🌱 Patch AM: Where can you spot wild mistletoe around Takoma Park this winter?

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

In today's newsletter:

• Where can you spot wild mistletoe around Takoma Park this winter?

Also on today's calendar: McLean Winter Estate: Jewels, Holiday Decor, Furniture, Arts & Rugs Online Auction and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 47 and low of 43 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy with periods of sun, temps: high: 58, low: 26.
• Saturday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 45 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rewilding Route 1: Merry Mistletoe! (streetcarsuburbs.news) — American mistletoe is now being spotted in Takoma Park as it slowly spreads north with warming winters, joining sightings in nearby Route 1 communities. A naturalist explains how this hemiparasitic plant lives on trees, how birds spread its sticky seeds, and why its romantic holiday reputation hides a surprisingly toxic and slightly gross backstory.
   

📸 Around Takoma Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Takoma Park

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• McLean Winter Estate: Jewels, Holiday Decor, Furniture, Arts & Rugs Online Auction
  McLean
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 21

• Takoma Park Meditates with Gurudev
  235 Carroll St NW , Washington
  9:30 am
• Messy! Sexy? Midlife. Book Club
  People's Book , 7014 Westmoreland Ave Suite A , Takoma Park
  3:00 pm
• Fantasy & SciFi Book Club
  People's Book , 7014 Westmoreland Ave Suite A , Takoma Park
  6:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Teen Winter Break Trip: Snowtubing - Takoma Park, MD 2025
  Takoma Park Community Center , 7500 Maple Ave a , Takoma Park
  11:30 am

Tuesday December 30

• Teen Winter Break Trip: Snowtubing
  Takoma Park Community Center , 7500 Maple Ave a , Takoma Park
  11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Senior Social Events
  College Park Woods Club , 3545 Marlbrough Way , College Park
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime at Noyes
  Noyes Library for Young Children (Kensington) , 10237 Carroll Pl , Kensington
  10:00 am
• Housing Authority Hybrid Board Meeting
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar College Park, MD 20740
  10:00 am
• Pins and Needles
  New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton - Large meeting room 1
  10:00 am
• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 23
  Hyattsville Branch Library Hyattsville -
  10:30 am
• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 35
  New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton -
  10:30 am
• NutritionTalk with Carmen:Diabetes-Friendly Cooking & Baking
  East Columbia 50+ Senior Center , 6610 Cradlerock Way , Columbia
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Montgomery County reports a vehicle fire on I-495 Outer Loop prior to exit 31 MD 97 Georgia Ave, with all lanes open.
  10:28PM on Dec 16: Montgomery County reports a vehicle fire on I-495 Outer Loop prior to exit 31 MD 97 Georgia Ave, with three right lanes closed. (Nextdoor )
• A vehicle fire on the 4700 block of Southern Ave SE has been extinguished, and normal travel has resumed in both directions.
  3:01PM on Dec 16: A vehicle fire on the 4700 block of Southern Ave is causing road closures in both directions, with DCFEMS on the scene. (Nextdoor )

• Children's National Medical Center posted a job opening for Graphic Designer in Silver Spring. Apply here.
• Panera Bread Company posted a job opening for Baker in Silver Spring. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Takoma Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Silver Spring

• Silver Spring Couple Raising Future Service Dog for Canine Companions (sourceofthespring.com)

Chevy Chase

• CityVet Opens Its First MD Location In MoCo (patch.com)

Rockville

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I haven’t heard the last report.
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