PHOTOS BY JAY KELLER Takoma Park mayor Bruce Williams and retired American University professor Geoffrey Burkhart were married Saturday, May 4. The couple, who met 39 years ago, chose that

PHOTOS BY JAY KELLER Festivities for the annual House and Garden Tour included a concert by the Takoma Park Community Band. Photographer Jay Keller captured some unique reflections of

BY BILL BROWN, PHOTOS BY JULIE WIATT Summer came in with cloudless sky, a slight chill, and a bright, warming sun - perfect weather for "dancing up the dawn."

PHOTOS BY JAY KELLER "It was amazing!" said Lucy Neher, one of the race organizers. "We broke a lot of records," she said, "and had a lot of fun." Twelve 6-year

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 SAMANTHA BORTNIKER • PHOTOS BY REBECCA RINI It was a gelato-filled day for Takoma Park. Families and friends gathered outside Dolci Gelati, enjoying the fresh sorbet

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

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

The passing of 12th Night, Jan 6, is traditionally the end of the holiday season. Jan 7 Takoma Park's curbs are lined with discarded Christmas trees, ready to

PHOTOS • BY JULIE WIATT For 25 years or so Takoma Park has celebrated the winter solstice with a mummers play and dance performance at the town gazebo and

PHOTOS • BY BILL VALDEZ, RICK WEISS, AND STAFF The winter holidays feature festive lights and displays. Here are some to be seen in Takoma Park. We'll add more

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

PHOTOS • BY REBECCA RINI The annual Silver Spring Thanksgiving Parade, officially named the Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade, started the holiday season with giant balloons, floats, Santa's sleigh, several

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

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

PHOTOS • BY REBECCA RINI On Saturday June 9, 2012, the area between Dupont  and Logan Circles came alive with color and music. The 37th annual D.C. Pride Parade

PHOTOS • BY JULIE WIATT The Takoma Park House and Garden Tour on May 6 offered an up-close glimpse into both old and new North Takoma. The self-guided

ARTS • BY SARAH KRAUT In 1910, the world’s largest full-stage theatre allowing African American performers opened in Washington, D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood. At the height of its majesty,