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Hello Silver Spring! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will a new $11.5M TBI contract impact work in Silver Spring?
  • How you can influence FDA wound-treatment decisions from Silver Spring
  • How fast are kids' feet growing, according to a Silver Spring specialist?

Also on today's calendar: Raksha Bandhan: Celebrating Protection, Love & Unity and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Heavy afternoon thunderstorms, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 83, low: 66.
  • Saturday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Henry M. Jackson Foundation Wins $11.5M Defense Health Contract for TBI Research Support (envzone.com) — Silver Spring will host part of a new $11.5 million Defense Health Agency contract supporting traumatic brain injury research and clinical guidance for military care. The Henry M. Jackson Foundation will provide expertise to improve diagnosis, treatment tools, and training for military healthcare providers. Work runs through August 2027 and aims to boost both patient care and operational readiness.
   

• Patients with Wounds That Will Not Close Get a Rare Say in How Treatments Are Tested (medicaldaily.com) — The FDA is hosting a major public meeting today at its White Oak campus in Silver Spring to rethink how chronic wound treatments are tested and evaluated. While the in-person session is just for today, anyone can submit written comments about daily life with nonhealing wounds through October 26. Patients and caregivers are encouraged to describe pain, mobility limits, and treatment burdens in plain language.
   

• Families feel the pinch of higher children's shoe prices as kids head back to school (philasun.com) — A Silver Spring-based foot and ankle specialist explains how quickly kids outgrow shoes, just as families nationwide are grappling with sharply rising children's footwear prices. Parents are stretching budgets, hunting for deals, and sometimes saying no to pricey status sneakers as inflation and economic pressures make back-to-school shopping tougher. The piece also highlights growing interest in secondhand options and versatile, hand-me-down-friendly styles.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Takoma Park

  • New Poetry Collection, 'The Promise: Poems of Reflection, Motivation and Peace' by Robert L. Cosby, Jr. A Literary Journey Through Life's Trials and Triumphs, Offering Hope and Inspiration for All Readers (rivertonjournal.com)
  • Man Robbed at Gunpoint After Being Dropped Off Outside of Residence (mocoshow.com)

Chevy Chase

  • Bonaventure Acquires Stake in Crescent at Chevy Chase Multifamily Community in Maryland (cremarketbeat.com)
  • Junction closing Chevy Chase, leaving Del Ray as its only location (alexandriabrief.com)
  • For families of Pan Am 103 victims, delayed trial prolongs nearly 4-decade wait for justice (theintelligencer.com)

Bethesda

  • Site Of Longtime Bethesda Eatery Sells For $7M: Report (patch.com)

Ok Silver Spring! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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