Our spring was eventful (in some interesting ways), and our summer is shaping to be eventful, too, in all the good ways. Happy Summer! Our Covid-19 protocols have changed a little bit. We no longer have limited entry (so no more lines-yay!). We don’t require …
Statement on NDC Termination Notice Rescission
6/4/21 NDC last evening rescinded its May 15 Notice to the Co-op to cease using the City lot for deliveries and to vacate the lot by May 15. This follows a ruling issued on June 13 by the Circuit Court granting a preliminary injunction that ensured …
Happy Birthday To Us
6/4/21 “If you’re going to be late, make an entrance” I started composing this email over 6 months ago, excited to celebrate the fact that January 17th 2021 was the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Sligo Avenue Co-op store. Then life threw me …
TPSS Granted Temporary Injunction
05/13/2021 We are pleased to report that Judge Harry Storm of the Montgomery County Circuit Court has granted the Co-op a preliminary injunction against the Neighborhood Development Company (NDC). The ruling prevents NDC from evicting the Co-op from the City-owned parking lot where we receive deliveries, …
Update on Lawsuit and Parking Lot Status
05/10/2021 We want to provide you with an update on the status of NDC’s recent notice to terminate our sublease and its demand that we immediately stop taking deliveries on the City-owned parking lot next to our store. As we previously reported, we have filed a lawsuit …
Press Release: TPSS Co-op Sues NDC and City of Takoma Park to Enforce Co-op’s Contractual Right to Use City Lot for Deliveries
Takoma Park, MD, April 27, 2021 – Today, the Takoma Park-Silver Spring Co-op (the Co-op) filed a lawsuit against The Neighborhood Development Company, L.L.C. (NDC) and the City of Takoma Park (City) in Montgomery County Circuit Court, seeking to nullify an April 15 demand by …
Reflections from Our GM
04/22/2021 I used to call the police a lot. Working at other stores prior to the Co-op, and following policies about theft or confrontations in the store, the quickest resolution was to call the non-emergency number and ask for an officer to trespass the offending …
How The Co-op Ended Up At Takoma Junction: TPSS 40th Anniversary Reflections
04/22/2021 By Adam Frank One of the most momentous events in the 40-year history of the Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-op was our relocation in 1998 from a storefront on Sligo Avenue in Silver Spring to our present location at the Takoma Junction. My wife …
Fact Sheet: NDC Parking Lot Termination Info
04/21/2021 We have received requests for summary information about the Neighborhood Development Company (NDC) notification regarding termination of the Co-op Sublease on the City-owned parking lot for ease of understanding. And as a membership organization, we have a fiduciary duty to keep membership up to …
TPSS Responds to Parking Lot Sublease Termination
04/16/2021 Co-op Owners, Shoppers and Community Members, At 7:40pm last evening, the Co-op received a letter from Neighborhood Development Company (NDC), our landlord on the adjacent City-owned parking lot. The letter that does two things: Demands that the Co-op immediately cease use of the City …