Silver Spring woman missing

Montgomery County police are trying to locate another missing East MoCo resident. Nashea Duffin was last seen around 12:00 PM on October 7th in the 600 block of University Blvd E. Duffin is described by police as a Latina, 24, 5’02” tall, and weighing about 180 lbs. Detectives did not have a description of what Duffin was wearing when she was last seen.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Nashea Duffin is asked to call the Montgomery County Police non-emergency number at 301-279-8000 (available 24 hours). Callers may remain anonymous.

Burtonsville man missing

Montgomery County police are seeking the public's help in locating a missing Burtonsville man. Arthur Junior Gonzalez, 28, is Latino, 5’06” tall, and about 140 lbs.  He has black hair, brown eyes, a mustache and a goatee. Detectives did not have a description of the clothing Gonzalez wore when he was last seen.

Gonzalez also has teardrop tattoos below each of his eyes, a spiderweb tattoo on the back of his left hand, and ring tattoos on two of his left hand fingers. He was last seen at his family’s home in the 3100 block of Spencerville Road, and is known to frequent the Burtonsville Town Square Shopping Center.

Anyone who has information regarding Arthur Junior Gonzalez’s whereabouts is asked to call the Montgomery County Police non-emergency number, 301-279-8000 (available 24/7).

Downtown Silver Spring mural completed (Photos)

The new mural on Ellsworth Drive at Downtown Silver Spring is now complete. According to property owner Peterson Cos., the mural was the handiwork of design agency and production company No Kings Collective, and artist James Bullough - who spent several days painting in on-site.

Nighttime paving work on New Hampshire Ave. in Colesville

New Hampshire Avenue will be milled and repaved by the new Gracious Retirement Living development on October 17 and 18, 2019. This is in the Colesville area of Silver Spring north of Notley Road and south of the ICC. The work will be performed overnight, between the hours of 9:00 PM and 7:00 AM, to avoid rush hour traffic disruption.

Wheaton Lot 13 development retail now available for lease

Montgomery County is now marketing the ground-level retail space in its future government office building at Public Parking Lot 13 in the Wheaton Triangle. JLL is the leasing firm handling the space. Advertising materials show the 11337 SF retail space can be divided into three separate retail units, entirely leased by one tenant, or something in-between.

Images courtesy JLL

Kaiser Permanente buys Vitro site in Aspen Hill

Kaiser Permanente has bought 10.4 acres of land at the former Vitro campus at 13900 Connecticut Avenue in Aspen Hill. The healthcare firm plans to construct a medical center, with a scheduled opening date of 2022. Kaiser's Mid-Atlantic division acquired the land earlier this year, after a proposed Ford dealership project fell through.

Kaiser says the new Aspen Hill medical center will relieve overcrowding at the firm's existing Kensington location just down the road on Connecticut Avenue. If approved by Montgomery County, this would be Kaiser's eighth facility in Montgomery County. It would also solidify a stinging defeat for the Montgomery County cartel, which had tried desperately to secure this site for a developer who would construct a mixed-use "town center" here, and a victory for Aspen Hill residents.

New public art at Downtown Silver Spring (Photos)

A new mural is being completed at Downtown Silver Spring. It's about two stories tall, and located on an exterior wall next to the Regal Majestic Theatre.