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Friends Community School: Space Available for Fall 2024; Kicking Off 2025 Admissions
Exploring school options? Check out Friends Community School. FCS still has a few spaces available in select grades for the upcoming school year, and will kick off the 2025-2026 admissions process in September. If you are interested in considering FCS for your child, contact the Admissions Office or submit an inquiry to learn more.
Montgomery County Launches MoCoConnect Community Camera Sharing Program
Montgomery County Police have introduced MoCoConnect, a new initiative allowing residents to register their home security cameras voluntarily and indicate their willingness to be contacted if a crime occurs. According to Police Chief Marc Yamada, the program is organized in collaboration with Fusus by Axon and allows for camera integration,...
San Pancho Makes Eater’s “Hottest New Brunches to Try Around D.C.” List
The newly opened San Pancho in Takoma Park has been added to Eater’s “Hottest New Brunches to Try Around D.C.” list. Eater writes that the Mission-style burrito restaurant from Cielo Rojo owners Carolina McCandless and David Perez quickly sold out during its opening weekend earlier this month, forcing the restaurant’s temporary closure until a new shipment of Sonoran flour tortillas arrived from Mexico:
Fortune Magazine Names Silver Spring Best Place to Live for Families in 2024
Fortune Magazine has ranked Silver Spring #1 in this year’s Best Places to Live for Families list, with factors like healthcare, education, affordability, and resources for seniors topping the charts. According to the magazine, “Silver Spring stands out among its neighboring suburbs for its Arts & Entertainment District, home...
Beat the Heat: Get a Professional Home Cleaning From Well-Paid Maids
Last week, the Post reported that D.C. was experiencing the most intense stretch of heat since the Dust Bowl. The good news is we should get a break from the 100-degree temps this week, but the bad news is we’re not even halfway through summer. Our best suggestion to...
Red Hound Pizza Serves Up Fresh Flavors in Takoma Park
Red Hound Pizza is now open for a soft launch in Takoma Park. We reported in April that the new pizza shop from partners Charbel Abrache and Andrea Alvarez would open in the former home of Main Street Pearl at 7050 Carroll Ave., which closed last year at the end of their lease.
DJ Johnny Juice Headlines Free Vinyl Day in Downtown Silver Spring
Montgomery County Public Libraries will host its annual event, “Just for the Record – A Vinyl Day,” celebrating music on vinyl records with popular DJs from around the country. The free music festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 10, at...
The Angry Jerk Expands to Dupont Circle Location
The Angry Jerk’s second location is now open in the former HipCityVeg location at 1300 Connecticut Ave. NW in D.C.’s Dupont Circle neighborhood. Owner Jason Miskiri originally opened The Angry Jerk at 8223 Georgia Ave. in downtown Silver Spring in 2021. Later, he signed a lease for a 2,200-square-foot space at the Juniper apartment complex near the Merriweather Post Pavilion at 6000 Merriweather Drive in Columbia, which is still listed as “Coming Soon” on the restaurant’s website.
Silver Spring’s Zinnia Honored with Beer Program of the Year RAMMY Award
Zinnia in Silver Spring won the RAMMY award for Beer Program of the Year at the 42nd Annual RAMMY Awards Gala, which took place on Sunday evening at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in D.C. Since its opening in 2021, Zinnia has received several accolades, including being named the...
Sweet Sweet Kitchen Expands Again With Second D.C. Location
Sweet Sweet Kitchen, which specializes in cuisine from Jamaica and Sierra Leone, has once again expanded and opened a second D.C. location at 2427 Minnesota Ave. SE, according to PoPville. According to the restaurant’s Instagram account, the grand opening celebration occurred on July 1st. Sweet Sweet Kitchen began as...
Suspect Caught on Camera: La Fonda Paisa Restaurant Burglary in Downtown Silver Spring
Montgomery County Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect captured on surveillance video during a burglary at the La Fonda Paisa restaurant in downtown Silver Spring earlier this month. On July 7th, at around 2:58 a.m., the suspect broke into La Fonda Paisa restaurant in...
SkyPoint FCU, AFI Silver Theatre to Host PBS ‘Opportunity Knock$’ Season Finale Party
Germantown-based SkyPoint Federal Credit Union will host a season finale party for the PBS reality TV series Opportunity Knock$ on Wednesday, July 24, at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in downtown Silver Spring. Opportunity Knock$, which has garnered multiple awards, including the Platinum Viddy Award for Education and...
Lil’ Sumthin’ Sweet Grand Opening in Downtown Silver Spring on July 27
Lil’ Sumthin’ Sweet, a new ice cream and dessert shop coming to downtown Silver Spring, announced on Instagram Thursday evening that it will open on Saturday, July 27. We reported last month that the sweets shop would open in the previous Smoothie King space at 8563 Fenton St., which was initially mistaken for a new TCBY location due to the brief appearance of their signage.
Montgomery County Council Cuts Red Tape for Restaurant Permits
This week, the Montgomery County Council unanimously approved new executive regulations to reduce bureaucracy and expedite the approval process for restaurant permitting, which local restaurant owners often criticize due to bureaucratic delays. Officials claim that the new regulations, in conjunction with previous efforts to boost the number of restaurant inspectors,...
Police Nab 19-Year-Old in Silver Spring Gold Bar Scam
A 19-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y. man is facing charges after targeting a Silver Spring woman in a gold bar scam, according to Montgomery County Police. In early May, an unidentified individual contacted a woman and advised her to transfer her assets into gold bars “to prevent Russia from taking her money,” MCPD said in a Tuesday press release. The 82-year-old woman complied with the suspects’ demands and handed over several packages worth more than $900,000 in gold bars.
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