Tickets are now on sale for Garden of Lights! But before the season begins, we want to hear from you: What’s your favorite Garden of Lights memory?

Maybe it was an engagement, a magical childhood moment, or an annual family tradition you look forward to every year. Whatever the memory, share it with us here or email us your memories at [ItsAllHere@montgomeryparks.org](mailto:ItsAllHere@montgomeryparks.org) if you would like us to share your story!

Garden of Lights opens November 20. Ticket information is below.

Hi neighbors, a plug, but a local one. My friend Mike is in the cast for a Historic Boxing play at The Silver Spring Black Box this month and they need support to keep the play going.

Flying V is putting on The Royale by Marco Ramirez. It's an interesting and dynamic drama inspired by the life of Jack Johnson, the first Black heavyweight boxing champion of the world, in 1905 during Jim Crow.

He was the first black man allowed to fight the white heavyweight champion and his win over the win sparked celebrations and white mob violence across the country.

Even if you aren't a boxing fan, the staging is super cool: there's no actual physical contact in the ring. Instead, the cast uses rhythm, stomps, and claps to recreate the tension and pace of a prizefight. It really packs a punch (pun intended).

Nights worth knowing:

• Fri Oct 23, 8pm: Black Affinity Night
• Sat Oct 24, Sun Oct 25 and Sat Oct 31: 3pm matinees if you prefer an afternoon show.
• Sat Oct 31, 8pm: closing night + Halloween party (costumes encouraged)

It's at The Silver Spring Black Box (super easy to get to downtown) 8641 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Would love to help them pack the house! You can grab tickets here:

Flying V - The Royale Tickets

I want to see You Can See Everything there. Is it full of teens chatting and using their phones or will it be chill?

There will be a virtual Purple Line Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Team meeting at 6:00 pm on Thursday October 22. Anyone can attend. They usually make a presentation giving updates and answer questions.
https://purplelinemd.com/public-meetings-events/silver-spring-cat-meeting-17/

Hi everyone, I'm looking for someone to take over my lease at Atelier in Glenmont late November to Early December. I'm relocating out of state for work and will be moving out on 11/14/26. The lease expires on 12/14/26 with the option to renew.

https://www.atelierglenmont.com/floorplans/j-a1

• Monthly Rent: $1828
• Parking: $125
• Water/Sewer: Usually around $20/mo, electricity is through Pepco
• In-unit washer/dryer
• Walking distance to Glenmont Metro
• Apartment amenities
  • Pool
  • Grill
  • Pet Cleaning Areas
  • Clubhouse
  • Gym

You would have to apply through the Atelier leasing office website. If you're interested or have questions, send me a DM and I'll also reach out to my leasing office.

I’m looking for some recommendations for a weekend getaway (preferably 2-3 hrs by car) for two dudes and a dog.

Thanks in advance.

The TLDR part: Unfortunately, we were going to attend an event in Richmond, Va that has been canceled. Since I have been to Richmond quite a few times, I was thinking that we could check out another city that’s 2-3 hours from the area.

Every pair of warm socks and every medical supply matters more than you might think.

Collection site: St. Andrew Orthodox Cathedral, 15100 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD.

Thank you so much for helping Ukraine’s defenders get through another winter.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/216J11OFMQZKP/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2

www.uhcus.org

Seemed like a crime scene today in front of LA Fitness.

figure id throw it in here too because i really like the community in silver spring from the events ive gone too

It's a while since I have gotten an international package through USPS. Usually, its through UPS or Fedex or DHL.

This particular one was sent via Japan Express Mail that connects through USPS. I wasn't home and got left an orange notice to pick it up at the post office on University Blvd the following day after 10 AM. Go there in 3ish and they go, "we don't have it, come back tomorrow, it'll be here by then". Go there again the following day, "we don't have it and we can't tell you where it is, but it's not lost." Unfortunately, I was unable to simply request redelivery.

Call up USPS customer service and by pure magic after talking to some AI bot for twenty-odd minutes, I found a human who was able to help. She created something in their system and I got a call from the Postal Annex in White Oak telling me the parcel was sitting there and not at any of the post offices in the area. And they didn't know why.

Go there to collect it and they people at the Annex were very helpful. The guy who handed it to me he was puzzled by why the slip had the University Blvd post office on it. And why didn't they tell you were at the wrong office? I was like, they might have if they had bothered to look at the slip. They just looked in their bin and went, "there's nothing in the bin".

The folks at the Annex couldn't have been nicer, but the folks at the post office on University Blvd were so appallingly rude. The only place where I have seen employees act quite so badly would be the DMV. Is this just normal? And it's not even holiday season. And do they get a bonus for selling stamps?

Hi everyone! A little over a year ago I launched the DC Movie Digest, a weekly free newsletter that aggregates all the movies being re-released in theaters across the DMV. After many hours of clicking, copying and pasting around every movie theater website, I’m super excited to launch a fully fledged website.

Introducing: DaMoVies! The only place on the internet where you can see all the movies being rereleased in theaters across the greater DC area (there’s a lot of AFI in the calendar)

The website is completely free to use, has no ads, and is a labor of love. I’d love to hear what yall think!

Go to damovies.org to check it out.

Hello everyone. I am looking to move to either Laurel or Silver Spring (most likely Silver Spring). I am looking for a 2 Bed 2 Bath apartment walkable distance to the Silver Spring metro station. Does anyone have any recs for apartments? My budget is around $2.2-2.4 max. So far I have looked at:

Kanso

Arrive

Lenox Park

The Blairs

Affinity on Georgia

Thank you for any tips or information!

EDIT:
Thanks all for the responses!

Anybody ever done this? Dropped it right in the crack of the elevator and shaft walking into the Forest Glen metro elevator. Seems like they'll be able to get it but like.. has anyone experienced this and had WMATA retrieve it?

EDIT: WMATA already got it!

Saw a bunch of jackboots in rental cars outside the garage while walking to the redline. Be careful y’all