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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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Silver Spring Cares Superhero: Chase Spahr
“Because I usually get a lot of presents that I don’t really need, so instead I thought I could give it to people who couldn’t afford it (plus it was my mom’s idea). To be honest, I wasn’t super excited about it until I went to meet Max [Levitt, executive director] at Leveling the Playing…
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Community Meeting to Look at State of Homelessness in County
Councilmember George Leventhal will host a community meeting on “The State of Homelessness in Montgomery County” from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, January 29 in the Silver Spring Civic Building.
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Artspace Renderings Show Planned Design of Complex
An aerial view of the proposed Artspace complex with Sligo Avenue in the foreground and Grove Street to the right. All renderings courtesy Artspace.
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Silver Spring Cares Superhero: Lana Anderson
“I think that it is important for kids to volunteer because it is good to show them it’s simple to help someone less fortunate than you, but to them it means the world. Not only do they get joy from your kind act, but you do too! The joy of giving is wonderful, and it…
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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.
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Denizens to begin four days of benefit fundraising
Tomorrow is the start of four days of fundraising by Denizens Brewing Co. to benefit five organizations supporting immigrants, women’s health and civil liberties, among other issues.
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Libraries, Gandhi Brigade offer free video classes
Free classes in video production for high school students will start next week, part of a collaboration between Gandhi Brigade Youth Media and Montgomery County Public Libraries.
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Silver Spring Cares Superhero: Pavy Bacon
“Little Drops is an online fundraising group whose members donate $5 twice a month to a charity selected by vote through Facebook. After the election, I felt compelled to take action and create the positive change I wanted to see in the world. I was part of a number of progressive Facebook groups and kept…