Support ‘Walkabout Abilities’
Annual event benefits the Abilities Network.
The Abilities Network offers solutions to all these problems and more. The 6th annual “Walkabout Abilities” will be held on Sunday, Sept. 30 to raise funds for the contributions that the Abilities Network makes to families in the area and across the United States.
Cooking on Labor Day
Cooking on Labor Day
Column: Symptoms or just Sometimes
Making the best of a bad situation, that’s how I roll (I’m a Red Sox fan after all). Some days are easier than others, some symptoms/treatments/results are better than others. And some columns make more sense than others. But that’s cancer for you: an equal opportunity “screwer-upper.”
Whitman Continues Quarterback Transition
McGowan to start against Wootton, Morton could see time.
Whitman opens the 2012 season against Wootton on Aug. 31.
Classified Advertising Aug 29, 2012
Read the latest Classified ads here!
Potomac School Notes: Aug. 29, 2012
Potomac School Notes
Potomac Military Notes: Aug. 29, 2012
Potomac Military Notes
Potomac Bulletin Board: Aug. 29, 2012
Upcoming events in Potomac.
Potomac Home Sales: July, 2012
In July 2012, 47 Potomac homes sold between $3,275,000-$410,000.
Potomac Home Sales in July, 2012
Potomac Calendar: Aug. 29, 2012
Potomac upcoming events.
Stay to Grow (Restrictions Apply)
Brickyard farm allowed to operate through growing season. Next step: court in September.
Organic farmer Nick Maravell is farming along Brickyard Road on an expired lease. Schools Superintendent Joshua P. Starr made parameters clear in a letter he sent to Maravell on Aug. 17.
Potomac’s Got Talent
Potomac Community Center gears up for its flagship events to start new school year.
The Potomac Community Center will kickoff the new with Potomac’s Got Talent, a new talent show to be held in conjunction with the Potomac Family Fun Fest on Friday, Sept. 28.
This Week in Potomac: Aug.29, 2012
This week in Potomac: First Day of School, Montgomery’s Gold, Flora Singer Elementary, Safety Tips, Honoring Fallen Ranger, Fall Recreation, Great Falls Stewards, Park After Dark, Democracy in Action, Fluent Election Judges, C&O Canal 5K, Get Involved: County Committees and Honoring WWII Veterans.
Letter: Separate and Unequal - II
Your editorial in the titled "Separate and Unequal ?" [The Connection, July 25-31, 2012], addressed the "eye-popping" disparately low admission of Black and Latino students to Thomas Jefferson High School, and the complaint that this was "in voilation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1965 which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, and national origin."
Trawick Prize Announces 2012 Finalists
$14,000 in Prize Money Will be Awarded during September Exhibit
The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District and the Bethesda Urban Partnership will unveil the work of the finalists for The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards in a group exhibition taking place Sept. 1-29, 2012.
‘Taste’ Benefits Adoptions Together
Annual event seeks to further “forever families” mission.
This event offers a one-of-a-kind chance to taste delectable dishes from every restaurant in Potomac and bid on items in both the silent auction and the live auction — all to help children find “forever families.”
New Orange Leaf Draws Crowd
Ribbon-cutting ceremony welcomes Orange Leaf to Cabin John.
“Awesome,” said Jacob Fienberg. “The swirl is just so creamy and good,” said Jack Feldman as he licks his spoon. “It doesn’t really taste like yogurt. It tastes like ice cream,” said Max Miller.
Jade Billows Closes
“I was crying as I ate my last salt and pepper shrimp right before Jade Billows closed,” lamented Potomac’s Debbie Goldberg.