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• DECEMBER 2015
• We Need Your Help to Document Street and Sidewalk Conditions  •  Still Waiting for the Grass to Grow:  Park Manager Answers Our Qustions  •  Making Your Own Fermented Foods:  Kombucha [Second in a Series]  •  A Picture Essay of Our Four Little Free Libraries  •  Seven of Our Neighborhood Streets Appear on ‘The 1,000 Most Popular Street Names in the U.S.’  •  The Race to Recycle:  Montgomery/Prince George’s Counties in Competition  •  County Executive Continues Pursuit of Multi-Billion Dollar BRT Projects Despite Public Opposition  •  What the Street Markings Mean  •  Montgomery County Pays Agency Directors, Top Executives Some of the Highest Salaries in D.C. Region and Country  •  History Corner(s):  The Northwood Ranch House Could be Montgomery County’s First   [16 pp.]
• OCTOBER 2015
• Four Corners Rated #1 Place to Live in Maryland  •  Snider’s Super Market in Silver Spring:  The Way Grocery Stores Ought to Be  •  Holistic Health:  Geriatric Massage:  Wellness in the Golden Years  •  Report Crumbling Sidewalks  •  ‘Signs, Signs, Everywhere There’re [Election] Signs’  •  Making Your Own Fermented Foods: An Introduction [First in a Series]  •  History Corner(s):  How North Four Corners Became a ‘Salad Bowl Suburb’   [16 pp.]
• JUNE 2015
• Waiting for the Grass to Grow at North Four Corners Park  •  How to Choose the Right Green Landscape Designer  •  How Much Would You Be Willing to Pay for Transit?  •  Montgomery County Seeks to Help Veterans Here  •  New Silver Spring Library to Open Saturday, June 20  •  Real Food for Kids-Montgomery Wins ‘School Activist’ Azalea Award from Takoma Park  •  Local Author’s First Book on Publishing Wins Award  •  Donate Books to Our Little Free Libraries  •  Create a Certified Wildlife Habitat in Your Garden  •  Gardening Resources for Native Plants  •  Come to 2015 ‘National Night Out’ on Tuesday, August 4  •  Rachel Carson Made History Here in Silver Spring   [20 pp.]
• APRIL 2015
• The BRT, Colesville Road, and You  •  From the Listserv:  Road Resurfacing (New Column!)  •  MCPS Downcounty Consortium Elementary School Capacity is Studied  •  Check Out the CSA Possibilities in Montgomery County  •  History Corner(s):  North Four Corners Park Rec Building is Old, But Not Historic   [16 pp.]
• FEBRUARY 2015
• The ‘Greater Four Corners Alliance’ Formed  •  ‘Little Free Libraries’ Coming:  Take a Book, Return a Book  •  Local Grocery Stores Price Comparison Revisited  •  The State of Things — White Oak, Route 29, Montgomery County Government  •  History Corner(s):  Clements Leaves Legacy for Our Neighborhood  •  How to Identify Animal Tracks in Your Yard  •  15 Native Garden Plants to Consider for 2015   [16 pp.]

• DECEMBER 2014
• Don’t Be Fooled:  Plastics are Forever  •  Say Good-Bye to Styrofoam:  It May Soon Be Banned  •  Green Construction Woes:  Environmental Benefits from Proposed Sustainable Building Code Uncertain  •  Paid NFCCA Members by Street (as of 11/19/14)  •  Making It Yourself:  Living the ‘Crafty’ Life in North Four Corners  •  Forest Knolls Elementary School Craft Event 11 December   [16 pp.]
• OCTOBER 2014
• It Takes a Village to Raise a Village  •  ‘Little Free Libraries’ Under Consideration  •  Is Serving Your Community on the NFCCA Board in Your Future?  •  Local Moms Group Offers Fun Social/Service Activities, Friends  •  Quick Home Energy Checkup  •  Creek Cleanup  •  For 25 Years, ‘No Substitute for Using the Best Stuff’  •  Maintenance Basics: Newly Planted Tree Care  •  History Corner(s):  Military Installation Where Whittington Terrace is Now  •  NFCCA Membership Dues Time is Here Once Again   [12 pp.]
• JUNE 2014
• Fertilizing Your Lawn: New Restrictions in Effect  •  County Council District 5 Candidates Debate Issues Affecting Four Corners Area  •  Woodridge Residents Open ‘Urban Winery’ in Olney  •  Holistic Health:  The Chiropractic Technique That Changed My Life  •  Election Dates, Voting Hours  •  Carole Ann Barth Awarded ‘Star Cup’ for Service to Community  •  2014 National Night Out on Tuesday, 5 August  •  NFCCA Invited to Join PREZCO Group of Civic Associations in Downtown Silver Spring  •  Woodmoor Center Update:  Righttime Opens This Month  •  Fight Crime While Walking Your Dog  •  History Corner(s):  The Labyrinth in Four Corners  •  Pondering on Lombardy Road  •  Build Community by Holding Your Own Block Party   [20 pp.]
