2pm Update: Firefighters have extinguished the vehicle fire, 5 cars damaged by fire.
There are approximately 50 firefighters on the scene at a Downtown Silver Spring parking garage at 801 Ellsworth Drive near Fenton Street and Roeder Rd due to several cars being on fire in the garage.
As of 1:46pm, firefighters knocked down most of the fire(s), but there is still heavy smoke in the area, according to MCFRS PIO Pete Piringer.
The garage is being searched and evacuated, but no injuries have been reported. Many surrounding streets are currently closed.
No word yet on the cause of the fire(s).
Photo courtesy of IG user @J3ssicarabbit__
Updated to reflect opening timeframe
Last April we let you know that IHOP’s new concept, Flip’d by IHOP, would be taking over the old Asian Bistro Cafe location at 8537 Georgia Avenue between Panera and Red Lobster, according to the PetersonCos website.
Several readers have let us know that construction has started at the fast-casual breakfast spot after a long wait. We reached out to IHOP in December regarding an opening date, but were told that no date was available yet. Downtown Silver Spring has commented, letting us know that Flip’d is expected to open this Spring.
Asian Bistro Cafe closed about 6 years ago and the space has remained vacant ever since.
Items on the Flip’d by IHOP menu include:
- A Build Your Own Pancake Bar with a choice of made-in-house pancakes or oatmeal as a base and a variety of mix-ins and toppings from the Top It Off bar, such as fresh blueberries, strawberries, and pineapple; fruit compotes; chocolate chips; caramel sauce and more
- Egg combos with choice of breakfast meats and an assortment of Egg Sandwiches made with two scrambled eggs and premium toppings on a toasted Brioche bun
- A variety of made-to-order breakfast burritos and bowls with options like the Bacon Temptation with two eggs, hickory-smoked bacon, roasted tomatoes and queso over crispy breakfast potatoes, or The Garden with baby arugula, sautéed mushrooms, roasted tomatoes and avocado cream sauce over crispy breakfast potatoes.
- Ultimate Sandwiches with choice of an all-natural Black Angus Steakburger, Buttermilk Crispy Chicken from all-natural breast meat, or grilled chicken breast.
- Freshly-squeezed orange juice, Signature Coffee Brews, including Nitro and specialty espresso beverages
- Grab-and-go salads and wraps, freshly-baked goods and more
From IHOP on Flip’d:
Back in December of 2019, IHOP® Restaurants announced plans to launch Flip’d by IHOP™, a new fast-casual concept in the U.S.– the new brand would aim to fill a gap in the restaurant space by focusing on freshly-made breakfast foods and beverages with speed and convenience in mind, directly addressing a growing consumer demand in densely populated city centers.
Popular lunch and dinner items, including the brand’s Ultimate Steakburgers and Buttermilk Crispy Chicken will also be available.
“In looking at what exists today in terms of fresh, fast menu options — particularly at breakfast — there’s still tremendous opportunity for growth,” said Jay Johns, President of IHOP. “After talking extensively with consumers in large cities across the country, we designed Flip’d by IHOP to deliver on what folks told us they want and need from a trusted brand like IHOP in a fast-casual setting, putting an emphasis on quality ingredients, speed, to-go and delivery.”
“Today, millions of Americans are settling for sub-par breakfast foods that are either microwaved or have been sitting under a heat lamp because they’re forced to grab something while at their usual coffee spot,” continued Johns. “With Flip’d by IHOP, guests don’t have to compromise – now they can get freshly-made, all-day menu items like Pancake Bowls and Egg Sandwiches along with a hand-crafted espresso beverage for a good price and in a matter of minutes.”
Unleashed by Petco will be closing its Downtown Silver Spring location permanently, according to a sales representative we spoke to earlier today. Unleashed, located at 8412 Georgia Avenue, will close by the weekend of January 29th.
The store first opened in 2015., according to Source of the Spring. Per Petco, Unleashed by Petco was introduced in 2009 with the opening of the first location in San Diego’s Hillcrest neighborhood. “Focusing on exceptional customer service in a fun, pet-friendly environment, Unleashed by Petco combines the personal commitment, intimacy and expertise of a neighborhood pet store with the price/value and rewards of a national retailer.”
