Someday, someone will devise a word to describe that musical genre that mashes rap, rock, jazz and the blues. For now, let’s just call it Silver Lights. The Takoma Park crew successfully flips the script on mainstream hip hop, infusing it with jazzy keyboards and guitar, and even Adam Levine-like backing vocals. (more…)
By Jennifer Deseo | Nov 30, 2007
By Jennifer Deseo | Nov 29, 2007
The county council approved a change to the zoning law last week that would jack up building heights in Silver Spring’s Ripley District, The Gazette reports. (more…)
By Jennifer Deseo | Nov 28, 2007
Some foods taste better with a hit of fat. A hamburger fried in a pool of its own grease, then slathered with mayo and cheese sauce on a buttered roll, qualifies as good grub. The same goes for the food at Abol Ethiopian Cuisine, where every tasty, finger-licking morsel glistens with grease. (more…)
By Jennifer Deseo | Nov 27, 2007
A proposed change to county zoning laws could mean fewer pocket parks and more entertainment venues in Silver Spring’s central business district. (more…)
By Jennifer Deseo | Nov 26, 2007
It’s Cyber Monday, when cubicle dwellers hit the virtual mall in search of holiday goodies and free shipping. It’s an opportunity for tech nerds across America to LOL at everyone who woke before dawn last Friday just to save a few bucks on “Guitar Hero”. (more…)
By Jennifer Deseo | Nov 21, 2007
Between you, me and everyone in Cyber Spring, I’ve never met a donut I didn’t like. That deep-fried dough slathered in a sugary glaze, or maybe shmeared with a little chocolate frosting. That’s good eats. (more…)
The Purple Line
Read The Penguin's coverage of a mass-transit project that might roll through downtown Silver Spring.
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The Potable Penguin
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