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Why a longtime Bethesda restaurateur is feeding people for free

Mark Bucher surveyed the ingredients arrayed on a kitchen counter at Medium Rare, his...

Montgomery County’s best-read resident

The Paris Review once published a story about Silver Spring resident Michael Dirda, who...

A shameful past

Monocacy Cemetery in tiny Beallsville looms large in the county’s past and present. For...

‘Miracle man’

It’s his first day back. More than 11 months have passed since the last...

Doc Rock

On a June evening in the basement of Dr. John O’Shea’s house in North...

Why Marriott Stayed

  In February 2015, Marriott International CEO Arne Sorenson was heading to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, for...

The Mix Master

Allen Hirsh, a practitioner of what is known as “fractal art,” created this self-portrait...

Once Upon a Time in Montgomery County

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

The Other Holocaust Survivors

They live under the radar, 330 Russian-speaking Jews who survived World War II and...

Barwood vs. Uber

Image Credit: Bethesda Beat file photo - Aaron Kraut

Meet Andy Raymond

THE FIRST THING you notice about Andy Raymond is his bulk. He is a...

Bad for Business?

Montgomery County is coming late to the party. Consider: The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority...

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