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

GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, Budget work sessions! That's what it's all about now. One. Department. At. A. Time. Each Takoma Park city department presents a yearly

TAKOMA ARCHIVES • BY DIANA KOHN In many of my historical accounts for this column, newspapers have provided a major source of detail and understanding of past events.

SIN OF THE MONTH • BY ABBY BARDI Many years ago, my ex-husband, who teaches philosophy, often performed a useful mental exercise: he would examine something very ordinary

GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, Last week (April 2) councilmember Seth Grimes dramatically exclaimed that the council was in violation of it's own laws. They are

GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, The Takoma Park city council chambers was the scene of a head-on collision April 2. The Sustaininator smashed into Aunty Nukes. City staff

MONTGOMERY COUNTY • SARAH KRAUT The Montgomery County Sister Cities board held a public hearing at the Executive Office Building Tuesday, March 13, to allow local residents input

GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, Takoma Park Police chief Ronald Ricucci announced he will be leaving his position in July. According to a March 27 police press release,

GRANOLAPARK • GILBERT Dear Readers, Awww, look at the cute 'lil small grant applicants! These are local groups who all want a share of Takoma Park's budget that is

COMMUNITY • BY SARAH KRAUT

GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT

Dear Readers,

The next time councilmember Seth Grimes asks someone to correct any misconceptions he might have, would somebody please get

TAKOMA ARCHIVES • BY DIANA KOHN The numerical notation for today’s date has a familiar look: 2/09/12. Yep, it’s our zip code, which makes today Takoma Park Zip

GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, Is it the haircut, the new shoes, the new after-shave? What makes the Takoma Park city council look so different? OH,

PRESS RELEASE • IMPACT SILVER SPRING IMPACT Silver Spring, an oganization that builds diverse community networks in the city, will once again present awards to community members who

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY LIZZY MCLELLAN, CNS A Maryland lawmaker wants to require the use of carbon monoxide detectors in all public schools following two leaks of

GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, Takoma Park's new councilmembers want a sustainability coordinator and they want it now! Freshly seated and not yet saddle-sore, they

by Greg Kohn While dramatic shifts in race took place nationwide between 2000 and 2010 as Hispanics and Asians grew in greater numbers than other races, the racial makeup

GRANOLAPARK — Dear Readers, Come on down! Pick a candidate! Support your candidate! Or just come down to enjoy Takoma Park's small-town politics IN ACTION at the