• APRIL 2014
• Four Corners County Council District 5 Candidates’ Forum 5/7/14  •  Glenwild Road Has Own Listserv  •  Breaking Down ‘Bedside Manner’ in Seven Steps  •  Have You Heard About the MoCo Civic Federation?  •  Lockridge Creek Spruce-Up 4/26/14  •  Report Potholes  •  Holistic Health:  Healthy Eating Starts with No GMO Foods  •  Paid NFCCA Members by Street  •  History Corner(s):  Marvin Methodist Church’s History in Four Corners  •  ‘90-Plus Club’ Celebrated at The Oaks  •  Considering the Potential Environmental Impacts of the Development Planned Around White Oak  •  Sweet on ‘Sweet Frog,’ Four Corners’ New Frozen Yogurt Store, Opens Behind Woodmoor Center  •  Taste the World in Silver Spring   [20 pp.]
• FEBRUARY 2014
• County Council to Appoint Representative for Our District 5  •  Neighborhood Resident Named ‘Community Hero’ by Civic Federation for ‘Real Food for Kids’ Program  •  Holistic Health:  Preventing Cancer in Pets:  Avoid Toxic Chemicals (Part 3 in a Series)  •  Two Immigrants from Benin in Neighborhood Find Success  •  Fabulous Fungus:  The Social Media of the Forest  •  Bus Rapid Transit:  Well-Intentioned Policy Meets Financial Self-Interests; Fantasy Thinking Results  •  The White Oak Master Plan:  You Are Now Entering Fantasyland  •  Foxes’ Screams Can Sound Human  •  History Corner(s):  The Beale Family in Four Corners, 1850-1887 (Part 1 in a Series)  •  Making Mead — Memorably — in Maryland   [20 pp.]

• DECEMBER 2013
• ‘Nextdoor’ Social Website is Proposed for Our Neighborhood  •  In Praise of ‘Vintage’ Suburbs  •  Stumped About Stumps?  Reconsider Their Value  •  The Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board Brings Government Closer to Residents, and Vice Versa  •  Scenes from This Year’s Halloween Parade in the Park  •  Holistic Health:  Preventing Cancer in Pets:  Vaccinations (Part 2 in a Series)  •  Two Bills Passed During Summer Protect Trees  •  Making Your Voice Heard in the County Council   [16 pp.]
• OCTOBER 2013
• Zoning Code Rewrite Update  •  A Heroine in Our Very Midst  •  Woodmoor Owner Buys Shoppes of Burnt Mills for $13.6 Million  •  How to Tell a Copperhead from a Harmless Snake  •  Fighting for Our Neighborhood: Dealing with Graffiti  •  52-Year Run for Social ‘Northwood Women’s Club’  •  Requiem for the Trees  •  A Timeline for Our Meadow’s Black Walnut Tree  •  FKES Fifth Graders Place ‘No Dumping’ Plaques  •  Crafters Find a Haven at Freehands in Woodmoor  •  Arts & Crafts Show Planned  •  Holistic Health:  Preventing Cancer in Pets:  Feeding Your Pet (Part 1 in a Series)  •  Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Uber Alles  •  Hackathon Coming This Month!  •  Book Group Invites New Members  •  NFCCA 2013-2014 Membership Dues Time Again   [24 pp.]
• JUNE 2013
• Bulldozers Poised to Destroy Rachel Carson Meadow in North Four Corners Park; Your Help Needed  •  President’s Message  •  Resident Writes of 358 Ways to Live a Life of Love  •  Are Smart Meters Affecting Your or Your Pet’s Health?  •  Paper Clutter and What to Do About It  •  Neighborhood Student in School Recipe Contest  •  The Latest Development Developments  •  Neighborly Notes:  Man Fights Neighborhood Graffiti   [16 pp.]
• APRIL 2013
• The Read Family Legacy:  A Brief History of the Home Subdivisions of Our ‘Northwood Park’  •  SweetFrog Yogurt at Four Corners Delayed  •  Froggie (and Toad and Newt) Go a Courtin’ in the Vernal Pool  •  The BRT:  A Dysfunctional Functional Master Plan  •  Fitness Fun:  Five Tips to Get Your Exercise Mojo Back!  •  Paid Members List by Street  •  Gardening Matters:  It’s Spring, Birds are Singing!  Let’s Give Them a Hand  •  Sandy Spring CSA Gears Up for 2013 Season  •  Going Native:  What Makes a Plant ‘Native’?   [20 pp.]
