This Weekend

By Jennifer Deseo | Mar 30, 2007

On Friday, score some wearable poetry at Kefa Cafe’s Space 7:10 (963 Bonifant St). Burmese artist and poet Kyi May Kaung uses southeast Asian fabrics to create “poetic and metaphorical” jackets. The trunk sale runs from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

On Saturday morning, sign the kiddies up with the Babe Ruth softball league. Registration for boys and girls goes down on the Turf (Fenton Street at Ellsworth Drive) from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Also on Saturday, young artists with Arts on the Block show off their tile mosaics at the Silver Spring public library (8901 Colesville Rd). A two-hour reception begins at noon in the library’s meeting room.

Just beyond Silver Spring, the National Cherry Blossom Festival gets cooking in the District. My itchy, watery eyes and throbbing sinuses say the blossoms are at peak.

And the Georgetown Hoyas roll into Atlanta for the men’s basketball Final Four. Tipoff is at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.

 
0 Comments

Dining: Sushi Jin

By Jennifer Deseo | Mar 28, 2007

Downtown’s Sushi Jin (8555-A Fenton St) has a choice to make. It can dim the lights, crank up the techno and become Silver Spring’s next scene. Or it can stay on its current path to mediocrity. (more…)

 
5 Comments

Pizza chain to shed trans fat

By Jennifer Deseo | Mar 28, 2007

Manny & Olga’s Pizza, a DC-area franchise, announced yesterday that it would eliminate trans fat from its kitchens. (more…)

 
4 Comments

Turf meets ice at local meeting

By Jennifer Deseo | Mar 27, 2007

Downtown Silver Spring could get an ice rink and artificial turf at Veterans Plaza.

It is feasible to have a seasonal ice rink in front of the planned civic center, and then to replace the rink with artificial turf during warmer months, said Gary Stith, director of Silver Spring’s regional center.

The option was suggested after Monday night’s meeting of the pedestrian safety committee in downtown Silver Spring. Four of ten attendees said they agreed with the suggestion.

Stith told The Penguin he would present the option to MoCo exec Ike Leggett (D) this afternoon when they meet to discuss the project’s status. He also said that the option hadn’t been considered because no one had suggested it before.

“We don’t really have a good gauge” for measuring public sentiment on the matter, Darian Unger, committee chairman, admitted.

According to Unger and Stith, the ice rink had been removed from Veterans Plaza plans more than a year ago because of budget constraints. It was reinserted at the request of some area residents, and with the infusion of $5 million.

Stith did not say how much money would be needed to fund a seasonal artificial-turf surface.

Tagged with:
 
6 Comments

Condos proposed for Thayer Ave

By Ronald Pace | Mar 26, 2007

Proposed structure for 814 Thayer Ave

The former headquarters for the National Association of the Deaf is going condo.

Developers said they would build a 5-story residential building at 814 Thayer Avenue, between Fenton and Grove streets (above). The site once housed NAD, an advocacy group for the deaf and hearing impaired.

The proposed 60-foot structure, described at Wednesday night’s commercial and economic development committee meeting, would have 52 units ranging in size from studio efficiencies to two bedrooms. Pedestrian access would be from Thayer Avenue.

“The front of the building will be angled so that [the windows] face down the street,” architect Matt Davitt told the committee. The plans also call for an interactive Braille mural and a teletype-machine sculpture in the public space along Thayer Avenue.

Access to the building’s 37 parking spaces would be through an alley behind the building, the developers said. Two bicycle racks also would be available.

Stan Voudrie, a member of the development team, told the committee that buyers would not be allowed to lease their condo units. However, short-term leases might be possible.

“The current market has limited the number of speculative buyers,” Voudrie explained.

Construction would begin next year, the developers said.

Tagged with:
 
4 Comments

The Early Bird

By Jennifer Deseo | Mar 26, 2007

Overcast Monday mornings work well for Penguin journalists. If it weren’t for the clouds, the newsroom staff would be baking on the Turf all day. At least something will get done this morning.

Here’s what to expect the rest of the week:

Monday. At 9:30 a.m. in Rockville, county councilmembers consider floating Montgomery College $1.3 million. The cash would go towards expansion work at the college’s Silver Spring/Takoma Park campus.

Monday. The pedestrian safety committee of Silver Spring’s citizens advisory board hears about the pleasures and pitfalls of cycling in the area. The meeting goes down at 7:30 p.m. at the Silver Spring regional center (8435 Georgia Ave).

Tuesday. Silver Spring’s state delegates consider a task force to investigate the rising cost of college textbooks. In the state senate, Jamie Raskin (D-Dist 20) and his colleagues talk about tighter car-emission standards. Both hearings drop at 1:00 p.m. in Annapolis.

 
2 Comments
« Previous Entries
Go To Top »
Site Meter