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In today's newsletter:

• Why this $49M Potomac mansion just sold for $13M
• How Bullis girls battled national powers at the Nike TOC

Also on today's calendar: Brunch with Santa: A Christmas Celebration.

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A morning shower; cloudy, with a high of 51 and low of 40 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 52, low: 36.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and misty, with a high of 54 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Snyder mansion once listed for $49 million goes for $13 million at auction (washingtontimes.com) — A well-known Potomac riverfront estate once owned by former Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder has sold at auction for about $13.26 million, far below its original $49 million listing. The 15-acre property, overlooking the Potomac River and featuring a guesthouse and extensive garages, was donated to the American Cancer Society, which will receive the sale proceeds for its research and support work.
   

• High school girls basketball: No. 12 Bishop McNamara beats Long Island Lutheran 61-58 for Nike Tournament of Champions title (maxpreps.com) — Potomac’s Bullis School girls basketball team, ranked No. 3 nationally, took fourth place at the Nike Tournament of Champions after falling to Archbishop Mitty 58–46 in the third-place game. The recap highlights Bullis’s strong defensive stretches and key performances, even as Bishop McNamara claimed the overall tournament title over Long Island Lutheran.
   

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Tuesday December 23

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Wednesday December 24

• Baby Storytime at Chevy Chase
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  Kensington Park Library , 4201 Knowles Ave , Kensington
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  Chevy Chase Maryland Library , 8005 Connecticut Ave , Chevy Chase
  12:00 pm
• ad hoc Friendship Heights Sector Plan Committee Meeting
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Thursday December 25

• Glen Echo Summer Concerts
  Glen Echo Park , 7300 Macarthur Blvd , Glen Echo
  7:30 pm

Friday December 26

• Tiny Tot Playtime
  Clara Barton Neighborhood Recreation Center , 7425 Macarthur Blvd # 151 , Cabin John
  9:30 am
• Jeff Carmella Duo at Windridge Vineyards
  Windridge Vineyards , 15700 Darnestown Rd , Darnestown
  5:00 pm
• Quantum Leap - Amazing 80's music band - Thats Amore -Rockville
  That's Amore Restaurant , 15201 Shady Grove Rd #1 , Rockville
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Saturday December 27

• Superb Saturday STEM
  Noyes Library for Young Children (Kensington) , 10237 Carroll Pl , Kensington
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Terra Gaucha Brazilian Steakhouse Opens in Rockville (thesentinel.com)
• Samsung Biologics to Acquire Drug Manufacturing Facility in $280M Deal (commercialobserver.com)
• Human Genome Sciences Soon to Be Part of Samsung Biologics (genengnews.com)

Silver Spring

• On thinking and not thinking (jhunewsletter.com)

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