• FEBRUARY 2013
• Corporations May Be Given Naming Rights for Park Facilities  •  New Homes to be Built at Brunett, University After All  •  Planning Has Begun for 2013 Rachel Carson Meadow Festival  •  Second Oldest Home in Neighborhood is For Sale  •  Blair Jazz Band Plays Big Band for Seniors  •  Asian Adoption Family Support Group, ‘Our Asian Kids,’ Started by Residents in Our Neighborhood  •  Local Adoption Support Group  •  What’s in a Name?  Northwood-4C Versus North 4C  •  The Oaks Apartment Homes in Neighborhood Provide ‘A Family Home,’ Amenities for Independent Seniors  •  Fitness Fun:  Workout Strategies for the Cold and Flu Season  •  Two Women Care for Feral Cats in Our Neighborhood  •  Clearing Up Maryland Homestead Tax Credit Confusion  •  In My Humble Opinion:  A Matter of Perspective  •  Chabad Montessori Preschool Awarded Lease to the North Four Corners Park Activity Building   [24 pp.]

• DECEMBER 2012
• The BRT, White Oak Master Plan, and the Future  •  High on Density, Low on Smarts  •  Fitness Fun:  New Year’s Resolutions to Live By Every Day  •  Another Four Corners Business Closes  •  The Energy Guy:  Low-Interest Financing for Energy Efficiency Upgrades  •  North Four Corners Book Group  •  Woodmoor Reminiscences:  Hoover-Fisher Florist Still Blooming After 50+ Years  •  ‘4 Corners Pub’ Opens in ‘Corner Pub’ Location  •  The Day Care Scoreboard for Brunett, Rec Center  •  Update on the PROS Plan  •  Reporting Out Streetlights  •  Sushi Restaurant Takes Over Fajita Coast Space   [16 pp.]
• OCTOBER 2012
• A Tale of Two Day Care Facilities  •  National Night Out:  Music, Snow Cones, Fun  •  Could Serving on the NFCCA Board Be Part of Your Future?  •  New Traffic Laws Effective 1 October Cover Dark Stop Lights; Insurance, Helmets for Moped Riders  •  Smart Meters Come to Homes in Our Neighborhood  •  PV + EV = $:  Solar Panels, Electric Car Save Money  •  Taking Care of Street Trees in the Neighborhood  •  County Responds Very Quickly to Tree Down, Pepco Better Than Usual   [16 pp.]
• JUNE 2012
• The Dawn of Day Care in North Four Corners Park  •  Forest Knolls Neighborhood Reunion/50th Pool Anniversary Celebration to be Held 23 June  •  Clean Energy in the ’Hood:  Solar Power is in Reach  •  Fitness Fun:  Women:  3 Reasons to Take Better Care of You!  •  The Energy Guy:  Moisture Issues and Reducing Risks from Mold  •  Parsing the PROS Plan:  What’s New, What’s Missing, What’s Coming Later  •  More Tips to Save Water, This Time for Summer  •  People, Planet, and Prosperity (P3) on the Local Level  •  Gardening Matters:  Little Things that Run the Garden (and the World)  •  Neighborly Notes  •  Now is the Time to Stand Up to Your Clutter  •  Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts 2012 Regular Season Schedule  •  Pix from This Year’s Rachel Carson Meadow Festival  •  Woodmoor Reminiscences:  The Watch Pocket Still Going Strong After 42 Years  •  38 New Speed Cameras in Our Area  •  2012 National Night Out is 7 August   [28 pp.]
• APRIL 2012
• Despite Dissent, Council Approves Soccer Field for Four Corners Park  •  Community Flea Market @ Pool 4/28  •  CSA Opens Neighborhood Site  •  The Energy Guy:  Getting Back to Basics:  Insulation 101  •  Annual Easter Egg Hunt to Be Held in North Four Corners Park  •  2012 Rachel Carson Meadow Festival Announced for 19 May  •  To BRT or Not To BRT — More Questions Unanswered  •  Gardening Matters:  Replanting Paradise in Our Own Backyards  •  Rachel Carson Meadow Clean-Up  •  Lockridge Creek Spruce-Up, Too!  •  Fitness Fun:  Body Fat — The Myths, the Facts, and You  •  Blair’s Tri-M Chapter Plays Big Band Music for Seniors  •  Neighborly Notes  •  North Four Corners Brew Club Makes Its Own Beer  •  Woodmoor Reminiscences:  Remembering the Very Popular Four Corners Library  •  Child Care Center Special Exception Request Recommended for Approval by Hearing Examiner  •  Fajita Coast Moved to Downtown Silver Spring   [28 pp.]
