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County to Begin Accepting Applications Monday for Events at Civic Building, Plaza
The county’s Community Use of Public Facilities office will begin accepting applications Monday, May 24 for events in the Silver Spring Civic Building and on Veterans Plaza, according to a Facebook post from Eric Rasch, operations manager for the facility. The building will be open for events as of June 1.
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Library Holds to Go Service to End Tomorrow at Silver Spring, Five Other Branches
The county library system’s Holds to Go service will end tomorrow (May 22) at the six libraries scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, June 1, including Silver Spring, officials announced. In addition to Silver Spring, the other five branches where the service will end are Rockville, Gaithersburg, Olney, Marilyn J. Praisner and Connie Morella.
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Work Begins on Ellsworth Drive Large-Scale Mural
Work has begun on a 350-foot-long large-scale street mural on the pedestrian-only portion of Ellsworth Drive in the Downtown Silver Spring development. Chalk Riot, a Washington-based public arts production company that specializes in pavement art and interactive murals, some using augmented reality, is creating the work.
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Regal Majestic in Silver Spring to Reopen This Friday
The Regal Majestic & IMAX cinema will reopen Friday, May 21, according to social media posts from Downtown Silver Spring.
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Popeyes to Open in Former Bombay Gaylord Space in Downtown Silver Spring
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen will open an outlet at 8401 Georgia Ave., according to a “Coming Soon” sign now posted in the window. Construction has been underway for several weeks to convert the space formerly occupied by Bombay Gaylord.
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Discovery, AT&T to Merge Media Assets
AT&T and Discovery Inc. today announced a deal to merge AT&T’s WarnerMedia unit with Discovery, creating a streaming giant including the HBO Max and Discovery+ properties.
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Silver Branch Brewing Plans Weekend Kölschfest May 20-22
Silver Branch Brewing Co. will be marking a rerelease of a Kölsch-style beer, Ümläüt Lövë, with a weekend of special events Thursday, May 20 through Saturday, May 22.
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Matchbox in Silver Spring Adds Breakfast Hours, Brunch Items from Milk & Honey Café
Matchbox Restaurant in Silver Spring has expanded its hours to offer breakfast and added an expanded menu featuring brunch items all day from Milk & Honey Café.
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Quarry House Tavern Hiring Staff in Preparation for Reopening Next Month
The Quarry House Tavern is looking to hire staff in preparation for reopening next month, according to owner Jackie Greenbaum. “We’re aiming for the first week of June, but we have a lot of work to do to reopen, including hiring and training new staff so it might take shortly longer,” she said in an…