The Silver Spring Penguin

This Weekend

Jennifer Deseo — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:12:08 +0000

Nobody loves a Thanksgiving parade more than the guys in the Penguin mail room. The thing is, their concept of a parade is what everyone else considers a prison riot.

Police identify pedestrian killed in 16th St collision

Jennifer Deseo — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:28:21 +0000

Montgomery County police have identified the driver and the pedestrian involved in Wednesday evening's fatal collision on 16th Street.

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.

Gratuitous Shot

Jennifer Deseo — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:06:52 +0000

[PHOTO] There's something about decapitated bodies that grabs the imagination and begs important questions. Like who's the dude with the cup of soda and camera around his neck? What's up with the chick in the photo behind him? And where did she get those darling red shoes?

The Early Bird

Jennifer Deseo — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:00:39 +0000

Da Man decided to screw with his meeting schedule this week, which translates to absolute chaos in the Penguin newsroom.

County, developer reach agreement on Fillmore music hall

Jennifer Deseo — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:06:26 +0000

Stick a fork in it — negotiations to build a Fillmore music hall in downtown Silver Spring are done. Or as MoCo exec Ike Leggett exclaimed after a town-hall meeting Thursday night, “It’s done, done, done!”

Gratuitous Shot

Jennifer Deseo — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:20:04 +0000

[PHOTO] The end of the world is nigh! Or not. Local photog Tom Barnes snapped this pic of Georgia Avenue's Crowne Plaza Hotel earlier this month, but it screams Friday the 13th. Or 2012.

This Weekend

Jennifer Deseo — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:14:17 +0000

After attending two conferences this week, I've got to prep the newsroom for Thursday's town-hall meeting with MoCo exec Ike Leggett, and a concurrent open forum for residents at one downtown apartment complex.

Plans for Woodside skateboard spot to roll forward

Jennifer Deseo — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:33:32 +0000

The county's parks department will construct a skateboard park in the Woodside area, despite some residents' concerns over big crowds and rowdy teens.

The Draw: An underground movement

Brian Hefele — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:05:30 +0000

EDITORIAL -- My proposed pedestrian tunnel under the treacherous intersection of Wayne and Fenton will allow safe passage for all! And it's dirt cheap. Beat that, bridge!