Community Corner

🌱 Patch AM: How long 16th Street’s lane will stay closed in Silver Spring

Coming up: Registration is Open - JSSA Northern Virginia Virtual 50+ Employment Expo on the Silver Spring Patch calendar

Patch AM Team's profile picture
Patch AM Team, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge
Sunday October 11th Patch AM
Sunday October 11th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hey hey Silver Spring! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How long 16th Street's lane will stay closed in Silver Spring
  • What global church decisions are being made this week in Silver Spring?
  • How one influencer is reshaping global church strategy from Silver Spring

Also on today's calendar: Registration is Open - JSSA Northern Virginia Virtual 50+ Employment Expo and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 66 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Monday: Warmer; a morning shower, temps: high: 73, low: 53.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Planned Major Lane Closures and Traffic Impacts Across Maryland (mocoshow.com) — Drivers in Silver Spring should plan for a long-term northbound lane closure on MD 390 (16th Street), part of an ongoing bicycle and pedestrian project expected to last about nine months. While MDOT's latest statewide update highlights work across Maryland, this Silver Spring project remains one of the most significant local traffic impacts.
   

2. Business continues at the 2026 Annual Council - Seventh-day Adventist Church (interamerica.org) — Major Seventh-day Adventist leaders are meeting in Silver Spring this week for the church's 2026 Annual Council, where they're voting on key initiatives and hearing mission reports from around the world. Sessions have included devotionals, leadership changes, and updates on the Hope Channel's ambitious goal to reach one billion people by 2030, all hosted at the church's global headquarters in town.
   

3. Influencer Calls Adventist Leaders to Make the Right Decisions for This Time - Seventh-day Adventist Church - Inter-American Division (interamerica.org) — Hundreds of Adventist leaders are gathered at church headquarters in Silver Spring this week, where a prominent social media influencer urged them to fully embrace digital ministry. Her devotional challenged decision-makers to treat online platforms as a primary mission field and to back media efforts that turn followers into committed disciples, shaping policies now under discussion in town.
   

4. 'Mission Refocus' Stories Challenge Adventist Leaders to go Where the Need Is Greatest - Seventh-day Adventist Church (interamerica.org) — Silver Spring is hosting global Adventist leaders as they pause their Annual Council business for an evening worship program focused on "Mission Refocus." At the church's headquarters, visiting missionaries shared stories from Cambodia to secular Europe, while leaders were urged to send more workers and expand digital outreach to unreached regions, all under this year's "Called for Mission" theme.
   

📸 Around Silver Spring

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Silver Spring

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events

📣 Silver Spring Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Silver Spring PatchAM possible:

Click here to show your appreciation! 💚

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Is this your dog?
    About 15 minutes ago, I spotted this pup wandering around outside Pho Real Restaurant in silver spring/burtonsville. I gave the pup some water,… (Nextdoor Briggs Chaney Rd)
  • Found 10 week old male tuxedo kitten in front of the Silver Spring Library, 900 Wayne Ave, Silver Spring MD 20910
    No microchip, fluffy black and white tuxedo He is safe and secure (Nextdoor Indian Springs)
  • Victory Housing, Inc. posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Silver Spring. Apply here.
  • Dick's Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Silver Spring. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Silver Spring here.

Ok Silver Spring! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from Silver Spring