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New city manager picked

“He’ll be in Ocean City until then.”

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Debbie Levy, who passed away in October, 2012.

Team Debbie for hope

BY MORGAN FECTO Debbie Levy was a yoga buff who loved meditation, travel, and walks on the Northwest Branch Trail near her Silver Spring home. “She was incredibly supportive and

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Azalea City

Have you been enjoying the wonderful azalea color-splash this spring? Takoma Park and Silver Spring are awash in pink, red, white, and purple blooms. A certain Washington Post

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GRANOLAPARK: Budget-proof

GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, We write today's post from the Granolapark budget-proof bunker's deepest chamber. Yes, Dear Readers, it is that unspeakable time of year again when the

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ENVIRONMENT: Offshore wind passes in Md. Senate, Gov. O’Malley’s signature next

ENVIRONMENT • BY JESSICA WILDE Capital News Service Gov. Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind energy bill is on its way to his desk for a signature, having passed in the House

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CITIZEN BILL: Tofu Timmy Day

CITIZEN BILL • BY WILLIAM L. BROWN

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PHOTOS: Martin Luther King, Jr. celebrations

PHOTOS • JAY KELLER Saturday, Jan. 12:  Takoma Park residents commemorated Martin Luther King Day in a number of activities: an arts and crafts display, a message

Create Tiny Holiday Centerpieces

Create Tiny Holiday Centerpieces Wednesday, December 12th, 7pm-9:30pm Heffner Park, 31 Oswego Ave, Takoma Park, MD Open to the Public, RSVP requested (see below) The Takoma Hort Club is trying out something

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POLITICS: Immigrant with big dreams hopes Dream Act passes

by Sophie Petit, CNS When Raymond Jose was a high school senior, he came home after a track meet one day and excitedly told his parents that scouts from

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POLITICS: Same-sex marriage has seen relatively little TV advertising

by Caitlin Johnston, CNS David M. Johnson knows how to convince people. The 65-year-old spent the majority of his adult life as an advertising executive in New York City, with

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Wasn’t that a mighty storm?

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30. Takoma Park took a few hits from Hurricane Sandy, but not as many, or as damaging, as expected. Takoma Park Police report that all city traffic

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Garden Talks ~ November 2012

Winter Garden Prep Talk and Bulb Sale Hosted by the Takoma Hort Club (www.takomahort.org) Wednesday Nov. 14 in the Azalea Room at the Takoma Park Community Center 7500 Maple Ave, Takoma Park, MD

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Shooting, car-jacking, armored car robbery in Takoma Park

BY Catherine E. Plevy, Public Information Officer, Takoma Park Police On Friday, October 26, 2012, at approximately 4:09 p.m., Takoma Park Police responded to the 1300 block of University Blvd.,

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Sandy!

The Takoma Voice will update this page as the storm develops. Report fallen trees to  Takoma Park Public Works at 301 891-7633.  They are open Monday Oct. 29

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OPINION: Constituent speaks out on residency requirement

OPINION • BY FRANCIS PHIPPS I am thankful to Ward 1 councilmember Seth Grimes who has listened to his constituents and offered sound guidance on this issue. He also

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Takoma Hort Club Annual Bulb Sale at Takoma Park Street Festival Sunday, October 7, 2012 10:00am - 5:00pm Rain or Shine The Takoma Horticultural Club (THC) is participating again in the

Washington Gardener Magazine 5th Annual Tomato Taste

‘Sun Sugar’ Tastiest Tomato in Silver Spring

More than 200 tomato fans came to the Washington Gardener Magazine 5th Annual Tomato Taste at the FreshFarm Markets downtown Silver Spring location on Saturday, August 25. They

Holy Cross Healing Garden Gets Spring Flowers and Summer Color

[caption id="attachment_19286" align="alignleft" width="112"] Silver Spring Garden Club members plant a spring color garden at Holy Cross Hospital.[/caption] By Kathy Jentz The Silver Spring Garden Club brought

Staycations, part 3: Action and Adventure!

If the skies have cleared and you want some adrenaline pumping through you, check out these staycation destinations: Sandy Spring Adventure Park at Sandy Spring Friends School is where

Summer Reading: Stock Your Shelves!

People often talk about publishing books along with other grandiose plans, but local author Susan Dormady Eisenberg went ahead and actually did it.  Her debut novel, “The Voice

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