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Coming up: MAA Paint the Town Art Exhibit and Sale on the Silver Spring Patch calendar

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Greetings Silver Spring! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Red Line shutdown and MARC discounts will affect Silver Spring riders
  • How new trauma-response training is reshaping safety at Silver Spring synagogues
  • Meet the Silver Spring golfer heading to Dartmouth with scholarship help

Also on today's calendar: MAA Paint the Town Art Exhibit and Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid with heavy t-storms, temps: high: 86, low: 67. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• WMATA Provides Updated Details on Red Line Closure Through September 6 (mocoshow.com) — If you commute through Silver Spring, expect ongoing Red Line disruptions through Sept. 6, with trains not running between North Bethesda and Friendship Heights. WMATA is running frequent free shuttles, offering half-price MARC fares to Silver Spring, and coordinating Ride On and Metrobus routes that link Silver Spring with Bethesda, Glenmont, and other Red Line stations during construction.
   

• Preparedness empowers: CSS-MDA partnership highlights expanding layer in community security (ejewishphilanthropy.com) — Silver Spring residents are increasingly turning to Stop the Bleed and related trauma-response courses, including recent training at Kemp Mill Synagogue, to be better prepared for emergencies. Local instructor Chanokh Berenson is expanding classes across Maryland's Jewish community, emphasizing practical skills like bleeding control, CPR, and active-violence response so congregants can act quickly before first responders arrive.
   

• Youth on Course Announces 2026 Scholarship Recipients (golfdaily.com) — A Silver Spring student, Jeremiah Park, is among 19 teens nationwide awarded Youth on Course college scholarships totaling $365,000. The program supports high school golfers with strong academics and community service, helping many first-generation students afford universities ranging from Dartmouth to major public schools.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Today is my mom's 100th birthday.
    She passed 20 years ago. The memories, of the "moments", are sadly fading with the years. She was never big on pictures of her. Something to put off… (Nextdoor Layhill View)
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    For our anniversary dinner this evening we went to Chima Steakhouse in Tysons. Linda's first time there, my fourth. Impeccable service, superb food,… (Nextdoor Layhill View)
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  • Government Jobs posted a job opening for TERM Government Assistance Eligibility Specialist I, Grade 17 in Silver Spring. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Silver Spring here.

🗞 Nearby News

Takoma Park

  • New Poetry Collection, 'The Promise: Poems of Reflection, Motivation and Peace' by Robert L. Cosby, Jr. A Literary Journey Through Life's Trials and Triumphs, Offering Hope and Inspiration for All Readers (rivertonjournal.com)
  • Bruce Spicknall, 60 (3bmedianews.com)

Chevy Chase

Rockville

  • 1 Person Hospitalized After Car Collides With MoCo Transit Bus (patch.com)
  • New Music School Heads To Montgomery County (patch.com)

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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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