EVENTS • DARLENE REYES The Silver Spring Town Center is holding its fourth annual Silver Spring Blues Festival on June 16 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. To help

COMMUNITY • BY SARAH KRAUT Scroll to the bottom for a slideshow from Opening Day. The weather is beautiful, the days are long and spring is upon us; all

MUSIC • BY SARAH KRAUT In celebration of its Bar Mitzvah year, the Washington Jewish Music Festival is throwing the ultimate party. It’s going to ramp up the

Imagine enjoying food, music and cultures from around the globe -- all in one afternoon and within just a few blocks. That’s what the second annual “Taste the World

TRANSPORTATION • BY AMANDA ZIADEH The completion of the new Silver Spring Transit Center may be delayed after a contractor error that left the concrete in various places

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 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

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,

With the recent federal government approval of the Purple Line Maryland residents wonder what the next step will be for the development of this regions first light rail

On Oct 22 thousands of zombies staggered along the sidewalks of Silver Spring, participating in the 4th annual Silver Spring Zombie Walk.  What started out as a small

By Brandon Green On Thursday Sept. 15 the new Fillmore music hall in Silver Springs opened to a sold out crowd. With Mary J. Blige headlining the night fans

PHOTOS • BY JESSE ALLEN On Saturday, September 17, the South Silver Spring Neighborhood Association's block party had its 5th anniversary. As this annual block party full of

PHOTOS • BY JULIE WIATT Check out these photos from the Silver Spring Jazz Festival on September 10. If the slideshow below does not load, click here to see

WORLD ON A PLATE — When you walk up to the giant Moroccan door, a sign reads “Please knock. It is a tradition.” From that moment forward, you

Brisk mornings and piles of leaves (and work) mean one thing - it’s fall,  and it’s time to chill out, one party at a time. Whether at Takoma Park’s

PHOTOS  — Enjoy a belated photo gallery of African inspired fashion, music, and fun at the July 17, 2011 Afro Diaspora Festival in downtown Silver Spring.  To view this

PHOTOS BY RACHEL HORESOVSKY — Flip through a photo gallery of the dazzling "Broadway Meets Hip Hop" performance by the talented Urban Nation Academy For the Performing Arts

PHOTOS BY RACHEL HORESOVSKY The following is a collection of photos taken at the Silver Spring Cote D'Ivoire festival on August 7, 2011. To view this photo gallery, go to  

AT HOME IN SILVER SPRING • BY STEVE KNIGHT & KAREN BURDITT Urban Planners and Architects use a term when talking about urban communities: Streetscape. Much like a landscape,