Local nonprofit Silver Spring Cares has teamed up with a group of Silver Spring/Takoma Park restaurants to provide meals to needy area residents. To fund the effort and help to support the restaurants’ employees, SSC last week launched a Community Connection Go Fund Me page, according to Heather Foley, SSC’s executive director.
Residents of the Seven Oaks/Evanswood neighborhood this week crowd sourced a list of local restaurants still serving customers during the COVID-19 emergency. The Google Docs spreadsheet is online for reference and open to edits and additions from others, who have since expanded the original list.
Takoma Trukgarten, Takoma Park’s annual craft beer, wine and food festival, will be held this Saturday, June 1, from noon to 5 p.m., according to an announcement from the Old Takoma Business Association/Main Street Takoma.
This year’s Art Hop Arts Fest in Takoma Park/Takoma comes with a twist: wine, according to an announcement by Main Street Takoma, the host organization.
A new market, bar and café planned for Takoma Park is “shooting for” a March 18 opening, according to co-owner Jocelyne DeHaas.
The company selected for the Takoma Junction development has purchased a Takoma property with the intent of creating a mixed-use development, according to an announcement from the Old Takoma Business Association.
The Takoma Park City Council recently voted unanimously to replace all of its traditional streetlights with high-efficiency LED fixtures, according to an announcement on the city’s website.
PollySue’s Vintage Shop in Takoma Park will close at the end of the year, according to an announcement from the owner that was shared by Main Street Takoma.
Takoma Park’s gazebo has a new installation of public art that people can use while enjoying a performance or other public gathering.