The first workday after a long weekend sucks ass. There’s no getting around that one.
At least there’s this bit of good news: Two more restaurants have declared themselves Friends of The Penguin. Eggspectation and Ghar-E-Kabab now hit you with a 10-percent break when you flash your FOTP card. You can also score the discount at Nicaro, Mayorga Coffee Factory, Abol Ethiopian and Addis Ababa.
Don’t have an FOTP card yet? Get yourself hooked up at Summit Hills, Falkland Chase, Cole Spring Plaza, Georgian Towers and Twin Towers apartments. A couple of downtown retailers also have cards for you, so click here for the full list.
South Silver Spring, you’re next on my list for the hookup. In the meantime, check out what’s going on around town this week:
Monday
9:30 a.m. The county council’s transportation and environment committee discusses the area’s transportation priorities. The gig rolls through the county council office building (100 Maryland Ave, Rockville) and is open to the public.
Tuesday
2:00 p.m. The county council explores the true meaning of green space (seriously). The deep thought hits the county council office building (100 Maryland Ave, Rockville) and is open to the public.
7:30 p.m. The county council holds a public hearing on whether to hit insurance companies with ambulance fees. The show hits the county council office building (100 Maryland Ave, Rockville) and is open to the public.
Thursday
9:30 a.m. The county council’s economic-development committee discusses a $2.5 million appropriation towards construction of Silver Spring’s civic center. The bean counting hits the county council office building (100 Maryland Ave, Rockville) and is open to the public.
11:30 a.m. The county’s planning board combs over details of a planned urban park on Colesville Road at Wayne Avenue, and a public plaza next to the Silver Spring Metro station. Details drop on planning HQ (8787 Georgia Ave) during the board’s weekly public meeting.
1:30 p.m. The planning board tosses around a proposed zoning change that would allow commercial property near transit centers to be developed for mixed uses. The yap hits planning HQ (8787 Georgia Ave) during the board’s weekly public meeting.
3:30 p.m. The real flap at planning HQ (8787 Georgia Ave) hits when the board opens up the Falkland Chase can of worms. Should the garden-style apartments on East-West Highway and 16th Street get protection as historic structures? Holler at the planning board.
Lead photo courtesy of Flickr user Peminumkopi.
August 21, 2008
1 Comment at "The Early Bird"
The doors at Falkland Chase had flyers up this morning calling out the residents to “Save Your Homes” from the evil developers (the people who own it).
Holler back.