Not sure why the Washington Post is describing it like it’s totally new but Percontee’s “LifeSci Village” is in the news…again.
The land for the Life Sciences PUD (Planned Unit Development) is located along Cherry Hill Road, nestled between Route 29 and New Hampshire areas of Silver Spring.
The proposed project in the very early preliminary stages [...]

Right now, according to the Maryland Transit Administration, drilling is proceeding in East Silver Spring to determine if tunneling is feasible, checking soil and rock types, the study is smart move on the part of the MTA.
Is there any concern that the Purple Line will significantly fall short of expectations as proposed? And why isn’t there more [...]

Councilmember Valerie Ervin spoke at the South Silver Spring Neighborhood Association meeting Monday night giving updates on development, pedestrian safety, transportation and the annual growth policy.
Afterwards residents asked question and Ervin answered. The night ended with the association voting for a letter in support of Zoning Text Amendment 07-14. The ZTA’s intent is to allow [...]

Dunkin Doughnuts is all good but this is the one I’ve been waiting for. There’s something new for the taste buds of Silver Spring yet familiar since you could say, it’s from a coastal cousin.

Fractured Prune, an Ocean City, Maryland based doughnut franchise that’s rapidly expanding, has targeted Silver Spring for one of its next [...]

With the close of the furniture store, Bombay Company, Inc, there’s a large vacant retail space now available in the core of Silver Spring’s shopping district.
Fort Worth, Texas based Bombay Company, Inc had 384 stores nationally and internationally as well as online. They filed for bankruptcy in September and are being auctioned to a joint [...]

Mayor Fenty and the District of Columbia have pissed off Victor B. MacFarlane, owner of D.C. United and San Francisco based MacFarlane Partners, a real estate investment firm.
Now MacFarlane is looking for a new spot to place a new soccer stadium, outside D.C. proper.

Comptroller Peter Franchot has called upon the Maryland Stadium Authority to find [...]

RELATED: Now Open: The Mud Huts of Montgomery

According to Montgomery’s Dept of Public Works and Transportation,

The Maryland State Highway Administration is scheduled to begin preliminary construction activities for the Intercounty Connector (ICC) this week. The $2.4 Billion project will be constructed in phases. Contract A, covering the section from I-270 to Georgia Avenue, will be the first segment built.
For information on the [...]