Florida firm buys downtown Silver Spring apartment building

Plus: Potomac family displaced by garage fire; Where to find the Rockville grave of F. Scott Fitzgerald

April 14, 2025 6:00 a.m. | Updated: April 13, 2025 11:29 p.m.

A Florida private equity firm has paid more than $71 million for the Central, a 243-unit apartment building at 8455 Fenton St. in downtown Silver Spring. [Washington Business Journal]

Potomac family displaced by garage fire

A Potomac family was displaced early Sunday after a wall outlet charging an electric vehicle in the garage of their home sparked a fire, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer.

Where to find the Rockville grave of F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Visitors are drawn to the Rockville churchyard where the author of The Great Gatsby and his wife Zelda are buried. [WTOP]

Today’s weather: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68

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