Out & About: Spring (Finally) Finds Potomac
Out & About: Spring (Finally) Finds Potomac
Column: Emerging from the Polar Vortex
Spring is here; time to dig in and preserve the local environment.
It seems like such a short time ago that the words “polar” and “climate change” prompted only images of iconic polar bears searching for the last melting Arctic ice floes. Few of us had even heard of “polar vortexes” and their impacts on the Potomac Subregion, but we have all learned rapidly about this other, more local, effect of climate change. Now, finally, the daffodils are budding up and it appears the long winter is over.
Potomac: Churchill Senior Dubick Breaks Maryland Points Record
Attackman surpasses previous record of 380 points.
Churchill's Louis Dubick is approaching state records for career goals and assists.
Out & About in Potomac
March: In Like a Lion, Up and Down Like a Gazelle
March: In Like a Lion, Up and Down Like a Gazelle
Potomac: Collecting Shoes To Fight Against Poverty
Junior Girl Scout Troop 642 spearheads Soles4Souls shoe drive.
Everyone has a pair of shoes or two that aren’t as comfortable as they would like, don’t go with anything they have — or that they are just plain tired of. Residents should dig deep in their closets and bring their “gently used” shoes to the Potomac United Methodist Church (PUMC) at 9908 South Glen Road in Potomac on Sunday, March 29 from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. By donating shoes, residents will be helping Soles4Souls, a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to fighting the “devastating impact and perpetuation of poverty.”
Potomac Sports Briefs for the Week of March. 25, 2015
The Churchill boys’ lacrosse team opened the 2015 season with a 23-2 win over Kennedy at home on Monday.
Potomac: Beer, Wine and Sake Added to En Bistro
Restaurant receives liquor license.
Since opening this past year, En Bistro and Sushi has impressed the Potomac community with its fresh sushi and sashimi, served in a manner that resembles a piece of fine art, instead of a dinner entrée. The small restaurant, located behind the Verizon store and next to Tally Ho in the Potomac Village Shopping Center is a Japanese bistro, complete with a kimono, once owned by a Japanese movie actor. The kimono was sent to owner Billy Ye by his mother many years ago — and he has been waiting to find the just right spot for hanging it.
News Brief: Fields Opening Delayed, Potomac
The opening of all Montgomery Parks’ park and elementary / middle school athletic fields (excluding synthetic turf fields) have been delayed from the original opening date of March 15 until April 1 at the earliest, due to this year’s harsh winter weather conditions.
Brief: Later School Start Times in Potomac
The Montgomery County Board of Education voted to change school starting and ending times for the public schools effective for the 2015-2016 school year — moving middle and high school start times 20 minutes later and elementary school start times 10 minutes later.
Potomac: Winners of the Lego Challenge
The winners of the Toy Castle Lego Build Challenge 2015 are Colin and Leah Smith, Minche Lee and Alex Mandy.
Potomac: ‘Guys Night Out and Seder Summit’
Beth Sholom hosts annual night of fine fare and camaraderie.
Kosher BBQ ribs, fried chicken, fries — and 13 Scotch companies pouring samples — nothing could make a gathering of 500-plus men any more content than devouring their favorite comfort foods while bonding and schmoozing with other men. In addition to fine fare and camaraderie, the men benefited from Rabbi Nissan Antine’s discussion concerning how to make their own family Passover Seder relevant and significant.
Potomac Weekend Entertainment: 03/20/15
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Potomac Home Sales: February, 2015
In February, 2015, 23 Potomac homes sold between $1,450,000-$480,000.
Potomac Home Sales: February, 2015
Potomac: Performing Musical Numbers in ‘Opposition’
Winston Churchill hosts annual Blast from the Past.
“Opposition” — this year’s thematic thread that weaves through the 26th Annual Blast from the Past song and dance production — brings to light the concept of opposition within musical numbers.