Community Corner

Week in Review: Feb. 14 - Feb. 20

A wrap-up of the news week in Bethesda.

It’s been a busy news week in Bethesda. Monday, we reported that eight Montgomery County Councilmembers are to replace Pepco. The councilmembers sent a letter to a county attorney asking about what preliminary legal steps might be necessary in order to pursue that option.

In transportation news, Patch and we reported that the county is looking into a parking garage that’s planned for the corner of Woodmont and Bethesda avenues in downtown Bethesda.

After years of false starts and legal battles, it looks like a across the street from Walter Johnson High School will be moving forward. An amended plan was approved at the Planning Board this week.

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This week in business, we learned that In crime, we reported that Deandrew Hamlin, a man accused of stealing the car of slain American University professor Sue Marcum, after violating his pre-trial release conditions. And police are investigating a at the Washington Waldorf School as hate crimes.

In restaurant news, a second New York-style, Jewish deli from the popular Uptown, the first Jewish deli to open in Bethesda. Does this mean are in our future?

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The week ended on a festive note as . Stay tuned to Patch for more coverage on that.

Enjoy the rest of your three-day weekend and stay tuned next week for more news.

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