The Silver Spring Penguin » Fenton Village

New year brings extended calendar to downtown’s outdoor markets

Jennifer Deseo — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:00:06 +0000

Resolved to eat more fruits and veggies in the new year? Silver Spring's farmers market can hook you up starting this weekend. Want some cool tchotchkes for your crib? The Fenton Street Market hits you with that in the spring.

Vendors, visitors flood Fenton Village craft mart

Jennifer Deseo — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:00:38 +0000

The market was the brain child of Hannah McCann, an area resident who wanted to inject a little vitality into a neighborhood of squat buildings and vacant lots.

Muralist creates refuge in Fenton Village alley

Jennifer Deseo — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:00:18 +0000

A mural sprouting outside Kefa Cafe in Fenton Village has drawn the neighborhood's attention. Each figure on that brick wall has a story to tell. So does the guy painting them.

Gratuitous Shot

Jennifer Deseo — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:15:23 +0000

Copyright (c) 2009 by Flickr user Spoffy. Reposted with permission. While The District’s gay and lesbian community celebrates Tuesday’s baby step towards same-sex marriage, Silver Springers can take comfort in knowing there’s a Drag City in Fenton Village. But the only T here is steeped in hot water and scented with jasmine. Local shutterbug Spoffy snapped this pic [...]

Georgia Ave office building to bolster Fenton Village park

Jennifer Deseo — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:00:56 +0000

A development group and the county's planning board agreed to a deal that will shift public space from outside a Georgia Avenue office building to a park in Fenton Village.

Downtown pizzerias show varying signs of progress

Jennifer Deseo — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:22:03 +0000

On one end of downtown Silver Spring, a franchise pizzeria is poised to fling open its doors and sling a few pies into its ovens. At the other end, a locally owned parlor sprouts slowly from scratch. It's the tale of two pizzerias on different tracks of development.

Purple Line could pose problem for Bonifant St bar

Jennifer Deseo — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:00:59 +0000

Bonifant Street retailers and restaurateurs don't want Purple Line tracks to impede automobile access on that road. One business -- the Quarry House Tavern at the corner of Bonifant and Georgia Avenue -- is particularly worried.

Leggett unveils design for new downtown library

Jennifer Deseo — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:30:32 +0000

After months of public meetings and debate, MoCo exec Ike Leggett finally revealed exterior designs for downtown Silver Spring's new library.

"This will be a monument to the community," he declared Saturday at a book festival inside ye olde library on Colesville Road.

The glass and limestone building will sit at the southwest corner of Wayne Avenue and Fenton Street, with a section hanging over a possible Purple Line light rail station. Access to the library's third floor entrance will be at either Wayne Avenue or along Fenton Street, where escalators and stairs will be installed.

Ethiopian restaurant to replace Mexican cafe on Georgia Ave

Jennifer Deseo — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:51:08 +0000

Say adios to one Mexican dive, and hello to another Ethiopian restaurant.

Fall fairs inject life into downtown neighborhoods

Jennifer Deseo — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:48:59 +0000

Silver Spring's streets were thumping Saturday as two events drew residents out of their homes and into the hood.