Tuesday, February 5, 2013
"Yuzu" could be open by April, Bethesda Magazine reports.
A new Japanese restaurant featuring sushi and robata will take over the former Divino space on Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda Magazine reports. Divino, an Argentine steakhouse, closed its doors last year. "There have been extensive negotiations with the landlord and due to the approach of the expiration of our lease, we did not have another choice," wrote managers in a note left on the door, Patch reported. The new restaurant, dubbed Yuzu, is headed up by Yoshihisa Ota, who previously was an owner of Mount Vernon Square's Kushi, according to the Bethesda Magazine report. The restaurant could be open as soon as April. Read the full story at Bethesda Magazine.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Bethesda Magazine has published the results of its annual reader poll of the best businesses, services, schools and professionals in Bethesda and surrounding towns.
Bethesda Magazine asked its readers their choices for the "Best of Bethesda," and the results are in. Yearly, the magazine publishes the results of its much-anticipated reader poll. Categories range from best restaurants, doctors and services to prettiest dessert, best lobster roll and best public school to get into Harvard. The list also includes several editors' picks, including best prom proposal, best local hero and most unusual pet specialties. The ratings take into account businesses and professionals from around Montgomery County and upper northwest Washington, DC. Here's a sampling of some of the results: Read the full report at Bethesda Magazine. What do you think of this year's results for "Best of Bethesda?" Tell us in the …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Winners will receive cash prizes and the chance to see their work in print.
Calling all writers! The Bethesda Urban Partnership and Bethesda Magazine are looking for entries for an essay and short story contest as a part of the 14th Annual Bethesda Literary Festival. Each year, the festival draws novelists, journalists, poets and children’s authors to downtown Bethesda. Check out a video attached to this story of NPR's Michele Norris speaking about her book "The Grace of Silence" at the 2011 festival. This year's event featured writers Thomas Friedman, Marvin and Deborah Kalb, Joby Warrick and Walter Isaacson. Adults and high school students can submit a 500-word essay, and/or a 4,000-word short story on any topic. Winners in each category will be honored with cash prizes, and first-place winners will also see …
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Nominations are being accepted through June 29.
Hurry! The deadline is approaching to nominate individuals, businesses, nonprofits and communities for the 2012 Green Awards, presented by Bethesda Magazine and Bethesda Green. The awards celebrate those in the community who are making a difference when it comes to sustainability and the environment. Nominees are being accepted through June 29. Bethesda Magazine and Bethesda Green are looking for nominees in the following categories: "1. Businesses or nonprofit organizations whose primary focus is producing and/or selling innovative green products, providing innovative green services, and/or promoting a green lifestyle. 2. Businesses or nonprofit organizations not involved in providing green products or services, but that have …
Monday, April 23, 2012
See the video behind the photo shoot of Bryan Voltaggio in the May/June issue of Bethesda Magazine. The chef cuddles cute (yummy?) rabbits and baby chicks, which is fitting, as his Friendship Heights restaurant will specialize in "whole-animal" cuisine.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Rollin Stanley has retracted statements he made describing his detractors as 'rich, white women,' Bethesda Magazine reports.
Bethesda Magazine is reporting that Montgomery County Planning Director Rollin Stanley has apologized for controversial statements he made regarding a group of his detractors in a recent Bethesda Magazine article. Patch reported on the controversy March 8. In the article by Eugene L. Meyer, titled the “The Future Is Looking Up” and published in Bethesda Magazine's March-April issue, Stanley called the group "rich, white women" who spread fear about his initiatives. The statements prompted backlash from the community and a call for his resignation. County Planning Board Chair Francoise Carrier condemned the statements and promised "appropriate corrective action." Wednesday, a statement was posted on the planning department's website on …
Rollin Stanley has retracted statements he made describing his detractors as 'rich, white women,' Bethesda Magazine reports.
Bethesda Magazine is reporting that Montgomery County Planning Director Rollin Stanley has apologized for controversial statements he made regarding a group of his detractors in a recent Bethesda Magazine article. Patch reported on the controversy March 8. In the article by Eugene L. Meyer, titled the “The Future Is Looking Up” and published in Bethesda Magazine's March-April issue, Stanley called the group "rich, white women" who spread fear about his initiatives. The statements prompted backlash from the community and a call for his resignation. County Planning Board Chair Francoise Carrier condemned the statements and promised "appropriate corrective action." Wednesday, a statement was posted on the planning department's website on …
Friday, March 9, 2012
Bethesda Magazine reports that Rollin Stanley is apologizing for calling a group of his detractors 'rich, white women.'
Bethesda Magazine is reporting that county planning director Rollin Stanley has apologized after coming under fire for comments he made in a recent Bethesda Magazine story. In the article by Eugene L. Meyer, entitled the “The Future Is Looking Up” and published in the magazine’s March-April issue, Stanley called a group of his detractors "rich, white women" who spread fear about his initiatives. The group of activists asked him to publicly apologize, calling the characterization "a blatantly racial and sexist slur,” Patch reported Thursday. Stanley’s comments drew a firestorm of controversy, including on Patch, and his comments were condemned by county Planning Board Chair Francoise Carrier. Bethesda Magazine is reporting on its website …
Friday, December 23, 2011
Local writers asked to submit work for recognition during the Bethesda Literary Festival.
The Bethesda Urban Partnership invites local writers to enter either its Essay & Short Story or Poetry Contests as part of the 13th Annual Bethesda Literary Festival. The Bethesda Urban Partnership has joined with Bethesda Magazine to host the contests for adults and high school students. The Essay & Short Story Contest requires a 500-word essay focusing on “who or what influenced, motivates or inspires you” and/or a 4,000-word short story about a topic of the author’s choosing. First-place winners in both Essay and Short Story categories will be awarded a $500 prize and be published in Bethesda Magazine (and the Partnership's websites at www.bethesdamagazine.com and www.bethesda.org.) Second-place winners will receive $250, third-place …
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Bethesda Green holds their second annual gala at Round House Theatre to honor green champions.
Round House Theatre was the setting Wednesday night for Bethesda Green’s second annual gala, an evening to bring together supporters of Bethesda Green and recognize the winners of Bethesda Magazine’s 2011 Green Champion awards. Over 200 guests and honorees got a chance to eat, drink and mingle before heading into the theater for the awards ceremony hosted by Dave Feldman, executive director of Bethesda Green, and Steve Hull, Bethesda Magazine publisher. It was an evening of fun, surprises, and support for all things green – and a chance to hear from "green champions" whose time, talents and dedication are saving our planet and making Bethesda greener every day. Bethesda Magazine features this year’s green champions in this month’s issue…
Sharon Adams
8:05 pm on Friday, March 23, 2012
"I'm a little bit country; I'm a little bit rock n'roll!. Heck with more metropolis. Bring back (if not too late) some open fields, sweet smelling clover and, at this point, even scent of horse and cow manure. Sure beats smell of conflicting fast-food places and hot tar and asphalt. Hummm! more ›