North Bethesda News

Looking at its travels the past year, it's easy to think of CityDance Ensemble as a small- scale United Nations.

Private schools are making big investments in new facilities. Thursday, October 29, 2009 Many local private schools are in the midst of fundraising for or have recently completed a major construction project, though the private school officials have said they are not in an "arms race" when it comes to building new facilities.

Montgomery County employees have been asked to pay back nearly $4,000 that was improperly distributed through the county's tuition assistance program.

An LCOR-USAA joint venture will develop a 14-story, 362,000 square foot commercial real estate office building for the U.S. General Services Administration under the terms of a 15-year lease for The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Friday evening.

Usually, p.r. people wait until the close of business to release bad news. For some reason, LCOR waited until 5:37 p.m. today to announce the largest suburban Maryland lease of the year.

Blair Alumni Kevin Guertin of San Jose, CA, wears his school jacket at the Montgomery Blair 75th Anniversary Celebration Saturday, October 17, 2009 at the original Montgomery Blair High School which is now the Silver Spring International Middle School.

A North Bethesda soccer coach who pleaded guilty to third-degree sexual offense must leave the country, a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge ruled on Monday.

North Bethesda resident Lora Applegarth won a style consultation with "Project Runway" winner Christian Siriano as a part of a style event at Westfield Montgomery mall.

This story originally appeared in PW Comics Week on September 29, 2009 Sign up now! By Heidi MacDonald -- Publishers Weekly, 9/28/2009 3:38:00 PM Indie cartoonists, web comickers and the fans who love them once again mingled in a weekend of camaraderie and appreciation at this weekend's Small Press Expo, held in North Bethesda, MD.

Traffic passes on Shady Grove Road at its intersection with Midcounty Highway, named the busiest intersection in Montgomery County.

The impact on local health would have to be considered before any county and state road projects could move forward in Montgomery County, according to a proposal by Councilwoman Duchy Trachtenberg of North Bethesda.

The Rev. Carl Davis of First Baptist Church of Ken-Gar talks about the changes he has encouraged at the church to slow the spread of germs and H1N1 flu.

Compiled by Kate Fitzsimons -- Publishers Weekly, 9/15/2009 11:24:00 AM Reed Combines NYCC, NYAF at Javits Center Although they are apparently remaining separate entities, New York Comic Con and the New York Anime Festival will take place in the same place at the same time in 2010.

Montgomery County Council members say that some changes are needed in the way the county reimburses employees who take training or academic classes.

Scot Shuck, president of Grosvenor Market, arranges Maryland produce he is showcasing at his small grocery in North Bethesda.

Small Press Expo Announces Programming Slate for SPX 2009 The Small Press Expo , the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels and alternative political cartoons, is pleased to announce its slate of programming for SPX 2009.

Some Montgomery County Council members say that County Executive Isiah Leggett is using a drug enforcement fund inappropriately and are pushing for more control over police spending.

Aaron Kaufman's 25-year-old brother, Jay, is severely disabled and relies on others to help him shower, shave, brush his teeth and eat.

If a lost motorist ended up on Rockville Pike south of Randolph Road but north of Strathmore Avenue, and, pulling over, asked a local where he was, the answer would depend entirely upon the opinion of his helper.

I can attest to the latter personally. I, like many Capitol Hill reporters, was the target of quite a few saliva-laden tennis balls courtesy of Splash, the senator's Portuguese Water Dog and a fixture at news conferences and briefings in Kennedy's hideaway office .