Virtual Bugapalooza
#LearnatHome with the Medical Museum during a virtual event focused on bugs that are bizarre,...
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Tag: family
Family Fun Night IN!
Experience the joy, wonder and whimsy of the arts from home as Family Fun Night Out continues...
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Council Continues to Add Funding to Assist During COVID-19 Emergency
The County Council continues to propose and appropriate funding to provide various forms of assistance to county residents during the COVID-19 emergency. The council yesterday unanimously approved a special appropriation of $2 million to be used for emergency eviction prevention and housing stabilization programs via a short-term rental subsidy program to low- and moderate-income households.
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Ellsworth Place Opens Reconstructed Indoor Playground
Ellsworth Place officially opened a reconstructed indoor playground with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held in the ground floor space Feb. 20. The $300,000 project is the first in a number of upgrades planned for the mall in the next 12 to 18 months.
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Upcoming Events, Feb. 21–28
Seekers Church hosts a community sing Friday night, while Improbable Comedy brings a show to the American Legion on Saturday. Also Saturday, the Silver Spring Library hosts a conversation with Nigerian-American author Tope Folarin. Committees of the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board will get an update on Thrive Montgomery at a public meeting on Monday, while United Therapeutics hosts the county’s town hall on climate action next Thursday evening.
Read More Upcoming Events, Aug. 2-9
Highlights this week include live music on Friday nights at the Sligo Creek Golf Course, a group of garage rock bands at the American Legion, followed the next day by a blues jam at the legion, a family science night at the library, and a Wednesday evening community forum on eliminating hate and violence in the county.
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Chamber Creates Award for Exemplary Selfless Service
The Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce has created a new award to recognize an individual who provides an exemplary example of selfless service. The Andrew Lee Service Beyond Self Award is named for the late Andrew Lee, son of Sarah and Bruce Lee, a former chamber chair, board member, and CEO of Lee Development Group in Silver Spring.
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Golf Course Now Featuring Local Bands on Friday Nights
Sligo Creek Golf Course has begun featuring local bands playing on the patio in front of Sligo Pit Bar-B-Que on Fridays from 6-8 p.m. Tonight, Trainwreck will play. Later this summer, Marcus Johnson and the Nighthawks will play larger benefit shows on the lawn.
Read More Upcoming Events, June 7-14
This week’s events feature several community meetings on school construction, the Purple Line and other topics, an online discussion with the county executive, film screenings, live music in several local venues and a Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts baseball game, among others.
Read More Upcoming Events, May 31-June 7
Here is a list of events coming up in Silver Spring and Takoma Park, curated by the Source of the Spring editor.
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Getting Your Financial House in Order Before Downsizing
Many people my age are contemplating moving to a new home, one without as many rooms now that the kids have moved out.
Read More Upcoming Events, May 17-24
Friday, May 17 Bike to Work Day, Veterans Plaza Pit Stop, 6:30-9 a.m., also at Takoma Park Gazebo,...
Read More Upcoming Events, May 10-17
Friday, May 10 “How Faith Communities Can Help Shape Racial Equity Legislation in Montgomery...
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Childcare Center Proposed for Veterinary Clinic Location
A Silver Spring veterinary clinic would be redeveloped into a childcare center under a proposal...
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