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We highlight 431 physicians in 61 specialties in Montgomery County and Upper Northwest D.C.

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FEATURES Delmarva’s beaches are famous for the surf, the sand and the boardwalks. But the resort-area towns also have become a destination for foodies. Here are 33 eateries we think are worth a visit.

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142 ‘Cuban to the Bone’

154 Ready for the call

166 Bethesda interview

Raynold Mendizábal left his country on a raft 25 years ago.

Now the Havana-born chef owns two Silver Spring restaurants— El Sapo Cuban Social Club and Urban Butcher—and solves mathematical equations for fun.

At the Montgomery County Public Safety Training Academy in Gaithersburg, emergency responders prepare for the worst

Best-selling author and former sportswriter Jane Leavy talks about locker room interviews, a drunken Mickey Mantle, and why she spent eight years working on a book about Babe Ruth

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244 | TABLE TALK What’s happening on the local food scene

192 | HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS

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274 | WEDDINGS

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216 | BE WELL

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288 | GET AWAY

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68 | QUICK TAKES News you may have missed

72 | BOOK REPORT New books by local authors, literary events and more

218 | FINDING THE WORDS Speech therapists at the Stroke Comeback Center in Rockville are helping survivors recover their communication skills and connect with others facing similar challenges

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295 | FLASHBACK Women tended the fields on Montgomery County farms while men fought overseas during World War I

296 | OUTTAKES

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A MECCA FOR MEDICINE IN THE BIBLE, BETHESDA is the name of a healing pool where invalids went in hopes of curing their afflictions and where Jesus is said to have performed a miracle and cured a paralyzed man. It seems fitting, then, that Bethesda, Maryland, is the center of healing in the country and, arguably, the world.

The National Institutes of Health, the preeminent health research agency, has been in Bethesda for more than 80 years. Across Wisconsin Avenue, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is the world’s largest military medical hospital. President Franklin Roosevelt selected the site of what was originally known as the National Naval Medical Center in 1938.

NIH and Walter Reed are the largest and third-largest employers in Montgomery County with nearly 30,000 workers.

The county is also home to six highly regarded private hospitals (and another just across the Northwest D.C. line), about 2,200 private-practice physicians and an impressive array of nonprofit clinics that treat low-income residents.

A recent study by the Princeton, New Jersey-based Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that Montgomery County has more primary care physicians per capita than the Maryland and national averages.

Access to quality health care is only one of the factors that leads to good health outcomes. Affluence and education are key determinants, and the Bethesda area is among the wealthiest and most highly educated in the country.

Despite increasing poverty in some parts of Montgomery County, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study concluded that, for the sixth year in a row, Montgomery was the healthiest county in Maryland. The foundation’s ratings are based on a variety of factors, such as premature deaths, smoking rates, obesity, the number of people without health insurance and college graduation rates.

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Upper Northwest D.C. (ZIP codes 20015 and 20016). The doctors were selected by Castle Connolly, a New York Citybased health care research firm that maintains a database of top doctors nationwide.

The Top Doctors list will be available on July 22 at BethesdaMagazine.com. The online list will be sortable by specialty.

WE RECENTLY MARKED TWO milestones in the office. In April, we celebrated the five-year anniversary of Bethesda Beat, and in June we toasted the 15th anniversary of Bethesda Magazine.

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The magazine comes out six times a year and publishes in-depth stories about people, places and trends in our community. This issue is our 91st.

Bethesda Beat and Bethesda Magazine are bound together by the commitment of our company and employees to keep Montgomery County residents informed about what’s happening in their community. My wife and business partner, Susan Hull, and I are grateful to our employees, readers and advertisers for making it possible to do the work we love to do.

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Juan eats, lives and breathes real estate. Since the start of his real estate career 16 years ago, he’s been dedicated to his clients, approaching every transaction as though it were his own. Juan is the leader of Umanzor & Associates, seven Realtors® serving Maryland, DC and Virginia, and one of Long & Foster’s top-producing teams. Ranking among the top 1% of real estate agents nationwide, Juan has been recognized in several publications including The Wall Street Journal, Top Agent Magazine, Washingtonian, Virginia Living and DC Metro Real Producers. In 2018 Umanzor & Associates sold 144 homes with over $44 million in sales volume. Juan is committed to his work and his personal goal to be the best person he can be in all areas of his life.

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My philosophy is simple,” he says. “Treat everyone like familia.”

Juan A. Umanzor, Jr. Umanzor & Associates 301.215.4701 (d) | 240.606.8394 (c) Juan@LNF.com Bethesda Gateway Office 301.907.7600

WE KNOW BETHESDA At the Banner Team we love being a part of our community. Whether we’re helping friends and neighbors buy and sell homes, donating a portion of every commission to local charities through our Pay It Forward Program, hosting community events, or serving local organizations, we find joy in being a part of the neighborhood.

As one of the most successful, award-winning teams locally and nationally, with 10 experienced agents and 5 full-time staff behind the scenes, we pride ourselves on an unsurpassed level of commitment to our clients.

We understand that buying and selling a home, while exciting, can be stressful, so we strive to make it a stress free and enjoyable experience.

Left to Right: Ilene Gordon, Michelle Teichberg, Pat Karta, Wendy Banner, Julia Fortin, Jody Aucamp, Gail Gordon. Back Row: Brooke Bassin, Emily Moritt Not shown: Paula Nesbitt, Sharyn Goldman

Wendy Banner

Honored as Top Producers and Top Agents by Bethesda Magazine, Washingtonian Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and more, we’d be thrilled to help you buy or sell your next home!

Banner Team

301.365.9090 | info@bannerteam.com Bethesda Gateway Office 301.907.7600

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Heller Coley Reed 240.800.5155 hellercoleyreed@gmail.com hellercoleyreed.com LFC at Bethesda Office Zelda: 202.257.1226 Jamie: 202.669.1331 Leigh: 301.674.2829

Heller Coley Reed is a leader in the real estate market in the Washington DC metro area with over 30 years of award-winning service, and year after year ranks among the top real estate teams for the highest sales volume and highest average home sales price. Zelda Heller, Jamie Coley and Leigh Reed attribute their continued success to their high customer service standards and unparalleled expertise when handling real estate transactions.

BETHESDA KNOWS US Elaine is consistently ranked among the top agents nationwide and has been a leader in the Capital Region for nearly 30 years. Her comprehensive approach to the real estate experience, utilizing integrated strategic marketing, skilled negotiation tactics, contract expertise, and detailed geographic and demographic knowledge, has resulted in her and her team’s reputation as the most trusted and reliable group on the region. Elaine combines her academic background in finance along with her intimate knowledge of interior design to ensure all of her listings are prepared exceptionally for sale, and leverages the latest market data to make informed decisions with her client’s regarding pricing and market movement.

These principles have served as a foundation for Elaine’s real estate success and she has applied them across her group, resulting in an award winning team that continues to exceed client expectations in the DC Metro area and beyond.

A passion and drive to be the best in the industry is passed on directly to their valued clients. Elaine’s team of experts includes leading realtors, stagers, contract professionals, legal advisors and more; they deliver superior real estate services and a lifelong relationship with each and every valued client.

Elaine Koch

Elaine Koch Group 301.840.7320 | elaine@elainekoch.com LFC at Bethesda Office 240.800.5155

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Todd Harris 301.455.5440 | Todd@ToddHarrisHomes.com Bethesda Office 240.497.1700

Todd is one of Long & Foster | Christie’s leading luxury agents and has consistently been named a top producer in Montgomery County year after year.

His success in one of the most highly sought after markets in the country places him in the top 100 among all Long & Foster | Christie’s agents nationally, as well as earning him the #1 New Home Agent award, respectively. Todd is an expert resource for buyers and sellers looking to build their dream home or properly prepare their home for market. A thorough evaluation process, based on years of real estate success, is the hallmark of Todd’s approach to ensure maximum future potential along with vital cost estimates.

His team of experts includes staging professionals, contractors, and designers to ensure every listing is presented appropriately and adequately in this competitive market. This unique skill set, coupled with his deep knowledge of the latest digital marketing trends, makes for an incredible real estate experience.

That experience is precisely why Todd has earned a reputation for achieving the best results for his clients, and they have rewarded his dedication with ongoing repeat and referral business, one of the greatest measures of success in real estate.

WE KNOW BETHESDA

I’ve been selling Bethesda real estate since 2004. I’m a fifth generation native of the DMV, making Bethesda my home for the past 30 years and, together with my husband John, raising 3 children here. I know the nuances and distinctions of each and every Bethesda neighborhood and how that can impact important real estate decisions. From schools to restaurants to transportation, and even the parks and trails, I know this sought-after region as a local who has spent her life here and takes pride in calling it my home.

In 2018, I was the Top Individual Agent in the Region. I’ve sold more real estate over the past 3 years than any other individual agent in Bethesda, having listed or sold more than 100 homes. I love this area, the people and their stories.

Bethesda attracts a lot of fascinating people with diverse backgrounds which makes it a very dynamic place to live. The homes are just as diverse and unique, from magnificent stone-front, tudor-style to mid-century modern homes to classic brick colonials — no two neighborhoods are alike which is one of the reasons Bethesda has so much character and is such a desirable place to call home.

Cheryl Leahy 301.370.2484 | cleahy@aol.com Bethesda Office 240.497.1700

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Peg Mancuso is a 30-year veteran of the real estate industry. Licensed in DC, Maryland and Virginia, Ms. Mancuso has been a top producer for multiple major real estate companies over her distinguished career.

In addition to starting The Daly Mancuso Group over a decade ago, Ms. Mancuso, The 2016 Realtor® of the Year, has also served the realtor community in such positions as the President of the Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors® (GCAAR), and on the Board of the Maryland Realtors® (MR), The National Associations of Realtors® (NAR), District of Columbia Association of Realtors® (DCAR) and the Women’s Council of Realtors® (WCR).

Whether you’re looking to purchase a home, or sell your property, Ms. Mancuso’s marketing plans have been refined over her 30 years as an industry leader. To schedule a listing appointment at your home or a sit down in our office to go over the possibility of a move, please contact Ms. Mancuso.

Peg Mancuso

The Daly Mancuso Group, LLC 301.996.5953 | peg.mancuso@gmail.com Bethesda Office 240.497.1700

BETHESDA KNOWS US Eric Murtagh leads the amazing team at Murtagh Properties, recognized year after year for real estate excellence in Bethesda and Chevy Chase. Their depth of knowledge and expertise in ensuring seamless real estate transactions are the foundation of the business, and their background and understanding of local properties has helped many clients successfully purchase and sell with confidence and trust.

They are embedded in the community and bring over 100 years of real estate, construction, development and investment experience to each client they represent. It’s why they are one of the top teams in the nation, serving clients’ needs across all facets of the real estate process. Whether it’s Eric’s nearly 30 years in the business, Karen and Dejan’s new construction expertise, Marina’s insights on the best neighborhoods, Kate’s strong Maryland and D.C. roots, Noel’s superior market analysis, and Jonathan rounds out the team as our newest Realtor®/attorney — this team offers everything a buyer or seller in Bethesda and the surrounding region needs to achieve their real estate dreams.

Jonathan Blansfield, Marina Krapiva, Eric Murtagh, Karen Kuchins, Dejan Bujak, Kate Sheckells, Noel Fisher

Eric Murtagh

Murtagh Properties 301.652.8971 | MurtProperties@gmail.com murtaghproperties.com Bethesda | Chevy Chase Office 301.656.1800

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Nancy has been successfully selling homes in DC, MD and VA for 25 years, and in 2018 she was the #1 agent in the Bethesda All Points office.

Having lived in the DC Metropolitan area most of her life, she has an extensive knowledge of all markets and can identify properties that fit the lifestyles of her clients. With an emphasis on the luxury home market, her success is based on her client-focused approach, attention to detail, results-driven marketing strategies and negotiating skills. She also has a vast network of industry professionals she calls upon for her buyers and sellers to facilitate their needs.

In 2006, Nancy’s husband Stephen Hicks partnered with her after 30+ years in the technology industry. He brought his years of experience as global Director of Sales and Marketing to the real estate business.

Together, Nancy and Steve have earned stellar reputations as trustworthy, well-informed agents who pride themselves on adeptly guiding their clients through the ever changing DC Metro real estate market.

Nancy Mannino 301.461.1018 | Nancy.Mannino@LNF.com Bethesda All Points Office 301.229.4000

WE KNOW BETHESDA

The Fitzpatrick Group is a growing group of five agents serving Maryland, DC, Virginia and North Carolina. Sue Fitzpatrick, team principal, got her real estate license in 1986.

She, along with three other team members, are native Washingtonians, intimately familiar with the Washington, D.C. area real estate market. Among the top groups at Long & Foster, The Fitzpatrick Group is committed to serving a diverse clientele and all real estate needs. From relocation to military moves, first-time buyers to emptynesters, condominiums to luxury estates, they handle it all. And while on the cuttingedge of marketing and technology, they know that the personal touch is what’s most important. Sue and her team love what they do, and their relationships with clients continue long after settlement.

James Fitzpatrick, Christine Mann, Susan Fitzpatrick, Melissa Hamlin, Kevin Conley

Susan Fitzpatrick The Fitzpatrick Group 240.793.8523 | Sue@LNF.com FitzpatrickRealEstateGroup.com

Bethesda Gateway Office 301.907.7600

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Barak Sky is an award winning Realtor® licensed in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. He’s a managing partner of the Sky Group (top 1% in annual sales volume nationwide) and a recipient of Realtor Magazine’s prestigious “30 under 30” honor for 2013 — a national award given to 30 Realtors® under the age of 30, based on dynamic criteria including sales volume, innovation and community service.

Barak began his real estate career in 2008 and has increased his annual sales volume to over $100 million. He’s a master negotiator, tireless worker and dynamic problem solver. However, it’s his unwavering commitment to customer service that keeps his business thriving. Barak is a native of Montgomery County, Maryland. He attended American University where he played tennis and graduated with a BA in Business Administration/ Finance. In his free time, Barak still enjoys playing tennis as well as golfing, skiing, and spending time with his family.

Barak Sky

The Sky Group 301.742.5759 | barak@theskygroup.com Bethesda Office 240.497.1700

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Debbie has been a licensed Realtor® for over 30 years and has won nearly every Long & Foster award, including being named to the Masters Hall of Fame for outstanding sales and service. Her team over the years has garnered top honors for Montgomery County and she’s placed in the top 1% of all Realtors® in the country.

Her knowledge of the single family, town home, and condo market in the Capital Region is unrivaled.

A unique approach to client service has helped Debbie retain clients for decades, and her business has been built on a solid foundation of referrals. A track record of getting sellers the best possible price in the shortest amount of time is why Debbie is one of the most trustworthy names in Capital Region real estate.

Debbie Cohen Managing Director

The DC Team of Long & Foster Real Estate 202.288.9939 | debbie@thedcteam.com thedcteam.com Bethesda Gateway Office 301.907.7600

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Speicher Group of Long & Foster | Christie’s International Real Estate is an award-winning real estate firm based in Bethesda, Maryland and operating in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C, and Maui, Hawaii. We attribute success to our agents who were hand-selected for their experience, market knowledge, and career accomplishments. Our agents are supported by an operations and marketing team and our unique technology platform that enables them to go above and beyond for each client.

Established in 2010, we have sold more than 1,000 homes for more than $500 million in sales. We have beautiful offices in Bethesda, Ocean City, and Kapalua (Maui).

Chris and Peggy Lyn Speicher Speicher Group

301.710.9920 | Info@SpeicherGroup www.SpeicherGroup.com

Our powerful online presence is an asset to our sellers whose properties are featured prominently, and to our buyers and agents who are able to stay in sync while searching for a home. Our tightly integrated CRM, website and mobile apps are truly a competitive advantage.

LFC at Bethesda Office 240.800.5155

WE KNOW BETHESDA

Joseph is an award-winning Realtor® licensed in DC and Maryland, and he’s the managing partner of the Bernstein Group of Long & Foster Real Estate (top 1% in annual sales volume nationwide). Joseph began his real estate career in 2008 and has increased his annual sales volume each year ever since. He works with an array of clients, buyers and sellers alike. His area of expertise ranges from investment and distressed properties through high end single family homes and luxury condos. In 2018 Joseph was introduced as a member of the Founder’s Club — becoming one of Long & Foster’s leading sales associates. Joseph is also the managing member of Bernstein Homes & Investments, a residential developer in the DMV focused on restoration and redevelopment. He has participated in over 150 transactions worth over $50,000,000 in volume.

Joseph Bernstein Bernstein Group

301.367.0507 | Joseph.Bernstein@LongandFoster.com Bethesda Office 240.497.1700

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The Jane Fairweather Team was ranked the #1 team in the Washington metro region and #1 in the Mid-Atlantic Region for 15 consecutive years. As a 35+ year veteran of the business, Jane is a pillar in the Maryland Real Estate community and frequently appears on CNBC, Fox, and in the Washington Post as a Capital Region expert. Together with her team of highly specialized assistants and buyer agents, Jane sells an average of 100 homes per year and her lifetime sales currently exceed 1 billion dollars.

In addition to her extraordinary resume, Jane also plays an active role in the community through her association with local organizations. Jane is the Chair of the Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce, Past President of Imagination Stage, Co-Chair Arts & Entertainment District Council, and on the Bethesda Urban Partnership Board. She is also Chair of the Bethesda Metro Improvement Task Force and a former Board member of Bethesda Green.

Jane Fairweather

Jane Fairweather Team 301.530.4663 | JaneFairweather.com Bethesda Gateway Office 301.907.7600

BETHESDA KNOWS US Laura and Anne have been working together as the Emmett Homes team since 2009. Anne is a well-known and respected Bethesda-based agent with over 30 years of experience. Laura previously worked as a political appointee and employment attorney before joining Anne selling real estate. This mother/daughter team enjoys the camaraderie of working together and, in turn, treats every client like a part of the family.

Their first priority is helping clients reach their real estate goals, and they do it all with the utmost level of professionalism and integrity.

They have a tremendously strong tie to this community they love and offer their clients insights and perspectives rooted in Bethesda. As a past head of the Sidwell Friends Parents Association and member of the board of the Edgemoor Citizen’s Association, Anne believes involvement in the areas we live and work in is the truest way to understand what makes a community unique. Laura has an incredible depth of knowledge of the Capital Region; she sells homes all over the DMV area but has a special love of her hometown base of Bethesda. She lives in the Sumner neighborhood with her husband and children.

Laura & Anne Emmett Emmett Homes

202.422.6374 | Laura.Emmett@LNF.com 301.466.2515 | Anne.Emmett@LNF.com Bethesda All Points Office 301.229.4000

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Lydia Benson creates an unparalleled real estate experience in this highly sought-after market by leveraging her genuine commitment to her clients and utilizing her decades of intimate local knowledge. She has called the Capital region her home for over 30 years, following undergraduate and graduate studies at Stanford University, and loves the vibrant city in which she lives and works.

Lydia’s personal, hands-on approach has resulted in award-winning growth rates among the leading agents in the DMV. Known for her honesty, confidentiality, and tireless work ethic when representing both buyers and sellers, Lydia approaches each client experience with the utmost respect and always stays true to her moniker —

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Treat your clients as you would like to be treated.”

Lydia Benson 202.365.3222 | LydiaBenson@StanfordAlumni.org www.LydiaBenson.com Bethesda All Points Office 301.229.4000

WE KNOW BETHESDA

Lynda O’Dea

Lynda understands that in today’s real estate market, most buyers and sellers are internet savvy, scouring the web for as much information as they can source to make intelligent decisions. Much of that information, however, is nationally generated, often lacking critical details. As a result, Lynda has invested extensively in finding and utilizing the most current technologies available to build the most comprehensive website about the local Bethesda real estate market, as well as Chevy Chase and Potomac, and throughout the entire DC metro area, keeping clients up to date with important information, news and statistics. Creatively presenting properties for her selling clients is another area where Lynda excels using her marketing and design background combined with the most effective tools and techniques.

240.988.4400 | Lynda@LegendaryHomes.com LegendaryHomes.com

LFC at Bethesda Office 240.800.5155

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I have such fond memories of Bethesda, having spent most of my life here, working and living in this wonderful community, and witnessing first hand the changes to the real estate market that have impacted this sought after area. As a leading agent in the region, I help my clients navigate this nuanced locale with the insight of a local expert. My goal is to impart my knowledge of Bethesda into each and every client interaction — it’s the very least I could do as a lifelong Bethesda resident and champion of this lovely town.

I can still remember going to the Bethesda Surf Shop on Cordell to buy a skateboard, a hip t-shirt, or just to look around at all of the cool products and merchandise; it was a highlight of my childhood. Over the last 5 decades I have had the pleasure of watching Bethesda grow, and grow up right along with me.

From going to the Psyche Deli and watching Root Boy Slim to touring 3+million dollar condos, Bethesda has come a long way and continues to grow and claim itself as one of the most desirable places to live in the Capital Region.

Adam Gelb 301.922.2922 | Adam.Gelb@LongandFoster.com Bethesda Office 240.497.1700

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As a lifelong resident of Maryland, Cindy has called Bethesda her home for the past 34 years. Living and working here has allowed her to provide clients with unique knowledge and perspective on Bethesda lifestyle, real estate, and much more. As the leader of The Souza Group, Cindy and her son Brett, along with Marzi Khanamelli, continue to be the real estate authority in lower Montgomery County. Over the years they have received numerous awards and honors, including “Best Real Estate Team” by the readers of Bethesda magazine. In addition to serving the community she loves, Cindy has also helped countless clients find the perfect summer beach home in Delaware, where she is also licensed. Cindy and her team are known for their breadth of knowledge on the real estate landscape in this sought after community, and they are looking forward to meeting you.

Cindy Souza

The Souza Group 301.332.5032 | Cindy.Souza@LNF.com Souza-Group.com Bethesda Gateway Office 301.907.7600

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Matt Murton

Smart Living Associates matt@smartLNF.com 301.461.4201 cell SmartLivingAssociates.com Licensed in MD, DC and VA

Bethesda Gateway Office 301.907.7600

Shawn Stevens, Matt Murton, Kristy Deal, Chris Kendrick, Art Rivera

Born and raised in Bethesda, Matt brings an insider knowledge of Bethesda and its surrounding areas to his work in real estate.

He is creative and tech-savvy, using the latest technology to give clients the competitive edge. Matt is the principal of Smart Living Associates, a dedicated team of full-time agents whose vast experience and market-savvy allow them to provide clients with an outstanding experience. Their listings are artfully staged,

selling faster and for top dollar. Commitment, experience and skills have made these hard-working Realtors® one of Long & Foster’s top teams and among the most highly respected teams in the Washington, DC market. Smart Living Associates is affiliated with Long & Foster’s billion-dollar Bethesda Gateway Office, the #1 real estate office in the Maryland-DC region.

WE KNOW BETHESDA

Licensed in Maryland, DC and Virginia Sarah Funt is consistently a Top Producer at Long & Foster’s Bethesda Gateway Office. In addition to her 27 years in the local market as a Realtor®, Sarah has called Bethesda home for nearly all of her life, and she is proud to have built a business strictly by referrals. For her sellers she focuses on what needs to be done to achieve highest and best price for their home; be it a full renovation or a small punch list. Sarah and her team of experts work to ensure all of the sellers needs are met. For her buyers she starts with a one-on-one consultation focusing on every detail involved from pre-approval to settlement.

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Sarah has that very rare quality where you realize after working with her, she is absolutely perfect at what she does. She literally hits all the right cords in what you need in an agent working for you.” ~ S. Stone (previous client)

Sarah Funt 301.509.1283 | Sarah.Funt@longandfoster.com SarahFunt.com Bethesda Gateway Office 301.907.7600

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With 30+ years of real estate experience and a discerning eye, Pam has transformed hundreds of area homes with creative staging and a keen understanding of what is most important to today’s home buyers. To the benefit of her sellers, she understands that even the smallest changes can make an enormous difference in a home’s appeal. The result: quicker sales at higher prices. Pam is committed to exceptional service and communication, and her clients are always top priority. Ranked among the top agents at Long & Foster and nationwide, she is part of network of top-producing agents on the cutting edge of sales and marketing at Long & Foster’s billion-dollar Bethesda Gateway office.

Pam Ryan-Brye 202.276.6902 (c) pamryan-brye@LNF.com Bethesda Gateway Office 301.907.7600

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An innovative, tech savvy, multilingual Yale graduate with a professional background in finance, Kyle serves as a real estate consultant for her clients, personally managing each step of the home buying or selling process. Kyle’s unique personal and professional skill set sets her apart from other agents. A perpetual student of the real estate industry with a desire to stay ahead of the market and on top of the latest technology trends, Kyle is an e-Pro internet marketing specialist, certified ASP Home Stager, First Time Home Buyer, Senior Seller, Historic Home, and certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist. She is also is a certified Smart Home Technology expert.

Kyle Richards 301.675.3677 KyleRichardsRealty@gmail.com KyleRichardsRealEstate.com

Over the past fourteen years, Kyle has earned a sterling reputation for providing her clients with superior, hands-on, personal customer service.

She enthusiastically serves her clients using the latest in real estate technology combined with five star, concierge style customer service and timely, responsive communication.

LFC at Bethesda Office 240.800.5155

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SKY SALUTATION

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LUSH GREEN FAUX HEDGES surround the spacious rooftop at Truebody Bethesda fitness club. The serene scene—along with views of the sky and towering buildings nearby—is the setting for yoga classes on Friday evenings.

Instructor Becki Portis encourages students to focus on the sounds of the outdoors, from birds chirping to cars honking on the street below, and how the sounds make them feel. Students can practice mindfulness while perfecting their downward-facing dog.

Portis has been teaching the class since the fitness club opened last year in the historic building that long served Bethesda as a post office. The club focuses on group fitness and offers a variety of classes on a drop-in basis or through membership packages. Portis says the rooftop vinyasa yoga class usually has 12 to 15 participants. A happy hour is held afterward from 6:45 to 8 p.m. in the club’s lobby, where yoga

students and other gym-goers can mingle, drink beer, wine and nonalcoholic beverages and snack on veggies, cheese and crackers.

“Normally, yoga classes are very dark and closed off from the world,” says Bethesda resident Sadie Schulte, who recently tried the rooftop yoga class. “[This is] more open and you can hear things, and you’re more in tune with what’s going [on] around you, but you’re also better capable of tuning out at the same time. I had never had an experience like that before.”

Rooftop yoga classes are on Fridays from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. (weather permitting); $24; reservations recommended.

Truebody Bethesda, 7400 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda; 301493-8783; truebody.fit.

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A DAY AT THE DAIRY BY 4 P.M., THE BABIES are on their feet, pink tongues out, noses in the air.

They’re waiting for bottles of warm milk.

And they’re mooing. The babies are calves at South Mountain Creamery, a working dairy farm in Middletown, Maryland, about an hour drive from Bethesda.

Visitors can feed the calves at 4 p.m. each day, and on nice afternoons the calf barn is especially busy with kids and parents eager to lend a hand.

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for a self-guided tour ($1) at Karen’s Kountry Store, the on-site market. Highlights include the cow maternity ward, the calf barn, and the milking parlor, where twice a day—starting at 1:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.—the brown Jersey cows and the black and white Holsteins are hooked up to mechanical pumps.

South Mountain’s milk, cream, butter, yogurt and ice cream are all sold at Karen’s Kountry Store. Among the ice cream flavors are “Dirt Road” (chocolate with brownie bits and marshmallow) and “Birthday Cake” (blue vanilla

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ice cream with sprinkles and pieces of cake). Grab a cone and head to the covered pavilion with picnic tables.

There’s also a play area with slides, tunnels, toy dump trucks, ride-on cars and tricycles.

South Mountain Creamery is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. 8305 Bolivar Road, Middletown, Maryland; 301-3718565; southmountaincreamery.com.

—Stephanie Siegel Burke

PHOTO BY LAURA CHASE DE FORMIGNY

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BEST BETS

Our picks for things to see and do in July and August

BY STEPHANIE SIEGEL BURKE

July 13

LORDS OF THE RING

7 p.m., $20, Silver Spring Black Box Theatre, flyingvtheatre.com

July 9

A MOVING PERFORMANCE

July 17-Aug. 18

EYE OF THE TIGER

Chances are you’ve seen Pilobolus somewhere, you just might not have known it. The 48-year-old dance troupe, named after a type of fungus, is known for athletic and acrobatic movements that result in surreal, surprising and often humorous configurations.

The group has formed shapes on Sesame Street, morphed into a Hyundai Santa Fe in an automobile commercial, shadow-danced for NFL promotions, and become a human kaleidoscope in a music video for rock band OK Go. The troupe comes to North Bethesda with a program that includes video and some of its classic performance pieces.

Olney Theatre Center closes out its 2018-2019 season with Mike Lew’s biting satirical play, Tiger Style!, which skewers stereotypes of Asian Americans.

It tells the story of Chinese American siblings Albert and Jennifer. Despite their impressive accomplishments—selling out concerts at Carnegie Hall, degrees from Harvard, successful careers—Albert and Jennifer blame their parents, upbringing, and Chinese culture for their personal failings as adults. After Albert gets passed over for a promotion and Jennifer breaks up with her boyfriend, they spiral into a delayed adolescent rebellion, which brings them to China, where things quickly go sideways.

8 p.m., $29-$69, The Music Center at Strathmore, strathmore.org

$54-$74, $49-$69 younger than 18 and ages 65 and older, Olney Theatre Center, olneytheatre.org

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Not everyone considers professional wrestling a type of theater. But Flying V does. Like some of the best stage shows, wrestling is based on compelling characters, dramatic storylines and athletic choreography.

That’s why the Bethesda company, which seeks to expand the definition of theater—it’s also undertaken an interactive role-playing game and a fictional podcast—is making its second foray into professional wrestling. In this event, which it is calling Sweet Summer Heat, Flying V is producing a full-fledged professional WWE-style wrestling card, featuring several bouts between new and established wrestlers hailing from the local wrestling scene and theater community. Watch as they take to the ring for the ultimate smackdown.

Hometown Holidays features a full schedule of live music.

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MOONWALKING MEMORIES On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. The Gaithersburg International Latitude Observatory is marking that giant leap for mankind with an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing.

Visitors can view the night sky through telescopes, conduct experiments, and participate in hands-on activities to learn about crater formation and phases of the moon. The observatory, which celebrated its 120th anniversary this year, is one of six around the world that were built to track the Earth’s wobble on its polar axis through star readings to aid in navigation. It operated until 1982, when satellites replaced human observers. It’s now open to the public for occasional sky-watching events.

STOMP AND STRUM Featuring a fiddle, clawhammer banjo, button accordion and upright bass, Charm City Junction plays a blend of old-timey Americana, bluegrass and Irish music with a modern twist. For its performance at AMP by Strathmore, the Baltimore band is joined by Annapolis-based Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble, whose rhythmic stomping and clapping provide the beat for the quartet’s acoustic arrangements. Both groups are rooted in the traditional music of Appalachia but are credited for interpreting and presenting it in new and creative ways.

8 p.m., $28-$48, AMP by Strathmore, ampbystrathmore.com

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FAIR FARE The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair honors the county’s agricultural history and features carnival rides, farm animals and demolition derbies.

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Aug. 7-28

GREEN SCREENS Mythical creatures could be the theme of Rockville’s summer outdoor film series Movies in the Parks. Featuring characters such as mermaids, yetis, gnomes and iceskating ducks, the family-friendly films are presented at a different park each Wednesday in August. The lineup: Smallfoot at Calvin Park (Aug. 7), The Mighty Ducks at Woodley Gardens Park (Aug. 14), The Little Mermaid at Maryvale Park (Aug. 21) and Sherlock Gnomes at Potomac Woods Park (Aug. 28). Bring your own chairs, blankets, food and beverages.

Movies start at dusk (approximately 8 p.m.), free, various locations, rockvillemd.gov ■

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Juan de Marcos González will be one of the performers at El Gran Festival de Musica Cubana.

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roots and R&B/hip-hop/urban. A list of this year’s winners can be found at saw.org/ masc. 8-10 p.m. $25; $15 ages 18 and younger. Arts Barn, Gaithersburg. 301-2586394, gaithersburgmd.gov.

July 20 JODY WATLEY. Join the Grammy-winning R&B, dance and pop music legend, a 2009 recipient of Billboard magazine’s “Lifetime Achievement Award,” as she celebrates 30 years since the release of her double platinum Larger Than Life album. 8 p.m. $59.50-$79.50. ($20 food/ beverage minimum not included in ticket price). Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, Bethesda. 240-330-4500, bbjlive.com.

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47SOUL. Singing in both Arabic and English, the Middle Eastern band performs its own unique genre called “Shamstep,” a combination of traditional Palestinian street music infused with electronic beats, funk, hip-hop and rock. 9 p.m. $31. AMP

by Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-5815100, ampbystrathmore.com.

July 11

STEPHEN MARLEY. The second son of Jamaican reggae pioneer Bob Marley, Stephen Marley is an eight-time Grammy-

winning producer and musician whose versatile sound blends reggae with soul, hip-hop and electronic beats. 8 p.m. $29.50. The Fillmore Silver Spring. 301960-9999, fillmoresilverspring.com.

July 13

SINGER SONGWRITER SHOWCASE CONCERT. Winners from this year’s 35th Annual Mid-Atlantic Song Contest (MASC) perform their award-winning songs as well as other originals and arrangements.

Presented by the Songwriters’ Association of Washington, MASC recognized musicians in 13 categories, including adult contemporary, country/bluegrass, rock/ alternative, pop, folk rock/Americana/

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Aug. 9 A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF ARETHA FRANKLIN. R&B recording artist Ameya Taylor joins the BRENCORE Allstars Band in honoring the Queen of Soul by performing some of her greatest hits. 8 p.m. $40 ($20 food/beverage minimum not included in ticket price). Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, Bethesda. 240-330-4500, bbjlive.com.

Aug. 11 BAD RELIGION. For nearly four decades, the punk rock icons from Southern California have used their music to push social boundaries and bring political issues to light. Their most recent album, Age of Unreason, was released in May. 8 p.m. $32.50. The Fillmore Silver Spring.

301-960-9999, fillmoresilverspring.com.

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Jody Watley, an R&B, dance and pop music legend, will take the stage at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club on July 20.

SUGAR BEAR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. Event features Experience Unlimited (E.U.), the go-go/R&B/funk band out of Washington, D.C., founded by bassist Gregory “Sugar Bear” Elliot in the 1970s, and special guests. E.U. was featured on such television programs as The Arsenio Hall Show, Soul Train and Showtime at the Apollo. 8 p.m. $30 ($20 food/beverage minimum not included in ticket price).

Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, Bethesda. 240-330-4500, bbjlive.com.

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good life Aug. 11 CHICAGO PLAYS THE STONES. Guitar slinger Ronnie Baker Brooks and harmonica extraordinaire Billy Branch put a bluesy twist on songs by the Rolling Stones. 7:30 p.m. $36-$56. AMP by Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-5815100, ampbystrathmore.com.

Aug. 17 VERONICA SWIFT. A frequent performer with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, this 24-year-old jazz vocalist has already garnered high praises. The evening will feature Great American Songbook favorites as well as bebop and vocalese classics.

5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. $25-$45. AMP by Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-5815100, ampbystrathmore.com.

Aug. 17 and 18 UKEFEST EVENING CONCERTS. Professional and amateur ukulele players perform. The evening begins with a halfhour open mic for UkeFest attendees and is followed by a lineup of professional musicians. 6:30 p.m. $18. Education Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda.

301-581-5100, strathmore.org.

Upcoming Shows

Steppin’ at the Junction Charm City Junction & Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble Sat, July 27

Cherish The Ladies {Celtic super group}

Sun, Aug 4

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Aug. 28 MAMES BABEGENUSH. The Danish klezmer ensemble shares its unique sound: a combination of traditional Eastern European Jewish music and its Scandinavian roots. 8 p.m. $26-$46. AMP

by Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-5815100, ampbystrathmore.com.

OUTDOOR CONCERTS You bring the picnic fare, blankets and low-rise chairs; they provide the music. Shows are free.

July 10 through Aug. 28 LIVE FROM THE LAWN. Strathmore’s outdoor summer concert series will feature musical acts from Americana to Latin, island music to jazz, classical music and more. Check website for list of artists.

7 p.m. Wednesdays. Gudelsky Gazebo at Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-5815100, strathmore.org.

Thursdays through Aug. 29 LUNCHTIME LOUNGE. Take a break from work and have lunch outside while listening to live music. See website for list of performers. 12:30-2:30 p.m. Fountain Plaza Stage, Downtown Silver Spring. downtownsilverspring.com.

Saturdays through Sept. 7 KENSINGTON SUMMER CONCERT SERIES.

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Weekly live music performances for the whole family, presented by the Kensington Historical Society. 10-11 a.m. Saturdays.

Howard Avenue Park, Kensington. tok.md.gov/events-calendar.

Second Fridays through Sept. 13

TGIF DOWNTOWN STREET PARTY. A fun night of music—played by DJ Damon—and games, beer and sangria stations. ’90s hits, July 12; Latin music mix, Aug. 9; Top 40, Sept. 13. 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Fountain Plaza, Downtown Silver Spring. downtownsilverspring.com.

Fridays through Sept. 27

NANDO’S FIERY FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERTS. Enjoy dinner alfresco to the tune of live music played by local bands. Performances will span all genres of music; see website for complete schedule. 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Lakefront Plaza near Uncle Julio’s (until completion of the boardwalk stage), RIO Washingtonian Center, Gaithersburg. riowashingtonian.com.

Fridays through Sept. 27

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE. Performers include Mambo Combo (July 5), Scott Kurt and Memphis 59 (July 12), The Crawdaddies (July 19), Hustle Souls (July 26), The Natty Beaux (Aug. 2), The Players Band (Aug. 9), Guys in Thin Ties (Aug. 16), Matt Hutchison and the Big Gin (Aug. 23) and Moonshine Society (Aug. 30). 6-9 p.m.

Rockville Town Square, Rockville. rockvilletownsquare.com.

Saturdays through Sept. 28

NANDO’S SPICY SATURDAY NIGHT CONCERTS. Have dinner outside and enjoy live music by a selection of local bands.

See website for the list of artists. 6:308:30 p.m. Fountain Plaza, Downtown Silver Spring. downtownsilverspring.com.

Saturdays through Sept. 28

BANDS ON THE BOARDWALK. Performances, which include Woodstock and Paul McCartney tributes, range from country to pop, classic rock to R&B and more. Check website for complete schedule. 6-9 p.m. Lakefront Plaza near Uncle Julio’s (until completion of the boardwalk stage), RIO Washingtonian Center, Gaithersburg. riowashingtonian.com.

THEATER AND TALKS Through July 20

INTIMATE APPAREL. Set in 1905 New York City, this winner of the 2004 New York Drama Critics Circle and the Other Critics Circle awards tells the story of a resilient

African American seamstress, her dream of opening her own beauty parlor and the search for a loving husband. See website for showtimes and prices. Silver Spring Stage, Silver Spring. 301-593-6036, ssstage.org/intimate-apparel.

Through July 21 MATILDA. Based on Roald Dahl’s popular children’s book of the same name, the story follows Matilda Wormwood’s childhood adventures as she takes on grumpy school Principal Agatha Trunchbull.

Nostalgic for adults and timely for preadolescents; if this were a film, it would be rated PG. Check website for showtimes and prices. Olney Theatre Center, Olney.

301-924-3400, olneytheatre.org.

Through July 21 HAIRSPRAY. Tracy Turnblad goes from social outcast to superstar when her dreams of dancing on the Corny Collins Show come true, in this three-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical set in 1962. 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; 2 p.m.

July 14 and 21. $25; $23 students and seniors ages 62 and older. F. Scott

Fitzgerald Theatre, Rockville. 240-3148690, rockvillemd.gov.

July 25 CAROL BURNETT. Called “An Evening of Laughter & Reflection” and reminiscent of the beloved The Carol Burnett Show, this event features the witty and multifaceted actress, singer, comedian and writer answering audience questions and performing her infamously comedic montages. 8 p.m. Check website for prices. The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda 301-581-5100, strathmore.org.

July 26 CHILDREN OF EDEN. Part of the Olney Theatre Center’s “Applause Series,” this is a one-night concert version of the familyfriendly hit musical based on stories from the Bible. The performance will feature a large orchestra accompaniment. 8 p.m. $60. Olney Theatre Center. 301-924-3400, olneytheatre.org.

Aug. 10 AMP COMEDY: JOSH GONDELMAN. Known for his storytelling style, the senior writer on Showtime’s Desus & Mero and winner

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by AMP and Comedy Zone, will include a performance by D.C.-based comedian Jared Stern. 8 p.m. $12-$24. AMP by Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-5815100, ampbystrathmore.com.

Mondays through Aug. 26 MONDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES. Featuring a selection of art-house films by esteemed directors from around the world. 7 p.m.

Free. Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center, Rockville. 240-567-5301, mcblogs. montgomerycollege.edu/reppac.

ART Through July 21 NEXTGEN 6.0. The next generation of aspiring artists—ages 17-27—from the D.C. metropolitan area showcases its work in this juried group exhibition. Noon-4 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; noon-8 p.m. Fridays; noon-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Free. Kaplan Gallery, VisArts Rockville, Rockville. 301-315-8200, visartscenter.org.

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good life Through Aug. 11 JONATHAN MONAGHAN: A TRACE LEFT

BY THE FUTURE. The Washington, D.C.based artist and VisArts Studio fellow’s new sculpture, video, print and installation work draws attention to the increasingly blurred lines between the natural and artificial. Noon-4 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; noon-8 p.m. Fridays; noon-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Free. Gibbs Street Gallery, VisArts Rockville, Rockville.

301-315-8200, visartscenter.org.

Jonathan Monaghan’s artwork—including this still from the video “Out of the Abyss”—is on display at VisArts Rockville through Aug. 11.

Through Aug. 11

Jul 3-27 MARYLAND FEDERATION OF ART EXHIBIT. A wide range of artwork by MFA member artists will be on display during this juried show. Noon-6 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays (closed July 4); Opening reception 6-8 p.m.

July 12. Free. Gallery B, Bethesda. 301215-6660, bethesda.org.

July 20 CURATOR’S TOUR. Enhance your appreciation of Strathmore’s current art exhibitions by exploring the artists’ inspiration, techniques and history in this guided tour geared toward adults. 1 p.m.

Free; registration requested. The Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-5815100, strathmore.org.

Aug. 15 SILVER SPRING ART WALK. Enjoy a meet-up drink and snack at Astro Lab Brewing followed by an artwork discussion and tour. This month’s walk will include ceramic murals, and metal and bronze sculptures. 5:30-8 p.m.

Free; registration is required. Astro Lab Brewing, Silver Spring. 240-777-5307, silverspringdowntown.com/art-walk-tour.

DANCE Thursdays through Sept. 26 SALSA AT THE SQUARE. Learn the basics of salsa dancing during a festive evening that includes dance classes followed by

DJ music for everyone to keep on moving.

6-9 p.m. Free. Rockville Town Square, Rockville. rockvilletownsquare.com.

July 1 BHARATANATYAM. In this event for the whole family, Bethesda’s Natananjali School of Dance will perform bharatanatyam, a genre of classical dance from South India that features rhythmic movement and storytelling. After the show, audience members will be invited to try a few folk/Bollywood movements. 6:30 p.m.

Free. White Oak Library, Silver Spring. 240773-9555, montgomerycountymd.gov/ library.

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Through Aug. 4 CIRCUS! This marionette show features clowns, acrobats and fauna from across the globe. Recommended for children of all ages. 11 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The Puppet Co., Glen Echo. 301634-5380, thepuppetco.org.

Through Aug. 11 THE BALLAD OF MU LAN. This inspiring tale about a courageous young woman’s fight for her country reminds girls that they can do anything they set their mind to. Best for ages 4 and older. See website for showtimes and prices. Imagination Stage, Bethesda. 301-280-1660, imaginationstage.org.

Through Sept. 4 CAROUSEL KIDS. Family-friendly entertainment that brings out the kid in everyone. Activities include Beowulf T. Wonderbunny (July 10), Peter Wood

Explorer of the Impossible (July 24), John Henry England (Aug. 7) and Peter McCory (Aug. 21). 10:30 a.m. Free. Carousel at RIO Washingtonian Center, Gaithersburg. riowashingtonian.com.

July 3 through Aug. 14 INQUIRING MINDS. Geared to ages 5 and older, this program features exploration activities with a different theme each week. Supplies are limited and available on a first-come-first-serve basis. 10:30 a.m.-noon Wednesdays. Free. Gaithersburg Community Museum, Gaithersburg. 301258-6160, gaithersburgmd.gov.

July 6 through Aug. 4 BALLOONACY. In this show recommended for children ages 1-5, an old man’s youthfulness seems long gone until he’s visited by a friendly red balloon.

See website for showtimes and prices.

Imagination Stage, Bethesda. 301-2801660, imaginationstage.org.

July 11 and Aug. 8 MOMMY & ME AND DADDY, TOO. A morning of live entertainment and activities designed to encourage interaction for children and their parents.

Each event includes giveaways, merchant specials and more. 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Free. Congressional Plaza, Rockville. congressionalplaza.com.

July 11, 18 and 25 BACKYARD THEATER FOR KIDS. From the music of Africa, South America, Asia and Europe, to high-energy dancing, indie poprock and puppetry, shows engage kids of all ages. 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Check website for prices and show schedule.

Outdoor Backyard Theater Stage at Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-5815100, strathmore.org.

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NATASA GALECIC: WHEREVER I GO I TAKE MY CLUTTER WITH ME. The artist’s presentation includes mixed-media drawings and a site-specific installation reflecting the rapid growth of landfills and fragile hybrid landscapes. Noon-4 p.m.

Wednesdays and Thursdays; noon-8 p.m.

Fridays; noon-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Free. Common Ground Gallery, VisArts Rockville, Rockville. 301-3158200, visartscenter.org.

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good life July 13 SPORTSFEST. This day of sports kicks off with a 1K fun run and gives kids in kindergarten through eighth grade a chance to test their skills in soccer, football, baseball, track and field, basketball, volleyball and tennis. There’s also an inflatable obstacle course. 8:3011 a.m. Free. Bohrer Park, Gaithersburg.

301-258-6350, gaithersburgmd.gov.

July 14 DISCOVERY DAYS: GOING GREEN. A fun opportunity for the youngest members of our society to learn how we can all help keep the environment safe. Includes hands-on activities, exhibits and demonstrations for ages 4 and older. 1-4 p.m. Free. Gaithersburg Community Museum and Olde Towne Plaza, Gaithersburg. 301-258-6160, gaithersburgmd.gov.

July 20 KIDS TALK & TOUR. For ages 7 and older, a guided tour for young art lovers to learn about the artists in Strathmore’s current exhibition. Children will also create a take-

home art project. 10:15 a.m. $5 (free for accompanying adults); reservations required. The Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100, strathmore.org.

July 23 and Aug. 27 STORYTIME STATION. The monthly book readings recommended for kids ages 3-6 are amid a two-year exploration of the alphabet. July’s session will cover “Rr,” followed by “Ss” in August. 11-11:45 a.m. $3 per child. Gaithersburg Community Museum, Gaithersburg. 301-258-6160, gaithersburgmd.gov.

July 27 SUMMER MOVIE NIGHT. Hosted by the Kensington Volunteer Fire Department, the evening’s featured movie is Moana.

Grab a bite from the selection of food trucks; children can jump around in the KVFD Safety Bounce House and explore an array of fire engines on display. The movie will begin at dusk. Free. 6:3010:30 p.m. St. Paul Park, Kensington.

301-929-8000, tok.md.gov.

July 28 and Aug. 25 MUSEUM JAM. Participants can bring their own stringed instrument or just come to listen as musicians of all ages and abilities join together and play music. Singing and dancing is encouraged. 3-5 p.m. Free; $5 donation suggested. Sandy Spring Museum, Sandy Spring. 301-774-0022, sandyspringmuseum.org.

Aug. 8-Sept. 1 THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF. A marionette show in which three brothers must figure out a way to get across a trollguarded bridge on their way to greener pastures. Recommended for ages 3½-9.

11 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

The Puppet Co., Glen Echo. 301-634-5380, thepuppetco.org.

Aug. 10 TRAIN DAY. Check out an N-Gauge model train display, explore vintage railcars and participate in train-related activities during this celebration of Gaithersburg’s rich railroad history. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Free; donations appreciated. Gaithersburg

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Aug. 25 82ND ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: PCC CARS. Take a ride on one of the National Capital Trolley Museum’s Presidents’ Conference Committee streetcars in this celebration of the 1930s arrival of PCC cars to Washington, D.C. Visit Street Car Hall to check out more local cars and watch a video of the Fourteenth Street car line—the route originally served by the streetcars in 1937. Noon-5 p.m. $8-$10.

National Capital Trolley Museum, Silver Spring. 301-384-6088, dctrolley.org.

SEASONAL AND FESTIVALS July 4 24TH ANNUAL FOURTH OF JULY BIKE PARADE. Decorate your bicycle, scooter, wagon or stroller and follow a Kensington Volunteer Fire Department truck through the streets of town. Open to all kids—and those young at heart. Start lining up at 9:30 a.m. Free. Starts on St. Paul Street between Plyers Mill Road and Oberon Street, Kensington. tok.md.gov/events.

July 4 130TH INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION. Kick off America’s birthday with a parade in the morning and continue one of the nation’s oldest Independence Day celebrations with fireworks and live music in the evening. Parade starts at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Carroll and Ethan Allen avenues, Takoma Park. The evening program begins at 7 p.m.; check website for details on location. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. takomapark4th.org.

July 4 ROCKVILLE’S INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION. The evening festivities include live music and entertainment, followed by a fireworks show. 7-10 p.m.

Free. Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park in King Farm, Rockville. visitmaryland.org/event/ rockvilles-independence-day-celebration.

July 4 GERMANTOWN GLORY. Celebrate Independence Day with live music performances and a fireworks show. Food vendors will be on site. Rain date for fireworks only is July 5. Free. 7-9:45 p.m. (fireworks begin at 9:15 p.m.). South Germantown Recreational Park, Boyds.

montgomeryparks.org/events/4th-of-julyindependence-day-celebrations.

July 4 MID-COUNTY SPARKLES. The Independence Day celebration includes live music, food vendors and a fireworks display. Rain date for fireworks only is July 5. Free. 7:30 p.m.; 9:15 p.m. fireworks show. Albert Einstein High School, Kensington. montgomeryparks. org/events/4th-of-july-independence-daycelebrations.

Saturdays through Sept. 28 PLANT CLINIC. Learn tips and tricks for keeping your plants alive and healthy from Montgomery County Cooperative Extension’s master gardeners. Bring your ailing plants and gardening questions for expert advice. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. See website for participating libraries. 240777-0002, montgomerycountymd.gov/ library.

July 14 SILVER SPRING ARTS & CRAFTS SUMMER FAIR. More than 60 artisans and crafters, independent consultants and small businesses gather for this annual event, which includes a variety of activities— live music, dancing, performances and, of course, arts and crafts—for kids and adults. 2-8 p.m. Free. Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring. silverspringdowntown.com.

July 24-27 BETHESDA OUTDOOR MOVIES. Watch movies on a big screen, under the stars.

Featured films are 10 Things I Hate About You, Won’t You Be My Neighbor, Crazy Rich Asians and As Good As It Gets. 9 p.m. Free.

Woodmont Triangle, Bethesda. 301-2156660, bethesda.org.

July 26 and Aug. 23 SUMMER BEER & WINE GARDEN. This monthly Sandy Spring Museum gathering for the whole family includes food trucks, picnics, beer and wine, and live music.

6:30-9 p.m. $5-$10. Sandy Spring Museum, Sandy Spring. 301-774-0022, sandyspringmuseum.org.

Aug. 10 SKYWATCHING. The Gaithersburg Community Museum’s first-ever movie night will be followed by a viewing of the Perseids Meteor Shower. See website for movie selection and stargazing specifics. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Free. Observatory

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Park, Gaithersburg. 301-258-6160, gaithersburgmd.gov.

Aug. 11 LATIN HERITAGE FESTIVAL. This celebration of Latin heritage will include a wide selection of traditional foods, arts and crafts, and cultural dance performances. In the evening, a DJ will play salsa, bachata and merengue.

2-8 p.m. Free. Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring. silverspringdowntown.com.

Aug. 31 through Sept. 2 PAINT THE TOWN. Local artists display and sell their works during this Labor Day Weekend event presented by the Montgomery Art Association and the Town of Kensington. Artwork will be judged and prizes will be awarded in six categories, including the $500 Bertha Clum Award for best in show. During Saturday’s “Plein Air Event,” artists will scatter around town to paint their favorite Kensington scenes. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday; 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Monday; reception and meet the artists 6-8 p.m. Saturday. Kensington Town Hall, Kensington. tok.md.gov.

Aug. 31-Sept. 2 TROLLEYMEN AT WORK. Learn about the roles of transit employees through this special National Capital Trolley Museum exhibit. Includes 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. showings of It’s a Big Job, an old employee orientation film that highlights the daily challenges of transit operators in the 1940s. Ride the streetcar before or after the movie and check out Street Car Hall for more displays. Noon-5 p.m. $8-$10.

National Capital Trolley Museum, Silver Spring. 301-384-6088, dctrolley.org.

Through Sept. 22 WINGS OF FANCY LIVE BUTTERFLY & CATERPILLAR EXHIBIT. Visitors will be surrounded by hundreds of butterflies from North America, Costa Rica, Africa and Asia.

Learn about their metamorphosis, impact on ecosystems and how to make sure they feel welcome in your own gardens.

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. (Sept.

1-22 the exhibit is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.) $8; $5 ages 3-12; free for children 2 and younger. Brookside Gardens South Conservatory, Wheaton. 301-962-1453, montgomeryparks.org. n To submit calendar items, or to see a complete listing, go to BethesdaMagazine.com.

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IN THE MOMENTS BEFORE a race begins, while other competitive swimmers are pumping themselves up with music or mantras, 16-year-old Phoebe Bacon can be found laughing behind the starting block. It’s not until seconds before she enters the water that the Chevy Chase teen switches into race mode. “Whether I’m on the swim deck or in the ready room, I’m goofing off,” says Bacon, who adds that her only prerace ritual is to have fun during the 10 or 15 minutes before a race. “Trying to swim scared or stressed is hard.”

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that have earned her a spot on the USA Swimming national team and a Fédération Internationale de Natation world ranking of 16th in her specialty, the 100-meter backstroke. Having already qualified for the 2020 Olympic trials at the USA Swimming Winter Nationals last November, Bacon, a rising senior at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, has her sights set on representing the United States at the Tokyo Games next summer.

Even at a young age, Bacon approached the sport in a unique way. She began swimming as a toddler at the Tallyho Swim & Tennis Club in Potomac. By age 4, she had accomplished her first stroke— the butterfly—and was third fastest in the age 8 and under group of the Montgomery County Swim League. As a young swimmer, Bacon brought her bright and energetic personality to the pool and set her own dress code, choosing to swim in shorts and shirts instead of traditional racing suits, according to Nation’s Capital Swim Club (NCAP) coach Mary Dowling.

