Compliments Friday: Getting Crafty
Happy Friday! Many craft fairs are going on in the area this weekend, including Fenton Street Market and Crafty Bastards.
ALDI Grand Opening Scheduled for End of the Month
ALDI will hold the grand opening of its store at 9440 Georgia Ave. on Thursday, Nov. 30.
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.
Seoul Food D.C. restaurant moving to Takoma Park
Seoul Food D.C. will move to 7302 Carroll Ave. in Takoma Park, the former location of MAD Fitness, according to an announcement from the Old Takoma Business Association.
County Council Votes to Approve $15 per Hour Minimum Wage
The County Council voted unanimously to require all county employers to pay employees a minimum wage of $15 an hour by July 1, 2024. In addition, the bill requires that the minimum wage be adjusted annually for inflation according to the Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, starting July 1, 2022. The county is one of … Read More
Upcoming Events, Nov. 8-16
Illustration from FiveStone Church Wednesday, November 8 850 Sligo Ave. Redevelopment community meeting, Silver Spring Civic Building, 6:30 p.m. Community Bridges 20th Anniversary Celebration, Girl Legacy, The Fillmore Silver Spring, 8656 Colesville Rd., 6:30-10 p.m. Silver Spring Transportation Management District Advisory Committee monthly meeting, Discovery Communications, 8 a.m. Bus Rapid Transit U.S. 29 Central meeting, Silver Spring United Methodist Church—Four … Read More
Veterans Day holiday schedule announced
Photo from Public Domain Pictures. The county has announced its holiday schedule for Veterans Day on Friday. All county offices will be closed on Veterans Day, as will libraries, state offices and courts. Trash and recycling pickups will run on the usual schedule and the Shady Grove Processing Facility will be open. Aquatic and community centers will open as scheduled … Read More
County survey seeks residents’ opinions
Graphic from Wikimedia Commons Montgomery County is asking residents to complete an online survey assessing opinions about county government, services and quality of life. Copies of the survey were mailed to 5,000 randomly selected households last month and the online survey is intended to supplement the information collected from the random survey. The survey is open to residents 18 and … Read More