WSilver Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, near Washington, D.C. Although officially unincorporated, in practice it is an edge city which had a population of 81,816 residents as of 2018. This makes it the fourth most populous place in Maryland, after Baltimore, Columbia, and Germantown, and the second most populous in Montgomery County after Germantown.
WThe Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH) is a non-profit professional association based in Silver Spring, Maryland, in the United States. The organization was developed in 1977 and formally founded in 1979.
WThe Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), originally the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1924 dedicated to the advancement of zoos and public aquariums in the areas of conservation, education, science, and recreation. The AZA is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States and accredits zoos in several countries.
WThe National Weather Service (NWS) is an agency of the United States federal government that is tasked with providing weather forecasts, warnings of hazardous weather, and other weather-related products to organizations and the public for the purposes of protection, safety, and general information. It is a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) branch of the Department of Commerce, and is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, within the Washington metropolitan area. The agency was known as the United States Weather Bureau from 1890 until it adopted its current name in 1970.
W"Silver Springs" is a song written by Stevie Nicks and performed by Fleetwood Mac. It was originally intended for the band's 1977 album Rumours, but became a B-side to the song "Go Your Own Way". A live version was released as a single from the 1997 album The Dance; this version of the song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1998.
WSligo Creek Parkway is a two-lane at-grade automobile parkway in Montgomery County in the U.S. state of Maryland. The two-lane parkway runs 5.6 mi (9.0 km) from Maryland Route 650 in Takoma Park through Silver Spring north to MD 193 in Maryland. Sligo Creek Parkway parallels Sligo Creek and the Sligo Creek Trail as it passes through various units of Sligo Creek Park and by a variety of recreational facilities. The parkway is maintained by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Sligo Creek Parkway is closed to trucks at all times. In addition, the section between Old Carroll Avenue and MD 320 is closed to automobile traffic on Sundays.
WSouthern African Community USA (SACU) is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization that was established in 2013 in the state of Maryland to promote Southern African culture and unite the Southern African Diaspora communities in the USA. It was co-founded by 10 leaders from various Southern African countries who worked together to build an organization that focused on Southern Africans living in the USA.
WWashington Hispanic is a Spanish-language newspaper in the Washington DC area. The company Washington Hispanic Inc. has its headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland
WWBQH is a Radio broadcasting station in the Washington, D.C. region, licensed to Silver Spring, Maryland. It broadcasts a Regional Mexican format.
WWTEM – branded The Team 980 – is a commercial sports radio station licensed to serve Washington, D.C. Owned by Urban One and operated by Entercom pending an outright sale, the station services the Washington metropolitan area as a co-flagship station for the Washington Football Team, by virtue of previously being owned by Redskins owner Daniel Snyder's Red Zebra Broadcasting. WTEM is also the market affiliate for the Baltimore Orioles Radio Network, the Maryland Terrapins and Fox Sports Radio, and the radio home of Steve Czaban, Brian Mitchell and Rick Walker.