The Silver Spring Penguin

It’s a light week in Silver Spring, which should give everyone the opportunity to cast a ballot for The Penguin in the Shorty Awards.

The popularity contest pits Twitter microbloggers against each other in a bare-knuckle brawl for online supremacy. So far, The Penguin has taken down a few biggies in the news category, and we’re looking to take down a few more.

If you’re on Twitter, show The Penguin some love and vote for us. A Shorty Award ain’t no Pulitzer, but it’ll do for now.

With your patriotic duty complete, you’ll be free to partake in these events:

Monday

7:00 p.m. Silver Spring’s neighborhoods and pedestrian safety committees hold a joint meeting at the Silver Spring Regional Center (8435 Georgia Ave). This event is free and open to the public.

Tuesday

7:00 p.m. Silver Spring’s arts and entertainment district advisory committee holds its monthly meeting at the Silver Spring Regional Center (8435 Georgia Ave). This event is free and open to the public.

Wednesday

7:30 p.m. Silver Spring’s economic development committee holds its monthly meeting at the Silver Spring Regional Center (8435 Georgia Ave). This event is free and open to the public.

Thursday

3:30 p.m. Silver Spring’s urban district advisory committee holds its monthly meeting at Discovery Communications (1 Discovery Pl). This event is free and open to the public.

4:00 p.m. The county’s planning board reviews its planning concepts for Georgia Avenue, a major north-south corridor that stretches from South Silver Spring to the Howard County line. This free event takes place at planning HQ (8787 Georgia Ave) and is open to the public.

Photo courtesy of Flickr user Dan Taylor.