The only other Unleashed by Petco location in MoCo can be found at the Shoppes of Olney shopping center at 3134 Olney Sandy Spring Shopping Center. A nearby location in Navy Yard (DC) is also closing, according to Popville.
The news was first mentioned by Just Up The Pike’s Dan Reed in a tweet earlier this week, nothing the “Now Open” sign in one window with the store closing sign in the other.
Featured photo courtesy of Google.
the Unleashed by Petco on Georgia Avenue is closing 😫 I don’t know when but the “Now Open” sign from the grand opening is still up and that’s just mean pic.twitter.com/Klk4LG04CB
— dan reed 🦀🏳️🌈👋🏾 (@justupthepike) January 11, 2022
Plan recommends development of key opportunity sites, new parks, improvements to bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, and vision for sustainable economic growth in downtown
Press release from Montgomery Planning:
Wheaton, MD – Montgomery Planning approved the Planning Board Draft of the Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan during its meeting on January 6. Planners have incorporated comments from the Planning Board into the draft of the plan and will next transmit it to the Montgomery County Council for its review. The transmittal is expected to take place this week.
The approval from the Planning Board comes after a Public Hearing on December 2, 2021, followed by four work sessions held on December 9, 16 and 23, 2021 and on January 6, 2022. The Planning Board Draft, the plan’s appendices, the staff reports and resources for all four work sessions are available on montgomeryplanning.org/silverspringdowntown.
“The draft recommendations in the Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan reflect the input we received from the community throughout the planning process,” said Montgomery Planning Director Gwen Wright. “We have received feedback from residents, community organizations, business and property owners, and others who are committed to a diverse and thriving future for Silver Spring. We continue to welcome the community’s participation as the draft plan moves through the Montgomery County Council.”
Some of the key recommendations in the plan include:
- Establish a Green Loop to expand and unify access for all residents to green, safe, and inviting sidewalks, bikeways, and parks and open spaces.
- Create new and enhance existing parks and open spaces, including a major renovation of Jesup Blair Park.
- Support the expansion of bioscience, technology, and education uses to increase employment opportunities in the plan area.
- Update the Zoning Code to provide more flexibility of development, increase affordable housing, support small business growth, and realize Sector Plan goals.
- Encourage the development of diverse housing types in the adjacent communities blocks as recommended by the plan and the ongoing Attainable Housing Strategies
- Establish the Connectivity and Infrastructure Fund (CIF) to allow all Commercial/Residential (CR) properties to obtain additional density if needed to meet maximum building heights. The fund would support a world-class arrival experience at the transit center, a new bridge connection across the rail tracks, and strategic utility and streetscape infrastructure improvements.
- Create a Silver Spring Building Height Incentive Zone (BHIZ) to allow properties in the commercial core of the downtown to obtain additional height up to 150 percent of the mapped maximum height for flexibility.
- Implement a Design Advisory Panel and design review for all Optional Method development projects.
- Incentivize redevelopment of key opportunity sites to realize the district-specific visions presented in the plan.
- Increase the minimum Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit (MPDU) requirement from 12.5 percent to 15 percent plan-wide.
The next steps for the Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan include a Montgomery County Council Public Hearing where the community will be invited to testify. This will be followed by a series of work sessions at the Planning, Housing, and Economic Development (PHED) and Transportation and Environment (T&E) Committees and the full County Council as well as a vote on the draft plan by the County Council. The last step is adoption of the final plan by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
The draft plan builds upon the success of the 2000 Silver Spring Central Business District Sector Plan to help the area continue to be a regional destination for the next 20 years while supporting sustainable growth and development in the emerging areas of the downtown and adjacent communities. It includes recommendations for land use and zoning, housing, economic growth, urban design, transportation, parks and public spaces, environmental resiliency, community facilities, and historic resources.
As the first Sector Plan to follow the passage of Montgomery County’s Racial Equity and Social Justice Act, equity is woven throughout the plan and is reflected in the four overarching themes that emerged after engaging with stakeholders. These include diversity, resiliency, connectivity, and community health.
Planning Board work sessions scheduled for December 16 and 23, 2021 and January 6, 2022; the community is invited to watch via live video stream
Per Montgomery Planning:
Wheaton, MD –The Montgomery County Planning Board held its first work session for the Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan on December 9, 2021. Planning Board members worked with Montgomery Planning staff to review the plan for its first of four scheduled work sessions. This follows the Planning Board’s Public Hearing on December 2, 2021, during which community members testified in person and virtually on the plan.