Dowling, who coached Bacon from ages 7 to 12, says the teen’s potential was evident early on. “She’s special,” Dowling says. “She’s the whole package—she has the desire, the work effort, the drive and the love.”

Bacon still swims with NCAP in addition to competing for Stone Ridge, the same club and school that trained Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky. Bacon and Ledecky, 22, became acquainted as elementary school students at Little Flower School in Bethesda, and have become closer as they’ve grown older and their paths have continued to intersect. “I’ll always find her at meets and cheer for her, and she always makes an effort to cheer for me,” says Bacon, who is breaking Stone Ridge swimming records, including those held by 62

Ledecky. “She’s such a nice, caring person.

I’ve always looked up to her.”

Away from the pool, Bacon is in many ways an average teenager. She spends her weekends hiking the Billy Goat Trail in the C&O Canal National Historical Park, listening to country singers Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean, and stopping by Bethesda’s Tastee Diner for chicken tenders. (“They have the best in the area,” says Bacon, who has three siblings, ages 20, 18 and 12, all of whom swam competitively.) At home, she’s often engaged in some kind of project with her father, Tim. The two have built a surfboard and a rock climbing wall over the years, and are currently fixing up a 1993 Jeep Cherokee for Bacon to drive.

When she was younger, Bacon ran cross country and played soccer, basketball, ice hockey and lacrosse—in addition to swimming competitively. But when she qualified for the 2016 Olympic trials just before her 14th birthday, she realized that swimming might be more than just another extracurricular sport.

“One of the first people I saw at the trials was Michael Phelps,” says Bacon, who placed 83rd out of 164 competitors in the 100-meter backstroke. “All I kept thinking was, ‘I can’t wait to be here in four years.’ ” Bacon approaches her Olympic pursuit the same way she approaches each race—with her trademark ease.

“She’s got a lot of self-confidence, but she’s not obnoxious. She’s just strong

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and confident,” says Bacon’s mother, Philippa.

This summer, Bacon will compete against some of the world’s best swimmers at the Pan American Games in Peru, but she says she’s not often starstruck in the pool. “We’re both here for the same reason—to swim,” Bacon says of her competition. “They may have a gold medal, but we’re in the same heat.”

To prepare for her upcoming meets, Bacon trains for more than 20 hours each week, juggling those responsibilities with school work (math is her favorite subject) and spending time with her friends. “I see her getting a lot better as long as she’s doing what she needs to do and having as much fun doing it,” NCAP coach Tim Kelly says of Bacon, who will swim for the University of WisconsinMadison in the fall of 2020. “She’s not afraid to work hard, so the future is what she wants it to be.”

And if Bacon has her way, her future will include a trip to Tokyo as a member of Team USA. “Every day I get more and more excited,” she says. ■

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BY KELLY SANKOWSKI

FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING

MONTGOMERY COUNTY GOVERNMENT BY THE NUMBERS Montgomery County’s nearly 1.1 million residents rely on their local government to provide services ranging from public safety and schools to road maintenance, garbage collection and more. Funding for all of these services is included in the county’s operating budget, which totals $5.8 billion for the fiscal year (FY) that begins on July 1. County Executive Marc Elrich, elected in November, wants to restructure county government to make its operations more efficient, and has already cut the annual salaries of many of his top-level appointees. The county’s new budget director, Rich Madaleno, will make $16,336 a year less than his predecessor, and the new recreation director, Robin Riley, will make $14,314 less than hers. In the midst of this change, here’s a look at Montgomery County government, by the numbers:

31.8% 36,266

22,867

Number of full-time equivalent county employees (including MCPS) for the recommended FY 2020 budget

Number of MCPS full-time equivalent employees (may increase due to anticipated additional state funding)

$290,000 Annual salary of MCPS Superintendent Jack Smith

$2.68 BILLION Budget for Montgomery County Public Schools

$280,000 Annual salary of Andrew Kleine, the new chief administrative officer

$199,211

$153,031

Annual salary of County Executive Marc Elrich

Annual salary of the county council president

46.2% Percentage of the county’s operating budget to be spent on MCPS in FY 2020

$139,119 Annual salary of a county council member Sources: Montgomery County government and Montgomery County Public Schools

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THE MUSIC MENTOR

How a Grammy-winning former music teacher helps guide up-and-coming artists through a program at Strathmore

WHEN BETTY SCOTT’S granddaughter, Chlöe, was 6 years old, she asked, “Gran Betty, could I go to the Grammys sometime with you?” Scott agreed, saying she would take the girl when she was 13 to the Recording Academy’s annual awards show usually held in Los Angeles.

Scott made good on her promise— and then took Chlöe a second time when she was 16.

For someone like Scott, who’s built a career around music, getting invited to the prestigious ceremony even once might be the honor of a lifetime. But Scott, 76, a former music teacher who now directs the Artist in Residence (AIR) program that she helped develop at Strathmore in North Bethesda, recalls 66

attending at least six times between 1999 and 2016—usually as a guest of friends who were nominated, and once because a choir she directed was featured on a nominated album.

Perhaps her most important appearance at the show came when she won a Grammy herself—for Best Choral Performance in 2000—for a recording of the Maryland Boy Choir singing at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Scott, nominated along with conductor Robert Shafer, directed the choir, which performed with the Washington Chorus.

“Lo and behold, I have a Grammy in my living room,” says Scott, who lives in Kensington.

Before joining Strathmore in 2005,

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Scott worked for 40 years as a vocal music teacher at elementary schools in Prince George’s County, where she staged school musicals and directed children’s choirs. Quitting teaching was difficult for Scott, but when her inquiry about a volunteer position at the newly opened Music Center at Strathmore turned into an offer for a part-time job, she decided to leave the classroom.

Shelley Brown, Strathmore’s artistic director at the time, provided Scott with the inspiration for the AIR program, which was created later in 2005.

Brown had envisioned a program that would pair up-and-coming local musicians with mentors who were working in the music industry; offer development

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seminars; and provide opportunities for participants to perform. As director, Scott finds mentors and professionals to present the seminars and maintains relationships with participating artists, connecting new members of the program with those of years past.

“I think this network is so important, of having [the musicians] exposed to people who are in the business, and then those same people going out and saying, ‘Oh! I’ve got a gig for you because I know how good you are,’ ” Scott says. “…And you know, having the Strathmore name behind you is not a bad thing.”

Previous participants include hip-hop artist Christylez Bacon, who was nominated for a Grammy in 2009 for Best Musical Album for Children, and Chelsey Green, who is now an associate professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and has performed with Stevie Wonder.

During AIR’s first year, only four musicians were selected to participate and only a handful of seminars were offered.

Every class since then has included six musicians, Scott says. Seminars cover topics ranging from grant writing to band-leading skills, the latter a topic that is especially important for women, who often aren’t respected as bandleaders in otherwise all-male groups, according to Scott. “I’ve had women say, ‘They don’t pay attention, they talk over me,’ ” she says.

Though Scott oversees the logistics of

the program, she makes an effort to get to know the artists. She hosts a party at her house in June and invites past and current program participants. “This is where my nurturing side comes in…it’s like a reunion. So we introduce the new class, and they get to meet their predecessors and people that they’re probably going to play with in years to come,” Scott says. “…We eat and network and have an amazing jam session.”

Former participant Rochelle Rice, a singer and composer who lives in the District, says the artists in residence think of Scott as their “fairy godmother, auntie, best friend [and] manager.”

“She’s wonderful about continuing to keep tabs on Artist in Residence alums.

She’s constantly calling me for more work, and bringing us together for collaborative ideas, and if any opportunities pop up, she calls us,” Rice says. “She’s definitely become, especially for me, an invaluable resource when I need connections to something, or just when I’m looking for really sound advice for a new idea.”

Scott says she has no plans to retire, so the list of participants who will benefit from her experience and connections will continue to grow.

“A lot of people are lucky if they get one really exciting and enjoyable career in their life. …I am now 54 years a music educator,” she says. “Is that cool or what?” ■ BETHESDAMAGAZINE.COM | JULY/AUGUST 2019

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SUITOR DUMPED The third try was not the charm for Bethesda’s Joey Jones, a contestant on ABC’s The Bachelorette. Jones, who grew up in Potomac and graduated from Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda, was eliminated after the third episode of this season’s reality show.

At 33, Jones was the oldest contestant competing for the hand of 24-year-old bachelorette Hannah Brown. In the opening show, Jones entered with a baby carrier. “I wanted to give you a glimpse of what our future can look like together,” he told Brown. “But first, let’s start this damn party!” He pulled a blanket off the carrier to reveal a champagne bottle.

Albert Einstein High School in Kensington slammed the brakes on lunchtime food deliveries to the 1,800-student school from services like Grubhub, DoorDash and Uber Eats. “The problem with ordering food is if it comes late, the kids feel they have a right to be late to class and eat first, or they do not have enough money to pay for food when it arrives,” a posting on the school’s website read. Schools across the nation have instituted similar bans, citing security concerns and disruption to the academic day.

Montgomery County does not have a policy on food deliveries to public schools.

YOUTH VOTE The teenage son of a state legislator is canvassing in Kensington with a petition to lower the voting age from 18 to 16. Miles Carr, 16, says students deserve a voice in selecting the mayor and council for the town of 2,300, where perennial issues include development, traffic and taxes. Carr’s father is three-term Democratic state Del. Al Carr.

If Miles collects enough valid signatures, the question could be put on the ballot for voters to consider next year. Takoma Park, Greenbelt, Hyattsville and Riverdale Park permit 16-yearolds to vote in municipal races.

Drivers in Montgomery County racked up 398,871 speed-camera citations last year, the highest in the state, according to an auto club’s tally. The county’s 12-year-old camera program, which snaps a picture of vehicles exceeding the posted speed by 12 mph or more, brought in $15.95 million in fines, AAA MidAtlantic reported. The $40 fine “is enough to modify bad driving habits or to compel some motorists to drive with a halo around their heads when they are within range of a speed camera,” an AAA spokesman said.

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SAIL AWAY A local program teaches Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School students and others the art of competitive racing

JUST BEFORE 4 P.M. ON a Friday afternoon in April, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School students joined others from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., on the Anacostia River in the District as voices and music from nearby restaurants and Nationals Park wafted through the air.

The students, who are members of the DC Sail High School Racing Program, dropped their bulky duffel bags—stuffed with life jackets and other gear—onto the docks. They huddled around a whiteboard to review the day’s drills with their coaches. Then the teenagers rigged 16-foot sailboats and hit the water, where they wove around orange buoys as the coaches, in motorboats, blew their whistles and advised them on techniques.

“Depending on the weather, it’s anywhere from exhilarating when it’s really windy to relaxing when it’s nice,” says Nick Budington, 16, a rising junior along with his twin brother, Matt, on the sailing team at B-CC, one of several local schools that field squads through the DC Sail program. “It’s a break from all the stress of school, just being on the water.”

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the challenges of dealing with changing winds and maneuvering against competing boats during races.

“It’s like chess on the water,” says DC Sail coach Dan Levy, a former collegiate sailor who lives in the District. “It’s about skill, strategy and tactics.”

DC Sail, a community sailing program of the National Maritime Heritage Foundation, has run a coed high school racing program since 2005, with as many as 60 sailors participating during the fall and 80 in the spring. Participants whose schools don’t have sailing teams are placed on teams created by the program.

In addition to those from B-CC, participants have included students from

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Landon School, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart and Walt Whitman and Walter Johnson high schools in Bethesda; St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac; and Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville.

Nick and Matt Budington have been sailing with their family since they were 3 years old, and racing competitively since they were 12. Most participants coming into the program have some experience, but beginners are welcome.

The sailors practice for two hours on three afternoons each week during the 12-week fall and spring seasons and participate in regattas, which are held most weekends in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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Friso Grolleman (far left) and his sister, Anna, sail alongside twins Nick (left) and Matt Budington on the Anacostia River in front of Nationals Park.

When Friso Grolleman, 17, joined the B-CC team as a freshman in 2017, there were only three members. By his junior year there were nine—in part because he recruited his sister, Anna, who is a year younger and the only girl on the team.

“We have new energy, and now we are more competitive than we used to be, which is cool,” says Friso, a rising senior.

B-CC is one of about 100 active teams in the MidAtlantic Scholastic Sailing Association. The team has consistently scored in the top five at regattas this year, according to Levy, who coaches at DC Sail along with Abby White of Arlington, Virginia. Last fall, B-CC qualified for the Mid-Atlantic region fleet and team race

championships in New York and New Jersey. In the past year, the team has been invited to several regattas, including events in New Orleans and Charleston, South Carolina. B-CC was the only DC Sail team invited to compete for the Founders Trophy at the National Invitational Tournament Regatta in Cleveland on Memorial Day weekend.

At the regattas, DC Sail members may compete in as many as 10 races a day.

In fleet racing, pairs of sailors compete in boats representing several schools. In team racing, two schools each field three boats, which try to outmaneuver each other as they race. “It’s not just based on speed. There are plays,” Matt Budington

says. “You are not only trying to race to the finish line, you are trying to mess up the other team.”

Boats may capsize, but the sailors are trained to handle such situations and injuries are rare, Levy says. Friso says he recovered quickly after suffering a concussion two years ago when a boom (the metal rod that holds the sail down) hit his head, knocking him into the Anacostia River during practice.

Nick Budington says he likes the focus required of sailing as well as the friends he’s made at regattas. “Sailing is something I love now, and something I can love all my life,” he says. “I can do this wherever.” n

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BOOK REPORT

As a 26-year-old FBI agent, Eric O’Neill was assigned to spy on his supervisor at the time, Robert Hanssen, as part of an undercover investigation that led to Hanssen’s 2001 arrest for years of spying for the Soviets and later the Russians. The Kensington author, now 46, relied on journals he kept during the investigation to recreate dramatic scenes for his book, Gray Day: My Undercover Mission to Expose America’s First Cyber Spy (Crown, March 2019). O’Neill uses the Hanssen story to convey the ongoing threats to cybersecurity. “It’s not only your bank account, identity and personal information that is at risk,” says O’Neill, who also helped write the screenplay for Breach, a 2007 movie about the Hanssen case. “This is how nations are now attacking each other.”

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Succeeding at finding common ground is not necessarily what America needs today, according to Bethesda’s Arthur Brooks.

In fact, disagreeing with one another can be the secret to achieving excellence because doing so fosters competition, says the president of the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. “The truth is nobody is persuading anybody in America today. Everybody is just locked down in a standoff,” Brooks says.

“We shouldn’t disagree less. We should just disagree better.” In his new book, Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America From the Culture of Contempt (Broadside Books, March 2019), Brooks encourages Americans to help the nation heal by turning away from hateful rhetoric and listening thoughtfully to one another instead.

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Meghan Cox Gurdon’s The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction (Harper, January 2019) combines the Bethesda author’s personal experience as a mother of five with the latest scientific research to make the case for reading aloud at every age, along with offering practical tips and book recommendations. “It’s an ancient and simple practice that has profound relevance today for making families and relationships stronger, happier, smarter,” says Gurdon, who also reviews children’s books for The Wall Street Journal. In an era when the use of devices is interfering with family connections and kids’ attention spans, Gurdon says the old-fashioned ritual of reading aloud can bring people together, expand a child’s vocabulary and foster imagination.

Because of the admiration and adulation accorded to the first astronauts who landed on the moon, Charles Fishman wanted to tell the story of the 410,000 scientists, engineers and factory workers whose creativity and determination made the mission happen.

His book One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon (Simon & Schuster, June 2019) explains that every hour of the eight-day Apollo 11 space flight 50 years ago required 1 million hours of difficult work performed on Earth.

“That level of intensity in terms of preparation, testing and inventing space flight—that’s crazy. That’s unprecedented. That’s what I wanted to capture,” says the author, who lives in Upper Northwest D.C., and is a former Washington Post reporter. “Americans will do things that are impossible if you ask them to.”

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READING LIST

LITERARY

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The top-selling books in our area. Data is based on books sold at Politics and Prose’s Connecticut Avenue location in Upper Northwest D.C., from April 30 to May 14, 2019.

EVENTS CALENDAR

Note: Author event sales may influence the presence of some titles on these lists.

July 13 and Aug. 10 OPEN MIC @ THE WRITER’S CENTER. The event is open to all writers to share excerpts from their latest work. 2-4 p.m.; sign-up starts at 1:30 p.m. Free.

The Writer’s Center, Bethesda.

301-654-8664, writer.org.

July 15

Aug. 1 TERRY MCAULIFFE. In Beyond Charlottesville: Taking a Stand Against White Nationalism, the former governor of Virginia explores the forces and events that led to the violent August 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville. McAuliffe offers insights into actions taken in an attempt to prevent future Charlottesvilles, and what still needs to be done. Book signing to follow discussion. 7-8 p.m.

Free. Politics and Prose, Washington, D.C. (Connecticut Avenue location). 202-364-1919, politics-prose.com.

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HARDCOVER FICTION

PAPERBACK

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The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood

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The Mueller Report, The Washington Post

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The Guest Book, Sarah Blake

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Lights All Night Long, Lydia Fitzpatrick

Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad, Austin Kleon

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Normal People, Sally Rooney

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The Overstory, Richard Powers

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Visiting Days, Gretchen Primack

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Washington Black, Esi Edugyan

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The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood

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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood, Trevor Noah

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Never Sit If You Can Dance: Lessons from My Mother, Jo Giese

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Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng

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Miracle Creek, Angie Kim

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Courting Mr. Lincoln, Louis Bayard

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Machines Like Me, Ian McEwan

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Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens

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Exhalation, Ted Chiang

10. The Flight Portfolio, Julie Orringer

10. Severance, Ling Ma

HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1.

Working, Robert A. Caro

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No Walls and the Recurring Dream, Ani DiFranco

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Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century, George Packer

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The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons, Natascha Biebow

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Who Killed My Father, Édouard Louis

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145th Street: Short Stories, Walter Dean Myers

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The Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution, Peter Hessler

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An A from Miss Keller, Patricia Polacco

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Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson’s Journal, Jeff Kinney

CHILDREN’S

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The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life, David Brooks

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Shouting at the Rain, Lynda Mullaly Hunt

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Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America’s Heartland, Jonathan M. Metzl

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Spy School: British Invasion, Stuart Gibbs

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Amos & Boris, William Steig

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Educated, Tara Westover

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The Last Stone, Mark Bowden

Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems, Eloise Greenfield

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Long Way Down, Jason Reynolds

10. The Art of Diplomacy: Strengthening the CanadaU.S. Relationship in Times of Uncertainty, Bruce Heyman, Vicki Heyman

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10. Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants (The Questioneers Series, No. 2), Andrea Beaty

ALL BOOK COVERS FILE PHOTOS

TRAVIS RIEDER. In Pain: A Bioethicist’s Personal Struggle With Opioids is Rieder’s personal account of opioid dependence that began with a motorcycle accident in 2015. After six surgeries, the drugs he was given were necessary. Months later, while following his physician’s orders, he went into acute opioid withdrawal. In Pain also covers the history of opioids, changing attitudes about pain management, the science of addiction, and solutions for America’s opioid crisis. Book signing to follow discussion.

7-8 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, Washington, D.C. (Connecticut Avenue location). 202-364-1919, politics-prose.com.

Jobs and Wozniak Lennon and McCartney Ginger and Fred Ben and Jerry Brian and Amy

We may not change the world, but we can help you find your place in it.

Brian & Amy The power of two.

Brian Maury 301.325.4914 brian.maury@compass.com

Amy Maury 301.832.0864 amy.maury@compass.com

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BY STEVE ROBERTS

TRADING PLACES An Afghan immigrant is giving back to the community that helped him start a new life

MOHAMMED EMIGRATED FROM Afghanistan three years ago and now advises church volunteers who help resettle newcomers from his native country. He tells them, for example, that when you greet a family at the airport, you should bring food from a well-known 76

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Afghan restaurant that is “halal,” which means permissible under Islamic law. “If they don’t know where it is coming from, they’re not going to eat that,” he explains.

Another warning: Men should not try to shake hands with a woman. “These Afghan women were raised in a society

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Mohammed now spends his days helping needy local residents, including recent immigrants.

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where they were not exposed to men at all,” he says. “They fear men.”

Mohammed works as a case manager for ResCare, a company which has a contract with Montgomery County to provide job training and counseling services for needy local residents, including recent immigrants. His volunteer work with the church reflects his desire to give back to a community that has offered him a new life.

“The volunteerism that is here probably you cannot find anywhere else,” he tells me over tea at Kaldi’s Social House, a popular café in downtown Silver Spring, a few blocks from where he lives with his wife and 7-year-old son. “Everyone is trying to help each other. I was so impressed with this when we first moved here.”

Mohammed, now 34, only wants his first name used because he still fears for his relatives’ safety back in Afghanistan, and with good reason. His grandfather was a commander in the mujahideen, guerrilla fighters who battled Soviet occupiers and their puppet government in the 1980s. When Mohammed was less than a year old, his entire family fled to the Pakistani city of Quetta, where he spent his youth. He returned to Afghanistan in 2004 at age 19, where he worked for the United Nations and several nonprofits, mainly helping farmers replace opium with other crops.

When he took a similar job with the United States consulate in the city of Herat, the threats began. One man from his hometown warned: “I don’t want to harm you, but if I have to, I will definitely do that for the sake of making Allah happy. You are getting too close to the infidels, you have to stop working for the U.S. government.”

Mohammed refused—“I am helping my people,” he told his harassers—but in 2011, his 10-year-old brother was kidnapped by a criminal gang allied with the Taliban, a fundamentalist Islamic movement. The gang demanded a ransom of $3 million and said, “You’re working for the U.S. government—they should be paying for this.” The U.S. generally does

“Everyone is trying to help each other.

I was so impressed with this when we first moved here,” Mohammed says. not pay ransoms, however, and after three months of exhausting negotiations, Mohammed turned over his life savings— he declines to say the exact amount—and his brother was released unharmed.

But the threats continued—his car was shot up and he barely escaped by speeding away—and eventually he decided to emigrate under a special program that provides visas for local nationals who worked for America in Iraq and Afghanistan. When the family finally arrived here in March 2016, however, all did not go well.

An unscrupulous landlord wouldn’t fix a broken refrigerator or provide air conditioning. Mohammed’s wife, who doesn’t want her name used, knew little English and felt isolated. His son “was crying every single day when he woke up” and asking, “Why are we here? Everyone is supposed to be in their own country.”

A fire broke out in their apartment when the batteries in a laptop exploded. “The only thing that I could save was my underwear, one of my T-shirts, and my phone,” Mohammed recalls.

Slowly, however, life got better. A Wider Circle, a charitable organization based in Silver Spring, provided a mattress for the couple to sleep on in their new apartment. Mohammed’s wife began English classes and found a job at an Asian restaurant, where she is now the assistant manager. The family connected with other Afghan emigres through local mosques and a market in

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As their fortunes improved, so did their commitment to the community.

Mohammed and his wife decided to warn people about the dangers of overheated computers, and on many Sundays they drop by a church, a mosque or another gathering place and ask to speak for a few minutes. “We tell them, ‘We’re not here to sell anything, but we’re letting you know what happened to us,’ ” he says. “ ‘Be cautious. Don’t go to bed when the computer is still on.’ ” Mohammed had trouble finding a job after he first arrived in the U.S., and when counselors advised him to start at McDonald’s, he objected. “No, I don’t want to start with McDonald’s,” he said.

“There’s nothing wrong with McDonald’s, but I have better skills than that.” His persistent networking eventually landed him his current job, and instead of holding an office holiday party, Mohammed convinced more than a dozen of his colleagues to spend the day volunteering at A Wider Circle. “We went all together, we really enjoyed it,” he recalls.

Like most immigrants, Mohammed remains torn between two worlds. He still calls his mother regularly back in Afghanistan and pays the school fees for his six younger sisters. He is part of “the sacrifice generation,” as one Vietnamese refugee once told me, that move to a new country for the sake of their children. “My son is growing up, and I don’t want him to suffer what I have suffered,” Mohammed says. “I want him to grow up in a society where he could be independent, where he could take decisions for himself.”

Mohammed, too, can now decide things for himself. And he’s decided to help make his new home a better place. ■ Steve Roberts teaches journalism and politics at George Washington University.

His book, From Every End of This Earth, is about recent immigrants to America.

This column was suggested by a reader.

Send ideas for future columns to srob erts@gwu.edu.

TOP 2019

Looking for a doctor? Here are 431 physicians in 61 specialties in Montgomery County and Upper Northwest D.C. (ZIP codes 20015 and 20016) who have been chosen as the best in their fields by Castle Connolly, a health care research company, after a rigorous screening and selection process.

PHOTOS BY MICHAEL VENTURA

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top doctors 2019 Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. provided Bethesda Magazine with the data for the Top Doctors listings. Castle Connolly is a healthcare research and information company founded in 1992 by a former medical college board chairman and president to help guide consumers to America’s top doctors and top hospitals.

Castle Connolly’s established nomination survey, research, screening and selection process, under the direction of an MD, involves many hundreds of thousands of physicians as well as academic medical centers, specialty hospitals and regional and community hospitals all across the nation. Castle Connolly’s physician-led team of researchers follows a rigorous screening process to select top doctors on both the national and regional levels. Its online nominations process—located at www.castleconnolly.com/nominations—is open to all licensed physicians in America who are able to nominate physicians in any medical specialty and in any part of the country, as well as indicate whether the nominated physician is, in their opinion, among the best in their region in their medical specialty or among the best in the nation in their medical specialty.

Careful screening of doctors’ educational and professional experience is essential before final selection is made among those physicians most highly regarded by their peers. The result: Castle Connolly identifies the top doctors in America and provides consumers with detailed information about their education, training and special expertise in paperback guides, national and regional magazine “Top Doctors” features and online directories.

Doctors do not and cannot pay to be selected and profiled as Castle Connolly Top Doctors.

Physicians selected for inclusion in this magazine’s “Top Doctors” feature may also appear online at www.castleconnolly.com, or in conjunction with other Castle Connolly Top Doctors databases online and/or in print.

Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., was acquired

by Everyday Health Group (EHG), one of the world’s most prominent digital healthcare companies, in late 2018. EHG, a recognized leader in patient and provider education, attracts an engaged audience of over 53 million health consumers and over 780,000 U.S. practicing physicians and clinicians to its premier health and wellness websites.

EHG combines social listening data and analytics expertise to deliver highly personalized healthcare consumer content and effective patient engagement solutions.

EHG’s vision is to drive better clinical and health outcomes through decisionmaking informed by highly relevant data and analytics. Healthcare professionals and consumers are empowered with trusted content and services through the Everyday Health Group’s flagship brands including Everyday Health®, What to Expect®, MedPage Today®, Health eCareers®, PRIME® Education and an exclusive partnership with MayoClinic.org® and The Mayo Clinic Diet.® EHG is a division of J2 Global Inc. (NASDAQ: JCOM), and is headquartered in New York City.

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ADOLESCENT MEDICINE

Kirsten Barry Hawkins MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Washington, D.C.; 202-243-3400 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Dana Lee Kornfeld Pediatric Care Center Bethesda; 301-564-5880 Hospital Affiliation: Children’s National Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring

David S. Reitman MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Washington, D.C.; 202-295-0547 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

ALLERGY & ASTHMA

Edward Yanowitz Allergy & Asthma Care of Maryland Silver Spring; 301-587-1127 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY

Howard Boltansky Washington, D.C.; 202-966-7100 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Dan T. Brody Washington, D.C.; 202-966-7100 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Shelby H. Josephs Allergy & Asthma Center North Bethesda; 240-747-5750 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Huamin H. Li Institute for Asthma & Allergy Wheaton; 301-962-5800 Y. Howard Pung Capital Allergy, Asthma & Immunology North Bethesda; 301-770-7756 Mark D. Scarupa Institute for Asthma & Allergy Wheaton; 301-962-5800 Rachel L. Schreiber Schreiber Allergy Rockville; 301-545-5512 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

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Alicia C. Trotter Washington, D.C.; 202-966-2222 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital Carla M. Ward Institute for Asthma & Allergy Wheaton; 301-962-5800

BREAST SURGERY

Marie Fernicola Pennanen Chevy Chase Breast Center Chevy Chase; 301-656-9010 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital

CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Alexander S. Asser Cardiac Associates Rockville; 301-670-3000 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Frederick Memorial Hospital Sean C. Beinart Cardiac Associates Rockville; 301-670-3000 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Washington Adventist Hospital Edward C. Healy Johns Hopkins Community Physicians – Heart Care Bethesda; 301-897-5301 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital Pirooz S. Mofrad Washington Heart Rhythm Associates Silver Spring; 301-408-7890 Hospital Affiliation: Washington Adventist Hospital

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

Anees Ahsan Takoma Park; 301-891-3338 Hospital Affiliation: Washington Adventist Hospital Robert DiBianco Cardiac Associates Rockville; 301-670-3000 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Frederick Memorial Hospital Maureen C. Fennell Cardiovascular Consultants Rockville; 301-990-0040 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

Daniel J. Fernicola Jr. Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Rockville; 240-238-3760 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Jack L. Flyer CardioCare Chevy Chase; 301-656-5050 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital Daniel J. Goldberg Cardiac Associates Rockville; 301-670-3000 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Thomas J. Odar Cardiac Associates Germantown; 240-449-1100 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Ramin Oskoui Foxhall Cardiology Washington, D.C.; 202-464-5770 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital Richard E. Rubin CardioCare Chevy Chase; 301-654-6442 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital Peter J. Sabia Associates in Cardiology Silver Spring; 301-681-5700 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital, Washington Adventist Hospital Scott David Shapiro MDVIP Chevy Chase; 301-654-1059 Richard I. Weinstein Cardiac Associates Olney; 301-634-4800 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Joshua S. Yamamoto Foxhall Medicine Washington, D.C.; 202-243-0271 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital

Avni Jain, Family Medicine DR. AVNI JAIN GREW up in India, the

daughter of a physician, and graduated from medical school in 2001. She moved to the United States, completed her residency in Minnesota in 2007, and practiced there for four years before moving to Potomac with her husband. A primary care physician with a specialty in family medicine, Jain works at Adventist HealthCare Adventist Medical Group in Germantown.

What kinds of changes have you seen in your field since you began?

Patients who come and see me have already done their research. They are more savvy and ready to partner with me to make their health better and make changes, which is very rewarding for me as a physician. Sometimes it’s funny…

they’ll have a list and say, ‘Oh, I think I have hypothyroidism because I have constipation. I’m losing hair. I’m gaining weight.’ I always tell them to take Google with a grain of salt.

medical field says you always think of the worst because your knowledge base is so vast.

What’s it like being a mom and a family physician?

I trust my physician that I take my kids to, because trust is a big thing. I tell my patients, too, when you come to see me, if you and I cannot have that trust it is not going to be a therapeutic relationship. I don’t second-guess, I always trust my pediatrician, or the physician my husband goes to. Even me [as] a patient, when I go to a doctor, I think trust comes in. I am more conscious about that trust because I am at the receiving end of it as well.

No matter how much I counsel parents about their kids and their illnesses, and no matter how strong I am as a physician, when it comes to my own kids I’m a very nervous mom. I prefer not to treat them—they have their own physician. When I had my first child, I used to call the nurse so many times.

My husband said, ‘You are a physician, you know everything.’ It’s good to hear it from somebody else’s mouth, too. …

Everybody who I have spoken to in the

Is it difficult when they are being treated not to second-guess?

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top doctors 2019 CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Paul S. Massimiano Adventist Medical Group Takoma Park; 202-524-4200 Hospital Affiliation: Washington Adventist Hospital Anthony J. Rongione Adventist Medical Group Takoma Park; 202-524-4200 Hospital Affiliation: Washington Adventist Hospital

Eleanor Y. Ford Dermatology and Skin Cancer Center Silver Spring; 301-681-4233 Hospital Affiliation: Washington Adventist Hospital Roni Wechsler Ford Center for Cosmetic and Clinical Dermatology Gaithersburg; 301-977-2070

CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

Walter J. Giblin Montgomery Dermatology Associates Rockville; 301-216-2980

CHILD NEUROLOGY

Jordana S. Gilman Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Washington, D.C.; 410-955-5933 Hospital Affiliation: Johns Hopkins Hospital

Anne M. Hayes Bethesda; 301-951-2001

Khendra Peay Chevy Chase; 301-648-7101

Shusila Rajasingham Bethesda Child Neurology Gaithersburg; 240-477-5650 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Suburban Hospital

COLON & RECTAL SURGERY

Bradley H. Bennett Metro Colon and Rectal Surgery Rockville; 301-681-6437 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Martin G. Paul Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Washington, D.C.; 202-895-1440 Hospital Affiliation: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital

DERMATOLOGY

Jay M. Barnett Greater Washington Dermatology & Capital Dermatology Rockville; 301-990-6565 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Brenda Berberian Chevy Chase; 301-656-7660 Amy Beth Cole DermAssociates Silver Spring; 301-681-7000 Susan T. Elliott FoxHall Dermatology Washington, D.C.; 202-695-1000

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Lawrence J. Green Aesthetic & Dermatology Center Rockville; 301-610-0663 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Mark J. Jaffe Drs. Jaffe, O’Neill & Lindgren Bethesda; 301-530-4800 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital Matthew H. Katz Katz Dermatology Rockville; 301-881-4124 Ann M. Lindgren Drs. Jaffe, O’Neill & Lindgren Bethesda; 301-530-4800 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital Benjamin N. Lockshin DermAssociates Silver Spring; 301-681-7000 Andrew D. Montemarano Skin Cancer Surgery Center Bethesda; 301-564-3131 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital Samuel S. Norvell Jr. Rockville; 301-738-0047 John F. O’Neill Jr. Drs. Jaffe, O’Neill & Lindgren Bethesda; 301-530-4800 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital Tania Peters Capital Laser & Skin Care Chevy Chase; 301-760-2218

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Ronald B. Prussick Washington Dermatology Center Rockville; 301-984-3000 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital Geeta Mohla Shah Capital Laser & Skin Care Chevy Chase; 301-760-2218 Margaret Litwin Sommerville Chevy Chase Dermatology Chevy Chase; 301-656-7546 Pantea Tamjidi Tamjidi Skin Institute Chevy Chase; 301-652-4828 Elizabeth Tanzi Capital Laser & Skin Care Chevy Chase; 301-760-2218 Mark L. Welch Skin Cancer Surgery Center Bethesda; 301-564-3131 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY

Renu Berry Adventist HealthCare Imaging Germantown; 301-590-8999 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Washington Adventist Hospital

Jonathan R. Bowles Adventist HealthCare Imaging Rockville; 301-590-8999 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, The George Washington University Hospital Catherine K. Chow Washington Radiology Potomac; 240-223-4700 Letitia R. Clark Medstar Georgetown Radiology at Foxhall Square Washington, D.C.; 202-686-1316 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Douglas A. Jones Johns Hopkins Medical Imaging Bethesda; 301-897-5656 Hospital Affiliation: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital Maya E. Reiser Community Radiology Associates Rockville; 301-947-0700 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center

ENDOCRINOLOGY, DIABETES & METABOLISM

David R. Brown Rockville; 301-977-9272

Beatriz Chanduvi Endocrine and Diabetes Associates Bethesda; 301-468-1451 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Suburban Hospital Michael A. Dempsey Endocrine and Metabolic Consultants Rockville; 301-770-7373 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Anurag Gupta Endocrine and Diabetes Associates Bethesda; 301-468-1451 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Linda Liu Endocrine and Diabetes Associates Bethesda; 301-468-1451 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center John J. Merendino Jr. Bethesda; 301-230-0300 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital Patricia A. Petrick Endocrine and Diabetes Associates Bethesda; 301-468-1451 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Helena W. Rodbard Endocrine and Metabolic Consultants Rockville; 301-770-7373 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY

Jennifer Parker Porter Chevy Chase Facial Plastic Surgery Bethesda; 301-652-8191 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

FAMILY MEDICINE

Joanna Macapinlac Delaney Potomac Physician Associates Chevy Chase; 301-942-2212

Seth M. Garber Potomac Physician Associates Chevy Chase; 301-942-2212

started, and from 2003 to 2009 I had the privilege of taking care of our wounded warriors. I don’t think people realize how big that really was. Regretfully, a lot of young men and women got injured. I personally operated on hundreds of severely injured warriors with the worst orthopedic injuries ever. Period. I was proud to do it. I really knew this was a calling, why I went into orthopedics—to try to help our service members heal, in a lot of ways.

Is there anything you wish patients would do differently?

In orthopedics we can do a lot, but there is no substitute for somebody who keeps their weight under control, who exercises and is in reasonable physical condition.

We can help with an arthritic knee or hip or broken bone, but if someone comes in overweight, it gets hard. You feel for that person. I try to remain a kind, compassionate physician. I’m not judging, it’s just a sinking feeling of, I don’t know how much I can help you. I’ll have that hard conversation. I tell patients two to three times a week: Your biggest problem is not your knee. You have got to lose weight.

Do friends and relatives who aren’t your patients often call or text for medical advice?

Daniel Valaik, Orthopedic Surgery DR. DANIEL VALAIK GRADUATED from

the United States Naval Academy in 1983 and was a Navy SEAL for six years before attending medical school at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda. After 26 years as a Navy doctor, the Bethesda resident joined Johns Hopkins Orthopaedics in 2009, where he specializes in knees and hips.

Why did you decide to specialize in this field?

The gratification of fixing something— fixing a broken bone, fixing a worn-out

arthritic hip—and the power of motion is incredible, right? We are creatures that are supposed to keep moving. That’s what our specialty really focuses on—we want to keep patients moving.

What was it like working as a Navy doctor?

The practice in the Navy was kind of unique. As an orthopedic surgeon, you take care of everybody a little bit. I did a lot of sports medicine. I did shoulders and knees—everything in orthopedics.

Then the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

I get that a lot from friends and family. I’m the only doctor in our family.

Friends do it all the time, which is fine.

‘The curbside consultation,’ as we call it.

Take a look at my elbow. What do you think of this?

For most people, I do my best and I try to answer. We are lucky a little bit, in orthopedics we are rarely dealing with life and death situations. Last night, a good friend, a neighbor, was heading out of town. His daughter sprained her ankle on the soccer field. He wasn’t sure if it was broken. He called me. I went around the block, took a look at his daughter so [he] and his wife could feel OK going out of town.

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top doctors 2019 Kevin M. Gil MDVIP Rockville; 301-610-0500 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Bradley J. Hunter Potomac Physician Associates Chevy Chase; 301-942-2212 Avni Jain Adventist Medical Group – Primary Care Germantown; 301-972-6444 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Uma Jayaraman Potomac Physician Associates Chevy Chase; 301-942-2212 Adolph W. Johnson Jr. Associates in Family Practice Silver Spring; 301-622-6020 Suresh Khetan Complete Family Care Takoma Park; 301-891-9770 Ranit Mishori MedStar Health Family Medicine Washington, D.C.; 202-237-0015 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Steven M. Schwartz Potomac Physician Associates Chevy Chase; 301-942-2212 Rosie Singh Montgomery Family Medicine Associates Silver Spring; 301-989-0193 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Washington Adventist Hospital Charles A. Umosella Cullen Umosella & Cullen Bethesda; 301-951-0420 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital Kathyann M. Walcott Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group Silver Spring; 301-572-1000 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Washington Hospital Center

GASTROENTEROLOGY

Firas H. Al-Kawas Johns Hopkins Gastroenterology and Hepatology Services Washington, D.C.; 202-660-5555 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins Hospital

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Ajay Bakhshi Bethesda; 301-530-5142 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Suburban Hospital Mark T. Birns Capital Digestive Care Rockville; 301-251-1244 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Alan J. Diamond Capital Digestive Care Silver Spring; 301-593-2002 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring David B. Doman Montgomery Gastroenterology Silver Spring; 301-942-3550 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Suburban Hospital Robert G. Finkel Capital Digestive Care Olney; 301-593-2002 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring Richard L. Gelfand Capital Digestive Care Bethesda; 240-737-0085 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital Alan N. Schulman Capital Digestive Care Rockville; 301-340-3252 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center William R. Stern Capital Digestive Care Rockville; 301-251-9555 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Michael L. Weinstein Capital Digestive Care Chevy Chase; 240-737-0085 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, The George Washington University Hospital Victor Witten Capital Digestive Care Rockville; 301-251-1244 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

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GENERAL AND BREAST SURGERY

Thomas G. Zorc Chevy Chase Surgical Associates Chevy Chase; 301-656-6700 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital

GERIATRIC MEDICINE

Michael John Grady Washington, D.C.; 202-686-0813 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Ava A. Kaufman MDVIP Bethesda; 301-215-8480 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital Yelena Melyakova Holy Cross Health Partners Asbury Methodist Village Gaithersburg; 301-557-2110 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Germantown

GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY

Margaret N. Alexander Oncology for Women Bethesda; 301-564-4966 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital James Barter Women’s Health Specialists Rockville; 301-770-4967 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Mildred R. Chernofsky Sibley Center for Gynecologic Oncology and Advanced Pelvic Surgery Washington, D.C.; 202-243-5295 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital Jeffrey Y. Lin Sibley Center for Gynecologic Oncology and Advanced Pelvic Surgery Washington, D.C.; 202-243-5295 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital Andrew K. Saltzman Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group Silver Spring; 800-777-7904 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring Albert J. Steren Women’s Health Specialists Rockville; 301-770-4967

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GYNECOLOGY

Vivian M. Fraga Chevy Chase; 301-654-2182 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital

HAND SURGERY

Sunjay Berdia The Orthopaedic Center Rockville; 301-251-1433 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Suburban Hospital Edward Bieber OrthoBethesda Bethesda; 301-530-1010 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Mahidhar Durbhakula OrthoBethesda Bethesda; 301-530-1010 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Mustafa A. Haque Summit Orthopedics Chevy Chase; 301-657-9876 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital Leo M. Rozmaryn The Orthopaedic Center Rockville; 301-251-1433 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Suburban Hospital Joseph A. Shrout Shady Grove Orthopaedics Rockville; 301-340-9200 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Adventist HealthCare Rehabilitation Harrison B. Solomon Montgomery Orthopaedics Chevy Chase; 301-949-8100 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring

INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Sameh A. Aly Metro Infectious Disease Consultants Rockville; 301-605-7468 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital

had various breakthroughs. …If you look at the last three years, there have been three FDA approvals… that’s a very cool story that I’ve seen in my lifetime. The second thing is the fact that we have an HPV vaccine. I used to think it was sci-fi.

The fact that 25 years from now there will be dramatically less HPV-related cancers—that’s amazing.

How do you handle giving a patient difficult news?

You never trivialize it. It’s never easy, and it’s never just transactional. And sometimes I cry. I think there’s no shame in that. These are not things they teach you in medical school. If you have an empathic personality and if you have good models that you observe in the early, formative years of your medical career—then I think you get it.

What do you say to give patients hope?

Mildred Chernofsky, Gynecologic Oncology DR. MILDRED CHERNOFSKY IS a gyneco-

logic oncologist at the Sibley Center for Gynecologic Oncology and Advanced Pelvic Surgery in the District. Before joining Sibley in 2009, the Potomac resident spent 14 years in the U.S. Navy and worked at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. What’s changed in your field since you became a doctor?

We all think about ovarian cancer as a

lethal cancer that doesn’t have a screening test or a fancy test to find things that are precancerous, and that is frustrating.

When I was in med school in the early ’90s, you’d ask: What’s the five-year survival [rate] of a patient with ovarian cancer typically presenting in an advanced stage? The answer was 10 to 15%. That’s catastrophic. But if you ask that question in 2019, we are somewhere between 45 and 50%. Not all [of those patients] are disease-free five years later, but we have

You have to be a bit of a therapist and a psychologist, and think like a coach.

When I was growing up, I played sports—cross-country, basketball and track. Thinking of motivators, coaches are very inspiring. So when I am talking to patients, I try to figure out what makes them tick. Then I use that as a base to motivate them. For a grandmother-age patient, it’s the grandchildren. If you look at somebody with faith, it’s about the church and being able to continue their role in church. If it’s a middle-age mother, it’s their young adult children. …I use that as part of the process to overcome what may be difficult, because we want to get through this stuff so we can get to the good stuff.

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INTERNAL MEDICINE

J. Michael Anchors Gaithersburg; 301-990-6061 Meena G. Andrew Potomac Physician Associates Bethesda; 301-493-4440 Satish Angra Silver Spring; 301-593-3400 Susan G. Baruch MDVIP Bethesda; 1-866-240-4715 Brent A. Berger Bethesda Medical Associates Bethesda; 301-547-0560 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital Dave Chen Potomac Physician Associates Bethesda; 301-493-4440

Alexander C. Chester III Foxhall Internists Washington, D.C.; 202-362-4467 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Brent K. Cole Potomac Physician Associates Bethesda; 301-493-4440 Collin D. Cullen MDVIP Washington, D.C.; 202-966-2828 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital Dennis A. Cullen Cullen Umosella & Cullen Bethesda; 301-951-0420 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital

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Robert P. Fields Olney; 301-774-7115 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Helene C. Freeman MDVIP Washington, D.C.; 202-686-0812 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital David M. Hansen Foxhall Internists Washington, D.C.; 202-362-4467 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Suvarnarekha Kammula Potomac Physician Associates Bethesda; 301-493-4440 Andrea C. Karp Potomac Physician Associates Bethesda; 301-493-4440 Daphne Stamos Keshishian Bethesda Medical Associates Bethesda; 301-493-9328 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Suburban Hospital Lawrence E. Klein Foxhall Internists Washington, D.C.; 202-362-4467 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Nicholas J. Kohlerman III MedStar Medical Group Washington, D.C.; 202-243-2500 Hospital Affiliation: George Washington University Hospital Lucy M. McBride Foxhall Internists Washington, D.C.; 202-362-4467 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Wayne L. Meyer Adventist Medical Group Rockville; 301-251-9503 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Alan R. Morrison Internal Medicine for Adults and Adolescents Washington, D.C.; 202-966-0622 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital Karen R. Rabin Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group

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Kensington; 800-777-7904 Lakshmi S. Sastry Potomac Physician Associates Bethesda; 301-493-4440 Sharon A. Scanlon MDVIP Chevy Chase; 301-634-1345 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital

Aimee J. Seidman Rockville Concierge Doctors Rockville; 301-545-1811 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Deena Shapiro Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group Kensington; 800-777-7094 Hospital Affiliation: Washington Adventist Hospital Rajshree S. Thaker Potomac Physician Associates Bethesda; 301-493-4440 Kristin E. Thomas Foxhall Medicine Washington, D.C.; 202-243-0271 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital Andrew N. Umhau Foxhall Internists Washington, D.C.; 202-362-4467 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital

Nan Wang Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group Kensington; 800-777-7094 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Washington Adventist Hospital Linda Yau Foxhall Internists Washington, D.C.; 202-362-4467 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

INTERNAL MEDICINE/ SPORTS MEDICINE David H. Plotkin Olney; 301-570-7633 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY

Harry J. Bigham Jr. Johns Hopkins Community Physicians – Heart Care Bethesda; 301-897-5301

Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital Edward N. Bodurian Johns Hopkins Community Physicians – Heart Care Chevy Chase; 301-656-4064 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital David M. Brill Cardiovascular Consultants Takoma Park; 301-891-7000 Hospital Affiliation: Washington Adventist Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Dennis C. Friedman Cardiac Associates Rockville; 301-670-3000 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Thomas S. Goldbaum Johns Hopkins Community Physicians – Heart Care Chevy Chase; 301-656-4064 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital Aaron E. Kenigsberg Johns Hopkins Community Physicians – Heart Care Silver Spring; 301-681-9095 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital

Eric B. Lieberman Johns Hopkins Community Physicians – Heart Care Rockville; 240-238-3760 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Robert J. Marshall CardioCare Chevy Chase; 301-656-5050 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital Allen A. Nimetz CardioCare Chevy Chase; 301-656-5050 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital

MATERNAL & FETAL MEDICINE

Dennis Amini Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group Kensington; 800-777-7904 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring

Dawn Leonard, Surgery SURGEON DAWN LEONARD IS site direc-

tor of the MedStar Breast Health Program at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center in Olney. The Darnestown resident, who earned her medical degree from Howard University in 1996, specializes in breast surgery.

What do you enjoy about being a breast surgeon?

Even though it seems like a single site, it is a complex specialty. Each patient is unique. I think breast surgery, of all the surgical specialties, allows for the most robust, fulfilling patient relationship.

Patients are going to be your patients pretty much for life, with surveillance and monitoring. You can watch them grow and develop. You can hear about their families. A lot of surgical specialties, they come and go, but with breast care, these are long-term relationships.

What’s most challenging about it?

In the modern era, the most challenging thing we are all facing is the pressure of insurance and restrictions. As technology advances, we have more capability and options to be individually focused on patient care, but we get more and more pushback about what insurance won’t pay for. It can make the difference between a patient receiving chemotherapy and not. Genetic testing is a prime example: Our national organizations are recommending that we broaden genetic testing for patients with breast cancer, but insurance plans have a much narrower scope of what they will allow.

How has technology changed your work?

That’s really exciting. We are doing more pinpoint breast surgery. We used to do

radical mastectomies—large procedures, where now we are finding in a lot of cases [that] less is more. We are doing smaller but more direct surgery. With the advent of a more comprehensive lumpectomy, we are removing as little of the breast as we need to, and partial breast radiation is shortening the length of treatment for many patients.

What would people be surprised to know about your job?

They’d be surprised to know how happy and joyful we are. People think that oncology is such a morose and sad specialty, where everybody is crying and it’s only bad news. Breast care and breast surgery—we are happy people, not just because we love what we do and it’s a calling, but because the prognosis of the patients is so much better than it used to be.

-Caralee Adams

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Dr. Caren Glassman with Sofia, 5, a patient at Potomac Pediatrics

Can you recall a particularly rewarding case?

About five years ago, I had an 11-yearold boy with severe abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, and he developed an odd rash. He was seen by a gastroenterologist, a dermatologist, and was having tests done and biopsies and on and on. …Months were going by and we couldn’t figure out what was going on with the guy. And finally we decided to bring him in and say, ‘Let’s start over.

Let’s pretend like we don’t know what’s going on and get back to the very beginning.’ It turns out that his grandmother, who was his primary caretaker, had passed away nine months before all the symptoms started. He was having physical manifestations of grief. As soon as he worked with a grief counselor, all of his symptoms resolved. That was such a rewarding experience. …They teach you in med school that you really have to listen to the patient and family. The more you ask and dive in, the more you start to realize the mind, body and soul are very connected.

Caren Glassman, Pediatrics PEDIATRICIAN CAREN GLASSMAN, A

What do you enjoy about pediatrics?

Winston Churchill High School graduate, started Potomac Pediatrics in Rockville in 2001 with Dr. Amy Kaplan. Glassman, who has two sons, received her medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences and finished her residency at Georgetown University Medical Center in 1999. She lives in Potomac, in the same subdivision where she grew up.

Being a pediatrician is absolutely the best job on the planet. There are very few occupations where you get to be intellectually stimulated at a very high level, where you get to care for people and be let in on the most intimate details of their lives—and at the same time spend the vast majority of your time simply being with happy people and cute babies.

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How do you deal with worried parents, especially first-time parents?

Worried children become worried teenagers become worried parents. Basically, [it’s] empowering people to have a process of making decisions, and having a strategy. Is this worry something that needs my attention, or is this worry something that doesn’t need my attention? If it needs my attention, what am I going to do about it? And if it doesn’t need my attention, what am I going to do to get rid of that thought?

-Caralee Adams

top doctors 2019 Rita W. Driggers Sibley Memorial Hospital, Maternal Fetal Medicine Washington, D.C.; 202-660-7180 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital Michael W. Gallagher The GW Medical Faculty Associates Bethesda; 240-395-1050 Hospital Affiliation: The George Washington University Hospital Thomas L. Pinckert Greater Washington Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Genetics Rockville; 301-279-6060 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring

MEDICAL ONCOLOGY

Manish Agrawal Maryland Oncology Hematology Rockville; 301-424-6231 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Suburban Hospital  Cheryl Aylesworth Maryland Oncology Hematology

Silver Spring; 301-942-9220 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Paul A. Bannen Regional Cancer Care Associates Olney; 301-774-6136 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Frederick G. Barr Regional Cancer Care Associates Chevy Chase; 301-657-8587 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital Ralph V. Boccia The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders Bethesda; 301-571-0019 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center  Joseph M. Haggerty Maryland Oncology Hematology Rockville; 301-424-6231 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical

Center, Suburban Hospital Carolyn B. Hendricks Maryland Oncology Hematology Bethesda; 301-929-0765 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Nelson G.N. Kalil Rockville; 240-467-5888 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital Bruce R. Kressel Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital Washington, D.C.; 202-660-6500 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins Hospital Benjamin P. Levy Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital Washington, D.C.; 202-660-6500 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins Hospital Victor M. Priego Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders Bethesda; 301-571-0019

Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Chitra D. Rajagopal Regional Cancer Care Associates Rockville; 301-774-6136 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Patricia Conrad Rizzo Regional Cancer Care Associates Chevy Chase; 301-690-0710 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital Frederick P. Smith Regional Cancer Care Associates Chevy Chase; 301-657-4588 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital George A. Sotos Maryland Oncology Hematology Rockville; 301-424-6231 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Suburban Hospital

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Brian Cantor, Surgery DR. BRIAN CANTOR, a Bethesda resident,

specializes in bariatric surgery at Silver Spring’s Holy Cross Hospital, where he’s worked for 15 years. Bariatric surgical procedures, which include gastric bypasses, lead to weight loss by restricting the amount of food the stomach can hold or decreasing the absorption of food.

Why did you decide on this specialty?

In life and in medicine, there are very few opportunities I found where someone will say to you: You saved or you changed my life. I can fix a hernia and someone will forget who I am in six months, but when you help someone cure their obesity, they are eternally grateful. It’s a very

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powerful thing. It’s something they have been struggling with, and you are giving [them] the tools. You are not curing it— you are helping them achieve the goal they want.

How have you seen bariatric surgery change since you started?

It’s becoming more socially accepted.

Unfortunately, people do have a problem with obesity, and a lot of medical therapies have failed. Surgery does usually become a long-term, durable cure.

The public knows that it is happening.

Patients are not viewed in a negative way anymore. Obesity is recognized for what it is: a disease.

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What are some of the biggest misconceptions about this kind of surgery?

One thing people don’t understand is that it will take a lot of work. I only do a very small amount of the work. I give the person the football and they have to run with it. There is much more work that the patient does than I do. …People don’t want to be fat. They tell me all the time: ‘I would rather die than be fat again. ’ …Whether it’s a gene we haven’t found, or the environment that someone grew up in, or whatever their learned behavior is, it’s not something people want to have. They really struggle with it.

