Silver Spring Neighbors Once Separated by Color Walk Together as One
Pat Tyson has lived by the Talbot Avenue bridge in Silver Spring for 78 years. She remembers life without running water in her home and a lack of streetlights in… Read More
Talbot Avenue bridge
Charlotte Coffield, ‘Matriarch of Lyttonsville,’ Dies
Charlotte Coffield, a lifelong resident of Lyttonsville and tireless community activist, died Thursday. She was 91. Born in 1933, she grew up in Silver Spring during a time when African… Read More
Redesigned Talbot Avenue Bridge Now Connects Towns It Once Separated
A bridge that for so many years separated Black and white residents in the Lyttonsville area of Silver Spring reopened May 24 as part of the Purple Line project. The… Read More
Annual Talbot Bridge Lantern Walk Returns Saturday
In an effort to shine a light on the history of the county and areas previously affected by racial segregation, communities in Silver Spring will walk in unison to promote… Read More