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County Dedicates Silver Spring Hall to Honor Buffalo Soldiers
Montgomery County officials dedicated The Buffalo Soldiers Great Hall in the Silver Spring Civic Building last night.
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Local students stage walkout, march to Washington for gun control
Students head down Colesville Road for a march on Washginton. Several hundred Montgomery Blair High School students joined others from the area yesterday to march on Washington to demand new […]
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Presidents Day closings, other changes announced
Image from publicdomainpictures.net The county has released the schedule of closings and other changes to mark the Presidents Day holiday Monday, Feb. 19. All county offices and libraries will be […]
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Police asking residents to complete survey about department, crime and safety
Graphic from Wikimedia Commons The county’s police department is looking for residents to participate in a short survey about the department, neighborhood crime and public safety issues. According to the […]
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County Council votes to approve FY18 budget savings plan
Photo from Pexels The County Council yesterday approved a resolution calling for $53.4 million in cuts to the FY18 operating budget and $9.3 million in cuts to the Capital Improvements […]
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A Decade Later: The Jug Handle and the Gene Lynch Urban Park
With news of Discovery’s departure from Silver Spring, there has been much speculation about what will happen to the Discovery building and site. And with past issues surrounding the construction of the Silver Spring Transit Center across the street, there had been much attention paid to that project. And now with the start of Purple Line…
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Fire Damages Parkside Terrace Apartments, One Hurt
A two-alarm fire at the Parkside Terrace Apartments last night displaced about two dozen people and damaged 12 units, according to fire department officials.
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New entity applies for liquor license at 8407 Ramsey
An entity calling itself “Tacos, Tortas & Tequila” has applied for the transfer of a Class B liquor license at 8407 Ramsey Ave., the site of the former 8407 Kitchen Bar.
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Police Station to Be Converted to Commercial Arts Space, Housing Added
The former District 3 police station at 801 Sligo Ave. will be converted into arts-related commercial space as part of the planned Artspace Silver Spring Arts Campus scheduled to break ground this summer.