-Caralee Adams

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Farzad Assar Potomac Nephrology Germantown; 301-528-3580 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Raymond A. Bass Drs. Hecht, Bass, Schwartz & Hila Wheaton; 301-942-5355 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, Suburban Hospital Steven A. Burka Chevy Chase; 301-654-3803 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital Barry Hecht Drs. Hecht, Bass, Schwartz & Hila

Wheaton; 301-942-5355 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, Suburban Hospital Saeed Joseph Kronfli Washington Nephrology Associates Takoma Park; 301-270-4360 Hospital Affiliation: Washington Adventist Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Jeffrey A. Perlmutter Nephrology Associates of Montgomery County Rockville; 301-231-7111 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Gail L. Seiken Washington Nephrology Associates Bethesda; 301-907-4646 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY

Silver Spring; 301-557-9049 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring Nathan C. Moskowitz Rockville; 301-309-0566 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital

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Ezra D. Cohen The Neurology Center Rockville; 301-562-7200 Kenneth Eckmann The Neurology Center Wheaton; 301-562-7200 Albert P. Galdi The Neurology Center Rockville; 301-562-7200 Aneesa Keya Olney Medical Group Olney; 301-774-5260 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Washington Adventist Hospital

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7350 Van Dusen Rd, Ste 210 301.498.5500

Laboratory Services 4831 Tesla Dr, Ste F Bowie, MD 20715 240.737.0080

3410 Olandwood Ct, Ste 206 301.593.2002 9420 Key West Ave, Ste 202 301.251.9555 9711 Medical Center Dr, Ste 308 301.251.1244 15005 Shady Grove Rd, Ste 350 301.593.2002 14955 Shady Grove Rd, Ste 150 301.340.3252

SILVER SPRING, MD

10801 Lockwood Dr, Ste 200 301.593.2002

Chevy Chase Clinical Research

5550 Friendship Blvd, Ste T-90 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301.652.5520

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top doctors 2019 Georgetown University Hospital Lawrence A. Zumo Silver Spring; 301-562-8400

NEURORADIOLOGY

Ingrid L. Ott Washington Radiology Chevy Chase; 301-654-4242 Sameer Samtani Adventist HealthCare Imaging Rockville; 301-590-8999 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, George Washington University Hospital

NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Peter Herscovitch NIH Clinical Center Bethesda; 301-451-4248 Hospital Affiliation: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Ronald D. Neumann National Institutes of Health Bethesda; 301-496-6455 Hospital Affiliation: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Darryn Band Capital Women’s Care Silver Spring; 301-681-9101 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

Richard J. Beckerman Foxhall OB/GYN Associates Washington, D.C.; 202-243-3500 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital Brendan F. Burke Chevy Chase; 301-652-7623 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Tamara E. Coates Capital Women’s Care Silver Spring; 301-593-8101 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring Veronica Gomez-Lobo MedStar Health, OB/GYN Chevy Chase; 202-877-4099 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Children’s National Medical Center John A. Gschwend Capital Women’s Care Bethesda; 301-897-9817 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital

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Marilyn C. Jerome Foxhall OB/GYN Associates Washington, D.C.; 202-243-3500 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital

Georgetown University Hospital

Stephen A. Lakner Capital Women’s Care Rockville; 301-279-9400 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

Todd A. Goodglick Washington Eye Physicians & Surgeons Chevy Chase; 301-657-5700 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Suburban Hospital

Diane Laurin Capital Women’s Care Rockville; 301-279-9400 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Dorothy C. Lee Capital Women’s Care Rockville; 301-279-9400 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Gayle V. Skinner Capital Women’s Care Silver Spring; 301-681-3400 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Lewis R. Townsend Capital Women’s Care Bethesda; 301-897-9817 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital

OCULOPLASTIC AND FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY

Kevin I. Perman Center for Eyelid and Facial Plastic Surgery Bethesda; 301-571-0000 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital

OPHTHALMOLOGY

Marwa A. Adi Washington Eye Physicians & Surgeons Chevy Chase; 301-657-5700 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Melanie J. Buttross Eye Associates of Washington D.C. Washington, D.C.; 202-686-6700 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center Thomas E. Clinch Eye Doctors of Washington Chevy Chase; 301-281-4085 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar

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Sandra Lora Cremers Visionary Eye Doctors Rockville; 301-867-7924

Andrew P. Hammer Visionary Eye Doctors Rockville; 301-867-7906 Jordan L. Heffez Retina Consultants Bethesda; 301-530-5200 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital Harry H. Huang Bethesda; 301-897-3322 Howard Kane Montgomery Eye Physicians & Surgeons Rockville; 301-881-5888 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Aziz A. Khanifar The Retina Group of Washington Silver Spring; 301-495-2357 Neil F. Martin Washington Eye Physicians & Surgeons Chevy Chase; 301-657-5700 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Associates Chevy Chase; 301-657-4171 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital G. Vike Vicente Eye Doctors of Washington Chevy Chase; 301-281-4085 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Children’s National Medical Center Howard S. Weiss Washington Eye Physicians & Surgeons Chevy Chase; 301-657-5700 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Washington Hospital Center Thomas H. Yau Silver Spring Eye Silver Spring; 301-587-1220 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Washington Hospital Center David L. Yeh The Medical Eye Center Germantown; 301-528-4500 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, University Healthcare Jefferson Medical Center

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

Zohair S. Alam Orthopaedic Specialists of Metropolitan Washington Silver Spring; 301-681-5400 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Washington Adventist Hospital

J. Alberto Martinez Visionary Eye Doctors Rockville; 301-867-7924

Andrew W. Bender Shady Grove Orthopaedics Rockville; 301-340-9200 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital

David L. Parver Retina Consultants Bethesda; 301-530-5200 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital

Steven H. Bernstein Summit Orthopedics Chevy Chase; 301-657-9876 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital

Shilpa D. Rose Whitten Laser Eye Chevy Chase; 301-825-5755 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital

Steven A. Bleckner Orthopaedic Specialists of Metropolitan Washington Silver Spring; 301-681-5400 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring

Roy Rubinfeld Re:Vision Rockville; 301-908-8091 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Washington Hospital Center Michael C. Tigani Metropolitan Ophthalmology

Philip D. Bobrow Summit Orthopedics Chevy Chase; 301-657-9876 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital

top doctors 2019 Barry P. Boden The Orthopaedic Center Rockville; 301-251-1433 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Suburban Hospital

Antoni Goral Montgomery Orthopaedics Chevy Chase; 301-949-8100 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Suburban Hospital

Sheldon R. Mandel Potomac Valley Orthopaedic Associates Olney; 301-774-0500 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center

Kurt C. Schluntz OrthoBethesda Bethesda; 301-530-1010 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

Christopher J. Cannova OrthoBethesda Bethesda; 301-530-1010 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital

Richard M. Grossman Washington Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Chevy Chase; 301-657-1996 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital

Kevin McMahon MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Olney; 301-774-8958 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center

Philip L. Schneider Montgomery Orthopaedics Chevy Chase; 301-949-8100 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring

Eric Jordan Guidi Metro Orthopedics & Sports Therapy Potomac; 301-588-7888 Hospital Affiliation: Virginia Hospital Center - Arlington

Craig A. Miller OrthoBethesda Bethesda; 301-530-1010 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

Brett J. Hampton Shady Grove Orthopaedics Rockville; 301-340-9200 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital

Douglas M. Murphy Potomac Valley Orthopaedic Associates Olney; 301-774-0500 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital

Christopher M. Farrell Maryland Orthopedic Institute Bethesda; 240-449-8262 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Suburban Hospital

David L. Higgins Maryland Sports Medicine Center Olney; 301-232-1050 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center

Joel Fechter Silver Spring; 301-681-7100 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring

Clifford Hinkes Montgomery Orthopaedics Chevy Chase; 301-949-8100 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring

Denis O’Brien Potomac Valley Orthopaedic Associates Olney; 301-774-0500 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital

Kenneth M. Fine The Orthopaedic Center Germantown; 301-974-4752 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Suburban Hospital

Andrew Stowe Holmes OrthoBethesda Bethesda; 301-530-1010 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital

Bruce Knolmayer MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Olney; 301-774-8958 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center

Ricardo L. Cook Potomac Valley Orthopaedic Associates Olney; 301-774-0500 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Sridhar M. Durbhakula OrthoBethesda Bethesda; 301-530-1010 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

Jonathan A. Forsberg Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital Washington, D.C.; 202-660-6500 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital James Edward Gilbert Metro Orthopedics & Sports Therapy Potomac; 301-588-7888 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Germantown Hospital, Suburban Hospital Michael E. Goldsmith Summit Orthopedics Chevy Chase; 301-657-9876 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital

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Derek A. Kram Greater Washington Orthopaedic Group Silver Spring; 301-589-3324 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital – Silver Spring, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital David Andrew Levin The Orthopaedic Center Rockville; 301-251-1433 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Suburban Hospital

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Joseph R. O’Brien OrthoBethesda Bethesda; 301-530-1010 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, George Washington University Hospital David M. Perim Greater Washington Orthopaedic Group Silver Spring; 301-589-3324 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital – Silver Spring, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Brett R. Quigley Shady Grove Orthopaedics Rockville; 301-340-9200 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital Jonas R. Rudzki Washington Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Chevy Chase; 301-657-1996 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital

Navinder Sethi Potomac Valley Orthopaedic Associates Olney; 301-774-0500 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Leonard F. Tassy Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group Kensington; 800-777-7904 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital Steven L. Tuck Shady Grove Orthopaedics Rockville; 301-340-9200 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital Daniel J. Valaik Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Bethesda; 240-762-5100 Hospital Affiliation: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Suburban Hospital James Matthew Weiss The Orthopaedic Sports and Rehab Center Germantown; 301-540-4791 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Victor A. Wowk Capitol Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Rockville; 301-770-7900 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Suburban Hospital

OTOLARYNGOLOGY

Valerie Asher Maryland ENT Associates Silver Spring; 301-989-2300 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Suburban Hospital David Bianchi Maryland ENT Associates Silver Spring; 301-989-2300

top doctors 2019 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Suburban Hospital John M. Bosworth Jr. The Centers for Advanced ENT Care: Siegel & Bosworth Rockville; 240-361-9000 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Mark A. Dettelbach The Centers for Advanced ENT Care: The Feldman E.N.T. Group Chevy Chase; 301-652-8847 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Lindsay I. Golden The Centers for Advanced ENT Care: Montgomery Otolaryngology Gaithersburg; 301-963-6334 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Leslie F. Hao Chevy Chase ENT Chevy Chase; 301-656-8630 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital Vikrom Patrick Mahat Washington, D.C.; 202-363-2363 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital Liesl K. Nottingham Maryland ENT Associates Silver Spring; 301-989-2300 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Suburban Hospital Seth F. Oringher The Centers for Advanced ENT Care: The Feldman E.N.T. Group Chevy Chase; 301-652-8847 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital Murugappan Ramanathan Johns Hopkins Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Bethesda; 301-896-3330 Hospital Affiliation: Johns Hopkins Hospital Michael B. Siegel The Centers for Advanced ENT Care: Siegel & Bosworth Rockville; 240-361-9000 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

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Jack B. Williams The Centers for Advanced ENT Care: The Feldman E.N.T. Group Chevy Chase; 301-652-8847 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital Thomas Winkler Chevy Chase ENT Chevy Chase; 301-656-8630 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital

OTOLARYNGOLOGY/FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY Brian P. Driscoll Maryland ENT Associates Silver Spring; 301-989-2300 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Suburban Hospital Philip S. Schoenfeld The Centers for Advanced ENT Care: The Feldman E.N.T. Group Chevy Chase; 301-652-8847 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital Christopher K. Sinha The Centers for Advanced ENT Care: Montgomery Otolaryngology Gaithersburg; 301-963-6334 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

PAIN MEDICINE

Ramani Peruvemba Pain Management Specialists Rockville; 240-453-9182 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY

George H. Zalzal Children’s National Medical Center, Division of Otolaryngology Washington, D.C.; 202-476-2159 Hospital Affiliation: Children’s National Medical Center

PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY Maria V. Bautista MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Washington, D.C.; 202-243-3550 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Samuel M. Rosenberg Pediatric Pulmonary and Asthma Center Rockville; 301-738-7011 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring

PEDIATRICS

Victor P. Abdow Jr. Abdow Friendship Pediatrics Rockville; 301-468-6171 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

Promise A. Ahlstrom Chevy Chase Pediatrics Washington, D.C.; 202-363-0300 Hospital Affiliation: Children’s National Medical Center, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

PATHOLOGY

Lillian M. Beard Children’s Pediatricians & Associates Silver Spring; 301-593-5566 Hospital Affiliation: Children’s National Medical Center

PEDIATRIC ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY

Karin M. Belsito Pediatric Care Center Bethesda; 301-564-5880 Hospital Affiliation: Children’s National Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring

Jing Cai Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group Rockville; 800-777-7904

James E. Mattey Pediatric Care Center Bethesda; 301-564-5880 Hospital Affiliation: Children’s National Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring

PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY

Douglas O. Sobel Washington, D.C.; 202-243-3560 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

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Howard J. Bennett Chevy Chase Pediatrics Washington, D.C.; 202-363-0300 Hospital Affiliation: Children’s National Medical Center, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Leah Brasch Friendship Pediatrics Chevy Chase; 301-656-2745 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Children’s National Medical Center

Brigitte K. Burgett Shady Grove Pediatric Associates Rockville; 301-330-3216 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Virginia Grace Cohen Pediatric Care Center Bethesda; 301-564-5880 Hospital Affiliation: Johns Hopkins Hospital Raymond H. Coleman Coleman Pediatrics Rockville; 301-468-9225 Dinea A. DeSouza Children’s Pediatricians & Associates Gaithersburg; 301-926-3633 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Daniel Finkelstein Capitol Medical Group Chevy Chase; 301-907-3960 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Howard County General Hospital Robert J. Gancayco Pediatric Health Partners Germantown; 301-515-5414 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Caren O. Glassman Potomac Pediatrics Rockville; 301-279-6750 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Alan E. Gober Wheaton; 301-933-4210 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Linda H. Goldstein Friendship Pediatrics Chevy Chase; 301-656-2745 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Children’s National Medical Center Rebecca M. Gross Potomac Physician Associates Chevy Chase; 301-942-2212 Leila T. Hall Next Generation Pediatrics Bethesda; 301-832-6049

Ann I. Hellerstein MedStar Medical Group Olney; 301-774-5800 Joseph C. Hsu THH Pediatrics Germantown; 301-540-0811 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Earlene Jordan Pediatric Associates of Montgomery County Wheaton; 301-933-6440 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Nancy R. Kadowitz Capitol Medical Group Chevy Chase; 301-907-3960 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital Amy B. Kaplan Potomac Pediatrics Rockville; 301-279-6750 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

James M. Kiwanuka Gaithersburg; 301-926-7891 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring Bertha H. Koomson Capitol Medical Group Chevy Chase; 301-907-3960 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital Panayiota V. Koroulakis Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group Kensington; 800-777-7904 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring Giorgio V. Kulp Metropolitan Pediatrics North Bethesda; 301-230-2280 Kiran K. Kumar Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group Silver Spring; 800-777-7904 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring Peggy B. Lee Pediatric Care of Rockville Potomac; 301-881-7995

Victoria Lee Olney Pediatrics Olney; 301-774-4100 Hilary Light-Deutsch Bethesda Pediatrics Potomac; 301-299-8930 Robin W. Madden Discovery Pediatrics Silver Spring; 301-681-7020 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring Ana Markovic Capitol Medical Group Chevy Chase; 301-907-3960 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital Shama R. Mittal Adult and Pediatric Clinic Rockville; 240-453-0000 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center David B. Nelson Washington, D.C.; 202-243-3400 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Francis M. Palumbo Spring Valley Pediatrics Washington, D.C.; 202-966-5000 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Children’s National Medical Center Carol A. Plotsky Shady Grove Pediatric Associates Rockville; 301-330-3216 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Wolfgang P. Rennert Washington, D.C.; 202-243-3400 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Maria Rueda-Gonzalez Capitol Medical Group Chevy Chase; 301-907-3960 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital  Hari C. Sachs Potomac Pediatrics Rockville; 301-279-6750 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

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top doctors 2019 Melissa L. Schwartz Olney Pediatrics Olney; 301-774-4100 Joanna M. Sexter Spring Valley Pediatrics Washington, D.C.; 202-966-5000 Hospital Affiliation: Children’s National Medical Center, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Reva E. Snow Capitol Medical Group Chevy Chase; 301-907-3960 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital Apple J. Sussmann Pediatric Care Center Bethesda; 301-564-5880 Hospital Affiliation: Johns Hopkins Hospital Amy M. Sweeney Foxhall Pediatrics Washington, D.C.; 202-537-1180 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital Stuart B. Taylor Pediatric & Adolescent Care Gaithersburg; 301-869-2292 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital Nandini Thillairajah Coleman Pediatrics Rockville; 301-468-9225

PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION

Inder M. Chawla Takoma Park; 301-891-5393 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington Adventist Hospital Mark D. Klaiman Point Performance Bethesda; 301-493-8884 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital Philip J. Marion Capital Medical Services Takoma Park; 301-891-0616 Hospital Affiliation: The George Washington University Hospital Terrence P. Sheehan Adventist HealthCare Rehabilitation Rockville; 240-864-6000 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center John E. Toerge Rockville; 301-377-2661 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center

PLASTIC SURGERY

C. Coleman Brown Bruno|Brown Plastic Surgery Chevy Chase; 301-215-5955 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital

Elizabeth A. Valois Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group Kensington; 800-777-7904

Mary Ella Carter Washington, D.C.; 202-363-6844 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital

Caroline Van Vleck Spring Valley Pediatrics Washington, D.C.; 202-966-5000 Hospital Affiliation: Children’s National Medical Center, Sibley Memorial Hospital

Stephane Corriveau Affiliates in Plastic Surgery Chevy Chase; 301-986-0010 Hospital Affiliation: Washington Adventist Hospital

Monika M. Walters Bethesda Pediatrics Potomac; 301-299-8930

Steven P. Davison DAVinci Plastic Surgery Washington, D.C.; 202-966-9590 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Inova Fairfax Hospital

Gail Warner Growth and Wellness Pediatrics Bethesda; 240-630-8882 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Paul R. Weiner Pediatric Care Center Bethesda; 301-564-5880 Hospital Affiliation: Children’s National Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring

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Craig R. Dufresne Chevy Chase; 301-654-9151 Hospital Affiliation: Inova Fairfax Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital Douglas Lee Forman Plastic Surgery Institute of Washington North Bethesda; 301-881-7770 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital

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Kathy Huang Plastic Surgery Institute of Washington North Bethesda; 301-881-7770 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital A. Dean Jabs Cosmetic Surgery Associates Bethesda; 301-493-4334 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital Stephen R. Kay Kay Plastic Surgery Chevy Chase; 301-951-5120 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital Eric W. Khairallah Chevy Chase; 301-657-4744 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital Sheilah A. Lynch Lynch Plastic Surgery Chevy Chase; 301-652-5933 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital Keshav T. Magge Cosmetic Surgery Associates Bethesda; 301-493-4334 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital Joseph Michaels Michaels Aesthetic & Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Rockville; 301-468-5991 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Roger J. Oldham Bethesda; 301-530-6100 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital G. Wesley Price Center for Plastic Surgery Chevy Chase; 240-292-1338 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital Franklin D. Richards Cosmetic Surgery Associates Bethesda; 301-329-5430 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital Mark E. Richards Ageless Impressions Plastic Surgery Institute North Bethesda; 301-468-3458 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital Navin Singh Washingtonian Plastic Surgery Chevy Chase; 301-244-0277 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Inova Fairfax Hospital

Adam G. Tattelbaum Rockville; 301-259-3308 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Michael P. Vincent Ambulatory Plastic Surgery Center Associates Rockville; 240-912-4708 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Suburban Hospital

PSYCHIATRY

Bruce A. Kehr Potomac Psychiatry Rockville; 301-984-9791

PULMONARY DISEASE

D. Scott Cohen Chevy Chase Pulmonary Associates Washington, D.C.; 301-656-7374 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital Peter G. Hamm Chevy Chase Pulmonary Associates Washington, D.C.; 301-656-7374 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital Steven T. Kariya Pulmonologists, PC Kensington; 301-942-2977 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Carlos E. Picone Chevy Chase Pulmonary Associates Washington, D.C.; 301-656-7374 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital Michael N. Solomon Chevy Chase Pulmonary Associates Washington, D.C.; 301-656-7374 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital

RADIATION ONCOLOGY

James D. Bridges Associates in Radiation Medicine Rockville; 301-309-6765 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Stephen C. Greco The Kimmel Cancer Center Suburban Hospital Bethesda; 301-896-2012 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital Sheela D. Modin Associates in Radiation Medicine Silver Spring; 301-681-4422 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital

Susan F. Stinson Suburban Hospital Cancer Program Bethesda; 301-896-2012 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Johns Hopkins Hospital

Assil S. Saleh Foxhall Internists Washington, D.C.; 202-362-4467 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital

REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY/ INFERTILITY

Evan L. Siegel Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates Wheaton; 301-942-7600

Rafat Abbasi Columbia Fertility Associates Bethesda; 301-897-8850 Hospital Affiliation: Virginia Hospital Center - Arlington Frank Chang Shady Grove Fertility Rockville; 301-340-1188 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Oluyemisi A. Famuyiwa Montgomery Fertility Center Rockville; 301-946-6962 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Suburban Hospital

RHEUMATOLOGY

Ashley D. Beall Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates Rockville; 301-942-7600 Paul J. DeMarco Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates Wheaton; 301-942-7600 Daniel El-Bogdadi Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates Olney; 301-942-7600 Warren O. Ferris Silver Spring; 301-598-1590 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Ivan Y. Lim Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group Gaithersburg; 240-632-4000 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring Deborah S. Litman Chevy Chase; 301-215-4167 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital

David P. Wolfe Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates Chevy Chase; 301-942-7600 Angus B. Worthing Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates Chevy Chase; 301-942-7600 Louisa Ziglar Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates Rockville; 301-942-7600

SPORTS MEDICINE

James S. Gardiner Jr. The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics Bethesda; 301-515-0900 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Daniel J. Pereles Montgomery Orthopaedics Chevy Chase; 301-949-8100 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring Mark A. Peterson Shady Grove Orthopaedics Rockville; 301-340-9200 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital Christopher S. Raffo The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics - Maryland Orthopedic Specialists Division Bethesda; 301-515-0900 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Suburban Hospital

SURGERY

Robert L. Rosenberg Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates Wheaton; 301-942-7600

Brian M. Cantor Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group Silver Spring; 301-929-7167 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring

Russell R. Rothenberg Bethesda; 301-571-2273 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital

Frederick C. Finelli Olney; 301-774-8962 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center

Dawn J. Leonard Olney; 301-260-3292 Hospital Affiliation: MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Colette M. Magnant Washington, D.C.; 202-243-5230 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital James W. Robey Bethesda; 301-986-4288 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital Glenn L. Sandler Advanced Surgery Rockville; 301-251-4128 Hospital Affiliation: Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center

THORACIC & CARDIAC SURGERY Philip C. Corcoran Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Bethesda; 301-896-7610 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital

THORACIC & CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Kunda S. Biswas Capital Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Associates Rockville; 301-270-2844 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital, Washington Adventist Hospital Bryan M. Steinberg Capital Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Associates Rockville; 301-270-2844 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital, Washington Adventist Hospital

UROGYNECOLOGY/ FEMALE PELVIC MED & RECONSTRUCT SURGERY

Mary C. Dupont DuPont Institute Chevy Chase; 301-654-5530 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Suburban Hospital

UROLOGY

William K. Brems Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group Kensington; 301-929-7550 Nicholas L. Constantinople Foxhall Urology Washington, D.C.; 202-364-3434 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Stephen W. Dejter Jr. Foxhall Urology Washington, D.C.; 202-364-3434 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Edward F. Dunne Jr. Foxhall Urology Washington, D.C.; 202-364-3434 Hospital Affiliation: Sibley Memorial Hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Murray Lieberman Chesapeake Urology Bethesda; 301-530-1700 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital

VASCULAR & INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY Stewart B. Karr Diagnostic Medical Imaging - Holy Cross Hospital Silver Spring; 301-754-7350 Hospital Affiliation: Holy Cross Hospital - Silver Spring, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital William Xuan Nghiem Horizon Vascular Specialists Germantown; 301-762-0277 Hospital Affiliation: Frederick Memorial Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Bradford J. Wood NIH Center for Interventional Oncology Bethesda; 301-443-8191 Hospital Affiliation: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

VASCULAR SURGERY Shan-e-Ali Haider Horizon Vascular Specialists Germantown; 301-762-0277 Hospital Affiliation: Frederick Memorial Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center Andrew H. Schulick Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Bethesda; 301-896-7610 Hospital Affiliation: Suburban Hospital Richard A. Silva Horizon Vascular Specialists Germantown; 301-762-0277 Hospital Affiliation: Frederick Memorial Hospital, Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center n

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Franklin D. Richards, MD, FACS; A. Dean Jabs, MD, PhD, FACS; & Keshav Magge, MD, FACS COSMETIC SURGERY ASSOCIATES

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“Renowned for their skill, trustworthiness and approachability, all three offer warm and confident personalities that put patients at ease.”

AWARDS AND HONORS

Board Certified Plastic Surgeons; Members, American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Members, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery; Past Presidents, National Capital Society of Plastic Surgeons: Dr. Richards, Dr. Jabs

6430 Rockledge Drive, Suite 100 Bethesda, MD 20817 301-493-4334 www.cosmeticplastics.com

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Meet three of the most distinguished cosmetic surgeons in the metro area, with decades of experience. They have the prestigious certificate of Advanced Qualification in Cosmetic Surgery and have performed thousands of successful procedures.

Dr. Franklin Richards has been in practice since 1989 and is renowned for his expertise in minimal incision face and neck lifts, breast augmentation and body contouring. He’s also often sought by individuals needing correction or improvement of previous cosmetic procedures. He’s the past chief of plastic surgery at Johns Hopkins/Suburban Hospital.

Dr. Dean Jabs is known for his warm personality and his passion for detail in facelifts and breast augmentations. Trained at Columbia University Medical Center, he’s been named as a top surgeon by Bethesda, Washingtonian and Northern Virginia magazines.

He served as chairman of the department of plastic surgery at Johns Hopkins Suburban Hospital as well as was in the U.S. Army during the first gulf war.

Dr. Keshav Magge is on the forefront of aesthetic surgery, performing breast augmentation, facial rejuvenation via face and neck lifts, facial implants, eyelid surgery and body contouring surgery such as tummy tucks, liposuction and Brazilian butt lifts.

He is always up to date on the latest techniques for facial, breast and body rejuvenation.

Renowned for their skill, trustworthiness and approachability, all offer warm, confident personalities that put patients at ease. Their team pampers and treats everyone like family. Procedures are performed at Cosmetic Surgery Associates’ fully accredited surgery suite. Facelifts are typically done under sedation with no need for general anesthesia.

“We look forward to seeing you and invite you to schedule a consultation to learn more about how we can help you achieve your goals,” says Dr. Jabs.

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Arise Infusion Therapy

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“Our patients’ safety and well-being is first and foremost.”

Locations in Wheaton, Rockville, Olney, Chevy Chase and Frederick, MD; Washington, D.C. Central Call Center: 240-514-5003 info@ariseinfusion.com www.ariseinfusion.com

HILARY SCHWAB

People living with chronic conditions that are best managed through infusion and injectable drug therapies appreciate the expert care and comfortable surroundings offered at Arise Infusion Therapy Services. Six state-of-the-art centers are conveniently located throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area provide patients with comfortable and safe environments for medically supervised administration of the most advanced medications available to treat their conditions.

Dr. Ashley D. Beall is Arise Infusion’s medical director and shares a “safety first” focus with her team of specially trained infusion nurses. “Our patients’ safety and well-being is first and foremost,” says Dr. Beall. “All of our nurses are trained to understand the complex biologic medications they are administering and the particulars of the diseases they are treating. We monitor patients over the entire infusion process to understand how they tolerate infusion therapy and are trained to handle any adverse events, including potential allergic reactions.” Physicians are always present onsite for added safety.

Arise Infusion incorporates patient education into every treatment plan in order to boost patient morale, eliminate common misconceptions about their disease and course of treatment, and improve treatment compliance.

Arise Infusion treats a wide variety of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases and conditions, including arthritic conditions, autoimmune skin problems, neurological conditions, inflammatory bowel disease, certain eye conditions, osteoporosis and asthma. If your physician has prescribed infusion or injectable therapy for you, call to schedule an appointment at any of the six convenient offices.

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Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates For more than 40 years, the physicians and staff at Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates (ARA) have been dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of people with autoimmune diseases and disorders of the joints, muscles, tendons and other connective tissues. Today, ARA is the largest rheumatology practice in the area, with offices in Wheaton, Rockville, Chevy Chase, Olney, Frederick and Washington, D.C. Comprehensive services include a full-service laboratory, digital x-rays, physical therapy and bone density testing for osteoporosis. Each office also features an Arise Infusion Therapy Center, administering the most advanced drugs for a wide variety of conditions including arthritis, psoriasis, osteoporosis, inflammatory bowel disease, asthma and neurologic disorders.

“ARA offers patients access to the latest, most innovative therapies for treatment of musculoskeletal, rheumatologic and other autoimmune diseases,” said Emma DiIorio, MD. “Our commitment to improving the health of the communities we serve is exemplified by our very active research program.” The Center for Rheumatology and Bone Research has participated in more than 400 clinical trials since 1982.

“Through these trials, we are working on treatments for rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Sjögren’s syndrome, fibromyalgia, tendonitis and ankylosing spondylitis, among other conditions,” said the center’s medical director, Paul J. DeMarco, MD. ARA’s team approach to patient care means that doctors, nurses and physical therapists discuss each patient’s treatment and carefully plan the best combination of approaches to achieve maximum relief of symptoms and improvement in functionality, in accordance with each patient’s needs. Patients are encouraged to express concerns, ask questions and stay informed about their care because people who understand their condition and participate in treatment decisions often have better outcomes.

“ARA offers patients access to the latest, most innovative therapies for treatment of musculoskeletal, rheumatologic and other autoimmune diseases.”

AWARDS AND HONORS

Nationally recognized physicians as “Thought Leaders;” Washingtonian magazine, “Best Doctors;” Consumers’ Checkbook, “Top Doc;” U.S. News and World Report, “Top Doctor”

Locations in Wheaton, Rockville, Chevy Chase, Olney and Frederick, MD; Washington, D.C. Central Call Center: 240-514-5611 www.arapc.com

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Gail Linn, AuD, CCC-A POTOMAC AUDIOLOGY

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“People are often in denial about hearing loss, and we like educating them, and helping them discover what it's like to hear again.”

HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

“Best Audiologist,” Best of Bethesda Readers Poll, Bethesda Magazine, 2013, 2014 and 2016

11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 105 Rockville, MD 20852 240-477-1010 www.potomacaudiology.com

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A highly respected leader in audiology, Dr. Gail Linn not only built a renowned clinic, but is also a speaker, former Director of Private Practice and Industry at the American Speech Language Hearing Association and Treasurer of the Maryland Academy of Audiology.

A third-generation Washingtonian whose grandfather was second leader of the U.S. Marine Corps Band. Dr. Linn grew up in Beltsville and went to High Point High School. She leads four other top audiologists in her busy practice in Rockville and recently added office space for one of the most highly qualified and experienced teams in audiology. Carrying the latest in hearing aid and other device technology, Potomac Audiology can help with all aspects of hearing problems in patients of all ages.

One of the reasons they work so well with families is because they are one. Drs. Linn and Terlep are mother and daughter, and Dr. Terlep’s husband is Director of Operations.

“People are often in denial about hearing loss, and we like educating them, and helping them discover what it's like to hear again,” says Dr. Linn. “We’re not just selling hearing aids—we’re helping people hear again and that's amazing. It can have a huge impact on someone’s quality of life and we see that every day.”

The practice offers thorough hearing evaluations, state-of-the-art hearing systems and unhurried, personalized care. Specialty care includes custom-made hearing protection for hunters, people who work in noisy environments, and in-theear monitors for musicians. Custom-made swim molds help children and adults prevent ear infections by keeping water from entering the ear canal.

“We can help anyone with hearing issues with the technology and tools we have available today,” said Dr. Linn.

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Dr. Mark E. Richards, MD

AGELESS IMPRESSIONS PLASTIC SURGERY INSTITUTE Dr. Mark Richards provides an aesthetic and healthoriented medical practice that improves all stages of life.

Since 1990, Ageless Impressions has helped countless look great and feel better about themselves, while enhancing their quality of life. Patients travel from across the U.S. and around the globe to take advantage of his skills and expertise in plastic surgery.

He is an expert in non-invasive office procedures including “lunchtime threadlifts,” a variety of fillers, neurotoxin treatments, ultrasound therapies, UltraSlim, photo-facials, chemical peels and more.

He also offers surgical rejuvenation of face, body and breasts. Dr. Richards invented and first published the minimal incision arm lift technique and lectures internationally on salvaging unsatisfactory facelifts. He is highly sought-after for correcting facelifts while also creating natural and attractive facial rejuvenations for the “never operated upon” group of men and women.

He received national media publicity for Linda Tripp’s extensive revisional facial surgery. Published articles on body contouring using Vaser Liposuction led him to the international medical lecture circuit.

He is a recognized expert, lecturer, and educator on antiaging bio-identical hormone pellet therapy. The technique has been used for over 75 years and provides a sustained natural release of deficient hormones. Dr. Richards has directly and indirectly provided thousands of men and women the opportunity to regain health and better function through balanced hormone supplementation that combats the epidemic of low testosterone in both sexes.

“Anti-aging therapies can help men and women with increased energy, improved sleep, decreased anxiety and irritability and better physical and mental functioning,” says Dr. Richards. “My goal is creating attractiveness and health through the restoration and enhancement of appearance and function that leads to patient happiness.”

“My goal is creating attractiveness and health through the restoration and enhancement of appearance and function that leads to patient happiness.”

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DARREN HIGGINS

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Top Plastic Surgeon, U.S. News & World Report, 2013; Ten Best, American Institute of Plastic Surgeons, 2015-2019; Distinguished Doctor, Expert Network, 2017; Top Docs, Washingtonian, 5 times; Top Doctors, Bethesda Magazine, 2019

11300 Rockville Pike, #912 | N. Bethesda, MD 20852 301-468-3458 | www.DrMarkRichards.com www.MyHormoneTherapy.com BETHESDAMAGAZINE.COM | JULY/AUGUST 2019

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Dr. Bradley H. Bennett, MD, FASCRS, FACS; and Dr. Rami Makhoul, MD, FASCRS, FACS METRO COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY, PC

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“We appreciate the excellent relationships we build with our patients and work hard to foster an office environment that is both friendly and comfortable.”

HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Board Certified Colon & Rectal Surgeons; Top Doctor, Washingtonian; Medical expert, Top Doctors interviews, CNN, Fox, Bravo and MSNBC

4701 Randolph Road, Suite 203 Rockville, MD 20852 301-412-3166 www.colonrectaldocs.com

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Meet two of the most distinguished surgeons of their kind in the entire area.

Dr. Bradley Bennett is widely recognized as a top surgeon throughout the region and in the media. For many years, he has been voted one of the area’s top doctors by both his peers and his patients. In the past, he served as Department of Surgery Chief at Holy Cross Hospital, and currently works as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at George Washington University.

Dr. Rami Makhoul joined the practice in February 2018. He completed his Colon and Rectal fellowship at the prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. He serves as a Clinical Instructor of Surgery at the George Washington University, Dr. Makhoul is the Cancer Liaison Physician for Holy Cross Health, where he manages and oversees activities in collaboration with the Commission on Cancer and the American Cancer Society.

Both doctors are board-certified in general surgery as well as colorectal surgery.

They have advanced training in treating diseases of the colon and rectum. They possess exceptional skill in treating colon and rectal cancers using advanced, surgical minimally invasive techniques including advanced robotics, laparoscopy, transanal mesorectal excision and transanal endoscopic microsurgery.

The practice has offices in both Rockville and Germantown. Our patients have access to the benefits of the incredible technologies developed in recent years in surgery and in the treatment of colorectal diseases. The doctors are supported by a team of highly qualified professionals with years of experience in office management and patient care.

“We appreciate the excellent relationships we build with our patients and work hard to foster an office environment that is both friendly and comfortable,” says Dr. Makhoul.

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The Team at Potomac Valley Orthopaedic Associates

HILARY SCHWAB

A DIVISION OF CAO

For more than 48 years, Potomac Valley Orthopaedic Associates (PVOA), a division of Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics, has provided comprehensive orthopedic care for patients of all ages in Montgomery and Howard counties. Each of the 12 board-certified orthopaedic surgeons use the latest advances for both medical and surgical treatment of injuries and diseases of the body’s bones, muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons.

Denis O’Brien, MD, states, “We work collaboratively to improve each patient’s mobility, function and quality of life. PVOA provide patients access to a multidisciplinary team of specialists—including surgeons, physician assistants and physical therapists.”

“PVOA is dedicated to extending to patients prompt individualized attention and the best orthopaedic care,” Dr. O’Brien says.

The team treats sports injuries and work-related injuries, as well as almost any condition that affects the neck, back, upper extremities (arm, shoulder, elbow, hand and wrist) and lower extremities. While the surgeons treat general orthopaedic conditions, they also have subspecialty training in sports medicine, hand surgery, foot surgery, scoliosis, joint repair and replacements, spine surgery, and pediatric and young athletes.

The practice can effectively manage your medical condition with customized exercise programs. Dr. O’Brien says, “We’ve created our Medical Exercise Programs to help people whose medical condition or level of deconditioning means they need a custom program, and individual instruction and supervision to help improve their quality of life.”

For your convenience, each of the four location centers provide complete comprehensive care including digital X-rays, custom bracing/custom orthotics and physical therapy.

“PVOA is dedicated to providing prompt individualized attention and the best orthopaedic care to our patients.”

HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeons; Top Doctor, Washingtonian magazine; Top Doctor, Castle Connolly

Office Locations in Olney, Silver Spring, Columbia & Germantown, MD 301-956-2334 www.PVOAC.com

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Kevin Kelleher, MD (COFOUNDER); Mark Vasiliadis, MD (COFOUNDER); and Ryan Bosch, MD, FACP, MBA EXECUTIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, PLLC

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“We take a total care management approach centered on customization, convenience and total health assurance for every client.”

HONORS AND AWARDS

Top Doctor, Washingtonian, multiple years; Consumers’ Checkbook; Castle-Connelly Top Doctor, multiple years; Best Doctors in America, multiple years; Top Doctor, Northern Virginia Magazine, multiple years

7811 Montrose Road, Suite 530 Potomac, MD 20854 240-599-5400 Membership@EHSdocs.com www.ehsdocs.com Additional location in Reston, VA

TONY J. LEWIS

“It’s about peace of mind” is often the feedback received from clients of EHS, new and old. As the leader among concierge medical practices, EHS provides 24/7 direct physician access and comprehensive healthcare concierge services, delivered with old-fashioned family medicine values.

Continually recognized in Washingtonian and by Castle-Connelly as “Top Doctors,” EHS remains the choice for discerning people who prioritize their health and seek a personalized relationship with their doctors—and for those whose hectic or travel-filled lives leave little time to schedule appointments or focus on health.

“We take a total care management approach centered on customization, convenience and total health assurance for every client,” says Dr. Mark Vasiliadis.

Because EHS limits its doctor-patient ratio, members enjoy the luxury of unparalleled access and ample time with their doctors, ensuring comprehensive and proactive focus on all their health and wellness needs. Strong relationships with top specialists ensure high-quality total healthcare. Appointments are based on your convenience, when and where needed. Follow-up support, provided by the dedicated, experienced concierge staff, is focused entirely on coordination of your care.

Key benefits for EHS include: • 24/7 direct access to your exceptional EHS family physician • Same-day appointments and consultation at your convenience • Timely and coordinated access to top specialists, locally or nationally • Concierge medical services to coordinate all your healthcare needs Since 2004, EHS’s doctors have provided concierge care to Greater Washington’s leading executives, entrepreneurs and their families. Physicians and staff continuously train and refine their skills and processes to optimize the client experience and service.

“Our model was designed and improved based on years of feedback, always focusing on client needs whenever and wherever they are,” says Dr. Kevin Kelleher.

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Jennifer Parker Porter, MD, FACS

CHEVY CHASE FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY

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One of the most distinguished plastic surgeons in the area, Dr. Jennifer Parker Porter is a leading expert in surgical, non-surgical and skin care procedures to make patients look and feel their very best. With over 20 years of experience in Facial Plastic Surgery she continues to keep up to date with the latest in the field.

A native of Washington, DC, she is extraordinarily accomplished, and is double board certified as a Facial Plastic Surgeon specializing in Rhinoplasty, eyelid and facial aesthetic rejuvenation. “We specialize in facial procedures. That means we're focused on the face all day, every day, and I think that’s to our patients’ advantage,” Dr. Porter says. “There’s lots of nuance in what patients want, as well as in skin types, coloring, nose size, face shape and more.”

Dr. Porter gives back in many ways. She's a Clinical Associate Professor at Georgetown University Medical Center and has served as a guest examiner for two medical boards in her field. Her contributions to the field earned her a research grant from the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. She's served on community boards including the Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board, the Montgomery County Medical Society Executive Board, and her church vestry. She participates in a wide variety of community service projects and mentors young women interested in the medical field.

Dr. Porter performs surgeries such as Rhinoplasty, Revision Rhinoplasty, Facelift, Blepharoplasty, Brow lift and Otoplasty.

Procedures offered include Botox®, BBL™, dermal fillers, Thermage®, MicroLaserPeel™, SculpSure® and more. “Come in and let’s talk about your needs,” she says. “We can do so much today that doesn’t involve downtime.”

“We specialize in facial procedures. That means we're focused on the face all day, every day, and I think that's to our patients' advantage.”

HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Board Certified; ABFPRS, ABOHNS; Specializations: Rhinoplasty, Eyelid Surgery; Fellow, American College of Surgeons; A Top Vote Getter, “Best Cosmetic Surgeon,” Bethesda Magazine’s Best of Bethesda Readers Poll, 2017

7201 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 515 Bethesda, MD 20814 301-652-8191 | coordinate@chevychaseface.com www.chevychaseface.com BETHESDAMAGAZINE.COM | JULY/AUGUST 2019

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Dr. Josh Funk

FOUNDER & CEO, REHAB 2 PERFORM A lifelong athlete, Josh Funk became interested in becoming a physical therapist when going through PT as a D1 lacrosse player at Ohio State. After avoiding shoulder surgery for a torn labrum and rotator cuff, Josh became entrenched in the world of physical therapy and sports performance. Over the years, he has continually developed his knowledge base and expertise through continuing education courses and working with athletes of all ages.

A Montgomery County resident, Josh is heavily involved in all areas of the community throughout the region. Born and raised in Montgomery County, he attended Poolesville High and Ohio State, and then earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of Maryland-Baltimore. He founded R2P in 2014.

The practice offers customized physical therapy for each patient’s needs, including movement analysis, manual therapies and home programs. “It’s our mission that you not only perform well now, but perform well for the rest of your life,” says Dr. Funk.

Dr. Funk is also equally committed to the growth of Rehab 2 Perform as a practice, and keeping it one of the most well-run and well-known health care companies in the area. “I’ve really immersed myself in business programs and community initiatives over the past few years to ensure that our team and clients receive everything they need to be at their best,” he says. “It’s our goal to push Rehab 2 Perform to the forefront of the community through innovation, progressive business operations, strategic growth and clinical excellence.”

Rehab 2 Perform offers four convenient locations, in Mt. Airy, Germantown and Frederick and now their newest office, which opens in September in Bethesda.

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“I’ve really immersed myself in business programs and community initiatives over the past few years to ensure that our team and clients receive everything they need to be at their best.”

SPECIALTIES AND AWARDS Orthopedic & Sports Physical Therapist; 40 Under 40 List, Daily Record; Living Classrooms Rising Star, Politico; Multiple Small Business of the Year Winner, Frederick and Clarksburg Chambers of Commerce

20310 Seneca Meadows Parkway, Suite B Germantown, MD 20878 301-798-4838 drfunk@rehab2perform.com www.rehab2perform.com

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Stephen Lakner, MD, FACOG; Jonathan Elias, MD, FACOG; Dorothy Lee, MD, FACOG; David Grossman, MD, FACOG; Diane Laurin, MD, FACOG; Rene Johnson, CRNP, IBCLC; and Kate Scaletta, CRNP

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CAPITAL WOMEN’S CARE (DIV. 68)

Capital Women's Care - Division 68 is proud to have provided obstetric and gynecologic services to the Montgomery County area for over 35 years! The providers of Capital Women’s Care seek the highest quality medical and ethical standard in an environment that nurtures the spirit of caring for every woman. “We provide, excellent, state-of-the art obstetric and gynecologic care with compassion and the expertise that comes with years of experience,” says Dr. Stephen Lakner. “Our culturally diverse medical team and staff strive to provide each patient with the individualized care that they deserve and desire.”

The team offers extensive experience in high-risk obstetrics, minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, hysteroscopic surgery, annual gynecologic screening, menopause, contraception, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS), endometriosis, breast disease, BRCA testing, STD testing, as well as basic infertility evaluation.

The five board-certified doctors work alongside specialists in women’s health and lactation. All have been named Washingtonian magazine Top Docs. Together, they offer women many choices for both general obstetric and gynecologic care, and specialized women's health care services. Offices are conveniently located with ample free parking in Rockville, near Shady Grove Medical Center, and Germantown, across from Seneca Valley High School.

A secure, easy-to-use patient portal simplifies communication. Rapid coordination with specialists addresses every woman’s individual needs, including second opinions, high-risk pregnancy care, ultrasounds and surgical procedures.

“We provide, excellent, state-of-the art obstetric and gynecologic care with compassion and the expertise that comes with years of experience.”

SPECIALTIES & AFFILIATIONS

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Mammography; Member, US Women’s Health Alliance; Top Doctors, Washingtonian, multiple years; Certified Lactation Specialist

9420 Key West Ave., Suite 415 Rockville, MD 20850 | 301-279-9400 www.cwcobgyndocs.com Other location in Germantown

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James Gilbert, MD

METRO ORTHOPEDICS & SPORTS THERAPY “Pain and injury should never stop you from living your best life,” says Dr. James Gilbert. “You don’t have to be an athlete to remain active.”

A board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, Dr. Gilbert performs orthopedic surgeries and regenerative medicine treatments. An expert in treating ACL injuries, meniscal tears, rotator cuff tears, elbow, foot and ankle injuries, and neck and back pain, he specializes in ACL reconstruction, rotator cuff repair, shoulder and knee arthroplasty, and cartilage and meniscal surgeries. Avoiding surgery is a major goal as he teaches patients about the link between a healthy lifestyle and avoiding injury.

Dr. Gilbert grew up in Montgomery County and attended Landon School, Amherst College, Princeton University and Georgetown School of Medicine. Dr. Gilbert completed his orthopedic residency at Duke University. He’s been head team physician for the DC United, Washington Freedom and Spirit soccer teams, and assistant physician and consultant for Duke Sports Medicine, the Dallas Cowboys, Professional Bull Riders and Special Olympics.

Top Doctor, Bethesda Magazine, 2019; Several years running: Top Doctor, Washingtonian, Castle-Connolly and U.S. News & World Report; Black belt, karate & mixed martial arts competitor

7811 Montrose Road, Suite 340 | Potomac, MD 20854 301-588-7888 | www.mostsportsmedicine.com

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Yemi Adesanya-Famuyiwa, MD

MEDICAL DIRECTOR, MONTGOMERY FERTILITY CENTER Montgomery Fertility Center provides exceptional, personalized reproductive and fertility health care for area couples and families.

“We’re a unique practice,” says Yemi Adesanya-Famuyiwa.

“Everyone’s needs are different, and we fine-tune what we do for each patient's needs. We’re very hands-on and incorporate latest state-ofthe-art techniques and standards of care.

“We take great pride in all our work. Helping our patients build their families is our greatest reward.”

Patients come from all over the world, and the center collaborates with other doctors, covering all aspects of fertility for women and men. The multilingual office offers a unique cultural awareness.

Communication is vital and different cultures find professionals that are sympathetic and relatable. “A white coat can be intimidating,” says Dr. Famuyiwa. “So, we do everything we can to hear them out, find out what's going on with their body and make them feel comfortable. Then we try to do what’s best for them.”

Board Certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility; Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility; Top Doc, Castle Connolly; Member, American Society of Reproductive Medicine

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Sherry L. H. Maragh, MD, MBA

MARAGH DERMATOLOGY, SURGERY & VEIN INSTITUTE

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“Skin grows and changes with a person over time; it’s important to care for it as one would any other part of the body.”

With state-of-the-art facilities in Rockville, Ashburn (Va.) and Warrenton (Va.), the Maragh Dermatology, Surgery & Vein Institute has established itself as a premier center for comprehensive dermatological treatment in the Washington metropolitan area.

The team of board certified physicians offers extensive experience and is dedicated to providing compassionate, specialized care, paying great attention to detail and catering to the specific needs of each patient.

Maragh Dermatology specializes in the most advanced techniques of medical, cosmetic, laser and surgical dermatology, from Mohs Micrographic surgery with cosmetic facial reconstruction for the treatment of skin cancer, to cutting edge procedures in minimally invasive face and body rejuvenation—such as liposuction and cellulite treatment—and the use of lasers to repair scars and stretch marks, tighten facial skin, remove unwanted hair, body contouring and leg vein issues, among other conditions. Lasers, Dr. Sherry Maragh says, can also be used to treat acne, rosacea and unwanted pigment caused by the sun.

Skin, the body’s largest organ, grows and changes with a person over time, says Dr. Maragh. Therefore, it’s important to care for this protective layer just as one would any other part of the body. Skin has “memory,” Dr. Maragh continues, and sun damage sustained over the years has a cumulative effect.

Early detection of skin cancer can save lives, which is why Dr. Maragh and the Maragh Dermatology team say maintaining an ongoing relationship with a dermatologist for routine screenings is key to overall skin health.

“For years we have been working to change public awareness of skin cancer,” says Dr. Maragh. “Caring for our skin is essential to a lifetime of good skin. Start with a consultation.”

AWARDS AND HONORS

Best Dermatologist, PoshSeven, 2019; Best Botox, Fillers & Injectibles, PoshSeven, 2018-2019; Face of Cosmetic Dermatology, Bethesda Magazine, 2018; Face of Cosmetic Dermatology, Washingtonian, 2016; and Top Doctor, Washingtonian, 2014

14995 Shady Grove Road, Suite 150 Rockville, MD 20850 301-358-5919 www.maraghdermatology.com BETHESDAMAGAZINE.COM | JULY/AUGUST 2019

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Dr. Mark Klaiman L-R: José Surôs, MD, Haim Hechtman, DPT, Mark Klaiman, MD

POINT PERFORMANCE

Point Performance leads the way in physical medicine, physical therapy, rehabilitative care and sports performance therapy. Mark Klaiman, MD is widely recognized for his skill in musculoskeletal diagnosis, regenerative medicine and pain management. Partner Haim Hechtman, DPT specializes in sports rehabilitation and functional performance for all ages.

“We set the standard for musculoskeletal medicine by uniting innovative therapies, the finest clinicians and a healing environment,” says Dr. Klaiman. “We want to restore our patients’ function and reduce their pain so they can enjoy active lives.”

The team of skillful professionals offers an approach that balances medical interventions with behavior change to address musculoskeletal conditions. Services include spinal procedures, muscular and sportsrelated injuries, post-operative rehabilitation, neurological conditions, concussion, balance and gait dysfunction, as well as massage, health coaching, acupuncture, personal training and more.

“We stay with patients every step of the way to relieve, regenerate and restore,” says Dr. Klaiman.

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6400 Goldsboro Road, Suite 340 | Bethesda, MD 20817 301-493-8884 | ppminfo@pointperformance.com www.pointperformance.com

ERICK GIBSON

25-Year member, Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Top Doctor, Washingtonian, 2002-2018; Best Physical Therapist for Athletic Injury, Best of Bethesda Readers Poll, Bethesda Magazine, 2018

Ralph V. Boccia, MD & Victor M. Priego, MD

RCCA MD LLC – CENTER FOR CANCER & BLOOD DISORDERS

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Dr. Ralph Boccia and Dr. Victor Priego are board-certified in both hematology and oncology, and widely respected throughout the medical community. Both are consistently named among the area’s “Top Doctors” by Washingtonian magazine. Their Bethesda office is part of one of the country’s premier cancer care networks and, in addition to its award-winning patient-centered practice, conducts multiple clinical research programs that explore the latest advances in cancer treatment.

The office prides itself on seeing new patients quickly—usually within 24 hours. The warm, welcoming environment and supportive staff of expert caregivers contribute to making RCCA the first choice of both patients and referring medical professionals. Convenient locations in Bethesda and Germantown.

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Thomas Yu, MD, Chief Medical Officer; Nashida Beckett, MD; Anita Iyer, MD; Kemi Akingboye, MD, Cosmetic Director; Monisola Balogun, CRNP; Joseph Lee, MD; Not pictured: Khalique Zahir, MD

MICHAEL VENTURA

THE DERMATOLOGY CENTER

For more than 30 years, the board-certified dermatologists at The Dermatology Center have offered complete and comprehensive dermatologic care to the Bethesda community, and patients have trusted Dr. Joseph Lee and Dr. Thomas Yu with all their dermatology needs. Now, Drs. Lee and Yu are pleased to welcome additional board-certified dermatologists Dr. Kemi Akingboye, Dr. Nashida Beckett and Dr. Anita Iyer to the Bethesda practice. This staff of experts offers prompt appointments for patients of all ages for a wide range of medical and cosmetic services.

“We strive to deliver comprehensive medical dermatology and aesthetic care in a friendly, caring and professional office environment,” says Dr. Yu. “We look forward to developing a long-term partnership with all of our patients to promote their overall skin health.”

The physicians and staff at The Dermatology Center provide an integrated practice that treats every aspect of your skin to help you achieve the best skin health and beauty possible. Whether searching for a dermatologist to treat a skin condition such as acne, eczema or psoriasis, or wanting to improve your appearance with non-invasive cosmetic services, The Dermatology Center provides the expertise and breadth of services to help meet both your medical and cosmetic dermatology needs.

With the addition of these respected specialists comes the need for new and improved offices. To even better serve residents in the Bethesda area, the practice has relocated to a new facility effective July 2. The new offices are in the same complex as the current building, in a convenient first-floor suite. The new address is 6500 Rock Spring Drive, Suite 105 in Bethesda in the Bedford Building.

“We strive to deliver comprehensive medical dermatology and aesthetic care in a friendly, caring and professional office environment.”

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Total Body Skin Exams; Acne Treatment; Eczema; Mohs Surgery; Mole Removal; Psoriasis; Skin Cancer; Skin Tags; Wart Removal

6500 Rock Spring Drive, Suite 105, The Bedford Building Bethesda, MD 20817 Appointments: 301-368-6528 www.dermskin.com

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Dr. Sabine de la Croix-Vaubois WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL PEDIATRICS

Washington International Pediatrics (WIP) is an intentionally small practice where every infant, child and young adult receives exceptional and individualized care.

