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Champions Sports Bar to Open in Former Action House Vape Location
Champions Sports Bar will open today, October 23 in the former location of Action House Vape & Hookah at 9433 Georgia Avenue, according to a report from The MoCo Show.
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Woodland Drive Added to Shared Streets Program
Woodland Drive in Silver Spring has been added to the Shared Streets Program beginning today, October 23 under the county Department of Transportation’s Temporary Neighborhood Greenways program.
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Silver Branch Wins Gold at Great American Beer Festival
Silver Branch Brewing Co. has been awarded a gold medal for one of its entries into the Great American Beer Festival, held last week by the Brewers Association, which bills it as the premier festival and competition for small and craft brewers. The brewery’s entry, Beyond the Gnome World, won in the Classic Saison category,…
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Department of Energy Helicopter Spotted Around Silver Spring
A helicopter from the US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) was spotted flying extremely low around Silver Spring and Takoma Park this morning.
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Detectives Seek Public Help to Identify Armed Robbery Suspects
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 3rd District Investigative Section are seeking public help to identify three suspects in an armed robbery in downtown Silver Spring. The incident occurred shortly before 10 p.m. on Aug. 27 in the 8800 block of Colesville Road. The victim, a 61-year-old man, reported that he was…
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County DOT Launches Flash Bus Rapid Transit Service
The county’s Department of Transportation launched a new bus rapid transit service yesterday with a media-only event that included County Executive Marc Elrich, Casey Anderson, chair of the Planning Board, and Council Vice President Tom Hucker (D-District 5). The BRT, known as Flash, will run in a 14-mile segment of U.S Route 29 from Burtonsville…
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Hoover-Fisher Florists to Move from Four Corners to Kensington
Hoover-Fisher Florist, a Four Corners mainstay since the 1960s, will move to a new location in Kensington in January, 2021, according to an email to customers. The family-owned retailer was founded in 1954 and later moved into a two-story addition to the Woodmoor Shopping Center at the intersection of Colesville Road and University Boulevard.
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Pet of the Week: Olive
“This is Olive. She is an 8 year-old mystery flavor who simultaneously loves and hates everyone.”
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Kao Thai Owners Open Sweeteria Dessert Café
Sweeteria Dessert Café, a coffee & dessert café from the owners of neighboring Kao Thai Restaurant, has soft-opened in the former location of Your Whole Body at 8646 Colesville Road in downtown Silver Spring.