Armed carjacking in Montgomery County parking garage in downtown Silver Spring

Montgomery County police responded to the report of an armed carjacking in downtown Silver Spring Sunday night just after 11:00 PM. The carjacking took place inside a Montgomery County public parking garage in the 900 block of Wayne Avenue.

Car stolen in Aspen Hill

A car was reported stolen to Montgomery County police in Aspen Hill on Saturday. The vehicle taken was parked on the street in the 13100 block of Dauphine Street, in the Harmony Hills neighborhood. It was apparently stolen sometime over the night between Friday evening and Saturday morning.

Silver Spring construction update: Elizabeth House III (Photos)

The Elizabeth House III project at Elizabeth Square, at 1424 Fenwick Lane in downtown Silver Spring, is beginning to climb near street level. A 267-unit residential building, it will also include the public South County Regional Recreation and Aquatic Center, which will feature an olympic size pool, diving boards, and basketball courts. The latter adds to the engineering complexity of the lower level of the project.

Montgomery County's Housing Opportunities Commission is the developer of the building. Costello Construction is the contractor, and the architecture was designed by KGD Architecture.

Carjacking in downtown Silver Spring

A carjacking was reported to Montgomery County police in downtown Silver Spring Monday afternoon. The strong-arm carjacking took place in the parking lot of a residential building in the 8500 block of 16th Street around 3:45 PM, a brazen crime in broad daylight.

Coming Soon signage for Spice Street up in Silver Spring

The first signs of the future arrival of Spice Street in the ground floor of the Solaire 8250 Georgia Avenue apartment tower in Silver Spring have been spotted. Coming soon signage has been posted inside the papered-over windows of the restaurant's space. Spice Street is an Indian restaurant, and is expected to open this year at the property.

Strong-arm robbery, car stolen in Silver Spring

A strong-arm robbery was reported to Montgomery County police on Sunday in Silver Spring. The robbery occurred in the 700 block of Pershing Drive around 9:22 PM. On the previous day, a car was stolen from the 8500 block of Fenton Street. The vehicle was parked on the street at the time.

Downtown Silver Spring getting a refreshed logo

A new logo for Downtown Silver Spring is starting to pop up around the property. Here you can see it on a curbside pickup sign. It's also on the website for the Peterson Cos.-owned retail property. See the old logo at bottom for comparison. Which one do you prefer?