Rethinking Your Kitchen
Let’s face it, we spend a lot of time in our kitchens. I’m going on record to say that this is the most important room in my house. [sponsored]
Will You Really Miss It?
As a real estate agent, between showing and getting homes ready for sale, I have heard first hand comments of how overflowing closets and crowded basements and garages impact a person. I also know how daunting it can be to get rid of stuff in an effort to move on or clear out. [sponsored]
Proposal for Child Development Center Chosen for Library Site
The county has chosen The Martha B. Gudelsky Child Development Center Inc. to redevelop the site of the former Silver Spring Library on Colesville Road, according to a Feb. 23 letter from David Dise, the county director of general services, shared with the Source.
Police Station to Be Converted to Commercial Arts Space, Housing Added
The former District 3 police station at 801 Sligo Ave. will be converted into arts-related commercial space as part of the planned Artspace Silver Spring Arts Campus scheduled to break ground this summer.
Source Neighborhoods: Sligo Park Hills
Tucked between Sligo Creek and Piney Branch, bounded on the southern end by Mississippi Avenue in the city of Takoma Park, is the delightful neighborhood of Sligo Park Hills.
Developers Review Project Plans for 8787 Georgia Ave. With Residents
About a dozen people attended a meeting last night to review project plans for the site at 8787 Georgia Ave. (currently occupied by Park and Planning Headquarters) prior to the submission of the Preliminary Plan and Site Plan.
Legislation proposed to increase affordable housing units
Photo from Flickr user woodleywonderworks. Montgomery County could see the construction of more affordable housing units if two recent legislative proposals are passed. This week, Council Vice President Hans Riemer (D-At Large) introduced Bill 38-17, Housing – Moderately Priced Dwelling Units (MPDUs) – Requirement to Build. The bill would increase the minimum percentage MPDUs that are required to be built … Read More
Vacant office building to be converted to apartments, new construction to be added
A long-vacant office building will be converted to apartments and new construction will add more units on the property bounded by Gist Avenue, Sligo Avenue and Fenton Street.
Source Neighborhoods: Woodside Park
“The streets are wide and houses are set back far away from the street, so you feel like being in a park rather than a residential area,” said Gayane Markaryan, who moved to close-in Woodside Park just a few short years ago.