The Silver Spring Penguin

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.