During the first work session, the Planning Board reviewed key plan recommendations related to parks and public spaces, historic resources, environmental resiliency, and schools. The Board also reviewed language in the plan that addresses compliance with Montgomery County’s Racial Equity and Social Justice Act. Equity is woven throughout the plan and is reflected in the four overarching themes that emerged after engaging with stakeholders: diversity, resiliency, connectivity, and community health.
“The Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan is the first Sector Plan to follow the passage of Montgomery County’s Racial Equity and Social Justice Act,” said Montgomery Planning Director Gwen Wright. “We took care to understand the historic advantages and disadvantages that have impacted Silver Spring stakeholders and we have proposed recommendations that encourage more equitable access to investment and civic resources.”
Read the Public Hearing Draft.
Watch the History of Silver Spring – Montgomery Planning Board briefing.
The Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan builds upon the success of the 2000 Silver Spring Central Business District Sector Plan to help the area continue to be a regional destination for the next 20 years while supporting sustainable growth and development in the emerging areas of the downtown and adjacent communities. The plan’s Public Hearing Draft includes recommendations for land use and zoning, housing, economic growth, urban design, transportation, parks and public spaces, environmental resiliency, community facilities, and historic resources.
The Board will observe the following work session schedule during its Planning Board meetings. Please note that these topics are subject to change and additional topics may be brought up during these work sessions as time may allow:
December 16, 2021
- Urban Design
- Transportation
- Economic Growth
- Land Use and Zoning
- Implementation
December 23, 2021
- Housing
- Review edits from 12/9 work session
January 6, 2022
- Review all edits
- Review any additional key text changes
- Vote out to transmit Planning Board Draft Plan to Montgomery County Council
Watch the recording of the Planning Board’s Public Hearing.
View the explainer.
Community members can watch the work sessions online via live stream on the Planning Board’s website. The community is invited to submit written comments to the Planning Board via email at [email protected], although these comments will not be included in the public record for the Public Hearing Draft, which is now closed. There will be another opportunity for community members to testify publicly after the Planning Board Draft of the plan is transmitted to the Montgomery County Council.
To stay up to date on the progress of this plan, sign up for our eLetter. You can also reach out directly to the project team with any questions or comments about the plan:
Atara Margolies, lead planner
301-495-4558
[email protected]
About the Downtown Silver Spring and Adjacent Communities Plan
The 2000 Silver Spring Central Business District Sector Plan established a planning framework for downtown Silver Spring that envisioned a green, transit-oriented and pedestrian-friendly downtown with a strong commercial and residential development market. In the 20 years since the adoption of the downtown Silver Spring Sector Plan, the area has transformed from an area in decline to a vibrant destination for offices, retail, restaurants, and entertainment that is defined by its unique diversity. Montgomery Planning is updating the downtown Silver Spring Sector Plan to guide Silver Spring’s future growth.
Through the Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan process, Montgomery Planning will analyze and reevaluate all aspects of the existing plan, consider the recommended changes implemented from the last plan, and assess future needs – all informed by community conversation and input. View the plan’s Scope of Work that the Planning Board approved in June 2020.
About the Equity Agenda for Planning
Montgomery Planning recognizes and acknowledges the role that our plans and policies have played in creating and perpetuating racial inequity in Montgomery County. We are committed to transforming the way we work as we seek to address, mitigate, and eliminate inequities from the past and develop planning solutions to create equitable communities in the future. While it will take time to fully develop a new methodology for equity in the planning process, we cannot delay applying an equity lens to our work. Efforts to date include:
- Developing an Equity Agenda for Planning. The Planning Board approved Equity in Master Planning Framework, and staff is working on action items.
- Prioritizing equity in Thrive Montgomery 2050. Community Equity is one of the three priority areas of our county General Plan update, Thrive Montgomery 2050.
- Focusing on equity in upcoming plans. Equity is a central focus of the Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan, the first master plan to launch since Montgomery County’s Racial Equity & Social Justice Act passed. All upcoming plans and studies will have an equity focus.
