http://thesilverbee.com Your real estate BUZZ for Silver Spring, Maryland Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:22:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I haven't been in a laundromat in a long, long time, maybe 12- 15 years.  The last time I needed to use a laundromat I went to the one near the corner of University Blvd & Piney Branch Road  and also the one in the 16th Street Strip Mall that was on the level under the McDonalds there.  They were ... http://thesilverbee.com/2012/01/13/laundromats-in-silver-spring-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/ A Mature, Established and Vibrant  Neighborhood of Unique and Charming Single Family Homes on Shady Tree Lined Streets, just 2 Blocks from the Downtown Silver Spring Central Business District. Robert Hayes Mc Neill was a 40 year old Washington DC attorney from North Carolina, living with his wife Cora and 2 Children on the "Mc ... http://thesilverbee.com/2012/01/09/pocket-of-pretty-vintage-houses-downtown-silver-spring-mcneills/ The Blair Subdivision is one of the earliest subdivision of homes in Silver Spring.  Originally called E Brooke Lee's Addition to Silver Spring, it is one of E Brooke Lee's first forays into Residential Real Estate Development.  E Brooke Lee's father,  Blair Lee, had originally started developing the Blair area in the early 1900's ... http://thesilverbee.com/2012/01/06/bungalows-galore-in-old-downtown-east-silver-spring-blair-subdivision/ There are 6 more days to get a Pumpkin and carve it out and or display it for Halloween.   The  Annual Pumpkin Patch has a good selection of Pumpkins and some pretty chrysanthmums at Woodside Methodist Church in the Woodside area at the edge of Downtown Silver Spring.  Boy Scout Troop 209 is Silver Sprng's ... http://thesilverbee.com/2011/10/25/annual-silver-spring-boy-scout-pumpkin-patch-in-downtown-silver-spring/ This celebration is one of the oldest in the nation.  Takoma Park is an artsy enclave with tree lined avenues and Victorian Homes, the perfect setting for an annual patriotic Independence Day parade.  This celebration is one of the oldest in the nation and the Takoma Park Community has had 121 ... http://thesilverbee.com/2011/07/01/for-a-real-old-fashioned-hometown-celebration-on-july-4th-hit-takoma-park-maryland/ In Silver Spring, we have a summer  attraction that causes a lot of excitment. During Shark Week the Discovery Building has an enormous inflatable shark swimming through it.  It is quite a sight to see in the skyline at the corner of Colesville Road and Georgia Avenue at the heart of Downtown ... http://thesilverbee.com/2011/06/23/huge-silver-spring-shark-will-be-a-no-show-this-year/ Boundaries: University Boulevard West and Dennis Avenue to the north. Colesville Road to the east. Forest Glen Road to the south and Tenbrook Drive to the west South Four Corners is a desirable location close to Forest Glen Metro Station and Downtown Silver Spring.  Walking distance to recently renovated "Woodmoor Shopping ... http://thesilverbee.com/2011/06/17/friendly-and-affordable-south-4-corners-silver-spring/ This small Farmers Market is located in the Langley/Takoma Crossroads area, where Silver Spring kind of overlaps into Takoma Park.   Located at 7676 New Hampshire Ave near the corner of New Hampshire and University Blvd.  Nice place to pick up fresh, local (with a capitol L) produce at mid-week.   Smaller and not as crowded ... http://thesilverbee.com/2011/06/02/local-crossroads-farmers-market-shop-wednesdays-no-need-to-wait-for-the-weekend-markets/ Memorial Day Weekend is here and the neighborhood pools in Silver Spring are opening for the summer season.  With school out and the mercury rising, a neighborhood swimming pool is the perfect place to while away those hot, humid summer days we have here in Silver Spring, Maryland. Community spirit, the roar of the crowd ... http://thesilverbee.com/2011/05/27/silver-spring-swimming-pools-and-swim-clubs-keep-cool-in-a-neighborhood-pool-near-you/ This backyard backs to an alley in  McNeill's neighborhood of Silver Spring,   It was a cool thing to watch this small back yard space transfomed into such an abundant oasis, in a neighborhood that is just 2 blocks from the Downtown Silver Spring CBD.  This was really a bare small backyard just a few years ago.  Every inch of ... http://thesilverbee.com/2011/05/25/the-backyard-of-backyard-bounty-downtown-silver-spring/