Dance Bethesda Relocates
A dance studio offering group and private lessons in many forms of ballroom, Latin, swing and club dancing has moved from its downtown Bethesda location to a new home near White Flint Mall.
Dance Bethesda, which was at 8227 Woodmont Ave., moved out of its second-floor studio space late last month for a new “primary location” at the Avant Garde Ballroom at 5268-M Nicholson Lane.
The studio boasted on its website that the new space means “no stairs to climb, no streets to cross,” and “no parking hassle.” Those who used the studio in Bethesda would often have to park in the Montgomery County parking garage across Woodmont Avenue.
The studio will still hold its Friday Dance Socials in Woodmont Triangle, at the Dansez Dansez Studio at 4907 Rugby Ave. It’ll also hold “Social Thursdays” classes at the Lakeforest Mall Sport&Health club in Gaithersburg.
The 1,750-square-foot former home of the studio is now up for lease at $35 per square foot.
‘Green Landscaper’ Up For $100,000 Grant
A.I.R., a landscape company that started in the Bethesda Green Business Incubator, is in the running for a $100,000 grant from Mission Main Street, an initiative backed by Chase Bank.
Companies that submit a business plan and get 250 votes online by June 19 will be eligible for grants. Chase will award a total of $2 million to 20 small businesses across the country. The winners will be announced in September.
A.I.R., founded by Rockville native Zack Kline, uses electric equipment charged by solar panels instead of gas equipment, according to its page on the Main Street Grant website. It also uses organic lawn care products.
A.I.R. founder Zack Kline. Credit: Aaron Kraut
Production Company Graduates Out of Bethesda Green Incubator
Mark Leisher Productions is moving out of the Bethesda Green Business Incubator and into a new space in the PeriPoint building a few blocks away.
The company, formed in 2011, offers video services and content creation to businesses, local government and nonprofits around the region. Bethesda native Mark Leisher started it as a one-man company in the incubator, where he worked mainly with nonprofits and sustainable businesses.
The company does social media, branding and online marketing, in addition to video services.
Healthy Eating Café Calls it Quits
Flaxella Café has closed in downtown Bethesda.
The restaurant, dedicated to soups, sandwiches and flax-filled coffees and other drinks, was located at 8218 Wisconsin Ave.
Bethesda-Based Health Tech Company Raises $30 Million
Aledade Inc., a Bethesda-based company that provides high-tech health equipment to independent physician practices, raised $30 million in its latest venture fundraising round. The company announced the capital boost Monday, a few days shy of its first birthday.
Senior Living Community Partners With Johns Hopkins
Fox Hill, a senior community on Burdette Road in Bethesda, will offer a pair of three-week courses next month from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Johns Hopkins University.
One course—the “Three B’s” of classical music—will focus on Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. The other will focus on the history of American comedy.
The classes are open, though space is limited and enrollment costs $85.
