Planning Department Releases Study Recommending Ways to Strengthen Diverse Retailers

The county’s Planning Department has released a study that recommends a series of proposals that could strengthen diverse retailers in three areas. The Retail in Diverse Communities Study looked at three communities—Silver Spring, Takoma-Langley Crossroads, and Wheaton—where local businesses have faced recent challenges not only from the pandemic, but also from redevelopment (primarily Wheaton) and Purple Line construction.

Main Street Pearl to Hold Grand Opening Friday in Takoma Park

Main Street Pearl, which advertises itself as a bubbly bar, noshery and tuck shop, will have its grand opening from 3–7 p.m. Friday, March 12 at 7050 Carroll Ave. in Takoma Park. The women-owned space offers bubble tea, kombucha on tap, mocktails, sparkling wine, beer, hard cider and other drinks at the bubbly bar.

Takoma Park Police Investigating Armed Robbery of 7-Eleven

Takoma Park police responded early this morning to the report of an armed robbery at the 7-Eleven convenience store in the 6900 block of New Hampshire Avenue, according to an emailed community advisory. Around 3 a.m., four people entered the store; one was armed with a black handgun. One subject demanded cash from the register while the other three stole property from the store.

Silver Spring Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Armed Robbery of Takoma Park Jewelry Store

A Silver Spring man was sentenced to seven years and a day in federal prison in a case of armed robbery of a Takoma Park jewelry store in 2019. As part of a plea agreement, Ever Ramiro Torres Enriquez, age 25, will be under supervised release for three years following his prison term and was ordered to pay restitution of $174,967, the full amount of the victim’s loss.