Dear County Executive Ike Leggett,
I have sat idle for the past several months as discussions unraveled
regarding the Silver Spring music venue dispute. As the headlines
continue to ensue, I feel as though it is now time for me to comment.
It disturbs me that Seth Hurwitz is portraying himself as the “small
guy” in area media. I, along [...]

Isiah Leggett
Montgomery County Executive
Executive Office Building
101 Monroe Street, 2nd Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
November 26, 2007
Dear County Executive Leggett,
I have been following with interest the ongoing discussion about a new concert venue in downtown Silver Spring, an area that provides inspiration to us in Howard County as we work to revitalize and add vibrancy to our older [...]

Correction to the previous report. The new cafe will be called Pomegranate not Promenade.

Speaking of Promenades, a tenant occupying the ground floor retail space in the Bennington Apartment building will call it just that.

The Promenade Café’s plans are on display inside the Bennington Apartments.

Foulger Pratt, developer of the Silver Spring Metro Center complex recently took over management operations from the Bozzuto Group.

Although residents claim the plans have been [...]

Thank you for your letter expressing interest in our new Silver Spring live music and entertainment venue.We are very excited that Live Nation, a highly successful company that programs many local events and is a national and international leader in the provision of live concerts, music venues, and festivals, has agreed to locate a site [...]

Reported first by the Silver Spring Scene last year, by July of next year, Hook and Ladder Brewery and Restaurant should be open for business according Mike Mountain, President.
“Our goal is to open June 1st plus 45 days”
During the Silver Spring Thanksgiving day Parade, Hook and Ladder had all the firehouse garage doors open [...]

The Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board tabled a letter that would have given support to the County to pursue negotiations with Live Nation on the Silver Spring Fillmore music hall.

Now that another player has come into the picture, the advisory board revoked the previous letter and instead pushed a rewrite that recommends to County Executive [...]

Usually discrete about their financial situation, Discovery has openly shed some light on their third quarter earnings and the news looks good. Good enough at least that it doesn’t warrant moving jobs to crappy Cali?
I say give it five to ten years and Montgomery County will be just like L.A. anyways and then there [...]

IMPACT Silver Spring invites you to…

2nd Annual Silver Spring Action 2008

What is your vision for our community? Join IMPACT, friends and community members to discuss…
Beyond Downtown Silver Spring : A Shared Vision for our Community?
Thursday, November 29 ~ 7-9 PM
Discovery Communications

One Discovery Place (1st Floor)

A Party with a Purpose
Refreshments served at 7:00 p.m.
Program will begin [...]

ZTA 07-14 passed with a full 3-0 vote from the Planning, Housing & Economic Development (PHED) Committee.

The three Councilmembers on the committee, Marilyn Praisner (Chair), Nancy Floreen, Marc Elrich voted in favor without amendment to the text.
ZTA 07-14 was introduced by Councilmembers Ervin, Floreen, Leventhal, and Trachtenberg to increase the maximum heights to 200′ft in the [...]