Update on Spring Center businesses
Almost all of the businesses in Spring Center in the 8600 block of 16th Street are now closed or relocated in anticipation of Purple Line construction.
8407 staff heading to Mrs. K’s
The last meal at 8407 Kitchen Bar will be served tonight (Oct. 21), but fans needn’t despair.
Spring Center businesses closing for Purple Line; Post Office, others stay open for now
Spring Center businesses in the 8600 block of 16th Street are shutting down, anticipating the center’s demolition for Purple Line construction that eventually will result in the Woodside station at that location.
Oriental East restaurant will close Sept. 30
Oriental East, the popular restaurant in the Blair Park Shopping Center on East-West Highway, will close its doors at the end of the month.
Labor Day holiday schedules announced
Illustration from Public Domain Pictures. The county has announced its holiday schedule for Labor Day on Monday. All county office will be closed on Labor Day, as will state offices, courts, schools and the school system’s administrative offices. Libraries will be closed on both Sunday and Monday. There will be no trash or recycling pickup Monday. All pickups will be … Read More
Georgetown Branch trail to close for 4-5 years for Purple Line
The Purple Line Transit Partners announced that the Georgetown Branch Interim Trail would be closed for four to five years beginning Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Silver Spring Books closed
Silver Spring Books, among the last of bookstores in Downtown Silver Spring after Borders closed in 2011, has closed. Their final day of business was yesterday.
FedEx Office to Open New Location August 22
FedEx Office will close its store at 1407 East-West Highway Aug. 21 and open the next day at its new location on the corner of Georgia and Wayne avenues, according to a staff member who spoke to Source of the Spring today.
Downtown Pizza Restaurant Closed
zpizza at 815 Ellsworth Dr. has closed and the location has been removed from the company’s website.