🌱 Patch AM: Which Silver Spring spots made the Winter Restaurant Week lineup?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Silver Spring spots made the Winter Restaurant Week lineup?
• Why were two Silver Spring teens caught up in car rally raids?
• How did a Silver Spring recruit shape Indiana’s early-season surge?

Also on today's calendar: First Time Homebuyer Seminar (FREE!) and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the hair spray say to the hair when it got back from vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 50 and low of 41 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 57, low: 32.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 55 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Maryland Restaurants Join Metropolitan Washington Winter Restaurant Week, Jan. 19-25 (mocoshow.com) — Silver Spring diners can look forward to Winter Restaurant Week January 19–25, 2026, with J. Hollinger’s Waterman’s Chophouse, The Daily Dish, and Zinnia all offering fixed-price menus. The regional promotion features brunch, lunch, and dinner deals, and residents are encouraged to check directly with restaurants for specific menus, pricing tiers, and reservations as details may vary.
   

• 2 NoVA Men Arrested As 7 Car Rallies Raided In MD (patch.com) — Two 17-year-olds from Silver Spring were among several people charged after Maryland authorities raided seven illegal car rallies across Montgomery, Prince George’s, and Howard counties, seizing loaded handguns from vehicles. The multi-agency task force targeted late-night driving exhibitions in parking lots and industrial areas, aiming to curb dangerous gatherings on public roads.
   

• Takeaways from No. 7 Maryland women's basketball's 82-67 win over Indiana (testudotimes.com) — A former five-star recruit from Silver Spring helped power Indiana earlier this season, but Maryland’s defense and a 34-point performance from Oluchi Okananwa carried the Terps to an 82–67 win Sunday. The article breaks down how Maryland responded to its first loss, adjusted at halftime, and contained Indiana’s top scorer in a key Big Ten matchup.
   

📸 Around Silver Spring

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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

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

Tuesday January 6

• Palmetto Bay Food Truck is at The Fenwick
  Fenwick Apartments , 8616 2nd Ave , Silver Spring
  5:00 pm

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

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday January 6

• English Conversation Club
  Bladensburg Branch Library Bladensburg - BL Activity Room
  1:00 pm
• Financial Incentives for the Maryland Heritage Areas Program - Q&A Session #1
  Montgomery Preservation Inc , 8100 Georgia Ave , Silver Spring
  1:00 pm
• CC@H Speaker Series: Unforced Errors with Robert Blaemire, 1 p.m.
  Chevy Chase, MD Calendar , 4301 Willow Lane , Chevy Chase
  1:00 pm
• Needlework Social
  Hyattsville - Learning Lab
  4:00 pm
• Berwyn Ballet School at The Old Parish House
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar , 4711 Knox Road , College Park
  4:30 pm
• Basketball - Girls JV Quince Orchard at Walter Johnson 5:30 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please help us find a furever home for Koda!
  We are desperately trying to place him in a kind and loving home. Koda is a love bug terrier whose favorite place is in your lap napping. Very gentle… (Nextdoor Hillandale)
• A nice thought from actress Judi Dench as we enter the new year.
  Wisdom from a 91 year old. "Don’t prioritize your looks my friend, as they won’t last the journey. Your sense of humour though, will only get… (Nextdoor Layhill View)

• Journeys Shoes posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Silver Spring. Apply here.
• Wend American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Silver Spring. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Silver Spring here.

🗞 Nearby News

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