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

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BIZ BUZZ • BY JAMIE LEE Not many businesses would welcome a mob. But Now and Then is one of those places.  On Friday, June 15, from 4:30 p.m.

ENVIRONMENT • EARTHTALK What is the environmental impact of so many people now using sites like Facebook and spending so much time online?     The environmental impact of

ENVIRONMENT • EARTHTALK I've heard of the slow food movement, but what is “slow money” all about? “Slow Money” is the name for a movement started by socially conscious

ENVIRONMENT • EARTHTALK What do I need to know about the new U.S. energy efficiency standards for light bulbs that take effect in January 2012? Will certain bulbs

Gov. Martin O'Malley pledged his commitment to job creation and solicited input from business leaders Friday on what he said will be a package of regulatory reforms and

HOUSING • Maryland home builders expect a sluggish 2012 as joblessness and low consumer confidence have delayed a housing market recovery until at least 2013, according to experts

ENVIRONMENT — A commission tasked with advising Maryland on possible shale gas production supports a change in the law that would make it easier for landowners to

In less than 10 minutes, 78 teenagers and young adults cycled through a 7-Eleven and emptied the shelves of candy bars, snacks and drinks. Before police arrived, they

Peter Fosselman is in a unique position. He is the mayor of a quaint 2,000-person town, boasting a weekly farmers’ market, a string of village-style glass display cases and

PHOTOS • BY JULIE WIATT The annual Alternative Gift Fair — held at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church community hall on Saturday, December 3 — provided people with

PHOTOS • BY JULIE WIATT Shoppers turned out in style and their jammies for discounts and refreshments offered by Old Takoma during the 12th annual Pajamarama on December

The holidays conjure up images of family and familiar places, cold weather and warm connections. With a chill in the air and the garlands up, Takoma Park looks

PHOTOS • BY JULIE WIATT Orion’s Attic —  in partnership with IMPACT Silver Spring — has launched the Flower Avenue Holiday Market on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to

by Chelsea Boone Members of the Montgomery County Council introduced a community benefits agreement bill on Oct. 11 that would bring big box stores such as Target, Wal-Mart and

by Aisha Ahzar The future of the Fenton Street Market, a hub for community-oriented recreation, remains uncertain, despite its renewed efforts to return to Veterans Plaza next season. Hannah McCann,

by Chelsea Boone A community benefits agreement bill bringing big box stores to Montgomery County, and the proposed county youth curfew were met with opposition at a November 2

In Maryland, a state with the nation's second-highest concentration of millionaires, there are a lot of eyes on President Obama's push for a "Buffet Rule" tax on the