- Created an Equity Focus Areas mapping tool and developing a Community Equity Index. Equity Focus Areas in Montgomery County have high concentrations of lower-income people of color, who may also speak English less than very well. Montgomery Planning developed this data-driven tool to identify and map these areas to assess potential racial and social inequities and produce master plans that will foster more equitable outcomes for communities in Montgomery County. The Community Equity Index will expand on the previous Equity Focus Area analysis, creating a more robust, diagnostic tool providing additional detail of critically selected neighborhood characteristics relevant for equity analysis countywide.
- Viewing management and operations through an equity lens. Our efforts are not limited to the master planning process. Management and operational functions like communications and human resources are developing approaches, tools, plans, and training to ensure that we look at everything through an equity lens.
Silver Spring ice skating is back at Veterans Plaza in Downtown Silver Spring. Just like last season, reservations are required to skate.
More information, courtesy of Silver Spring Ice Skating, below:
- Welcome to the Reservation Section for the Silver Spring Outdoor Ice Skating 2021 – 2022 Season.
- This season reservations are required to skate at the rink. Reservations are open two weeks in advance
- You need to reserve your arrival time slot. Please click on the time to adjust the date and time requested.
- To make your reservation, select your time and the number of people at your party. We are asking for your name, email, and phone number to complete the reservation.
- All skaters or non-skaters must have a pre-purchased ticket to enter the venue. (Skating guests under the age of 12 may have one parent or guardian accompany them. This person will be asked to stay in a public viewing area while the minor skates.) The Day of your Reservation:
- You must arrive within 10 minutes of your scheduled reservation time. If you are more than 10 minutes early you will be asked to wait until your scheduled start time. If you are more than 10 minutes late your reservation will automatically be canceled and you will lose the opportunity to skate.
- Please observe social distancing while at the facility, on the ice rink itself, and while waiting to enter the facility. Masks must be worn inside of the facility.
- An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people outside of your household are present. According to the CDC, older adults and guests with underlying medical conditions are especially vulnerable. By visiting the facility, you voluntarily assume the risks related to exposure to COVID-19.
Community members testified in person or virtually during Public Hearing; four work sessions scheduled in December and January.
Wheaton, MD –The Montgomery County Planning Board, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), held a Public Hearing for the Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan on December 2, 2021. This plan builds upon the success of the 2000 Silver Spring Central Business District Sector Plan to help the area continue to be a regional destination for the next 20 years while supporting sustainable growth and development in the emerging areas of the downtown and adjacent communities. Community members testified in person or virtually during the Planning Board’s Public Hearing. Some community members provided their comments in writing ahead of the Public Hearing for the Board’s consideration.
Watch the recording of the Planning Board’s Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Public Hearing.
The plan’s Public Hearing Draft includes recommendations for land use and zoning, housing, economic growth, urban design, transportation, parks and public spaces, environmental resiliency, community facilities, and historic resources. As the first Sector Plan to follow the passage of Montgomery County’s Racial Equity and Social Justice Act, equity is woven throughout the plan and the four overarching themes that emerged after engaging with stakeholders:
- Diversity
- Resiliency
- Connectivity
- Community Health
“We are pleased that so many community members have taken the time to provide feedback on what they want Silver Spring to look like over the next 20 years, not just during the Public Hearing, but throughout the planning process,” said Planning Director Gwen Wright. “The plan’s recommendations address topics we heard about most from the community, such as strengthening the area’s diverse mix of stores, restaurants, and entertainment, as well as enhancing pedestrian and bicycle networks.”
Since kicking off the plan in July 2020, Planning staff have received input from residents, community organizations, property owners, civic associations, condo boards, employers, business owners, students at Montgomery College, and county agency partners. Over 150 community members participated in a series of online workshops during the plan’s Visioning Phase and staff received over 500 comments on the ReactMap, an online mapping tool where community members could submit comments anywhere within the plan area.
The Planning team created an explainer to help community members quickly understand the plan’s goals and draft recommendations ahead of the Public Hearing. This explainer is available in English, Spanish, and Amharic.
The Planning Board will hold work sessions on the Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan during its meetings on December 9, 16, and 23 and on January 6, 2022. Community members can watch the work sessions online via live stream on the Planning Board’s website. The community is invited to submit written comments to the Planning Board via email at [email protected]. Comments received by 6 p.m. on December 7, 2021 will be included as part of the public record.