With a true commitment to caring for the whole child, WIP is a different kind of pediatrics practice where families can grow and thrive throughout the early years. Childhood is a time of rapid growth and change. As experts in pediatric care and the unique needs of kids and families, WIP’s services find and prevent problems, from pre-natal care to sick visits to specialty issues that can be handled through the office. Dr. Sabine de la Croix-Vaubois is a warm and highly motivated physician who provides the best and most up-to-date care for her patients. “We care for the physical, social and mental health of children from birth to young adulthood,” she says.

She and her team speak English and German fluently and look forward to meeting you.

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Left to right: Doreen Yan, Dr. Sabine de la Croix-Vaubois, Tierra James

4808 Moorland Lane, Suite 109 Bethesda, MD 20814 301-654-9476 | drsabine@wipediatrics.com www.wipediatrics.com

JOSEPH TRAN

Member, American Academy of Pediatrics; Member, American Medical Association

Dr. Navin Singh

WASHINGTON PLASTIC SURGERY Dr. Singh is the area’s leading dual board-certified plastic surgeon.

Serving patients in the entire metro area, his practice is renowned for providing quality care and a variety of cutting-edge and minimally invasive procedures as well as customized treatment plans for each patient. His specialties include mommy makeovers, laser liposuction, face and neck lifts, liquid lifts, gynecomastia, and breast augmentations.

Educated at Brown, Harvard, and Johns Hopkins, he offers customized treatment options that ensure beautiful and natural results that exceed patient expectations.

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Top Doctor, Washingtonian, Northern Virginia and Bethesda magazines; Dual board-certified plastic surgeon;

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Leo Rozmaryn MD Sunjay Berdia MD, MS Karen Forester OTR/L, CHT Sonali Parry OTR/L, CHT, MOT Christine Mack OTR/L, CHT, MOT Beth Lewis OTR/L, CHT

The Orthopaedic Center

HILARY SCHWAB

A DIVISION OF THE CENTERS FOR ADVANCED ORTHOPAEDICS With 110+ years of total combined experience in treating conditions of the hand and upper extremity, these professionals use the latest surgical and non-surgical techniques in treatment. Both doctors are board certified orthopaedic surgeons who have completed hand and upper extremity fellowships, as well. Both specialize in nonoperative and operative treatment of hand, wrist and elbow conditions, and Dr. Sunjay Berdia provides additional expertise with shoulders. Dr. Leo Rozmaryn was Chief of Orthopaedics at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. The Center’s four occupational therapists have spent additional time and training and are Certified Hand Therapists.

Between them, they offer expert, comprehensive muscular skeletal healthcare to the entire metro area, with services in prevention, diagnosis and rehabilitation of skeletal, joint and muscular injury and disease.

Member of the American Society of Hand Therapists, Karen Forester is highly experienced in treating upper quadrant injuries and has a special interest in burns, tendon and nerve lacerations, replantations, complex fractures and gymnasticsrelated injuries.

Sonali Parry is a board-certified OT and member of the American Society of Hand Therapists. Sonali has worked with a large range of upper extremity injuries and is skilled with conditions resulting from trauma, disease, congenital or acquired deformity.

Christine Mack’s passion is upper extremity rehabilitation and is a certified hand therapist, member of the American Society of Hand Therapists and the Hand Therapy Certification Commission.

Occupational therapist Beth Lewis is a Certified Hand Therapist with over two decades of experience. She has worked in hospitals and clinics throughout the U.S. and in Japan as a Red Cross volunteer.

Highly trained and skilled, this team will help you get back to high function and wellness.

“Between them, they offer comprehensive muscular skeletal healthcare to the entire metro area, with services in prevention, diagnosis and rehabilitation of skeletal, joint and muscular injury and disease.”

HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Top Doctors, Washingtonian, since 2004; Recognized for excellence, U.S. News & World Report; Multiple Board Certifications; Certificate of Added Qualification—Hand; Past Presidents, Washington Hand Society

9420 Key West Ave. | Rockville, MD 20850 301-251-1433 hroark@theorthocentermd.com www.theorthocentermd.com Additional Offices in Germantown & Washington, DC

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Dr. Rachel Cohn “We don’t recommend that you only own one pair glasses and use them for everything. You can make life so much better with customized lenses and designs,” says Dr. Rachel Cohn. Her eyecare store not only offers expert eye doctor services—it’s also a cool, modern source for stylish and totally comfortable frames, too.

“We always ask how you use your eyes during the day,” she says.

“You’ll be healthier and happier with glasses that are designed for computer use, reading and driving, for instance.”

Other specialty lenses may help with sleep schedules, eye strain and dry eyes, with larger reading zones in the lenses, for instance.

Wink has a certain specialty in helping kids, too, offering anti-fatigue lenses and nighttime contacts that can stop the progression of nearsightedness in young people, which has reached epidemic proportions.

“We have glasses for just about everything,” says Dr. Cohn. “Come see us!”

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Bethesda Magazine’s Best of Bethesda Readers Poll, “Best Place to Buy Glasses,” 2019; 98%+ patients would refer

1095 Seven Locks Road | Potomac, MD 20854 240-753-6259 | drcohn@wink.net | www.wink.net

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Roni W. Ford, MD & Anne E. Rothman, MD, MPH

CENTER FOR COSMETIC & CLINICAL DERMATOLOGY

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Established in 1996, the Center for Cosmetic and Clinical Dermatology specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer, eczema, psoriasis, acne and other skin conditions. The center also specializes in cosmetic dermatology services, such as botulinum toxin injections, fillers, laser treatments, sclerotherapy, Ultherapy, and PRFM for hair loss and facial rejuvenation.

Drs. Roni Ford and Anne Rothman are both board certified experts and fellows of the American Academy of Dermatology. Dr. Ford has been in the practice of dermatology for 26 years. “We really listen to our patients and always give each one our undivided personal attention,” says Dr. Ford. Dr. Rothman, who has been in practice for 13 years, adds, “We perform all cosmetic procedures ourselves and never delegate to non-physician providers.” The practice in Gaithersburg provides a highly personalized approach.

“We make a point of spending an appropriate amount of time with each patient such that the patient never feels rushed,” says Dr. Rothman.

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Douglas L. Forman, MD; Kathy Huang, MD; and Roger J. Friedman, MD

HILARY SCHWAB

PLASTIC SURGERY INSTITUTE OF WASHINGTON AND LUXE MEDSPA

The Plastic Surgery Institute of Washington and Luxe Medspa is one single practice that fulfills all of your aesthetic needs. From face to body contouring, and mommy makeovers to laser hair removal, the practice works with men and women to make them look and feel their best.

In addition to treating many women, the Institute has achieved a strong reputation as the premier plastic surgery center for men. Their careful and discreet approach matches the unique needs and wishes of their patients and consistently achieve results that appear remarkably natural.

“We’re very proud to continue to serve this community with exceptional, individualized patient care using the latest surgical and non-operative aesthetic treatments,” said Dr. Douglas Forman.

If you’re seeking treatment, be confident that you’re working with a plastic surgeon who is committed to achieving the results you want and more. All three doctors are highly accomplished, board-certified surgeons and provide over 50 years of combined experience. Their team delivers personalized, exceptional care in an exclusive environment where refreshed, natural-looking results are created. The offices offer an on-site accredited Ambulatory Surgery Center with board-certified anesthesiologists.

“We welcome you to our practice,” says Dr. Kathy Huang. “Our team of professionals can introduce you to state-of-the art technologies in anti-aging treatments, enhancements for face and body and the latest developments in aesthetic medicine.”

“We make your journey a pleasure, from start to finish,” says Dr. Roger Friedman.

“Our team of professionals can introduce you to state-of-the art technologies in anti-aging treatments, enhancements for face and body and the latest developments in aesthetic medicine.”

DESIGNATIONS AND AWARDS

Board Certified Plastic Surgeons; Top Doctors, Washingtonian, every year 2005-Present; A Top Vote Getter, Best Cosmetic Surgeons, Bethesda Magazine’s Best of Bethesda Readers Poll, 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2017; Top Doctors, U.S. News; Top Rated in Cosumers’

11210 Old Georgetown Road N. Bethesda, MD 20852 301-881-7770 | info@plasticsurgerynow.com www.plasticsurgerynow.com Instagram @DCplasticsurg

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BY PAM GEORGE

DELMARVA’S BEACHES ARE FAMOUS for the surf, the sand and the boardwalks. But the resort-area towns also have become a destination for foodies. Delaware even markets its beaches as the “Culinary Coast.” While some spots are specialoccasion restaurants, others are familyfriendly, and many look beyond the expected seafood-focused fare. Here are 33 eateries that we think are worth a visit.

The fish taco basket at Bethany’s Big Chill Beach Club

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Downtown Lewes is celebrated for its history rather than its dining. That’s changing. In part, credit Meghan Lee, who turned a rundown Victorian house into the stunning HEIRLOOM, which opened in 2015. Dining rooms are subtly decorated with vintage pieces, botanical prints and plants. Executive Chef Matt Kern, a James Beard Award semifinalist, creates pretty plates that complement the ambiance.

Kern, an avid fisherman, is a farm-to-table aficionado. This spring, for instance, he served fresh asparagus from nearby Fifer Orchards with foraged fiddlehead fern and claytonia (a lettuce) from Totem Farms in Milton, along with a 60-minute egg and wagyu beef bresaola. Given the food and ambiance, Heirloom is a great place for an evening without the kids.

212 Savannah Road, Lewes, Delaware, 302-313-4065, heirloomdelaware.com

the Nassau bridge, the unofficial gateway to Delaware’s beach resorts. The familyfriendly restaurant—which has three porch areas for crab picking—is owned by Don Vechery, whose father, Henry, opened the Bethesda Crab House in 1961. You can preorder the size of your crabs, but you can’t make reservations. Be patient— crabs are cooked to order. While you wait, try the hush puppies, steamed clams with butter, and Delmarva’s favorite side dish: succotash.

16723 Coastal Highway, Lewes, Delaware, 302-644-4448, thesurfingcrab.com

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Matt Kern, a James Beard Award semifinalist, is the executive chef at Heirloom.

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The modest-looking SURFING CRAB is located just north of

Heirloom opened in 2015 in a renovated Victorian house.

Agave’s fish tacos

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The rockfish at Heirloom in Downtown Lewes

To get into AGAVE, plan ahead.

Fans will wait more than an hour for a table at this restaurant, which has expanded three times since opening in 2008 to meet the demand. Put your name in early and then go shopping or sightseeing. The fish tacos, served in crisp, puffy shells, are a must-do. Don’t skip the guacamole, which comes on a banana leaf draped across a molcajete (mortar and pestle). Margaritas arrive in emerald green and cobalt blue glasses. You can buy a glass as a souvenir.

132 Second St., Lewes, Delaware, 302-645-1232, agavelewes. com

Located off Route 1, CROOKED HAMMOCK BREWERY is great for parents with small children. There’s an enclosed yard with outdoor tables and games. The concept is all about backyard barbecues, so burgers are a good bet. But don’t miss the colossal butter-baked Bavarian pretzel, which has been on the menu since the brewpub opened in 2015. On weekends, the restaurant features live music, and on any given night, you might hear country, rock or reggae.

36707 Crooked Hammock Way, Lewes, Delaware, 302-644-7837, crookedhammockbrewery.com

A few steps from Agave is HALF FULL, a slender restaurant dedicated to artisan pizza, wine and craft beer.

Choose an innovative seasonal selection, such as the “Beef & Blue” (smoked beef brisket, buttermilk blue cheese, caramelized onions and roasted tomato sauce), or build your own. The list of libations features hard-tofind wines and craft beers.

The cocktail list is limited but includes a seasonal kegconditioned “draft” cocktail, which is ready to pour. The small restaurant is in front of big sister Kindle, which is known for its mussel frites, beefy burgers and tenderloin.

125 Second St., Lewes, Delaware, 302-645-8877, halffulllewes.com

The Bavarian pretzel at Crooked Hammock Brewery

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The menu at Rehoboth’s Bluecoast Seafood Grill + Raw Bar (right) features oysters and fried baby lobster tails (below).

Concepts family, has the same name as the flagship restaurant in Bethany Beach. But they’re not twins. While the Bethany site embraces a minimalistic look—the better to showcase the sunsets over Salt Pond—the Rehoboth restaurant plays up the coastal theme with sea-blue colors, luxe fabrics and tasteful beachy decor. There’s a bar, a raw bar, a patio bar and porch dining. Corporate chef Doug Ruley, who’s cooked at the prestigious James Beard House in New York four times, crafted a menu with some surprises.

Anson Mills grits give crawfish gumbo a fresh spin, and deviled eggs are crowned with a scrapple chip, green apple, pickled mustard seeds and smoked curry dust. Fried baby lobster tails are on the menus of both restaurants. Come early for live music on the patio, which usually ends by 8 p.m.

30115 Veterans Way, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 302-278-7395, bluecoastrehoboth.com

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BLUECOAST SEAFOOD GRILL + RAW BAR, part of the SoDel

MICHY’S is owned by British expat Richard Davis and his wife, Michel. Popular dishes include horseradish-crusted salmon with sesame-soy bok choy, and rigatoni Bolognese with beef, pork and veal. Make reservations. The secret is out about Michy’s, and it’s a favorite among locals, especially at happy hour, when the bar seats and the sofa in the lounge are occupied.

19287 Miller Road, No. 17, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 302-227-0999, michysrelaxed dining.com

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Big Fish Grill’s Scottish salmon

Big Fish Restaurant Group’s empire started with BIG FISH GRILL, a family favorite. Today, there are three Big Fish locations, but many longtime patrons maintain that the first is the best. Crabcakes, grilled yellowfin tuna, Scottish salmon and pecan-crusted halibut top the list of best-sellers. For a side, try the cheesy, casserole-like Neva’s potatoes, named after the mother of founders Eric and Norm Sugrue. The Rehoboth site’s happy hour is arguably the area’s best.

Try the smoked salmon napoleon, served with crispy wonton chips, $1.25 oysters and $6 pots of mussels. There’s a well-stocked market offering fresh fish and takeout next to the Rehoboth site.

20298 Coastal Highway, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 302-227-3474, bigfishgrill.com

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Louie’s Pizza

Visitors to Rehoboth Beach love their breakfast. For the traditional, head to ROBIN HOOD, which opened in 1968.

Still owned by the Tsoukalas family, the restaurant is known for Greek omelets made with spinach and feta. Don’t forget the scrapple.

54 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 302-227-0770 Go to THE ROYAL TREAT in the morning for hefty omelets and light-as-air pancakes.

Return in the afternoon for an ice cream sundae crowned with a maraschino cherry.

The Royal Treat occupies a Victorian building with a sweeping front porch, so you’ll get a taste of old Rehoboth along with your meal.

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Missi Moore Postles tweaks the traditional breakfast at EGG, which hatched in 2017 just past the drawbridge. Outfitted with French country/cottage decor, Egg offers such distinctive breakfast fare as “The McQuay,” which honors the former occupant, McQuay’s Market. The dish includes barley sauteed with fresh spinach, roasted beets, carrots and panko-crusted goat cheese—topped with a sunny-side up egg and served on toast.

Postles is a former salesperson for a wine and spirits company, so the bar is well stocked. Don’t miss the bloody mary garnished with sriracha-candied bacon.

510 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth, Delaware, 302-227-3447, eggrehoboth.com

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Lazaros “Louie” Gouvas, a Greek immigrant who opened the pizza place in 1974. While Louie’s is best known for pizza, its tagline is “Home of the Grinder.” The Gouvas family is proud of the subs, which are toasted in a special oven. The “Special Italian” is packed with ham, Genoa salami, capicola, olive oil, onion, green pepper, tomato and provolone.

11 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 302-227-6002, louiespizzarb.com

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LOUIE’S PIZZA is named for

A pie from Grotto Pizza

When it comes to pizza, longtime visitors have their favorites, and the debates get heated. The most visible is GROTTO PIZZA, which opened in 1960. The store’s original pizza had a zigzag of sauce across the pie, but it became a swirl because it’s easier to replicate. What’s the secret to its taste? There’s cheddar in the cheese mix.

There are multiple locations, but fans maintain that the downtown Rehoboth site slices the best pizza.

36 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 302-2273278, grottopizza.com

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A bunless turkey burger at The Back Porch Café

NICOLA PIZZA opened in 1971 after owner Nick Caggiano Sr. gained fans by selling pizza from his Rehoboth Beach home. There are now two locations to handle the demand. Longtime fans prefer the First Street site in large part due to the decor, which includes a carousel horse, a G-scale model train that runs on a track near the ceiling, and walls covered with framed tributes to the past—and past patrons. The pizza is popular, but Nicola’s claim to fame is the Nic-oBoli, a stromboli with ground beef, pizza sauce and a blend of cheeses.

8 N. First St., Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 302-2262654; 71 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 302-227-6211, nicolapizza. com. (The Rehoboth Avenue location offers takeout.)

A few steps from the boardwalk, BLUE MOON opened in 1981 and is now in the hands of four longtime employees, including Executive Chef Lion Gardner and his wife, Meg, a sommelier.

In the quiet dining rooms, start with the fried green tomatoes, topped with herbed cheese. Then try Gardner’s local rockfish, if it’s available, or smoked duck breast. For dessert, share the sky-high wedge of ice cream pie—four ice cream layers on an Oreo crust covered in meringue.

Then get ready to party. The separate bar area turns into a colorful nightclub after dark. Don’t be surprised to see a drag queen—or two.

35 Baltimore Ave., Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 302-227-6515, bluemoon rehoboth.com

As for fine dining, THE BACK PORCH CAFÉ started the culinary renaissance in Rehoboth when it opened in 1974 in a former guesthouse. The “back porch” is really a patio with a balcony deck shaded by a mature tree. Much of the menu is seasonal, but you’ll usually find jumbo lump crab-and-shrimp cakes. End with the house coffee, which is flamed tableside. A tip: Go for lunch for affordable upscale fare, including the bunless turkey burger with Mediterranean spices. At lunch or dinner, order a drink from bartender Bee Neild, who, like co-owner Keith Fitzgerald, has been with The Back Porch since the start.

59 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 302-227-3674, backporchcafe.com

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“Dogpile” Nachos (below) at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats

A(MUSE.) owner Hari Cameron

Hari Cameron, who loves to push the envelope. Take, for instance, the scrapple fried rice. More familiar fare might include local fluke with collard greens and turnips, or duck with wild rice and verde sauce. The potted chicken rillettes with foie gras and port is a menu mainstay. If you have the time, do the tasting menu. Locals tend to sit at the bar, especially after 9 p.m., when the late-night menu offers up charcuterie, artisanal cheese, Roman egg drop soup with rabbit confit and, if you’re lucky, Chesapeake soft-shell crab.

44 Baltimore Ave., Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 302-227-7107, amuse-rehoboth.com

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Speaking of late nights, DOGFISH HEAD BREWINGS & EATS’ new building (opened in 2017) has a stage with a professional sound system for live music, which is often offered after 10 p.m. on weekends. It also has an exposed wood-burning oven for pizzas and a wood-fired grill for wings, burgers and steaks. Hopheads flock to this location to try one-off experimental beers made in the expanded on-site brewery. Families appreciate the kids menu.

320 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 302-226-2739, dogfish.com/ restaurants/brewpub

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A(MUSE.) is owned by James Beard Award nominee

There are numerous ethnic options at the beach, but

THE CULTURED PEARL

The menu at Chesapeake & Maine includes mussels (above) and lobster

Dogfish’s sister restaurant, CHESAPEAKE & MAINE, serves dishes found in both of those

paved the way for sushi when it opened in 1993 on Wilmington Avenue. The Pearl grew so popular that it needed new digs. In 2007, the restaurant moved to Rehoboth Avenue, where it occupies the top floor of a 22,000-square-foot building and has a rooftop deck, pergolas and canals for goldfish. The menu has expanded over the years, but unlike some sushicentric restaurants, The Pearl takes no shortcuts; fish is still broken down on site. The restaurant hosts live entertainment on Friday nights all year. The lineup is a mix of pop, blues, rock and country.

301 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 302-227-8493, culturedpearl.us

Chesapeake & Maine serves lobster rolls, oysters and more.

regions. (The brewery was named after Dogfish Head, a point of land in Southport, Maine.) Picture lobster rolls, whole lobsters, clambakes, crabcakes and, of course, oysters. C&M is a platform for cocktails made with Dogfish Head spirits, which, like the nautical decor, are laced with whimsy. “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” a dessert drink named for the popular Amazon Prime show, contains coffee and Dogfish Head Fruit-Full Fort.

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The Starboard is known for its bloody mary bar. “The Full Monty!” (pictured) is good for a hangover.

Dewey Beach continues to live up to its reputation as a party town. Just visit THE STARBOARD on any weekend in the summer, when live musicians hit the stage and bar-goers toss back crushes and dance. Owner Steve “Monty” Montgomery, who started working at The Starboard when he was 18, bought the bar with partners in 1999 when he was 29.

Today, it’s as well known for its brunch as it is for the nightlife. Former owner Chip Hearn, who now owns Peppers, a hot sauce boutique, started The Starboard’s much loved bloody mary bar. Chasing

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a hangover? Try “The Full Monty!”: two eggs, plain or raisin toast, French toast or pancakes, bacon and sausage, and hash browns.

2009 Coastal Highway, Dewey Beach, Delaware, 302-227-4600, thestarboard.com Across the street, don’t let the long bar in tiny WOODY’S DEWEY BEACH fool you. The star is the award-winning crabcake, made with jumbo lump crabmeat.

Get it on a roll or alone.

1904 Coastal Highway, Dewey Beach, Delaware, 302-260-9945, deweybeachbar.com

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Bethany’s Big Chill Beach Club offers a view of the Indian River Inlet Bridge; the menu features chicken tinga tacos (below).

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MATT’S FISH CAMP is nestled among a stretch of upscale homes north of Bethany Beach. The late Matt Haley, founder of SoDel Concepts, which owns Matt’s Fish Camp and 10 other area restaurants, was inspired by the roadside seafood stands you find in New England. The one-story building has a comfortable retro vibe. Go old school with the lobster roll (cold or warm) and a Matt’s Homemade Soda float. Or jazz things up with the lobster Reuben, served on rye with Gruyere and coleslaw. Save room for dessert. Executive Chef Maggie Cellitto is also a pastry chef. There’s a second location in Lewes, but the menus differ slightly.

28635 Coastal Highway, North Bethany Beach, Delaware, 302-539-2267, mattsfish campbethany.com

Drive south over the Indian River Inlet Bridge and look for the canary yellow umbrella atop the concession stand at the Delaware Seashore State Park. The giant umbrella, which can reportedly withstand 100 mph winds, belongs to BIG CHILL BEACH CLUB, which boasts the best views at the beach. A partnership between La Vida Hospitality Group and Delaware State Parks, Big Chill features menu items from Taco Reho, La Vida’s food truck. Recommended tacos include chicken tinga or Baja fish. You’ll need a state park pass or will have to pay to park in the lot. On the bright side, the price is less than you’d pay to park in downtown Bethany.

27099 Coastal Highway, Bethany Beach, Delaware, 302-402-5300, bigchillbeachclub.com

Located in the Bethany Beach Ocean Suites Residence Inn by Marriott, 99 SEA LEVEL is a romantic date-night destination. The restaurant’s picture windows front the boardwalk and beach. The restaurant favors seafood, and to start, build your own seafood tower by choosing from the oysters, mussels, shrimp, clams, crab legs and crabcakes. Executive Chef Danio Somoza also is an owner of the newly opened Zoca, a Mexican concept in Bethany Beach, and Harvest Tide Steakhouse in Lewes.

99 Hollywood St., Bethany Beach, Delaware, 302-539-0299, 99sealevel.com Lisa DiFebo-Osias started DIFEBO’S in 1989, when she decided to live at the beach full time. The restaurant showcases dishes that her Italian grandmothers made for Sunday dinners in Wilmington, Delaware, and Philadelphia. Her father, Bob, still prepares the meatballs and the “gravy” each morning after Mass. Expect classic Italian cuisine with a refined twist; DiFebo-Osias is a Culinary Institute of America graduate. She now has other locations in downtown Rehoboth Beach and Berlin, Maryland.

789 Garfield Parkway, Bethany Beach, Delaware, 302-539-4550, difebos.com

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For decades, Fenwick Island visitors have dined at WARREN’S STATION, which dates back to 1960. It’s family-oriented—there’s no alcohol—and family-run. Jeff and Paula Mumford have owned it since 1971. Expect homey stuffed flounder, crab imperial and crabcakes. Since founder Warren Johnson was a turkey farmer, you’ll also find a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Warren’s Station is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

1406 Coastal Highway, Fenwick Island, Delaware, 302-539-7156, warrensstation.com

owner Steve Hagen’s experience as a chef in seafood restaurants. Try the creamy corn-and-jalapeno crab bisque and the pillowy pan-seared scallops with almond hummus, olive tapenade and a warm tomato salad. Hagen’s other “Hooked” restaurants are located in Bethany, Ocean City and Millville. The latter is an alehouse with more casual fare.

1500 Coastal Highway, Fenwick Island, Delaware, 302-581-0098, justhookedfi.com

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Guests in the two-story CATCH 54 can watch the sunlight flicker over the marina while dining on buttermilk-fried oysters with coleslaw and fries, or seafood stew spiced with aged chorizo.

The restaurant was the recipient of a 2018 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. If you’re craving street corn—slathered in cream, cilantro, red chili dust and cotija—or ancho-grilled chicken tacos, Papa Grande’s Coastal Taqueria is next door.

Both restaurants are owned by SoDel Concepts and share the peaceful view.

38931 Madison Ave., Selbyville, Delaware, 302-436-8600, catch54.com

The seafood stew (above) at Catch 54, which overlooks the Assawoman Bay (below)

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Billed as Jamaica, U.S.A., SEACRETS walks the walk with thatched roofs, fountains and sandstrewn floors. The bar/restaurant/ nightclub is so large you might see seven bands or DJs on a single Saturday, from opening to close. You won’t lack for libations: Seacrets has a distillery. It also has a solid menu with Caribbean flavors and Maryland standards. Think baby back ribs, jerk chicken breast topped with crab imperial, and spicy chicken covered in cheesy crab dip. And there’s a kids menu. What’s with the name? As a teen, founder Leighton Moore got his GED diploma and headed to Jamaica.

He returned to Ocean City to build a business with clubs and real estate.

Seacrets, which started as a modest bar and was a bit of a secret, grew into a tribute to his favorite Caribbean island.

117 49th St., Ocean City, Maryland, 410-524-4900, seacrets.com

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If you gotta have a gimmick, then LIQUID ASSETS has a good one. The stylish restaurant is inside a liquor store. Success is in the details. Kale is “massaged” to tenderness, and the steak tartare is made from wagyu flank steak. If it’s available, try the chicken and “slippery” dumplings made the Delmarva way, which means they’re more noodle than dumpling.

Not surprisingly, the wine list is exemplary.

9301 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, Maryland, 410-524-7037, la94.com

To travel to another place and time, open the door of ROSENFELD’S JEWISH DELICATESSEN, Warren Rosenfeld’s tribute to growing up in the 1960s in the D.C. area. For many customers, Rosenfeld’s sells memories along with corned beef, Reubens, tender pastrami and matzo ball soup.

You’ll find tongue, even if many Ocean City visitors won’t buy it. Save room for the giant eclairs that take two hands to hold. Rosenfeld’s also has a location in Rehoboth Beach and, if you’re headed inland, at the Salisbury airport.

6301 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, Maryland, 410-520-0283, rosenfelds jewishdeli.com n

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ROPEWALK is a resort-style take on the original restaurant, a Baltimore tavern in Federal Hill. The Ocean City site eschews the historical element in favor of beachy touches, including Adirondack chairs under swaying palm trees in an enclosed outdoor space. The vacation attitude continues with all-day happy hours Monday through Friday and music on weekends. The menu has a hefty steamer section that includes crawfish, lobster and snow crab. There is a Ropewalk in Bethany Beach and a sister restaurant, Big Eye Jacks, in Fenwick Island.

8203 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, Maryland, 410-524-1009, oceancity. ropewalk.com

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‘Cuban to the Bone’ Raynold Mendizábal left his country on a raft 25 years ago and ended up spending a year at Guantanamo Bay. Now the Havana-born chef owns two Silver Spring restaurants—El Sapo Cuban Social Club and Urban Butcher—and solves mathematical equations for fun.

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IT’S A SATURDAY EVENING at El Sapo Cuban Social

Club in downtown Silver Spring, and Havana-born chef and owner Raynold Mendizábal is working the door. He’s wearing an immaculate white short-sleeve chef ’s coat, a cotton towel tied bandana-style around his neck, and mod glasses with lime-green half frames. The restaurant’s glass garage doors are open, and lush notes from musician Manuel Pelayo’s saxophone commingle with the dusk’s pleasant spring breeze. The place vibrates with positive energy, from the cooks in the open kitchen to the waitstaff, bartenders and bussers.

At 6-foot-1, 225 pounds, Mendizábal, 48, is an imposing figure. He loves manning the host stand and does it with the confidence of proprietorship. Thanks to favorable word-of-mouth and rave reviews—El Sapo recently earned the fifth spot on Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema’s list of the 10 best new restaurants—the 100-seat establishment is fully booked.

Mendizábal relishes the challenge of accommodating walk-ins throughout the night, calculating when guests will leave and rearranging parties on the floor plan he keeps on his iPad. That he does this with rigorous precision is not surprising, considering that he was an academic who specialized in mathematics and earned a bachelor’s degree in physics before he left Cuba on a homemade raft in 1994.

In between seating guests and bussing, wiping and resetting tables, he and general manager Judita D’Oliveira, whom he has known for 19 years, occasionally pick up Pelayo’s beat, shaking maracas, clacking wooden claves and dancing. “My culture is loud. We make a lot of music. We are vibrant and noisy. We have been through rough times in my country,” Mendizábal says. “I want El Sapo to be this flamboyant laugh with a lot of Cuban flavor.”

He’s gregarious, charming and welcoming, hugging return guests and regulars from Urban Butcher, the meat-centric downtown Silver Spring restaurant he opened in 2013. But he gives as good as he gets. Guests who simply put two fingers in his face and declare, “Table for two!” are met with a discomfiting, sarcastic “Good evening! How are you tonight?” and a tally mark notation on his clipboard, where he tracks—for no particular reason—the number of people who are rude. (By 7:30, there are six marks.) Parents who don’t control unruly children receive a withering glance. His philosophy? “People have gotten sitters to come here and have a nice time. This isn’t Chuck E. Cheese.”

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whom Mendizábal and D’Oliveira have shared on-the-house rum shots laced with ginger. On the way out of El Sapo (which means “the toad” in Spanish), many comply with the cheeky sign on the conga drum at the door: “Bang me for good luck.”

People who earned tally marks earlier leave thanking Mendizábal and lavishing praise on his Cuban fare.

WHILE OTHER CHEFS MIGHT go out drinking or wolf

down a sandwich while hitting the DVR to unwind after a 12to 16-hour workday, Mendizábal partakes in math. He doesn’t have a television and isn’t on social media. He has never smoked or done drugs, and although he’s a casual drinker who loves wine, he says the last time he was drunk was when he was 16.

In his two-bedroom apartment a block from Urban Butcher, he’s turned an entire living room wall into a dry-erase board.

Mathematical equations in a variety of colors are scrawled all over it. Sheets of 81/2-by-11-inch paper filled with tangential calculations are taped here and there like Post-it notes.

During an interview in his apartment one afternoon in April, I ask Mendizábal what the equations represent. “I’m working on spin bundles on the symplectic,” he says. My eyes glaze over as he starts explaining—“…distance…elementary particles… symmetry…”—and then he catches himself. “It is too technical; let’s leave it at that. You can’t talk to people about math.

It’s a language.”

On the floor in front of the wall are three oxygen tanks; Mendizábal is an advanced scuba diver and adrenaline craver.

“My last trip was to North Carolina,” he says. “There are a lot of sunken ships there. I like diving in the wrecks or the caves in Mexico. I love danger. I wouldn’t dive on a reef in the Bahamas—there’s no challenge in that. If there’s not the possibility of death somehow, the dive is not interesting at all. When you are in 500 feet and deep in the belly of a ship, you’re on your own down there. There’s no light, it’s just you and your partner, your instrument and your wit.”

Mendizábal serves lunch in his open-concept kitchen, proffering a plate of grape tomatoes, warm country bread and Spanish olive oil to go with slices cut from a whole country ham, scarfing down a slice for every one he offers. “This is how I eat at home all the time. I’m happy with just this. Isn’t this ham amazing?” he asks. It is. He pours two glasses of Blanc Fumé de Pouilly. “Let’s bring [the late winemaker] Didier Dagueneau into the conversation because I think you will like his company. This gentleman was a true revolutionary. He makes wine in Pouilly-Fumé [France], but he does it different

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Mendizábal turned an entire living room wall of his apartment into a dryerase board, and uses it to work on mathmatical equations.

from the classification so he can’t call it Pouilly-Fumé.” Mendizábal likes people who do things their own way.

The ham will soon be on a new menu at Urban Butcher, which recently underwent a renovation. “We aged these hams for three years, smoking them for a week every winter. They’re made from Ossabaw Island pigs [that] descend from ancient Iberico [Spanish] pigs. They are castaway survivors of Spanish shipwrecks left undisturbed on this island off Georgia for hundreds of years. The scarcities and vicissitudes of the island made them evolve in their own ecosystem and they created this creamy, marbly fat,” he says. (According to The Livestock Conservancy, a nonprofit organization devoted to the preservation of rare breeds, the pigs now known as Ossabaws were brought to what is now Georgia in the 1500s by Spanish explorers, but more likely descend from Canary Island pigs.)

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the saxophone, and Charles Mingus and Ornette Coleman are admired musicians) and literature (he’s partial to Marcel Proust and James Joyce). He met Veronique Lemerle, the woman who became his minority interest business partner at Urban Butcher, then El Sapo, through literature. While working at a restaurant in Washington, D.C., in 2012, he overheard a conversation Lemerle was having with the owner about Boris Vian, a French author who had written one of Mendizábal’s best-loved books, L’Ecume des Jours, a send-up of existential philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. The two struck up a friendship.

Lemerle owns the building where Urban Butcher is located, and the two went into business together.

“We both have mathematic minds and love the way that higher mathematics has poetry to it,” Lemerle says. “But the birth of Urban Butcher was not as easy as it sounds. Intense effort on Raynold’s part, more than on mine, did make it hap-

pen.” The two are very opinionated, she says, which led to clashes about the color of the walls and whether to open for brunch, “but that happens in any good friendship.”

Mendizábal refers to himself as a “pink macho,” explaining, “In the sexual spectrum I’m the opposite of gay—I just love women—but with a gay sensitivity. I was super macho, but also wondering about architecture and beautiful things.” That, he says, made him a sort of outcast in Cuba. “So my answer to that was to become very, very good at judo at an early age.” His role models came from Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai, which he read as a child. “I was in awe. I felt close to those people.

They could smell flowers and write poetry and then slice you in half without thinking about it twice. The only problem with those Japanese guys is that they don’t dance, and I’m a Latin guy, so I’ve been like a Latin samurai—you slice somebody in half, you write the poetry and then there’s women,” he says, laughing. “But then you do your math.”

Mendizábal met his exwife, Caroline Kilner, in 1996 while working in a restaurant in Pittsburgh. Their son, Liam, who lives in Philadelphia and graduated from Temple University in May, was born in 1997. The couple’s 12-year marriage ended in 2009. The chef assiduously avoids discussing his private life, but talks freely about Liam, whom he sometimes refers to lovingly as “Stinko.”

“Oh man, Liam and I are tight, very close. He’s my diving partner. I’m an introvert, but Liam is the handsomest extrovert, the happiest little s*** I’ve ever known,” he says, grinning.

In a phone interview, Liam recounts a fishing trip with his father to North Carolina when he was 15. “My favorite moment was when we both worked together to pull up this especially large dolphin fish. And I remember looking at him as we pulled it up on board and put it in the ice and thinking, this man has been such a strong foundation to my life, and I’m so happy that I’m able to share this beautiful experience with him.”

Mendizábal’s face and mood darken when I press him about romantic interests, past or present. “Women? Oh, no. You’ll get me into trouble. When you talk about the women in your life, the incumbent woman always gets upset.” During our first interview, he was “absolutely in love” with the incumbent woman he had been living with for 3½ years. Two weeks later, they had separated.

“I’m married to my job and to my dream of freedom,” he says. “A lot of women don’t like that.”

Freedom is a frequent theme in Mendizábal’s musings, and

everything he does is designed to move closer to attaining it.

He tells the story of his great-great-grandfather, a slave who worked as a gamekeeper and sharpshooter on a plantation in western Cuba and saved up tip money to “buy his wife’s belly,” meaning her children were born free.

“I need money to buy my freedom, like my great-great grandparent bought the belly of his wife. That stays with me in my head all the time,” he says. “The other aspect to freedom is that you get to the point that you don’t have to prove anything to the world—only have personal challenges. I am getting there. I don’t have investors, and that gives me a lot of freedom, too. Veronique and I have been very disciplined, and the company is about to be 100% self-sufficient to build other projects without injecting more.” He employs 80 people now, and if a project he’s working on in D.C. gets off the ground—he won’t divulge anything about it—that number will grow to 150, he says.

“I ’m married to

ONE DAY IN 1990, Mendizábal

was spearfishing off the northern coast of Cuba and decided on a whim to swim with his inner tube to America. A day and a half later, after having been lulled to sleep in the calm water, the avid sportsman woke up and saw what he thought was the Miami skyline.

It was still Cuba. The 19-yearold had drifted a few hundred miles along the shoreline. He had lost his fins, so he was forced to hitchhike, almost naked, back to Havana, taking care to avoid police scrutiny.

His second attempt to leave Cuba was on a raft with a group of friends in 1993. Barely eight hours into the trip, and still within the 12-mile territorial limit, the raft was spotted by the Cuban Coast Guard. “We were chased and caught, and they beat the s*** out of us,” Mendizábal says. He won’t say what happened after that.

The seed to leave had been planted when Mendizábal was 9. He was born on Jan. 21, 1971, the 47th anniversary of Vladimir Lenin’s death. His father, Umberto Mendizábal, and his mother, Carelia Betancourt Gonzalez, who was a gastroenterologist, divorced when Mendizábal was a year old. Mendizábal has a younger sister, Karelia, who now lives in Spain. When he was growing up, the family—including Mendizábal’s maternal grandparents and his maternal aunt and her husband—lived in a series of small two- or three-bedroom houses in Havana.

Mendizábal’s mother, who immigrated to Washington, D.C., from Cuba in 2009, recalls through a translator what kind of child her son was. “Very sweet, very intelligent, very naughty, very restless, studious, a great reader,” she says, a smile widening on

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Mendizábal’s son, Liam, who is now 22

From 2006 to 2013, Mendizábal worked as a chef at Lima in downtown D.C.

her face. “In other words, the perfect child.” When he was very young, she read books to him, and then one night he stopped her midway through a bedtime favorite and recited the rest of it to her. Even though he couldn’t yet read, he had memorized it.

When he was 11, Mendizábal was chosen to attend the Instituto Preuniversitario Vocacional de Ciencias Exactas Vladimir Ilich Lenin (Vladimir Ilich Lenin Vocational Pre-University Institute of Exact Sciences), a boarding school for gifted students being groomed as Cuba’s future. “[The school] had tremendous resources, but they took resources from everyone else to give it,” Mendizábal says. “We were being told daily that we were better than the rest of them. [It was] an island within an island, surrounded by a country living in poverty.”

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ON AUG. 30, 1994, Mendizábal, then 23, and four friends assembled a raft from plywood, inner tubes from tractor tires, and a tarp and set out on their 90-mile journey. At any given time, two rowed, one kept an eye on a compass and two slept.

The waves were 12 feet high; the sun was cruel. Water, because of its weight, was in short supply and rationed at a cup a day per person. Food was chocolate and hard-boiled eggs. Eating too much meant defecating, and defecating meant sharks.

Mendizábal didn’t fear sharks—he’d been diving forever—but still. “Let me make very clear that I’m not a religious person.

Not at all. But in Cuba we have this religion—Santeria. There is the goddess of the sea, Yemaya. I always felt this presence around me in the sea and I’ve never been afraid of the water.”

His mother knew he was leaving. “My heart stopped, but what was I going to do?” she asks. “If he stayed in Cuba, he was going to have problems. He didn’t agree with the regime.

I knew at some point this was going to happen, but we have a saying in Cuba: It’s one thing to call the devil, another to have him show up.”

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Mendizábal’s ID card from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where he spent a little over a year

Almost every day in the early part of his six years at the school, the principal called Mendizábal’s mother to come get her son, who found the rigid rules irrational and regularly voiced his objections. “Then they just realized that was the kind of child he was,” his mother recalls. “They couldn’t really punish him because he got good grades, and they didn’t want to expel him.” By 15, he was reading Proust, even though it wasn’t allowed; the school favored a heavy Russian education, including Dostoevsky, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Chekov and Tolstoy. “The Russians are very intense,” Mendizábal says, “but there is something to be said for a Russian education. I love American culture, but I love the Russian discipline. They are solid in science, and I was exposed early to Russian physics and mathematics.”

Mendizábal remembers the day he knew he had to leave his country. It was during the Mariel boatlift, the period between April 20 and October 31, 1980, when Fidel Castro allowed Cubans to immigrate to the United States. “One day, [our teachers] took us to the house of one of my classmates.

Her family said they were going to leave, so they kicked her out of school. We went there to scream obscenities and throw eggs and write graffiti. I saw her face in the window; she was so frightened. And something clicked in me,” he says. “I left Cuba because I found communism ugly. Not about politics—a 9-year-old isn’t political. The architecture is ugly, the speeches are ugly, the dresses are ugly. The music becomes ugly. It’s the opposite of the imagination.”

After graduating from the Lenin Institute in 1988, Mendizábal continued his math and physics studies at the University of Havana, but he became increasingly vocal about his dissatisfaction with the government. Something had to give.

Cuban refugees were automatically granted asylum if they reached the United States, but on Aug. 19, 1994, President Bill Clinton had ordered that refugees would no longer be accepted.

Mendizábal and his raftmates were picked up by the U.S. Coast Guard after five days in the water and taken to a refugee camp set up at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Mendizábal remained there for a little over a year. “It was rough. [We were] living in tents surrounded by barbed wire with Marines guarding us, but many of them were sympathetic,” he says.

There were a lot of shady characters at Guantanamo Bay— intellectuals don’t jump into the water, Mendizábal notes—but to him it was like an adventure because he had lived a secluded life among academics, away from everyday Cubans. Even so, he had learned how to hustle to make life a little easier. A version of a business he’d created in Havana—making wine out of potatoes and sugar from the black market—came in handy in the camp. He traded valuable cigarettes that had been issued

to him for jelly packets, and then made wine out of them by digging a hole under his cot, lining it with garbage bags and filling it with the jelly, water and chewed up bread to activate fermentation. A month later, he had wine, which he bartered for shoes, food and protection from gang bosses.

“We made a life there from things Americans threw away,” he says. “There was a dumpster, and people fixed TVs from it and made radios. We used refrigerator gaskets and metal from cots and car-seat coils to make spearguns. We’d climb down the cliff to the water and go fishing.”

He taught himself English in three months, learning nouns and verbs, and using them to speak and write sentences in all 12 tenses. “So my vocabulary is good, but my accent is broken,” he says.

Mendizábal’s mother didn’t find out her son’s whereabouts until months later. She would go to a church every day to check the posted list of refugees at Guantanamo. One day, someone

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told her to check at the church of Yemaya, Mendizábal says.

“That’s where my name was. Yemaya is associated with number seven. My tag at Guantanamo was 777-777. Yemaya was there when I needed her, whether I believe in her or not.”

In May 1995, the Clinton administration decided that Guantanamo refugees could be admitted to the United States. That September, through Catholic Charities, Mendizábal was sent from Guantanamo to Pittsburgh, where he was hooked up with a dishwashing job at Casbah, a Middle Eastern restaurant in the city’s Shadyside neighborhood, for $4 an hour. “If they had gotten me a job with a bank, I’d own a bank today. But I landed in restaurants, so I stayed in restaurants,” he says.

Mendizábal started learning how to do prep, then graduated to cooking on the line. He took various jobs around town, improving his skills along the way. He tried to get work at sophisticated restaurants but kept winding up at “cheap-ass” places. To become a serious cook, he reasoned, he had to be in a bigger city, so he, Caroline and Liam moved to Washington, D.C., in 2000. (Caroline attended graduate school at the University of Maryland.)

After a brief stint cooking at the Tabard Inn in the District,

he lied about his experience to get a sous-chef job at Pesce, a fish and seafood restaurant opened by famed chefs Jean-Louis Palladin and Roberto Donna in 1993 but then owned by JeanLouis’ ex-wife, Régine Palladin.

Says Palladin, “I am a woman of instincts. I could see that he was another kind of smart. He worked very hard and he was very organized, or at least he pretended to be. But because he was smart, he could make up for his shortcomings. I’ve never seen a chef like that prior. I was a little bit smitten, probably.”

Mendizábal claims he was doing the chef ’s job, so he demanded, in front of the chef, that Palladin put him in the position instead. She laughs at the thought. “Could be. When he came, my [ex-] husband was dying of cancer. It was a tumultuous time. What I loved about Raynold was that he did not abuse that.

He was there for me. I needed a lot of time off and I could trust him. He let me take that time. I was indebted to him for that.”

After three years at Pesce, Mendizábal worked for three years with Latin Concepts, a restaurant management group helmed by Mauricio Fraga-Rosenfeld. During that time, in 2004, he became a U.S. citizen. “The naturalization certificate is my best diploma,” he says.

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From 2006 to 2013, Mendizábal was the chef at Lima on K Street in downtown D.C., a combination Latin restaurant and nightclub that closed in January 2015. (The restaurant rebranded as a Latin-Asian fusion concept called Fujimar in 2012.) Lima’s owner, nightlife impresario Masoud Aboughaddareh, got along well with Mendizábal but recalls rocky times. “You can interpret it however you’d like, but he had a very, very, very strong character,” Aboughaddareh says.

“Some employees really had a difficult time working with him, but he also played the father role with a lot of kitchen staff. He took care of them. He took them hunting, he made sure that they’re OK if they had problems. But also, just like with a strict father, sometimes he yelled at them.”

In response, Mendizábal says, “One thing I never do is yell.

I was trying to run a restaurant against a nightclub, and I had to stand my ground.” He adds that he has also undergone a lot of growth in the last 10 years.

In February 2010, while he was the chef at Lima, Mendizábal opened a fast-casual burger joint called Rogue States on Connecticut Avenue just south of Dupont Circle. Steptoe & Johnson, a law firm next door, raised a stink over the odor

the burger shop was allegedly creating in their offices and sued Mendizábal and the building’s landlord. Mendizábal characterizes the suit as a David and Goliath story, with David losing. “The law firm assembled an army against me,” he says.

“The only expert they had was this guy from West Virginia who sniffed around and said, ‘Oh yeah, I smell something.’ Our expert couldn’t detect any particles. He did it for free because he was so upset at what they were doing to me.”

The judge ruled against Mendizábal, ordering grilling operations to cease until the situation was rectified. The restaurant reopened in June 2011 as Black & Orange (the original name was too similar to another business) after Mendizábal installed a costly new ventilation system. He opened a second location of Black & Orange on 14th Street in Logan Circle in February 2012. Soon after, he sold both restaurants.

In December 2013, Mendizábal opened Urban Butcher, which features house-aged beef and craft charcuterie. The focal point of the space is a glass-enclosed aging room where hams and sundry salamis dangle. “I got very good at fish at Pesce and I wanted to complete my education as a chef,” Mendizábal says of Urban Butcher. “Meat was a challenge, a personal curiosity.

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‘cuban to the bone’ So the adventure of curing, butchering, roasting and brining, refining skills I had learned in my career, started.”

Although he now owns two critically acclaimed restaurants, Mendizábal has no airs about his profession. “Cooking is not a high art. We’re not painters, we’re not sculptors, we’re not writers. We don’t make movies. Food is an easy art. We make it complicated to feel better about ourselves. The cooking part, I can do it with one hand. I don’t need to use almost any of my brain to do this job. The whole chef thing is air and smoke.”

He alludes to institutional discrimination in the restaurant business. “If you’re not French or American, you cannot make French food. We are encapsulated. That’s why I did Urban Butcher [before El Sapo]. If I could make it doing something where I’m not encapsulated, then I don’t have to prove anything anymore.”

Mendizábal maintains that respect and love from his staff contribute to his freedom. Rene Navarro, who started as a dishwasher and is now the chef de cuisine for El Sapo and Urban Butcher, Blanca Sanchez, the pastry chef for both restaurants, and dishwasher Marcelino Gonzalez have all been with Mendizábal for 15 years. Edwin Fuentes, the general manager of Urban Butcher, has worked with Mendizábal for 16 years. “He

has people working for him as long as I have, and that doesn’t happen by accident,” Fuentes says. “On a daily basis, I see how kind he is to the employees who work for him. If I say, ‘This person lost her mother a few days ago, let’s [get] this nice arrangement for her,’ he will very discreetly say, ‘Let’s do something extra nice for that person, and let me contribute financially.’ ” At 9:30 on the evening I trail Mendizábal at El Sapo, he and D’Oliveira, wielding giant sparklers and a bottle of bubbly, pull a cook into the middle of the dining room and sing “Happy Birthday” to him. The whole restaurant joins in, and Mendizábal beams with pride. “People used to come thinking it was loud, now they come tapping their feet. They sing ‘Happy Birthday’ loud for the people next to them, and when they all sing it in unison, it means the world to me,” he says. “El Sapo has been more than 20 years in the making. I love my culture, and it was about damn time. I don’t want it quiet because my culture is not quiet. I’m Cuban to the bone.” ■ David Hagedorn is a writer from Washington, D.C., and the restaurant critic for Arlington Magazine and Bethesda Magazine. He is also the coauthor of several cookbooks, including Rasika: Flavors of India.

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CALL At the new Montgomery County Public Safety Training Academy, emergency responders prepare for the worst

BY CARALEE ADAMS | PHOTOS BY JOSH LOOCK

THE FIRE AND RESCUE service recruits

usually begin arriving at the Montgomery County Public Safety Training Academy in Gaithersburg around 5 a.m. They spend much of the day practicing firefighting techniques in state-of-the-art burn buildings, learning how to save victims trapped in wrecked cars, and running drills to prepare for a Metro accident or other emergencies.

Police recruits, who also train there, rotate between the academy’s shooting range, defensive tactics gym and driving track. They use a high-tech video simulator to practice responses to confrontations, and act out live scenarios with veteran officers in mock residential buildings. Outside, motorcycle officers weave around a cone course for their annual in-service training. The activity is constant at the 40-acre site on Snouffer

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School Road, often going as late as 11 p.m.

Completed in 2016, the $69 million facility is where the Montgomery County Police Training Academy and the Fire & Rescue Training Academy prepare new recruits for the job and help current employees keep their skills up to date. In the main academic building, recruits move as a group in single file from the classrooms to the gym and other locations. Becoming a firefighter or a police officer in Montgomery County isn’t easy: Only about 5% of those who apply are selected, and the training lasts about seven months.

“We prepare for the worst day every single day here,” says Assistant Chief Adam Jones, the training chief for fire and rescue.

“It’s like working out—sets and reps, so by the time you do it, it’s automatic.”

Bethesda’s Yann Le Renard, a member of the county’s 140-person Technical Rescue Team, rappels from the roof of a high-rise burn building on the grounds of the Montgomery County Public Safety Training Academy.

Inside, the building has an elevator shaft where the team can practice rescues.

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ABOVE : Police recruits receive 94 hours of firearms instruction, including training under low light at an indoor range, where officers are stationary and the target moves. Experienced instructors stand behind the recruits while an officer in a glass-enclosed booth speaks into a microphone in a calm voice to give directions: “When the target faces, you will have eight seconds to step laterally and fire three rounds. …Ready.” Officers return annually for handgun training and every six months for rifle training, and must pass accuracy tests in order to carry a firearm. They also practice at the police academy’s tactical range, where officers move around while shooting at targets, and at an outdoor facility in Poolesville.

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RIGHT: Fire and rescue recruits spend about 700 hours in the classroom learning from experienced firefighters about hazardous materials response, emergency medical response, driving and operations, fire and injury prevention, and interacting with the public. For police, topics include the use of force, constitutional law, ethics, implicit bias, mental health first aid, forensics and patrol procedures.

ABOVE : In the “cityscape” area, police recruits practice responding to various situations with instructors using scripts. In one scenario, a veteran officer plays the role of a man in a public place who appears to be intoxicated and is not responding to requests to leave. The man slumps off a chair and onto the ground while the recruits ask for identification and determine what he needs. In the process, recruits learn what constitutes reasonable suspicion to allow them to frisk, or probable cause that may lead to an arrest. “You go in with very vague information and assess the situation,” says 20-year-old Logan Abed, a recruit from Rockville who says he always wanted to be a police officer. “It helps to look at it from the perspective of someone who is more experienced. …Being able to apply what we learn in the classroom makes it stick in your brain so you are able to remember it later and on the streets.”

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LEFT: The Fire & Rescue Training Academy has two concrete burn buildings—a single-family home (pictured) and a high-rise— that can be pumped full of a water-based extreme density training fog.

Natural gas lines provide the flames, which can be easily turned on and off.

(The process is cleaner than burning wood, which releases toxins into the air.)

TOP RIGHT: Students in the fire and rescue service’s high school cadet program practice responding to a call— hooking up hoses, using the ladder and searching the building for victims.

“The idea is to get a feel for a little bit of the chaos that goes on, and work together,” says Lt. Chris Neidhart, coordinator of the program that partners with Montgomery County Public Schools.

RIGHT: Leela Garner (foreground), a rising senior at Clarksburg High School, and Samie Aronson, a rising senior at Rockville’s Magruder High School, are participating in the cadet program.

Students spend 2½ hours of their school day at the academy during their junior and senior years.

After completing the program, they can receive certification in basic firefighting, and some will be certified as emergency medical technicians.

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ABOVE : The cavernous interior of the High Bay building is large enough to accommodate a mock streetscape that includes a townhouse, an apartment building and a commercial structure with a variety of faux storefronts— Coffee Bean Café, Mary’s Gift Shop, Mario’s Pizza & Deli—a parking garage and a sidewalk. The climate-controlled and protected environment enables firefighters and police officers to train year-round. Firefighters in entry-level courses practice basic skills, including hose line deployment, ground ladder advancement, and search and rescue.

The technical rescue teams use the High Bay for confined-space training and high-angle rescue rope drills. The space also is used by police SWAT teams for tactical training.

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ABOVE : Ryan Mungra (right) and Cpl. Scott Wheat (left) hold down Dominic Rizzo as the three police officers and recruit instructors teach a two-person arrest and control technique. Police recruits spend about 100 hours in defensive tactics training, learning techniques that involve the use of their hands and feet. “We try to teach minimum force,” says Lt. Sean Renauer, deputy director of the training and education division at the police academy. “It all depends on the situation—the majority of the time it starts with the lowest common denominator of saying, ‘Stop, police.’ But that doesn’t always work.”

