Julie Verratti, Denizens Brewing Co. cofounder and chief brand officer, is leaving the company for a presidential appointment in the Small Business Administration. Verratti will become associate administrator for field operations, overseeing the SBA’s 68 field offices and 10 regional offices.
CCI Health & Wellness Services, a Silver Spring-based community health center, is the first health center in Maryland chosen by the White House to participate in its Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program. According to the CCI announcement, the Biden administration’s program is designed to increase the vaccine’s delivery to the country’s hardest-hit populations.
La Casita Pupuseria & Market is one of the best places to get breakfast in the middle of the afternoon, according to Tim Carman of The Washington Post.
Pacci’s Trattoria & Pasticceria has opened a virtual restaurant called DaVinci Wings & Pizza, with its menu solely available for curbside pickup and delivery.
County detectives with the Major Crimes Division have arrested and charged four men in connection with a series of thefts and robberies of 7-Elevens and a gas station in Montgomery County. The suspects stole large amounts of cigarettes and lottery tickets, according to police.
Montgomery Planning staff working on the Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan are scheduled to brief the Planning Board on the project at a meeting this morning. The presentation will include an overview of existing conditions data gathering and analysis, providing highlights and major takeaways since the project began seven months ago.
&Pizza is set to open its new location in downtown Silver Spring at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 18, according to staff working at the restaurant today.
Small businesses could get up to $9,000 in tax relief under the terms of a bill signed yesterday by Gov. Larry Hogan (R). The Recovery for the Economy, Livelihoods, Industries, Entrepreneurs, and Families (RELIEF) Act, introduced last month, would provide sales tax credits of up to $3,000 per month for three months for a total of up to $9,000.
Silver Spring is the fifth most ethnically-diverse city in the U.S., according to a report released today from the personal finance website WalletHub.