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Also on today's calendar: Free JSSA Montgomery County Virtual 50+ Employment Expo - Register today! and 9 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Lisa R.!
Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Green Thumb Asset Protection Specialist (Part Time) in Silver Spring, MD (pennlive.com) — A cannabis dispensary in Silver Spring is hiring a part-time Asset Protection Specialist to provide a welcoming, security-focused presence for customers. The role blends hospitality, safety, and compliance, requires evening and weekend availability, and pays about $19–$20 per hour. Applicants must be 21 or older and able to pass cannabis-industry background checks.
• Moviegoers are showing up for the biggest screens possible. Buckle up for 'Dunesday' (spokesman.com) — Silver Spring's AFI Silver theater is riding the national wave of demand for big-screen, premium-format movie experiences, breaking its all-time record for a first-run release with "The Odyssey." The article explains how 70mm and other large-format screenings are drawing crowds back to theaters nationwide, and highlights how AFI Silver's 70mm showings of classics and new films have become a major financial boost.
• A Textbook Example of a Life with Meaning (thenationalherald.com) — A long-running Greek-language textbook business still operates from a quiet Silver Spring home, where the founder's family continues his mission of accessible language education. The story traces how Dr. Theodore Papaloizos built a global reach from this neighborhood base, shipping thousands of books to churches and schools. It also highlights his son Dimitri's efforts to modernize the work while preserving personal relationships.
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