Parking rates in downtown Silver Spring and the rest of the Silver Spring Parking Lot District will increase beginning Monday, Nov. 2, the county’s Department of Transportation has announced. The rates will change at the county-operated garages, surface lots and street parking meters, including the Montgomery Hills area, part of the PLD.
We’ve been getting reports of power outages as the remnants of Tropical Storm Zeta move through the area.
In an effort to provide greater transparency and foster trust in the elections, The City of Takoma Park elections officials are now livestreaming their ballot intake process.
Downtown Silver Spring-based United Therapeutics today announced a third-quarter net income of $171.2 million, beating Wall Street expectations.
The County Council has overridden County Executive Marc Elrich’s veto of a bill that would exempt 100% of the property tax for a project built on property leased from WMATA at a Metro station in the county.
The Montgomery County Council has introduced a special appropriation for additional arts and humanities emergency relief funding, according to a council press release.
County detectives from the 3rd District have released surveillance video of suspects in a robbery in downtown Silver Spring and are asking for the public’s help to identify them. The incident occurred on Sept. 30 at about 4:40 p.m. in the 1200 block of Fidler Lane. The victim was a 31-year-old woman who was walking her dog at the time.
With the increase in COVID-19 cases detected locally and around the country, county officials are evaluating whether there’s a need to roll back recent reopening provisions. Dr. Travis Gayles, the county’s health officer, has updated the indicators used to guide local decision-making regarding the restrictions intended to curb the spread of the virus.