🌱 Patch AM: How will the new University Boulevard plan reshape Wheaton’s future?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will the new University Boulevard plan reshape Wheaton’s future?

Also on today's calendar: Ch/Art Art Exhibition - "Finding Joy" and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the alien say to the puzzle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and windy, with a high of 41 and low of 31 degrees.
• Thursday: Cold with clouds and sun, temps: high: 37, low: 25.
• Friday: Cloudy, with a high of 37 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Montgomery County Council greenlights University Blvd project amid housing and displacement concerns (wusa9.com) — A major new plan for University Boulevard from East Indian Spring Drive to Amherst Avenue in Wheaton has been approved, promising safer walking and biking plus new housing options through rezoning. Supporters say it tackles the housing crisis, while opponents fear higher property values could raise taxes and displace longtime Black and Latino homeowners despite added affordable housing requirements.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wheaton

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 11

• Ch/Art Art Exhibition - "Finding Joy"
  Friendship Heights Village Community Center, 4433 S Park Ave, Chevy Chase
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 11

• Steam Night
  Silver Creek Middle School Kensington, MD 20895
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Winter Dance & Jazz Band Concert
  Auditorium
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• DJANGOLAYA- Beautiful Music with Dangerous Rhythms
  Rosensteel Hall , 9707 Rosensteel Ave , Silver Spring
  2:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• WInter Instrumental Music Concert
  Albert Einstein High School Kensington, MD 20895
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Conservatory Classic Jazz Band sponsored by PRJC
  Alfio's La Trattoria , 4515 Willard Ave , Chevy Chase
  2:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 10

• Family Storytime - In-person
  Kensington Park Library , 4201 Knowles Ave , Kensington
  10:30 am
• Chevy Chase Writing Space
  Chevy Chase Maryland Library , 8005 Connecticut Ave , Chevy Chase
  12:00 pm
• CC@H Speaker Series: Is American Democracy Dying?, 1 p.m.
  Chevy Chase, MD Calendar
  1:00 pm
• Oil Painting With Confidence
  The Compass Atelier , 10335 Kensington Pkwy , Kensington
  5:30 pm
• Band & Orchestra Winter Concert
  Walt Whitman High School , 7100 Whittier Blvd , Bethesda
  6:00 pm
• Family Storytime at Noyes
  Noyes Library for Young Children (Kensington) , 10237 Carroll Pl , Kensington
  6:00 pm
• Wrestling - Varsity Watkins Mill at Walter Johnson 6:15 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  6:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Montgomery County firefighters respond to a second alarm high-rise building fire at the Highlands of Chevy Chase apartment complex on Wisconsin Avenue.
  11:45AM on Dec 8: Montgomery County firefighters respond to a fire at a Chevy Chase apartment complex. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Kensington

• Latter-day Saints' DC Temple hosts Festival of Lights event (dcnewsnow.com)
• Angels for Children Toy Drive Supports 1,000 Kids With New, Unwrapped Toys (sourceofthespring.com)
• What Does It Take to Be Someone's Mother? (washingtonjewishweek.com)

North Bethesda

• Creative Planning Acquires $900M Pennsylvania RIA (wealthmanagement.com)
• Deals & Recruiting Roundup: Waverly, Credent, Wealthfront And More (wealthsolutionsreport.com)

Silver Spring

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