Posted March 17th, 2011 by Raj
Friends,
Just thought we’d take a second to wish you a Happy St. Patrick’s day and suggest a few places to go and celebrate this evening (in no particular order):
1. The Irish Inn at Glen Echo — you know that we love this place and believe that the pub side has a unique authenticity to it. Should have some super live music there from late afternoon.
2. Harp and Fiddle — we are sure that Steve and the whole crew over there will make sure you have a super time!
3. RiRa — very convenient if you are in “new” Bethesda — don’t forget their Chip Shop/ Box specials on a day like today!
Enjoy and please don’t drink and drive!
Posted March 17th, 2011 by Raj
Just wanted to pass on some more information pertaining to the Lululemon assault/murder.
Posted March 16th, 2011 by Raj
From our friends at Patch:
Bethesda’s Mindfulness Center is organizing a community gathering and candelight vigil in remembrance of homicide victim Jayna Murray and in support of the surviving victim of Friday’s Lululemon attacks.
The gathering will begin at the Mindfulness Center, located at 4963 Elm Street, at 8p.m. Friday – almost a week since Murray was killed and another female victim was sexually assaulted and beaten inside the Bethesda store.
Posted March 15th, 2011 by Raj
Dear friends,
Following up from Tom’s post, just wanted to take a moment to offer our sympathy to the victims and families of the Lululemon assault and murder from a few days ago. It is a terrible tragedy and our hearts go out to the two ladies and their family and friends.
The reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the two assailants is, we believe, $135,000, and police are URGING those with any news to come forward.
It is also important that the Bethesda community reviews security in our area. But that is a topic for later.
Posted March 14th, 2011 by Tom
This is an update on the shocking events of last Friday in which two women were assaulted in Lululemon on Bethesda Row, one of them – Jayna Murray – killed. Montgomery County Police assured the public they had some solid leads but couldn’t discuss specifics. They are appealing to anyone who might have information about this terrible crime to contact them – watch the full press conference here. Our thoughts are with the victims, their familes and friends at this difficult time.
Posted February 28th, 2011 by Raj
Friends, I attended a wonderful preview event organized by the builders of the new Symphony Park residential community project over the weekend. It was a prelaunch of sorts, for friends and family of the builders and a few select others and I was grateful to receive an invite.
As a realtor and someone who loves our area I have had high hopes for this project and I have to say that the builders look like they are ready to deliver something very special. From the amazing quality of the Brownstone community to the integrated nature of the community (green space and a special relationship with Strathmore) the project fits together beautifully.
I have already arranged a private visit for one of my clients and if you are interested in learning more about Symphony Park give me a call at (240)486-3921. I’m happy to answer your questions. I’ll be writing more in the days ahead. Cheers! Raj
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Posted February 15th, 2011 by Tom
There’s an interesting article on GlobeSt.com concering a $150 million University Retail joint venture:
WASHINGTON, DC-Bethesda, MD-based Streetsense and Concord Eastridge, a national developer of student housing with a local office in Arlington, VA, are partnering to expand into the university retail space. The duo has formalized a working partnership now that they have several projects in the pipeline, CEO Susan Eastridge of Concord Eastridge tells GlobeSt.com.
Click here to read more.
Posted January 27th, 2011 by Tom
Despite vast improvements in today’s weather, power problems abounded across Bethesda and passengers were faced with a steep climb after all three escalators shut-down for a period this afternoon. To show some solidarity with those slowly but steadily making their way up, I too climbed the entire set of steps, and was struggling considerably by the time I reached the top. Time to hit the gym I think! At least two of them were back in service later in the day, and admittedly I didn’t stop to see whether the elevator was working…
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!
