The Silver Spring Penguin

Yeah, it’s that law-making time of the year in Annapolis, and The Penguin mobile news unit is ready to roll. The guys in the mailroom had new brake pads installed (not that I use the brakes), and the gas tank hasn’t been this full — ever.

Expect a couple of posts from the road this week, as well as coverage of these local gigs:

Monday

1:00 p.m. The state House of Delegates gets its legislative crunk on as its economic committee pours over a few liquor-related bills. One would allow wine dealers to ship bottles directly to consumers; another would give vintners a special permit to sell wine by the bottle or glass at the Montgomery County fair.

The wheeling and dealing go down at the House of Delegates office building near ye olde State House (100 State Cir, Annapolis). It’s free and open to the public, but get there early — seats are tough to get when liquor’s on the agenda.

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

Tuesday

1:00 p.m. The state Senate finance committee considers a bill that would look into a new MARC train station near the National Park Seminary in Forest Glen. Hit it at the Senate office building near ye olde State House (100 State Cir, Annapolis). It’s free and open to the public.

Wednesday

1:00 p.m. The state House government operations committee checks out a bill prohibiting discrimination at work, home and in public accommodations based on a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

Get your Fourteenth Amendment groove on at the House of Delegates office building near ye olde State House (100 State Cir, Annapolis). It’s free and open to the public.

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

Thursday

9:00 a.m. The county’s planning board gets a financial rundown on the Sligo Creek Golf Course. Kick it for free at planning HQ (8787 Georgia Ave). It’s open to the public

10:00 a.m. The planning board digs into the environmental pros and cons of a new parking garage at Montgomery College. If it’s built, the garage will sit behind the nearly completed arts center on Georgia Avenue and King Street, down the block from Jessup Blair Park.

Check it out for free at planning HQ (8787 Georgia Ave). It’s open to the public.

Photo of the State House in Annapolis by J. Deseo/SSP.