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Catalyst Hot Dogs Owner Featured in NPR’s ‘The Indicator from Planet Money’
Chris Van Jura, the owner of the Catalyst Hot Dogs food cart, is featured in an episode of ‘The Indicator from Planet Money,’ NPR’s “little show about big ideas”. The episode, titled “The COVID Small Business Boom,” discusses businesses that were started as a byproduct of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Playground Now Open at Ellsworth Place
The playground at Ellsworth Place, which was reconstructed last year then closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has now reopened. [sponsored]
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The Angry Jerk Set to Open at 4 p.m. Today
The Angry Jerk, featuring “authentic Caribbean cuisine,” will open at 4 p.m. today (July 21), according to a spokesperson for the restaurant. The menu features jerk chicken, curry chicken, and brown stew chicken with roasted carrots and gravy, along with jerk salmon as well as jerk or fried snapper.
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Silver Spring’s Red Rock Films Earns Three Emmy Nominations for “Secrets of the Whales”
Silver Spring-based Red Rock Films has earned three nominations for the Disney+ / National Geographic series “Secrets of the Whales” for the 73rd Primetime Emmy® Awards.
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Update: Police Investigating Case of Found Child in White Oak
County police officers are attempting to locate the parents or guardians of a male child who is believed to be three or four years of age and was found unattended outside in the 1700 block of January Drive in White Oak.
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Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins to Hold Grand Opening Tomorrow in White Oak
Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins will hold a grand opening tomorrow of what’s being billed as a “next generation” combination restaurant, giving free coffee for a year beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 16 to the first 100 customers at 11140 New Hampshire Ave. in the White Oak area of Silver Spring.
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Kennedy Center to Screen Dave Chappelle Documentary Film
The Kennedy Center has announced the August 1 screening of “Untitled: Dave Chappelle Documentary Film,” a documentary film that follows comedian and Silver Spring native Dave Chappelle to his current home of Yellow Springs, Ohio, as the community reels from the events of 2020.
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Takoma Park Radio Station to Mark Fifth Anniversary with First Live Remote Broadcast
Takoma Park’s WOWD-LP 94.3 FM, a low-power community radio station, will mark its fifth anniversary on the air with its first live remote broadcast Saturday, July 17 from The Streetery in front of Takoma Beverage Co. on Laurel Avenue.
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The Angry Jerk to Host Soft Opening Event This Week
The Angry Jerk, a new Caribbean restaurant from Society Restaurant & Lounge founder Jason Miskiri, will host a soft opening event this week, according to a post on the outlet’s Instagram account.