Week in Review: August 1-7

Happy Sunday, Bethesda! Here’s your week in review.

There was more in the way of transportation news this week. County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) helped Bethesda’s new Circulator bus fleet to town. Local leaders of a project that will replace the Bethesda Metro escalators in 2014, but they said they would advocate to keep it on track. And, we reported that may be coming to Bethesda as early as next spring.

There were two unfortunate fire incidents this week – one on and one in – both of which started with cooking accidents. Potomac Patch reported that kitchen fires are the number one cause of fires that require county response. In Bethesda, one woman was sent to the hospital with burns.

The Children’s Inn at NIH was also briefly after a gas leak was reported, but no one was injured.

In “buzz” news, First Lady Michelle Obama and her two daughters were eating lunch and shopping in downtown Bethesda Wednesday, and locals took to Twitter to report the sighting.

With BRAC on the way, county leaders announced this week an to help connect troops, military families and vets with community services. And, we reported a local Bethesda non-profit has to help out members of the National Guard and Military Reservists in need.

Neighboring Kensington Patch brought you the sad news of what police believe to be a this week involving a mother and son. Police believe a well-known psychiatrist, who practiced in Bethesda, killed her son and then herself in her Kensington home. Patch will continue to bring you updates as they are available.

Finally, several Metro stations in our area of the Red Line are as Metro takes on a new initiative to speed up track work. Shuttle buses are replacing trains between Bethesda and Rockville. Keep us up to date on your experiences on the shuttle buses via Twitter or Facebook. You can also email us at erin@patch.com.

We’ll see you next week with more news.