To stay up to date on the progress of this plan, sign up for our eLetter. You can also reach out directly to the project team with any questions or comments about the plan:
Atara Margolies, lead planner
301-495-4558
[email protected]
About the Downtown Silver Spring and Adjacent Communities Plan
The 2000 Silver Spring Central Business District Sector Plan established a planning framework for downtown Silver Spring that envisioned a green, transit-oriented and pedestrian-friendly downtown with a strong commercial and residential development market. In the 20 years since the adoption of the downtown Silver Spring Sector Plan, the area has transformed from an area in decline to a vibrant destination for offices, retail, restaurants, and entertainment that is defined by its unique diversity. Montgomery Planning is updating the downtown Silver Spring Sector Plan to guide Silver Spring’s future growth.
Through the Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan process, Montgomery Planning will analyze and reevaluate all aspects of the existing plan, consider the recommended changes implemented from the last plan, and assess future needs – all informed by community conversation and input. View the plan’s Scope of Work that the Planning Board approved in June 2020.
Sip & Develop is moving in to the old Sprint location at 8501 Fenton Street in Downtown Silver Spring.
The location will allow you to choose your activity from their selection of in-house photography, camera sign-out self photography, film development, or a combination of each, all while you bring your own beverages to enjoy.
You can host your own private event or reserve their dark room for your own personal use as well.
Some of the Sip & Develop offerings include:
Classes – a fun way to learn about developing film with strangers in a fun-filled social atmosphere
Parties – schedule a private party with us today and enjoy developing film with everyone you choose to invite.
Darkroom – enjoy some time to yourself in the darkroom and gain confidence in developing film all on your own
Picture taking – gain the knowledge you’ve always wanted when it comes to taking pictures and utilize our professional services for all your picture taking fun
Retail sales – Capture your experience with merchandise in a fun way.
Per the Sip & Develop website:
Our “Bring Your Own” self serve option is available for customers that desire a variety of beverages for different times of the day. Come experience the first Sip & Develop opened in the United States.
Sip & Develop prides itself on being the only company in the United States that combines a “Bring Your Own” self serve beverage option & social environment with easy to understand film developing instructions. NO film developing experience is required! We’ll entertain you and your friends, co-workers, or family as we show you step-by-step how to develop film!
The Montgomery County Council has approved funding to acquire the property on 1110 East-West Highway in Downtown Silver Spring.
Back September 30, the Montgomery County Planning Board approved the Montgomery Parks Department proposal to acquire the property.
Per the Council staff report:
This acquisition will create the new South Silver Spring Urban Recreational Park that will provide recreational amenities to a diverse, underserved, and growing urban community.
The proposed park is supported by the Equity Focus Area (EFA) analysis recently completed by the Parks and Planning Departments. It would serve a neighborhood located within the EFA that covers much of the Silver Spring CBD.
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission has negotiated a Purchase and Sale Agreement to acquire this property from Imperial Investment Company for $7,500,000.
The property consists of 0.957 acres strategically located for the proposed new urban recreational park.
The parcel in question was specifically designated in the Energized Public Spaces Functional Master Plan (County Council Approved and Adopted, 2018) as a proposed urban recreational park.
The property fronts on East-West Highway and Kennett Street on opposite sides, providing the public access and visibility necessary for an urban park.
After the property is turned over to the Parks Department, removal of the existing structure and pavement will be prioritized. To create an interim park that is available for public use after demolition is complete, simple improvements such as open lawn, natural surface paths, benches and picnic tables may be added to the new park.
The costs associated with demolition and minor interim improvements are estimated at $500K, including abatement of hazardous materials. This initial work will be funded through a combination of available funding sources.
Some Operating Budget Impact (OBI) for the initial ownership period will accrue. OBI for management of the lease and property by Facilities Management staff is estimated at $2,500/year, while some of those costs will be offset by rental revenue. No other OBI is expected during this short initial ownership period.
After demolition and site cleanup and conversion into the interim park condition, interim OBI is estimated at $5,000/year. Tasks to keep the new park maintained during this interim period primarily include regular park maintenance (mowing, trash removal, etc.) and park police monitoring of this urban park site.
