Silver Spring Downtown

06/01/2026

Mark your calendars!

🌈✨ IT’S OFFICIALLY PRIDE MONTH! ✨🌈
This year, Montgomery County Pride In the Plaza proudly stands under the theme:

🔥 PRIDE AS RESISTANCE 🔥

Pride has always been more than a celebration. It is a movement. A protest. A declaration that our community deserves to live openly, authentically, and unapologetically. As we gather this June, we honor the trailblazers who fought before us, uplift those continuing the work today, and celebrate the joy, resilience, and power of LGBTQIA+ people across Montgomery County and beyond.

Join us for an unforgettable day filled with live entertainment, community organizations, food vendors, health and wellness resources, family activities, art, activism, and so much more as we come together to show that our pride remains a force for change.

📅 June 28, 2026
⏰ 12 PM – 8 PM
📍 Veterans Plaza, Downtown Silver Spring

🎟️ Register for FREE at: liveinyourtruth.org/prideregistration

Together, we celebrate. Together, we resist. Together, we thrive. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️❤️



Visit PrideInThePlaza.com for more info.

04/17/2026

In Silver Spring, great restaurants are not just about what’s on the plate. They’re about how a place makes you feel the moment you walk in.

It’s the energy, the welcome, the familiarity. The sense that you’re not just another table, but part of something.

That’s why it means so much to see Zinnia’s Jose Luis Salgado recognized as Employee of the Year at the RAMMY Awards.

For those who may not know, the RAMMY Awards are one of the highest honors in the DC region’s restaurant industry, presented annually by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington. They celebrate excellence across the full dining experience. Not just chefs or concepts, but the people who show up every day and make these places what they are.

And this recognition is about exactly that.

It honors the individuals who bring consistency, care, and pride to their work. The ones who create an experience that feels effortless, but is anything but.

At Zinnia, there’s a feeling when you walk in. It’s warm, grounded, and easy. A place where you can settle in, whether it’s your first visit or one of many.

That feeling doesn’t happen by accident.

It comes from people like Jose Luis Salgado, who help create an environment where guests feel comfortable, seen, and at home.

And that sense of home matters here.

Silver Spring is a community shaped by connection. Our restaurants are gathering places. They’re where conversations unfold, where families return week after week, where neighbors become familiar faces.

When someone like Jose Luis is recognized on a regional stage, it reflects something bigger than one restaurant. It speaks to the kind of community we are.

We’re proud to see Zinnia recognized at the RAMMYs, and even more proud to celebrate the people who make Silver Spring feel like home.

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Photo credit

04/17/2026

A Silver Spring Standout: Zinnia's Jose Luis Salgado Named a Rammy's Employee of the Year Semifinalist

https://silverspringdowntown.com/post/a-silver-spring-standout-zinnia-s-jose-luis-salgado-named-rammys-employee-of-the-year-semifinalist

04/01/2026

Congratulations Silver Spring AKA Maryland’s Coffee Capital! Check out your newest The MoCo Show feature.

Just outside Washington, D.C., downtown Silver Spring continues to make a strong case as Maryland’s coffee capital, with a dense and diverse lineup of cafes packed into a highly walkable […]

03/02/2026

“Everyone hug a nonprofit person today.” - Congressman here in downtown Silver Spring.
Proud to shine a spotlight on the incredible, NonProfit Montgomery. Nonprofit organizations that are deeply rooted in this community and driving impact all across Montgomery County.
From after-school care to financial literacy programs and everything in between, so much of this work connects back to Silver Spring — Where partnerships are built, neighbors show up for one another, and real progress takes shape.
They make our community stronger, kinder, and more connected every single day.

02/27/2026

https://silverspringdowntown.com/post/silver-spring-gets-the-spotlight-again-this-time-in-washingtonian-magazine

Silver Spring Gets the Spotlight Again, This Time in Washingtonian Magazine

02/26/2026

PSA: https://youtu.be/8MFA5r9H2WI?si=2wJNMvongQ07A14g Montgomery County, MD Government

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

02/25/2026

Love to see a feature in Washingtonian

https://washingtonian.com/2026/02/25/neighborhood-guide-things-to-do-in-silver-spring/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQMJN1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETJJbWhnYmI1OThRR05PaHpQc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuIK58cAiAlzieNh1-Jmp6EkzCv-0TnYDUoxTInKqRBHgyva8F19p-1a4-hc_aem_FBSCr6AzEo_W-PKugM4IgQ

Explore old favorites and discover new hot spots at this popular Maryland suburb.

02/20/2026

https://silverspringdowntown.com/post/a-surprise-visit-from-grammy-winning-artist-jcole

Grammy-Winning Artist J.Cole and Silver Spring

02/12/2026

just… casually hanging out in downtown Silver Spring last night!

And by casually, we mean OH MY GOD ONE OF THE GREATEST RAPPERS OF ALL TIME IS RIGHT HERE AND WE ARE NOT FREAKING OUT AT ALL.

Also, how exactly do we categorize this under “serious job perks”!