Takoma Park will have the Grant Avenue Market, its own version of the Fenton Street Market, starting this spring.
Takoma Park residents can shop at a new outdoor market in their own neighborhood starting May 12. Fenton Street Market has paired up with Old Takoma Business Association to bring about the Grant Avenue Market—a market that will feature the same winning combination of vendor booths, music and food—and will be available May 12, June 9, and July 14 from 10 am to 3 pm. “Takoma Park has a long history of successful, well-attended outdoor street festivals and markets like the Takoma Park Farmers Market and the Takoma Park Street Festival. While the winning formula is the same, this market will offer a whole new mix of items that are not available at the other markets,” said Laura Barclay, co-executive director of the Old Takoma Business …
It will reopen Sunday, April 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Flower Avenue (Flea) Market waves goodbye to Saturday and reopens Sunday, April 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shoppers can find a different mix of vendors and treasures each week at the market located at 8809 Flower Ave. Some of the goodies available include antiques, art, collectibles, hand-made jewelry, toys, clothing and accessories, decorative glass, china, hand-carved safari animals, CDs, records and a great selection of hand bags made by the Long Branch Women’s Sewing Circle. There are also activities for the kids including a moon bounce tent to give kids a chance to jump all over the place for $1. The market is always looking for people who can make the market more festive through face painting, juggling, and musicians. Contact …
The market's spring debut is Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
When the Fenton Street Market reopens Saturday, Councilwoman Valerie Ervin (D-District 5) will be on hand to speak. Ervin has been one the market's strongest advocates alongside Councilmember Hans Riemer (At-Large). The ceremony to celebrate the reopening will be begin at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Fenton Street and Ellsworth Drive. This is a huge moment of success for lead organizers Hannah McCann and Megan Moriarty. The fate of the market was challenged in July 2011 after county officials considered increasing the market's fee from $48 per Saturday to more than $1,200 each week. The increased fee is based on an hourly rate of $125 to use half of the plaza. FSM officials were initally offered the discounted rate to help determine …
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1:26 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012
Seems like the new lease includes at least a few of the requirements that the county initially proposed: there were no food vendors and I saw a security guard walking around the presumably was paid for by FSM. Both rules seem to make sense - I'll miss the crepe guy, but there's a fantastic crepe place (Fenton Cafe) just two blocks away. The county's interest in protecting those B&M businesses … more ›