Gianna Gronowski
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(they/she) | Social Editor for @StarsAndStripes | Formerly: @MyMCMedia @AmeriCorps | Always: Aspiring Jedi, Hawks fan | Views = my own
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Please join the community for a candlelight vigil for Melanie Diaz and all those affected by the Arrive Silver Spring fire on the year anniversary. Please feel free to share far and wide, per the family’s request.
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Just witnessed a small child get SCREAMED at by a man for having two dads. This man yelled that everyone on the train should “be sick” that this “innocent child” was being raised by f
@gs
— we yelled at him to get off the train; the family departed and he followed them (1/2)
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He then turned his attention on my partner and I and screamed at us for being gay, calling us slurs. We felt incredibly unsafe. He reboarded the train and stared us down for a few stops before exiting at Judiciary Sq.
@wmata
@MetroTransitPD
(2/2)
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JUST CONFIRMED VIA
@wusa9
: Stumpy will be transplanted to the arboretum and propagated, and his “clones” will be replanted along the tidal basin!! WE WON 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🫶
Stumpy. The little Cherry Blossom that refuses to die, will soon be bulldozed by
@NationalMallNPS
as they rebuild a sea wall. This one should be transplanted.
#savestumpy
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@wmata
@MetroTransitPD
I wish I had recorded his verbal assault. But when he turned his attention toward me, I got shaky after have been brutally physically assaulted on the metro just a year prior.
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@wmata
@MetroTransitPD
I wish I had recorded his verbal assault. But when he turned his attention toward me, I got shaky after have been brutally physically assaulted on the metro just a year prior.
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Today I begin taking the shuttle buses to work as the Metro Red Line / Silver Spring is shuttered for the summer. I’ll detail my journey here. My end goal is Judiciary Square, let’s see what the best route is:
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That is truly insane. Imagine not knowing you’re already out of a job, but then also having nothing to show for what you did the last year for your next interview?
To my friends from The Messenger, my outlet has an opening covering Defense News if you’re interested!
jesus. The Messenger already took people's stories offline
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New noise guidance for downtown silver spring!! As seen by
@SourcetheSpring
Thank you
@MoCoCouncilMD
!!
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SILVER SPRING: Active fire, high rise building on Georg. Ave.
How do I know? Because we’re trapped on our balcony
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I want to note the
@wmata
staff are all wearing brightly colored vests and eager to help confused commuters. Definitely making the transition easier. We’re off to a strong start.
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He saved our lives. My neighbor is a hero. I cannot express how incredibly grateful we are to Joe for his quick actions. Otherwise we wouldn’t be here.
Seventh-floor resident Joe Tresh led the way out to find an alarm on a lower floor.
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This was the aftermath of the fire on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring. Condemned signs outside our apartment doors. We were able to snag some belongings and go someplace safe for the night.
Thank you
@MCFRS_EMIHS
for being so calm and communicative with us during this.
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President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden wrote this tender letter to the parents of Melanie Diaz, the young woman who lost her life in the Arrive Silver Spring apartment fire.
They say they want to share the fire’s impact far + wide so it won’t happen to others.
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We are safe in the hotel lobby! Along with our 2 cats, dog, and gecko (who is in a lunchbox)
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Arrive and Trinity Properties are holding our belongings hostage. They say we cannot move our items unless we sign a waiver releasing them of all liability.
If we don’t sign by March 21, they say they’ll extricate and throw out our belongings.
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@wmata
Reached my office 49 minutes after I began my journey. Definitely added about 15 minutes to my commute, but overall not bad. The shuttle coaches are really nice. I’ll try the express metro later this week.
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GEORGIA AVENUE in Downtown Silver Spring is closer, reroute — witness says he saw 3 males run from a car down the alley between Wayne parking garage + Copper Canyon Grill
Handgun on the ground outside vehicle
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It would be great if there could be a memorial or statue of some kind preserving the image of the OG stumpy. How much would that cost,
@NationalMallNPS
?
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@wmata
@MetroTransitPD
Thank you. This man clearly could have been violent if the situation escalated and I’m thankful it didn’t.
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Here’s the MCPD press release for the burning of Pride flags belonging to my neighbors. Actions like yesterday’s embolden these.
I ask you all one thing: make your allyship/support loud, known and visible. Let them know hate of any kind isnt welcome here.
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I reach the terminal at 8:45a. There’s clearly several shuttle buses operating with fairly quick unload/load times. Plenty of colorful signage.
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One thing I absolutely love about living near Veterans Plaza in DTSS is seeing the groups of people congregate to dance, eat, skateboard, play chess, etc.
