Friends — just saw this super deal on Living Social — you can get membership in a Community Supported Agriculture and a load of wonderful farm fresh food for $35 (usual cost $70) — it is a super way to support local farming and get some lovely food as well. See here for the details and enjoy!
Posted February 28th, 2011 by Raj
Posted February 16th, 2011 by Raj
Bethesda Green will be holding their First Thursday Happy Hour at Vapiano’s — HURRAH!!
Hope you can make it!
First Thursday Happy Hour
March 3, 5 – 8 pm
Enjoy Casual Conversation and Social Networking
Vapiano Bethesda 4900 Hampden Lane Bethesda, MD 20814
P. 301-215-7013 F. 301 215-7016 bethesda@vapiano.com
- Hear about Bethesda Green’s community outreach plans
- Enjoy stromboli, bruschetta, antipasti and a wide variety of
pizzas- Happy-hour-priced beer, wine and specialty drinks
- Raffle for Vapiano gift cards
Special thanks to our sponsor, Clean Currents.
Maryland and DC can choose to support wind power through their electricity bill
at a competitive rate by switching to Clean Currents. For each
person who makes the switch and mentions Bethesda Green, $10 will be
donated to the organization. Attend this Happy Hour and learn how easy
and affordable it can be to go green at home. If you bring your
utility account number you can even sign up on the spot! Already a
customer? Be proud to be wind powered and pick up a free yard sign!
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 January 26th, 2011 by Raj
Friends — we have snow on the ground and Montgomery County Schools are closed (see here for more). So far the Federal Government is Open (see here for more). Please take care and if you can safely take pics send them to us at bethesdaactually@gmail.com with a note in the email confirming we can post them on our website (the first from a reader is below!!). Cheers!
Posted January 10th, 2011 by Raj
A reader sent this message to our MD delegates — we encourage others to ask these questions:
I am a constituent in Bethesda, MD. I am writing to find out if you have any more information about the carcinogen, Chromium-6, in our drinking water. I heard about the report from EWG at http://static.ewg.org/reports/2010/chrome6/html/findings.html
and wanted to see what you knew about it. Is this something to be concerned about? And, if so, what I can do to protect myself and my family?
The emails for the delegates and state senator:
bill@billfrick.com; susandelegate@yahoo.com; ariana@kellyfordelegate.com; brian.frosh@senate.state.md.us
Posted January 5th, 2011 by Raj
Friends, just a quick reminder that Bethesda Green has its First Thursday happy hour scheduled for RiRa tomorrow from 5pm-8pm. Hope to see you there!
Posted December 22nd, 2010 by Raj
An interesting story on the latest Purple Line issues:
Peter Gray, vice chairman of the Coalition of the Capital Crescent Trail, favors an underground tunnel and believes an above-ground bike path would unnecessarily split the Capital Crescent Trail and the Georgetown Branch. The state and county should find a way to pay for the project, even if it is expensive, he said. “I mean, times are lean, but it would be a huge disservice to the trail and to the county to cut it in two,” Gray said.
Posted October 12th, 2010 by Raj
Thanks to Dina Keilany for sending this in (check out her site here):
Posted October 10th, 2010 by Tom
The air is crisp and cool, the leaves are turning, and the pumpkins are ripening on the vine. That’s right it’s autumn and the weather this long Columbus day weekend is BEAUTIFUL. As you get out and about, take your cameras with you. Send us your best shots. Here are a just a couple of pictures taken Friday of Bethesda in her early Autumn finest.
