Beginning this Friday, April 1, the Montgomery County Department of Transportation will be extending the hours in which residents will be required to pay for street parking in Silver Spring and Wheaton.
The new hours requiring payment at on-street meters will be Monday through Friday, 9am-10pm in Silver Spring, and Monday through Saturday, 9am-10pm in Wheaton.
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Tacos Don Perez at 12321 Georgia Avenue in the Glenmont Shopping Center is currently in the final four of DC101’s Taco Tournament to determine the best tacos in the DMV.
Tacos Don Perez started off as a small, family-run catering business back in 2017. It continued that way until may 2020, when it became a once-a-week home-based pop-up when the family was left without work due to Covid-19.
Curiosity Stream is a Silver Spring-based media company and subscription video streaming service that offers documentary programming including films, series, and TV shows. It was launched in 2015 by the founder of the Discovery Channel, John S. Hendricks
“We are thrilled to announce that we exceeded our revenue target for the second year in a row, exceeding $71 million in 2021 as our investments in content, people, and technology continued to bear fruit,” said Clint Stinchcomb, President & CEO. “Over the past year, we have more than doubled the size of our content library, and our 2022 content slate promises to be our biggest and best yet. Later this year, we plan to better align the value we bring to our subscribers with new subscription plan pricing. As a mission-driven company, we are relentlessly focused on satisfying humanity’s enduring curiosity about our world. Looking ahead to the remainder of 2022 and beyond, we are excited to fulfill our mission by delivering premium factual content that informs, enchants, and inspires.”
Montgomery County man plans to pay down debts, improve home with windfall
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One person was taken into custody on gun charges after a shooting in a Silver Spring parking garage, according to NBC Washington.
The shooting occurred around 1:40am Sunday at a garage located on the 8100 block of Fenton St. in Silver Spring.
Cielo Rojo, a family owned “fine-casual” Mexican restaurant, opened in the heart of Takoma Park at the start of 2019. Owners David Perez and Carolina McCandless first met in 2012 at Gracias Madre, a vegan Mexican restaurant in San Francisco, and now they’re bringing their version of San Fransisco Mission-style burritos to Takoma Park.
San Pancho plans to open this fall in the space that is currently home to Cielo Rojo (7056 Carroll Ave), while Cielo Rojo moves down the street to a larger space. A San Fransisco Mission-style burrito is a type of burrito that first became popular during the 1960s in the Mission District of San Francisco, California. It is distinguished from other burritos by its large size and inclusion of rice and other ingredients, and became popular when major chains like Chipotle, Qdoba, and more, began offering their versions across the county.
Montgomery County Police will host “Coffee, Cakes, and Cops” on Wednesday, March 30 from 5-7pm at the MCPD District 4 station (2300 Randolph Rd) in Wheaton.
Starbuck’s and Nothing Bundt Cakes will be providing refreshments.
Signage is up and construction is ongoing at Naz’s Halal (13025 Wisteria Drive) in Germantown, the former location of the Water Factory. In December we told you Naz’s would expanding to Germantown, Rockville (1040 Rockville Pike), Takoma Park (7653 New Hampshire Ave) and White Oak (11209 New Hampshire Ave).
The first location outside of New York was also in MoCo, at the Burtonsville Town Center, next to Tropical Smoothie Cafe. That location opened in August 2020 and has become a local favorite with late night hours, remaining open until 2am Sunday through Thursday and 4am on Friday and Saturday.
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Saturday, March 26, 2022
bibi abelle Studios is now open in Takoma Park, per Main Street Takoma. Per the instagram post, tattoo artist and Takoma Park native, Britteny Etienne, specializes in fine line tattooing and single needlework with the majority of her work consisting of realism and precise lettering. First launched as a home-based business during the pandemic, the Bibi Abelle Studios has expanded to its new location in the heart of Takoma Park. For info and appointments: https://www.bibiabelle.com/
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