Future development as a full Urban Recreational Park will be prioritized and implemented through the Parks CIP process. Facility planning will provide estimated capital and operating costs for a fully developed park, and creation of a stand-alone capital project will serve to provide funding for this significant urban park project.
The full council staff’s report can be seen here.
Montgomery Planning provided a brief history of Downtown Silver Spring in the recent Public Hearing Draft of Silver Spring Downtown and Adjacent Communities Plan. It can be seen below:
Indigenous peoples have lived in Montgomery County and the surrounding region for over 10,000 years. The Piscataway and Nacotchtank appear to have used the river valleys mostly for occupation and relied on the adjacent uplands for temporary camps associated with hunting and obtaining materials such as workable stone, until European colonization.
In the 1800s, Silver Spring consisted of a crossroads community and plantations, including that of Francis Preston Blair, built upon enslaved Black labor force. The opening of the Metropolitan branch of the B&O Railroad (1873) and the Washington, Woodside, and Forest Glen Railway & Power Company (1897)allowed for more housing and commercial opportunities in the area, limited primarily to whites. At the start of the twentieth century, developers of residential neighborhoods in Silver Spring often included racial restrictive covenants to bar Blacks (and people of other nationalities, ethnicities, and religious backgrounds) from the housing market. De jury and de facto segregation permitted Blacks to work in the plan area, but excluded them from owning or renting property within its boundaries.
The opening of the Silver Spring Shopping Center and Silver Theatre (1938) and Hecht’s Store (1947), along with associated infrastructure improvements, transformed Silver Spring from a bedroom community a regional retail center with offices, shops, hotels, and other businesses, and a successful manufacturing and light industrial area near the train station. Segregation and discrimination in various forms continued to exclude non-white residents from many of the benefits of his growth.
During the Civil Rights movement, County residents, Black and white, fought for fair access to housing and public accommodations. Notable individuals during this period include: Mary Betters who served as President of the local branch of the NAACP, J. Charles Jones who directed the Action Coordinating Committee to End Segregation in the Suburbs (ACCESS), David Scull who led the County Council to pass the Fair Housing Ordinance, Morris Milgram who built the first integrated apartment housing in greater Silver Spring, and Roscoe Nix who challenged business owners and held the County accountable for upholding its public accommodations law.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Silver Spring’s dominance as a regional shopping center waned with the opening of suburban malls. However, the arrival of new industries (such as financial institutions), increased federal services and reliance on contractors, and the shift of federal office space away from Washington, D.C. led to the rebranding of the plan area as a regional office destination, with several federal agencies establishing office buildings downtown. This office space, along with ample county-owned parking, and accommodating zoning led to the construction of several high-rise apartment buildings in the downtown. The Silver Spring Metrorail station opened in 1978, but its location away from the historic center of downtown limited additional development in the surrounding blocks.
The closing of major and mid-sized white-owned retailers in the 1980s and 1990s created commercial vacancies that began to be filled by the establishment of a rich, ethnically diverse, local- business community that continues today. While there are many immigrant communities in the plan area, the Ethiopian community has had particular success in Silver Spring and regards this urban area as a center for Ethiopian life and culture in the region.
Since 2000, revitalization efforts envisioned by the Sector Plan have seen the redevelopment of the Downtown Silver Spring retail core, the promotion of an arts and entertainment district and the reopening of the historic Silver Theatre, and the opening of the Discovery corporate headquarters. With this, the former light industrial areas west of Georgia Avenue have been redeveloped with multi-family housing and the Paul Sarbanes Transit Center has been completed at the Silver Spring Metro station. Planning and initial construction for the Purple Line light-rail system connecting Bethesda to New Carrolton in Prince George’s County has created new opportunities.
Popeyes has opened its Downtown Silver Spring location, according to signage in the window that was first seen yesterday (Now open 11-10pm).
We first reported back in October that Popeyes will be taking over the space that was left vacant by Bombay Gaylord in 2015 at 8401 Georgia Ave. in Silver Spring. Bombay closed after a fire destroyed the restaurant and the owners have since opened Nirvana Indian Cuisine in Olney back in late 2018.
The international fried chicken chain has recently opened restaurants in Briggs Chaney and in the Kentlands neighborhood of Gaithersburg.
The popular Quarry House Tavern can be found in the basement the building.
