COMMUNITY • BY ED LEVY While the redeveloped area of Silver Spring puts ‘feet on the street,” what most makes Silver Spring unique are the individual entrepreneurs who operate

"It's a party downtown!" effused a young woman coasting up to a Takoma Park Bike to Work Day pit stop. Though it was only 9: 15 am, she

BY MARY S. ELLSWORTH Just in time for the 2013 Bike to Work Day, Takoma Park is issuing a city bike map. Free, hot-off-the-press copies will be one of

COMMUNITY • BY SAMANTHA BORTNIKER Relaxing in the Florida sun, sipping on Gatorade, eating penne pasta and cuddling pillow pets doesn’t only describe people, but also rescued chimpanzees. “We’re asking

COMMUNITY • BY MORGAN FECTO

Inside Shampoo, Inc, a hair salon on Carroll Avenue, the white walls and seafoam chairs urge patrons to sit back and relax. But at

COMMUNITY •  BY MORGAN FECTO Since Soupergirl opened a storefront nearly two years ago, its ever-changing menu of vegan

COMMUNITY • BY SAMANTHA BORTNIKER • PHOTOS BY REBECCA RINI It was a gelato-filled day for Takoma Park. Families and friends gathered outside Dolci Gelati, enjoying the fresh sorbet

COMMUNITY: BY SAMANTHA BORTNIKER Colorful Easter eggs covered the field. Hundreds of residents, parents and children, waited in anticipation for the egg hunt to begin while enjoying the beautiful

GARDENING GODDESS • BY KATHY JENTZ Did you know Takoma Park has an azalea named after it? Do you know how Takoma got the "Azalea

COMMUNITY • BY SAMANTHA BORTNIKER Two new festivals and a market are in Takoma Park's future. This May residents will be able

COMMUNITY • BY MORGAN FECTO Hurricane Sandy destroyed homes, businesses, and left many families to struggle in its aftermath. But surprisingly, it gave something to a young Takoma Park

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Using hoses, learning how to save lives with CPR and planning how to escape a

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT • BY MORGAN FECTO “Today’s prophet must look good in a suit and tie, and speak well at cocktail parties,” says the character Todd from Tom

COMMUNITY • BY MORGAN FECTO “We are looking for new blood, we are looking for new

COUNCIL VOICE • BY SETH GRMIES, Ward 1 Councilmember Mayor Bruce Williams has added discussion of two linked initiatives, a voting-rights resolution and Election Day voter registration (EDVR), to

Are you ready for a big storm? How long can you hold out in a power outage? Have you got enough food in your home? These are the questions you should

Wistful shoppers started to line up 20 minutes early for Video Americain's closing sale.  The locally-beloved video-rental store is closing after nearly 18 years in Takoma Park's Old

As the East Coast prepared for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, The children (and more than a few adults) of Takoma Park gathered for a Halloween costume contest