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I live just east of Flower Avenue and would have sworn my block was in Takoma Park. But then I learned there was no voting ward in Tuesday's election for me, as apparently I live in East Silver Spring. My mail is delivered to Takoma Park, zip code 20912. [...]
Negotiations between the county and one landlord to develop a music hall in downtown Silver Spring were close to wrapping, MoCo exec Ike Leggett declared.
Expect an official announcement in about six weeks, Leggett told The Penguin last Saturday at ye olde library's book fest. Exactly what would be announced was [...]
Around 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, Discovery HQ staffer and Penguin Twitter buddy @joshourisman peeked out his office window and noticed changes to a Colesville Road storefront. "Some of the paper covering the windows at the upcoming Flippin' Pizza has come down!" he tweeted.
Also around 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, Penguin editor Jennifer Deseo' [...]
On one hand, Lizbeth's charcoal-broiled chicken really works. Its simple seasoning -- nothing more than salt and pepper -- allows one to enjoy the bird's natural flavors. The skin remains crisp (not crunchy) and doesn't get gooey or droopy with the weight of caramelized sugars. It's the meat that stays' [...]
Here’s the good news: Some of the construction work at Silver Spring’s transit-center site is cooking with oil. The bad news: It had also been cooking with nasty chemicals in the soil.
Crews at the Colesville Road site removed soil tainted with unspecified petrochemicals as part of their excavation work, David [...]
After months of public meetings and debate, MoCo exec Ike Leggett finally revealed exterior designs for downtown Silver Spring's new library.
"This will be a monument to the community," he declared Saturday at a book festival inside ye olde library on Colesville Road.
The glass and limestone building will sit at the [...]