Last week the following call for comments was sent to several civic groups through out the Silver Spring area. “Lease of a Portion of Public Parking Garage 9 in the Silver Spring Parking Lot District Montgomery County proposes to lease a substantial portion of certain property known as Public Parking Garage 9, located at 8040 Kennett Street in [...]
Recently, parking has been on the mind of many of the residents in the South Silver Spring neighborhood. We have witnessed the opening of a new parking garage under the Galaxy development, SSSNA hosted a meeting on increased parking fees at county garages, and news came out this week that the county plans to lease [...]
As the crocuses and tulips rise out of the ground, the second growing season for two South Silver Spring community gardens is quickly approaching. On Monday, February 13th, Gordon Clark, project director of the Montgomery Victory Garden program, presented a seed starting class to over 50 community members in the Eastern Village Co-housing dining room. [...]
The life and death of restaurants is currently on full display here in Silver Spring. With the recent closing of Babe’s Sports Bar and Sabroso Grill comes the opening of Fajita Coast and Stage Burger Lounge, with the relative newcomers wasting no time opening their doors to hungry residents. Include the loss of Marrakesh Silver [...]
Before the SSSNA blog there was the Yahoo! Group. It’s still very actively used by residents of South Silver Spring to discuss topics via email. Many of our important discussions make their way to the website. In case some of our readers have missed this option, I wanted to post here telling everyone about it. [...]
Our annual SSSNA elections were held at last night’s meeting. In addition to the standard offices, we are reflecting the growth of our community by growing our board with the addition of five at large members. Evan Glass, who was instrumental in starting and cultivating our neighborhood association, has stepped down as president because he [...]
Neighbors – A few Silver Spring residents and I attended a meeting Monday night to learn about the recent criminal activity across the border in DC’s Shepherd Park community. The discussion was hosted by DC Councilmember Muriel Bowser and attended by MPD Chief Cathy Lanier, with representatives from the police departments of Montgomery County, Prince George’s County and the [...]
Are you like me? Do you love Trader Joe’s but hate the inconvenient drive up Colesville Rd? Would you like the quirky and loveable grocery store chain with-in walking distance of your home? Well then, click on the link below and let them know. The large retail space in the Viridian sits empty, as does [...]
Did you know that the cost to park in a county operated garage in downtown Silver Spring recently increased to $113 a month? And did you know that this fee was originally designed to impact commuters who were driving to the area for work, not the long-term residents who already pay an extra “parking lot district tax?” [...]
“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men” – Herman Melville As 2011 comes to a close, the South Silver Spring Neighborhood Association’s executive committee is thankful for another wonderful year. We celebrated our 5th annual street fest (nee block party), helped open the first community garden in [...]
