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Source Launches Spring Membership Drive
Readers who care about the Silver Spring/Takoma Park area as much as we at the Source do can help ensure our survival by joining our spring membership drive. Local journalism matters, and can make a difference in your community.
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Colesville Road to be Repaved with Improvements Added
Colesville Road (U.S. Route 29) will be resurfaced and have additional improvements installed from St. Andrews Way/Sligo Creek Parkway to just past Stewart Lane, according to an announcement from the State Highway Administration. The work, which is scheduled to begin this spring, will repair a surface marred by a WSSC water main project between St.…
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Upcoming Events, March 7–13
Plenty of local bands will be playing this weekend, with groups at the American Legion and Takoma VFW on Friday night, and garage rock Saturday night at the Legion. Also on Saturday, explore the music of Led Zeppelin with a band at Levine Music, while Potter Violins hosts fiddler Mari Black. On Sunday, the Silver…
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New Theater Company Announced in Takoma Park
Two Takoma Park residents have launched a new nonprofit theater group and announced the inaugural production of the company. Co-directors Steve Quintilian and Julie Lloyd started Encore Theater Company and will produce “Next to Normal,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning musical as the group’s premier production.
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Metro Riders, Local Drivers Face Closures Again This Weekend
Metro riders and local drivers will again face closed stations and a major detour this weekend as Purple Line work continues near the Silver Spring Transit Center. Colesville Road will again be closed between Wayne Avenue and East-West Highway from 8 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Monday.
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Upcoming Events, Feb. 28–March 6
AstroLab Brewing will host its first art show Friday night, while the D.C Blues Society has its monthly happy hour concert at the American Legion. Saturday, Scrum Con 2020 for role-playing and war game fans comes to the Silver Spring Civic Building. Opportunities for civic engagement include a WMATA town hall on Monday to discuss…
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CONTEST: Denizens to Host Winter Cask Classic; Win a Private Tasting for 4
This weekend, Denizens Brewing Co. is hosting the Winter Cask Classic – an epic cask takeover combined with hockey-themed fun. Enter to win a Private Tour & Tasting for 4, hosted by Denizens co-founder and chief beer officer, Jeff Ramirez.
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Ellsworth Place Opens Reconstructed Indoor Playground
Ellsworth Place officially opened a reconstructed indoor playground with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held in the ground floor space Feb. 20. The $300,000 project is the first in a number of upgrades planned for the mall in the next 12 to 18 months.
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Upcoming Events, Feb. 21–28
Seekers Church hosts a community sing Friday night, while Improbable Comedy brings a show to the American Legion on Saturday. Also Saturday, the Silver Spring Library hosts a conversation with Nigerian-American author Tope Folarin. Committees of the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board will get an update on Thrive Montgomery at a public meeting on Monday,…