SIN OF THE MONTH • BY ABBY BARDI Many years ago, my ex-husband, who teaches philosophy, often performed a useful mental exercise: he would examine something very ordinary

OPINION • BY JAMIE RASKIN When I moved to Takoma Park in 1990, there was no Internet. No websites. No email. No blogging. No neighborhood listservs. No 24-hour

EDITOR'S VOICE • BY ERIC BOND This year marks a quarter century of the Voice. For the past 25 years, this has been an independent monthly tabloid, dedicated to

SIN OF THE MONTH • BY ABBY BARDI “You need a platform,” my cousin said.  “As an author.  You should use Twitter.” We were having dinner at the Clyde’s

COMMUNITY • BY SARAH KRAUT Pat Rumbaugh was still in the preliminary planning stages of this year’s Mid-Winter Play Day when a friend told her he knew when

KIDS' VOICE • by Sandy Moore Ten-year-old Mira Subramanian is sitting on her favorite sunny spot on the family couch, talking about what a typical day looks like

KIDS' VOICE • BY MARY ELLEN KOENIG Most of us are content with a birthday cake and a few presents for our birthday. But Maryland State Senator Jamie

by Kathy Jentz  

On October 19 the Takoma Voice hosted a forum for the candidates in the upcoming City Council election in Takoma Park. The forum was moderated by Eric Bond,

PHOTOS • BY ERIC BOND On Saturday, October 29, hordes of costumed bohemians descended upon the haunted domocile of Nadine Bloch, a Takoma Park artist, activist, and overall

GRANOLAPARK — Dear Readers, Come on down! Pick a candidate! Support your candidate! Or just come down to enjoy Takoma Park's small-town politics IN ACTION at the

VIDEO • BY TOM GEORGE, CNS A constant dilemma in Montgomery County: What to do about the deer? Even vegetarians who adamantly oppose hunting are peeved at

VOX POPULI • BY ANNE SIMPSON SUPLEE Several years ago, inspired by beloved Takoma Park activist Dean Hoge, Anne Simpson Suplee wrote a fight song for Takoma to

BUSINESS • BY BRANDON GREEN In the heart of Old Town Takoma Park, under the gazebo, Blessed Coffee was inaugurated as a benefit corporation, dedicated to help the

COMMUNITY VOICE: EVAN GLASS Most people might be surprised to learn that pedestrians are struck by moving vehicles on a daily basis here in Montgomery County.  And as the

Dear Readers, Now that the Takoma Voice Candidate Forum is over, the hot issue on everyone's mind is: who won the bingo game? We are pleased to report that S.

Dear Readers, Here is your OFFICIAL granolapark 2009 Candidate Forum BINGO card. Or download the candidate forum BINGO.pdf. Don't forget to attend or watch