County Brings Back Thanksgiving Parade for 2021
Montgomery County will bring back the Thanksgiving parade on Saturday, Nov. 20 this year after canceling in 2020 due to the pandemic. The county is now accepting applications for parade participants.
Seoul Food DC Announces Winner of 10th Anniversary Contest
Seoul Food DC has announced the winner of the contest the Takoma Park restaurant created to mark its 10th anniversary in business. The $5,000 award goes to Main Street Pearl, the company said on Twitter, “who offers a space for our youth in Takoma Park. We’d like to support these collective efforts to build a small business.”
Takoma Park Radio Station to Mark Fifth Anniversary with First Live Remote Broadcast
Takoma Park’s WOWD-LP 94.3 FM, a low-power community radio station, will mark its fifth anniversary on the air with its first live remote broadcast Saturday, July 17 from The Streetery in front of Takoma Beverage Co. on Laurel Avenue.
Takoma Residents Invited to Have “Coffee with a Cop”
The Takoma Park Police Department is inviting local residents to have “Coffee with a Cop” on Thursday, July 15 from 9–11 a.m. at Takoma Beverage Co.
County’s Shared Streets Program to Continue Though Summer
The county’s Shared Streets program, a pandemic initiative allowing residents and businesses to use public spaces for in-street activities such as biking, walking, outdoor dining and retail activity, will continue through the summer.
Planners Identify Four Themes to Guide Silver Spring Planning Process
The county’s Planning Department staff identified four themes that will guide the next stage in the process of developing a new Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities sector plan. The four themes—diversity, resiliency, connectivity and community health—grew out of a series of online meetings and other conversations during the “visioning” portion of the planning process, which took place in the spring.
Takoma Park Police Issue Warning About Medicaid Scam
The Takoma Park Police Department has issued a community advisory warning residents about a Medicaid scam. In this case, a caller cloned a phone number that showed the call purportedly coming from the police and pretended to be a Medicaid employee.
Locavino Worker Featured This Month in Wine Enthusiast
Will Ferguson, who works at Locavino wine café in Downtown Silver Spring, is one of several LGBTQ+ individuals active in the wine community featured in the latest issue of Wine Enthusiast.
Historic Preservation Office Opens Digital Archives of Photos, Historic Permits
The county’s Historic Preservation Office has opened up a new online archive system that allows users to search a digitized slide and photograph collection as well as digitized Historic Area Work Permits.