LEFT: Like a giant interactive video game, this MILO Range simulator provides the county with 200 scenarios that police recruits use to practice responding to confrontations. Here, Capt. Jason Cokinos, director of the training and education division for the police academy, reacts to a person wielding a knife in the middle of the street.

After each scenario, there’s a debriefing during which the instructor points out what the recruit did right and wrong, as well as different techniques or alternative responses that could have been used.

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ABOVE : On the extrication pad, fire and rescue recruits learn how to operate special tools, such as stabilization jacks, spreaders—commonly known as the Jaws of Life—and metal cutters to reach trapped victims.

After a 24-hour shift at Rockville’s Station 33, firefighter Luis Rodriguez (not pictured) came for an all-day Vehicle and Machinery Extrication (VME) class, one of many he’ll need to complete in order to qualify for a promotion. “The only muscle it takes is to pick it up. It’s kind of bulky, but it does all the work,” he says of one of the rescue tools. “You train all the time. It’s nonstop. We take whatever classes [the academy] offers and do in-house training to keep our skills up.” The academy accepts vehicle donations from the public to use in training exercises.

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RIGHT: Police officer Craig Cupaiuolo (right), a motorcycle instructor, directs Officer Alan Cawood during required training for the county’s 45 police officers who ride motorcycles. Motorcycles are used for funeral escorts, parades and traffic enforcement, and especially to catch distracted drivers. “People don’t see us, and we are able to ride up on drivers who are on their cellphones or texting,” says Phil Chapin, a traffic sergeant and motorcycle instructor coordinator. Chapin says he doesn’t often ride his personal motorcycle in Montgomery County because distracted drivers have made it too dangerous.

ABOVE : Fire and rescue recruits participate in daily workouts designed to improve their strength and prevent common injuries to the back, shoulders and knees. “We have some really great runners and some awesome lifters. To be a good firefighter, you have to be good at everything, but not necessarily great at one thing. It’s pulling everyone to the middle,” says Katie Dennison, a firefighter-paramedic and exercise physiologist who trains recruits.

The county’s fire and rescue service has a combination system with about 1,100 volunteer firefighters and 1,300 career firefighters. “We are looking for longevity. [They] are signing up for 20 or 30 years of being very physically active. We are trying to give them the best base,” Dennison says. The final fitness test includes walking on a stair-climber machine while wearing a weighted vest, advancing a hose full of water 75 feet, and dragging a 165-pound dummy around an obstacle. “This is the best shape most people will be [in], physically, in their careers,” says Kelvin Thomas, a battalion chief and deputy training officer for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service.

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In a 2-acre enclosed yard at the academy, Sgt. Mary Davis works with a German shepherd named Sonic, one of 27 dogs trained to assist police in the county’s K-9 Unit. The dogs go through 16 weeks of training to learn patrol functions such as tracking, searching spaces for people and locating evidence. After that, there are eight-week classes that teach scent detection skills for

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drugs and explosives. “From our perspective as people, we see things with our eyes. Dogs see things with their noses,” says Davis, the county’s K-9 training supervisor. “As long as we are effective in communicating to the dog exactly what scents we are looking for, they can discriminate in the world and find that thing for us.”

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with them, and the two work as a team. “It’s 24/7, 365 days a year,” Davis says. “It’s a lifestyle decision, not just a job.” The training can be difficult because the dog has to perform in a certain way, and the handler has to learn the skills needed to manage the dog. “There are two things happening at once, and oftentimes they don’t gel,” says Davis, who has worked in the

K-9 Unit since 1991. “It’s a very humbling thing to recognize your limitations as a communicator to a creature who doesn’t speak English.” Sometimes dogs’ reactions are baffling. Davis once had a dog in her training class who didn’t like sneezing. “When somebody would sneeze in his vicinity, he would let them know he found it highly offensive and would bark at them for it.” n

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A CONVERSATION WITH

JANE LEAVY The best-selling author and former sportswriter talks about locker room interviews, a drunken Mickey Mantle, and why she spent eight years working on a book about Babe Ruth

BY STEVE GOLDSTEIN | PHOTO BY SKIP BROWN

FAMILY LEGEND HAS IT that when Jane Leavy was born in 1951, she was immediately swaddled in a pinstriped blanket, foretelling a lifelong love affair with the New York Yankees. The story is perhaps apocryphal, given that her father was devoted to the then-New York Giants baseball team and her mother abhorred all sports. But Leavy did imagine herself pitching for the Bronx Bombers. “As a young girl, I used to practice walking in from the bullpen, my warm-up jacket slung over my shoulder,” she says.

Leavy grew up 22 miles from Yankee Stadium in Roslyn, New York, and graduated from Barnard College in Manhattan in 1974 and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism two years later. She wrote for two magazines, womenSports and Self, before joining The Washington Post in 1979, where she covered baseball, tennis and the Olympics for the sports department before moving to the Style section in 1985. “I wanted to start a family, so I needed to travel less,” she says.

A trailblazer in the mainly male bastion of sportswriting, Leavy endured comments and physical indignities that might make some of the #MeToo generation blanch. For every benevolent supporter—such as Walter “Red” Smith of the New York Herald Tribune and later The New York Times, perhaps the 166

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best chronicler that baseball has produced— there were misogynists like Billy Martin, the hard-partying player turned hard-partying manager who was hired and fired by the Yankees several times.

After leaving the Post in 1988, Leavy turned her keen eye and incisive pen to books, producing biographies of Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax, the clay-footed Mickey Mantle and, most recently, the near mythical George Herman “Babe” Ruth (The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created was published by Harper in October 2018), as well as a comic novel called Squeeze Play. Leavy’s prose is evocative, almost ornate. Her love of retro extends to her phone’s ringtone, the ’60s tune “One Fine Day” by The Chiffons.

Late last summer, Leavy’s childhood dream came true when she was invited to throw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium.

She sought advice from Koufax. “Stand close to home plate,” he told her.

Leavy, who is divorced, has two children, Nick, 34, and Emma, 31. She lives with her feisty labradoodle, Betty, in a craftsmanstyle Chevy Chase, D.C., house that affords writerly space and a cook’s kitchen. She also likes to write at her second home in Truro, on Cape Cod, where she spends several months each year.

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How did your interest in sports develop?

My father, nicknamed Mort the Sport, who revered both the New York Giants baseball team and the New York Giants football team—for whom he toiled as a water boy during the 1927 season—was my inspiration. When the baseball Giants moved to San Francisco, he transferred his allegiance to the Mets. On his deathbed in 2003, awaiting surgery that was ultimately unsuccessful, the only thing I could think to do was read him game stories about the team, which was not having a good year. The last words he ever spoke to me were, ‘Oy, the Mets!’

How did you become a Yankees fan?

My father made the mistake of taking my sister, who hated sports, to Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field to see the Dodgers in 1957. They brought me a Dodgers cap, but it was a girly cap with inset white panels and a wide brim—in short, not the real thing. I looked at [it], threw it down and stomped on it, I was so pissed.

That eliminated the Dodgers, and the Giants left. But my grandmother, Celia Fellenbaum, lived in the Bronx in a building called the Yankee Arms, close to the stadium. My grandmother gave me permission to be who I was—a girl who preferred baseball over frills. In fact, she took me to buy my first baseball glove—at Saks Fifth Avenue, because she didn’t know where else to go. The Blue Jays Little League team gave me a cap— no uniform—but I only played if the game was out of control.

How did your father cope with your passion for the Yankees?

My father would deign to take me to Yankee games because he knew I loved them so. My mother, on the other hand, would not tolerate the sound of sports in her parlor.

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College football game in November 1938.

My mother then retaliated by taking him to the original Loehmann’s on Bedford Avenue in the Bronx, a tit for tat that set a pattern for their 60-year relationship.

Why did you choose to get into sports writing?

It was an emanation of the unconscious.

One day, just before the deadline for applying to the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, my mother asked me, ‘What is it you really want to do?’ I said, ‘I want to be a sportswriter.’ Probably it was the result of all those years listening to Red Barber on a transistor radio beneath my pillow and reading all those Red Smith columns in the Herald Tribune. Also, of course, visiting my grandmother in her apartment in the Yankee Arms, very close to Yankee Stadium.

What challenges did you face as a woman sportswriter in the 1970s and ’80s?

My perspective is that being a female sportswriter was no different than being a female litigator or intern or a woman CEO. It’s all the same story: a woman intruding into ‘a male province.’ The only difference here is that as a sportswriter, the people you’re dealing with may be naked when you’re talking to them.

Were the athletes cooperative?

Some resisted on religious grounds, like the born-again Christians. But I always said there was no deadline so short that you couldn’t turn away for three seconds. If my then-5-year-old son could put his underpants on in three seconds, so could they. And if they didn’t want to drape themselves, I assumed they didn’t care and I went about my job as professionally as I could. And, of course, sportswriters cannot do their jobs properly unless they [can] talk to the athletes.

It’s not fun; it’s not sexy. Locker rooms are grotty places.

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You’ve said that your first locker room experience was actually a positive one.

In 1978, I was with two colleagues in the New York Knicks’ locker room. My assignment was to write about how athletes were using lotions, gels, scents and other ‘sissified’ products. So I’m standing in the middle of the room, waiting, and a big, long, wet, white arm snakes around my shoulders. Uhhhhmmmm, I’m thinking. Then a voice says, ‘Is this your first time?’ I look up and it’s Phil Jackson. ‘Yeah,’ I replied somewhat shakily. ‘I just want you to know you’re doing a great job,’ he said. But I knew I wasn’t doing anything. Jackson goes to take a shower, and when he comes back, he asks me what I was doing. I explained my assignment, and he took me around to all the players in the room, asking them if they had any ‘smells.’ We found some, and Phil put all of them on. ‘You got enough?’ he said after a while. Yeah, I had plenty. And, as a result, this led me not to expect the worst, not to be scared.

But of course that was a false sense of security.

Oh yeah, some hockey players told me I just wanted to look. [Baltimore Orioles manager] Earl Weaver yelled at me. But the two times I thought my life was in danger was when I was sent to the thenmean streets of the South Bronx on a journalism school assignment—and in Billy Martin’s office.

Two hostile environments, huh? Tell me about Martin.

It was 1981, and Martin was leading the Oakland Athletics to great success, and I was sent out to write a piece about this phenomenon. Anyway, I’m in the locker room and a bunch of players literally encircle me. One says, ‘Hey, Jane, have a drink with us.’ I politely decline.

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It was really good. He told me about his nightmares. And he told me about the knee injury he sustained during the second game of the 1951 World Series.

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How about an interview that surprised you in a good way?

An interview I did in 1980 with Al Bumbry, the Orioles’ outfielder, was just supposed to be a nice baseball story about a guy reaching the potential that everyone had predicted for him. Instead, it evolved very emotionally about his parents who had never married and

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Not all of your encounters were philosophical, right?

Early on, I showed up five minutes late for an interview with [the head football coach of a major university], and the first words out of his mouth were, ‘I don’t much like Jews as a group.’ Later, when I was in the locker room, one of the coaches picked me up by the scruff of my neck and literally threw me out into the hallway.

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Tell me about some favorite or unusual interviews.

My favorite conversation of all time was an argument I had with [Baltimore Orioles outfielder] John Lowenstein about whether it was better to burn to death or freeze to death.

Mickey Mantle was a hero of yours— until he wasn’t.

In 1983, I met Mantle, my hero, in Atlantic City. I was meeting him at the Claridge Hotel in AC. He was then 51, working as director of sports promotions—essentially a greeter—who was directing a golf tournament. He was late; I was getting more anxious. Finally he shows up at the breakfast buffet. He puts out his hand and says, ‘Hiii, I’m Mick,’ and I replied, ‘Hi, I’m nervous.’

And he said, ‘Why? Didya think I was gonna pull on your titty?’ OK, I said to myself, OK, I just grew up. It was traumatic.

I tried to interview him later, at the bar in the casino at 2 a.m. At that point, he was blotto. Literally falling over. And his hand is going up my thigh. Just before it got to the promised land, he passed out and fell face forward. And I’m stuck under 225 pounds of Mantle. A waitress came along and [together] we managed to drag Mantle to an elevator. As he gets in, he suddenly comes awake and goes, ‘Are you comin’ upstairs with me tonight, Jane?’ I go, ‘No, Mick.’ We get to his floor, he stumbled out, and I went back to my room and cried. The next morning he apologized and I got the interview. It’s one thing to interview someone else’s hero—quite another to interview your own.

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Any problems with male editors or fellow reporters?

I interviewed with both The Washington Post and the late Washington Star. Dave Smith, the sports editor of the Star, asked me: ‘How do I know you’re not just going to get knocked up and then quit?’ I didn’t have problems with male colleagues.

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up the next morning in some motel in Oakland not having any idea how I got there. I had an interview scheduled with Martin, so I head back to the stadium.

He was waiting in his office wearing a sleeveless T-shirt, cowboy boots and nothing else—his feet propped up on the desk. ‘Sleep well, Jane?’ he said. It seemed likely to me that he had spiked the drink. It was terrifying, but I told no one at the time. [Leavy later publicly discussed the incident.]

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What’s the best advice you have ever received?

Red Smith told me to write the way people actually talk. He said, ‘I tremble with pleasure at this kind of usage: I know the man that that’s the house ofs daughter. People say things like that but nobody quotes them that way, and they should because that’s the way people talk. ’ And the worst advice?

‘Go write for Vogue magazine.’ That’s from my mother.

How do you describe Washington’s sports fans?

I think Washington is aggrieved. It’s such a disparate place that when there is something to celebrate… . Nats are pathetic. I always thought Caps fans were heroic. The Wizards…that’s just sad. I can’t watch football anymore because of the brain damage connection.

You oppose the election of players to the Hall of Fame who used performance-enhancing substances.

I’m surprised at how many voters are willing to overlook the drug issue. I would never vote for [Roger] Clemens or [Barry] Bonds or [Mark] McGwire, etc.

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And Pete Rose?

There’s a sign on every clubhouse door: ‘You can’t bet on the game.’ Period. I don’t know any reporter, especially female reporters, who haven’t had an unpleasant experience with Rose. I was in the Phillies’ locker room trying to interview Mike Schmidt, who was a gentleman.

Schmidt was wearing a towel while we spoke, and three times Rose crept up behind him and pulled off the towel.

After the third time, Schmidt said, ‘I’m sorry,’ excused himself and said, ‘I have to go deal with this,’ and went after Rose.

Who was your favorite among the three players you’ve written books about?

That’s easy. Sandy Koufax. I never expect-

ed to be able to interview him. But the only thing I can say is that he’s an even better person than he was a pitcher. He’s the rare guy whose soul is complete without a lot of attention. He’s incredibly thoughtful in both senses of the word.

He’s read everything and has something interesting to say about it. And he’s the kind of friend who remembers to call a pal every year on the anniversary of his sobriety. He even came to my daughter’s bat mitzvah. Who knew I was rooting for the wrong guy all these years?

Why did you choose Babe Ruth for a biography, given how many books about him already exist?

I set out to write a novel about the Babe in the 1990s because I thought that was the only way I could inhabit the caricature he had become. By the time I finished the Mantle book and was looking for a new project, the world had changed so radically in terms of technology and the digitization of previously unavailable source material—family archives and newspaper archives—I was able to make him real in fact. Finding that material kept me going.

You did 250 interviews for the Babe Ruth book. How did you know when to stop?

I never know when to stop. I’ve got people still calling me now wanting to contribute information. One of the hardest things in writing this book was finding an authentic voice for him.

In other words, quotes and thoughts and emotions that were genuine—that sounded as if I could hear him. Documents I found recounting reports from the barnstorming tour [of the U.S.] helped a lot, as did his daughter Julia, who died in March.

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league, but his perceptiveness that going out to the hinterlands to meet people who wouldn’t otherwise see or even hear a major league baseball game was good for the game.

Why does baseball still fascinate?

My generation...may be the last to appreciate how the rhythm of baseball coincides with how the world unfolds. The lack of patience among the younger generations is a reflection of how quickly the world moves now. Of course, it is the most writerly of sports—its pace allows you to conjure words that stir the imagination.

And how will you next stir our imagination? What’s your next project?

Not a clue. Really. The Ruth book took me eight years. This was like constructing a giant mosaic out of shards of glass.

I need a break. I will likely do another book, but whether it will be a baseball book, fiction or nonfiction I do not know.

What advice would you give a high school student who wants to be a sportswriter?

I would explain that the world I wrote about is gone. If your dream is to be another Red Smith, as mine was, I would simply say ‘fuhgeddaboudit.’ Because of the bottomless size of the internet, if you want to be in sports or write about it for a living there are probably more opportunities—as long as you understand you’re not going to be the next Red Smith, the next Shirley Povich, the next Tom Boswell. n Steve Goldstein is a freelance writer and editor and the former bureau chief in Moscow and in Washington, D.C., for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Bethesda Interview is edited for length and clarity.

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Winners of the 2019

short story & essay contests Bethesda Magazine and the Bethesda Urban Partnership sponsor an annual writing competition for local writers. This year, 145 adults and high school students entered the short story contest, and 200 adults and high school students entered the essay contest. The writers who placed in the contests were awarded cash prizes ranging from $25 to $500 at the Local Writer’s Showcase in April. The work of the first-place winners appears on the pages that follow. Check out the runners-up at BethesdaMagazine.com and bethesda.org.

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Danielle Stonehirsch

AGE: 33 WHAT SHE DOES: Works as a coordinator in the concierge services department at First Book, a D.C.-based nonprofit that makes books and educational resources affordable to educators who serve kids in need.

HOW SHE GOT THE IDEA FOR THIS STORY: “When I was 10, we had an older, single neighbor who kept an immaculate lawn. She tried to get my parents to use pesticides on our lawn to get rid of our dandelions.

When my parents refused, she took matters into her own hands, digging them up herself, spraying them one by one, and eventually writing the township to complain. I always just thought they were beautiful. I still love dandelions.”

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Delila Sharp’s lawn is covered in dandelions. They are yellow spots of color on the dying brown grass. She has never had a lawn before. This one is small, an almostrectangle, from the crumbling steps of the little brown house to the sidewalk. It is hers. The dandelions begin to grow in the cracks of her steps, rebelling against concrete and humanity, and she is proud of them. She steps over them carefully on her way to work, and makes Adam do the same when he stays over. Adam has black hair and a small nose but large feet, a menace to dandelions and other small creatures. As the spring marches

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Adult Short Story Judges on the backs of ants toward summer, yellow turns white and petals turn to puff. Dandelions grow and die and grow a hundred times in the cracks and the dirt of her imperfect universe.

The left side neighbor, who has gray hair and blue socks and orange glasses, stops her one day to suggest she remove the weeds from the lawn.

If you weed, the neighbor says, your lawn will grow green again, like mine. Like all the other lawns.

Thank you, Delila tells her. I have no weeds.

The left side neighbor says, I can take care of it for you. It’s not hard.

No, says Delila. This lawn is mine. These flowers are mine.

They aren’t flowers.

That’s your perspective.

The left side neighbor, who was invisible during the winter, is out every day in spring with her flowers and bushes and young pear tree. She clips, she mows, she fertilizes, she digs. She is awake early in the morning, and back in the house by late afternoon. Delila watches her warily.

When it rains, the clouds make the sky dark and the rain makes the concrete dark and even her hair turns dark but the dandelions are never dark. They wave like so many tiny flames as the water and wind try to put them out. One morning she leaves the house and finds all the dandelions gone. There is the lawn, brown and firm and rectangle. But it no longer looks like hers.

Adam comes out to find her sitting on the steps.

Why are you just sitting out here?

The dandelions are gone.

Adam does not really understand the correlation, but he says nothing and helps scavenge white puffs from the park down the road and blows small seeds into the dirt every day until the first bright blooms break through the brown grass.

It is only two days after that the dandelions vanish again in the night.

This time when Adam finds Delila, he is late to work.

She is alone with the barren lawn, and the right side neighbor who brings her trash out, the two boys on their skateboards. It is a small world, the world from the front steps to the sidewalk, but it is her world and her yellow citizens are missing. When Adam comes home he tells Delila to put things in perspective. He says the stock market is crashing, the Iranians are building nuclear weapons, children are carrying guns in Africa. (continued on page 182)

Leeya Mehta is a poet and fiction writer. Her column on the writing life, “The Company We Keep,” runs online in The Independent Review of Books.

Mehta grew up in Mumbai, India, and was a Radhakrishnan Scholar at Oxford University. She lives in Washington, D.C., where she works in international development. Links to her short stories, essays and poems can be found at leeyamehta.blogspot.com.

Joe Oppenheimer’s writings focus on feelings of injustice, loss, friendship, nature, aging and the foibles of life.

For 40 years, he was a professor of mathematical and experimental social science and philosophy, mainly at the University of Maryland. He retired to write fiction, poetry and drama. He assisted a writers’ group at Progress Place, a homeless shelter in Silver Spring, and currently leads a weekly writers’ workshop at the Washington DC VA Medical Center.

His work has been published in literary reviews, including Origins Journal, Scarlet Leaf Review and Corvus Review, and on his website, gvptsites.umd.edu/oppenheimer/id43.htm. He lives in Chevy Chase.

Seema Reza is the author of A Constellation of Half-Lives and When the World Breaks Open. The Rockville resident is the executive director of Community Building Art Works, a multihospital program that encourages the use of the arts as a tool for narration, self-care and socialization among a military population struggling with emotional and physical injuries. Her writing has appeared online and in print in The Los Angeles Review, The Offing, and Entropy, among others. She has performed poetry across the country at universities, theaters, festivals, bookstores, conferences and at one fine mattress shop.

Adult Short Story Contest Runners-Up Stories and essays can be read on BethesdaMagazine.com and bethesda.org.

Second Place: Carol Solomon, Montgomery Village Third Place: Mohini Mahlhotra, Washington, D.C. Honorable Mention: Laura Van Oudenaren, Bethesda

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WINNER High School Short Story Contest

Tina Xia

Summer

BY TINA XIA

LIVES IN: Bethesda

SCHOOL: Graduated in June from Walt Whitman High School.

FAVORITE PLACE TO WRITE: “Libraries—I enjoy the busy yet peaceful atmosphere.”

HOW SHE GOT THE IDEA FOR THIS STORY: “While my friends and I were discussing college prospects, I wondered how other people in different areas of the world were experiencing the same issues. I wanted to shine a light on underrepresented voices in America, and thus began to write.”

In English, my name means summer. Verano, they call me. Chicano, Mexicano, Cubano all sound the same when rolled off different tongues. It’s reassuring to know at least they understand I’m from a different heritage. Which one is up to interpretation—names don’t matter too much anymore.

In Miami, everything’s a bit off-kilter. I’ve heard stories of valedictorian rags to riches, 15-minute glories of some Norwegian yodeling supermarket guys making it onto the big stage, you name it. None of them row’s worries and yesterday’s regrets. My dad and I are simply wallflowers on a canvas of yellow and orange.

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Sometimes the identity gets lost amid the coloring.

Other times it is purposefully forgotten.

Summertime is quite enjoyable, once you get used to the heat and all. The palm trees sway to the clinks of wine glasses, and I make sure to hit the waves once every month to cool off. It’s sweltering hot, but it’s the only thing I know to be true. School without air conditioning is also a constant, but even the good grades can’t keep me awake for long.

After yet another draining day of school, I kick open the door to my dad’s house and quietly pad up the two steps to my room. Casa in Spanish is home; to me, I only live in a house.

My room is messy, as it should be. Dad used to call me gay when I had all my clothes neatly organized into the compartments I stole from the shelter.

I decided to make my room as messy as possible, to hide my money and my ego—my money in my underwear drawer, my monochromatic ego in the closet.

I set my bag down and open up the CommonApp website. It’s a brand-new name in the industry, and a little strange to use, but we’re told to get used to it because apparently it isn’t going anywhere. Senior year is a drag, but this is the last pit stop. And no matter how many times I squeeze my eyes shut, once I reopen them the website history still doesn’t change, the dates don’t change, my future doesn’t change. I’ve made up my mind to care for my papá and attend the community college nearby. He’s the last one I’ve got, and though his drinking is excessive and has spiraled into oblivion, he’s still padre to me. One of my counselors once wanted to investigate my strange behavior induced by his actions and made the mistake of inviting my dad to a discussion. He threw the bottle behind her head and called her a couple names she’d never forget. Rookie mistake, I call it. Idiot school system, he says.

As I begin to formulate my incomprehensible second paragraph of my even worse essay to community college, I hear a loud belch coming from a couple feet away. Bracing myself for the impact, I clench my shoulders together instinctively. The blow comes swift. It hits me in the same place it hit me yesterday.

I watch as the bottle spins, going off-kilter, my dad laughing at my misery.

“Verraaano—hijo.” He swears my name like it causes him pain. I inch my fingertips to my head to feel the exact spot where it hit me.

High School Short Story Judges Sandie Angulo Chen is an entertainment journalist, film critic and book reviewer.

She’s been writing about movies, books and pop culture for more than 20 years, contributing to outlets such as The Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, Common Sense Media, Entertainment Weekly, Moviefone, HuffPost and Variety.

She is a committee chair for the children’s literature nonprofit We Need Diverse Books and a parttime bookseller. Chen lives in Silver Spring.

Laura Scalzo is a graduate of Syracuse University. Her flash fiction has appeared in journals and online literary magazines, including Hobart, Ellipsis Zine and the 18th Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition. She is the author of The Speed of Light in Air, Water, and Glass, a young adult novel published in October 2018, and is currently working on a novel for adults, The Nights and Days of Chry and Dare. She lives in Northwest Washington, D.C. Lisa Schamess is a longtime educator of high school and college students, and the author of Borrowed Light. She has published short stories and essays in Creative Nonfiction, TOSKA Magazine, Defunct, Welter and Antietam Review.

She blogs on Medium, both under her own name on mindfulness, politics and history, and also about debt and culture as “The Traumatized Budget.” She lives in Silver Spring.

High School Short Story Contest Runners-Up Stories and essays can be read on BethesdaMagazine.com and bethesda.org.

Second Place: Kathleen Monahan, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Third Place: Olivia Gyapong, James Hubert Blake High School Honorable Mention: Kushan Weerakoon, Walt Whitman High School

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WINNER Adult Essay Contest

The

Ingrid Y. Alpern

WHAT SHE DOES: After a career as a tax attorney in D.C., she is now co-chair of the public policy committee for the organization Children and Adults with AttentionDeficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD).

FAVORITE PLACE TO WRITE: “At the dining room table, where I have a view of the woods through the picture window.”

HOW SHE GOT THE IDEA FOR THIS ESSAY: “Throughout my childhood, my mother told stories about her own childhood in the Netherlands and her escape from the Nazis. I found myself compelled to write about these stories and my reactions to hearing them.”

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From my mother, I learned it was possible to live in a house with many rooms, with wood-paneled walls and Persian carpets, with servants who turned down the bed at night and put a warming brick at the bottom, with a cook who twisted yeast dough into challahs while orange peel and ginger lay waiting for the honey cake and the smell of chicken soup wended its way through the house. I learned it was possible to have all of that and to leave—to walk out wearing the dresses you could layer beneath your coat,

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And I learned it was possible to have a father who loved you so much that even when he was tired he would play games with you after dinner for winnings of hazelnuts, engaging you in pretend combat so fierce it was clear nothing mattered to him more than you. I learned it was possible for that man—who once traded by dogsled in Siberia, who owned two movie theaters in The Hague, who allowed his wife to run her own business—to be struck down in one of his theaters by a Nazi soldier and die, barred from medical help by Nazi prohibitions against Jews.

I learned these things in my crib. Fear and anger lived around its edges. They sprang at me in my mother’s voice.

“The Nazis killed my father,” she told me. “Those rotten Nazis killed my father.”

My mother, her sister and my grandmother escaped from Nazi-occupied Europe onto a ship in Lisbon headed for the Dutch colony of Suriname.

The story of my mother’s escape became the litany of my childhood.

And eventually, fury rose inside me.

Why anger, I asked myself.

I was angry because I was jealous. She was the star. She was the hero. How could anything I ever did match what she’d gone through—what she’d done to go through it? My mother’s life had cheated me. Because of her loss, her deprivation, I chafed against anything resembling the type of life she was ripped from. Because she had survived, I could not accept myself. I’d never suffered.

I could drag myself, dwarfed by my backpack, tent and sleeping bag, up steep mountain trails.

I could wake up at 6 every morning for long bike rides before school and live on starvation diets. I could apply to a college 3,000 miles away and live alone in a big city and travel alone on the other side of the globe. I could stay up nights plodding through law books to get a J.D. and even a tax master’s. But every challenge I could ever face would be a contrivance. Everything I could ever do would be self-imposed, artificial. I could spend my whole life trying to survive the Holocaust. But I never would. ■

Revital Aranbaev has been a freelance writer and editor for more than a decade. She began her career as a journalist and had pieces published in various newspapers, including The Jerusalem Post. Aranbaev teaches writing classes at American University, including a writing course she developed that’s focused on the science of happiness. Aranbaev was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, raised in New York and now lives in Washington, D.C. Kathleen Seiler Neary lives in Kensington and is an associate editor at Bethesda Magazine. She has been a writer and editor for more than 20 years. She has worked for magazines including George and Ladies’ Home Journal, and her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Parenting and other publications.

Richard Peabody, who was born in Washington, D.C., raised in Bethesda and now lives in Arlington, Virginia, wears many literary hats. He taught at Johns Hopkins University for 15 years.

His Gargoyle Magazine (founded in 1976) will release volumes 70 and 71 this year. He has edited or co-edited 26 anthologies, including Mondo Barbie and A Different Beat: Writings by Women of the Beat Generation.

Guinness on the Quay, a new poetry volume by Peabody, was recently published by Salmon Poetry in Ireland.

Adult Essay Contest Runners-Up Stories and essays can be read on BethesdaMagazine.com and bethesda.org.

Second Place: Marilyn Millstone, Kensington Third Place: Carolyn Sherman, Bethesda Honorable Mention: Sarah Birnbach, Rockville Honorable Mention: Andrew Field, Rockville Honorable Mention: Mark Keats, Falls Church

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Emily Tian

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BY EMILY TIAN

LIVES IN: North Potomac

FAVORITE PLACE TO WRITE: “The armchair in my basement, which is likely the most serene spot in the house, particularly during the afternoons when sunlight is especially diffuse.”

HOW SHE GOT THE IDEA FOR THIS ESSAY: “I’ve been thinking recently about the relationships that have not only been valuable to me but which have concretized my value systems, especially as I enter college and leave the familiarities of suburban Maryland.”

My mom and I used to shower together. My-firstgrade-self fashioned a thrifty plan: One of us would lather up for a 10-count while the other washed off, pivoting back-to-back on the small acrylic floor. When I stood beneath the showerhead, she caught all the diffuse spray with her extra height. Our clumsy dance: in the water, then out. And again, like a revolving door.

The two of us are like that: no degree of separation. I grew up without any real expectation of privacy. Our townhouse was a kind of diaphanous space: One moment she’s inspecting my legs unceremoniously for ticks after a Girl Scouts camping trip, the next I’m rustling through her closet to pick a dress for a college interview.

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SCHOOL: She graduated in June from Richard Montgomery High School and will attend Yale University in the fall.

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High School Essay Contest Runners-Up Last Memorial Day, Mom crumpled suddenly onto the kitchen floor. I had to step over her to call the ambulance. The dispatcher told me to wait; I repeated my address; I felt my contacts strain against tears when the line slowed. I waited and looked at her, and looked at her some more, and swung the front door wide open for the paramedics.

She didn’t look like my two-step dance partner.

We had bought extra-large men’s cotton T-shirts from Costco to schlep around the house; I saw her chest sway like a white tent. When they lifted up her T-shirt to check her vitals, it seemed to me like we were both being violently uncocooned.

Up until that point I had seen Mom as my go-to confidante. We’ve made a game out of every time we’re able to guess what the other is thinking. She’s honed a sixth sense for what I might be craving for dinner, and I spin verisimilar office dramas while watching her refresh her phone inbox with creased brows.

Sitting in the front seat of the ambulance, the black purse she bought at Loehmann’s wedged between my ankles, I stared straight at the dizzy road. The asphalt thick with stitches.

Then, just as unexpectedly, it was a false alarm.

The doctors couldn’t trace anything wrong, besides fatigue and dehydration. Dad drove me home and I studied for my last exams in the car.

I try to be a good daughter. I try to be a good daughter, which means back-to-back showers and tacit guessing games, and yet I am always hurtling farther distances away.

“Why don’t you apply to colleges close to home?” she suggested, expectantly, a few weeks later.

Her reasons: “I’ll take your roommates to dinner on the weekends.”

“We need to know that you’re safe.”

“I’ll miss you.”

She and I both know that it’s a futile effort. I can promise to FaceTime her nightly, get us tiny matching tattoos, let her teach my daughters Chinese. But as I’m standing at the cusp of adulthood, a list of dreams folded in my back pocket, we’re learning that love is liquid. It fills shower stalls and hospital beds, splashes the archives of memory, exits without friction. Floods us again. ■

Stories and essays can be read on BethesdaMagazine.com and bethesda.org.

Second Place: Anna Roberson, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Third Place: Julian Drumwright, Northwood High School Honorable Mention: Alicia Guevara, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Honorable Mention: Grace McGuire, Walt Whitman High School Honorable Mention: Naomi Smith, Centennial High School (Ellicott City, Maryland)

Organizer of the Short Story Contest Dini Karasik is a Mexican American lawyer and writer raised in Texas and Montgomery County. She hosts annual writing retreats in Mexico through the Writer’s Loft of Kensington and is the founding editor and publisher of Origins Journal, a literary magazine that examines the art of narrative through the lens of identity. Her poems, essays and short stories have appeared in several literary journals. Karasik, who lives in Kensington, was the recipient of an Individual Artist Award from the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County in 2016 and 2018.

Contest Info Bethesda Magazine and the Bethesda Urban Partnership work together to honor local writers through the short story and essay contests. Short stories are limited to 4,000 words, and authors must be residents of Montgomery County or Upper NW Washington, D.C. (20015 and 20016 ZIP codes). Essays are limited to 500 words, and writers must live in Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. Keep an eye out this winter for next year’s contest details at BethesdaMagazine.com and at bethesda.org.

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So? There are so many terrible things.

Things that could bring about the end of the world.

The end of the world doesn’t mean as much to me as the end of my world.

Isn’t it all the same?

It is not the same.

The dandelions come back quickly this time, and Delila watches the bees return to circle them.

I’m allergic to bees, Adam tells her.

She pats his cheek. I’ll protect you.

He smiles with his lips pressed together. That’s easy. No dandelions, no bees.

Just walk down the front path and don’t disturb them, she says.

Why don’t we just weed the lawn? I can pull them up tomorrow.

Roses attract bees.

What?

Roses. They attract bees. Daffodils.

Tulips. Pansies. They all attract bees.

Yeah?

If they weren’t dandelions, if they were roses or daffodils or tulips or pansies, would you tell me to pull them up?

Those are flowers. Dandelions aren’t flowers.

Why not? They are round and yellow and bloom in places other flowers can’t.

They are pretty, and strong. Why aren’t they just as good?

Adam looks at her and he is still smiling, but it has cooled, and Delila presses her face to his chest so she doesn’t have to see it.

Anna comes from Boston, her black hair twisted back, wearing silver shoes and a red silk scarf, and every evening she tells Delila she is not getting enough vitamin D. Anna is the younger sister but she is an engineer while Delila reviews unpopular bands on the internet. Anna’s apartment has a dishwasher and curtains and a vacuum cleaner while Delila has a cracked toilet, cardboard covering the living room window, and dust.

Anna stays only two nights, complaining of allergies. Delila knows she will tell

their mother.

You need to get control of your life, Dee. I’m not in control?

All I know is you need a plumber, half the light bulbs are out, and your lawn is covered in weeds.

They’re not weeds. They’re just as pretty as other flowers.

You’ve been here eight months. Maybe it’s time to come home.

This is home.

Have you made any friends? Anna asks in a diamond voice, clear and cutting.

I have Adam, Delila answers, but she suspects that she is lying.

After Anna leaves, Delila refuses to leave the house. She sits by the window and watches her lawn carefully for signs of attack.

I’m not bringing you food, Adam says.

You’ll have to leave by Monday.

I wish you’d just try to understand.

It’s hard to understand when you’re being crazy.

Delila does not feel crazy. It wouldn’t kill you to try another perspective.

Maybe you should leave the house more. It might help if you got a real job.

I have a real job.

I know, I know. I just meant something steady. With an office. And people.

Not having an office doesn’t make it not real.

Of course not. I’m sorry.

Adam sits on the arm of her chair and puts his hands in her hair. She pushes against them, wanting to be closer, but he takes it as a sign of aggression and leaves with heavy feet.

You’re wasting your time with that boy, Delila’s mother tells her when she calls. He’s never going to marry you.

I don’t want to get married. People can be in love and not get married.

Delila wants her mother to point out that she is not in love, but her mother says, Of course you want to get married.

You need health insurance.

I’ll get my own health insurance.

You’ll need a real job first. Anna says there’s no glass in your living room window. Do you need more money?

No.

I’ll have your father send another check. I want you to get glass for your window.

Her mother never surprises her.

It is the hottest day and the rhododendrons are losing petals on the dark dirt under the left side neighbor’s windows. Delila sits cross-legged with her laptop in the center of her lawn for three hours. Her ears vibrate with the shadows of the noise from last night’s concert. She needs 350 words by 5, but she only has one word on the page. Reverberate. She highlights it and pushes down Shift+F7 for the thesaurus. Echo. Resound. Ring.

She deletes the word and writes another.

Connect. She pushes Shift+F7. Attach.

Join. Fix. Unite. Disconnect (antonym).

She types words and presses Shift+F7 until the battery runs down and the screen blackens with a pop. She takes the computer into the house and plugs it in. She hears the noise of a lawn mower starting and knows that the sound is too strong. Her fingers tear at the cardboard covering the window and it pops free onto the bush immediately below it. The neighbor is mowing Delila’s lawn with her black and red lawn mower, running the grass and twigs and dandelions down with precise sweeps. Delila climbs hastily out her window, knees bending heavily with the 8-inch drop.

This is trespassing! she shouts over the motor. That is an arrestable offense!

The neighbor turns off the machine.

I thought I would help, she says. I know you’re so busy with work it’s hard to take care of the lawn. I’m retired, I have time.

Delila knows perfectly well that the neighbor knows perfectly well that Delila is not too busy with work, and the lie is another precise cut. After the neighbor retreats into her small house, Delila picks up all the disfigured bits of dandelion in her cotton skirt and moves them to the neighbor’s grass. She lays each torn flower in three short lines, a small accusatory graveyard.

The night’s summer wind has blown them away before morning.

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the write stuff (continued from page 183) the dandelions return, and that night Delila sits by the window with a glass of wine and waits with all the lights off.

The silence is hot with anticipation. She does not have to wait long before she sees the sneaking figure of the neighbor in a black wrap with her can of poison illuminated by the one streetlamp.

There is no sound when they wilt and die aside from the sound of the bottom of the wineglass hitting the windowsill and Delila’s footsteps on the stairs as she runs outside, too late. When they argue, the neighbor uses the word weeds. Weed is a slur in her smoke-darkened voice, a judgment. Delila is no stranger to judgments, the way they cut and scrape. A dandelion has no ears and no anger, but the insults run hot in Delila’s ears. When she returns upstairs, Adam is still in bed, but awake, and he is tired and bending under the heavy air. She lies down to put her face in the curve of his neck.

Why is this so important? Why can’t you let her do what she wants?

Adam’s question seems valid to part of her, but the part that speaks is angry. Just because it doesn’t fit her ideas of what lawns ought to look like doesn’t mean my lawn isn’t valid.

That makes…no sense.

It doesn’t have to make sense to you.

That’s my point. It makes sense to me.

That isn’t a point.

They fall asleep not touching. In sleep, Delila’s fingers curl around Adam’s wrist, but he is gone before she wakes up.

The next day she blows the dandelion puffs onto the left side neighbor’s lawn, but these seeds never see the light of the end-of-summer sun. Their loss is mourned, yellow stillborn children. The weight of the mourning falls entirely on Delila. Adam is unburdened as he searches her refrigerator for spare parts and leftover bits to make his dinner.

Does she live alone in that house? he asks.

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Yeah.

Does she have any children?

I don’t know. I’ve never seen any.

Grandchildren?

If I’d seen grandchildren, I would know she had children, wouldn’t I? So what does she do during the day?

Delila had never thought about this. A black hole opens in the narrow space in her mind her neighbor occupies. She’s retired, she tells Adam.

She can see that Adam has more to say by the way his shoulders tighten and shift forward, then back. She waits for the words, poised by the table with silverware still in her hands. He does not let go of his words, though, and after five breaths she raises her hand higher and lets the silverware fall in a clatter onto the table. His shoulders move again under her eyes, but he neither turns nor speaks.

One afternoon in late August just before the last hard rain, Delila sits on the front step with a clear green water pistol, shooting at the dust she sees rising in the air. It is after her fourth shot that she sees the small hole someone has dug in the farthest corner of the lawn. She goes to investigate, leaning slowly over the hole, bending at the waist. A squirt of water fills the hole and she turns to see another nearby. She shoots that one too. The trowel-dug dandelion-size holes continue in a jagged line, all on the edge of the left side, but all squarely on her side. Delila straightens, holding her pistol with both hands. In only six steps she is on the left side neighbor’s front step and knocks with the fist holding the weapon.

When no one comes to the door, she knocks on each window, first to the left of the door, then to the right.

It’s not even your lawn! Delila shouts into the closed window on the right.

There is no answer, and the only one to hear is the small black cat running from under the bushes, and Adam, who is now coming up the walkway. He grabs her by the elbow.

Come inside, he says tensely. He tugs, but not hard enough. Delila pushes his arm away and he puts up his hands, walking backward across the lawn and then

turning to open the door to her house.

As he disappears inside, Delila stands on the neighbor’s uncracked concrete patio and uses the water gun to draw a stick figure holding an uprooted dandelion, with a thick slash cutting through its center. The rain begins as Delila reaches her armchair in the living room, which she has turned toward the left side window, and the warning is already gone when the neighbor returns.

Adam begs her to stop.

This is all you do, he says, and she is confused because while she recognizes the sadness in his voice she does not understand it.

She needs to understand beauty is not perfection, she explains.

It isn’t important.

Of course it is.

Am I important?

Of course you are.

Am I as important as a hundred dandelions?

Stop.

What about one dandelion?

She does not realize this is a serious question, and she hesitates.

The sound of Adam leaving is the same as the sound of wilting dandelions.

That evening, Delila makes noodles with black olives and pepperoni with all the lights off, watching the lawn. At 4 a.m. she falls asleep, fork in her hand, cold noodles on her lap. There have been no shadows in the night, no creeping figures. When she awakens at 10 a.m. though, all the dandelions that have grown on the left side of the lawn have been plucked away as though they had never been. Delila shrieks with rage. Her fingers are leaden with fury as she turns her doorknob and stamps to the neighbor’s lawn. She tears at the rhododendrons until red and fuchsia petals cover the dirt like perfect bloodstains. The daffodils uproot easily, but the begonias cling desperately to the ground and are beheaded. The roses claw at her hands, the hydrangea petals tear away, leaving the bushes with open wounds. When her fingers have razed every flower, she

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the write stuff (continued from page 185) leaves the mess mixing with her own blood and returns to her house. The police arrive after she has cleaned her cuts and is wrapping the last Band-Aid around the last finger.

We received a complaint, starts the young officer. He is too young not to worry about being taken seriously, and his insecurity leaks a defensive tone into his voice.

Delila is too guilty not to take him seriously, but his tone brings back her fury.

I can’t imagine what for, she says in her sister’s voice.

Destruction of property, explains the officer.

I have no idea what you’re talking about.

The officer looks at the neighbor’s ruined garden. Her eyes do not move from his face. Her stare makes him shift his weight left and right. You ripped up your neighbor’s flowers.

I did not rip up any of my neighbor’s flowers.

The officer looks from her eyes to her hands, scratched and dirty and covered in neon bandages. There is more than one witness.

I was weeding, Delila says, each word articulated.

She receives a $300 fine and a stern warning.

When she shuts the door, she smiles.

The neighbor’s flowers won’t grow back this summer. They are not as strong as dandelions.

The rhododendron petals are swept away by breezes and the shuffling of small animals, but the dead flowers remain, roots suffocated in the open air. At first a source of fierce joy, as the days pass Delila begins to watch them with uneasiness. The petals brown and rot untended, the grass grows to ankle height. The neighbor does not leave her house and neither does Delila. She writes or pretends to write in her armchair facing the left side window and eats all of the Campbell’s soups, all of the pasta, all of the cereals, all of the frozen pizzas, until all she has for breakfast one 186

morning is a can of mushrooms and a bag of kettle corn. When she has finished these, she puts sneakers on with no socks and takes a small mirror from her bathroom. She leaves through the back door and creeps over the boundary to crouch by the neighbor’s side window. Her feet sink into the broken flowers and soil. The window is in the kitchen, and when Delila lifts up the mirror, she sees the neighbor. She wears a gray dress and no shoes and her orange glasses are on the counter. She makes tea while she cries. Delila never cries, and she is mesmerized by the steady tears and the way the neighbor’s face leans to the right as her eyebrows come down and her mouth tightens. Spots of yellow shine from the edge of the mirror, and Delila moves it so she is able to see the photo of yellow pansies mixing with alyssum and lilacs. She turns the mirror back and forth and finds photos of daylilies, morning glories, blackeyed Susans, irises, alliums, even orchids all blooming in summers across a decade.

Adam might think the neighbor is crazy for crying over flowers, and her mother might think the neighbor is crazy for the garden photos covering the kitchen walls and surfaces, and Anna might think the neighbor is crazy for having orange glasses, but Delila does not think she is crazy. The neighbor’s world is small, like Delila’s, and it has ended. Delila shuts her eyes, and her world ends for a moment too, but when she opens them her broken dirty house is there, and the brown almost-rectangle of her lawn shines with a few half-opened dandelions.

Fall weaves its path through the trees, and soon the only flowers left alive on the block are Delila’s dandelions. She picks each one and ties their stems with a blue ribbon. She leaves them on the neighbor’s porch. Several days later she returns from a large concert in a small bar and finds a gray pot with three purple pansies. Pansies are strong flowers, and they live in the dirt homes Delila digs for them under the glassless window until mid-November. By the time the pansies succumb to the frost, her house is bonechilling cold, despite the socks she has stapled to the edges of the cardboard

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on the window to cover the cracks. In December she finds an old space heater under the window, and in January she leaves salt on the neighbor’s walkway in the mornings after dawn. In February in the evenings they pull up the blinds on their side windows and silently tune their televisions to the same channel. In March they prepare themselves for April, as they watch carefully the first green shoots rising from the dirt. n

SUMMER (continued from page 177) “Hi,” I say meekly. I shut my eyes and hate how weak I sound. It’s a desperate syllable lost in translation, but what’s gone is gone and done is done. “How was finding a job?”

“Don’t talk about that,” he slurs, pushing his tan hand toward my face.

I duck.

“Papá ,” I tr y carefully. “Do you remember what today is?”

Mamá died today. Not today, but seven years ago. It drops like a boulder every year. If he would just show some decency this year, maybe things would change, we could turn over a new leaf, be a new family that cares about blood…

“No,” he replies flatly. “No sé nada, and stop.” I can see the uneasiness transcending in his wrinkles and my nostrils flare. He knows exactly what I’m talking about, but it hurts him.

“Do you ever wonder if her death hurt me, Papá?” I ask quietly.

“That puta died on her own accord, selfish. Left me with a mess, no dinero y—” “And was your best friend for 20 years,” I finish, voice cracking at “friend.”

“Tell me you think about her, sometimes, once a week, a couple times a month, even twice a year. Tell me you didn’t forget last year and the year before and all the stupid years before that. Tell me—” “I can’t tell you anything!” he roars,

his eyes bright but teary. He swings his fist so fast, so hard at my upper arm, easily concealable, that I don’t see it until it passes. My neck jolts upward for a second like it’s disconnected, my eyes shut, my tongue splays out. And I go to the floor.

He takes this opportunity to tell me how ungrateful I am, he needs money, he saw my CommonApp and wanted to throw my laptop into the ocean. The pounding in my heart has not stopped, but I hate how his words sound. Hot tears gather in my eyes. People at school name me labels because I’m not like them. Keep some gringos company, become a chew toy, get spit out. They see a boy who’s half dead, one arm out, more blue and purple than tan skin— someone not worth saving. I guess that’s the education system: Treat only the ones who look like they should be treated.

But maybe I’m not what they think.

I read a little every day before bed and I write poetry and I live the American dream and my English teacher loves me to bits. Says I’m a philosophical genius.

Maybe I like soccer and flirting with teachers and the gringos, where I can pretend to be a shred of a life. Maybe if my papá weren’t like this, life would be okay. You know, if he picked up his work and fewer bottles, and if Mamá didn’t have to drive off that…or if my aunts cared and didn’t smoke pot all day, and if my life was an actual story. It’s a onedimensional nightmare—sin esperanza, they’d say. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want to change.

Maybe it’s the fact that I’ve already resigned to caring for a father who’s already gone to heaven; maybe it’s the fact that he’s already a corpse in limbo; maybe it’s the fact that today is the anniversary of the dead. Maybe it’s nothing.

But I’m done with it.

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the write stuff (continued from page 187) he bought from Winn-Dixie. My anger comes pulsating in waves like those I used to see on the shore before she died.

I used to see a lot.

“What’s your problem, Papá?” I shout.

“Nada. Solamente quiero money,” he replies.

“No,” I respond curtly. His face turns red with fury.

“What did—” “No!” I scream, fists forming by my sides. My voice feels raw. He raises his left fist to swing but I catch it before he makes it land. If I decide to follow through, I do it today.

“I’m applying to some school in California,” I say as calmly as I can while setting his fist back down. I make sure to stare unflinchingly into his eyes to solidify my statement. His eyes widen into pans as he blinks successively to make

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sure it’s not a nightmare.

“Wh—?”

“I can’t take care of you anymore. I need to go to college, get a girl, find a job. One day I’ll tell you lo siento, but at this moment I can’t. Drink your bottles, do your thing. Just clean up the mess after,” I say, detached. His mouth hangs open a little, and I hesitate to tell him to close it before flies go in.

“Get out,” I say as an afterthought.

“Esta es mi casa,” he says, indignant.

“You can’t leave.”

“I can do whatever I want, Papá. Let go,” I reply.

“Hijo!” he screams out of frustration. It’s sharp and slices through me. I freeze. “Don’t forget the money,” he finishes with a twisted smile.

“Fine,” I reply. I swing my backpack, purposefully hitting the rickety laptop that weighs more than me, and walk down the steps of my house. It’s not the first time I’m going back to the shelter,

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but it’s the first time I’ve gone in four years. Before, I didn’t know what to say when those people behind the screen asked about me, who I was, where I came from. Before, I said my name, I was me, I came from the womb.

Now, things are different. Perhaps one day it’ll be an action I regret, a brash decision creating a blotchy spot on my wallpaper, but for now, it settles its way into my heart. My life is my own, and my mamá is standing by my side. I have let go of Papá and my fingers are loose.

My name means many things. It means summer, it means heritage, it means a first-generation, low-income, bruise-bearing son with a childhood of cheap beer and broken bottles. My name means my casa, my mom’s love, my story. My name is me reaching out my fingertips to a tomorrow I cannot yet fathom to see.

My name is Verano, and I am ready to face el mundo. ■

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Adding beautiful bed linens is an easy way to change the look and feel of a room in an instant. The Hummingbird reversible duvet and sham features colorful flowers, birds and butterflies on a muted gray background on one side and a crisp white background on the other. A full-/queen-size duvet is $99, and the king is $129. The shams come in three sizes priced from $29.50 to $39.50 at Pottery Barn in Bethesda (301654-1598; potterybarn.com).

Refresh a summer table with watercolorinspired floral printed linens. The cottonlinen Sonder table runner is 90 inches in length and sells for $49.95 at Crate and Barrel in D.C.’s Spring Valley neighborhood (202-364-6100; crateandbarrel.com). n

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BY DEBORAH K. DIETSCH PHOTOS BY ERIK KVALSVIK Opening to the dining area and great room, the entrance hall incorporates a sliding barn door on one side to access the refurbished master suite. A new staircase ascends to a second-level sitting area between two bedrooms. Its reclaimed white oak treads match the floors on the main level.

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AS A TEENAGER, MICHAEL SVILAR enjoyed waterskiing with friends on the lakes in far western Maryland. Decades later, he and his wife, Suzana Cado, rediscovered the area when their son and daughter were attending nearby summer camps.

“We went back often with friends to go golfing and skiing at a local resort even after the camps had ended,” Svilar says. “Those trips led us to decide to buy a second home there.”

The couple recently spent nearly a year renovating a fourbedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom log house that looks as rustic on the outside as the cabins built long ago on the American frontier. But a look inside this 5,220-square-foot vacation retreat reveals flowing light-filled spaces that offer every type of modern convenience. Visible from the entranceway is a twostory great room, where the rear wall of glass frames peaceful water views.

Svilar and Cado, who live in Silver Spring, chose the property for its location overlooking Deep Creek Lake in the Allegheny Mountains. “We like that it’s cooler at the lake than at the beach or [in the] city during the summer,” Svilar says. “It is a drivable distance, but yet you feel like you are completely away from Washington.”

Adds Cado, “It’s beautiful and quiet, with no crowds or traffic.”

The main draw of a second home in this part of Garrett County is the spidery 13-mile-long lake with its 69 miles of shoreline. The largest inland body of water in the state, Deep Creek Lake was created in 1925 when a hydroelectric company built a dam across a tributary of the Youghiogheny River and flooded the natural creek to generate power.

The 3,900-acre lake soon became popular among vacationers from nearby Pittsburgh, including the teenage Steel City friends that Svilar met at a summer camp who then introduced him to the area. Washingtonians flocked to the charms of the mountain retreat in greater numbers after the 1991 completion of Interstate 68, which reduced the long drive from the nation’s capital to three hours.

Svilar, 60, the chief analytics officer at Lifelenz, a social media and software company in the District’s Shaw neighborhood, and Cado, 59, a clinical psychologist in private practice in Rockville, keep a busy schedule during the week. They go to Deep Creek Lake every other weekend or so and spend nearly every holiday and summer vacation at their mountainside log home with their grown children, Matthew, 30, and Lara, 25, who live in D.C. “The entire family spends time there together, relaxing, reading, cooking, enjoying nature. We hike in the woods near our

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home with our two dogs,” Cado says. “My son joins us with his fiancee, Sara, and my daughter will sometimes bring friends.

We also host extended family and other friends there.”

The couple’s decision to purchase a second home on Deep Creek Lake was made while Svilar was working at Accenture, a management consulting firm in Arlington, Virginia, and the family felt comfortable with the extra expense. “So we started looking around, exploring if a property at the lake made sense,” he says.

Svilar and Cado initially planned to build their vacation retreat from scratch. In 2012, they purchased a 1-acre mountainside lot in the town of McHenry on the northernmost shore of the lake and began envisioning a custom home to suit their extended family. “We liked the idea of having some place to bring grandchildren…and make it a special experience for them,” Svilar says.

