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sstpmutualaid.bsky.social
Se necesita ayuda para pagar el auto, el seguro y alquiler. El auto de una madre soltera con una hija de 7 años fue vandalizado y robado - su único ingreso. Solicita $1852 para la franquicia del seguro, el pago del seguro del auto y el alquiler. #silverspringmd #takomapark #ayudamutua 3/4
January 19, 2026 at 6:21 PM
sstpmutualaid.bsky.social
Help needed for car repair, insurance & rent. Single mom to 7yo daughter's car was vandalized & broken into - her only income source. She requests $1852 for insurance deductible, car insurance payment, & rent.
Zelle: 301-802-4927 CashApp: SEdivaniaPeguero #mutualaid #silverspringmd #takomapark 1/4
January 19, 2026 at 6:21 PM
dashdashado.bsky.social
Quarterly #TakomaPark check: still more/better offerings to English speakers than Spanish speakers (at least according to the signage) at Tire Town, Kingdom Tires, and Advance Auto Parts.
Roadside sign including the text "Tire Town; llantas usadas; new and uses tires, rims, alloys, wheel covers." Over windows in a red brick building, a sign including the text "Kingdom Tires," "used," "new" and "llantas usadas." Closeup of a sign on the outside of an Advance Auto Parts Store; sign includes the text "free battery testing & installation." Detail from Advance Auto Parts sign, including the text "Instalación de baterías gratis."
January 17, 2026 at 7:23 PM
dashdashado.bsky.social
Quarterly #TakomaPark check: still a @police.takomaparkmd.gov "Police Community Network Center" in the 7-Eleven in upscale ward 2; none in the other two stores in the city (both in ward 6).

Fix: remove the network center.
Sign in a store window with the text "Police Community Network Center," a 7-Eleven logo and an image of a Takoma Park Police Department badge. In Takoma Park, Maryland, view from the road of a 7-Eleven at New Hampshire and Ethan Allen Avenues. A "Police Community Network Center" sign is visible in a window. In Takoma Park, Maryland, view from the road of a 7-Eleven at New Hampshire Avenue and University Boulevard. No "Police Community Network Center" sign is visible. In Takoma Park, Maryland, view from the road of a 7-Eleven on Merrimac. No "Police Community Network Center" sign is visible.
January 17, 2026 at 7:11 PM
dashdashado.bsky.social
Quarterly #TakomaPark check: still no
@takomaparkmd.gov marker at Heffner Park telling of this historically Black neighborhood and the city's protested actions in it. (The council decided against renaming the park; it no longer funds a marker in the budget.)

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In Takoma Park, view from the road of Heffner Park and Community Center. No historic marker is visible.
January 17, 2026 at 7:04 PM
dashdashado.bsky.social
Quarterly #TakomaPark check: still no renaming of @takomaparkmd.gov Jackson-Boyd Park to end this honoring of the racist Confederacy.

For now: simply remove or cover the sign.
View from the road of a white-on-brown wooden sign including the text "Jackson-Boyd Neighborhood Park; City of Takoma Park; 1983."
January 17, 2026 at 7:02 PM
dashdashado.bsky.social
#TakomaPark claim: it's a bad idea for @mdsha.bsky.social to use the same pavement symbol for both a separate (alas, unprotected) bike lane and a lane shared by bikes and motor vehicles.

@govwesmoore.bsky.social
In Takoma Park, Maryland, view along Carroll Avenue south of Boyd Avenue. At left, a bike lane demarcated by a solid white line; inside the line on the pavement, two upward-pointing arrows over a bike icon. At right, the same arrows and icon in the traffic lane.
January 17, 2026 at 6:59 PM
dashdashado.bsky.social
New (to this list) #TakomaPark check: missing @takomaparkmd.gov street name signs at Carroll Avenue and Boyd Avenue. Per Street View, they were in place in 2022.

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In Takoma Park, Maryland, wide view of intersection of Carroll Avenue and Boyd Avenue. No street name signs are visible.
January 17, 2026 at 6:51 PM
dashdashado.bsky.social
Quarterly #TakomaPark check: still @takomaparkmd.gov equity walks in the city (in images, on Philadelphia Avenue); the walks used QR codes; they could only be taken by folks with mobile devices and service; they were inherently inequitable.

And…the QR codes no longer work.

