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Whether a longtime, new, or prospective resident — or someone who lives nearby, works in or regularly passes through North Woodside in Silver Spring, Maryland, welcome to our neighborhood’s website. We hope you find the information informative and useful.

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Latest News

Holiday Tree Lighting and Hanukkah Celebration

The annual Holiday Tree Lighting* and Hanukkah Celebration will be on Sunday, December 14, 4:45 pm, at the Luzerne/Glen Ross island. Note: Rain date is Monday, December 15, 6:00 pm. The celebration begins at sundown with the lighting of the menorah, a holiday singalong and tree lighting, visit from Santa Claus, and refreshments, including latkes…

Georgia Ave Improvement Plan Achieves Key Milestone

By Geoff Gerhardt On Thursday, September 4, state and local leaders gathered in Montgomery Hills to announce that the project to make long-awaited improvements to Georgia Avenue is now fully funded. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Draft Fiscal Year 2026–2031 Consolidated Transportation Program allocates funds needed to complete the $50.8 million Georgia Avenue project.…

Neighborhood-Led Student Satellite Launches

By Leticia Barr It’s up! North Woodside’s own SilverSat CubeSat launched into space Sunday, September 14, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX rocket to begin its mission to tweet pictures to order from space. Persistence paid off for SilverSat’s team of student engineers, who started out as a small group of local middle and…

Photos: Halloween Fall Funfest 2025

Before we turn the calendar page from November to December, enjoy some photos of the community event that kicked off the month… On November 1, 2025, the Linden and North Woodside civic associations came together once again to host a festive neighborhood Halloween celebration filled with fun and seasonal cheer. Families, kids, and pets showed…

Support Neighborhood Fundraiser for Capital Area Food Bank

Let’s keep food on the table during the holidays! The North Woodside Civil Resistance Group is teaming up with the Capital Area Food Bank to provide healthy food to families in need. One in three people in our region struggled with hunger last year.  Job instability for furloughed and fired federal workers, inflation, and rising food costs…

Support Lime & Cilantro in Time of Need

GoFundMe link: https://gofund.me/f930be1b6 Lime & Cilantro has faced an unexpected and challenging situation that has deeply affected their business and the community they serve. Danny Chavez, the chef and owner, had a dream of creating a welcoming space where friends and family could enjoy great food. Unfortunately, they were forced to close their doors in…

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Other neighborhood resources that may be of interest

Neighbor Businesses
The Staycationer’s Guide to North Woodside
Neighborhood Weather Station
Digging into Neighborhood History