Per Takoma Park Police: On October 22, at approximately 7:20 am, Takoma Park Police responded to the 7700 block of Maple Avenue for the report of an armed robbery. The victim was leaving for work when she was approached by two male suspects who demanded her property at gunpoint. The victim complied and the two suspects fled in a vehicle towards Sligo Creek Parkway.
The suspects are described as:
Per the City of Takoma Park: Tree Takoma is the City of Takoma Park’s private property canopy tree planting program. This program uses resources in the City’s Tree Fund to offer free canopy trees to private property owners. Planting replacements for canopy trees lost on private properties around the City is an important practice for sustaining a robust urban forest.
Any private property inside the City of Takoma Park city limits is eligible. The City is particularly interested in working with properties and areas of the City that have a lower tree canopy, so please help us spread the word!
The popular Takoma Park Street Festival returns for its 41st year of music, vendors, food and fun in Takoma Park. This year’s festival takes place on Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 from 10:00 am-5:00 pm on Carroll Avenue in Takoma Park, MD to Carroll Street, NW in Takoma, DC. Festival goers will enjoy the day exploring over 150 vendors booths, live music from 18 local bands, food trucks and more. Takoma’s unique shops, restaurants and cafes are all open and welcoming visitors. Event is rain or shine. Courtesy of Main Street Takoma.
As a reminder, please follow all placed parking signs. Efforts will be made for the vehicle to be moved prior to towing; vehicles will have towing and/or parking citation fees attached.
Two New businesses are opening in Takoma Park, according to Main Street Takoma. School of Musical Traditions, which is a partner of Takoma Park’s House of Musical Traditions, and Justice Arts Coalition will share 7112 Willow Avenue. School of Musical traditions moves in from its previous Rockville location. Additional information on each business available below:
Piney Branch Pool is operated by the Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington in conjunction with Montgomery County Recreation. The pool also is available for private rental events The 25-yard indoor pool, which is attached to Piney Branch Elementary, is home for recreational swimmers, swim lessons, seniors, scuba lessons, kayak clubs, water fitness and high school swim teams. The pool hours are 6:30-9 a.m. and 4-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday. On Saturdays, the pool is open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
“Do you have coats, gloves or scarves that you don’t need anymore? Donate them!” The Takoma Park Police Department, in partnership with Adventist Church, the Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department, and others, is collecting clean, gently used warm coats in any size from infant to adult.
The coats will be donated to people in need. This coat drive can make a difference in the lives of others by simply donating coats and jackets that are no longer needed. We will also accept clean, gently used gloves/mittens and scarves.
The new Takoma Park Maryland Library, new Computer Center, and improved Community Center facilities are happening at last. The Takoma Park Maryland Library is setting up shop in a temporary space during construction at the Community Center. Temporary Location: 7505 New Hampshire Avenue Suites 201-208 Takoma Park, MD 20912. The temporary library space will open on Wednesday, October 19.
The Takoma Park Library, Computer Center, and Community Center is currently undergoing a major remodel and expansion project (video rendering available below). Wednesday, August 24, 2022, marked the last day the library was open.
A $25,000 “Pick 5” lottery ticket was sold on September 27 at the Sunoco Gas Station at 6907 New Hampshire Avenue in Takoma Park. The ticket remains unclaimed as of today, October 3. According to the Maryland Lottery, “Draw game winners have 182 days from the date of a drawing to claim their prizes, and scratch-off winners have 182 days from the announced end-of-game date.”
In all, 36 winning tickets worth $10,000 or more were sold or redeemed in the seven days ending Oct. 2, and the Lottery paid more than $29.6 million in prizes during that span.
The Takoma Park Street Festival scheduled for Sunday, October 2nd has been cancelled “due to the forecast associated with Hurricane Ian”, per Ron Hardy, the acting public information officer for Takoma Park Police.
This would have been the 41st year in Takoma Park for the event, with music, artists and makers, community groups, green companies and great food originally scheduled for what would have been from 10am until 5pm at Carroll Avenue.
The City of Takoma Park Recreation Department will host our traditional Monster Bash on Saturday, October 29!
Please join us for the day’s event:
Every week, Takoma Park Middle School teacher, Maura Moore, highlights one student in each of her classes that has done something noteworthy (kind to a classmate, shown perseverance with an academic struggle, exemplary work, etc.) by giving them a raffle ticket that could win the a students a “meep” to keep. A meep (photos below) is a crocheted emotional support orb. Moore started making the meeps in March of 2018 when she was going through a difficult time in her life and wanted to show that you could turn a tough time into something beautiful.
She made over 1,000 maps in a little over 6 months (approximately 250 of them were for staff and students). In the last 4 years she had made several thousand meeps, spending her own time and money, so that she can brighten other’s day. When she made her first meep, before it had a name, it was just a gesture to say to someone “I see you struggling, and I want you know I am here and I care.” Just this summer she made 600 of them and recently she has made meeps available for purchase through her website, AllYouMeepIsLove.com