The couple then tapped William Kirwan of Muse Architects in Bethesda and Garrett County builder Jeff Gosnell of Oakland, Maryland, to design and construct a house terraced into a hillside.

But Cado and Svilar quickly abandoned the project when costs began to skyrocket due to the site excavations needed to anchor the structure. They started house shopping with a local real estate agent and narrowed their search to two properties for sale, a house built of logs and a more conventional home with siding and roof gables.

“I knew that Sue did not like log cabins, so I said, ‘OK, let’s buy the other house,’ ” Svilar recalls. “She surprised me when she said that she wanted to buy the log home.” The couple purchased the property for $910,000 in 2013 and sold the previously acquired lot five years later.

Right: In the great room, the original fireplace blocked the views.

Opposite page: A new fieldstone chimney with a honed black granite surround and hearth was built on a side wall and folding glass doors were installed across the rear wall.

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For Cado, the timber dwelling, built in 2005 on a mountain called Marsh Hill, presented the opportunity to create an alternative to her brick neocolonial residence in Silver Spring’s Ashton Preserve community. “I already had a traditional suburban home and wanted something very different,” Cado says.

“I wanted the Deep Creek Lake house to be more rustic to fit with the area, and be more modern because there’s a simplicity to a modern aesthetic which I feel is more relaxing. I didn’t want clutter. I wanted the house to focus on the view.”

After living in the lake house part time for three years, the couple began an extensive 10-month renovation in 2016 to update the interior, which was as rustic as the home’s exterior.

Exposed logs lined the walls and ceilings, and heavy timbers supported the staircase. “It was very dark and needed to be lightened up,” Cado says. “The original fireplace in the great room almost completely blocked the beautiful view of the lake.”

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which aspects of the original house would work with our modern aesthetic and which needed to be changed,” Cado says. “Jeff [Gosnell] carried out those ideas and did quality work for us.”

Kirwan designed his parents’ vacation house at Deep Creek Lake in the mid-1990s and was familiar with the area and its mountain lodge aesthetic. He approached the log house remodeling with restraint, noting that “the best renovations are when you can make the biggest impact with the least number of changes.”

Major design modifications were few, but they made a huge difference in connecting the interiors to views of the wooded site and a bend in the lake. The fireplace was relocated from the lake-facing rear wall to one side of the two-story great room and rebuilt with fieldstone and a granite hearth. New folding glass doors installed across the back wall completely opened the room to the deck overlooking the water.

“I often sit with my morning coffee watching the sun come out through the glass. It can be a spectacular view,” Svilar says.

“Then at night, it is a lot darker here than in D.C., so I have a

Opposite page: The walk-out basement lounge centers on a fireplace paneled with reclaimed chestnut.

Left: The remodeled kitchen features new granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances. Wood cabinets were repainted and fitted with new hardware to create a modern look. A faux concrete-topped table from Pottery Barn is matched with fiberglass Eames chairs to provide a place to enjoy casual meals.

Below: The adjacent dining area is furnished with a Crate & Barrel table and Jonathan Adler chairs.

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At the front of the house, the clunky timber staircase leading from the entrance hall to the two second-floor bedrooms was replaced with a lighter, more elegant flight of steel-framed stairs. Open risers and slender balusters connected by metal cables allow for unobstructed views from the front to the back of the main living area.

Outside, the original orange-colored timbers were stained a more unobtrusive dark brown to blend with the wooded surroundings. Timber railings and supports on the rear deck and front balconies were removed to make way for new steel balustrades. These streamlined industrial-style designs contrast with the home’s rustic charm and are more open to the views than the previous wooden railings.

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Right: The master bathroom on the main floor was remodeled with a Kohler’s Sunstruck soaking tub and a glass-enclosed shower.

Below: Daughter Lara’s secondfloor bedroom incorporates an original log wall, which was painted to match the new drywall.

Opposite page: At the rear of the log house, new glass doors provide access to the elevated deck.

Elegant steel and cable railings replaced original timbers to reveal more of the lake views.

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were because the texture of those ceilings offered a nice contrast to the wall surfaces,” Kirwan says. The exposed logs were painted in the same warm off-white as the drywall to unify and brighten the spaces.

On the main floor, the centered entrance hall opens to a dining space and the expansive great room beyond. The kitchen and breakfast area occupy the side of the dining space nearest to the garage, and the owners’ bedroom suite is located on the opposite side of the dining area. Kirwan kept the basic organization of the rooms intact, rather than expanding the footprint of the house.

In the kitchen, wood cabinets were left in place and painted white in contrast to the new black granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances. The master bedroom suite was reconfigured around a new vestibule hidden behind a new sliding barn door to create a more private entrance to the space from the dining area. The master bathroom was updated with a freestanding tub, glass-enclosed shower, private toilet compartment and a vanity with two sinks.

Reddish wood veneer floors were replaced with wide planks of reclaimed white oak to maintain the rustic character of the log home and better fit with the furnishings. In the basement, where a guest room and an office flank a lounge with a bar, porcelain tile was installed to withstand moisture. Its wood grain pattern resembles the oak flooring upstairs to visually connect the two levels.

The result looks effortless, but the renovation presented some

challenges. “There were some structural issues with the house,” Gosnell says. “The ridge beam in the great room ceiling needed to be stabilized with new steel plates, and the floor system had to be reinforced to receive the new location of the fireplace.”

To cover the timber walls, drywall was applied over furring strips nailed to the logs to create a cavity for air to move and prevent the buildup of moisture. “We installed a venting system at the baseboard and at the top of the wall to allow internal air to flow freely,” Gosnell says.

Once the renovation was completed, Cado gradually furnished the rooms with a mix of contemporary pieces and modern classics. “My favorite spaces are the great room and the deck for relaxing and enjoying the view,” she says. “The great room is a very bright and open space. It is beautiful during all seasons, even during the winter with snow falling and a fire burning.”

In the great room, sleek sofas from Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams are set on a rug from Restoration Hardware, now known as RH, and combined with a reproduction of the midcentury Eames lounge chair from Design Within Reach. The wood finishes and neutral colors of the dining table and chairs complement the rustic character of the log architecture.

Cado continues to tinker with the décor, admitting the house is “still a work in progress.” But, she says, “We love the way it turned out. We actually prefer it to our primary home.” n Deborah K. Dietsch is a freelance writer based in Washington, D.C. She is the author of Architecture for Dummies.

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Address: 3802 Gramercy St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20016 Days on Market: 6 Listing Agency: TTR Sotheby’s International Realty Bedrooms: 5 Full/Half Baths: 4/1

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$2.6 million LIST PRICE: $2.7 MILLION

Address: 3712 Bradley Lane, Chevy Chase 20815 Days on Market: 19 Listing Agency: Long & Foster Real Estate Bedrooms: 7 Full/Half Baths: 5/1

$2 million LIST PRICE: $2 MILLION

Address: 3824 Harrison St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20015 Days on Market: 35 Listing Agency: Washington Fine Properties Bedrooms: 4 Full/Half Baths: 4/1

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Address: 5801 32nd St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20015 Days on Market: 227 Listing Agency: Washington Fine Properties Bedrooms: 5 Full/Half Baths: 4/1

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$1.9 million LIST PRICE: $2 MILLION

Address: 10705 Rock Run Drive, Potomac 20854 Days on Market: 247 Listing Agency: RLAH Real Estate Bedrooms: 6 Full/Half Baths: 5/2

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$1.9 million LIST PRICE: $1.9 MILLION

Address: 26 Quincy St., Chevy Chase 20815 Days on Market: 26 Listing Agency: Long & Foster Real Estate Bedrooms: 5 Full/Half Baths: 4/0

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Address: 6201 Wiscasset Road, Bethesda 20816 Days on Market: 88 Listing Agency: The ONE Street Company Bedrooms: 6 Full/Half Baths: 6/1

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Address: 6210 Wedgewood Road, Bethesda 20817 Days on Market: 12 Listing Agency: Realty Pros

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Address: 11106 South Glen Road, Potomac 20854 Days on Market: 175 Listing Agency: Washington Fine Properties Bedrooms: 6 Full/Half Baths: 6/1

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Address: 8406 Westmont Court, Bethesda 20817 Days on Market: 0 Listing Agency: None provided Bedrooms: 6 Full/Half Baths: 6/1

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$1.8 million LIST PRICE: $1.8 MILLION

Address: 3314 Shepherd St., Chevy Chase 20815 Days on Market: 52 Listing Agency: TTR Sotheby’s International Realty Bedrooms: 6 Full/Half Baths: 5/1

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Address: 10850 Stanmore Drive, Potomac 20854 Days on Market: 127 Listing Agency: Washington Fine Properties Bedrooms: 6 Full/Half Baths: 5/2

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$1.7 million LIST PRICE: $1.8 MILLION

Address: 3318 Shepherd St., Chevy Chase 20815 Days on Market: 49 Listing Agency: Washington Fine Properties Bedrooms: 5 Full/Half Baths: 5/1

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Address: 10508 Bridle Lane, Potomac 20854 Days on Market: 0 Listing Agency: None provided Bedrooms: 6 Full/Half Baths: 5/1

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Address: 5601 Kirkside Drive, Chevy Chase 20815 Days on Market: 12 Listing Agency: Long & Foster Real Estate Bedrooms: 7 Full/Half Baths: 4/1

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Address: 9812 Meriden Road, Rockville 20854 Days on Market: 154 Listing Agency: Washington Fine Properties Bedrooms: 5 Full/Half Baths: 6/1

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Address: 5006 Wyandot Court, Bethesda 20816 Days on Market: 18 Listing Agency: Smart Realty Bedrooms: 5 Full/Half Baths: 4/0

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REAL ESTATE TRENDS

BY ZIP CODE

APRIL 2018

APRIL 2019

20015 (Upper NW D.C.) Number of Homes Sold Average Sold Price Above Asking Price Below Asking Price Sold Over $1 Million

19 $1.2 Mil. 11 5 14

13 $1.3 Mil 5 5 10

20016 (Upper NW D.C.) Number of Homes Sold Average Sold Price Above Asking Price Below Asking Price Sold Over $1 Million

23 $1.6 Mil. 10 7 19

22 $1.4 Mil. 10 7 15

20814 (Bethesda) Number of Homes Sold Average Sold Price Above Asking Price Below Asking Price Sold Over $1 Million

18 $1.1 Mil. 7 9 8

15 $1 Mil. 5 6 7

20815 (Chevy Chase) Number of Homes Sold Average Sold Price Above Asking Price Below Asking Price Sold Over $1 Million

19 $1.5 Mil. 4 11 16

20 $1.4 Mil. 4 11 15

20816 (Bethesda) Number of Homes Sold Average Sold Price Above Asking Price Below Asking Price Sold Over $1 Million

16 $1.3 Mil. 4 6 15

22 $1.1 Mil. 2 11 11

20817 (Bethesda) Number of Homes Sold Average Sold Price Above Asking Price Below Asking Price Sold Over $1 Million

44 37 $1.1 Mil. $989,316 12 6 25 21 21 11

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APRIL 2019

APRIL 2018

APRIL 2019

20832 (Olney)

20877 (Gaithersburg)

Number of Homes Sold 18 18 Average Sold Price $567,688 $663,902 Above Asking Price 3 5 Below Asking Price 7 7 Sold Over $1 Million 0 1

Number of Homes Sold 8 10 Average Sold Price $463,238 $418,990 Above Asking Price 3 4 Below Asking Price 3 4 Sold Over $1 Million 0 0

20850 (Rockville)

20878 (North Potomac/ Gaithersburg)

Number of Homes Sold 19 14 Average Sold Price $669,371 $752,821 5 2 Above Asking Price Below Asking Price 13 7 1 4 Sold Over $1 Million

Number of Homes Sold 42 31 Average Sold Price $712,733 $750,925 15 13 Above Asking Price Below Asking Price 19 10 3 4 Sold Over $1 Million

20851 (Rockville)

20879 (Gaithersburg)

Number of Homes Sold 8 15 Average Sold Price $438,019 $386,491 Above Asking Price 3 7 Below Asking Price 3 6 0 0 Sold Over $1 Million

Number of Homes Sold 15 13 Average Sold Price $464,621 $478,708 Above Asking Price 4 5 Below Asking Price 7 5 0 0 Sold Over $1 Million

20852 (North Bethesda/Rockville)

20882 (Gaithersburg)

Number of Homes Sold 15 22 Average Sold Price $751,413 $669,260 Above Asking Price 6 11 Below Asking Price 6 6 Sold Over $1 Million 1 2

Number of Homes Sold 19 14 Average Sold Price $505,458 $528,214 Above Asking Price 2 1 Below Asking Price 14 11 Sold Over $1 Million 0 0

20853 (Rockville)

20886 (Gaithersburg)

Number of Homes Sold 24 38 Average Sold Price $527,792 $513,270 Above Asking Price 9 19 Below Asking Price 8 12 Sold Over $1 Million 0 2

Number of Homes Sold 11 8 Average Sold Price $410,045 $480,250 Above Asking Price 3 2 Below Asking Price 7 4 Sold Over $1 Million 0 0

20854 (Potomac)

20895 (Kensington)

Number of Homes Sold Average Sold Price Above Asking Price Below Asking Price Sold Over $1 Million

54 $1.1 Mil. 18 29 20

44 $1 Mil. 11 31 16

Number of Homes Sold 18 41 Average Sold Price $701,639 $694,945 Above Asking Price 9 14 Below Asking Price 4 14 Sold Over $1 Million 0 3

20818 (Cabin John)

20855 (Rockville)

20896 (Garrett Park)

Number of Homes Sold Average Sold Price Above Asking Price Below Asking Price Sold Over $1 Million

Number of Homes Sold 12 9 Average Sold Price $521,500 $565,878 Above Asking Price 5 3 Below Asking Price 7 5 Sold Over $1 Million 0 0

Number of Homes Sold 3 1 Average Sold Price $863,211 $809,000 Above Asking Price 1 0 Below Asking Price 2 0 Sold Over $1 Million 2 0

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1 2 $1.1 Mil. $771,829 0 1 0 0 1 0

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APRIL 2018

APRIL 2019

APRIL 2018

APRIL 2019

APRIL 2018

20901 (Silver Spring)

20903 (Silver Spring)

20910 (Silver Spring)

Number of Homes Sold Average Sold Price Above Asking Price Below Asking Price Sold Over $1 Million

Number of Homes Sold Average Sold Price Above Asking Price Below Asking Price Sold Over $1 Million

Number of Homes Sold Average Sold Price Above Asking Price Below Asking Price Sold Over $1 Million

37 28 $495,258 $456,147 15 14 13 10 0 0

4 3 $593,250 $413,333 0 0 2 2 0 0

APRIL 2019

18 20 $688,675 $652,925 10 13 7 5 1 0

20902 (Silver Spring)

20906 (Silver Spring)

20912 (Silver Spring/Takoma Park)

Number of Homes Sold Average Sold Price Above Asking Price Below Asking Price Sold Over $1 Million

Number of Homes Sold Average Sold Price Above Asking Price Below Asking Price Sold Over $1 Million

Number of Homes Sold Average Sold Price Above Asking Price Below Asking Price Sold Over $1 Million

35 30 $447,223 $446,108 23 15 6 8 0 0

23 30 $421,693 $445,850 7 12 11 12 0 0

10 15 $590,308 $560,567 7 7 1 7 0 1

Information courtesy of Bright MLS, as of May 14, 2019. The Bright MLS real estate service area spans 40,000 square miles throughout the mid-Atlantic region, including Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. As a leading Multiple Listing Service (MLS), Bright serves approximately 85,000 real estate professionals who in turn serve more than 20 million consumers. For more information, visit brightmls.com. Note: This information includes single-family homes sold from April 1, 2019, to April 30, 2019, as of May 14, 2019, excluding sales where sellers have withheld permission to advertise or promote. Information should be independently verified. Reports reference data provided by ShowingTime, a showing management and market stats technology provider to the residential real estate industry. Some sale and list prices have been rounded.

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With over 40 years of experience, Gilday Renovations provides its clients with a highly collaborative design- build process that seamlessly blends the expertise of its award-winning integrated team of architectural designers, interior designers and master builders, led by principals Kevin Gilday and Tom Gilday.

THE PROJECT This condo renovation in the Watergate proves that sometimes, hidden deep in the bones of a “vintage” building, the spirit of fresh modernity is just waiting to be revealed. This corner unit came with floor to ceiling glass sliders that walk out to private patios on two sides. The original interior layout failed to capitalize on this--the unit’s greatest asset: abundant natural light. The Gilday designers transformed the boxy floor plan by removing unnecessary partition walls inviting daylight to reach deeper into the interior and main hallway. To create space for low profile recessed lighting in the dining room, they lowered the ceilings slightly to allow just enough clearance to install the fixtures and hide wiring. To give definition to all this newly opened space, the Gilday team employed partial walls using custom cabinet units and bulkheads that create the effect of wide beams while serving as conduits for wiring and electrical components.

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Lillian Del Priore, a labor and delivery nurse at Sibley Memorial Hospital in the District, estimates that she’s helped deliver about 7,000 babies. For more, turn the page.

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health | BE WELL Sibley nurse Lillian Del Priore with Samantha Wilson and her newborn, Alice

THERE FOR MOM A longtime Sibley hospital nurse on helping patients stay calm in the delivery room—and getting to meet the babies

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IN HER 35 YEARS as a labor and delivery nurse, Lillian Del Priore has seen parents bring some unusual things to the hospital.

“Texas dirt,” she says. “For people from Texas, the baby has to be born over Texas soil. They put it in a bag under the bed— and it’s happened more than once.” Then there was the professional baseball player who brought 30 baseballs with him so he could put the newborn’s footprint on each one. The plan was to give them to friends instead of cigars. “That was kind of fun and creative,” says Del Priore, who lives in Garrett Park.

At Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., “Labor Lill,” as she’s known on the floor, helps moms stay calm and focused on their job. To reassure a woman in labor, Del Priore often squeezes her hand tightly and says, “You are going to be OK—I’m going to take good care of you.” If the baby is coming quickly, the veteran nurse might get in the patient’s face, sometimes panting until the mom-to-be naturally mimics her calming breaths.

“Often, taking the time and touching them brings [the stress] down a peg,” she says.

Del Priore, 57, grew up on Long Island, attended Catholic University in Washington, D.C, and ended up staying in the area. Drawn to helping people, she says she always wanted to be a nurse. She worked at D.C.’s Columbia Hospital for Women (now closed) before going to Sibley in 2001. She was also a volunteer EMT for a decade with 216

the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad, where she met her husband, Todd. They have two sons, now 22 and 25.

Del Priore finds that women giving birth are generally more anxious now than they were when her career began, in part because of pressure from social media.

“Everybody has access to see how everybody else’s labor went,” she says. “We are such a judgy society. We set ourselves up for expectations of perfection.” Instead of focusing on a “perfect” story, she says the goal should be to have a healthy baby.

It’s the difficult deliveries that stick with Del Priore. Although rare, a patient may have to be rushed into the operating room for an emergency cesarean section, or go through labor when a baby no longer has a heartbeat. “But 99.9% of the time, the outcome is beautiful,” says Del Priore, who estimates that she’s helped deliver about 7,000 babies.

Several years ago, after Del Priore helped a patient through a premature labor, the woman and her husband decided to name their daughter Lillian. Del Priore attended Lily’s baptism and still stays in touch with the family today. She keeps every note of thanks from her patients in a file cabinet at home.

The work is physically and emotionally exhausting, but Del Priore loves it. “You get to experience a miracle pretty much every day,” she says. “You hear that baby crying and your inner body just kind of melts.” ■

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IN HER OWN WORDS...

LABOR DAYS “There are a lot of factors at play in giving birth. I call them the Four P’s: The passenger (the baby), the passageway (your pelvis), the powers (your contractions), and the power of positivity, or your psyche.

You need to keep all of those in line, and it’s kind of hard.

It’s like making Thanksgiving dinner—you all have to come together in a beautiful symphony.”

ONE THING AT A TIME “With technology, it can be hard. In general, people are pretty good. But once I was teaching someone to breastfeed—literally my hand is on her breast—and she answers the phone. I felt like I was essentially breastfeeding the baby while she was on the phone. Did I really have to say, ‘I think we need to concentrate on breastfeeding now?’ ”

STAYING UNTIL THE END “We work 12-hour shifts.

I like it that way because I feel my chance of getting ripped off is a little less.

You are working so hard for someone that you want to meet the sweetheart.

It’s not always possible, but if a mom is pushing, sometimes I say, ‘I can’t leave now.’ ”

DEALING WITH THE UNEXPECTED

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“When a woman wants an epidural to manage the pain but can’t get one, it’s like going to an ice cream store and saying, ‘Everyone else can have ice cream, but you can’t. You have to eat all spinach.’

It’s horrible. Once, I helped the woman labor without an epidural all through my night shift. There wasn’t a part of her body that I didn’t rub. Afterward she told me, ‘I don’t know why I have a doctor—you are the one who saved me.’ ”

“We don’t have a strict policy about how many people are allowed in the room. I once had a patient who had 15 women with her. They begged to stay.

We didn’t have enough chairs, but they wanted to sit on the floor. We had a verbal contract: ‘You can stay if you don’t get in my way.’ It worked out fine. We set our guidance; they were respectful.”

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Finding the Words Speech therapists at the Stroke Comeback Center in Rockville are helping survivors recover their communication skills—and connect with others facing similar challenges

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Melissa Richman (end of table) leads a class at the Stroke Comeback Center.

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THE QUESTION SEEMS SIMPLE enough. “So what’s this?” Melissa Richman asks as she sets a cup on the conference room table one afternoon in April. After a few minutes of silence, Carol (not her real name), one of three older adults at the table, blurts out, “Cup.” Her classmates, Bill and Rilla, nod their heads and repeat the word. Then Richman hands them three flash cards with a letter on each—C, U, P—and asks them to spell the word. Bill struggles: P-C-U, U-P-C, then C-P-U. He peeks at the others’ work and sighs heavily.

Richman, a speech-language pathologist at the Stroke Comeback Center in Rockville, works to give survivors of stroke and traumatic brain injuries a voice by helping them regain the communication skills they’ve lost or master the use of gestures or symbols to compensate

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Gerry Quinnan Jr., a physician by training, suffered a stroke in June 2018 and then had a second one a few weeks later.

Darlene Williamson, a speech-language pathologist who founded the Stroke Comeback Center, has more than three decades of experience in poststroke care.

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for their deficit. A few of those survivors are wheelchair-bound and unable to utter more than a word or two, while others can convey their thoughts without any obvious sign of impairment. The common denominator they all share is aphasia, a communication disorder resulting from damage to the left side of the brain, which, for most people, controls speech, comprehension, reading and writing.

The most common cause of aphasia is stroke, according to the National Aphasia Association, which estimates that at least a third of the 655,000 people in the United States who survive a stroke each year suffer from the disorder.

As Richman, the center’s program director, tells it, a healthy brain operates like a sophisticated filing system that organizes words and accesses them quickly to construct sentences. But for people with aphasia, “it’s as if someone took all their files and dumped them on the floor,” she says. “The words they want are there, but they have to dig around to find them. Sometimes the files are only mildly disorganized. Sometimes the files are a huge mess and the pile is so big that they just can’t find what they want.” Aphasia can also cause a “word salad,” Richman explains, when words are mixed together in a sequence that doesn’t make sense. The challenge for speech therapists is figuring out a way to help people work around these issues.

At the center, they do that by working with small groups of three to six people, a setting that’s meant to produce instant community and a shared sense of purpose while providing a more natural environment for dialogue and feedback.

When the cup exercise ends, Richman dangles a key in front of her three students. “OK, what’s this?” she asks.

“Cup,” Carol says, then she furrows her brows. “Seeee,” Bill says, repeating the sound a few times.

“Close,” Richman assures him, before offering the class a hint: “You open the door with the…”

Then Carol gets it: “Key.” Richman then pulls out a tennis ball.

Bill calls it a cup. Rilla says: “Cup. It’s a cup. Yellow. Throw. What is it?”

THE STROKE COMEBACK CENTER is designed to feel like a home away from home. The front door opens into a spacious room with a kitchen and dining table to one side and a seating area with cozy chairs and a flat-screen television to the other. Staff and clients congregate in the communal area between classes, as do caregivers—family members and health aides—who often mill about during group sessions. Each treatment room has a table and chairs facing a TV screen that’s used for interactive games and exercises. A wall decal in one room reads: “Aphasia—loss of language, NOT intelligence.”

The idea for the outpatient center took flight around 2000, soon after speech-language pathologist Darlene Williamson opened her own private practice in Fairfax, Virginia. By then, Williamson had worked in hospitals for more than two decades and spent seven years as clinical director of George Washington University’s Speech and Hearing Center in Washington, D.C. She’d had her fill of dealing with insurance companies. “I was the person telling the family, ‘I’m sorry, but we’re going to have to wrap it up next week—your insurance company is no longer going to cover this,’ ” Williamson says. “The families were always flabbergasted. I knew they needed more than what insurance would pay for. The first thing out of their mouths was, ‘now what?’ ” Williamson’s answer was the center, a nonprofit organization that serves as the next stop for stroke survivors who have exhausted their health insurance coverage for language rehabilitation.

The center caters to people of various backgrounds and ages, and operates on a pay-what-you-can model. The fee—$260 for a nine-week session of communication classes—can be adjusted on a sliding scale based on proof of household income. The center also offers yoga and other fitness classes.

The concept took years of planning.

“There were about seven to eight families, stroke survivors I’d known for a long time, that I spoke to regularly to solicit their input,” Williamson says. One of them was John Phillips, an astute businessman who has aphasia. Phillips kicked in about half of the $25,000 used to launch the organization, while Williamson and her husband provided the rest. “Then, like many nonprofits, we just jumped into the deep end with both feet, and it was sink or swim.” Williamson says she didn’t take a salary for 10 years after founding the organization in order to keep it afloat.

The original center opened its doors in Oakton, Virginia, in 2005, and initially served about a dozen stroke survivors.

Four years later, as demand grew, the center moved to nearby Vienna. The organization launched its Rockville location in March 2018 to better serve Maryland residents and to accommodate the backlog of prospective clients referred by hospitals and clinics. The Rockville office now serves 50 of the center’s 150 “members,” as the clients refer to themselves. Along the way, the clientele at both locations has expanded beyond survivors of stroke to include people with severe head injuries who suffer from aphasia, including combatwounded veterans. Williamson says the Stroke Comeback Center is the only center of its kind in the D.C. area, and one of a handful in the nation that provides this type of long-term care to people with aphasia.

STROKE OCCURS WHEN A blood vessel that carries oxygen to the brain is either blocked or bursts, with the latter being more deadly but less common, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). Roughly 795,000 people suffer a stroke each year in the United States, with a stroke occurring about once every 40 seconds, the AHA reports.

Stroke ranks as the number five cause of death in the nation—killing more than 140,000 people annually—and a leading cause of serious long-term disability.

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health While not all stroke victims know what might have led to their stroke, the most common risk factors include high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes and certain heart conditions. The chances of having a stroke more than double every 10 years after age 55, according to the AHA. But a stroke can happen at any age, even among children. Up to 10% of people in the U.S. who experience a stroke are younger than 45, Stanford Health Care reports. Strokes are more common for women than men, and the National Stroke Association reports that African Americans are twice as likely to die from a stroke as Caucasians.

On rare occasions, reports surface of people having a stroke after stretching their necks. This spring, a 28-year-old man from Oklahoma suffered a stroke after trying to relieve his sore neck.

According to news reports, the man’s neck popped, damaging an artery.

Williamson says one of the center’s former members experienced a stroke that led to aphasia after stretching her neck in the shampoo sink at the hairdresser.

Williamson’s experience in post-stroke care has deepened her understanding of aphasia. She says a full recovery from aphasia is rare, especially if the symptoms persist for more than three months. But people with chronic aphasia can continue to improve for years and even decades after the brain damage occurs, she says, especially if they receive the appropriate treatment. The need for help isn’t always immediately obvious.

Williamson worked with one stroke survivor who left the hospital without consulting a speech therapist. The woman’s aphasia was so mild that she (and her doctor) didn’t notice a problem until she returned to her job and realized that she wasn’t writing, reading or processing information as quickly as she had.

“We repeatedly see cases of people who slipped through the cracks,” says Williamson, who is also president of the board of directors at the National Aphasia Association. The center’s inhouse research shows that people with 222

Brooke Hatfield, a speech-language pathologist, leads a “TV Talk” class for people with aphasia.

mild cases of aphasia rate their quality of life lower than people with more severe symptoms, most likely because they are expected to act “normal,” Williamson says. “These are people who look fine and function pretty well, so others don’t cut them a break,” which can be frustrating, she adds. “Everyone around you carries on as if you’re fine, and you’re not. They don’t slow down and give you the support you need.”

Other survivors know they need help but have trouble embracing it, Williamson says. One man showed up at the center at his wife’s insistence, but he’d roll his wheelchair around in class so that his back was turned to the group.

Another member initially refused to walk into the Vienna center and sat on a bench outside because she was too embarrassed by her speech impairments. “If we can help people like that engage, that’s a success in my book,” Williamson says. “I would never tell a person, ‘We can fix your aphasia.’ We can never promise that it will go away.

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to live a happy, successful and productive life even though they have aphasia.”

ON A MONDAY AFTERNOON in April, Sandy Foley and Gerry Quinnan Jr. are seated next to each other waiting for the start of their “TV Talk” class. They’re getting used to the reporter who has been showing up lately to observe group sessions. When asked if they’d be willing to have their photos taken at some point, Foley says, “Oh my, OK. That’s fine with me, but when?” Quinnan replies “yes” in a barely audible voice. Then, with a grin on his face, he starts primping, smoothing his hair with his hands on one side of his head, then the other. Foley laughs.

“You’re funny,” she says. “Very funny.”

Foley, 61, and Quinnan, 71, each suffered a stroke in June 2018 and met at the center. But just as no two people are alike before aphasia, they aren’t the same afterward either, which is most evident in the TV Talk class. Unlike most of the center’s other classes, which group people of similar communication levels, TV Talk is open to everyone.

The Stroke Comeback Center is designed to feel like a home away from home.

There’s a kitchen and dining table to one side and a seating area with cozy chairs and a flat-screen television to the other.

The class is watching an episode of The Good Place, an NBC comedy that weaves philosophy, ethics and existentialism into its plotline. Brooke Hatfield, a speech-language pathologist who is leading the class, has handed out a sheet with each character’s name and photo. She engages the class in a recap of the previous episode, and pauses the show during commercial breaks to regroup. When the episode ends, Hatfield asks if everyone agrees with one character’s assessment that all humans are a little sad because they’re aware of their own death.

“Yes. It’s in the back of our minds,” says Foley, a librarian who retired from the Library of Congress four years ago. “It’s there. I know it’s a reality.” Hatfield then turns to Quinnan, a physician by training who served for 13 years as chairman of preventative medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda. She asks Quinnan, an infectious disease specialist, if he’s ever broached the subject of death with patients. Quinnan leans forward, seemingly eager to address the topic. “I...I…I

can,” he responds. Then he pauses, unable to finish his thought. “I don’t know.”

Chances are that Quinnan does know.

Aphasia does not erase information or rob people of their intelligence. It prevents a person from using language to say what they want to say, which is why doctors often compare aphasia patients to tourists in a foreign land. But because public awareness of the disorder is limited, many people form false impressions of aphasia sufferers. In a recent survey by the National Aphasia Association, about 85% of those questioned said they’d never heard of aphasia, and 31% agreed or gave a neutral response when asked if difficulty with speech suggested an intellectual deficiency.

Dr. Peter Turkeltaub, director of the Cognitive Recovery Lab at Georgetown University Medical Center, says the aftermath of a stroke is largely determined by the precise location of the damaged brain tissue, how much of the tissue was affected and whether tissue elsewhere in the brain can compensate for the parts that were destroyed.

Genetic factors can influence the extent of recovery. Some experts even speculate that an avid reader might be able to recoup his or her reading skills more quickly after a stroke than someone who didn’t read much, says Turkeltaub, who is also director of the Aphasia Clinic at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, D.C. Foley has no trouble reading, and her communication skills appear intact.

“You may not know I have limitations, but I know I do,” she says. Vivacious by nature, the Rockville resident has noticed that carrying on a conversation, staying focused and remembering takes more out of her now. “I get mentally tired,” says Foley, who has three grown children. “My brain shuts down, I don’t want to say much or interact.”

Immediately following her stroke, Foley began one-on-one outpatient treatment with a speech therapist. Back then, her vocabulary was far more limited. When the therapist showed her pictures of animals and objects, she could correctly identify them about 30

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health percent of the time. As the treatment progressed, Foley improved much faster than her therapist expected. But she began to tire of the repetitive drills about 10 weeks into therapy and her progress slowed. That’s when the therapist recommended the Stroke Comeback Center, where Foley attends two classes a week.

Quinnan also ended up there at the recommendation of a speech therapist at a local hospital. But he needs far more support than Foley. Quinnan suffered two strokes. The first most likely occurred on the night of June 8, 2018, after he went to bed. He’d undergone elective surgery related to a digestive disorder the previous day, and he was experiencing abdominal and esophageal cramps before going to sleep. When he woke up the following morning, his eyes were glazed over. He wasn’t speaking.

“He just kept stroking my face,” says his wife, Leigh Sawyer, who called an ambulance. The emergency room doctors at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center in Olney diagnosed the stroke, and for more than a month Quinnan was transferred from one hospital to another for treatment. The initial imaging showed a blood clot in one of the major blood vessels in his neck. A few weeks later, he suffered another stroke, which his neurologist says may have been due to residual plaque from the clot in his neck traveling to the back of his eye and blocking blood from flowing to the optic nerve. Days later, his condition was exacerbated by bleeding around the area of the initial stroke.

Quinnan now suffers from a partial loss of vision in his right eye, some numbness from his right ankle to his foot, and some loss of feeling in his right arm. He also struggles with apraxia, a neurological disorder that sometimes exists alongside aphasia and makes it difficult to initiate the muscles in the mouth, lips and tongue that are needed to formulate words. Quinnan, who was working as a medical officer at a Rockville firm that helps clients conduct clinical trials and research studies around the world, has not returned to his job since the strokes.

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Chris Vincent, a client at the center, suffered a traumatic brain injury seven years ago when he was hit by a car while riding his motorcycle.

Paul Berger had a stroke in 1986 when he was 36 years old. He’s been coming to the center for 14 years; his wife, Stephanie Mensh (right), leads a support group there called Caregiver Connection.

“He would have kept working and working as long as he could,” Sawyer says.

In class, Quinnan can usually string together short sentences, augmented by gestures, to relay his thoughts. Sometimes he uses an electronic touch screen device that generates spoken messages and organizes words and other relevant information into folders for his reference. Writing and typing are tough for him, but he pores over the newspaper every morning. “Reading, I understand

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it,” he says during an interview at his Rockville home, and he pulls out a book he’s just started, Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything, which is anything but short.

By contrast, Chris Vincent, 35, can’t read a novel or a newspaper to himself.

Small snippets, like text messages or road signs, are more manageable. Reading aloud is even more difficult. The neurological processes needed to scan and understand a written sequence

of words are different than the ones needed to do all of that and then say the words. But Vincent is a testament to the progress that can take place for people suffering from aphasia years after its onset. Seven years ago he suffered a life-threatening traumatic brain injury when he was hit by a car while riding his motorcycle in Darnestown. He was airlifted to a shock trauma center in Baltimore with a broken leg, a broken ankle, a few broken ribs, a collapsed lung and brain damage so severe that a portion of his skull had to be temporarily removed to make room for the swelling.

Three years later he could only say about 60 words, most of them profanities, as his parents, George and Kathy Vincent, recall. His speech therapist at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital in the District eventually suggested that he go to the Stroke Comeback Center, and he’s been attending classes there ever since.

Now, despite his aphasia, Vincent can easily recount his ordeal. “It was bad, but I obviously regained a lot of my words and phrases,” says Vincent, who lives in Rockville with a roommate after spending several years recuperating at his parents’ Potomac home. “I’m at the center for classes two or three times a week. It has changed my life.”

Gone are his days as a safety officer at his family’s commercial office-cleaning service in Bethesda. He still volunteers at the fire department in Rockville—preparing meals at the station and attending meetings—but he can no longer fight fires. He’s wiped out by evening and his speech starts to deteriorate, so late-night outings with his buddies are out of the question, he says. “But that’s OK,” he adds. “Rehabilitation is my full-time job.”

ONCE A MONTH, THE center offers peer-led support groups exclusively for

caregivers, recognizing that stroke and brain injuries take a toll on entire families. Stephanie Mensh leads the support group in Rockville, called Caregiver Connection. “It’s nice to be in a room where you can say what you’re thinking out loud,” says Mensh, a retired health policy advocate who lives in Bethesda.

Mensh’s husband, Paul Berger, had a stroke in 1986, when he was 36. The stroke occurred four years after they married, when they were a two-career couple living in Virginia and clueless about the implications of a major health emergency. The stroke was so severe that Berger couldn’t move his lips and tongue to form words, nor could he walk. Now, he takes regular strolls inside a neighborhood mall for exercise and delivers the occasional speech about life after stroke, as he did this spring at the center’s Rockville office. Berger read verbatim from his prepared comments, which he

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health drafted weeks in advance and rehearsed about two dozen times, carefully tweaking it to avoid words that confuse him.

Aphasia plays tricks on him, sometimes causing him to see one word on paper but say another. Three decades after Berger’s stroke, Mensh says she and her husband continue to process the experience and refine their coping strategies, which is why they’ve both remained heavily involved in the Stroke Comeback Center, where Berger has been going since opening day in 2005.

“It’s hardest to communicate in the evenings when we’re both stressed and tired,” she says. “Sometimes he’ll just start a story in the middle and I don’t know the topic. Sometimes he snaps at me if I don’t let him finish a sentence, and sometimes I snap at him if he doesn’t give me enough information.” The irony, she says, is that his communication disorder has forced them to invest so much time and energy into communicating that their relationship is stronger for it.

Aphasia experts say caregivers often struggle to strike a balance between helping their loved ones navigate conversations and allowing them to have a sense of independence and self-respect. Caregivers must act as interpreters, anticipate needs and offer an array of choices, which takes patience for all involved.

Sawyer, Quinnan’s wife, was recently talking about her proposed plans for Easter weekend, and her husband kept saying “no, no, no” while pointing toward the window. It took her some time to understand that he was actually pointing to the cross on the wall because he wanted to go to church. Sometimes the communication snafus take on a sense of urgency, like the time she called him from work and heard the smoke alarm going off in the background. She thought he’d burned dinner in the oven, only to learn when she reached home 10 minutes later that he hadn’t fully opened the fireplace damper when lighting a fire.

For Sawyer, there’s a silver lining even

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in that scary story: Her husband remains independent and pushes through any problem. He put the fire out on his own.

He persistently works to improve his golf swing, insisting that it’s even better now than before. So it feels odd, she says, to be navigating conversations for a man who has always had all the answers. “I have to say, it’s uncomfortable for me because I don’t want to make him feel badly” by putting words in his mouth, Sawyer says. She says her sons, both in their 20s, often stop her from finishing their father’s sentences—they want to hear him do it.

She turns to her husband, who is sitting by her side, one eye on the Masters golf tournament that’s on the TV. “Do you think I facilitate too much?” she asks him.

He smiles, swings his left arm around her shoulders, and gently rubs her back. ■ Dina ElBoghdady spent more than two decades as a journalist at several newspapers, most recently The Washington Post.

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CALENDAR COMPILED BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN Aug. 2 GOING GREEN TRACK MEET. Run in heats, this track meet includes 1- and 2-mile races, a 1,600-meter relay, and quarter- and halfmile runs for children. 6:45 p.m. $10; $5 younger than 18; free for MCRRC members.

Gaithersburg High School, Gaithersburg. mcrrc.org.

Aug. 17

RUNNING/WALKING July 4 AUTISM SPEAKS 5K. Proceeds from the 19th annual race benefit Autism Speaks, a nonprofit organization that funds research and supports individuals with autism and their families. Event includes 1-mile walk.

8 a.m. 5K; 8:10 a.m. 1-mile. $40-$45; $20 for children ages 14 and younger. Potomac Library, Potomac. act.autismspeaks.org/site/ TR?fr_id=4531&pg=entry.

July 6, Aug. 3 WEEKEND WALK IN THE WOODS. A familyfriendly hike through the Woodend Nature Sanctuary led by an Audubon Naturalist Society master naturalist. Topics covered include deer, fungi, trees, insects and birds. 9-10 a.m. Free; registration required.

Woodend Nature Sanctuary, Chevy Chase. anshome.org.

July 12 MIDSUMMER NIGHTS MILE. Part of the Montgomery County Road Runners Club’s Championship Series, this track mile is run in time-based heats. 7-9 p.m. $10; $5 younger than 18; free for MCRRC members. Rockville High School, Rockville. mcrrc.org.

July 14 ETHIO RUN FOR LOVE 5K. The first annual event serves as an introduction to Ethio Run, a local nonprofit aiming to raise money in support of the Ethiopian community and others in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. 9:30 a.m. $15 5K; $10 kids race for ages 6-13. Sligo-Dennis Avenue Park Activity Building, Silver Spring. bit.ly/ethiorunforlove.

July 20 MATTHEW HENSON TRAIL 5K. A loop run and part of Montgomery County Road Runners Club’s low-key race series. 7:30-9 a.m. $10; $5 younger than 18; free for MCRRC members. Race starts next to the Goal Mission Church on Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring. mcrrc.org.

July 20 ROCKVILLE ROTARY TWILIGHT RUNFEST. The 34th annual event includes a prerace festival, USA Track & Field certified 8K road race, 1-mile Fun Run and postrace festival. Funds raised help the city of Rockville’s recreation fund and programs and organizations supported by the Rockville Rotary Club Foundation. 8:15 p.m. $34-$45; $15-$20 ages 17 and younger; $10-$15 ($30-$35 family rate) fun run. North Washington Street, Rockville. rockvilletwilighter.org.

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Aug. 24 CARDEROCK CHARGE 5K, 10K AND HALF. Held in partnership with the EOD Warrior Foundation, which helps the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians community through financial assistance and support. 7:30 a.m. half marathon; 7:45 a.m.

10K; 8 a.m. 5K. $60-$65 half; $40-$45 10K; $25-$30 5K. Carderock Recreation Area, Potomac. bishopsevents.com/event/2019carderock-charge-5k-10k-half.

Aug. 25 SUMMER SENECA CREEK 5K & 10K. The event supports the Vets on Track Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to ensuring that every veteran and first responder transitioning into permanent housing from living on the streets has the means to turn their new house into a “home.” 7:45 a.m. 10K; 8 a.m. 5K. $40$45 10K; $25-$30 5K. Seneca Creek State Park, Gaithersburg. bishopsevents.com/ event/2019-summer-seneca-creek-5k-10k.

SCREENINGS/CLASSES/ WORKSHOPS July 10 THINK F.A.S.T. Mary Rucker, program manager of the NIH Stroke Center at Suburban Hospital, shares lifesaving strategies so you can quickly recognize the warning signs of a

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Runners lined up at the start of last year’s Midsummer Nights Mile. This year’s race will be at Rockville High School on July 12.

EASTERN COUNTY 8K AND FUN RUN. Runners should dress to represent their favorite school teams in this school spiritthemed low-key Montgomery County Road Runners Club race. 7:30-8:30 a.m. $10; $5 younger than 18; free for MCRRC members.

Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Silver Spring. mcrrc.org.

stroke and act F.A.S.T. (The acronym is used to remember stroke warning signs, including face, arms, speech and time.) 1-2 p.m. Free; registration requested. Friendship Heights Village Center, Chevy Chase. 301-896-3939, events.suburbanhospital.org.

July 11 BEFORE AND AFTER LOSS: A NEUROLOGIST’S PERSPECTIVE ON LOSS, GRIEF, AND OUR BRAIN. Join the author, neurologist Dr. Lisa Shulman, as she discusses her book and the science behind loss and grief. Sponsored

by Suburban Hospital, this session will offer tools on how to navigate trauma using both holistic and scientific approaches. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free; registration required.

Normandie Farm, Potomac. 301-896-3939, events.suburbanhospital.org.

July 11, 18, 25 and Aug. 1 MEMORY ACADEMY WITH BOOSTER. Explore how the memory works and learn memory improvement techniques in this new program created by the UCLA Center on Aging. Participants who complete the four-week course are invited to attend three booster sessions (Aug. 15 and 29 and Sept.

12). 9:30-11:30 a.m. $5. Asbury Methodist Village, Gaithersburg. 301-754-8510, holycrosshealth.org.

Montgomery Hospice, Rockville. 301-9214400, montgomeryhospice.org.

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July 15 and 22

SAFE@HOME. Offered by Suburban Hospital and designed to provide students in grades four to six with important safety training in preparation for them staying home alone.

10-11:30 a.m. $30. Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center, Bethesda. 301896-3939, events.suburbanhospital.org.

A WORKSHOP ON GRIEF FOR THE LGBTQI COMMUNITY. In a workshop professionally facilitated by members of the LGBTQI community, those grieving the death of a loved one can share their experiences and learn about coping strategies. 6:30-8 p.m.

Free. Montgomery Hospice, Rockville. 301921-4400, montgomeryhospice.org.

Aug. 12 and 19 FOR MEN ONLY: GETTING A HANDLE ON YOUR GRIEF. Led by male counselors, this workshop offers guidance and support to men grieving the death of a loved one. 6:308 p.m. Free. Montgomery Hospice, Rockville.

301-921-4400, montgomeryhospice.org.

July 17, 24 and 31 COPING WITH THE GRIEF OF AN OVERDOSE DEATH. Participants are helped through the challenges of grieving the death of a loved one through addiction and overdose, learning ways to cope with their loss. 6:30-8 p.m.

Free. Montgomery Hospice, Rockville. 301921-4400, montgomeryhospice.org.

Aug. 14 BREAKING THE ICE. Cosponsored by the Jewish Social Service Agency and Suburban Hospital, this interactive class helps seniors cultivate and maintain friendships. 1-2 p.m.

Free; registration requested. Friendship Heights Village Center, Chevy Chase. 301896-3939, events.suburbanhospital.org.

July 26 and Aug. 13, 27 A CONVERSATION ABOUT LOSS AND GRIEF. For those mourning the loss of a loved one; small group discussions about grief and advice on ways to cope. 1-2:30 p.m.

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PERIODONTICS, DENTAL IMPLANTS

DR. ROY ESKOW Bethesda Dental Implant Center

5626 Shields Drive Bethesda, MD 20817 301-493-6200 www.bethesdadentalimplantcenter.com

ANATOMY OF SPORTS. Athletes, medical illustrators and physical therapists reveal how bones and muscles work together to achieve peak performance during this National Museum of Health and Medicine seminar.

Ideal for recreational athletes, sports enthusiasts and families with children playing sports. 10 a.m.-noon. Free. National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring. 301319-3303, www.medicalmuseum.mil.

Aug. 22

Dental School: University of Maryland School of Dentistry Expertise: We provide state of the art periodontal therapy in a comfortable and caring environment. 30 years experience in dental implant surgery, periodontics, oral medicine, dental sleep apnea. Paramount is building a quality relationship with each and every patient.

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DR. H. BRANDT FOSTER Comprehensive Contemporary Dentistry 4702 Chevy Chase Drive Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301-986-8804 www.fosterdds.net

Dental School: University of Maryland, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery Expertise: At our office we love what we do. We believe dentistry should be painless, functional and esthetic. We are committed to exceptional personalized care and use the latest technology to help you achieve a healthy beautiful smile.

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DR. JOHN J. HIGGINS John J. Higgins, DDS PA 5648 Shields Drive Bethesda, MD 20817 301-530-8008 www.johnjhigginsdds.com

Dental School: Georgetown University Expertise: Provide patients with excellent care and health education in a contemporary and comfortable atmosphere

FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE: GETTING TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. Dr. Andrew Wong discusses methods and uses of Functional Medicine, the medical specialty focused on finding the root cause of an illness using individualized, patient-centric and sciencebased approaches, and how it can help you.

Sponsored by Suburban Hospital. 1-2 p.m.

Free; registration requested. Rockville Senior Center, Rockville. 301-896-3939, events. suburbanhospital.org.

Ongoing LEARN TO MEDITATE. This Meditation Museum introductory class offers the tools you need to get started on incorporating meditation into daily life. 11 a.m.-noon Saturdays. Free; registration required.

Meditation Museum, Silver Spring. 301-5880144, meditationmuseum.org.

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Support groups are free unless otherwise noted.

July 7, 21 and Aug. 4, 18 POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP. Share your experiences and fears with other mothers also suffering from postpartum depression, the most common illness following childbirth. Facilitated by a Postpartum Support International-trained volunteer. 6-7:30 p.m. Free; registration required. Holy Cross Resource Center, Silver Spring. 240-432-4497, holycrosshealth.org.

July 18 and Aug. 15 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP. A safe environment where families dealing with mental illness can share their experiences, support one another and learn how to help their loved ones. Facilitated by an Adventist HealthCare clinician and other special guests. 5-6 p.m. Free; registration required. Adventist HealthCare Center for Professional Development, Rockville. 301251-4545, adventisthealthcare.com. n To submit calendar items, go to BethesdaMagazine.com.

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Steven Janowitz, DDS What brings you the most satisfaction in your work?

Dentistry is the perfect profession for me; I can think of nothing I would rather do each day. What I love most is the ability to develop long-term relationships with patients and having them evidence their confidence in me by referring family and friends. It’s so gratifying to incorporate the latest technological advances into my patients’ care. Using evolving technologies, and with the assistance of my compassionate and highly skilled staff, I enhance and restore beautiful smiles and help my patients achieve the best possible oral health. Dentistry combines my passion for caring for people, my keen interest in science and my delight in continuing to learn new techniques and practices.

How do you mentor and encourage those starting out in the dental profession?

As a member of the Boston University School of Dental Medicine APEX mentoring program, I host dental students for six weeks during the summer preceding their sophomore year.

Exposing them to every facet of dental practice, I help them gain a real world understanding of my wonderful profession and get them ready and psyched for the future. I have taught clinical skills to dental residents, senior dental students and dental hygiene students, serving as a clinical instructor at Sinai Hospital and as a member of the Dean’s Faculty at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry.

I was honored to be selected as Bethesda Magazine’s Best General Dentist in the Best of Bethesda Readers’ Poll for the third consecutive time. It means the world to me that so many people made the effort to vote.

TONY J. LEWIS

“Dentistry is the perfect profession for me; I can think of nothing I would rather do each day.”

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John J. Higgins, DDS

GENERAL AND COSMETIC DENTISTRY What brings you the most satisfaction in your work?

My staff and I have created a culture that allows us to treat patients in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere, while providing comprehensive care. Our day can best be described as one in which we greet old friends and establish new relationships.

What is the biggest challenge in your practice?

I enjoy treating patients and improving their health. This becomes a challenge because there is a link between oral health and general medical health. In many cases, patients will see us before they seek medical care.

Bacteria in the mouth has been linked to diabetes, heart disease and low birth weight in pregnant women. As patients age, it is most important to maintain their oral health.

What is the most significant change in dentistry during your career?

The most significant advance in dentistry that I have found is the ability to expose film digitally. This means reduction of radiation to the patient and I can use software to magnify and enhance the digital image. To keep ahead of the changes in my profession, I participate in three independent study groups. I have a particular interest in the restorative benefits of implant dentistry.

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“I have a particular interest in the restorative benefits of implant dentistry.�

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Karen Benitez, DDS

CHEVY CHASE PEDIATRIC CENTER How would your patients describe you?

Patients and parents describe me as playful, comforting, knowledgeable, patient and relatable. I’m passionate about providing the highest quality dental care. I chat at eye level with my patients and wear funny hats and masks to set the tone and let them know that I don’t take myself too seriously. I engage with my patients because I want them to feel comfortable talking to me. Some are initially scared and withdrawn, but after a few visits, they’re smiling and giving me high fives.

HILARY SCHWAB

What is one thing that your patients should know about you?

I genuinely care. Parents entrust me with their kids. Frankly, I perform some big tasks on little people in small spaces. My practice philosophy is absolute patient comfort! The office design creates a feeling of happiness with bright colors and natural light. I offer nitrous oxide and mild sedation, fidget toys and weighted blankets for kids requiring additional reinforcements, above-head TVs, wall-mounted toys, chattering teeth, the crocodile dentist, joke books and an ever-expanding collection of shark teeth. This is more than a dental office—it’s an experience!

What makes you different than others in your profession?

I’m approachable and engaging with parents. They are critical in the entire experience and I want to educate and empower them. There’s a lot to talk about during an exam. Parents might have questions after they leave the office. I write a resource blog and provide short videos to explain various topics that parents can reflect on in their own time. Plus, I’m only one phone call away. It’s all part of building relationships with my families and gaining their trust.

“Parents entrust me with their kids. Frankly, I perform some big tasks on little people in small spaces.”

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Nitrous oxide, mild oral sedation, all-white cosmetic zirconia crown, silver diamine fluoride, toddler exams for optimal oral health practices, strong preventive and educational philosophy

8401 Connecticut Ave., Suite 650 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301-272-1246 hello@chevychasekids.dentist www.chevychasekids.dentist

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Jason A. Cohen, DDS What brings you the most satisfaction in your work?

Our philosophy has always been to Treat Your Family Like Family— and that’s not an empty promise! We want to provide the best dental treatment with all the care, skill and judgment we would want for our own families. We do this from start to finish—on the phone, in our office, throughout your treatment—we live our mantra every day.

It’s very satisfying that our philosophy is such a win-win for everyone, our team and our patients. We see it in people’s smiles, in their wonderful feedback and when they bring their children and friends to us.

5530 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 560 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301-656-1201 | drcohen@cosmeticdds.com www.cosmeticdds.com

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What makes you different than others in your profession?

Besides our commitment to Treating Your Like Family, our team offers a calming, caring and gentle atmosphere that allows you to relax and enjoy your experience, as we preserve, protect and enhance your dental health.

Michael G. Landy, D.D.S., PC

GENERAL, COSMETIC AND IMPLANT DENTISTRY What brings you the most satisfaction in your work?

For over three decades, I have been dedicated to the practice of family, implant and cosmetic dentistry. Over the years, I’ve provided preventative maintenance and restorative dental services to thousands of patients in our local community.

After graduating from NYU College of Dentistry in 1979, I did a residency in Washington, DC while serving in the U.S. Air Force Dental Corps. After several years of private practice, I became interested in Invisalign orthodontics and sought advanced training in that discipline, while continuing all other aspects of general dentistry. I have been recognized as a 2019 Silver Preferred Provider for Invisalign, and voted a Top Doctor in Washingtonian.

It is satisfying to always grow in expertise while providing affordable, technologically advanced care to all patients, whether they are seeking routine care or experiencing a more challenging problem.

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MEMBERSHIPS American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Alpha Omega Philanthropic Dental Fraternity, American Dental Association; Fellow Academy of General Dentistry.

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Mark Taff, DDS; Brad Levine, DDS; Hilari Dunn, DDS and Janice Grossman, DDS

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TAFF & LEVINE DDS, PA

What brings you the most satisfaction in your work?

