News in Review: Local Olive Oil Producer and Food Trucks Come to Silver Spring

This week, Patch reported on Montgomery County's New Superintendent's first day, D.C. food trucks come into the area, keeping a tab on crime in your neighborhood and launched a new video project called "Fast Forward: Getting Waxed."

1. Silver Spring is a relatively new location for food trucks and the best way to assure they keep coming is to follow them on twitter. There are over 100 licensed food trucks in the D.C. metro area, but here is a sampling.

2. Is your family addicted to television? Find out by turning off the TV for a day, week or month and see how much your family misses it.

3. Think gardening is difficult on a patio or balcony? Well, Kathy Jentz puts those rumors to rest with tips to get you started. With containers, favorite furnishings, and the right plants, you can turn your rooftop terrace, or balcony into a lovely green oasis. 

4. Montgomery County officers were busy with armed robberies and residential burglaries. Keep a tab on crime in downtown Silver Spring with the Patch crime summary. You can click on the bubble on the map and read about the crime incident.

5. Meet a local olive oil producer,Michael Sideris, owner of Vordonia Athenolia, is the latest in a long line of family olive oil proprietors. Patch sat down with Sideris to learn more about the more than 3,000 years of history behind his unique business.