Friday, May 24, 2013
Officials want to brand the county as a place in which people of all ages will want to live and play.
Relaxing liquor laws, allowing for later last calls for bars and restaurants and allowing more nightlife businesses around Metro stations are just some of the solutions a Montgomery County task force is considering to pump up the county's nighttime economy. Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) addressed the 20-member group at its first meeting Monday in Silver Spring, Bethesda Now reported. While most people like the idea of improving the county's nighttime economy, they might not like what it means, Leggett said. "People say, ‘I like the benefits of that, but I don’t want to deal with the practical effects of that,’ ” he said, Bethesda Now reported. The group’s efforts are not intended to result in “23-year-olds driving down the …
Looking for something exciting to do this weekend? Check out some of the fun things going on around the county.
Each week, Patch puts together a list of local activities and events going on in your area this weekend. Check back weekly and tell us in the comments if you know of any additional activities coming up. Fathom Sculptural Exploration of another World Cinderella Pontoon Boat Tours at Seneca Creek State Park Free Remodeling and Design Seminars: How to Fall in Love with Your Home Again Big Book Sale Flower Avenue Outdoor Market Homefront Street Cars Big Nate: A World Premiere Musical
Most county operations will be suspended Monday, May 27.
Here’s what’s closed and what's on a different schedule on Monday, May 28: Closed: Montgomery County offices Montgomery County libraries TRiPS Commuter stores in Silver Spring and Bethesda All county public schools State of Maryland offices and courts All community centers and senior centers (Indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities will be opened as scheduled.) All recreational and regional athletic fields Pauline Betz Addie Tennis Center and Wheaton Indoor Tennis Center (Also closed on Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26) Montgomery Parks Nature Centers at Locust Grove, Meadowside and Brookside Schedule Changes: County liquor stores open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ride-On, Metrobus, Metrorail will operate on a Sunday schedule Public …
Thursday, May 23, 2013
National Melanoma Awareness Month highlights the dangers of sun exposure.
The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be more than 76,000 cases of malignant melanoma—the most serious form of skin cancer—diagnosed in the U.S. in 2013 alone. One American dies every hour from skin cancer, according to ACS estimates. Friday marks the beginning of Memorial Day Weekend 2013 and the unofficial beginning of summer days of fun in the sun. In an effort to raise awareness of the dangers of overexposure to ultraviolet rays, the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has declared Friday “Don’t Fry Day.” May is National Melanoma Awareness Month. People with lighter-toned skin, a family history of skin cancer, abundant moles/freckles and/or those who experienced severe sunburns early in their lives, are at a …
AAA: Despite lower gas prices, sequestration is affecting family travel budgets.
Fewer Maryland motorists are expected to travel this year, but Memorial Day weekend 2013 will still be one of the busiest of the past 12 years, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. “It appears [that] changing current economic conditions as a result of sequestration, which has impacted the wallets of many, may be influencing some residents’ uneasiness to travel this Memorial Day holiday,” said Ragina C. Averella, manager of public and government affairs for AAA Mid-Atlantic. More than 718,000 Marylanders are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home this weekend—down 1.2 percent from Memorial Day weekend 2012. AAA estimates 91 percent of those traveling will go by motor vehicle, with the average roundtrip totaling 737 miles—up from 570 miles …
The Westfield Montgomery mall parking garage collapse drew emotional reaction on Twitter.
The parking garage collapse at Westfield Montgomery mall on Thursday upset local residents, who took to Twitter to share their feelings:
Drilling begins this week at 8330 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, where a 359-unit apartment building and Harris Teeter grocery store are building built.
Construction work to build a 359-unit apartment building and Harris Teeter grocery store at the empty lot at 8300 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, is entering the drilling phase this week. Drilling will last about five to six weeks. Then, blasting will begin, probably in early July, according to an email newsletter from the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center. "Crews must blast through rock to build an underground parking garage," according to the newsletter. "Blasting and excavation is scheduled to begin in early July. According to StonebridgeCarras, the builder, this phase will take about five months," the newsletter added. StonebridgeCarras will send notices out to the surrounding community before blasting begins. The entire project …
The historic movie theater in Chevy Chase, DC, recently made the switch from showing films via 35-millimeter projectors to screening them via digital projectors.
Chevy Chase neighborhood gem Avalon Theatre (5612 Connecticut Ave. NW, DC) is beloved for its classic look and for its distinction as one of the city's last remaining movie houses from the early 20th century. And, it just received an upgrade that will make watching movies there even more enjoyable: It recently replaced its 35-millimeter film projectors with digital projectors, WTOP reported. The first movie digitally projected in the c. 1923 theater was Star Trek Into Darkness, on May 16, WTOP added. Last fall, the theater announced that its fundraising campaign was complete. The Avalon Legacy Campaign—which started in 2001, after the theater had closed, Patch reported—reached its goal last fall of raising $2 million to restore the theater…
The surviving man was flown by helicopter to a trauma treatment center in Baltimore.
One man died and another was severely injured in the collapse of a portion of a parking garage under construction at the Westfield Montgomery mall Thursday afternoon, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials said. The 50,000- to 55,000-pound slab collapsed on a ramp between the second and third levels of the garage near the Macy's department store, said Assistant Chief Scott Graham, a fire and rescue spokesman. The survivor was trapped for four hours before rescuers could free him, Graham said. He was flown by helicopter to the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. He was alert and communicating with rescue and medical staff, Graham said. Both men are believed to be construction workers, and …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Trying to conceal assets in a bankruptcy case only makes the situation worse.
A Bethesda woman was sentenced to prison on Tuesday in federal court for concealing assets when filing for bankruptcy. Diana J. Stout, 56, was sentenced to 27 months in prison by U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz for making a false statement and concealing assets in a bankruptcy case. Her prison sentence will be followed by three years of supervised release, and she will have to pay $155,747.83 in restitution, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland. Stout pleaded guilty to making a false statement in bankruptcy and to concealing assets, according to the U.S. Department of Justice's website. Stout filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy—designed to liquidate all of a debtor’s assets and …
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