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🌱 Patch AM: How upcoming Purple Line work will reroute Takoma Metro riders

Make time for First Time Homebuyer Seminar (FREE!) on the Takoma Park Patch calendar

Thursday January 1st Patch AM
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Good day Takoma Park! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How upcoming Purple Line work will reroute Takoma Metro riders

Also on today's calendar: First Time Homebuyer Seminar (FREE!) and 2 more events.

Find out what's happening in Takoma Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Takoma Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Thursday: An a.m. flurry; cloudy, cold, with a high of 34 and low of 23 degrees.
  • Friday: Considerable cloudiness, temps: high: 37, low: 27.
  • Saturday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 37 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Café via Roma Extends Late Evening Hours as Purple Line Work Eases (sourceofthespring.com) — Takoma Park commuters should prepare for January Red Line closures in Silver Spring, when shuttle buses will connect riders to the Takoma Metro station during Purple Line construction. The update details extended lane and bridge closures, trail detours, and work hours around Silver Spring, Sligo Creek, and Bonifant Street, while confirming the Purple Line remains on track for a Winter 2027 opening.
   


📸 Around Takoma Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Takoma Park

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

    Wednesday January 7
  • Get Active: Quick Sweat Zumba
    Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
    12:30 pm
  • Lawyer in the Library: Tenants Rights and Housing Clinic
    Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
    2:00 pm
  • Thursday January 8
  • Ready 2 Read STEM: Ages 35
    Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
    11:00 am
  • Saturday January 10
  • First Time Homebuyer Seminar (FREE!)
    Virtual/Online
    10:00 am
  • Craft and Create: Soap
    Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
    2:00 pm

📣 Takoma Park Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Sweetgreen, Inc. posted a job opening for Silver Spring - Shift Leader in Silver Spring. Apply here.
  • Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc. posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Silver Spring. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Takoma Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Silver Spring

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  • Missing Teen Found After 2 Months, Arrested Man Claims 'Misunderstanding' (usmagazine.com)

Chevy Chase

  • ‘I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not' Review: Marina Zenovich's CNN Doc Poses Fascinating Questions, but Can't Always Answer Them (imdb.com)

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: I just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
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