• FEBRUARY 2012
• Future Park and Recreation Facilities:  What Do We Want, What Do We Need, and What Can We Afford?  •  Suspicious Activity?  Leave Your Telephone Number  •  Fitness Fun:  3 Tips for Cold-Weather Workouts  •  High Water Bill?  Ways to Conserve Water  •  Happy Ending for Subway Franchise at Woodmoor  •  Singulair:  A Cautionary Tale for Parents  •  Forest Knolls Neighborhood Now Has Its Own Facebook Group  •  Voting in the 2012 Primary Election  •  Neighborly Notes  (New Column!)  •  Parenting Resources in Our Own Neighborhood  •  The Energy Guy:  What is an Ice Dam?  What Can You Do About It?  •  Woodmoor Reminiscences:  Woodmoor Pastry Shop Indulges for Almost 50 Years   [20 pp.]

• DECEMBER 2011
• ‘Natural’ Playground a New Trend  •  Buying Fresh Produce Directly from the CSA Farmer  •  The Energy Guy:  Saving Money on Holiday Lights  •  New Regulations on Posted Signs Take Effect 1 Jan.  •  Four Corners Safeway Substitutes Shiny for Shabby  •  Halloween Parade in the Park is Fun for Families  •  Fitness Fun:  Feel Great in 2012:  New Year’s Resolution Must-Do Tips!  •  New MoCo 5 Cent Carryout Bag Law Effective 1 January  •  Maryland Begins 511 Service for Traffic Information  •  ‘Washington Ear’ Needs Volunteers to Read Aloud  •  To Curfew or Not to Curfew, That’s Not the Question  •  Woodmoor Reminiscences:  Remembering Larry’s 5&10 Store  •  Update on Brunett Avenue Proposed Child Care Facility   [20 pp.]
• OCTOBER 2011
• Update on the Proposed Child Day Care Center at Brunett, University Blvd.  •  Study Shows Stormwater Still a Cloudy Subject for Most Citizens  •  The Energy Guy:  Keep the Draft Out: Getting Ready for Cold Weather  •  Northwood Babysitting Co-op Members Trade Sits  •  Silver Spring Stage:  A Little Theater with Big Ideas  •  NFCCA’s 2011 National Night Out Celebration  •  Stormwater Management in Parkland Needn’t Cost So Much  •  Could the NFCCA Board Be Part of Your Future?  •  Woodmoor Reminiscences:  Remembering Stone House Inn  •  Pay for Parking with Your Cell Phone  •  Fitness Fun:  Balance Work and Family — Three Tips  •  ‘Community Stroll’ Scheduled for Four Corners Neighborhood  •  Annual College Fair on 10 October at Einstein High School   [20 pp.]
• JUNE 2011
• Woodmoor Ousts China House, Moves Subway, Signs Chipotle  •  Online Photo Blog for Silver Spring, Four Corners  •  Update on Saving Rachel Carson Meadow and Youth Soccer Field  •  Where All the Women are Strong, All the Men are Good-Looking, All the Children are Above Average, and All the Special Exceptions are Unexceptional  •  WSSC Rep. Will Respond to Our Complaints 6/8  •  21st Creek Cleanup and Vine Vigilante Vengeance  •  Protecting Our ’Hoods: MoCo Zoning Law Revisions  •  Don’t Fear the Trees, Part Two:  How Trees Enhance Our Lives — In So Many Ways  •  Capricious Weather Leads to Festival Cancellation But There’s Still Plenty of Fun to Be Had in the RCM  •  Annual Easter Egg Hunt Rolls into Northwood Park  •  Fitness Fiat:  Make It Fun, Let’s Move Together!   [20 pp.]
• APRIL 2011
• Dealing with Montgomery County’s Budget Problems  •  Roger Manno to Speak at April Meeting  •  2011 Rachel Carson Meadow Festival Announced for 15 May  •  Natural Trail Installed at FKES for Eagle Scout Project  •  Annual Lockridge Creek Cleanup  •  NFCCA Membership as of 3/8/11 Brings the First Tie for the ‘Street with the Most Members’  •  Sustaining Wildlife with Native Plants in Your Yard  •  Update on Proposed South Four Corners Day Care Center  •  Property Ownership:  Titling Your House   [20 pp.]
• FEBRUARY 2011
• NFCCA to Sponsor Two High School Teams in Cyber Patriot Competition to Help Defeat Computer Crime  •  The Rules on Illegal Dumping  •  From Green ‘Concrete’ to Truly Green Acres:  Restoring Compacted Soils in Ballfields, Other Turfs  •  Cold of Winter Reveals Where Insulation is Lacking  •  Shovel That Snow:  It’s Montgomery County Law  •  EPA Insists WSSC Repair, Replace Old Sewer Pipes   [16 pp.]