veterans Network mental health clinics. The clinics provide veteran and military families with behavioral…
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Two Silver Spring Brewers Join Campaign to Thank Pandemic First Responders, Essential Workers
Two Silver Spring breweries have joined other local brewers and organizations to launch a campaign to thank first responders and other frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Denizens Brewing Company and Silver Branch Brewing Co. are part of #CraftingGratitude, an initiative begun by @TheBeerFairiez, a husband and wife team of Jen and Josh Beinstock that’s…
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Police Looking for Help to Identify Robbery Suspects
Montgomery County detectives are asking for the public’s help to identify two suspects in a June robbery in downtown Silver Spring. The victim flagged down an officer from the 3rd District at about 6:15 p.m. on June 8 and reported that he had just been assaulted and robbed as he walked on Colesville Road toward…
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Board of Elections Approves County High Schools for Voting Centers
The Montgomery County Board of Elections has approved the county’s high schools as locations for voting centers for the Nov. 3 election. The list includes Montgomery Blair High School, 51 University Blvd. E., and Northwood High School, 919 University Blvd. W. In addition, the board approved 11 locations for early voting, including the Silver Spring…