Category: Silver Spring, MD

  • CONTEST: Locavino Brings Back Adega Favorite; Enter to Win a $50 Gift Card

    CONTEST: Locavino Brings Back Adega Favorite; Enter to Win a $50 Gift Card

    The Weekend Special has returned to Locavino. Offered from 5 PM until close every Saturday & Sunday, $49 gets you 2 entrees, an appetizer or dessert, and a select bottle of wine.

  • El Sapo Owner Sued by Contractor

    El Sapo Owner Sued by Contractor

    The chef/owner of El Sapo Cuban Social Club has been sued for nearly $150,000 in a contract case, according to documents filed in the Montgomery County Circuit Court. As first reported Friday by Washington City Paper, JSV LLC, a Virginia-based design/build contractor, sued Raynold Mendizábal for $147,408 last March.

  • Upcoming Events, Jan. 17–24

    Upcoming Events, Jan. 17–24

    MoComCon returns for the fourth year at the Silver Spring Library on Saturday. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday is Monday, with a day of service event at the civic building and other opportunities to serve around the area. That evening, there’s a bluegrass jam at the Takoma Park VFW. The county’s transportation…

  • Upcoming Events, Jan. 10–17

    Upcoming Events, Jan. 10–17

    Carroll Café features a performance by Victoria Fox Friday night, while on Saturday, six local bands will play at the American Legion hall. Earlier that day, there will be a Chinese Near Year celebration at the Silver Spring Library, and Fenwick Beer & Wine celebrates its 10th anniversary all day. For the civic minded, there…

  • Fenwick Beer & Wine to Mark 10th Anniversary Saturday

    Fenwick Beer & Wine to Mark 10th Anniversary Saturday

    Fenwick Beer & Wine will celebrate its 10th anniversary all day Saturday, Jan. 11, according to owner Suman Shresthra. Shresthra and his wife Cathy opened the shop, which specializes in craft beer and boutique wines, with a soft opening at the end of 2009, then officially opened in January 2010.

  • UPDATE: Silver Spring Post Office Move Postponed

    UPDATE: Silver Spring Post Office Move Postponed

    The relocation and opening of the Silver Spring Main Post Office has been postponed, according to a USPS announcement. The office was scheduled to move from its temporary location this weekend and open in its new permanent location at 940 Thayer Ave., Suite 100 on Monday, Jan. 13.

  • Main Post Office to Open Monday on Thayer Avenue

    Main Post Office to Open Monday on Thayer Avenue

    The Silver Spring Main Post Office will cease operations at 900 Wayne Ave. this weekend as it moves to its new permanent home on Thayer Avenue. The post office will open at 9 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 13 at 940 Thayer Ave., Suite 100.

  • Young Male Shot, Wounded Sunday Evening

    Young Male Shot, Wounded Sunday Evening

    A 15-year-old male was shot and wounded Sunday evening (January 5) in the 900 block of Ellsworth Drive, according to a county police department press release. Detectives from the 3rd District Investigative Section are investigating the incident, which was reported at about 5:50 p.m.

  • Business Stories Dominate Source’s 2019 Top 10 List

    Business Stories Dominate Source’s 2019 Top 10 List

    Business stories once again dominated the top 10 list of most-read stories published by the Source of the Spring during 2019. Six of the ten included news about businesses opening, while others looked at closings and other changes.