Photo: Chill, Penguin! They're not open yet! Credit: R. Pace/SSP.
Workers on Saturday hammered together the final interior touches on the Veridian Market and Wine shop (left), the first retailer to roll at The Veridian apartment building on East-West Highway, South Silver Spring. The shop will offer convenience items like beer and wine, as well as dry-cleaning services, (more…)
Photo: Adios, pupusas. Yiassou, souvlaki. Credit: J. Deseo/SSP.
Only a couple of months after its grand opening on Georgia Avenue (and a week after The Penguin’s published review), Pupseria El Oasis has turned out the lights.
In its place will be The Big Greek Cafe, according to a man on site Saturday who identified himself as “Marco”, one of the new restaurant’s owners. (more…)
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