The news week kicked of with some big news in the media world and for us here at Patch. Patch’s parent company, AOL, announced that it’s Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post, will head up The Huffington Post Media Group, which will integrate AOL and Huffington Post content.
Another potential acquisition also made headlines this week — The Washington Post reported that
Pepco executives were put in the hot seat Monday, about extended power outages during the most recent snowstorm.
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In transportation news, some hot-button topics came up this week. We reported that advocates are continuing to question the cost of building a new, $86 million in downtown Bethesda. We learned that the majority of work sessions planned to solicit input on the Purple Line will And Federal Realty announced Thursday that it will as part of its new valet service.
This week, Patch launched new content geared towards parents in the community, including our new weekly Whiz Kid feature and discussion forum.
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Finally, this weekend brought Lunar New Year celebrations to two libraries in Bethesda.
Happy Sunday from Patch, and stay tuned next week for more news.
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