Council Passes Bill to Require Air Conditioning in Rental Units

Posted by Mike Diegel | Feb 26, 2020 | County Council, County News, Real Estate | 0 |

All rental units in the county will be required to provide air conditioning under the terms of a bill passed unanimously yesterday by the County Council. The bill will require that individual air conditioning units, or a central air conditioning system, be maintained in good working condition to provide an inside temperature of 80 degrees or less from June 1 through Sept. 30.

CONTEST: Denizens to Host Winter Cask Classic; Win a Private Tasting for 4

Posted by David Lay | Feb 26, 2020 | #SourceEats | 0 |

This weekend, Denizens Brewing Co. is hosting the Winter Cask Classic – an epic cask takeover combined with hockey-themed fun. Enter to win a Private Tour & Tasting for 4, hosted by Denizens co-founder and chief beer officer, Jeff Ramirez.

Long Branch Library to Close for Refurbishment

Posted by Mike Diegel | Feb 25, 2020 | County News | 0 |

This Friday will be the last day that patrons can request a hold on books to be picked up at the Long Branch Library as staff prepares to shut the building for a refurbishment project. The library, located at 8800 Garland Ave. will close for six to nine months.

Navarro Announces Amendment to Community Policing Bill

Posted by Sean McGoey | Feb 24, 2020 | County Council, County News | 0 |

Activists scored a victory earlier this month when the Montgomery County Council discussed an amendment to a proposed community policing bill that would, among other things, remove language calling for an expansion of the county’s school resource officer program.

Ellsworth Place Opens Reconstructed Indoor Playground

Posted by Mike Diegel | Feb 21, 2020 | Business, Openings / Closings | 1 |

Ellsworth Place officially opened a reconstructed indoor playground with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held in the ground floor space Feb. 20. The $300,000 project is the first in a number of upgrades planned for the mall in the next 12 to 18 months.

Upcoming Events, Feb. 21–28

Posted by Mike Diegel | Feb 20, 2020 | Upcoming Events | 0 |

Seekers Church hosts a community sing Friday night, while Improbable Comedy brings a show to the American Legion on Saturday. Also Saturday, the Silver Spring Library hosts a conversation with Nigerian-American author Tope Folarin. Committees of the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board will get an update on Thrive Montgomery at a public meeting on Monday, while United Therapeutics hosts the county’s town hall on climate action next Thursday evening.

Strosniders Silver Spring Store Sold to Local Hardware Group

Posted by Mike Diegel | Feb 19, 2020 | Business, General News | 3 |

Strosniders Hardware’s Silver Spring store has been sold to A Few Cool Hardware Stores, according to an announcement circulated to customers by the company. AFCHS is another locally based member of the Ace Hardware cooperative that operates a dozen other hardware stores in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore area, including the Old Takoma Ace Hardware at 7001 Carroll Ave.

Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee Brings Stories, Advice to Silver Spring

Posted by Sean McGoey | Feb 19, 2020 | Nonprofits, People | 0 |

The last two months have been a whirlwind for retired Army Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee of Bethesda, who turned 100 in December, participated in the coin toss at Super Bowl LIV in Miami, received an official promotion to general and was honored by President Donald Trump—along with his great-grandson Iain Lanphier—during the State of the Union address.

The Eleanor to Open Silver Spring Location on Monday

Posted by Mike Diegel | Feb 18, 2020 | Business, Food, Openings / Closings | 3 |

The Eleanor, a bowling lounge, bar and grille, will open its second location at 931 Ellsworth Dr. on Monday, Feb. 24, company officials said at a preview event last night. Adam Stein, the managing partner and face of the ownership team, said he first got the idea for “a bowling alley that had elevated food and beverage offerings” when he was a student at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Crowds Gather to Watch Purple Line Work

Posted by Mike Diegel | Feb 17, 2020 | Construction, General News, Transportation | 3 |

Small crowds gathered periodically Sunday to watch the work underway to raise massive girders over Colesville Road for the Purple Line. Colesville will remain closed between Wayne Ave and East-West Highway until Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 6 a.m.

Club Pilates to Open Silver Spring Studio

Posted by Mike Diegel | Feb 14, 2020 | Business, Openings / Closings | 0 |

Club Pilates, a national boutique fitness studio, will open a Silver Spring location at 956 Thayer Ave. on the ground floor of the Thayer & Spring Apartments. The company is offering 20 percent off the cost of membership “forever” for the first 50 people who enroll. Potential clients also can sign up to reserve a free class.

Upcoming Events, Feb. 14–21

Posted by Mike Diegel | Feb 13, 2020 | Entertainment, Upcoming Events | 0 |

Saturday is your chance to meet a young kangaroo or wallaby at the Silver Spring Library. There’s also a record fair and later that day, a comedy show at Silver Branch Brewing Co. Presentations on microplastics in the Chesapeake and synthetic turf will be offered on Tuesday, while on Wednesday, the Long Branch Library hosts a talk on the local Underground Railroad.