BY: CIERRA MCDONALD The proposed relocation of the crosswalk along the intersection of Fourth Street, NW where Blair Road, NW and Cedar Street, NW has stirred opposition

The city has been "nuke-free" for three decades. Time to celebrate! The City of Takoma Park will mark 30 years as a nuclear-free city with an evening-long celebration at

BY BILL BROWN In the market for a used Fender Stratocaster, a string of lights, or earrings? Sometimes, shoppers stumble upon treasures in unexpected places. Hardware stores, for

BY BILL BROWN Got your pajamas on? The popular multi-store Pajamarama sale is on Sunday morning, Dec. 8 from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm. Customers wearing

BY ALEX HOLT For hardware stores such as Old Takoma Ace Hardware in Takoma Park, the colder this coming winter is, the better. Bicycle shops like Green

BY YEVGENIY TRAPEZNIKOV “They’d walk around the neighborhood and knock on the doors. Once they realize that no one is at home, they’d attempt entrance,” said a

BY BILL BROWN Shopping season is here. But shopping malls, big-box stores, traffic jams, or disappointing internet orders need not be your fate, not if you shop

COMMUNITY • BY MAX BENNETT Forget your checkout-line pulp novels, the books Oprah recommends, or the bestseller list on Amazon: the Great Big Book Club tackles classic

BY ALEX HOLT For the past six months, one of Takoma Park’s busiest bridges has been closed for repairs. But once the State Highway Administration’s construction crews finish replacing

GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, Oh, you didn't know it was INAUGURATION DAY? Yes, it is! The Takoma Park City Council gets inaugurated today. Out with the old, and

BY MAX BENNETT Starbucks should watch its back: a new coffee purveyor is gaining momentum on the east coast. Blessed Coffee packed the upstairs dining room of the

GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, No, the Takoma Park city council is not going to put police officers in schools. How it got on the council's "top priority" list

COMMUNITY • BY STEPHEN WALDRON “We have been treating the sky as a sewer for too long,” Daniel Dancer said to the children of Oak View Elementary

BY ALEX HOLT The first time Silver Spring nonprofit Docs in Progress held its student showcase, so many people attended that some audience members had to sit

GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, With little and late public notice, and no official opportunity for public input, the city council will meet to discuss next term's council

CITIZEN BILL • BY WILLIAM L. BROWN Don't forget to order you 2013 CITIZEN BILL WALL CALENDAR! Only $13.50 includes shipping. Great holiday gifts!

BY BILL BROWN It was a small city election with only 1157 votes cast, yet the national media covered it. Most of the incumbents had no challengers, but

BY CIERRA MCDONALD The first day of October ushered in many new changes for Marylanders, one in particular being the cellphone law, which gave police officers the authority to

GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, Today, Nov. 5, we're featuring Takoma Park Election Day coverage right down to the nail-biting finish when the polls close at 8:00 PM.