It never fails to put a smile on my face seeing folks come together
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Hey Montgomery County! Seeking conversations with impactful women in the region who stand out as community pillars for an upcoming profile series! dm or reply with someone you want acknowledged 👇
#montgomerycounty
#maryland
#strongwomen
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The fire we survived was terrifying, and in the moments after we were rescued + on the ground in the hotel waiting for answers, in shock, it was
@cmkatestewart
who was there first checking in on those affected. To say she didn’t do anything or arrived late is simply untrue.
@Cheryl4moco
@MsVeesGarden
@NataliFGonzalez
@MoCoCouncilMD
my partner
@gmgronowski
and I lived two doors down from where the Arrive fire started and we were permanently displaced bc of it.
@cmkatestewart
likely didn't tweet bc she was literally on the scene checking in with residents and making sure we were okay.
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I was going to try the express first, but the L2 to Fort Totten was there and ready to load and leave — took about 2? minutes total. We’re on our well way within 5 min of me reaching the station.
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DT SILVER SPRING — Two adults (male passenger, female driver) assaulted a parking attendant at the Town Square Garage after a verbal altercation. Spoke with attendant who took a water bottle and possibly another object to his head, but he said he’s okay.
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@wmata
Lap 2 clocked as I exit Judiciary Square metro station. Slightly less expensive than my usual commute, but you pay for it with time I guess
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To honor and celebrate the life of Melanie Diaz, who passed away in the Silver Spring apartment fire, please join the family outside 8750 Georgia Avenue at 5p.
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.
@TrinityProperty
reassured us our unlocked condemned units would be watched by armed guards + the wings would be locked overnight. That hasn’t been the case.
Taken last night at 8:24p, the barrier to Floor 7 Wing A was left wide open and unattended. We think items were stolen.
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@wmata
A NOTE: my coworker missed the Marc this morning and pivoted to the shuttles. She got on the LOCAL shuttle which stops at Takoma first. The L2 which goes straight to Fort Totten uses the same load point, so be mindful if you’re in a rush!
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@NationalMallNPS
@wusa9
I misheard on the first listen but corrected!
Stumpy will have clippings taken from him by the National Arboretum and be propagated. His clones will be planted along the Tidal Basin after construction (a few years’ time). The flooded trees along the sea wall now will be mulched and then used as the base for the new trees! 🌸
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Stumpy will have clippings taken from him by the National Arboretum and be propagated. His clones will be planted along the Tidal Basin after construction (a few years’ time). The flooded trees along the sea wall now will be mulched and then used as the base for the new trees! 🌸
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Management has refused to give us copy of the waiver and denied any photos or duplications of the waiver.
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Please join us for a vigil for Melanie Diaz outside 8750 Georgia Ave in Silver Spring at 5p.
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Rip king your ice cream machine never worked
The Rock and Roll/Movie Magic Blast from the Past Drive-Thru Burger King is Dead, RIP You Irreplaceable Weirdo
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Another fire at Arrive Silver Spring. Reports of small kitchen fire with ladder truck 19 raising ladder up to impacted unit. Secondhand reports of FFs acknowledging alarms did not sound outside of primary unit.
HIGH RISE BUILDING FIRE (POL)
* 8715 1ST AVE * SILVER SPRING * Apt/Suite: 515D * LOC: ARRIVE SILVER SPRING * Box Area: 0102 * PE701, PE719, E754B, PE716, PE702, AT719, T716, AT718, RS742, A701, BC701, BC702
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at
@MiRanchoTexMex
for our first meal as a SILVER SPRING resident!! over the moon to finally call this place home with
@mxespey
🏠
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My article with
@starsandstripes
appeared in Germany’s paper today! Does this officially make me an international reporter?
You can read it here:
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Our friend who was kind enough to take us and our zoo in tonight made us this wonderful dinner 💜 we are so grateful to have our community
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When meeting with
@TrinityProperty
today to discuss item(s) that have been looted from our unguarded apartment, Danielle said “Sorry, we’re putting out a lot of little fires everywhere.”
10/10 phrasing, Danielle.
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On a tweet about my commute? During pride month? Damn
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@DMVClassical
I’ll be headed home fairly late tonight, interested how the late night commute will be!
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Every time
@mxespey
and i walk past the ghost of the Smoothie King in DTSS, we always comment on what a fantastic froyo place it would be and how it’s one of the few things Silver Spring is missing.
We recently noticed the addition of TCBY umbrellas 👀
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We’re cooped up in the Double Tree’s ballroom, and somebody just shot their shot with a resident that’s displaced… gave her his phone number and asked her out on a date 🤦
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Week 2 of trying to get
@MCDOTNow
to fill in this pothole at the intersection of Georgia Ave and Colesville Rd. See that fun piece of exposed metal obscured by the gravel?
Let’s just say im lucky I got my tetanus shot recently!
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I found this at my desk this morning. I don’t know who gifted it, but the folks that work at
@starsandstripes
are the kind of genuinely good people you want to work with. Having had to throw our own smoke-ridden bedding away, this meant more than that person probably knew. (1/2)
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It’s that time of year again!
