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GET READY, SILVER SPRING!!

Multi-GRAMMY nominated Afro-Cuban powerhouse Cimafunk is headlining the Silver Spring Jazz Festival on September 12, 2026.

From Coachella, the New Orleans Jazz Festival, DC JazzFest, the Kennedy Center Honors, NPR Tiny Desk, and the FIFA World Cup, to stages around the globe, you won’t want to miss one of today’s most electrifying crossover artists LIVE in Downtown Silver Spring.

This is all REAL, and happening… Are you ready?

📷 Cimafunk
📷 Coachella
📷 Charles Reagan
📷 Miami New Times
📷 BLΛCK MUSIC FESTIVAL

Please stay cool and hydrate!

🌡️☀️ An Extreme Heat Alert is in effect today from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Heat index values are expected to exceed 100°F. Stay hydrated, limit time outdoors, check on neighbors and never leave children or pets in parked vehicles. More: https://bit.ly/2tPbHyE

Congratulations to Jose Luis Salgado of Zinnia 🌸 Silver Spring, MD in Silver Spring, MD, won the prestigious Employee of the Year award at the regional RAMMY Awards presented by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW). RAMW Eater DC Mr. MoCo • Alex Tsironis The MoCoShow Washingtonian Montgomery County Government

Mark your calendars!

🌈✨ IT’S OFFICIALLY PRIDE MONTH! ✨🌈
This year, Montgomery County Pride In the Plaza proudly stands under the theme:

🔥 PRIDE AS RESISTANCE 🔥

Pride has always been more than a celebration. It is a movement. A protest. A declaration that our community deserves to live openly, authentically, and unapologetically. As we gather this June, we honor the trailblazers who fought before us, uplift those continuing the work today, and celebrate the joy, resilience, and power of LGBTQIA+ people across Montgomery County and beyond.

Join us for an unforgettable day filled with live entertainment, community organizations, food vendors, health and wellness resources, family activities, art, activism, and so much more as we come together to show that our pride remains a force for change.

📅 June 28, 2026
⏰ 12 PM – 8 PM
📍 Veterans Plaza, Downtown Silver Spring

🎟️ Register for FREE at: liveinyourtruth.org/prideregistration

Together, we celebrate. Together, we resist. Together, we thrive. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️❤️



Visit PrideInThePlaza.com for more info.

In Silver Spring, great restaurants are not just about what’s on the plate. They’re about how a place makes you feel the moment you walk in.

It’s the energy, the welcome, the familiarity. The sense that you’re not just another table, but part of something.

That’s why it means so much to see Zinnia’s Jose Luis Salgado recognized as Employee of the Year at the RAMMY Awards.

For those who may not know, the RAMMY Awards are one of the highest honors in the DC region’s restaurant industry, presented annually by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington. They celebrate excellence across the full dining experience. Not just chefs or concepts, but the people who show up every day and make these places what they are.

And this recognition is about exactly that.

It honors the individuals who bring consistency, care, and pride to their work. The ones who create an experience that feels effortless, but is anything but.

At Zinnia, there’s a feeling when you walk in. It’s warm, grounded, and easy. A place where you can settle in, whether it’s your first visit or one of many.

That feeling doesn’t happen by accident.

It comes from people like Jose Luis Salgado, who help create an environment where guests feel comfortable, seen, and at home.

And that sense of home matters here.

Silver Spring is a community shaped by connection. Our restaurants are gathering places. They’re where conversations unfold, where families return week after week, where neighbors become familiar faces.

When someone like Jose Luis is recognized on a regional stage, it reflects something bigger than one restaurant. It speaks to the kind of community we are.

We’re proud to see Zinnia recognized at the RAMMYs, and even more proud to celebrate the people who make Silver Spring feel like home.

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