Potomac Snapshot: Inside Swains Lockhouse
From left are Ladda Cole, Chris Stubbs, Chief of Resource Management for the C&O Canal National Park, and Sheila and Don Moldover at the open house last weekend.
Potomac Brief: Effort Seeks To Ban Temporary Signs in Rights-of-Way
A Zoning Text Amendment that would prohibit all non-permanent signs in public rights-of-way in Montgomery County was introduced last week before the Montgomery County Council.
Potomac Brief: New Center Named In Honor of Nancy H. Dacek
The new community recreation center and senior center located at 13850 Travilah Road, Rockville has been officially named the Nancy H. Dacek North Potomac Community Recreation Center.
Potomac Brief: Libraries Offer Opportunity For Accredited High School Diploma
Montgomery County Public Libraries is offering qualified community members the opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma and a credentialed career certificate through Career Online High School, a program brought to public libraries by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning.
Potomac: Library To Host Workshop on Motorized Fun
“Ready, Set, GoBots!” arrives Thursday.
There are a couple things one expects to see in the Potomac Library. Books, readers, librarians, and … robots?
Online Classes Offer Flexible Options for Earning Credentials Outside the Classroom
Interested in learning to landscape your yard using sustainable practices?
Tips for Memorable Family Vacations
As summer gets underway, vacation-bound families are packing their bags and heading out of town. Vacations often fly by — months of planning and anticipating can be over in the blink of an eye. With a little advanced planning and forethought, however, even a quick weekend trip or a visit to relatives can become meaningful and memorable.
Potomac Snapshot: It’s Official
WashingtonFirst Bank celebrated its grand opening of its 19th branch at 9812 Falls Road, Suite 125, Potomac on June 7.
Potomac Nature: A Family Affair
Nesting Baltimore orioles at C&O Canal National Historical Park at Great Falls.
Every five or 10 minutes, one or the other of the adult Baltimore Orioles returned to their pendulous, hanging, nest, with a beak full of food for their recently hatched chicks.
Potomac: Kennedy Creates Chemical-Free Skin Care Products
Business began in effort to help her mother.
“If you asked me 10 years ago what I'd be doing today, I don't think making natural skincare products would have been on my short-list, or even on my long-list for that matter,” said Potomac’s Renan Kennedy.
Potomac: Brothers Light Up Their Own Candle-Making Business
Filipino Fire offers homemade scented candles.
Inspired by a candle-making segment on the TV show “The Chew;” three local brothers decided to go into business together. Zach, Nico and Anthony De Leon started their small business to have fun and to earn some extra money. Their slogan is “Homemade scented candles by Hand of Brothers.”
Potomac: Hatten Celebrates 40 Years at BCC
Opted for tennis over law.
Frank Hatten began his career in tennis in 1976 at Bethesda Country Club (BCC) with five outdoor asphalt tennis courts, an 800-square foot tennis shack and a pay phone.
Potomac Letter: Another Tragedy
Letter to the Editor
Our hearts go out to the friends and families of the victims of Sunday’s tragic shooting in Orlando.
Free Independence Day Cab Rides Offered
Preparing to combat that U.S. holiday when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 41 percent of all U.S. traffic deaths involve drunk drivers, free cab rides will be offered to would-be drunk drivers throughout the Washington Metropolitan area on Independence Day, July 4.
Potomac Home Sales: May, 2016
In May, 2016, 76 Potomac homes sold between $2,350,000-$510,000.
Potomac Home Sales: May, 2016
Classified Advertising June 15, 2016
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Potomac: Ready To Move On
Seniors say farewell to Walt Whitman High School.
About 450 seniors from Walt Whitman High School participated in graduation ceremonies on Wednesday, June 8 in the DAR Constitution Hall.
Editorial: Support for Police in Reforms
Police commission recommendations come to Board of Supervisors for approval, implementation.
In some ways, the Fairfax County Ad Hoc Police Practices Review Commission, brainchild of Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova, was a bit of a miracle.
Leadership Fairfax Honors 2016 Graduates
The Pavilion at Reston Town Center was a most fitting venue for the graduation ceremony of the 2016 classes of the non-profit Leadership Fairfax Institute (LFI).
Considering Private School?
Small steps this summer can minimize stress of application process.
The school year has just come to an end … which means it’s the ideal time to prepare to apply to leading independent schools.