UPDATED on 2/8 to reflect liquidation sale has started.
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Silver Spring
Islands Tropical Café Rebrands With Expanded Menu
Islands Tropical Café located at 9324 Georgia Ave in Silver Spring, is now Tropics Ice Cream & Jerk.
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The Sears located at 11255 New Hampshire Ave in Silver Spring was among the stores recently announced to be closing its doors. A brief history of the store, from a recent Forbes article: “the Silver Spring Sears opened in early 1966 and stands as a symbol of the company’s suburban initiatives. It’s a stand-alone store, not located within a mall. There was a time when Sears carried practically everything. It didn’t need to attach itself to an enclosed shopping mall.”
Last week we reported that the KMart at 14014 Connecticut Ave in Aspen Hill will also be closing. Sears Holdings was formed in 2004 after they were acquired by KMart. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2018. The Montgomery Mall location closed in 2018 and Lakeforsest Mall location in 2019. Read about the additional Sears stores closing here.
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Long Branch Library Renovations Completed
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MoCo Business Spotlight: Sha’s Creations Aisha Khadar
After a long wait, Sha’s Creations at 3836 International Dr. in Silver Spring (Leisure World Plaza) is finally scheduled to open on February 13th. The spa, which specializes in skin care, will offer services such as facials, manicures, and body contouring. Sha’s will also sell 100% organic homemade soaps and lotions.
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UPDATE: Marty Hurney has been hired as a high ranking official in the front office, but the general manager position is going to former Washington cornerback, Martin Mayhew.
New Washington Football Team Executive Vice President of Football/Player Personnel, Marty Hurney, Is From Wheaton and Graduated from Good Counsel
Repo Company’s License Plate Reader Finds 2 Stolen Cars in Silver Spring
Early Friday morning, a car repossession company found 2 stolen vehicles in Silver Spring.
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Dog Haus Coming to Silver Spring
Dog Haus Biergarten will be opening a new location at 933 Ellsworth Dr. in Downtown Silver Spring this summer, the location formerly home to Lebanese Taverna before it moved to Fenton Street.
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While networks like HBO and Showtime get a lot of attention for their original series, Starz has done a great job creating its own successful shows. Its highest rated series of all-time, Power, is a crime drama that aired for six seasons– from 2014 through February of 2020. It was created and produced in part by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, and follows the life of a man named James St. Patrick AKA “Ghost” who is dealing drugs in New York while working as a nightclub owner. Main characters James St. Patrick/Ghost, Tommy, Tasha, Tariq, and others don’t have any MoCo ties, a few actors who appeared throughout the series are MoCo natives.
Darrell Britt-Gibson (Rolla)
Gusto Farm to Street Closes Permanently in Silver Spring
Source of the Spring reported today that Gusto Farm to Street located at 8512 Fenton St. in Downtown Silver Spring has announced it closure.
Update on Glenmont Lidl
A little over a year ago, we let you know that Lidl would be taking over the old Shoppers location in Glenmont.