Archive for May, 2007

Packed Weekend in Downtown

By Silver Springer • May 7th, 2007 • Category: Arts, Food and Entertainment, Business and Economic Development, Government and Politics

Last weekend was full of back to back events with some occurring at the same time, luckily the weather was just right.

Kudos to MC-MNCPPC’s planning dept for holding a public meeting at a convenient time. The room was still packed (although still mostly old people). Details on the County growth policy will come later.
“Once again, [...]



Silver Spring Market Report: 1st Quarter 2007

By Silver Springer • May 2nd, 2007 • Category: Business and Economic Development, Real Estate

Downtown Silver Spring’s office vacancy held steady at 5.30% according to CB Richard Ellis, a market research firm. While the vacancy moved up slightly from 4.20% in the fourth quarter of 2006, it was still the lowest in the county and one of the top three primary urban markets totaling 5 million square feet or [...]