🌱 Patch AM: These Silver Spring-Area Eateries Part Of DC's Winter Restaurant Week

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In today's newsletter:

• Three Silver Spring favorites join DC’s Winter Restaurant Week deals.
• Is Maryland-style pizza hiding in your favorite Silver Spring pub?
• Silver Spring native joins Navy men’s soccer coaching staff

Also on today's calendar: First Time Homebuyer Seminar (FREE!) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: After dinner, my parents asked if I could clear the table. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, with a high of 56 and low of 36 degrees.
• Friday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 56, low: 47.
• Saturday: Rain and drizzle, with a high of 57 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. These Silver Spring-Area Eateries Part Of DC's Winter Restaurant Week (patch.com) — Silver Spring diners can look forward to Winter Restaurant Week later this month, with J. Hollinger's Waterman's Chophouse, The Daily Dish, and Zinnia offering special multi-course menus. Fixed-price brunch, lunch, and dinner options span several price tiers, and organizers urge residents to book reservations early as popular time slots tend to fill quickly.
   

2. You may disagree, but Maryland has its own style of pizza (thebanner.com) — Silver Spring pizza lovers get top billing in a debate over whether Maryland has its own pizza style, with 4 Corners Pub and Stained Glass Pub highlighted as key local examples. The story traces neighborhood history, family ownership, and how these spots tweak the classic rectangular, sheet-pan pies that started with Ledo, inviting you to taste and judge for yourself.
   

3. Men's Soccer Adds William Chiles to Coaching Staff (navysports.com) — A new assistant men’s soccer coach at the U.S. Naval Academy grew up in Silver Spring, bringing local roots and 14 years of college coaching experience to Navy’s staff. William Chiles, a former Springbrook High School coach and professional goalkeeper, will work primarily with the Midshipmen’s goalkeepers after recent stints at South Florida and George Mason.
   

4. How Trump Derailed a NOAA Pioneer's Move From Climate Impacts to Solutions (insideclimatenews.org) — Silver Spring readers may recognize NOAA’s local headquarters as the backdrop to a veteran scientist’s career, now upended by federal cuts and policy shifts on climate work. The story follows Libby Jewett’s rise leading NOAA’s ocean acidification program and her later move into offshore wind, then details how workforce reductions and an offshore wind halt under President Trump disrupted critical climate and fisheries research nationwide.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Silver Spring

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 10

• First Time Homebuyer Seminar (FREE!)
  Virtual/Online,
  10:00 am
• Empower & Elevate - Mentoring Young Men (Ages 11-19)
  Meditation Museum, 9525 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20910,
  1:00 pm

Saturday January 31

• Feast & Fettle Brings a New Standard of Home Dining to Silver Spring
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday January 10

• Introduction to Inner Engineering
  14315 Fairdale Rd , Silver Spring
  11:00 am
• Free Boys Trial Dance Class
  Maryland Youth Ballet , 926 Ellsworth Dr , Silver Spring
  12:45 pm
• Tea Cup Terrarium at Solaire Social
  Solaire Social , 8200 Dixon Ave Stall #H , Silver Spring
  1:00 pm

Sunday January 11

• FREE Early Dance Open House
  Maryland Youth Ballet , 926 Ellsworth Dr , Silver Spring
  1:30 pm

Thursday January 15

• Beltway Bistro is at The Fenwick!
  Fenwick Apartments , 8616 2nd Ave , Silver Spring
  5:00 pm
• Excel Essentials: A Crash Course Series
  7:30 pm

Saturday January 17

• Unplug to Reconnect: A Spiritual Journey Beyond the Screen
  Meditation Museum, 9525 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD
  1:00 pm

Monday January 19

• Who Takes Care of the Ones Who Care for Others? With Sister Jenna
  Meditation Museum, 9525 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 20

• JCA Montgomery County Virtual 50+ Employment Expo
  Zoom
  10:00 am

📣 Silver Spring Shout Outs!

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

• VivaVets Animal Hospital — (443) 542-2938
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• V's Healing Touch Massage
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• Am Kolel Jewish Renewal Community of Greater Washington — (301) 770-4648
  Meeting the unmet needs of the community
• Greenbelt SITY Stars — (301) 679-5100
  35% Off - Jump Rope Classes
• Dogtopia of Bethesda — (475) 338-3501
  Dogtopia – Dog Daycare, Boarding, Spa & Wellness
• MidAtlantic Mold and Water Damage — (888) 412-5228
  Water Damage Restoration, Mold Testing and Remediation
• Summer At Sandy Spring — (301) 774-7455
  Your Kids Can Have An AWESOME FUN Summer!
• Nemi Medical + Wellness — (301) 494-3130
  Accepting new patients now. Prioritize your health today.
• Hulk and friends junk removal — (240) 758-1781
  Local junk removal - fully licensed and insured
• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
  Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!
• Eisa Gouredou — (202) 438-9661
  Silver Spring Author Working on Debut Novel

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• The Archdiocese of Washington posted a job opening for Long Term Substitute Physical Education Teacher - St. Andrew Apostle School - Silver Spring Maryland in Silver Spring. Apply here.
• Montgomery County Public Schools posted a job opening for FY26\: Parent Educator, PEP, William Tyler Page ES, 0.7 FTE in Silver Spring. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Silver Spring here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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