http://thesilverbee.com Your real estate BUZZ for Silver Spring, Maryland Thu, 10 May 2012 00:05:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Stopped by this Food Truck today at my favorite gas station on the corner of Fenton and Bonifant Street.   They have been here for 3 days. The food was delicious and fairly CHEAP.  I had the "Steak and Fries" for 5 Bucks even.  Plenty of marinated sliced steak meat with ... http://thesilverbee.com/2012/05/09/yummy-new-food-truck-citgo-station-east-silver-spring/ Built between 1999 and 2000, located at Colesville Road and Ramsey Street, in the heart of downtown Silver Spring, Cameron Hill is an established neighborhood featuring 57 EYA townhomes across the street from the Silver Spring Metro. This small enclave with a very unique group of Luxury Townhomes with garages has a Georgetown ... http://thesilverbee.com/2012/03/15/cameron-hill-luxury-townhomes-in-downtown-silver-spring/ Tomorrow is Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday and Paczki Day, the time we all Fatten ourselves up before tightening our belts and giving up things for Lent begining on Wednesday.   A couple of  ways to do Fat Day in Silver Spring:  For Paczki or King Cakes Head  to the WOODMOOR Pastry Shop in the Woodmoor Shopping ... http://thesilverbee.com/2012/02/20/paczki-and-pancakes-fat-tuesday-in-silver-spring/ The most romantic place for Dinner in Silver Spring has to be Sergios. It is intimate, quiet and dark, like a cozy cave, the wait staff are attentive, the drinks are good, the food is Real Native Italian, Generous and Excellent! (especially the veal dishes).  The atmosphere is understated thick white tablecloth elegant and romantic. Nothing beats having  that warm, friendly ... http://thesilverbee.com/2012/02/10/for-valentines-day-the-romantic-choice-for-dinner-in-downtown-silver-spring/ 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/