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County Council Opens Application Process for Two Planning Board Positions
The County Council has opened the application process for two full, four-year terms on the Planning Board, including for the board chair position, officials announced. The positions re open to anyone who is registered as a member of any political party or are unaffiliated with any party. Applicants should indicate in a cover letter which position they are applying for. Annual compensation for board members is currently $30,000, and the full-time chair currently earns $228,000.
Police: Burglary Led to Fight Between Suspect and Victim
Takoma Park Police say that a residential burglary led to a fight between the suspect and victim Monday morning. According to police spokesperson Cathy Plevy, officers responded at approximately 7:23 a.m. on Monday in response to a report of a residential burglary in progress in the 6600 block of Gude Ave. The suspect, a male in his 20s, climbed through a window on the ground floor. The suspect and the victim, the owner of the residence, engaged in a physical altercation once inside the home. After the fight ended on the front porch, the suspect fled on foot down Gude Ave. toward Poplar Ave.
Outback Steakhouse to Open at Ellsworth Place
Outback Steakhouse is set to open in the former home of Not Your Average Joe’s at Ellsworth Place in downtown Silver Spring, according to an announcement from mall owner GBT Realty. The national restaurant group signed a lease for approximately 7,000-sq. ft. of restaurant and patio space. “Outback Steakhouse...
Hyattsville Teen Arrested for Stolen Auto, Other Offenses
Police in Takoma Park say a Hyattsville teen faces several charges in connection with an auto theft that occurred early Sunday morning. Officers responded just before 1 a.m. Sunday to the 7100 block of Holly Ave. for a report of a stolen vehicle, according to police spokesperson Cathy Plevy. The officers observed a vehicle driving away at a high rate of speed while the stolen vehicle was being driven behind it. The officers attempted to stop both vehicles without success. The vehicles split up at Maple Ave. and Erie Ave., with the vehicle in front turning onto Erie Ave. towards Flower Ave. The officers continued to monitor the stolen vehicle.
Car Crashes Into Outdoor Seating Area at The Daily Dish
A car crashed into the outdoor seating area of a Silver Spring restaurant on Monday evening. The incident occurred during the dinner rush at approximately 7 p.m. at The Daily Dish restaurant, located in the Rock Creek Shopping Center at 8301 Grubb Road. Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesperson Pete...
Gold’s Gym Launches Website for Upcoming Location in Downtown Silver Spring
Gold’s Gym has launched a website for its upcoming location at 901 Wayne Ave. in Downtown Silver Spring. Fitness enthusiasts can sign up at the website to register their interest as a Founding Member. Gold’s Gym will occupy the nearly 25,000 square feet in the Downtown Silver Spring development...
New Coffee Shop, Bakery Planned on Thayer Avenue
A new coffee shop is coming to Thayer Avenue, according to documents the Source obtained from the county’s Office of Permitting Services. Prime Coffee & Bakery will occupy 930 Thayer Ave., next to the post office, in what has been empty space on the ground floor of the Thayer & Spring apartments. The outlet will have seating of up to 49 people, according to plans.
Peri Peri Original to Open at Colesville Center: Report
Peri Peri Original is moving into the space that was previously occupied by Pollo Mex at 13436 New Hampshire Ave., according to a report from The MoCo Show. Nando’s competitor Peri-Peri Original appears to have originated in Europe, with approximately two dozen restaurants in the United Kingdom. Following the opening of its first U.S. location in Alexandria, Va., in 2018, the chain plans to rapidly expand throughout the country, with five locations already open in Maryland and six in Virginia.
Arepas Pues in Downtown Silver Spring Now Open for Breakfast
Arepas Pues, the Latin American restaurant at 8555 Fenton St. in downtown Silver Spring, is now open at 7 a.m. daily for breakfast, according to signage posted at the restaurant:. Our distinguished clientele is informed that from Tuesday the 7th we will be working at 7 a.m. in the morning,...
