Bethesda Magazine

Transit

| 11-24-20

Purple Line contractors, state reach $250M settlement agreement

Public-private partnership moving forward with two of three initial partners

Coronavirus

| 11-24-20

County cutting gathering limit to 10, will require face coverings outdoors

Order effective at 5 p.m. Tuesday

Dine

| 11-24-20

Call Your Mother bagel shop coming to Pike & Rose

It joins trolley that started serving customers in Bethesda in summer

Police & Fire

| 11-24-20

Man charged with vandalizing 14 vehicles in Bethesda

Police say parked vehicles were damaged in April, May, June

Police & Fire

| 11-24-20

Man shot in Layhill area

He was taken to hospital, but condition unknown, police said

Development

| 11-24-20

Bethesda apartment project appears to be back on track

350 units planned on Wisconsin Avenue site

Coronavirus

| 11-24-20

Average daily increase in coronavirus cases at all-time high

County recorded 233 new cases of the virus on Tuesday

Schools

| 11-24-20

MCPS will provide free Thanksgiving meals to students at meal sites on Wednesday

Since March, district has distributed 6 million meals

News

| 11-24-20

Montgomery County median home price hits a half-million dollars

Plus: Postal inspectors investigate mail theft complaints; County unveils ambitious HIV plan

Government

| 11-23-20

Montgomery County alcohol sales up from last fiscal year through four months

County expects people to buy in bulk for holidays

Courts

| 11-23-20

Trial scheduled for Magruder teacher accused of sexual abuse

Peter Mason allegedly had sexual interactions with student in 2019, police say

Dine

| 11-23-20

Gregorio’s Trattoria opens in Bethesda’s Shops at Sumner Place

Restaurant will offer contact-free delivery, curbside pickup, with 25% indoor seating

Bethesda Beat

| 11-23-20

Political Roundup: County residents chosen for Biden roles, in the running for others

Plus: Delegate seeks lower speed limits in county; Hogan announces rent relief grants

Signing off

In his 18 years at The Universities at Shady Grove, recently retired Executive Director Stew Edelstein embraced students’ diversity and determination and helped create a unique model of education

Re-union?

Once dominant, Montgomery County’s public employee unions have seen their clout wane. Leaders are plotting a comeback.

November-December 2020

In one of the wealthiest counties in the country, some families are struggling like never before. Amid the pandemic, about 100,000 Montgomery County residents don’t have enough to eat. Nonprofits are helping, but they’re facing tough times, too.

November-December 2020

Holiday hounds

Many local families welcomed new dogs into their homes in 2020. This season, pamper the pooch with creature comforts from local stores.

November-December 2020

Extra, extra

A Kensington sixth grader is trying to help keep local journalism alive with his own weekly newspaper

November-December 2020

Rerouted

When the coronavirus upended our writer’s plans to go to Europe in June, she and her husband loaded up on sanitizer, face masks and cleaning supplies, and set off on a four-week road trip

November-December 2020

Bethesda Interview: Dr. Travis Gayles

Dr. Travis Gayles, Montgomery County’s top health official, talks about the cautious approach to reopening during the pandemic, threatening emails he’s received, and whose opinion matters most to him