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Borders not as good as it used to be

By Silver Springer • Jul 22nd, 2008 • Category: MORE NEWS, Silver Springer

When Borders book store first opened it was nice place to go, meet up with friends and be able to pick from a diverse selection, now you can find about as much to purchase on dressing up a book as finding a book to read. But it’s not enough to keep Silver Springers away.



Chevy Chase and Columbia Country Club team up against Purple line

By Silver Springer • Jul 21st, 2008 • Category: Government and Politics, MORE NEWS

100′feet wide but only 16′feet for the public, according to the Action Committee for Transit the Capital Crescent Trail is being used “rent free” by the Columbia Country Club.



Silver Spring Inc.

By Silver Springer • Jul 21st, 2008 • Category: Government and Politics, MORE NEWS, Silver Springer

It’s the age-old question; should Silver Spring become an incorporated city, town, or whatever? One with a mayor and its own local government? The bigger question is what would be the point? Furthermore would it have a negative or positive impact on Silver Spring?



Back online with a new site

By Silver Springer • Jul 21st, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized

A more functional, feature packed and fortified Silver Spring Scene has returned. Any comments and suggestions can be left in the box to the right of this post (your right not the posts!).



What’s the fate of Falkland Chase?

By Silver Springer • Jul 11th, 2008 • Category: MORE NEWS, Real Estate

You’ll just have to wait. A night of countless presentations and testimonies didn’t bring a verdict to the fate of two issues in contradiction. The decision on whether the 1938 Falkland Apartments, North Parcel would be spared from the wrecking ball or if developer Home Properties would be able to move forward and build the largest residential project in Silver Spring in recent times, was left open ended as the planning board takes more time to sort it all out.



A Metamorphosis in Downtown Silver Spring

By Silver Springer • Jul 7th, 2008 • Category: Arts, Food and Entertainment, MORE NEWS

Chalk another one up for the locally based shops in the Downtown Silver Spring project. Perhaps I’m really, really late on this since they claim they’ve been open since November and if so I apologize in advance but I couldn’t find any info on the other blogs.
Isn’t it great to see more small businesses like [...]



Is it too late to dump the Civic Center?

By Silver Springer • Jul 2nd, 2008 • Category: MORE NEWS, Real Estate

At the cost of only $12 million the Chelsea School has single handedly accomplished what the County couldn’t. Despite a hefty design competition calling architectural firms from around the country, the County still couldn’t pull off something as magnificent as what the Chelsea School (not too far down Ellsworth) has managed to scrap together. I [...]



Just call it Apartment Springs

By Silver Springer • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: MORE NEWS, Real Estate

Cause that’s the bulk of what we’re getting. The residential inundation continues in downtown Silver Spring and the latest participant is Washington Property Company and their 1050 Ripley Street. Despite the heavy market downturn and a tsunami of residential/apartment construction, the developer is still moving forward. In fact, On July 3rd, 2008, Washington Property Co [...]



My-Le Resurrection

By Silver Springer • Jun 17th, 2008 • Category: Arts, Food and Entertainment, Business and Economic Development, Real Estate

A reader has pointed out that the Vietnamese cuisine serving My-Le Restaurant, located at 8077 Georgia Ave is getting a makeover and a new name. Apparently (according to the reader) the place was set on fire closing it down for a few.

Investigators have pinned this one down as arson but the resurrection of the restaurant [...]



South Silver Spring Block Party Tomorrow

By Silver Springer • Jun 7th, 2008 • Category: Arts, Food and Entertainment