Great place to hosts events. There's also a Farmers Style Market during Spring/Summer!read more

I've seen the Silver Spring Civic Building during my visits to the area, yet being inside was a…read morefirst. The great hall & ballroom hosted the 16th Annual Gap Buster's Inc. Gala presenting a fanfare to the African culture with the backdrop of the building's ecofriendly & urban architectural design. In both areas I crossed paths with some of the Hospitality, A/V & Catering teams who were interactively busy & pleasant. GapBuster is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit & minority-founded educational organization dedicated to empowering the community through education benefiting their students/mentees in aiming to close the educational performance gap. The gala featured Keynote Speaker Kojo Yankah, former Member of the Ghana Parliament & founder of the African University College of Communications. Other special guets included Pat Lawson-Muse of NBC News 4, Congressman Jamie Raskin & Montgomery County Council At-Large Candidate Hoan Dang. The notable guest of the evening in which I had the esteemed honor in meeting, was King Peggy (Nana Amuah-Afenyi VI - born Peggielene Bartels), the first woman King & Reigning Chief of Tantum in Ghana. I didn't venture around the entire space, however on my way out I quickly spanned the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery (former First Lady of MoCo) that supports the arts & humanities. The portico to the plaza is a popular space for concerts, famer's market, festivals, live entertainment...I saw light advertisement for the upcoming seasonal ice skating rink & annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival which is held in front of the building. There's a parking garage across the street on Ellsworth Drive if you can't find street parking. I saw many people parking in the Whole Foods parking lot...not suggesting, just to note. From the Silver Spring Metro Rail Station - Red Line, it's a very casual 15 minute walk.

I went here to get a passport for my child. I arrived at 11 a.m. on a Thursday and there was…read moreabsolutely no line. No appointment is necessary, unlike at many other passport acceptance facilities (which often had a wait of two or more weeks before there was an available appointment). The lady at the desk was very helpful and made photocopies of our driver's licenses for us. They do not offer photographs on site so you have to bring your own, as well as your own copy of your passport application. Parking around the community center was very full but we found a spot on the street. If you need to apply for a passport in person (as when applying for a child under 16), I recommend going to the Takoma Park Community Center. http://www.takomaparkmd.gov/services/passports

Great experience at the walk-in passport office -- thanks Takoma Park for providing superior…read morepassport services! At the time of this review the office was open Monday through Thursday, 9am to 1pm. No appointments, walk-in only. Don't forget your checkbook, two forms of ID, and to read the instructions before you arrive: http://www.takomaparkmd.gov/services/passports

There's something about early 20th century mansions in Washington, D.C. Just off of Meridian…read moreHill/Malcolm X Park, the non-profit Meridian International Center runs two mansions on their campus. If you ever get the chance to go to one of their many events. take time to explore its grand rooms and courtyard.

I attended an annual girls band dance performance here today and it was my first time visiting. The…read moreparking lot was very congested and traffic was awful since there was no visible signs to direct the flow of traffic since both the entrance and the exit are together ... you can either use the rear side or the front side. I'm not sure if the staff is accustomed to handling large crowds because things seemed a bit unorganized. An older lady working at the desk seemed to move in a very slow pace and the line was very backed up. The area where the performance took place was pretty spacious and clean. I believe this community center is a great venue to host an event (birthday party, wedding reception, etc.,) I don't think it's accustom to handling large events but may evolve.

I have been visiting this facility for about 3 years as part of the Goombay volleyball league and I…read morewill say the customer service has taken a huge decline since we first started participating. Initially, the female manager was very welcoming and flexible with our group. We never had issues with scheduling the facility or with customer service. Since she was transferred, we have run into a lot of headaches. The staff since then and especially now are extremely rude. They don't greet people as they walk and when they do engage with us they are usually rude and unfriendly. We have had mulriple scheduling conflicts after signing a contract and confirming our league and have been forced to make last minute postponements in our schedule. The faciliry itself is not the best for two side by aide volleyball courts either. The courts run right up to the wall on one side and the bleachers on the other which make it difficult to have enough space to serve. The basketball hoops also do not rise all the way up on both courts and often times interfere with game play. I hope the league finds another more suitable facility with much better customer service for future play.

I came here to watch the new spiderman movie! The theater is really big, and I liked that they have…read moreIMAX since the regal near me doesn't. The screen was huge, and the theater itself was clean and comfortable. The only downside was the bathroom. There weren't many stalls, and most of them were pretty dirty. One stall was even leaking water, and another had a huge toilet roll sitting inside of it. Hopefully they can keep the bathrooms cleaner and better maintained!

Customer service and cleanliness here has seemed to improve. Glad they have made improvmentts as…read morethis is the major theatre in our neighborhood, with AFI still great and independent.

I was moving and wanted to hire a few day laborers to help me move on a Sunday. I stopped by Casa…read morede Maryland on University in Silver Spring, MD. The guys at the front desk confirmed that they would be able to schedule 2 guys for the day to help me move. The place is not open on Sundays so I confirmed that the workers would still be available and would show up in front of my building at the appropriate time. I received a quoted price of $15 per hour per person which I thought was a bit high but still worth it. I confirmed with the person at the front that I would call on Saturday (the day before the scheduled move) to make sure that the workers would be available the following day. I placed numerous calls through out the day on Saturday with no response even though the place was supposed to be open. No one showed up on Sunday so I had no choice but to drive to a Home Depot and pick up a few guys there which I was able to do for the same $15/hour. They helped me move all day Sunday. Monday I received a call from Casa de Maryland apologizing for the misunderstanding and confirming that they scheduled the workers and wondered why they did not show up. I may try to use the place in the future but do so at your own risk.

Stay away from these people. We attempted to use this scam organization on 3 different occasions:…read moreFirst time to paint our home - this couple came and tried to scam us with having no contracting licenses of any kind not to mention they are all illegal immigrants that can barely understand English, demanded $7,000!!!; when we said that was too much money, the wife was rude and belligerent. Second time we attempted to hire a woman for cleaning services. First time CLAUDIA came she did a nice job, paying her a nice price that was agreed upon for a home that is always clean and incredibly organized. Second time she came, 2/3's of the house was cleaned, and she brought her shady boyfriend to give some estimate on something we never asked for. He kept harassing us. Third time she came, 50% of the house was cleaned, as she rushed through! We asked her not to come back. Third experience, another cleaning person, OLGA, did the same thing. A nice job on her first visit, then cleaned part of the home the next time; and on her third visit, and prior to my checking, I asked if she completed the basement, etc, she lied about everything. We paid this woman for 50% of the work performed. This could have been a good concept, but these people are ungrateful and feel entitled to all the benefits of this society. They are greedy and use and abuse the kindness of Americans! Stay away!

Very fun playing here there is a basketball court and vending machines and also they have a gym in…read morethere and have a computer lab and have a water fountain and also they have a closet full of basketball and soccer balls and roller skates one of the best community center I've been to yet and very close to where i live