Voted the “Best Dentistry Group/Practice” in 2017 in the Bethesda Magazine Best of Bethesda Readers’ Poll is very gratifying, as it lets us know we are serving our patients in a most exemplary fashion. We are constantly striving to “wow” our patients and make the experience in our office like no other. We are committed to creating an environment where one can attain state-of-the-art, full-service dental care, in a relaxing atmosphere, surrounded by caring doctors and staff. In our new Potomac office, we have created a 21st-century modern work space. With HD TVs in every operatory, we are better able to explain and show oral issues that need attention and our in-house CAT Scan allows for more accurate diagnostics when problems arise.

Our goal is to deliver first-class dentistry in a conservative fashion to all who seek the best. It’s an incredible feeling to see a patient that thought this kind of dentistry was out of their reach, transform into a person with a vibrant and youthful smile! It is very satisfying to know we have built a multi-generational practice spanning over 40 years that is consistently recognized in the community.

Our new VIP Membership Plan gives our existing and new patients a way to reduce the cost of most dental procedures without compromising the needed treatment they deserve.

Let us give you something to smile about! Let us give you something to brag about! We are confident you will be as proud to be a part of our dental practice as we are to serve you.

“Let us give you something to smile about! Let us give you something to brag about!”

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Best Dentistry Group/Practice, Best of Bethesda Readers' Poll, Bethesda Magazine, 2017

7811 Montrose Road, Suite 300 Potomac, MD 20854 301-530-3717 taffandlevine@comcast.net www.taffandlevine

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Derek Blank, DDS DC PEDIATRIC SMILES

5640 Shields Drive Bethesda, MD 20817 301-363-9026 | smile@dcpediatricsmiles.com www.dcpediatricsmiles.com

MICHAEL VENTURA

What is unique about your practice?

At DC Pediatric Smiles our motto is simple: your child’s visit should be as easy as a trip to the beach. Our team is committed to providing children with a fun, approachable introduction to dentistry.

As a father of three young kids, I understand the importance of connecting with my patients to ensure that their first impression of the dentist is positive.

Our office has a bright, clean, beach house vibe. I’d love to use the word “gnarly” but don’t think I can say that with a straight face.

In all seriousness, having a brand new, modern design really helps our team set the tone immediately with families.

As a board-certified pediatric dentist, I rely strongly on evidencebased training to care for patients. Parents play a key role in our practice’s team-approach to treatment. Ultimately, we all share the common goal of creating a lifetime of happy, healthy smiles!

Peter Kwon, DDS; Crystal Carpenter Kwon, DMD; Jie Ge, DDS COMPLETE DENTAL CARE BETHESDA

How would your patients describe you?

We’re all easygoing and patient, and strive to be clear and informative. The most important lesson in dentistry is to learn to listen to your patients before you start talking. We like our patients to ask as many questions as possible. We love talking dentistry. We believe the more informed our patients are, the more comfortable they will be with us.

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HILARY SCHWAB

What is your professional and educational background?

Dr. Kwon: I attended the University of Maryland Dental School and completed my residency in Advanced Education in General Dentistry at Maryland, too.

Dr. Carpenter: After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh Dental School, I met Peter while we were both residents at the University of Maryland. I had my own practice, then joined Peter at our Bethesda office in 2008.

Dr. Ge: Originally from Delaware, I graduated from University of Maryland Dental School and completed my residency at the VA Hospital in Baltimore.

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Roy Eskow, DDS & Adam Eskow, DDS, MS BETHESDA DENTAL IMPLANT CENTER

What brings you the most satisfaction in your work?

We are proud of our heritage of being part of a family of three generations of dentists. While providing the highest quality dental care in a comfortable environment, we work extremely hard to restore our patients to a state of oral, dental and periodontal health. Our goal of prevention and preservation enables our patients to continue throughout life with optimal dental esthetics, phonetics and function.

We find the right solution, whether it is saving natural teeth or providing dental implants. The best part of our day is when a patient tells us how we have positively affected his or her life.

What is your professional and educational background?

Both graduated from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD), are members of its Deans Faculty and lecture to dental and dental hygiene colleagues.

Dr. Roy Eskow received his periodontal training at the Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry; Dr. Adam Eskow completed his at the University of Texas (UTSA).

What is the one thing that your patients should know about you?

Combining longevity and experience with contemporary education, we are skilled in the latest advances and invest in the latest technology in periodontics, dental implants, oral medicine and dental sleep medicine. We’ve been performing periodontal therapy and surgical placement of dental implants for 30 years.

How do you employ new technology to help your patients?

Digital x-rays and 3-dimensional tomography are dramatic aids in diagnosis and treatment. The Pinhole Surgical Technique for treating gum recession and exposed roots is another of our many state-of-the-art services, allowing us to treat gum recession without incisions or sutures. Minimally invasive therapy means a quick recovery.

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“The best part of our day is when a patient tells us how we have positively affected his or her life.”

Dr. Roy Eskow: Fellow, American College of Dentists; Fellow, International College of Dentists; University of Maryland School of Dentistry Alumnus of the Year; Vice-Chair, University of Maryland School of Dentistry Board of Visitors Dr. Adam Eskow: Diplomate of the American Academy of Periodontology; Leader of the Spear Study Club in Bethesda

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Maryland Oral Surgery Associates Bethesda: Tiffany Phillips, Natalie Alfaro, Dr. Malini Iyer, Sara Reyes.

Not Pictured: Dr. Steven Kishter

What is unique about your practice?

Maryland Oral Surgery Associates (MOSA) is unusual because we have such a broad array of specialties. Our dentists and dental surgeons excel in implants, extractions, wisdom teeth, bone grafting, reconstruction and cosmetic dentistry.

Pathology is done on site and we offer both sedation and general anesthesia.

Our dedicated surgeons have received vast surgical training from the top medical centers in the U.S. Each office is fully equipped with state-of-the-art technology that includes CT scanners, virtual surgery software, teeth in a day, and digital local anesthesia leading to shorter surgical time, decreased pain/swelling and more predicable surgical outcomes.

For patients seeking cosmetic dentistry, we have training in the latest techniques and have invested in the latest technology. We offer collagen regenerating microneedling, Kybella, Botox and Juvaderm as well as facial skeletal reconstruction.

“Celebrating our 50th anniversary this year, Maryland Oral Surgery Associates is an eightoffice practice with 13 oral surgeons.�

What is the one thing that your patients should know about you?

Celebrating our 50th anniversary this year, Maryland Oral Surgery Associates is an eight-office practice with 13 oral surgeons located in Annapolis, Bethesda, College Park, Crofton, Frederick, Laurel, Rockville and Silver Spring. Throughout these 50 years, MOSA has treated over 400,000 patients.

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Bethesda’s Terrain Cafe serves healthful fare such as a harvest bowl with quinoa, falafel, chickpeas, asparagus, carrots and watermelon radish; add-ons include avocado and salmon. For our review, turn the page.

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A dessert sampler at Terrain Cafe comes with three full-size desserts (clockwise from top): chocolate and peanut butter mousse cake; a “terrarium� of layered dark chocolate mousse and milk chocolate ganache; and chai pumpkin Bundt cake.

Opposite: The restaurant seats 64 inside and is decorated with ferns and succulents.

Overall Rating:

B+

Terrain Cafe 4801 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda; 240-345-9492; shopterrain.com

FAVORITE DISHES: Green chickpea hummus; lamb kofta (meatballs); harvest bowl with avocado; burrata toast; dessert sampler with chocolate “terrarium,” chai pumpkin Bundt cake and chocolate and peanut butter mousse cake PRICES: Appetizers: $8 to $15; entrées: $18 to $26; desserts: $9 to $13

SMOOTH TERRAIN

Anthropologie’s garden café in Bethesda offers delicious, healthful fare

BY DAVID HAGEDORN | PHOTOS BY DEB LINDSEY

“WELCOME TO THE ZEITGEIST,” I tell myself at Bethesda Row’s Terrain Cafe as I drink my dill-laced bloody mary out of a mason jar, snack on avocado toast and dab my mouth with a striped dish towellike bistro napkin. The restaurant is teeming with ferns and succulents and outfitted with unvarnished knotty pine planks, concrete floors, large picture windows, exposed ductwork and rusted shabby chic grillwork. A smile crosses

my face because, as a baby boomer, everything old is new again—this “now” concept is a redo of 1970s fern bars and garden restaurants, with riesling and toast standing in for Chablis and quiche.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that, because at this all-day restaurant meant to evoke a greenhouse, the food and drink are quite good.

Terrain Cafe is part of Anthropologie, a Philadelphia-based chain with

LIBATIONS: The cleverly curated beverage selections include Ceremony Coffee Roasters drinks and seasonal café drinks (think iced matcha vanilla latte); many Paromi-brand teas (blueberry hibiscus, spicy turmeric chai); nonalcoholic beverages (elderflower rose lemonade, Wild Kombucha mango peach, spritzers); smashing cocktails (gin and tonic laced with crème de violette); craft beers (Atlas, Dogfish Head); and a wine list with five sparkling, eight red and eight white selections all offered by the glass ($8 to $16) and bottle ($32 to $64).

SERVICE: Always pleasant and attentive, though sometimes spotty (I had to flag down the manager for a check on one visit, while I watched our server smoke a cigarette outside.)

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more than 200 locations that feature women’s clothing and home décor.

Seven Anthropologie stores have Terrain garden centers in them; five of those have cafés attached to them. You can access Bethesda’s Terrain Cafe through the store or directly from Woodmont Avenue.

The 1,900-square-foot café, which seats 64 inside and 22 outside, opened in September. Its chef de cuisine is Keith Ellison, whose résumé includes stints at Mad Fox Brewing Company in Falls Church, Arcuri Eat + Drink and Sonoma Restaurant in Washington, D.C., and, most recently, Red’s Table in Reston.

Terrain’s menu starts with snacks, boards and toasts, so it’s easy to order something to go with cocktails if you like to put off entrée decision-making.

A very boozy version of a Moscow mule with Tito’s vodka, elderflower, turmeric and ginger beer hits the spot, as does an Aperol spritzer made with mango peach kombucha from the Baltimore-based company Wild Kombucha.

Croquettes of coarsely mashed English peas and goat cheese are two crispy, falafel-like fried patties served with batons of roasted purple carrots and a creamy black pepper sauce.

They are easy to share if you can resist scarfing them down yourself. Lamb kofta (meatballs) spiced with cinnamon and perched atop a salad of dilly cucumber, feta and yogurt are finished with tahini sauce, chili oil droplets and microgreens—a nice balance of herbs and heat. The avocado toast—the bread smeared with red pepper, garlic and almond purée and topped with fanned avocado slices; sweet, spicy pickled peppers; and chopped chives—is a winner if you survive the $15 sticker shock. Another toast—two thick slices slathered with black garlic purée and two balls of high-quality, ultra-creamy Lioni-brand burrata sprinkled with lava sea salt—could only be improved by a drizzle of olive oil.

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A swath of bright green chickpea hummus, spread on a cutting board and offered with blanched asparagus and purple, orange and yellow carrots, is colorful and tasty and has the added bonus of being fairly low in carbs and fat even if you sneak in some of the accompanying flatbread crackers.

Another way to go for something easily shareable is to order the entrée-size

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“fresh garden legumes”—blanched sugar snap peas and wax beans with cucumbers, Fresno peppers, arugula, fried leeks and yogurt dressing that, thanks to the addition of tamarind, has a nice acidic tang.

For entrées, the harvest bowl ($20)— an abundance of fresh vegetables dressed with tahini vinaigrette—is piled onto piping hot quinoa, along with three

Clockwise from opposite: lamb kofta (meatballs); green chickpea hummus with asparagus, carrots and flatbread crackers; burrata toast with black garlic spread

falafel balls. I add extras—avocado ($3) and crispy-skinned salmon fillet ($6)— which brings its total to $29.

On another visit, I order poached salmon with charred fava beans, fiddlehead ferns and pea purée. It’s a lovely ode to spring, but the fish is overcooked (despite my requesting it medium rare) and needs salt. Many of the dishes at Terrain could stand more salt and

bumped up flavor—more heat, more acid or more herbs and spice. My taste buds are enlivened, though, by the zesty peanut sauce and snappy daikon radish slaw that accompany a vegetarian entrée of two crispy coconut rice cakes, sautéed sugar snap peas and grilled bok choy.

Burger aficionados will be impressed

by Terrain’s thick, juicy dry-aged beef burger with cheddar cheese, balsamic

onion jam and a heap of double-fried house-made french fries. (Note: The slice of cheese is so skimpy you hardly notice it, so ask for extra if you care.)

But there are duds at Terrain. Kale salad with asparagus is billed as a Caesar, but I detect no anchovy in its stodgy dressing, and the kale is unpleasantly tough. Roasted chicken breast (served with farro overseasoned with cardamom) is shriveled, its visually obvious dryness confirmed when I try to chew and swallow it.

Dessert lovers will be happy at Terrain. A sampler ($19) includes three wonderful, full-size desserts: a “terrarium” of layered dark chocolate mousse and milk chocolate ganache topped with squares of chocolate cake and matcha tea cookie crumbles that resemble moss; chai pumpkin Bundt cake with whipped cream and candied pumpkin seeds; and a three-layer chocolate and peanut butter mousse cake with candied peanuts. (The three desserts à la carte would cost $31, so you save $12.)

Terrain Cafe isn’t your garden variety health food restaurant. Vegetables are prepared particularly well here and the restaurant offers interesting dishes that are good for you without seeming like diet food. That means you can save up the fatty food guilt and trade it in for overspending guilt when you go on a shopping spree at Anthropologie after dinner. Something tells me that’s not a coincidence. n David Hagedorn is the restaurant critic for Bethesda Magazine.

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Sarah’s Handmade Ice Cream & Treats sells 39 flavors of ice cream, including (from top) peppermint bark, mint chocolate chip and Thai iced tea.

Sugar Fox’s flavors include (from top) sage with rhubarb, passion fruit with cocoa nibs and dark chocolate sorbet.

NEW SCOOPS TWO STORES FEATURING HOMEMADE ice cream opened in the Bethesda area in March: Sarah’s Handmade Ice Cream & Treats in Bethesda’s Westbard neighborhood; and Sugar Fox in Chevy Chase, D.C. At Sarah’s, owner Sarah Park features 39 flavors of ice cream, sorbet and ices, as well as ice cream sandwiches, milkshakes, ice cream pies and cakes, sundaes, puffles (large bubble waffle cones), bubble tea and coffee drinks. Sugar Fox is a tiny shop that offers eight flavors of ice cream and sorbet from a rotating menu.

The shop also sells milkshakes, cupcakes, sheet cakes and custom cakes. We talked to the owners of both shops to get the scoop on their treats. >>

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Playing It Cool WHEN SARAH PARK IMMIGRATED to Montgomery County almost 20 years ago, the Korean journalist gave up chasing scoops. She took up the edible kind in March when she and her daughter, Annie Park, opened Sarah’s Handmade Ice Cream & Treats, taking over the former Wow Cow space in the Kenwood Station shopping center in Bethesda (which also houses a Whole Foods Market). Over the years, the Chevy Chase, D.C., resident had a cleaning business, worked for a CPA, was a bank cashier and worked as a secretary for a general contractor. She opened and owned Fresh Deli in Hyattsville from 2010 to 2018 and then retired. But it turns out retirement wasn’t for her—ice cream was, and now she turns out such intriguing flavors as lavender-honey, apricot-pistachio, cotton candy with rainbow sprinkles, and cherry blossom festival.

Sarah Park (pictured) opened Sarah’s Handmade Ice Cream & Treats with her daughter, Annie, in March.

food. I met [life partner] Rollin [Amore] there. They had a small soft-serve ice cream machine. Cleaning it is not easy work, but I volunteered for it. I loved it.

Maybe that was when my interest in ice cream started. I loved people enjoying ice cream.

You came out of a short-lived retirement and went into the ice cream business.

Why ice cream?

Ice cream was my hobby. When Annie was younger, I baked and made ice cream. Rollin loves ice cream, so I started making it for him and for parties and holidays. Everyone loved it. I got [chef] David Lebovitz’s book [The Perfect Scoop] as a Christmas gift. That was a serious moment. I made every recipe and fell in love with ice cream.

A neighbor told me I needed to do a business. That was December 2018. I found the Wow Cow space and that’s it.

You were a journalist in Seoul, South How did you make the transition from Korea, but decided to immigrate to the home cooking to professional cooking?

United States. Why? I bought a commercial machine. I didn’t It was 1999 and the new millennium was know commercial machines existed. Rolstarting. I was 39, so at 40, I wanted lin did the research. He found an Emery to build a new life. I was divorced. My daughter [Annie] was 9, and it was hard for Thompson [batch freezer] for $27,000.

We watched YouTube [how-to] videos from me as a single divorced mother in Korea. them and they had a boot camp to learn It’s looked down on. I was oppressed in how to run the machine. We attended the Korea and I wanted to live freely. I went to class. And that was it.

[Montgomery County] because it was the only place I knew someone—my A one-scoop cone is $4.59 and cousin’s husflavors include (from left) lemon band’s brother. poppyseed, cherry blossom festival, What was your first job?

I was a cashier in a deli for $8.50 an hour. The owner was my sponsor and I got a green card.

I worked there for four years. I learned conversation there and about American

pink grapefruit champagne sorbet, wild blueberry and apricot-pistachio.

Tell us about the ice cream.

Most of them are 14 percent butterfat and we get all of our dairy from Cloverland Dairy [in Baltimore]. Oreo Lover is the top seller. So is Chocolate Velvet, made with Nutella. In the beginning, I wanted to use [egg] custard bases for the ice cream, but I experimented with eggs and without and discovered it’s not necessarily better with eggs. Now, only a few have eggs, like Matcha Green Tea and Cookie Dough.

The popular Ohio-based artisanal ice cream shop Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams is supposed to open in Bethesda this fall.

Are you worried?

Yes, of course that worries me, but I’m different. Rollin says it best: ‘Sarah’s here [in her store].

Jeni isn’t.’

Sarah’s Handmade Ice Cream & Treats, 5241 River Road, Bethesda; 301-6526823; sarahshand madeicecream.com

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Sugar Fix

Sugar Fox sells onescoop cones for $5.50, and flavors include (from left) fresh mint, crème fraîche with strawberries, peach pie, and mango sorbet with chili, lime and salt.

AT LITTLE RED FOX, the charming Chevy Chase, D.C., coffee shop and market that opened in 2013, the bakery part of the business was so successful that owners Matt and Jena Carr had been looking for a larger space for it for two years. They didn’t have to go far; the kitchen and bath shop two doors down was vacating and its landlord offered the space to them. “We jumped on it,” Matt says. “Adding an ice cream and cake concept came later. We thought it would complement the other businesses on the block. A lot of families with kids go to Comet Pizza and to read at Politics and Prose.” Sugar Fox, specializing in house-made ice cream, cupcakes, sheet cakes and custom cakes, was born.

Head baker Lauren Parlato offers five or six ice creams and two or three sorbets on any given day. She uses dairy products from South Mountain Creamery in Middletown, Maryland. Early fan favorite ice creams include crème fraÎche with strawberry ribbon; peach pie (vanilla cinnamon ice cream, pie crust crumbles, fresh peaches); milk and brownies; strawberry; and espresso.

Among the popular sorbets are lemon with candied hibiscus; dark chocolate; cantaloupe mint; prickly pear with lemon; and mango with chili and lime. The latest ice cream flavors Parlato has introduced are passion fruit with cocoa nibs, sage with rhubarb, and caramel with toffee. Be on the lookout for blueberry ice cream sandwiches made with corn cookies—a perfect marriage in one summer treat.

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COMINGS GOINGS The Columbus, Ohio-based artisanal ice cream chain Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams will open this fall on Elm Street on Bethesda Row. Also coming to Bethesda Row is Hawkers Asian Street Fare, a Florida-based chain that plans to open early next year.

Alexandria, Virginia’s Junction Bakery & Bistro will open in The Collection at Chevy Chase in early 2020.

Minnesota-based chain Crave American Kitchen & Sushi Bar closed in Westfield Montgomery mall in Bethesda in April. ■

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BETHESDA AJI-NIPPON 6937 Arlington Road, 301-654-0213. A calm oasis on a busy street, where chef Kazuo Honma serves patrons several kinds of sushi, sashimi, noodle soups, teriyaki and more. Try a dinner box, which includes an entrée, vegetables, California roll, tempura and rice. L D $$

ALATRI BROS. (EDITORS’ PICK) 4926 Cordell Ave., 301-718-6427, alatribros.com.

The folks behind Olazzo and Gringos & Mariachis bought Mia’s Pizzas and revamped it with a new name and décor. They kept the Naples-style pies that come from a wood-burning oven, but added small plates and healthy options. Sit in the cheery dining room with green, gray and white accents or under an umbrella on the patio.  L D $$

&PIZZA 7614 Old Georgetown Road, 240-800-4783, andpizza.com. Create your own designer pizza from a choice of three crusts, three cheeses and eight sauces or spreads. Toppings for the thin, crispy crusts range from the usual suspects to falafel crumbles, fig marsala and pineapple salsa. This location of the hip, fast-casual chain has limited seating. L D $

BACCHUS OF LEBANON (EDITORS’ PICK) 7945 Norfolk Ave., 301-657-1722, bacchusoflebanon.com. This friendly and elegant Lebanese staple has a large, sunny patio that beckons lunch and dinner patrons outside when the weather is good to try garlicky hummus, stuffed grape leaves, chicken kabobs, veal chops and dozens of small-plate dishes. ❂ L D $$

BANGKOK GARDEN 4906 St. Elmo Ave., 301-951-0670, bkkgarden. com. This real-deal, family-run Thai restaurant turns out authentic cuisine, including curries, soups and noodle dishes, in a dining room decorated with traditional statues of the gods. L D $

THE BARKING DOG 4723 Elm St., 301-654-0022, barkingdogbar.com. A fun place for young adults, with drink specials nearly every night and bar food such as quesadillas and burgers. Karaoke night is held weekly. ❂ L D $

BARREL + CROW 4867 Cordell Ave., 240-800-3253, barrelandcrow. com. Contemporary regional and southern cuisine served in a comfortable setting with charcoal gray banquettes and elements of wood and brick. Menu highlights include Maryland crab beignets, shrimp and grits and roasted trout. ❂ R L D $$

BEEFSTEAK 7101 Democracy Blvd. (Westfield Montgomery mall), 301-365-0608, beefsteakveggies.com. The fastcasual spot from chef José Andrés is heavily focused on seasonal vegetables for build-your-own bowls and

salads (or pick one of their suggested combinations).

Toppings such as poached egg, chicken sausage and salt-cured salmon are also in the lineup. L D $

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BENIHANA 7935 Wisconsin Ave., 301-652-5391, benihana. com. Experience dinner-as-theater as the chef chops and cooks beef, chicken, vegetables and seafood tableside on the hibachi. This popular national chain serves sushi, too. The kids’ menu includes a California roll and hibachi chicken, steak and shrimp entrées. J L D $$

Price designations are for a threecourse dinner for two including tip and tax, but excluding alcohol. $ up to $50 $$ $51-$100 $$$ $101-$150 $$$$ $151+ Outdoor Dining b  Children’s Menu B Breakfast R Brunch L Lunch D Dinner

BETHESDA CRAB HOUSE 4958 Bethesda Ave., 301-652-3382, bethesdacrab house.com. In the same location since 1961, this casual, family-owned dining spot features jumbo lump crabcakes, oysters on the half shell and jumbo spiced shrimp. Extra large and jumbo-sized crabs available year-round; call ahead to reserve.

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BETHESDA CURRY KITCHEN 4860 Cordell Ave., 301-656-0062, bethesda currykitchen.com. The restaurant offers lunch buffet and Southern Indian vegan specialties, served in a spare and casual setting. There are plenty of choices from the tandoor oven, as well as vegetarian, seafood and meat curries. L D $

BGR: THE BURGER JOINT 4827 Fairmont Ave., 301-358-6137, bgrtheburger joint.com. The burgers are good and the vibe is great at this frequently packed eatery next to Veterans Park. Try the veggie burger, made with a blend of brown rice, black beans, molasses and oats. ❂ J L D $

THE BIG GREEK CAFÉ 4806 Rugby Ave., 301-907-4976, biggreekcafe. com. Owned by the Marmaras brothers, the café serves Greek specialties, including a top-notch chicken souvlaki pita. L D $

BISTRO PROVENCE (EDITORS’ PICK) 4933 Fairmont Ave., 301-656-7373, bistroprovence.org. Chef Yannick Cam brings his formidable experience to a casual French bistro with a lovely courtyard. The Dinner Bistro Fare, served daily from 5 to 6:30 p.m., offers a choice of appetizer, main course and dessert for $35.

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BLACK’S BAR & KITCHEN (EDITORS’ PICK) 7750 Woodmont Ave., 301-652-5525, blacksbar andkitchen.com. Customers count on the impeccable use of fresh and local ingredients and enjoy dining on the expansive patio. The bar draws crowds for happy hour. ❂ R L D $$$

BRICKSIDE FOOD & DRINK 4866 Cordell Ave., 301-312-6160, brickside bethesda.com. Prohibition-era drinks meet Italian bar bites and entrées. Dishes range from fried pork and waffles to short ribs. Try one of the colorfully named punches, which include Pink Murder Punch and Snow Cone Punch. ❂ R L D $$

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CADDIES ON CORDELL 4922 Cordell Ave., 301-215-7730, caddieson cordell.com. Twentysomethings gather at this golfthemed spot to enjoy beer and wings specials in a casual, rowdy atmosphere that frequently spills onto the large patio. Voted “Best Bar/Restaurant to Watch a Caps Game” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2019. ❂ J R L D $

CAFÉ DELUXE 4910 Elm St., 301-656-3131, cafedeluxe.com. This local chain serves bistro-style American comfort food in a fun and noisy setting with wood fans and colorful, oversized European liquor posters. Menu options include burgers, entrées, four varieties of flatbread and mussels served three different ways.

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CASA OAXACA (NEW) 4905 Fairmont Ave., 240-858-6181. The focus is on tacos at this family-owned Mexican restaurant, but you’ll also find fajitas, salads, quesadillas and more on the menu. There’s an indoor bar and an outdoor beer garden. ❂ J L D $$

CAVA 7101 Democracy Blvd., Suite 2360 (Westfield Montgomery mall), 301-658-2233; 4832 Bethesda Ave., 301-656-1772; cava.com. The guys from CAVA Mezze restaurant have created a Greek version of Chipotle. Choose the meat, dip or spread for a pita, bowl or salad. House-made juices and teas provide a healthful beverage option. ❂ (Bethesda Avenue location) L D $

CESCO OSTERIA 7401 Woodmont Ave., 301-654-8333, cesco-osteria.com. Longtime chef Francesco Ricchi turns out Tuscan specialties, including pizza, pasta and focaccia in a big, jazzy space. Stop by the restaurant’s Co2 Lounge for an artisan cocktail before dinner. ❂ L D $$

CHEESY PIZZI 8021 Wisconsin Ave., 240-497-0000, cheesypizzibethesda.com. In addition to the standard offerings of a pizza joint, this spot (formerly Pizza Tempo under different owners) has sandwiches and boat-shaped Turkish pizza known as pide. L D $

CHEF TONY’S 4926 St. Elmo Ave., 301-654-3737, cheftonys bethesda.com. Chef-owner Tony Marciante focuses on Mediterranean seafood tapas, offering dishes ranging from fish and seafood to chicken, steak and pasta. Desserts include Drunken Strawberries and Classic Creme Brulée. J R L D $$

CHERCHER ETHIOPIAN 4921 Bethesda Ave., 301-652-6500, chercherrestaurant.com. The second branch of a D.C. Ethiopian spot, this restaurant and bar took over the space housing Suma. The décor is moderncontemporary and the menu features dishes—from beef to vegan—served on one large platter, meant for sharing, and Ethiopian wine. L D $

CITY LIGHTS OF CHINA 4953 Bethesda Ave., 301-913-9501, bethesda citylights.com. Longtime Chinese eatery serves familiar Sichuan and Beijing fare, including six types of dumplings and seven handmade noodle dishes. Red walls and chocolate-colored booths give the place a sharp look. L D $$

COOPER’S MILL 5151 Pooks Hill Road, 301-897-9400, coopersmillrestaurant.com/bethesda. The restaurant showcases a modern, stylish menu with stone-oven flatbreads, homemade tater tots and locally sourced produce. Local beers on draft and by the bottle, plus regional bourbon and gin.

Happy hour and private dining are offered.

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THE CORNER SLICE 7901 Norfolk Ave., 301-907-7542, thecornerslice. net. New York-style pizza, available by the slice or as a 20-inch pie. Specialty pizzas include the spinachartichoke white pie with ricotta, mozzarella and parmesan and the Buffalo Chicken Pie with blue cheese and hot sauce. ❂ L D $

DAILY GRILL One Bethesda Metro Center, 301-656-6100, dailygrill.com. Everyone from families to expenseaccount lunchers can find something to like about the big portions of fresh American fare, including chicken pot pie and jumbo lump crabcakes.

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DOG HAUS BIERGARTEN 7904 Woodmont Ave., 301-652-4287, bethesda. doghaus.com. This fast-casual California-based chain serves hot dogs, sausages, burgers and chicken sandwiches. The hot dogs are all beef and hormone- and antibiotic-free. The industrial-chic space includes picnic tables, TVs, a bar and more than two dozen beer choices. J L D $

DON POLLO

GRINGOS & MARIACHIS (EDITORS’ PICK)

10321 Westlake Drive, 301-347-6175; donpollogroup.com. Juicy, spiced birds and reasonable prices make this Peruvian chicken eatery a go-to place any night of the week. Family meals that serve four or six people are available.

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DUCK DUCK GOOSE (EDITORS’ PICK) 7929 Norfolk Ave., 301-312-8837, ddgbethesda. com. Thirty-five-seat French brasserie owned by chef Ashish Alfred. Small plates include steak tartare, and squid ink spaghetti with Manila clams and Fresno chilies. Among the entrées, look for updates of French classics, such as dry-aged duck with Bing cherries, and halibut with scallop mousse and puff pastry. ❂ L D $$

EJJI RAMEN 7101 Democracy Blvd. (Westfield Montgomery mall), 240-534-2842, ejjiramen.com. At this outpost of a Baltimore ramen shop, you’ll find build-your-own ramen and various spins on the noodle soup (pork, vegetarian, seafood). There’s also the Ejji Mac & Cheese Ramen Dog, a hot dog wrapped in ramen and cheese, then fried. J L D $

FARYAB AFGHAN CUISINE 4917 Cordell Ave., 301-951-3484. After closing for more than a year, Faryab reopened in 2017 and serves well-prepared Afghani country food, including Afghanistan’s answer to Middle Eastern kabobs, vegetarian entrées and unique sautéed pumpkin dishes, in a whitewashed dining room with native art on the walls. D $$

FISH TACO 7251 Woodmont Ave., 301-652-0010; 10305 Old Georgetown Road (Wildwood Shopping Center), 301-564-6000, fishtacoonline.com. This counterservice taqueria features a full roster of seafood as well as non-aquatic tacos, plus margaritas and other Mexican specialties. J L D $

FLANAGAN'S HARP & FIDDLE 4844 Cordell Ave., 301-951-0115, flanagansharp andfiddle.com. This stylish pub features live music several days a week, Tuesday night poker and Monday quiz nights. In addition to traditional stews and fried fish, Flanagan's offers smoked ribs, salmon and traditional Irish breakfast on weekends. ❂ J B L D $$

FUSE TACO (NEW) 4903 Cordell Ave., 301-312-6623, fusetaco.com.

This fast-casual spot serves flour tortillas filled with recipes from Jamaica (lamb curry), Sweden (chopped steak with cabbage), Israel (falafel balls), India (butter chicken) and seven other countries.

Drinks include beer, frozen sangria and frozen and regular margaritas. L D $

GARDEN GRILLE & BAR 7301 Waverly St. (Hilton Garden Inn), 301-6548111. Aside from a breakfast buffet featuring cooked-to-order omelets, waffles, fruit and more, the restaurant offers an extensive menu, from burgers to pasta dishes. J B D $$

GEORGE’S CHOPHOUSE 4935 Cordell Ave., 240-534-2675, georgesbethesda.com. This modern bistro with pop-culture décor features a seasonally changing menu of house-made pastas, plus a raw bar and a variety of steaks. The braised beef cheek fettucine combines two specialties: house-made pastas and slow-cooked meat. L D $$$

4928 Cordell Ave., 240-800-4266, gringosand mariachis.com. The owners of the popular Olazzo Italian restaurants in Bethesda and Silver Spring trade in the red sauce for salsa at this hip taqueria with edgy murals and plenty of tequila.

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GUAPO’S RESTAURANT 8130 Wisconsin Ave., 301-656-0888, guapos restaurant.com. This outpost of a local chain has everything you’d expect: margaritas and chips galore, as well as a handful of daily specials served in festive Mexican surroundings. Perfect for families and dates. J R L D $

GUARDADO’S 4918 Del Ray Ave., 301-986-4920, guardados.com.

Chef-owner Nicolas Guardado, who trained at Jaleo, opened this hidden gem devoted to Latin-Spanish cooking in 2007 and has developed a following with tapas specialties like shrimp and sausage, stuffed red peppers and paella. J L D $

GUSTO FARM TO STREET 7101 Democracy Blvd. (Westfield Montgomery mall), 301-312-6509; 4733 Elm St., 240-3966398; eatgusto.com. The fast-casual eatery aims to serve healthy fare, with a focus on pizzas and salads. The menu includes suggested combos but you can also build your own. Pizza crust comes in cauliflower, whole grain or traditional. ❂ (Elm Street location only) L D $

HANARO RESTAURANT & LOUNGE 7820 Norfolk Ave., 301-654-7851, hanarobethesda. com. The restaurant’s modern dark woods combined with a light-filled dining room brighten its corner location, and the menu includes sushi and Asian fusion main courses such as pad Thai and galbi (Korean ribs). The bar offers a daily happy hour. ❂ L D $$

HIMALAYAN HERITAGE 4925 Bethesda Ave., 301-654-1858, himalayan heritagebethesda.com. The menu includes North Indian, Nepali, Indo-Chinese and Tibetan cuisines, featuring momos (Nepalese dumplings), Indian takes on Chinese chow mein and a large selection of curry dishes. L D $

HOUSE OF FOONG LIN 4613 Willow Lane, 301-656-3427, foonglin.com.

The Chinese restaurant features Cantonese, Hunan and Sichuan cuisine, including chef’s recommendations, low-fat choices and lots of traditional noodle dishes. L D $$

HOUSE OF MILAE 4932 St. Elmo Ave., 301-654-1997. The Kang family, who own Milae Cleaners in Bethesda, bring simple Korean dishes to their first food foray. Chef “M&M” Kang prepares home-style fare such as bulgogi, galbi and bibimbap. The kids’ menu has one item: spaghetti, made from the recipe of owner Thomas Kang’s former college roommate’s mother.

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THE IRISH INN AT GLEN ECHO 6119 Tulane Ave., 301-229-6600, irishinnglenecho. com. This historic tavern has been a family home and a biker bar, but its incarnation as the Irish Inn has been delivering smiles and hearty food since 2003. Traditional Irish music on Monday nights, The 19th Street Band or other live music on Wednesday nights and live jazz on Sunday nights. ❂ J R L D $$

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dine JALEO (EDITORS’ PICK) 7271 Woodmont Ave., 301-913-0003, jaleo.com.

The restaurant that launched the American career of chef José Andrés and popularized Spanish tapas for a Washington, D.C., audience offers hot, cold, spicy and creative small plates served with outstanding Spanish wines. Voted “Best Small Plates” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2019. ❂ R L D $$

JETTIES 4829 Fairmont Ave., 301-769-6844, jettiesdc. com. The only suburban location of the popular Nantucket-inspired sandwich shop, which has five restaurants in Northwest Washington, D.C. Aside from the signature Nobadeer sandwich (roasted turkey and stuffing with cranberry sauce and mayonnaise on sourdough), look for large salads and an innovative children’s menu. ❂ J L D $

KADHAI (EDITORS’ PICK) 7905 Norfolk Ave., 301-718-0121, kadhai.com.

This popular Indian restaurant formerly known as Haandi serves a variety of traditional chicken, lamb and seafood dishes, plus rice and vegetarian dishes and a selection of breads. An extensive lunch buffet is offered daily. Voted “Best Indian Restaurant” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2018. ❂ L D $$

LA PANETTERIA 4921 Cordell Ave., 301-951-6433, lapanetteria. com. La Panetteria transports diners into a quaint Italian villa with its impeccable service and Old World atmosphere, serving such Southern and Northern Italian classic dishes as homemade spaghetti and veal scaloppine. L D $$

LE PAIN QUOTIDIEN 7140 Bethesda Lane, 301-913-2902; 10217 Old Georgetown Road (Wildwood Shopping Center), 240-752-8737, lepainquotidien.com. New Yorkbased Belgian-born bakery/restaurant chain with farmhouse vibe, featuring organic breads, European breakfast and dessert pastries, savory egg dishes, soups, Belgian open-faced sandwiches, entrée salads, wine and Belgian beer by the bottle. ❂ JBRLD$

LE VIEUX LOGIS 7925 Old Georgetown Road, 301-652-6816, levieuxlogisrestaurantmd.com. The colorful exterior will draw you into this family-run Bethesda institution, but classic French dishes such as Dover sole meunière and mussels in a white wine broth will keep you coming back. ❂ D $$$

LOTUS GRILL & BAR (NEW) 4929 Elm St., 301-312-8191, lotusbethesda. com. You have your pick of traditional Indian fare (including pork chops, chicken and other items cooked in a tandoor oven), tacos (lunch only) and pizza (some with elements of Indian food) at this downtown Bethesda spot. L D $$

LUCY ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT 4865 Cordell Ave., 301-347-7999. The authentic Ethiopian menu here includes beef and lamb plates, such as kitfo (raw beef) sandwiches and boneless braised yebeg alicha (Ethiopian mild lamb stew).

The interior is decorated with Ethiopian-inspired art and features a full bar. Beef and vegan samplers are available at the Bethesda location. L D $

LUKE’S LOBSTER 7129 Bethesda Lane, 301-718-1005, lukeslobster. com. This upscale carryout features authentic lobster, shrimp and crab rolls; the seafood is shipped directly from Maine. Try the Taste of Maine, which offers all three kinds of rolls, plus two crab claws.❂ L D $

MAKI BAR 6831 Wisconsin Ave. (Shops of Wisconsin), 301907-9888, makibarbethesda.com. This tiny 30-seat Japanese restaurant and sushi bar offers 60-plus kinds of maki rolls, categorized as Classic (tuna roll), Crunch Lover (spicy crunch California roll) and Signature (eel, avocado, tobiko, crab), along with sushi, sashimi, noodle bowls and rice-based entrées. L D $$

MAMMA LUCIA 4916 Elm St., 301-907-3399, mammalucia restaurants.com. New York-style pizza dripping with cheese and crowd-pleasing red sauce, and favorites like chicken Parmesan and linguini with clams draw the crowds to this local chain. Gluten-free options available. ❂ L D $$

MEDIUM RARE 4904 Fairmont Ave., 301-215-8739, mediumrare restaurant.com. A prix fixe menu that comes with bread, salad, steak and fries is the sole option at this small chain outpost (there are two Medium Rares in D.C.). Desserts cost extra. Weekend brunch also features a prix fixe menu. D $$

MODERN MARKET 4930 Elm St., 240-800-4733, modernmarket. com. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, this Bethesda Row eatery is part of a Denver-based chain. The focus is on seasonal, from-scratch fare and ingredients such as nitrate- and hormonefree bacon. Sandwiches, soups, salads and pizza dominate the menu. ❂ J B R L D $

MOMO CHICKEN & GRILL 4862 Cordell Ave., Bethesda, 240-483-0801, momofc.com. Skip the breasts, and head for the wings or drumsticks at Bethesda’s first Korean fried chicken spot. Options such as seafood pancakes, bulgogi and bibimbap are part of the extensive offerings, all served in a hip space with framed record albums gracing the walls. ❂ J L D $$

MON AMI GABI (EDITORS’ PICK) 7239 Woodmont Ave., 301-654-1234, monamigabi. com. Waiters serve bistro classics such as escargot, steak frites and profiteroles in a dark and boisterous spot that doesn’t feel like a chain. Live jazz Thursday nights. Voted “Best Restaurant Wine List” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2019. ❂ J R L D $$

MORTON’S, THE STEAKHOUSE 7400 Wisconsin Ave., 301-657-2650, mortons. com. An ultra-sophisticated steak house serving pricey, large portions of prime-aged beef and drinks.

The restaurant is known for a top-notch dinner experience but also offers lunch and a bar menu.

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MUSSEL BAR & GRILLE 7262 Woodmont Ave., 301-215-7817, musselbar. com. Kensington resident and big-name chef Robert Wiedmaier serves his signature mussels, plus wood-fired tarts, salads and sandwiches. Wash them all down with a choice of 40 Belgian beers. ❂ R L D $$

NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE’S 10400 Old Georgetown Road, 240-316-4555, notyouraveragejoes.com. This Massachusettsbased chain’s moderately priced menu offers burgers, big salads and stone-hearth pizzas, plus entrées including Anything But Average Meatloaf. ❂ J L D $$

OLAZZO (EDITORS’ PICK) 7921 Norfolk Ave., 301-654-9496, olazzo.com.

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prices. Founded by brothers Riccardo and Roberto Pietrobono, it was voted “Best Italian Restaurant”

by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2018. ❂ L D $$

THE ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Store D, 301-986-0285, ophrestaurants.com. Along with the classic flapjacks on this chain’s menu, you’ll find flavorpacked items such as apple pancakes with a cinnamon sugar glaze. And it’s not just pancakes to pick from: The restaurant serves a variety of waffles, crepes, eggs and omelets. J B L $

PASSAGE TO INDIA (EDITORS’ PICK) 4931 Cordell Ave., 301-656-3373, passagetoindia. info. Top-notch, pan-Indian fare by chef-owner Sudhir Seth, with everything from garlic naan to fish curry made to order. ❂ R L D $$

PASSIONFISH BETHESDA 7187 Woodmont Ave., 301-358-6116, passionfish bethesda.com. The second location of Passion Food Hospitality’s splashy seafood restaurant features stunning coastal-themed décor and an extensive menu of shellfish, caviar, sushi, chef’s specialties and fresh catches of the day. Voted “Best Happy Hour” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2018.

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PAUL 4760 Bethesda Ave., 301-656-3285, paul-usa. com. Fifth-generation, family-owned French bakery becomes an international chain, with locations in close to 35 countries. Aside from breads and pastries, look for soups, sandwiches and quiche. ❂BLD$

PENANG MALAYSIAN & THAI CUISINE & BAR 4933 Bethesda Ave., 301-657-2878, penang maryland.com. At this Malaysian spot decorated with exotic dark woods and a thatched roof, spices run the gamut of Near and Far Eastern influence, and flavors include coconut, lemongrass, sesame and chili sauce. L D $$

PINES OF ROME 4918 Cordell Ave., 301-657-8775. Longtime Italian restaurant, formerly on Hampden Lane, still serves traditional pasta, pizza, fish and seafood at prices that are easy on the wallet. The white pizza is a hit, and don’t forget the spaghetti and meatballs.

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PIZZERIA DA MARCO (EDITORS’ PICK) 8008 Woodmont Ave., 301-654-6083, pizzeria damarco.net. Authentic Neapolitan pizzas fired in a 900-degree Italian brick oven range from the Siciliana with eggplant confit and black olives to the Solo Carne with sausage, pepperoni and salame.

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POSITANO RISTORANTE ITALIANO 4940-48 Fairmont Ave., 301-654-1717, epositano.com. An authentic Italian, family-run restaurant popular for private events, large and small. Colorful rooms are decorated with Italian landscapes, copper pots and hanging plants, and the outdoor patio is one of the most beautiful in the county. ❂ L D $$

PRALINE BAKERY & BISTRO 4611 Sangamore Road, 301-229-8180, praline-bakery.com. This sunny restaurant offers a tempting bakery takeout counter, full dining service and a patio. The food, which includes chicken pot pie and pralines, is French with an American accent. ❂ J B R L D $$

PRIMA (NEW) 7280 Woodmont Ave., 301-215-8300, craveprima. com. Renowned chef Michael Schlow aims to put

a healthful spin on Italian food at this fast-casual eatery featuring bowls (no pizza or pasta here). Pick a suggested bowl (the della nonna has meatballs, ricotta, brown rice, roasted cauliflower, roasted zucchini and spicy tomato-basil vinaigrette) or create your own. Menu items are gluten-free and include local vegetables, fresh herbs, legumes and sustainable meat and fish. L D $

Q BY PETER CHANG (EDITORS’ PICK) 4500 East West Highway, 240-800-3722, qbypeterchang.com. Notable chef Peter Chang’s high-end flagship restaurant offers traditional Chinese dishes in an attractive, modern space.

Peking duck, double-cooked pork belly and other authentic Sichuan cuisine are served, and some dishes are “ultimate spicy” for brave palates. ❂  L D $$

RAKU (EDITORS’ PICK) 7240 Woodmont Ave., 301-718-8680, rakuasian dining.com. Voted “Best Sushi” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2018, this casual restaurant has bamboo walls that do little to dampen the noise, but the menu satisfies with everything from sushi to kung pao chicken. ❂ L D $$

RICE PADDIES GRILL & PHO 4706 Bethesda Ave., 301-718-1862, ricepaddies grill.com. This cute copper-and-green eat-in/carryout makes quick work of Vietnamese favorites such as pork, beef and vegetable skewers infused with lemongrass and the classic beef noodle soup known as pho. L D $

ROCK BOTTOM RESTAURANT & BREWERY 7900 Norfolk Ave., 301-652-1311, rockbottom.com.

India Pale Ales and specialty dark brews are among the award-winning beers crafted in-house at this cavernous yet welcoming chain, which offers a vast menu. The burgers are the real deal. ❂  L D $$

RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE 7315 Wisconsin Ave., 301-652-7877, ruthschris. com. A dark and clubby feel makes this elegant chain popular with families as well as the happyhour crowd. Don’t skip the fresh seafood choices, which include Caribbean lobster tail and barbecued shrimp. D $$$

SALA THAI 4828 Cordell Ave., 301-654-4676, salathaidc. com. This Thai mainstay cooks the classics and offers diners a nearly panoramic view of Woodmont Avenue through huge, curved windows. Live jazz Friday and Saturday evenings. L D $$

SAPHIRE CAFÉ 7940 Wisconsin Ave., 301-986-9708. A relaxing spot for tasting everything from Maryland-style crab soup to Argentine skirt steak, Saphire pumps it up a notch on Friday and Saturday nights with drink specials and DJs. Tiki bar open Wednesdays through Saturdays. ❂ L D $

SATSUMA 8003 Norfolk Ave., 301-652-1400, satsumajp. com. Bethesda’s first yakiniku (Japanese barbecue) restaurant has built-in grills at each table. Diners select a cut—short rib, chuck rib, skirt or tongue— and prepare it themselves. There’s also an extensive sushi and sashimi menu, as well as interesting cooked dishes. L D $$

SHANGRI-LA NEPALESE AND INDIAN CUISINE 7345-A Wisconsin Ave., 301-656-4444, shangrila bethesda.com. Northern Indian and Nepali specialties such as butter chicken and fresh flatbreads known as naan shine here. The extensive menu ranges from soups and salads to tandoori and kabobs. L D $

SHARE WINE LOUNGE & SMALL PLATE BISTRO 8120 Wisconsin Ave. (DoubleTree Hotel), 301-652-2000, doubletreebethesda.com/dining. aspx. Share some buffalo chicken sliders or avocado bruschetta, or go for main courses ranging from Yankee pot roast to cedar plank-roasted salmon. B L D $$

SILVER (EDITORS’ PICK) 7150 Woodmont Ave., 301-652-9780, eatatsilver. com. Upscale, tonier version of the homegrown Silver Diner chain, with modern takes on American classics and an emphasis on healthy, local and organic ingredients. Sleek interior takes its cue from the 1920s. ❂  B R L D $$

SMOKE BBQ BETHESDA 4858 Cordell Ave., 301-656-2011, smokebbq.com.

Pulled pork, beef brisket, smoked chicken, ribs and all the fixin’s, plus starters including smoked tomato soup and fried pickles served in a friendly, casual space.  L D $

ST. ARNOLD'S MUSSEL BAR 7525 Old Georgetown Road, 240-821-6830, starnoldsmussel.com. Czech, German and Belgian brews served in an authentic beer-hall setting, furnished with the same benches as those used in the Hofbrau brewhouse in Munich. Pub menu

Exquisite French food, charming atmosphere, and attentive service. In the heart of Chevy Chase, the charm of the country side at your door step.

“La Ferme is one of the area’s most pleasant places to catch up with friends, do business or toast a big day.”

Tom Sietsema, Food critique of the Washington Post (March 4, 2018)

7101 Brookville Road Chevy Chase, MD 301-986-5255

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SWEETGREEN 4831 Bethesda Ave.301-654-7336, sweetgreen. com. The sweetgreen fast-casual chain—with its focus on local and organic ingredients— concentrates on salads (devise your own, or pick from a list) and soups. Look for eco-friendly décor and a healthy sensibility. ❂ L D $

TAKO GRILL 4914 Hampden Lane (The Shoppes of Bethesda), 301-652-7030, takogrill.com. Longtime, popular sushi destination relocated to the space formerly occupied by Hinode Japanese Restaurant. Look for the same traditional sushi menu, plus some new options, such as griddle-cooked teppanyaki at lunch, and more varieties of yakitori at dinner. L D $$

TANDOORI NIGHTS 7236 Woodmont Ave., 301-656-4002, tandoorinightsbethesda.com. Located in the heart of downtown Bethesda, the restaurant serves traditional Indian fare ranging from tandoori chicken, marinated in yogurt and spices, to a biryani flavored with saffron, nuts and raisins. ❂ L D $$

TAPP’D BETHESDA 4915 St. Elmo Ave., 240-630-8120, tappdbethesda.com. Beer-centric gastropub offering 40-plus beers on tap, 100-plus bottles and beer flights. Food menu includes standard American fare: soups and salads, char-grilled wings, beer-battered onion rings, burgers, brats and mains such as crabcakes, barbecue ribs and beer-can chicken pot pie. Top it off with a root beer float. ❂ J L D $$

TARA THAI 7101 Democracy Blvd. (Westfield Montgomery mall), 301-657-0488, tarathai.com. Thai cuisine goes high style at Bethesda Magazine readers’ pick for “Best Thai Restaurant” in 2018. With colorful murals of ocean creatures looking on, diners can try dishes ranging from mild to adventurous. L D $$

TASTEE DINER 7731 Woodmont Ave., 301-652-3970, tasteediner. com. For 80 years, this crowd-pleasing if slightly sagging spot has served up everything from breakfast to burgers to blue-plate specials such as steak and crabcakes to crowds of loyal customers.

Open 24 hours. J B L D $

TERRAIN CAFÉ (EDITORS’ PICK) 7228 Woodmont Ave., 240-345-9492, shopterrain. com/restaurants. Located inside the Anthropologie & Co. at Bethesda Row, this quaint café changes its menu with the seasons. Look for cheese boards; salads; toast topped with eggplant, smoked salmon or fig; and entrées such as duck breast and a fried cauliflower sandwich. See our review on page 240. ❂ R L D $$

THELO GREEK GRILL 8009 Norfolk Ave., 301-654-7335. Greek classics such as gyros and meat skewers are the main offerings at this small full-service restaurant in the former Bistro LaZeez space.

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4839 Del Ray Ave., 301-654-4443, tiaqueta.com.

This longtime family and happy-hour favorite offers authentic Mexican food such as moles and fish dishes, as well as the usual Tex-Mex options. Drink menu includes American and Mexican beers. ❂ J L D $$

TOMMY JOE’S 7940 Norfolk Ave., 301-654-3801, tommyjoes.com.

This Bethesda institution is now in the space formerly housing Urban Heights. The second-floor, window-filled corner location suits its sports bar persona, and the vast rooftop is ideal for outdoor drinking and snacking. Fare includes wings (Pohostyle, grilled and smoky, are a good option), burgers, crabcakes and ribs. Chunky brisket chili, on its own or on nachos, is a winner. ❂ L D $$

TRATTORIA SORRENTO (EDITORS’ PICK) 4930 Cordell Ave., 301-718-0344, trattoriasorrento. com. This family-run Italian favorite offers homemade pastas, baked eggplant and fresh fish dishes. Half-price bottles of wine on Wednesdays.

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TRUE FOOD KITCHEN (EDITORS’ PICK) 7100 Wisconsin Ave., 240-200-1257, truefoodkitchen.com. Health-focused chain prides itself on serving fresh ingredients and features an open kitchen. The eclectic, multicultural menu changes from season to season, and includes sandwiches, salads and pizza. Beer, wine and freshfruit and vegetable cocktails are also available.

Voted “Best New Restaurant” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2018. ❂ R L D $

UNCLE JULIO’S 4870 Bethesda Ave., 301-656-2981, unclejulios. com. Loud and large, this Tex-Mex eatery packs in families and revelers fueling up on fajitas, tacos and more. Kids love to watch the tortilla machine. ❂ J R L D $$

VILLAIN & SAINT 7141 Wisconsin Ave., 240-800-4700, villainand saint.com. Listen to live music while digging into salt-roasted beets or slow-smoked pork ribs at this hip bar, courtesy of chef Robert Wiedmaier’s RW Restaurant Group. Delightfully dated décor includes lava lamps and photos of late great rock stars.

The menu is divided into hearty dishes (villain) and vegetarian options (saint). ❂ R L D $$

VÜK 4924 St. Elmo Ave., 301-652-8000, vukpinball. com. VÜK owner (and MOM’S Organic Market CEO) Scott Nash consulted restaurateur Mark Bucher for the only thing offered on the short menu of his Bethesda pinball arcade other than Trickling Springs Creamery’s soft-serve ice cream: thin-crust New York-style pizza and thick-crust Sicilian pizza sold by the slice or as whole pies: cheese, sausage, pepperoni and mushroom/onion. L D $

WANG DYNASTY (NEW) 4929 Bethesda Ave., 301-654-1188. A mix of dishes from Shanghai and Taiwan—sweet and sour chicken, crispy shrimp with minced pork, Peking duck, pan-fried noodles with beef—fill the long menu at this Chinese restaurant in the space that housed Shanghai Village. Weekend dim sum is offered. R L D $$

WILDWOOD KITCHEN (EDITORS’ PICK) 10223 Old Georgetown Road (Wildwood Shopping Center), 301-571-1700, wildwoodkitchenrw.com.

Chef Robert Wiedmaier’s attractive neighborhood bistro serving fresh and light modern cuisine.

