Does anyone know if there is any movement on the leasing of this space? The unit address is 7700 Old Georgetown Road right below the Reznick Group building and very close to our personal favourite the PeriPoint.
Posted February 15th, 2011 by Tom
Posted February 15th, 2011 by Tom
Just received the following invite from Equinox about their 4th anniversary party (congrats Equinox!). Only thing is it looks like it’s at the California branch… Does anyone know if there is a Bethesda component to the party?
FOREVER YOUNG
AT OUR ANNIVERSARY PARTY IN HONOR OF OUR 4TH ANNIVERSARY, YOU’RE INVITED TO JOIN “AMERICA’S HEALTHIEST GYM” THE DAY OF THE PARTY FOR ONLY A $400 INITIATION FEE. ($1100 SAVINGS!)
| WHERE | Equinox Century City, 10220 Constellation Blvd. |
| WHEN | Today, 2/15 5:30PM-8:30PM |
| WHAT | Special Group Fitness classes, Personal Training demonstrations, snacks to fuel your workout, beverages and savings at The Spa and The Shop.
You and your friends receive complimentary access tomorrow. |
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Posted February 14th, 2011 by Raj
Posted February 14th, 2011 by Raj
Friends — Happy Valentine’s Day!! For those of you still thinking about options for this evening here are five ideas for a fun Valentine’s Day in Bethesda:
1. Dinner at one of our fantastic restaurants — American Tap Room in particular looks as if they have a super menu for two on offer.
2. Grab a couple of Georgetown Cup Cakes, buy a warm drink from the Barnes and Nobles Cafe and sit outside near the fountain and people watch.
3. Enjoy dinner at La Madeline’s in Bethesda — have some lovely comfort food and take in the cosy atmosphere.
4. Milkshakes from BGR and some fresh air in Veterans Park– need we say more!
5. Buy some gourmet food from Cornucopia on Norfolk Ave and cook a wonderful meal at home.
Posted February 14th, 2011 by Raj
Friends, just wanted to share this email/press release and info from biz wire on the local housing market with you:
Released yesterday -new hyperlocal housing market information would be interesting for readers. RBI Pending Home Sales IndexTM reports DC and Baltimore started 2011 off with a significant increase in the number of pending sales- up 31% over the prior year in the DC metro area.
Here is the link to the full release: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110210006198/en/2011-Begins-Jump-Pending-Sales-Washington-DC.
Posted February 8th, 2011 by Raj
Friends,
We wanted to let you know about this charity event:
Screen Vinyl Image, Bellflur, Daddy Lion Benefit for WARL @ Strathmore
Purchase Tickets ($10) ($12 cash at door)
http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar/view.asp?id=6671
Posted February 7th, 2011 by Tom
(Images: Environmental Protection Agency, public domain; APK licensed under cc-sa-3.0)
Long-term Bethesda residents may remember the Capital Crescent Trail in its previous incarnation as the Georgetown Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O). It’s hard today to imagine heavy freight trains passing through the buzzing yet relaxed Bethesda downtown, emerging around Barnes & Noble before crossing Woodmont and trundling past Bethesda Row Cinema in the direction of Silver Spring. But as recently as 1985, trains regularly rumbled along our favourite local trail.
Building began on the Georgetown Branch in 1892 and reached Chevy Chase the same year. The railroad was originally intended to cross the Potomac River just north of the DC line and connect with the B&O-controlled Virginia Midland Railroad at Fairfax.
But financial problems forced a halt to proceedings and the B&O lost control of the Virginia Midland Railroad. Revised plans on a less grand scale finally saw the line completed as far as Georgetown by 1910. Trains ran along the route for the next 75 years, serving the Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO), the Washington Mill and Federal government buildings. But with the changing nature of Georgetown’s historic waterfront and a shift away from industry, the line became obsolete and finally closed in 1985.
In 1988, the Georgetown Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad between Silver Spring and the DC line was purchased by the Montgomery County Government under the Trails System Act of 1968. Two years later, the National Park Service purchased the remaining 4.3 miles of the right-of-way between Georgetown and the DC/Maryland boundary and the Capital Crescent Trail as we know it was born. On the DC side it was developed as a component of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.
The abandoned Arizona Avenue Railroad Bridge was utilized and volunteers built a wooden deck over the structure for walkers and cyclists. This was replaced with concrete decking two years later and the seven mile paved section of the Capital Crescent Trail from Georgetown to Bethesda was formally dedicated in December 1996.
A further trail bridge was added in 1996 over River Road. Known as the Dalecarlia Bridge, the structure reused components of an original bridge that carried the Georgetown Branch over the Washington and Great Falls Electric Railroad, a now-abandoned streetcar line that, despite its name, never made it as far as Great Falls and came to be known as the Cabin John Trolley.
In June 2000, Montgomery County committed $1.3 million to repair the Rock Creek Trestle, which had been damaged by arson. The trestle was dedicated on May 31, 2003 and today, if you’re feeling energetic enough, you can begin at Georgetown, lunch in Bethesda and take tea in Silver Spring. If the improved weather that we’re currently having holds, this could be the perfect weekend stroll.
Darcy’s Store is a weekly feature article about the history of Bethesda
Posted February 2nd, 2011 by Raj
Hope you can attend!
The Wine Bar, in the lobby of the Doubletree Hotel
Doubletree Bethesda
8120 Wisconsin Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-652-2000
Hear about Bethesda Green’s community outreach plans
Enjoy light appetizers
Happy-hour-priced beer, wine and specialty drinks
Raffle for gift card — dinner for two at The OZ restaurant
Posted February 1st, 2011 by Tom
I took a trip into DC on Saturday evening to see two fantastic plays presented by the Ambassador Theater at the Mead Theatre Lab (916 G St. NW), about three blocks from Metro Center station and only a two block walk to Gallery Place/Chinatown on the Red Line.
I had a really enjoyable evening and without giving anything away, the plays, by Rabindranath Tagore and Maurice Maeterlinck, are mysterious and highly symbolic, leaving the audience room for personal interpretation and contemplation. After the second play finished the audience was able to engage in a Q&A with the actors – a terrific opportunity to chat about the broader meaning of the stories and the different ways that people had interpreted them. It was great fun, the acting was excellent and the intimate nature of the theater added to the atmosphere.
The plays are performed on Thursday, Friday, Saturday (8pm) and Sunday at 7:30pm (with a 3pm performance Saturday and Sunday also) between now and February 12th. More information here.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
