September / October 2011 Archives

Once Upon a Time in Montgomery County

Sadie Buxton’s gravestone is a small obelisk, no more than 3 feet high, in...

Montgomery County Executive’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities

The County Executive's Awards for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities are the most...

Gallery Tour with Mark Kramer

The Bethesda Urban Partnership and the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District introduce Mark Kramer,...

Imagination Stage Gala

Chaired by Melissa and Scott Lesmes and Margo and Michael Sadow, the 2011 Annual...

Potomac Day 2011

The Potomac Chamber of Commerce held its 29th annual Potomac Day on Saturday, October...

Bethesda Row Arts Festival 2011

Thousands gathered in downtown Bethesda this weekend for the 2011 Bethesda Row Arts Festival. The...

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Bethesda Magazine Green Awards Presentation

During the 90 minute reception, attendees ate food from Olazzo and Cava Mezze; and...

Bethesda Green Gala

Some 300 people gathered on Oct. 5 for the second annual Bethesda Green Gala...

Taste of Bethesda Video Recap

Despite the rain and unseasonal cold weather, approximately 15,000 to 18,000 people attended the...

The Starr Report

A father of three, Joshua Starr worries about how a culture of overachievement is...

Educators Par Excellence

Lynnette Lee Kindergarten, Wayside Elementary, Potomac Biggest surprise as a teacher: “The kids are the easiest part...

Spy Game

Obscured by cypress trees and overgrown bushes, the plain brick colonial was something of...

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Underachievers

Seth Goldstein never liked school. As a kindergartner, he’d moan and complain that he...

Making Its Silver Spring Debut…

The legendary Fillmore Music Hall in San Francisco occupies a hallowed place in rock...

Maryland Crab Cakes

It’s blasphemy to call a patty that contains either imported or pasteurized crab meat...

What Bethesda's Reading: July 2011

Hardcover Fiction—Barnes & Noble BethesdaState of Wonder, Ann PatchettGo the F**k to Sleep, Adam...

The First Defense

To avoid the property manager, Jerry parked at a chain bagel restaurant a block...

Tom Friedman Writes What’s Wrong

What is Tom Friedman, the renowned foreign affairs columnist for The New York Times,...

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All Fired Up

Bringing the Party to Life“We’re a party, party, party family,” Mary Thrasher says.And as...

Fear Factor

As far back as she could remember, Dana Gurland loved dogs—watching them, looking at...

Where We Were on 9/11

If you have a story about where you were on 9/11, please share in...

Seasons 52 and Freddy's Lobster + Clams

What could Freddy’s Lobster + Clams and Seasons 52 possibly have in common?Nothing. The...

A Sporting Solution?

There’s a story line on the NBC-TV show Friday Night Lights that perfectly illustrates...

Happy Ales to You

I’d spent the afternoon kicking up the loamy scent of fallen leaves as I...

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Since You Asked: Sept.-Oct. 2011

How did Round House Theatre get its name?—Mark Walston, OlneyThe theater company originally opened...

Holy Inappropriate

There are times in life when we’re desperate to make a good impression—and those...

The Boy with the Golden Arm

At age 5, Danny Hultzen started throwing baseballs against the front wall of his...

Living Large(r)

The tinny tunes of ice cream trucks are fading to memory here in suburbia,...

Dar House

This is not your average home, where a party might mean two dozen friends...

Moody Blues

Teens are notoriously moody. Even so, Claudia Esteve was worried during her daughter’s sophomore...

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