Classified Advertising Sept. 12, 2012
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Column: Trip Without a Fall
Recently, for the first time in nearly two years, I took a trip without having my car. Significant to me in that not “having my car” meant not being able to transport/have all my cancer things.
Potomac Calendar: Sept. 12, 2012
Upcoming events and activities.
Potomac Bulletin Board: Sept. 12, 2012
Upcoming events and activities.
Learning and Having Fun
Potomac Place Shopping Center, at the intersection of River and Fall roads, hosted a free back-to-school community service event on Saturday, Sept. 8.
Renovation Transforms Split-Level
Warren of walls and small rooms grows into an open Nantucket Shingle-style home.
Converting a “split-level” into a form and style that suits a 21st century family has become one of the more compelling challenges in the recent literature of architectural remodeling. Restricted window size, low-ceilings and too many walls are among perceived limitations. But what to do?
Commentary: A Chance to Reexamine Brickyard School Site
On Aug. 12, Gov. Martin O'Malley sent a letter to County Executive Leggett and Board of Education President Shirley Brandman that begins with "I believe we are about to make a big mistake in destroying acres of productive organic farmland which could be a priceless asset to the education, health and well being of generations of Montgomery students." The letter went on to praise the vision and virtues of a Brickyard Educational Farm, already teaching school children about organic farming, looking to supply organic produce for school lunches, offering field trips and eventually a Beginning Farmer program.
Defeating Dystonia
6th annual event to raise awareness and research funds for Dystonia.
Donna Driscoll is determined to win the fight of her life — against the life-altering disorder, Dystonia. For six years, the Potomac resident and her husband Tom have organized a golf and tennis tournament dedicated to raising Dystonia awareness as well as garnering funds for research to cure and prevent the neurological syndrome and movement disorder that she was inflicted with 10 years ago.
Public Invited to Police Equestrian Championships
Mounted police to compete at county fairgrounds.
Potomac equestrians, and those interested in the work of mounted police forces should plan to attend the 2012 North American Police Equestrian Championships on Sept. 29 and 30 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Gaithersburg.
This Week in Potomac: Sept. 12, 2012
Falls Getting Old, Gude Landfill Investigations, Crash Course in Planning and more.
40 Years Of Service
Women’s Club of Potomac to host anniversary celebration.
A dedicated group of friends came together in 1972 to form an organization that would thoroughly enhance their lives — as well as the lives of countless citizens of Montgomery County. That group, the Women’s Club of Potomac has grown from eight original founders to more than 50 members.
Brief: ‘Carnival of the Animals’ Onstage at Glen Echo Park
On Sept. 21, 2012, the Puppet Co. presents guest artist Bob Brown Puppets’ “Carnival of the Animals.”
Brief: Middle Eastern Bazaar Opens Sept. 21
Saints Peter and Paul Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, in Potomac, will host its 29th annual Middle Eastern Bazaar and Food Festival the weekend of Sept. 21-23.
Classified Advertising Sept. 5, 2012
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Potomac Real Estate: June 2012 Sales in $800,000s
In June 2012, 56 Potomac homes sold between $2,910,000-$475,000.
Potomac Real Estate: June 2012 Sales in $800,000s
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School Notes: Sept. 5, 2012
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Entrepreneur Brian Rubin Inspires
Despite Asperger’s syndrome, Rubin creates award-winning business.
Brian Rubin of Potomac lives by the philosophy of Winston Churchill: “Never, never, never quit.”
‘Potomac Days at the Crossroads’ To Be Auctioned
Artist Carol Dyer creates historical vision of Offutt’s Crossroads.
Carol Dyer has created numerous paintings of life at the turn of the century in Annapolis, Washington D.C., Bethany Beach, Rehobeth and across the nation — and now she has produced “Potomac Days at the Crossroads” — painting her vision of what the River and Falls Roads intersection was like in a simpler time when it was named Offutt’s Crossroads and folks traveled by horse and buggy and bicycles built for two, three or even four.