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Takoma Park Business Owner Victim of Apparent Drive-By Shooting in D.C.
A Takoma Park business owner was the victim of an apparent drive-by shooting near her home in the District of Columbia, according to several reports.
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Denizens Brewing Suffers Sunday Morning Break In
An unidentified male suspect smashed a plate glass window and broke into Denizens Brewing Co. Sunday morning (Oct. 18), according to Julie Verratti, co-founder and chief brand officer. “We got a call from our alarm company at about 9:25 a.m.,” she said. “We went over to the building immediately. On the camera, you could see…
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Kefa to Leave Library Location, Bump ’n Grind to Take Over
Kefa Café will leave its location in the Silver Spring Library and open a café in the new Wheaton Library, while Bump ’n Grind will take over the Silver Spring spot. “We have been honored for the past five years to operate the coffee shop located on the grounds of the Silver Spring Library,” said…
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Nonprofit Teams with Restaurants to Feed Needy, Support Workers
Local nonprofit Silver Spring Cares has teamed up with a group of Silver Spring/Takoma Park restaurants to provide meals to needy area residents. To fund the effort and help to support the restaurants’ employees, SSC last week launched a Community Connection Go Fund Me page, according to Heather Foley, SSC’s executive director.
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My Neighbor Was Murdered on Monday
This guest post from Anna Gilcher originally appeared on her blog and is posted here with permission. It was read at a Sunday rally in Silver Spring, organized by the Silver Spring Justice Coalition and attended by about 200 people, by Carlean Ponder, as Gilcher could not attend. The rally was held to honor Robert…
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Community Members Question Police About Killing of Robert White
About 50 community activists and neighbors of Robert Lawrence White came to the quarterly meeting of Safe Silver Spring to express frustration about the many unanswered questions surrounding White’s slaying last Monday [June 11] by a Montgomery County police officer.
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Beltway Elite 7s Chasing Championship Dreams at Rugby Nationals
A Silver Spring-based rugby team, Beltway Elite, is heading to USA Rugby’s National Championship tournament. Beltway Elite plays the faster, seven-on-seven version of the game—the one on display at last summer’s Olympic games.