UPDATED: Police: Silver Spring Teen Missing Since March 10
UPDATE: Montgomery County Police tweeted that Hitwot Fentaw has been located safe and unharmed. Detectives from the county’s Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 16-year-old girl from Silver Spring. Hitwot Fentaw was last seen at approximately 4:21 p.m. on...
Police: Aspen Hill Teen Missing Since March 10
Detectives from the county’s Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 13-year-old girl from Aspen Hill. Shania Adams was last seen at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Friday, March 10, in the 3500 block of Pear Tree Ct., MCPD said in a news release. Adams is approximately five feet, two inches tall, and weighs 120 pounds. She has brown eyes and black hair styled in a ponytail.
Police: Traffic Stop Leads to Seizure of Stolen Semi-Automatic Rifle
Montgomery County Police say that 28-year-old Humberto Guerra Jr., of Silver Spring, and 41-year-old Freya Marla Casanova, of an unknown address, have been charged following a traffic stop in February. The criminal charges against Guerra and Casanova were filed on March 1, according to an MCPD news release. On Friday,...
Takoma Park Man Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography
A Takoma Park man who was previously arrested for vandalizing public libraries in Greenbelt and New Carrollton has been arrested on child pornography charges, according to reports. WUSA9 reports that Charles Sutherland faces at least seven charges of possessing child pornography. Last June, Sutherland was arrested on vandalism and hate...
Royal Farms Planned for Sunoco Gas Station Site
A Royal Farms location is planned for the Sunoco gas station site at 9475 Georgia Ave. in Silver Spring, according to applications filed with the county’s Department of Permitting Services. Certified letters sent to residents by Fairfax, Va.-based Dewberry Engineers included stormwater management concept plans for the site at...
Gaithersburg Man Sought in Grocery Store Larceny, Burglaries
Montgomery County Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 55-year-old man wanted for a string of larceny and burglaries of grocery stores in Montgomery County. According to MCPD, Jonah Ammiel Carter of Gaithersburg is suspected of stealing large quantities of goods from Giant Food stores in...
Citizens & Culture Is One of Eater’s “Most Anticipated Spring Restaurant Openings to Track Around D.C.”
The area’s restaurant scene continues to attract national attention and accolades for its quality and diversity. Citizens & Culture, which Kaldi’s Social House owner Tsega Hailemariam is set to open this spring, is one of Eater’s most anticipated restaurant openings in the D.C. area:. Downtown Silver Spring’s...
Motorkat to Open in Former Republic Space in Takoma Park
Restaurateur Chris Brown of Zinnia, Soko Butcher & Takoma Bev. Co. and executive chef Danny Wells are teaming up to open Motorkat in the former Republic space at 6939 Laurel Ave. in Takoma Park, according to an announcement from Main Street Takoma. “The Motorkat concept is inspired by Takoma Park’s...
Adventist HealthCare to Close Takoma Park COVID-19 Alternate Care Site
Takoma Park’s former Washington Adventist Hospital site, which served as a COVID-19 alternate care facility, will be decommissioned by April 28, city officials announced. The hospital, which had been part of the Takoma Park community for about 100 years, closed after the White Oak Medical Center opened in 2019. An urgent care facility opened in the hospital’s emergency department but was closed last September.
Man Found Dead at Silver Spring Transit Center
A man was found dead inside a vehicle early Tuesday morning in a parking garage at the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center in downtown Silver Spring, according to Metro. A Metro spokesperson said that a man was found unresponsive in a vehicle found on the upper deck of the parking garage at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday by officers patrolling the Sarbanes Transit Center. Life-saving measures were attempted, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
David Eubanks Appointed Acting Deputy City Manager for Takoma Park
David Eubanks has been appointed as Acting Deputy City Manager for Takoma Park, city officials announced. The city hired Eubanks as the Assistant Director of Public Works in 2021, and he is currently the Director of Housing and Community Development (HCD). As HCD Director, Mr. Eubanks has been instrumental in advancing key city initiatives such as the library construction project, according to a city press release.
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