So it’s not so dead after all. If you remember Studio Plaza,information and photos were first seen here on the Silver Spring Scene. Apparently there is a development review sign in front of the building at the corner of Georgia and Thayer. This is a great project that I hope moves forward, it has others [...]

More on Birchmere
“Birchmere May Branch Into Silver Spring” proclaims the Washington Post. I thought the press release pretty much made it official, it’s just a matter of players dragging their feet or not. In a change of the way things are usually done, I find it interesting how the developer is the one donating [...]

For Immediate Release

88 presents:
88 degrees, the summer happening of the year.

Where: 1115 East-West Highway, Silver Spring Md. 20910
(www.gallerysilverspring.com)
When: 4 - 10pm, Saturday Sept. 2nd

What:
88 degrees is a day-time artistic amalgamation fusing electronic summer sounds with the creation of visual art including video projection; avant-garde portrait art for those seeking a unique experience while enjoying Saturday [...]

Silver Spring Singular reports that the Birchmere will be constructed in Silver Spring through word of a press release from Montgomery County Government. The official release makes it well…official and will be one of the many last memorable acts by County Executive Doug Duncan. Can Silver Spring property values get any higher?
UPDATE:According to a Gazette [...]

Taste of Morocco and Coldstone
Has anybody else been to Taste of Morocco? I went there over the weekend (it’s in City Place mall). The food was great (couscous will be my new friend and substitute for rice) but the place was empty! They went all out with the decorations and even played the authentic Moroccan [...]

Out with the old and in with the new. Montgomery County Police department is phasing in the new Dodge Charger cop cars to replace the old Ford Crown Victorias that seemed to be used since the beginning of time. And as a note of caution, watch out for the ones stuck in the old cars!

Hurricane Katrina victims and others gathered outside the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in downtown Silver Spring. “Climate Emergency Council coordinator Ted Glick says the event was held there because NOAA (NOH’-uh) denies a connection between global warming and stronger, more destructive hurricanes, pointed to by recent studies.”

Purple Line Commentary
More discussions and details on the impact of the Purple Line is leading to more commentary from proponents and opponents.
Here are a few reader comments,
From AnnR: I’m a longtime Takoma Park and Silver Spring resident who is opposed to the Purple Line. Why? It will serve a relatively small area, it’s [...]

Here is number five best, Disclaimer.

Developer: Montgomery County\PFA Silver Spring, LLC
Architect: Machado & Silvetti Associates Inc of Boston
Property Address: Fenton Street, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Project Specifications:
Gross Floor Area: 48,000 sq\ft
Height: Approx 60′Feet

Like the transit center, the civic building is threatened by cost cutting. Are you starting to see a pattern? If not for the community [...]

The owner of the current RiteAid FedEx-Kinkos shopping center site along East-West Highway is planning a 20+ story office tower. The site is currently zoned CBD-3. If the rumors are true it would be tallest building in downtown Silver Spring.