The urban farm, located near the Silver Spring Library at 737 Easley Street, contained beets, blueberries, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, turnips, and a lot more.
For almost four decades, Charlie would often wake up at 4:30am to go outside and tend to the garden.
The national chain was started by Dena Tripp and Debbie Shwetz in 1997 and offers specialized bundt cakes in over 175 locations across North America.
This will be their second location in MoCo, joining the Gaithersburg location (12133 Darnestown Rd).
A quick glance at their Facebook page revealed the following message to customers:
”I would like to thank everyone that supported us. Most of all I want to thank my incredible staff that made it all work. We gave it our best and we shall hold our heads high.”
El Sapo will be “unmistakably Cuban, full of instense flavors, laughter, music, colors and aroma.” The food will be inspired by the foods Chef Mendizabal ate at home and on the streets of La Habana while he was growing up as well as his journey as a chef throughout the years.
Happy hour will last from 4pm-7pm and will consist of half-price mojitos and specials on beer, wine, and Cubano sandwiches.
The first location will be in the Hale Center at 8517 Colesville Rd. in Silver Spring (pictured below).
The other location will be in the Montgomery Village shopping center at 9997 Stedwick Rd.
There were previously rumors of Matchbox also replacing Ted’s Bulletin In Downtown Crown (Gaithersburg), but they never materialized before Matchbox sold off the Ted’s Bulletin brand last year.
Matchbox currently has a location in MoCo on Rockville Pike. The new Silver Spring location is expected to open by Spring 2019.
inride, a new car subscription service in Silver Spring, allows subscribers to drive a fleet of cars for one monthly payment.
Subscribers are able to schedule a flip at the press of a button and keep the car for as long, or as little, as they’d like.
Rockwood Capital and Petrie Richardson Ventures, the sellers, were represented by Newmark Knight Frank. Petrie Richardson is also rumored to have purchased Lakeforest Mall a few months back, but representatives have not commented on the rumored acquisition.
The five-story Mall was purchased by GBT Realty Corp. In the purchase, the Tennessee-based company has also bought the rights to build 250,000 sq ft. higher (air rights).
El Sapo will be “unmistakably Cuban, full of instense flavors, laughter, music, colors and aroma.” The food will be inspired by the foods Chef Mendizabal ate at home and on the streets of La Habana while he was growing up as well as his journey as a chef throughout the years.
Happy hour will last from 4pm-7pm and will consist of half-price mojitos and specials on beer, wine, and Cubano sandwiches.
The once-thriving local pizza chain is now down to one location– Rockville (190 Halpine Rd).
Below you’ll see screenshots from LimeBike, Mobike, Ofo, and Spin that show a dramatically decreased amount of bikes in the Silver Spring area.
On April 26th, Bethesda Beat reported that “the county granted these four companies permits to place as many as 600 dockless bikes in an area that includes Downtown Silver Spring, Takoma Park, and surrounding suburban communities.”