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Two 15-Year-Old Males Arrested in Car Theft, Kidnapping
Two 15-year-old males from Northeast Washington have been arrested and charged in connection with a vehicle theft where the owner’s two-year-old daughter was in the back seat at the time.
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Owners Announce UP is Suspending Operations
The husband and wife team who owns and operates UP – Healing, Wellness, Adventure announced on Facebook that they were suspending operations. Dave Giacomin and Erin McNamara said they had lost their lease on the studio space on the second floor of 8083 Georgia Ave., largely due to pandemic-related restrictions and the economic slowdown.
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Koité Grill is One of Tom Sietsema’s “7 Favorite Places to Eat Right Now”
The Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema has named Senegalese restaurant Koité Grill in downtown Silver Spring as one of his 7 favorite places to eat right now.
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Bump ‘n Grind to Open Library Kiosk on Saturday
Bump ‘n Grind will open its coffee kiosk at the Silver Spring Library this Saturday, June 26, according to a tweet posted last evening. The coffee shop and roaster is taking over the space vacated by Kefa Cafe, which decamped for the Wheaton Library last year.
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Quarry House Tavern Reopening Today
Quarry House Tavern will reopen at 5 p.m. today, according to a post on the bar’s Facebook page.
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Couple Bringing Nips Juice House to Cameron Street
A husband and wife team who started Nips Juice House in Waldorf, Md. will open a second location in Silver Spring this summer. Chris and Chiara Donovan will bring their concept, which they opened in June 2018, to the former Jimmy John’s location at 8710 Cameron St.
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Levine Music Appoints New President & CEO
Levine Music, which operates classrooms and studios on the second floor of the Silver Spring Library at 900 Wayne Ave., announced the appointment of a new president and CEO. Jeffery L. Tribble, Jr., the founding executive director of Washington-area non-profit The MusicianShip, will succeed Peter Jablow, who will retire after 18 years as Levine’s head.
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County to Host Pride in the Plaza Event in Downtown Silver Spring
To commemorate Pride Month and National HIV Testing Day, the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services HIV/STI Program will host Pride in the Plaza, an outdoor LGBTQ+ health and wellness community resource fair.
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County Detectives Seek Information Related to Friday Carjacking
Detectives from the Major Crimes Division are looking to the public for information as they investigate the robbery and carjacking of a food delivery driver outside of the Chick-fil-A at 825 Ellsworth Dr. in Silver Spring.