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County Dedicates Silver Spring Hall to Honor Buffalo Soldiers
Montgomery County officials dedicated The Buffalo Soldiers Great Hall in the Silver Spring Civic Building last night.
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Upcoming Events, Feb. 28-March 8
Illustration from FiveStone Church Wednesday, February 28 Third Session of Winter Speaker Series: Place Making as a Tool of Economic Development, Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning headquarters, 8787 Georgia Ave., […]
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In Search of the Lost Souls of “Silver Spring:” Coachman William Henry Lemon (ca. 1806/16 -1893)
Between 1850 and 1860, Francis Preston Blair, Sr. (1791-1876), advisor to U.S. presidents from Andrew Jackson to Ulysses S. Grant, enslaved up to 20 human beings at his Montgomery County home, “Silver Spring.”
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Gas Station Closes to Prepare for Hotel Construction
The gas station at the corner of Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road closed last week in preparation for construction of a new Residence Inn.
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CREATE Arts moving to Silver Spring Avenue
CREATE Arts Center is leaving its current home on Thayer Avenue and moving a few blocks away to the Atrium Building at 914 Silver Spring Ave.
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Postal Service Confirms Move to Temporary Space in Library
The U.S. Postal Service has confirmed that the post office located in the Spring Center on 16th St. will move its operations to the Silver Spring Library at 900 Wayne Ave.
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Upcoming Events, Feb. 21-28
Illustration from FiveStone Church Wednesday, February 21 Schweinhaut Song Circle, Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Rd., 1-3 p.m. Book Discussion, “Indignation” by Phillip Roth, Long Branch Library, 8800 […]
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Brewery Changes Name, Signs Lease for Space Near Metro
Silver Branch Brewing Company (formerly Parallel World Brewing Company) has signed a lease for 10,000 square feet of space in the Metro Plaza development at 8401 Colesville Rd. for a production brewery, taproom and outdoor biergarten.