🌱 Patch AM: How could Takoma Park change rent caps on new apartments?

Morning Takoma Park! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How could Takoma Park change rent caps on new apartments?
• Where can Takoma Park residents get flu shots this season?

Also on today's calendar: Church Bazaar 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 67 and low of 59 degrees.
• Monday: Warmer; a morning shower, temps: high: 73, low: 53.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Takoma Park reviews new construction exemption period for rent stabilization policy (mdstatewire.com) — Takoma Park is weighing three options to change how long new rental buildings stay exempt from the city's rent stabilization rules, and residents can weigh in at a community meeting Oct. 12 at the Community Center or via Zoom. Proposals range from keeping the current five-year exemption to extending it or tying it to whether existing housing was demolished.
   

• Respiratory Illnesses On The Rise: See What's Circulating, Find Vaccines In MD (patch.com) — With respiratory illnesses expected to rise this fall and winter, Maryland health officials are urging residents to get flu and COVID-19 vaccines, including at Montgomery County clinics. For Takoma Park residents, Rolling Terrace Elementary School is one nearby county-run flu vaccination site, alongside pharmacies and other health centers across the region offering shots this season.
   

📸 Around Takoma Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Takoma Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17
• Church Bazaar →
  Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, 310 Tulip Ave, Takoma Park
  9:00 am
• Admissions Open House →
  Edmund Burke School, 4101 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington
  10:00 am
Saturday November 7
• DMV Chocolate and Coffee Festival ~ Maryland Edition →
  Adventist HealthCare Fieldhouse, 18031 Central Park Cir,
  10:00 am
Thursday November 12
• Holy Cross Health Lung Cancer Screening →
  Holy Cross Health Cancer Center 11006 Veirs Mill Rd Suite L1 Wheaton, MD 20902,
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 11
• Free Adult Self-Defense Class in Takoma Park, MD →
  Dance Exchange, 7117 Maple Ave, Takoma Park
  1:30 pm
Monday October 12
• Rent Stabilization Policy Review Community Meeting →
  Takoma Park Community Center Auditorium, 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park
  6:30 pm
• Bluegrass Ensemble Class with Justin Heath →
  School of Musical Traditions, 7112 Willow Ave, Takoma Park
  7:00 pm
• Blues Ensemble Class with Luke Chohany →
  School of Musical Traditions, 7112 Willow Ave, Takoma Park
  8:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Crossroads Bikeway Project Public Meeting →
  Takoma Park MD
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Crossroads Farmers Market →
  Crossroads Farmers Market, Anne St. @ University Blvd. East, Takoma Park
  10:30 am
• Historic Preservation at the Architect of the Capitol: Preservation Policy and its Tools →
  Historic Takoma, 7328 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• TPPC Fall Bazaar →
  Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, 310 Tulip Ave, Takoma Park
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Silver Spring

• Business continues at the 2026 Annual Council - Seventh-day Adventist Church (interamerica.org)
• Influencer Calls Adventist Leaders to Make the Right Decisions for This Time - Seventh-day Adventist Church - Inter-American Division (interamerica.org)

Ok Takoma Park! 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!)
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