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Recreation Department to Reopen Eight Centers on Limited Schedule
The county’s Recreation department plans to reopen eight community recreation centers for limited, scheduled activities on Monday, March 1, officials announced. Individuals or households will be able to schedule a time to use the fitness room, gymnasiums, and other rooms without attending a class, as was necessary when the department opened RecFit programs two weeks…
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Those Who Teach Also Do: At the Nora School, Staff Action Leads to Student Discovery
For a trio of teachers at The Nora School in Silver Spring, teaching means action. They’re turning the old saying on its head, because they not only teach, they also do. [sponsored]
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Suspect Steals $100,000 Worth of Jewelry During Ellsworth Place Store Burglary; Surveillance Video Released
Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department’s 3rd District are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect in a burglary that occurred at a jewelry store inside Ellsworth Place in downtown Silver Spring.
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Live Nation Revenues Dropped Nearly 85% in 2020; CEO ‘Excited’ About Company’s Future
Live Nation Entertainment yesterday released financial results for the 4th Quarter and full year of 2020, of which the operators of The Fillmore Silver Spring saw concert revenues drop nearly 85 percent.
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Hiring Underway for New Nail Salons Coming to Downtown Silver Spring
Hiring has begun for Central Nail Bar and Ultra Nail Bar, both of which will be opening in downtown Silver Spring in the coming months.
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Timebank’s Skill Share Presentations Go Virtual This Year
The fifth annual Skill Share presentations from the Silver Spring Timebank will be held virtually this year on Sunday, Feb. 25 from 1:45–4:30 p.m., the group has announced. The free event offers participants the opportunity to learn from other residents, all Timebank members, new skills or other relevant information. Since it is held in Zoom…
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Takoma Park Seeks Feedback on City Manager Search
The City of Takoma Park is reminding residents that the City Council is interested in getting feedback on their search for the next City Manager.
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Silver Spring-Based Urban One Bidding to Build Casino/Resort in Richmond
Silver Spring-based Urban One, a multimedia entertainment and information company, is in the bidding to run a very different type of property—a casino/resort in Richmond, Va. Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins, accompanied by local leaders, announced plans Tuesday for a proposed ONE Casino and Resort, a $517 million gaming, dining and entertainment venue on the…
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City, County Leaders to Commemorate Feed The Fridge Launch in Takoma Park
Leaders from The City of Takoma Park and Montgomery County Council will commemorate the launch of the Feed The Fridge program in the city this Friday, February 26 at the Takoma Park Recreation Center.