ARTS: Silver Spring architect brings historic Howard Theatre back to life
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, the Howard Theatre was home to some of the greatest entertainment this …
OPINION: Long live the Voice!
OPINION • BY JAMIE RASKIN When I moved to Takoma Park in 1990, there was no Internet. No websites. No email. No blogging. No neighborhood listservs. No 24-hour
HEALTH: Feds target Maryland buyers of raw milk
HEALTH • BY JOSH COOPER, CNS Scroll to bottom to see interactive map. Some Maryland residents see drinking raw milk as a normal part of a healthy diet. The
PETS: Scrub-a-dub-dog
PETS • BY TEIGHLER DOAK DC resident Ethel Taylor saw an empty space in the local market for dog owners and filled it with suds. The Doggie Washerette provides
EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Car charging causes controversy
EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY MALI KRANTZ, CNS Prohibiting cars that run solely on gas from parking at electric vehicle charging stations is elitist, according to Maryland Sen.
MARYLAND: Judge rules in favor of guns on the streets
MARYLAND • BY KATELIN WANGBERG, CNS A Baltimore federal judge has ruled that Maryland's handgun permit law, restricting handguns to homes, is unconstitutional. In his opinion, Judge Benson
CRIME: Local police departments collaborate on cases, including recent Shepherd Park crimes
CRIME • BY KIRSTY GROFF A recent string of robberies in Shepherd Park, D.C., led to a community crime briefing that allowed area police departments, government officials and
EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Maryland beekeepers want honey defined
EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY MALI KRANTZ, CNS Maryland beekeepers are rallying around a bill Wednesday afternoon that would set a standard for honey sold in the state. "Maryland
BIZ BUZZ: Flower Power! Operation Valentine launches in Takoma Park
BIZ BUZZ • BY TEIGHLER DOAK If you’re looking to have a couple beers where do you go? Roscoe's? The Olive Lounge? Here’s one I bet you wouldn’t
SPORT REPORT: Blair update — on the court, on the mats
SPORT REPORT • BY TEIGHLER DOAK With the springlike weather here in Takoma Park and Silver Spring areas, one might think that the local high school sports scene
BIZ BUZZ: Snider’s Super Foods in Silver Spring — the way grocery stores ought to be
BIZ BUZZ • BY ED LEVY I know that as a reviewer I’m supposed to be objective, but with Snider’s I can’t help it. I love this place!
EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Bill would let owners sue for sick pups
EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • MALI KRANTZ, CNS A new bill would give Maryland puppy purchasers more leverage against pet stores if they are sold a sickly pup. Delegate Nic
EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Possible doubling of flush tax worries some legislators
EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY ELLEN STODOL, CNS A number of legislators are concerned that Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposal to raise the flush tax from $2.50 to $5
GRANOLAPARK: The times they are a changin’?
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,
HEALTH & FITNESS: Resolution Evolution – Start where you are
HEALTH & FITNESS • BY TAMRA TOMLINSON It’s the time of year when the pills and powders, gyms, shopping channels and infomercials are promising that for just a
EYE ON ANNAPOLIS: Teacher pension shift a “non-starter,” Leggett says
EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • MIKE BOCK and LIZZY MCLELLAN, CNS Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposal to shift hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher pension costs from the state
AT HOME IN SILVER SPRING: Staying put in East Silver Spring — Part 2
AT HOME IN SILVER SPRING • BY STEVE KNIGHT & KAREN BURDITT Last month we wrote about adding onto historic homes in our community and cited two
HOUSING: Take it back: students bring ‘right’ stuff to foreclosure residents
HOUSING — When Gabriel Rodriguez-Rico and Danielle Dean met one recent Saturday in Prince George's County to help residents of foreclosed homes, they ended up heeding, in a
CRIME: After Silver Spring flash robbery, stores seek harsher penalties
In less than 10 minutes, 78 teenagers and young adults cycled through a 7-Eleven and emptied the shelves of candy bars, snacks and drinks. Before police arrived, they
HEALTH: Local chef looks for next challenge on ‘Chopped’
When Ype Von Hengst showed up at the Marine Corps Marathon in October 2008, the then-58-year-old wondered what he had gotten himself into: Before the 26-mile race, the



































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