Another unfortunate retail fail to report - the Mayorga Coffee shop in South Silver Spring has announced that it will close at the end of the year. This was the first retail location for Mayorga, which now has a number of locations, most notably at [...] 
Here's another cool Mid-century sign in Silver Spring. The sign resides over the entrance to the arcade at the Glenmont Shopping Center, located at the intersection of Georgia Ave. and Randolph Rd. (Yes, this may be SSINO and borderline Wheaton, but whatever.)
Can someone provide a reasonable explanation as to why there is not a Bed Bath & Beyond in or near downtown Silver Spring? I really think that's a market research fail on the part of BB&B corporate. In the past few years they've added urban locations [...] 
I promise that this will be the final post about the Zombie Walk prior to the walk itself. I know that those of you participating are looking forward to Saturday, but at the same time there are probably an equal number of people tired of hearing [...] 
I have a strange fascination with signs - particularly old ones - so as an addendum up to my recent post on Silver Spring's Googie dry cleaners, here's another example of Googie in Silver Spring - the wonderfully retro Miles Glass Co. sign:
As much as like our first poster, I decided to supplement it with a work of my own. I went for a more classic propaganda look...
Revealed - our first poster for this year's Zombie Walk!
- This blog has long advocated for an Eastern Market-style flea market in downtown Silver Spring, and I'm delighted to that see someone has taken the initiative to start one up. The Fenton Street Market will be held just twice this year -' [...] 
I would appear the slumming experiment is over for Marrimekko. According to ThayerAvenue.com the company absconded from their Ellsworth & Georgia location in the dead of night with little fanfare or warning, like a Finnish Robert Irsay.
Why is Silver Spring so far behind the cupcake curve? It's been nine long years since Carrie Bradshaw chowed on that fateful cupcake, yet Silver Spring has yet to sprout its first über-trendy $3 cupcake place.
- This Sunday from 10-5, Silver Spring will host the first ever Handmade Mart crafts fair, featuring over fifty craft vendors along with live bands playing throughout the day.
As you may or may not be aware, the 9-hole Sligo Creek Golf Course, located on Sligo Creek Parkway, is in dire straits. The quasi-public Montgomery County Revenue Authority, which presently operates the course, will return the course to the Parks Department on October [...] 
No, I have not succumbed to the Swine Flu. Rather, I have been away on vacation (not in Mexico). And lazy. Anyhoo, here's a few random Silver Spring tidbits to digest whilst I re-motivate myself.
You like-a da juice, eh? The juice is good, ah? 
Apropos of nothing in particular, I present for your Christmas enjoyment an assortment of old Silver Spring postcards.
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- The annual Silver Spring Thanksgiving Parade is this Saturday, with participants (PDF file) ranging from the Redskins Marching band to Lenox Park apartments. (A major omission, of course, is zombies.)
So the stock market has completely collapsed, unemployment is growing, the number of foreclosures is increasing rapidly... what does this all mean for Silver Spring? 
I don't really have much to say about this flyer, other than that it is the single greatest piece of junk mail I have ever received.
