PHOTOS • BY MARK PODGER Songbird Jennifer Cutting, resplendent in pink mask and feathers, led her merry band of revelers on a musical drinking tour on "Fat Tuesday,"

MUSIC • BY AMANDA ZIADEH The 26^th annual WAMA awards kicked off a little after 8 p.m. on Sunday, February 19. As the line outside the State Theatre

PHOTOS • BY MARK PODGER On February 4, the Folklore Society of Greater Washington celebrated its annual mid-winter mini fest on the site of the iconic Takoma Park

COMMUNITY • PHOTOS BY JAY KELLER Thursday, Feb. 9 marked both Play Day and Zip Code Day (2/09/12) for Takoma Park. Under the fun-loving leadership of Pat Rumbaugh

COMMUNITY • PHOTOS BY HEATHER MAYES GLEASON On Saturday, Feb. 11, Girl Scout Troop 4672 once again hosted the Father-Daughter Dance at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church.  This

PHOTOS • BY JULIE WIATT On December 22, the Foggy Bottom Morris Men observed the longest night of the year with ritual dances at the Takoma Park gazebo.

PHOTOS • BY ERIC BOND On Sunday, December 18, a brass ensemble of young musicians — under the direction of House of Musical Traditions teacher Brian Weber (on

TAKOMA ARCHIVES • BY DIANA KOHN From Takoma Park’s first settlers to Motorcat, "Images of America: Takoma Park" celebrates 125 plus years of local history and makes a

QUESTION OF THE MONTH • BY JULIE WIATT Here are some answers to the question of the month. Leave your answer below. Jim Dougherty (with Seneca): “What

PHOTOS • BY JULIE WIATT On December 3, Downtown Silver Spring kicked-off the holiday season with a Santa available for photo ops, tree-lighting, caroling, and a “lion” from

PHOTOS • BY JULIE WIATT Join the kinetic physics experiment in downtown Silver Spring: strap on a pair of boots with blades and venture onto the slick surface

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 TOOKY BUNNAG See more photos of the Thanksgiving Day Parade. If the slideshow does not load below, please visit http://voice.smugmug.com/Other/thanksgiving-Parade-by-Tooky

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

PHOTOS • BY AJ SPICER The Montgomery County Thanksgiving parade in downtown Silver Spring has become a defining event for the community. Begun 14 years ago, the parade

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

PHOTOS • BY JESSE ALLEN On the Monday before Thanksgiving, volunteers young and less young joined forces at Piney Branch Elementary School to help organize and deliver canned

PHOTOS • BY JULIE WIATT Eaglebear (Tomas Shash) and Friends visited the Takoma Park Library on Monday, November 14. Eaglebear, his son Itsa, and their friend Mariana Harvey