@chalkriot
is working on the Ellsworth Place street art in downtown silver spring 🎨
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@stacymroman78
@wmata
@BillNye
I would’ve asked him about his time filming for the now extinct Disney attraction Ellen’s energy adventure
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It appears there’s a fire somewhere around the Smithsonian? As seen from JFK Hockey Fields on the National Mall
@DCNewsLive
@RealTimeNews10
@wusa9
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LIYT nights in Downtown Silver Spring!! Presented by
@MoCoPrideCenter
🔥
This Hunger Games drag performance was EVERYTHING🔥🔥🔥
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DMV - There’s a super strong (possibly new) strain of COVID going around the DC area; those affected feel symptoms but don’t test positive for a day or so after. Be safe out there!
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PSA Downtown Silver Springers!! There is a large pothole at the intersection of Colesville Road crossing Georgia Ave on the Panera side. It’s kind of obscured by the curb until you step into it. You could fall and split your knee open. Don’t know who’d be dumb enough to do that.
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Was meeting with
@TrinityPmTweets
to ask why we are being told tenants of condemned apartments have to pay for parking in Arrive’s public garage when collecting their belongings…
…and the fire alarm went off
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Using my new apartment complex’s grill tonight and this is honestly the first time a complex I lived at had a grill work on the first try!
#LivingInTheLapOfLuxury
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A firsthand account from the Arrive Silver Spring fire/burnt food incident last night:
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The amount of times the folks still living at Arrive have to be woken up by these fire alarms since 2/18 is enough to shave a few years off anyone’s life due to stress
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Per
@afrohijabi
: Tomorrow there will be a Tree Planting Memorial service for Melanie Diaz, who passed away in the high rise apartment fire back in February. The ceremony will begin at 11a by Melanie’s memorial at the 8700 block of Georgia Ave, Silver Spring
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Tonight, many gathered for an emergency protest outside the
#SupremeCourt
after an opinion leaked via
@politico
that could overturn
#RoeVsWade
->
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Some personal news: I’m excited to share yesterday was my first day as the new Social Media Editor for
@starsandstripes
! Very grateful to be apart of this amazing team. Look out for continuous content on all our channels!
#NewJobAlert
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“I’ve had live trees in my house for years,”
@mcfrs
Chief Goldstein. Real trees require up to a gallon of water per day in order to prevent a fire hazard!
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I think some people need to realize that being queer or trans isn’t political
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34% of Marylanders prefer real trees over fake ones - what are your holiday plans this year? 🎄
@mymcmedia
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Reiterating the Red Cross will be available from 4-8p at 2020 E. West Highway, in Silver Spring. (Not Coffield Rec Center)
Please visit if you haven’t already but were displaced by the fire.
The Red Cross will again be at Coffield Rec Center from 4-8p TODAY! If you have been displaced by the fire they are offering medical/mental health + religious consults, potential stipends, food.
Highly, highly recommend those displaced visit if they haven’t done so already!
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is this anything
Arizona officials say they can’t find Rudy Giuliani to serve him with indictment notice
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The report is clear: “Based on Investigator observations and witness statements, there was no functioning smoke alarm in the fire apartment.”
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Here at the
#GrandOpening
of the
@KIDMuseumMD
in Bethesda! Open from 10a-4p, they are sold out of entry tickets today!
@mymcmedia
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My friend and teammate Henry was a ray of positivity and consistently went out of his way to help fellow queer and trans folks find community. Please take the time to read this thread. He lived authentically and will be dearly missed.
Henry Berg-Brousseau, a transgender rights advocate & deputy press secretary for politics for
@HRC
, has died. He was 24.
🧵 Here's a little bit about him & why his life - and death - matter:
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second meal as a silver spring resident: Lemon Slice Cafe! 🍋 best fresh pesto ive had in a long while
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I love the free speech zone at Veterans Plaza, but when groups come here to harass people walking by and spew hate, that’s another story. Not caught on video: harassing people sitting nearby, yelling at women for wearing pants, yelling at people that “homosexuality is wrong”
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There were multiple, extremely loud groups of protestors outside the plaza. But within the circle of
@RDC_DMV
you couldn’t even hear them!
Can’t thank the volunteers enough for allowing folks to have a safe and fun time 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Thank you to our Rainbow Brigade for defending
#PrideinthePlaza
in Silver Spring, MD! Our dance party was very effective at drowning out the hate!
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Update: on today’s red line shuttle journey, a passenger had to direct the bus driver to Takoma station. He pulled into the wrong bus bay and got chastised by the
@wmata
stop manager. She asked him if he was going to Fort Totten or Glenmont — he said yes. She said which…. (1)
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Going to hockey games growing up, tradition i have with my dad is we always get soft serve between 2nd + 3rd periods… near or far, i make sure we always continue that tradition
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