PHOTOS • BY BETTINA CHAVANNE and LENORE BOULE It was a street music festival that left the street and climbed onto the porch. The first

COMMUNITY • BY SAMANTHA BORTNIKER Relaxing in the Florida sun, sipping on Gatorade, eating penne pasta and cuddling pillow pets doesn’t only describe people, but also rescued chimpanzees. “We’re asking

COMMUNITY • BY MORGAN FECTO

Inside Shampoo, Inc, a hair salon on Carroll Avenue, the white walls and seafoam chairs urge patrons to sit back and relax. But at

COMMUNITY •  BY MORGAN FECTO Since Soupergirl opened a storefront nearly two years ago, its ever-changing menu of vegan

COMMUNITY • BY SAMANTHA BORTNIKER Two new festivals and a market are in Takoma Park's future. This May residents will be able

COMMUNITY • BY MORGAN FECTO Hurricane Sandy destroyed homes, businesses, and left many families to struggle in its aftermath. But surprisingly, it gave something to a young Takoma Park

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Using hoses, learning how to save lives with CPR and planning how to escape a

COMMUNITY • BY MORGAN FECTO “We are looking for new blood, we are looking for new

COUNCIL VOICE • BY SETH GRMIES, Ward 1 Councilmember Mayor Bruce Williams has added discussion of two linked initiatives, a voting-rights resolution and Election Day voter registration (EDVR), to

Are you ready for a big storm? How long can you hold out in a power outage? Have you got enough food in your home? These are the questions you should

PHOTOS • JAY KELLER Saturday, Jan. 12:  Takoma Park residents  cleaned up trash and invasive species in Takoma Woods. It was  joint effort between Friends of Sligo

PHOTOS • JAY KELLER, MARY ELLSWORTH, BILL BROWN Friday, January 11 friends, former patrons, and fans of Video Americain gathered at the Carroll Ave. store to bid farewell in

PHOTOS • BY MARY ELLSWORTH and RILEY SKIDMORE A Dec. 15th evening vigil for the gun violence victims of the Newtown, CT school massacre Dec. 14 was held at

Wistful shoppers started to line up 20 minutes early for Video Americain's closing sale.  The locally-beloved video-rental store is closing after nearly 18 years in Takoma Park's Old

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

As the East Coast prepared for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, The children (and more than a few adults) of Takoma Park gathered for a Halloween costume contest

GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, With the smallest majority possible the Takoma Park city council voted to move two controversial proposals closer to becoming city law.

GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, It's time to resurrect The RAT! The RAT is an award for worst media coverage of Takoma Park. It was first proposed in