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

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

COMMUNITY • BY MADDY RASKULINECZ

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

STAYCATION • BY JAMIE LEE If it rains on the day of your trip to Harpers Ferry or Annapolis, check out these strictly indoor staycation destinations. First, there’s plenty

EDUCATION • BY DARLENE REYES President Barack Obama’s June 15 statement on immigration policy, not surprisingly, evoked mixed responses, but it has also caused some confusion for local

ART • BY DARLENE REYES The Washington Printmakers Gallery (WPG) is currently holding Ex Libris, an Exhibition of Prints by Chinese Artists. The exhibition features 180 prints, all by artists

EVENTS • DARLENE REYES The Silver Spring Town Center is holding its fourth annual Silver Spring Blues Festival on June 16 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. To help

HEALTH • BY JAMIE LEE Note: scroll to the bottom for maps and other biking resources An old adage says that bikes run on fat and save you money, while

EVENTS • BY DARLENE REYES Start the summer off right enjoying live performances, games and international food. Washington Revels is holding its annual summer solstice celebration, SunFest, on June 10

COMMUNITY • BY JAMIE LEE Mohandas “Mahatma” Gandhi is known for the sweeping changes he brought across India during its independence movement.  Sixty-four years after his death, his

ECONOMY • BY DAN JORDAN Special to Capital News Service Blanca Oliva, 61 years old, laughed remembering the first time she saw snow. It was 1988 and she had

On Friday, May 18, Commuter Connections and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association will organize more than 10,000 area commuters for a celebration of bicycling as a clean, fun

HEALTH & FITNESS • BY CHELSEA BOONE Increasingly, residents are trading in their automobiles for another set of wheels. Bicycles are gaining ground as the preferred mode of transportation

COMMUNITY • BY ED LEVY The Second Annual Taste the World in Fenton Village community event was a success for all concerned. The 24 Fenton Village restaurants (in

COMMUNITY • BY SARAH KRAUT Scroll to the bottom for a slideshow from Opening Day. The weather is beautiful, the days are long and spring is upon us; all

TAKOMA ARCHIVES • DIANA KOHN The self-guided Takoma Park House and Garden Tour offers the opportunity to explore a dozen houses in the neighborhood developed by town founder

Imagine enjoying food, music and cultures from around the globe -- all in one afternoon and within just a few blocks. That’s what the second annual “Taste the World

We like thinking of history as a series of layers. The layers are the different eras, events and people of our past that can be peeled back to