Fix: remove the walks.
In Takoma Park, Maryland, a sidewalk with painted multicolored filled blobs. Before the blobs, a flat disc is attached to the sidewalk. Closeup of disc; a QR code is surrounded by a green border with the white text "City of Takoma Park Equity Walk." Screen shot from a web browser, including the text "QR CODE NOT WORKING."
January 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
dashdashado.bsky.social
Quarterly #TakomaPark check: still no @takomaparkmd.gov historic marker(s) on Lee Avenue offering excuses for why we continue to honor racist Confederates with streets named after them.

Now: remove the Lee signs.

Next: install "Mister Lee Ave" signs.

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In Takoma Park, Maryland, intersection of Lee and Maple Avenues. No historic marker is visible. In Takoma Park, Maryland, intersection of Lee and Hancock Avenues. No historic marker is visible. In Takoma Park, Maryland, intersection of Lee and Carroll Avenues. No historic marker is visible.
January 16, 2026 at 9:50 PM
kjmisme.bsky.social
This Sunday near the Wheaton metro station in #silverspringmd, new members orientation at 1:30pm ahead of the 2pm all member meeting.

Get involved in #mutualaid in SS and #takomapark
sstpmutualaid.bsky.social Silver Spring / Takoma Park Mutual Aid @sstpmutualaid.bsky.social · Dec 6
SSTP Mutual Aid is meeting on January 18th, 2026, where we will decide on proposals for partnership and how to deliver direct aid assistance to the community. We will also be reviewing the work we've done over the past year, and setting plans for project groups for 2026. #mutualaid
SSTP Mutual Aid will be meeting in Wheaton, on Sunday, January 18, 2026 at the Mid County Regional Service Center in Wheaton (2425 Reedie Dr, Wheaton, MD 20902). The meeting will begin at 1:30pm for new members (to learn about mutual aid) and 2-4pm for everyone. There will be a virtual link for those who can’t attend in person which we will send to those who RSVP in the link in our bio.
January 15, 2026 at 6:40 PM
dashdashado.bsky.social
#TakomaPark council #GavelDown (actualy tonight).

Next live posts: 1/21/2026, starting about 7:15 p.m. (barring an intervening Secret Session or Super Secret Session). Don't miss it if you can.
January 15, 2026 at 4:55 AM
dashdashado.bsky.social
#TakomaPark council: Councilmember Landman suggests a council meeting discussion of what to do, which would not necessarily be done at a following council meeting.
January 15, 2026 at 4:54 AM
dashdashado.bsky.social
#TakomaPark council: Councilmember Landman wonders if time will be scheduled for immigration matters. Mayor Searcy: it might be useful for us to chat offline. There might be a community/official event; it might not necessarily result in a resolution.
January 15, 2026 at 4:53 AM
dashdashado.bsky.social
#TakomaPark council: Councilmember Dyballa wonders if names will be made available in writing. City clerk: yes.
January 15, 2026 at 4:51 AM
dashdashado.bsky.social
#TakomaPark council: Councilmember Schlegel on diversity: "The issue is on the front end of people applying...once people apply, [the majority] are qualified."
January 15, 2026 at 4:51 AM
dashdashado.bsky.social
#TakomaPark council: city manager has returned to the stage.
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 AM
dashdashado.bsky.social
#TakomaPark council: Councilmember Honzak addresses racial equity. Memo text: "In this round, 5 of the 17 applicants identify as other than white (1 Asian, 3 Black/African American,
and 1 identifies as “other."
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 AM
dashdashado.bsky.social
#TakomaPark council: Councilmember Honzak notes that applicants were asked for second choices.
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 AM
dashdashado.bsky.social
#TakomaPark council: and at least at the moment, the city manager has left the stage.
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 AM
dashdashado.bsky.social
#TakomaPark council: city clerk reads aloud the names of persons recommended for service (and the groups for which they are recommended).
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 AM
dashdashado.bsky.social
#TakomaPark council: Councilmember Honzak notes that they, Councilmember Gilbert, and Councilmember Schlegel considered applications for service on city's stipend-based groups.
January 15, 2026 at 4:46 AM
dashdashado.bsky.social
#TakomaPark council: on to the second and final work session matter, "Recommended Appointments to Boards and Committees." Councilmember Honzak takes the helm.

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January 15, 2026 at 4:44 AM
dashdashado.bsky.social
#TakomaPark council: Councilmember Dyballa suggests broadening "electronic mail" support to "communications" support (given changing ways of electronic communication).
January 15, 2026 at 4:44 AM
dashdashado.bsky.social
#TakomaPark council: Mayor Searcy synopsizes the discussion.
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM