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The Classics Plans to Close at the End of February
The Classics restaurant at 8606 Colesville Rd. will close at the end of February after about 4½ years of operation.
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Takoma Park toy shop plans move to new location
Fair Day’s Play, one of the area’s few independent toy stores, will move from its 10-year home at 7050 Carroll Ave. into the street-facing portion of Takoma Framers at 7312 Carroll Ave.
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Spring Street to House United Therapeutics New Manufacturing Facility
A Spring Street property that once housed United Therapeutics’ IT group will become the company’s newest manufacturing facility later this year.
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Local thrift shop celebrating 65 years in Silver Spring
A local thrift shop will mark 65 years in Silver Spring with a series of events next week.
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In Search of the Lost Souls of “Silver Spring”
It was a mild 61 degrees and a little before 8 p.m., April 17, 1917, when members of the Columbia Historical Society began to stream into the Gold Room of the Shoreham Hotel at the corner of 15th and H St., N.W., in Washington, D.C. Scheduled to speak that evening was Maj. Gist Blair, whose…
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Takoma coffee bar planning to close next month
La Mano Coffee Bar in Historic Takoma will close March 5, according to current plans announced by owner Javier Riva, and be open for limited hours until then.
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Silver Spring Cares Superhero: Chris Richardson
“It’s up to us to maintain our precious green spaces. If you want to see where Sligo Creek trash ends up, take a pontoon boat ride at high tide on the Anacostia River at Bladensburg Waterfront Park. In our section of Sligo Creek, I have personally seen egrets and great blue herons, as well as…
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Preparations Underway to Market Discovery Headquarters to Buyers
Photo of the Discovery headquarters, which will be vacated in mid-2019, with the beloved Chompie from Wikimedia Commons A group of county and state officials were among those who came […]
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Eight complaints investigated by Takoma Park internal affairs last year
The Takoma Park Police Department conducted eight internal affairs investigations of complaints filed in 2017, according to a recently released summary report.