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Takoma Park Folk Festival Renames Stage to Honor Tom Prasada-Rao
The 2024 Takoma Park Folk Festival will honor the late singer-songwriter Tom Prasada-Rao, who died in June at age 66 after battling cancer.
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Metro Red Line Returns: Updates on Purple Line Construction at Silver Spring
Four Metro Red Line stations — Silver Spring, Forest Glen, Wheaton, and Glenmont — will reopen Sunday as the transit agency’s summer construction concludes this week.
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Silver Spring Groups Receive Purple Line Beyond the Rails Grants
Purple Line Transit Partners has announced new Beyond the Rails community grants to six area organizations, three based in Silver Spring.
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Georgia Ave. & Colesville Rd. Bus-Only Lane Pilot Extended to December
Metro announced Thursday that the bus-only lanes near the Silver Spring, Forest Glen, Wheaton, and Glenmont Red Line stations will stay until at least December, with the stations reopening on September 1.
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Free Shuttle Service Helps Navigate Purple Line Construction Disruptions
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation has launched a new shuttle service in downtown Silver Spring while the Spring St. bridge is closed due to Purple Line construction.
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Purple Line Construction to Impact Sligo Creek Parkway Beginning in Mid-September
Montgomery Parks announced Thursday that portions of Sligo Creek Parkway will temporarily close in mid-September for Purple Line construction.
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Two Silver Spring Sites Chosen for Maryland’s Electric Vehicle Charging Expansion
The Maryland Department of Transportation plans to install EV charging stations at two sites in Silver Spring as part of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program.
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Celebrate National Breastfeeding Month at the Maternal Health Resource Fair
The county’s annual “Right from the Start” maternal health resource fair will be held at Holy Cross Hospital on Saturday, August 10th, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Maryland Transit Officials Unveil First 142-Foot Purple Line Light Rail Vehicle
Maryland transit officials revealed the first of the 142-foot-long Purple Line light rail vehicles to arrive in the state on Thursday.