Entrées range from Amish chicken with a scallion potato cake to grilled Atlantic salmon with creamy polenta. L D $$

WOODMONT GRILL (EDITORS’ PICK) 7715 Woodmont Ave., 301-656-9755, hillstone. com. Part of the Houston’s chain, the eatery offers such classics as spinach-and-artichoke dip and its famous burgers, but also house-baked breads, more exotic dishes, live jazz and a granite bar. Voted “Best Restaurant Service” by Bethesda

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Magazine readers in 2018, and “Best Restaurant in Bethesda” by readers in 2019. ❂ L D $$$

WORLD OF BEER 7200 Wisconsin Ave., 240-389-9317, worldofbeer. com. Craft beer-focused tavern chain offers 50 brews on tap rotating daily and hundreds of bottled options. Food is classic pub fare, including hamburgers, wings and bratwurst sandwiches, as well as flatbreads and salads. ❂ J R L D $

YUZU 7345-B Wisconsin Ave., 301-656-5234, yuzu bethesda.com. Diners will find authentic Japanese dishes, including sushi, sashimi and cooked tofu, vegetable, tempura, meat and fish dishes, prepared by sushi chef and owner Yoshihisa Ota. L D $$

CABIN JOHN FISH TACO 7945 MacArthur Blvd., 301-229-0900, fishtacoonline.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂JLD$

SAL’S ITALIAN KITCHEN (EDITORS’ PICK) 7945 MacArthur Blvd., 240-802-2370, salsitalian kitchen.net. Persimmon and Wild Tomato owners Damian and Stephanie Salvatore replaced their Asian concept Indigo House with a return to their roots. Find traditional Italian fare, such as bruschetta, risotto balls, Caprese salad, meatball subs, fettuccine Alfredo, chicken cacciatore and shrimp scampi. ❂ L D $$

WILD TOMATO (EDITORS’ PICK) 7945 MacArthur Blvd., 301-229-0680, wildtomatorestaurant.com. A family-friendly neighborhood restaurant from Persimmon owners Damian and Stephanie Salvatore, serving salads, sandwiches and pizza. Voted “Best Neighborhood Restaurant” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2019. ❂ J L D $

CHEVY CHASE ALFIO’S LA TRATTORIA 4515 Willard Ave., 301-657-9133, alfios.com.

This Northern Italian classic on the first floor of The Willoughby of Chevy Chase Condominium has been feeding families and casual diners for more than 30 years. Look for traditional pasta, veal and chicken dishes (plus pizza), served in an Old World environment. J L D $$

THE CAPITAL GRILLE 5310 Western Ave., 301-718-7812, capitalgrille. com. The upscale steak-house chain, known for its He-Man-sized portions and extensive wine list, is located in The Shops at Wisconsin Place. Entrées also include chicken, lamb chops, salmon and lobster. L D $$$$

CLYDE’S 5441 Wisconsin Ave., 301-951-9600, clydes. com. The popular restaurant features a frequently changing menu of American favorites and a collection of vintage airplanes and cars, as well as a model train running on a track around the ceiling. ❂ J R L D $$

DON POLLO 7007 Wisconsin Ave., 301-652-0001, donpolloonline.com. See Bethesda listing. L D $

LA FERME (EDITORS’ PICK) 7101 Brookville Road, 301-986-5255, laferme restaurant.com. This charming Provence-style restaurant serving classic French cuisine is a popular choice for an intimate dinner. Cognac Le Bar at La Ferme, a bar within the restaurant, opened in fall 2016. The bar serves small plates and cocktails. Voted “Best Romantic Restaurant”

by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2018, and “Best Restaurant in Chevy Chase” and “Best SpecialOccasion Restaurant” by readers in 2019. ❂ R L D $$$

LIA'S 4435 Willard Ave., 240-223-5427, chefgeoff.com.

Owner Geoff Tracy focuses on high-quality, low-fuss modern Italian-American fare at this modern space with a wine room. Pizzas, house-made pastas and fresh fish please business lunchers and dinner crowds. ❂  R L D $

MANOLI CANOLI RESTAURANT 8540 Connecticut Ave., 301-951-1818, manolicanoli.com. Italian and Greek specialties abound at a fun family eatery that features a large prepared foods section, dishes made with olive oil from owner Stavros Manolakos’ family farm in Greece and homemade mozzarella on pizza and subs. ❂  L D $

MEIWAH RESTAURANT 4457 Willard Ave., 301-652-9882, meiwah restaurant.com. This modern restaurant on the second floor of a Friendship Heights office building offers top-quality Chinese dishes that are hard to beat. There’s also a sushi bar with an extensive menu. A fountain sparkles on the outdoor patio. ❂ L D $$

MOBY DICK HOUSE OF KABOB 7023 Wisconsin Ave., 301-654-1838, mobyskabob. com. This kabob takeout/eat-in mainstay was one of the first kabob places in the area. It makes its own pita bread. The menu includes a variety of salads and vegetarian sandwiches and platters.

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PERSIMMON (EDITORS’ PICK) 7003 Wisconsin Ave., 301-654-9860, persimmon restaurant.com. Owners Damian and Stephanie Salvatore’s popular restaurant offers casual fare from salads to sandwiches to meat and seafood entrées in a bistro setting featuring a lively bar, cozy booths and bright paintings on the walls. ❂ R L D $$

POTOMAC PIZZA 19 Wisconsin Circle, 301-951-1127, potomac pizza.com. This cheery, casual dining room provides a break from the ultra-posh shopping surrounding it. In addition to pizza, subs and pastas are popular.

Beer and wine available. ❂  L D $

SUSHIKO (EDITORS’ PICK) 5455 Wisconsin Ave., 301-961-1644, sushiko restaurants.com. Known as one of the Washington, D.C., area’s most respected sushi restaurants, Sushiko offers a wide range of sushi and other dishes. Kōbō, a restaurant within the restaurant, allows eight people to dine on 12- to 15-course tasting menus. ❂ L D $$

TAVIRA 8401 Connecticut Ave., 301-652-8684, tavira restaurant.com. Fish stews and several versions of bacalhau (salted cod) figure prominently on the menu of this intriguing Portuguese restaurant, which manages to be charming and attractive despite its location in an office building basement. L D $$

GARRETT PARK BLACK MARKET BISTRO (EDITORS’ PICK) 4600 Waverly Ave., 301-933-3000, blackmarket restaurant.com. Sublime American bistro fare served in a restored Victorian building next to railroad tracks; the building once served as a general store and still houses a post office.

Entrées range from swordfish to a burger and pizza, including several vegetable options. Voted “Best Restaurant in Garrett Park/Kensington” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2019. ❂  R L D $$

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KENSINGTON THE DISH & DRAM 10301 Kensington Parkway, 301-962-4046, thedishanddram.com. The owners of The Daily Dish in Silver Spring serve comfort food made with local ingredients in a 2,800-square-foot space in Kensington. Steak frites, Maryland crab soup, burgers and house-made desserts are on the menu.  R L D $$

FRANKLY…PIZZA! (EDITORS’ PICK) 10417 Armory Ave., 301-832-1065, franklypizza. com. Owner Frank Linn turns out high-quality pizza in a rustic brick-and-mortar restaurant. The menu offers wood-fired pies topped with home-cured meats and tomato sauce made from an 80-yearold family recipe. Wines and homemade sodas served on tap, too. Voted "Best Pizza" by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2018. ❂ L D $

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K TOWN BISTRO 3784 Howard Ave., 301-933-1211, ktownbistro. com. Try filet mignon, duck breast à l’orange, chicken marsala and other classic continental dishes from this family-run eatery owned by Gonzalo Barba, former longtime captain of the restaurant in the Watergate Hotel. L D $$

KNOWLES STATION WINE & CO. (NEW) 10414 Detrick Ave., Suite 100; 301-272-9080; knowlesstation.com. Part retail wine shop, part restaurant, part bar, this spot near the intersection of Knowles and Summit avenues features a short menu with meat and cheese plates, appetizers, salads and sandwiches (including grilled chicken, roast pork and crabcake). Find more than a dozen beers on draft and more than two dozen wines by the glass, plus lots of beer and wine to go. ❂  L D $$

NORTH POTOMAC/ GAITHERSBURG &PIZZA 258 Crown Park Ave. (Downtown Crown), 240-4998447, andpizza.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ L D $

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dine ATHENS GRILL 9124 Rothbury Drive, 301-975-0757, athensgrill. com. This casual, friendly, family-run restaurant specializes in authentic Greek cooking, using recipes handed down through generations.

Specialties such as rotisserie chicken, chargrilled salmon with a lemon dill sauce and lamb kabobs are cooked on a hardwood grill. L D $

BARKING MAD CAFE 239 Spectrum Ave., 240-297-6230, barkingmad cafe.com. Cooking from a wood hearth and selecting vegetables, herbs and edible flowers from its aeroponic (grown in air/mist but without soil) organic garden, Barking Mad Cafe has a corner spot in Watkins Mill Town Center. Look for madefrom-scratch brunch, lunch and dinner sweets and savories, such as breakfast pizza, watermelon salad and farro salad. ❂ R L D $$

BONEFISH GRILL 82 Market St., 240-631-2401, bonefishgrill. com. While fresh fish cooked over a wood fire is the centerpiece of this upscale Florida chain, the steaks, crab cakes and specialty martinis make it a fun option for happy hour and those with hearty appetites. R L D $$

BUCA DI BEPPO 122 Kentlands Blvd., 301-947-7346, bucadibeppo. com. The Kentlands outpost of this national chain serves huge, family-style portions of Italian specialties from fresh breads to antipasti and pasta dishes amid a sea of Italian kitsch. Desserts include Italian Creme Cake and tiramisu.

J L D $$

CAVA 213 Kentlands Blvd., 301-476-4209, cava.com.

See Bethesda listing. ❂ L D $

COAL FIRE 116 Main St., 301-519-2625, coalfireonline.com.

Homemade crusts fired by coal and topped with your choice of toppings and three different sauces: classic, spicy and signature, which is slightly sweet with a hint of spice. Salads, sandwiches and pasta also available, plus a full bar. ❂ L D $

COASTAL FLATS 135 Crown Park Ave. (Downtown Crown), 301869-8800, greatamericanrestaurants.com. First Maryland locale for Great American Restaurants, a Fairfax-based chain. Seaside-inspired décor extends to the menu, which offers lobster and shrimp rolls, fried grouper and Key lime pie. Steaks, pasta and burgers also served. Voted “Best Restaurant in Gaithersburg/North Potomac” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2018. ❂ J R L D $$

COPPER CANYON GRILL 100 Boardwalk Place, 240-631-0003, ccgrill.com.

Large portions of American classics such as salads, ribs and rotisserie chicken prepared with seasonal ingredients at family-friendly prices are the bill of fare at this spacious and casual chain restaurant.

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DOGFISH HEAD ALEHOUSE 800 W. Diamond Ave., 301-963-4847, dogfishale house.com. The first Maryland outpost of the popular Rehoboth Beach brewpub, the restaurant is packed with revelers and families clamoring for the Dogfish Head brews, burgers, pizzas and ribs. Check out the burger of the week. ❂ J L D $$

DON POLLO 9083 Gaither Road, 301-990-0981, donpollogroup. com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ L D $

EAST DIAMOND BREWING CO. 227 E. Diamond Ave., 240-261-6196. This American restaurant in a turn-of-the-century building in downtown Gaithersburg serves its own beers and other local beers on tap and a full menu with sandwiches, pasta and house-made crabcakes.

The upstairs bar area, which has occasional live music, has kept the previous name of the business: Greene Growlers. J L D $

FIREBIRDS WOOD FIRED GRILL 390 Spectrum Ave., 301-284-1770, gaithersburg. firebirdsrestaurants.com. Part of a chain, this restaurant in the Watkins Mill Town Center cooks steaks and seafood over a wood-fired grill. Designed to look like a Colorado lodge, the eatery tends toward classic fare for entrées (surf-and-turf, salmon, burgers) and dessert (chocolate cake, Key lime pie, carrot cake). ❂ J L D $$

GUAPO’S RESTAURANT 9811 Washingtonian Blvd., L-17, 301-977-5655, guaposrestaurant.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂JRLD$

HERSHEY’S RESTAURANT & BAR 17030 Oakmont Ave., 301-948-9893, hersheysat thegrove.com. Fried chicken that tastes like it was made by an aproned elder is served up in a clapboard building constructed in 1889. Besides the fab fried chicken, Hershey’s serves up warm rolls, inexpensive prices and live music. ❂ J B R L D $$

IL PORTO RESTAURANT 245 Muddy Branch Road, 301-590-0735, ilporto restaurant.com. A classic red-sauce menu, elegant murals of Venice and an authentic thincrust pizza are hallmarks of this friendly, unfussy Italian restaurant tucked in the Festival Shopping Center. Fried calamari and the white pizza are among customer favorites. Voted “Best Restaurant in Gaithersburg/North Potomac” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2019. ❂ L D $

INFERNO PIZZERIA NAPOLETANA (EDITORS’ PICK) 12207 Darnestown Road, 301-963-0115, inferno-pizzeria.com. Tony Conte, former executive chef of Washington, D.C.’s Oval Room, goes casual with his first restaurant, an authentic Neapolitan pizzeria offering sophisticated toppings such as shaved truffles and garlic confit. Cozy dining room seats 39, with a tiled, wood-burning pizza oven as the centerpiece. D $$

IXTAPALAPA TAQUERIA 411 N. Frederick Ave., 240-702-0217, ixtataqueria.com. The owners of Taco Bar (in a Gaithersburg gas station) serve Mexican street food at this fast-casual spot. Pick a protein to go on corn tortillas, then head to the fixings bar. Or try a taco that comes already topped (the alambre with bacon, grilled onions and red peppers and Oaxaca cheese is good). ❂ L D $

KENAKI SUSHI 706 Center Point Way, 240-224-7189, kenakisushi. com. This sushi counter at Kentlands Market Square offers what the owners call a “modern take on traditional sushi.” Experiment with the Black Magic roll, which comes with truffle oil and black sushi rice. Lunch is more informal, but at dinner there’s full service. L D $

THE MELTING POT 9021 Gaither Road, 301-519-3638, themeltingpot. com. There’s nothing like dipping bits of bread, vegetables and apples into a communal pot of hot cheese to get a date or a party started. The Melting

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NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE’S 245 Kentlands Blvd., 240-477-1040, notyouraveragejoes.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ J L D $$

OLD TOWN POUR HOUSE 212 Ellington Blvd. (Downtown Crown), 301-9636281, oldtownpourhouse.com. One of the eateries from Chicago’s Bottleneck Management restaurant company, this place features more than 90 local and international brews on tap. Classic American cuisine is served in a setting with copper-inlaid bars and high ceilings. ❂ L D $$

PALADAR LATIN KITCHEN & RUM BAR 203 Crown Park Ave., 301-330-4400, paladarlatinkitchen.com. This Cleveland-based chain covers the spectrum of Latin cuisine, with dishes from Cuba, the Caribbean and Central and South America. From Brazil, there’s feijoada stew; from Cuba, ropa vieja; and from Jamaica, jerk chicken. Bar selections includes 50 varieties of rum, 15 tequilas and six types of mojitos. ❂ J R L D $$

QUINCY’S BAR & GRILLE 616 Quince Orchard Road, 301-869-8200, quincysgroup.com. Energetic neighborhood pub with a sports bar atmosphere, Quincy’s also has an extensive menu with wings, pizza, build-yourown burgers and chicken sandwiches, plus entrées including Guinness-braised brisket. Live music is also a big draw. L D $

RED HOT & BLUE 16811 Crabbs Branch Way, 301-948-7333, redhotandblue.com. You’ll find generous portions of hickory-smoked barbecue, plus burgers, salads and wraps, and a Southern attitude at this chain popular for its office party takeout and its family-friendly, kitschy roadhouse décor. J L D $

RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE 106 Crown Park Ave. (Downtown Crown), 301-9901926, ruthschris.com. See Bethesda listing.

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SIN & GRIN 353 Main St., 301-977-5595, singrintacos.com.

Located in the heart of Kentlands Market Square, Sin & Grin is a fast-casual restaurant owned and operated by the Hristopoulos family, which also runs Vasili’s Kitchen. Pick from eight tacos, rotisserie chicken and an assortment of Mexican cuisine. L D $

TANDOORI NIGHTS 106 Market St., 301-947-4007, tandoorinightsmd. com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ L D $

TARA THAI 9811 Washingtonian Blvd., L-9, 301-947-8330, tarathai.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ L D $$

TED’S BULLETIN 220 Ellington Blvd. (Downtown Crown), 301990-0600, tedsbulletin.com. First Maryland location of the modern diner chainlet from the folks at Matchbox Food Group. Boozy milkshakes, homemade pop tarts and the Cinnamon Roll As Big As Ya Head (served weekends only) are among the specialties. ❂ J B R L D $$

TED’S MONTANA GRILL 105 Ellington Blvd. (Downtown Crown), 301-3300777, tedsmontanagrill.com. First Maryland location of billionaire and bison rancher Ted

Turner’s restaurant chain, which uses bison as the showpiece in a humongous selection of dishes, including burgers, meatloaf, nachos and chili.

Soups, salads, American classics and spiked milkshakes also available at this saloon-style eatery. ❂ J L D $$

THAI TANIUM 657 Center Point Way, 301-990-3699, thaitanium restaurant.com. Authentic Thai food laced with lots of chilies and garlic as hot as you like. Try one of the Thai street food dishes, such as roasted pork with Thai herbed sweet sauce and noodle soups. ❂JLD$

UNCLE JULIO’S 231 Rio Blvd. (RIO Washingtonian Center), 240-6322150, unclejulios.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ J R L D $$

VASILI'S KITCHEN 705 Center Point Way, 301-977-1011, vasilis kitchen.com. Tan and brown décor lends a cozy vibe to this 4,700-square-foot Kentlands restaurant.

The owners ran the popular Vasili’s Mediterranean Grill in another Kentlands location for more than a decade before closing it to focus on Vasili’s Kitchen.

The Mediterranean menu is heavy on seafood dishes. ❂ J D $$

THE WINE HARVEST, THE KENTLANDS 114 Market St., 301-869-4008, thewineharvest. com. Stop by this popular Cheers-like wine bar locally owned by the Meyrowitz family for a glass of wine or a Belgian beer. The menu includes salads, sandwiches and cheese plates. ❂ L D $

YARD HOUSE 211 Rio Blvd., 240-683-8790, yardhouse.com. Part of a chain with locations in California, Illinois and Texas, this RIO Washingtonian Center spot is big: The 13,000-square-foot restaurant has more than 100 beers on draft, and more than 100 items on its menu, from poke nachos and Nashville hot chicken to Parmesan-crusted pork loin and ginger-crusted salmon. ❂ J L D $$

YOYOGI SUSHI 317 Main St., 301-963-0001. yoyogisushi.wixsite. com/yoyogisushi. A no-nonsense neighborhood sushi place offering the familiar sushi, teriyaki, tempura and green tea or red bean ice cream. ❂ LD$

ZIKI JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE 10009 Fields Road, 301-330-3868, zikisteakhouse. com. This large steak house on a busy corner charms patrons with its fountains, stone Buddhas and geisha mannequins. Food offerings include sushi, as well as meats cooked on a tableside hibachi. J L D $$

POTOMAC ADDIE’S (EDITORS’ PICK) 12435 Park Potomac Ave., 301-340-0081, addies restaurant.com. Longtime North Bethesda restaurant from the Black Restaurant Group that closed in 2013 is reborn in the Park Potomac development. Date nights call for the signature entrées for two. ❂ R L D $$

ATTMAN’S DELICATESSEN 7913 Tuckerman Lane (Cabin John Village), 301765-3354, cabinjohn.attmansdeli.com. This landmark Baltimore deli has run a second location in Potomac since 2013. The menu offers the same legendary corned beef, pastrami and other deli

specialties. Third-generation owner Marc Attman is at the helm. J B L D $

BROOKLYN’S DELI & CATERING 1089 Seven Locks Road, 301-340-3354, brooklyns delimd.com. From chopped liver to chicken soup, Brooklyn’s serves all the deli specialties, plus more.

Think hot pastrami with coleslaw and Russian dressing on pumpernickel. ❂ J B L D $

CAVA 7991 Tuckerman Lane (Cabin John Village), 301200-5398, cava.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂LD$

ELEVATION BURGER 12525-D Park Potomac Ave., 301-838-4010, elevationburger.com. Fast-food burgers go organic and grass-fed at this Northern Virginia-founded chain. Veggie burgers, chicken sandwiches, grilled cheese and a BLT available, too. Shake flavors range from banana to Key lime and cheesecake. ❂LD$

GRAND FUSION CUISINE 350 East Fortune Terrace, 301-838-2862, grand fusionrestaurant.com. Diners will find something for everyone seeking a taste of the Asian continent, a full sushi bar, and Chinese, Malaysian and Singaporean specialties. Chef’s specials include Crispy Eggplant in Spicy Orange Sauce and Double Flavored Shrimp. ❂ L D $

GREGORIO’S TRATTORIA 7745 Tuckerman Lane (Cabin John Village), 301296-6168, gregoriostrattoria.com. Proprietor Greg Kahn aims to make everyone feel at home at this family-owned restaurant serving a hit parade of traditional Italian favorites, with all the familiar pasta, pizza, chicken, veal and seafood dishes; the gluten-free menu offers pizza, cheese ravioli and quinoa pastas. J L D $$

THE GRILLED OYSTER CO. (EDITORS’ PICK) 7943 Tuckerman Lane (Cabin John Village), 301299-9888, thegrilledoystercompany.com. This Chesapeake-style seafood eatery features small plates, salads, sandwiches and entrées. The sampler of four grilled oysters—with ingredients such as coconut rum and cucumber relish— showcases the namesake item. ❂ J R L D $$

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GRINGOS & MARIACHIS (EDITORS’ PICK) 12435 Park Potomac Ave., 301-339-8855, gringosandmariachis.com. See Bethesda listing.

This location voted “Best New Restaurant” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2019. ❂D$

HUNTER’S BAR AND GRILL 10123 River Road, 301-299-9300, thehuntersinn. com. At this Potomac institution and popular English hunt-themed spot, try a big salad or hamburger for lunch and a traditional pasta dish or filet mignon for dinner with the family. ❂ J R L D $$

LAHINCH TAVERN AND GRILL 7747 Tuckerman Lane (Cabin John Village), 240499-8922, lahinchtavernandgrill.com. The menu of this sister restaurant to The Irish Inn at Glen Echo commingles Irish standards (traditional sausage roll, shepherd’s pie, bangers and mash, lamb stew) with fare such as Alaskan halibut. Lahinch is a coastal town in Ireland’s County Clare.

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LE PAIN QUOTIDIEN 7991 Tuckerman Lane (Cabin John Village), 240205-7429, lepainquotidien.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ J B R L D $

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dine LOCK 72 KITCHEN & BAR (EDITORS’ PICK) 10128 River Road, 301-299-0481, lock72.com.

Well-known chef Robert Wiedmaier’s RW Restaurant Group runs this upscale American pub (formerly called River Falls Tavern). Entrées include panroasted duck breast, crabcake, rockfish and New York strip steak. ❂ R L D $$

MOCO’S FOUNDING FARMERS 12505 Park Potomac Ave., 301-340-8783, wearefoundingfarmers.com. Farm-inspired fare in a modern and casual setting; this is the sister restaurant to the phenomenally popular downtown D.C. Founding Farmers. Try the warm cookies for dessert. Voted “Best Restaurant in Potomac,” "Best Cocktails" and “Best Brunch” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2018, and also “Best Brunch” in 2019. ❂ B R L D $$

NORMANDIE FARM RESTAURANT 10710 Falls Road, 301-983-8838, popovers.com.

This fine-dining French restaurant, open since 1931, strives to preserve its classical heritage while embracing new traditions. Dinner entrées run from seafood to beef and lamb. The restaurant offers quick service, a casual café option and a violinist at afternoon tea. ❂ J R L D $$

O’DONNELL’S MARKET 1073 Seven Locks Road, 301-251-6355, odonnells market.com. This market, from the family that ran O’Donnell’s restaurants in Montgomery County for decades, features a 10-seat bar for lunch and happy hour. The menu includes a raw bar, salads and many O’Donnell’s classics, among them a lump-filled crabcake sandwich, salmon BLT, seafood bisque and crab gumbo. ❂ L $

OLD ANGLER’S INN 10801 MacArthur Blvd., 301-365-2425, oldanglers inn.com. Open since 1860 and known for its refined American food and beautiful fireplaces and grounds, it features live music on weekends.

Signature cocktails include hard cider sangria and a pumpkin pie martini. Voted “Best Outdoor Dining”

by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2018. ❂ R L D $$$

POTOMAC PIZZA 9812 Falls Road, 301-299-7700, potomacpizza. com. See Chevy Chase listing. J L D $

RENATO’S AT RIVER FALLS 10120 River Road, 301-365-1900, renatosatriver falls.net. The Italian restaurant offers fish dishes among its menu of pastas and classics such as penne with eggplant, and chicken parmigiana.

Traditional Italian desserts include tiramisu, profiteroles and cannolis. Voted “Best Restaurant in Potomac” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2019. ❂ J L D $$

SUGO OSTERIA 12505 Park Potomac Ave., 240-386-8080, eatsugo.com. This stylish spot starts you off with honey-thyme butter on rustic bread. The menu focuses on Italian small plates, meatballs, sliders, pizza and pasta. Chef specialties include blue crab gnocchi and charred octopus. ❂ R L D $$

TALLY-HO RESTAURANT 9923 Falls Road, 301-299-6825, tallyhorestaurant. com. A local fixture since 1968, the eatery serves an expansive diner-style menu with Greek and Italian specialties. Choose from options ranging from burgers and deli sandwiches to pizza, calzones and dinner entrées. ❂ J B L D $

THE WINE HARVEST 12525-B Park Potomac Ave., 240-314-0177, thewineharvest.com. See Gaithersburg listing. ❂LD$

ZOËS KITCHEN 12505 Park Potomac Ave., Suite 115, 240-3281022, zoeskitchen.com. A fast-casual restaurant, Zoës features Mediterranean dishes such as kabobs, hummus and pita sandwiches. It specializes in takeout dinner for four for under $30. ❂ JLD$

&PIZZA 11626 Old Georgetown Road (Pike & Rose), 240621-7016, andpizza.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂LD$

BARONESSA ITALIAN RESTAURANT 1302 E. Gude Drive, 301-838-9050, baronessarestaurant.com. Pizzas made in a woodburning oven and more than two dozen Italian entrées star on the menu at this 100-seat stripmall restaurant. Trivia nights and kids pizza-making classes are offered. J R L D $$

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ROCKVILLE/ NORTH BETHESDA A & J RESTAURANT (EDITORS’ PICK) 1319-C Rockville Pike, 301-251-7878, aj-restaurant. com. Northern dim sum is the specialty at this hard-to-find cash-only spot in the Woodmont Station shopping center. Warm-colored walls surround the crowd digging into thousand-layer pancakes and fresh tofu. R L D $

AKIRA RAMEN & IZAKAYA 1800 Rockville Pike, 240-242-3669, akiraramen. com. This minimalist Japanese eatery serves house-made noodles and vibrant food such as a poke salad. The sleek establishment, located on the first floor of the Galvan at Twinbrook building, features an open kitchen and several variations of ramen to choose from. L D $

AL CARBÓN 200 Park Road, 301-738-0003, alcarbonrestaurant. com. Serving authentic Latin American fare across the street from the Rockville Metro station, this unassuming roadhouse has a loyal following for its arepas, empanadas, tapas and more. Try one of the natural juices including mango and tamarindo. ❂BLD$

AL HA'ESH 4860 Boiling Brook Parkway (Randolph Hills Shopping Center), 301-231-0839, al-haesh.com.

Kosher Israeli grill serves vegetable and protein skewers (including chicken, lamb, beef, chicken livers and sweetbreads). All entrées come with small ramekins of salads (think curried chickpeas; marinated red cabbage; and balsamic marinated mushrooms). ❂ L D $$

AMALFI RISTORANTE ITALIANO 12307 Wilkins Ave., 301-770-7888, amalfirockville. com. A family-run, red-sauce Italian restaurant with specialties including white pizza and lasagna. Lots of antipasti choices, too. The gazebo is a charming spot to dine during the summer. J L D $$

AMICI MIEI RISTORANTE 6 N. Washington St., 301-545-0966, amicimieiristorante.com. Previously located at the Potomac Woods Plaza, this upscale Italian restaurant serves wood-fired pizzas, homemade pastas and creative salads. The new, smaller establishment is cozier than the last with a menu that changes twice a year. L D $

AMINA THAI RESTAURANT 5065 Nicholson Lane, 301-770-9509. Pleasant and bright, Amina Thai is run by a husband-andwife team and bills itself as the first Muslim Thai restaurant in the area, using only halal meats and serving familiar Thai dishes. Chef’s specials include pineapple fried rice and grilled salmon. L D $

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9712 Traville Gateway Drive, 301-309-0962, bbqchickenrockville.com. This Korean chain uses olive oil for frying its chicken, which you can order as whole, half, wings or boneless. Other Korean and fusion entrées and sides—including kimchi fried rice, calamari and fried dumplings—are on the menu too. There’s also a full bar. L D $

THE BIG GREEK CAFÉ 4007 Norbeck Road, 301-929-9760; 5268 Nicholson Lane, 301-881-4976, biggreekcafe.com.

See Bethesda listing. L D $

BOB'S SHANGHAI 66 305 N. Washington St., 301-251-6652. Dim sum and rice and noodle dishes are the specialties at this popular eatery offering Taiwanese, Shanghai and Sichuan cuisine. It’s also one of the area’s top destinations for soup dumplings, where you can even watch the chefs making them in a glassenclosed booth. R L D $

BOMBAY BISTRO 98 W. Montgomery Ave., 301-762-8798, bombaybistro.com. Bombay Bistro opened in 1991 as one of the first Indian restaurants in the area to combine high style, reasonable prices and a fresh take on traditional Indian, and it has been packed ever since. House specialties include tandoori lamb chops and shrimp and scallops masala. J L D $$

BONCHON CHICKEN 107 Gibbs St., Unit A (Rockville Town Square), 301637-9079, bonchon.com. International fried chicken franchise with Korean roots serves up wings, drumsticks and strips with soy-garlic or spicy hot garlic sauce, plus other traditional offerings such as bulgogi, bibimbap and scallion seafood pancakes.

LD$

BOTANERO 800 Pleasant Drive, Suite 160, 240-474-5461, botanerorockville.com. Located in the King Farm neighborhood, this small plates restaurant and wine bar features cuisine that changes seasonally.

Some recent offerings include a fig and prosciutto flatbread and quinoa grilled salmon. B L D $

CAVA 12037 Rockville Pike (Montrose Crossing), 240235-0627; 28 Upper Rock Circle, 301-200-5530; cava.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ L D $

CAVA MEZZE (EDITORS’ PICK) 9713 Traville Gateway Drive, 301-309-9090, cavamezze.com. The dark and elegant CAVA Mezze offers small plates of everything from fried Greek cheese, octopus and orzo in cinnamon tomato sauce to crispy pork belly and macaroni and cheese. There are martini specials, too. ❂ R L D $$

CHINA BISTRO 755 Hungerford Drive, 301-294-0808. Extensive Chinese menu features many familiar favorites, but this is the place to go for dumplings. With tender dough wrappers and chock-full interiors, these beauties come 12 to an order and with 16 different

filling choices. Fresh, uncooked dumplings are also available for carryout. L D $

CHUY’S 12266 Rockville Pike (Federal Plaza), 301-6032941, chuys.com. Drawing inspiration from New Mexico, Mexican border towns, the Rio Grande Valley and Texas’s deep south, Chuy’s is part of a family-friendly chain that serves up a Tex-Mex experience. Colorful food meets colorful décor, where “If you’ve seen one Chuy’s, you’ve seen one Chuy’s” rings true—eclectic collectibles give each location its own flair. Free chips are served out of a car trunk display. ❂  L D $

CITY PERCH KITCHEN + BAR 11830 Grand Park Ave. (Pike & Rose), 301-2312310, cityperch.com. Located above the entrance to the iPic Theaters at Pike & Rose, City Perch offers creative, seasonal American cuisine in a rustic, inviting space. The menu includes raw-bar selections, small plates, shareable salads and entrée options such as grilled shrimp and Long Island duck. ❂ R L D $$$

CLYDE'S TOWER OAKS LODGE 2 Preserve Parkway, 301-294-0200, clydes.com/ tower. Here is Clyde’s version of a lodge in the mountains. Well-prepared food runs the gamut of American desires, from burgers to fish, plus a raw bar. Check out the twig sculpture spanning the ceiling of The Saranac Room. Voted “Best Restaurant Décor” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2018.  R L D $$

COMMONWEALTH INDIAN (NEW) 11610 Old Georgetown Road (Pike & Rose), 240833-3055. The owner of two Bollywood Bistro restaurants in Virginia opened this fine-dining spot that serves traditional Indian favorites such as curry chicken and butter chicken, along with fresh-baked bread and Indian salad. The bar has Indian-inspired cocktails and Indian beers and wines. ❂ R L D

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THE CUBAN CORNER 825 Hungerford Drive, 301-279-0310, cubancornerrestaurant.com. Pork and empanadas shine at this small space brimming with ethnic pride (there’s a tribute wall to famous Cuban-Americans).

Don’t skip the Cuban coffee or the Cuban sandwich, a sub bursting with ham, pickles and tangy mustard.

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CSNY PIZZA 1020 Rockville Pike, 301-298-3650, csnypizza. wixisite.com/sneaksite. Carry out a New York-style pizza from this spot by the owners of Pizza CS. Their second Rockville location also offers six seats for guests to dine in, and serves whole pies, hot subs and pizza by the slice. L D $

DEL FRISCO’S GRILLE 11800 Grand Park Ave. (Pike & Rose), 301-8810308, delfriscosgrille.com. This is the Texasbased chain’s second location in the area. Look for upscale takes on American comfort foods, such as filet mignon meatloaf and short rib stroganoff, plus trendy items such as kale and Brussels sprouts salad, deviled eggs, flatbreads and ahi tuna tacos.

Plenty of burgers, sandwiches and salads, too. ❂ R L D $$

DON POLLO 2206 Veirs Mill Road, 301-309-1608, donpollogroup.com. See Bethesda listing. L D $

EAST PEARL RESTAURANT 838-B Rockville Pike, 301-838-8663, eastpearl restaurant.com. Choose from many options of Hong Kong cuisine, including familiar dishes featuring

chicken, beef, poultry, pork and even duck, as well as those for adventurous tastes. Try the soups ranging from egg drop to seafood with bean curd.

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EL MARIACHI RESTAURANT 765-D Rockville Pike, 301-738-7177, elmariachi rockville.com. Serving Tex-Mex and South American food in a bright, pleasant space made lively with colorful art. In addition to the usual enchiladas, tacos and burritos, look for Peruvian seafood and Cuban beef specialties. L D $

EL PATIO 5240 Randolph Road, 301-231-9225. This bustling café with pretty green umbrellas on the patio serves up the traditional meat-heavy dishes of Argentina, as well as pizzas and freshly made baked goods.

Look for mouth-watering empanadas, beef tongue and sausage specialties. ❂  B L D $

FAR EAST RESTAURANT 5055 Nicholson Lane, 301-881-5552, fareastrockvillemd.com. Owned and operated by the same family since 1974, this classic Chinese restaurant greets customers with two royal stone lions out front and sticks to the familiar ChineseAmerican basics. Check out the daily specials and dim sum menu. L D $$

FINNEGAN’S WAKE IRISH PUB 100 Gibbs St. (Rockville Town Square), 301-3398267, finneganswakerockville.com. Irish pub with a nice selection of bourbons, whiskeys and Irish beers and a very limited bar menu offering such fare as bangers and mash, poutine (french fries, gravy and cheese curds), a chicken club sandwich, fish and chips, wings and a burger. L D $

FLOR DE LUNA 11417 Woodglen Drive, 240-242-4066, flordeluna md.com. Latin American fare includes tamales and lomo saltado (a stir-fry of beef and peppers) at this 75-seat restaurant near Whole Foods Market.

Tacos, nachos and quesadillas are also in the lineup. Finish off your meal with the tres leches (three milks) cake. ❂  R L D $$

FLOWER CHILD 10072 Darnestown Road (Travilah Square Shopping Center), 301-545-6750, iamaflowerchild.com. A fast-casual restaurant that’s part of a national chain, Flower Child has an emphasis on vegetarian eating (grain-based bowls, vegetable plates, salads) but also offers protein add-ons such as chicken, salmon and steak. ❂ L D $

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FONTINA GRILLE 801 Pleasant Drive, 301-947-5400, fontinagrille. com. A trendy spot with its curvy maple bar and wood-burning pizza oven, Fontina Grille is a favorite gathering place for the King Farm neighborhood.

Pizza, pasta and salads are the main attractions.

Three-dollar pasta dishes available on Monday nights and half-price bottles of wine on Tuesdays. ❂  R L D $$

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GOLDEN SAMOVAR 201 N. Washington St. (Rockville Town Square), 240-671-9721, goldensamovarrestaurant.com.

Chicken Kiev, plov (a lamb-and-rice dish) and borscht are among the long list of Russian and central Asian dishes here. Infused vodkas and Russian and Ukrainian beers are available. A framed wolf pelt adorns one wall.  R L D $$

GORDON BIERSCH 200-A E. Middle Lane (Rockville Town Square), 301340-7159, gordonbiersch.com/restaurants. The national brewpub chain prides itself on house beers and friendly service. The shiny bar is boisterous,

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dine and the menu includes bar favorites with some barbecue and Asian touches, small plates, salads, pizza and flatbreads. J L D $$

GYROLAND 1701-B3 Rockville Pike, 301-816-7829, gyrolandmd.com. Build-your-own salads, open-face and wrapped sandwiches, and other Greek choices star at this fast-casual spot near Congressional Plaza. For dessert, Gyroland serves loukoumades, a bite-size fluffy Greek doughnut soaked in hot honey syrup. L D $

HARD TIMES CAFÉ 1117 Nelson St., 301-294-9720, hardtimes.com.

Good American beer selections, hearty chili styles ranging from Cincinnati (cinnamon and tomato) to Texas (beef and hot peppers), and hefty salads and wings bring families to this Wild West-style saloon for lunch and dinner. L D $

HINODE JAPANESE RESTAURANT 134 Congressional Lane, 301-816-2190, hinode restaurant.com. Serving traditional Japanese cuisine since 1992. All-you-can-eat lunch and weekend dinner buffet offers 40 types of sushi, 14 hot foods and a salad bar. Check out the patio with full bar service. L D $$

IL PIZZICO (EDITORS’ PICK) 15209 Frederick Road, 301-309-0610, ilpizzico. com. Setting aside the strip mall location and lack of pizza (il pizzico means “the pinch” in Italian), chef-owner Enzo Livia’s house-made pasta dishes, gracious service and extensive wine list of mainly Italian wines make even a weeknight meal feel special. L D $$

IRON AGE 1054 Rockville Pike, 301-424-1474, ironagekoreansteakhouse.com. Part of a small chain of all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue restaurants, this branch opened in 2012. Garlic pork belly, spicy chicken and beef brisket are among the dozen-plus offerings. There are two menu options (the pricier one includes a few more items, such as steak and octopus). J L D $$

JINYA RAMEN BAR 910 Prose St. (Pike & Rose), 301-816-3029, jinyaramenbar.com. A 74-seat eatery that’s part of a chain, Jinya serves 12 different types of ramen, ranging from the classic wonton chicken to a creamy vegan option. Try the Jinya Mini Tacos, which come with a choice of salmon poke, pork chashu and kimchee, or spicy tuna. J L D $

JOE’S NOODLE HOUSE 1488-C Rockville Pike, 301-881-5518, joesnoodlehouse.com. Chinese expats and many other customers consider the Sichuan specialties (soft bean curd with spicy sauce and hot beef jerky) among the area’s best examples of gourmet Chinese cooking. L D $

JULII (EDITORS’ PICK) 11915 Grand Park Ave. (Pike & Rose), 301-5179090, julii.com. A French Mediterranean bistro from the owners of CAVA, Julii looks like a glass box from the outside and serves fare such as salmon crudo, roasted bone marrow, crispy trout, New York strip au poivre and tableside nitrogen ice cream. L D $$

KUYA JA’S LECHON BELLY 5268-H Nicholson Lane, 240-669-4383, kuyajas. com. This fast-casual restaurant that started as a pop-up in the Rockville area specializes in serving lechon, a Filipino pork belly dish. Chef and owner Javier J. Fernandez, a native of the Philippines, shares the flavors of his home country through rice-

bowls, spiced wings and homemade pastries.

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LA BRASA LATIN CUISINE 12401 Parklawn Drive, 301-468-8850, labrasa rockville.com. A bold, yellow awning marks the unlikely industrial location of the popular La Brasa.

Customers rave about the rotisserie chicken, lomo saltado (Peruvian marinated steak), Salvadoran pupusas and Tres Leches. ❂ L D $

LA CANELA (EDITORS’ PICK) 141-D Gibbs St. (Rockville Town Square), 301-2511550, lacanelaperu.com. Sophisticated, modern Peruvian cooking shines in a regally furnished dining room in a yellow stucco building graced with curvy black ironwork. The menu includes artfully prepared seafood, pork, chicken and beef dishes. ❂ L D $

LA LIMEÑA GRILL 1093 Rockville Pike, 301-417-4922. An offshoot of nearby La Limeña Restaurant, this Peruvian eatery with a spacious patio serves several traditional seafood dishes, including Ceviche Mixto, an appetizer of lime-marinated tilapia served with glazed potatoes and crispy dried corn kernels.

The Chicha Morada, a sweet corn-based drink, pairs nicely with authentic and tender braised-beef entrées. ❂ J L D $$

LA LIMEÑA RESTAURANT 765 Rockville Pike, 301-424-8066, lalimena restaurant.com. Diners can choose dishes such as beef hearts, tripe and homemade pastries in this tiny but well-appointed eatery. Desserts include passion fruit mousse and vanilla flan. And of course, there’s rotisserie chicken to go. L D $

LA TASCA 141 Gibbs St., Suite 305 (Rockville Town Square), 301-279-7011, latascausa.com. The Rockville location of this regional chain strives to keep things interesting with 45 tapas dishes and six kinds of paella, including Paella Mixta with chicken, shrimp, chorizo, scallops, mussels, squid and clams. ❂ R L D $$

LEBANESE TAVERNA CAFÉ 115 Gibbs St. (Rockville Town Square), 301-3098681, lebanesetaverna.com. A casual and pleasant family spot for lunch or dinner, the café is a more casual offshoot of the local Lebanese Taverna chain, serving hummus, pita, falafel, lamb kabobs, salmon and chicken. ❂ J L D $

LEBTAV 1605 Rockville Pike, 301-468-9086, lebanesetaverna.com. LEBTAV has a shorter menu than its fast-casual sibling Lebanese Taverna Café.

You’ll find sandwiches, bowls, hummus, falafel, chicken and lamb kabobs. L D $

LIGHTHOUSE TOFU & BBQ 12710 Twinbrook Parkway, 301-881-1178. In addition to the numerous tofu dishes ranging from Mushroom Tofu Pot to Seafood Beef Tofu Pot, diners at this Korean stalwart can try barbecue, stirfried specialties and kimchee, the national dish of pickled cabbage. L D $

MAMMA LUCIA 12274-M Rockville Pike, 301-770-4894; 14921-J Shady Grove Road, 301-762-8805; mammalucia restaurants.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ L D $$

MATCHBOX (EDITORS’ PICK) 1699 Rockville Pike, 301-816-0369, matchbox restaurants.com. Look for mini-burgers, a “ginormous meatball” appetizer and thin-crusted pizza with toppings including herb-roasted chicken and portobella mushrooms or fire-roasted red

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peppers and Spanish onions served in a super-cool space in Congressional Plaza. ❂ J R L D $

MISSION BBQ 885 Rockville Pike, 301-444-5574, mission-bbq. com. This outpost of a national chain, known for its support of U.S. military troops and veterans, serves its barbecue—including brisket, ribs and pulled pork—alongside a slew of add-your-own sauces.

Come for lunch and stay to recite the national anthem at noon. J L D $

MODERN MARKET 1627 Rockville Pike (Congressional Plaza), 301603-2953, modernmarket.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ J B R L D $

MOSAIC CUISINE & CAFÉ 186 Halpine Road, 301-468-0682, mosaiccuisine. com. A diner with a soft European accent. Try the fresh Belgian waffles for breakfast. For those with hefty appetites, the waffle sandwiches are worth the trip, but don’t overlook the homemade soups or light dinner entrées. J B R L D $$

MYKONOS GRILL 121 Congressional Lane, 301-770-5999, mykonosgrill.com. An authentic Greek taverna with whitewashed walls with Mediterranean blue accents on a busy street, Mykonos Grill turns out legs of lamb and fresh seafood expected at any good Greek restaurant. ❂ L D $$

NADA 11886 Grand Park Ave. (Pike & Rose), 301-7714040, eatdrinknada.com/n-bethesda. Part of a small national chain, Nada serves street tacos with fillings such as caramelized cauliflower, fried tofu and pork carnitas. The brief menu also includes soups, salads and a fajita plate. Margaritas and seasonal cocktails are available. R L D $$

NAGOYA SUSHI 402 King Farm Blvd., Suite 130, 301-990-6778, nagoyasushirockville.com. Cheery yellow walls decorated with shelves of Japanese knickknacks greet customers who come for the large selection of sushi at this unassuming sushi spot in King Farm.

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NANTUCKET’S REEF 9755 Traville Gateway Drive, Rockville, 301279-7333, nantucketsreef.com. This casual New England-style eatery offers a wide range of reasonably priced seafood dishes, including raw and baked oysters, stuffed cod, fried Ipswitch clams, seafood tacos, tuna and salmon salads, and lobster items. Signature cocktails are made with Nantucket Nectars juices. ❂ R L D $$

NICK’S CHOPHOUSE 700 King Farm Blvd., 301-926-8869, nickschop houserockville.com. Aged Angus beef cooked over an open fire is the specialty at this upscale spot, but seafood lovers can get their fill from big crabcakes.

Signature steaks include slow-roasted prime rib weighing 10 to 32 ounces. Separate bar menu. ❂ L D $$

NIWANO HANA JAPANESE RESTAURANT 887 Rockville Pike, 301-294-0553, niwanohana. com. Clean Asian décor and elegant wooden screens greet diners at this friendly and busy sushi spot located in Wintergreen Plaza. There are the usual sushi rolls, plus creative options such as a Spicy Scallop Roll with mayonnaise and chili peppers, noodle dishes, teriyaki and yakitori.

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THE ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE 12224 Rockville Pike, 301-468-0886, ophrestaurants.com. See Bethesda listing. This location stays open until 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.  B L D $

OWEN’S ORDINARY (EDITORS’ PICK) 11820 Trade St. (Pike & Rose), 301-2451226, owensordinarymd.com. This Americanstyle restaurant, barroom and beer garden from Neighborhood Restaurant Group boasts 50 rotating drafts and more than 150 types of bottled beer. The 175-seat restaurant serves salads, burgers, pork, seafood and fondue entrées, and those looking to grab a drink can make the most of the space’s 60seat beer garden. Voted “Best Restaurant Beer Selection” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2019.

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PETER CHANG (EDITORS’ PICK) 20-A Maryland Ave. (Rockville Town Square), 301838-9188, peterchangarlington.com. Chef Peter Chang’s Sichuan specialties are showcased in an apricot-walled dining space. Garnering a cult-like following over the years, Chang is best known for dishes such as dry-fried eggplant, crispy pork belly and duck in a stone pot. L D $$

PHO 75 771 Hungerford Drive, 301-309-8873. The restaurant is one of the Washington area’s favorite spots for the Vietnamese beef noodle soup known as pho. Soup can be customized with bean sprouts, Thai basil, chilies, lime, and hot and hoisin sauces.

Beverages include interesting options such as Iced Salty Pickled Lemon Juice. L D $

PHO HOA BINH 11782 Parklawn Drive, 301-770-5576. This pleasant pho restaurant offers the full gamut of variations on the beef noodle soup, plus about a dozen grilled entrées. The Adventurer’s Choice features “unusual” meats, including tendon, tripe and fatty flank. The Vietnamese iced coffee is divine. L D $

PHO NOM NOM 842 Rockville Pike, 301-610-0232, phonomnom. net. As the name suggests, the specialty is pho, but there are also grilled dishes, noodles and the Vietnamese sandwich known as banh mi. House specials include Vietnamese beef stew and pork and shrimp wontons. L D $

PHOLUSCIOUS VIETNAMESE GRILL 10048 Darnestown Road, 301-762-2226, pholuscious.com. This casual restaurant and bar is home to traditional Vietnamese cooking, with fresh ingredients, minimal use of oil and many herbs and vegetables. The menu features pho, noodle dishes, rice plates and lots of protein dishes. Beverages include bubble tea, smoothies, beer and wine.

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PIKE KITCHEN 1066 Rockville Pike, 301-603-2279, pikekitchen. com. The 6,200-square-foot, 100-seat Asian food hall at the Edmonston Crossing shopping center includes eateries dishing up Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches, pho, poke, ramen, bibimbap and more. ❂ LD$

PIZZA CS 1596-B Rockville Pike, 240-833-8090, pizzacs.com.

Authentic Neapolitan pies are offered in a sub-shop atmosphere. Choose from a list of red and white pizza options, or build your own pie with herbs, cheeses, meats and vegetables. ❂  L D $

POTOMAC PIZZA 9709 Traville Gateway Drive, 301-279-2234, potomacpizza.com. See Chevy Chase listing. ❂ LD$

QUINCY’S SOUTH BAR & GRILLE 11401 Woodglen Drive, 240-669-3270, quincysgroup.com. See North Potomac/ Gaithersburg listing. ❂ L D $

SADAF HALAL RESTAURANT 1327-K Rockville Pike, 301-424-4040. An elegant alternative to the run-of-the-mill kabob places dotting Rockville Pike, Sadaf is pristine, with lace curtains and glass mosaic tiles in front. In addition to kabobs, it offers Persian curries and fish dishes. ❂ LD$

SAM CAFÉ & MARKET 844 Rockville Pike, 301-424-1600, samcafemarket. com. Fill up on the kitchen’s juicy skewered meats or interesting entrées, including pomegranate molasses stew and marinated grilled salmon, then have a gelato and check out the hookahs. ❂ LD$

SEASONS 52 11414 Rockville Pike, 301-984-5252, seasons52. com. A fresh, seasonal menu featuring items under 475 calories. Choose from flatbreads including Blackened Steak & Blue Cheese and Grilled Garlic Pesto Chicken to entrée salads to meat and seafood dishes. Nightly piano music. ❂ L D $$

SHANGHAI TASTE 1121 Nelson St., 301-279-0806. Co-owner and chef Wei Sun, a Shanghai native, specializes in preparing three different flavors of soup dumplings at this small restaurant in a strip mall. The menu also includes traditional Chinese-American dishes, such as General Tso’s chicken and fried rice.

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SHEBA RESTAURANT 5071 Nicholson Lane, 301-881-8882, sheba rockville.com. The menu features authentic Ethiopian cuisine with lots of vegetarian and vegan options. House specialties include Dulet Assa, chopped tilapia mixed with onion, garlic and jalapeño and served with a side of homemade cheese. L D $

SICHUAN JIN RIVER 410 Hungerford Drive, 240-403-7351, sichuanjin river.com. Customers find terrific Sichuan cuisine served in a no-frills setting. Take the plunge and try something new with the authentic Chinese menu, including 23 small cold plates. L D $

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SILVER DINER 12276 Rockville Pike, 301-770-2828, silverdiner. com. Customers flock to this trendy diner that still offers tableside jukeboxes. The latest food trends (think quinoa coconut pancakes) share company on the enormous menu with diner staples such as meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Voted “Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2019.  B R L D $

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SPICE XING 100-B Gibbs St. (Rockville Town Square), 301-6100303, spicexing.com. Chef and owner Sudhir Seth, who also owns Bethesda’s Passage to India, serves up small plates and dishes that reflect the history of culinary influences on India. Try the all-you-can-eat lunchtime buffet. ❂  R L D $$

THE SPOT 255 N. Washington St., thespotdmv.com. This 6,200-square-foot, 200-seat Asian food hall, not far

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dine from Rockville Town Square, includes a handful of vendors, including Mian Pull Noodle (dumplings and noodle dishes), Poki DC (the Hawaiian-inspired raw fish dish called poke) and Alpaca Dessert (shaved snow ice and ice cream-filled waffle cones).

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STANFORD GRILL 2000 Tower Oaks Blvd., 240-582-1000, thestanford grill.com. From the Blueridge Restaurant Group, owner of Copper Canyon Grill restaurants, comes this 300-seat American eatery on the ground floor of an office building. Salads, burgers, steaks and seafood, plus sushi, with an eye toward high quality. ❂ R L D $$

STELLA BARRA PIZZERIA 11825 Grand Park Ave. (Pike & Rose), 301-7708609, stellabarra.com. Adjacent to its sister restaurant, Summer House Santa Monica, Stella Barra is an artisan pizzeria with a hip, urban vibe.

Look for crisp crusts with chewy centers topped with butternut squash and candied bacon or housemade pork sausage and fennel pollen. Italian wines available. ❂ R D $$

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11825 Grand Park Ave. (Pike & Rose), 301881-2381, summerhousesm.com. An airy, light and stunning space sets the scene for modern American cuisine with a West Coast sensibility.

Fare includes salads, sushi, tacos, sandwiches and steak frites. Do not miss the bakery counter. Voted “Best Restaurant in Rockville/North Bethesda” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2018 and 2019. ❂ J R L D $$

SUPER BOWL NOODLE HOUSE 785 Rockville Pike, 301-738-0086, superbowl noodlehouse.com. Look for a large variety of Asian noodle dishes in super-size portions, plus a wide selection of appetizers. Also, bubble tea and desserts, including Sweet Taro Root Roll and Black Sugar Shaved Ice. ❂ L D $

SUSHI DAMO 36-G Maryland Ave. (Rockville Town Square), 301340-8010, sushidamo.com. A slice of New York sophistication, this elegant restaurant offers sushi à la carte or omakase, chef’s choice, plus beef and seafood entrées and an impressive sake list.

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SUSHI HOUSE JAPANESE RESTAURANT 1331-D Rockville Pike, 301-309-0043, sushihouse1331.com. A tiny, plain restaurant serving a large selection of fresh sushi, including sushi and sashimi combinations. Lunch specials for under $7. It’s popular, so be prepared to wait.

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SUSHI OISHII 9706 Traville Gateway Drive, 301-251-1177, sushioishii.com. This charming sushi bar in the Traville Gateway Center offers friendly service and 24 specialty sushi rolls, bento boxes and a few grilled items, including beef, poultry and seafood teriyaki. L D $$

TAIPEI TOKYO 14921-D Shady Grove Road (Fallsgrove Village Center), 301-738-8813; 11510-A Rockville Pike, 301-881-8388; taipei-tokyo.net. These sister restaurants offer a sizable roster of Chinese, Japanese and Thai dishes. The Fallsgrove Village location is the younger and sleeker of the two, with full sit-down service. The older sister, opened in 1993, is more like a noodle shop/cafeteria.

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TARA THAI 12071 Rockville Pike, 301-231-9899, tarathai.com.

See Bethesda listing. ❂ L D $$

TEMARI CAFÉ 1043 Rockville Pike, 301-340-7720. Deep-fried oysters, classic rice balls, ramen noodle soup, sushi and sashimi and comic books to peruse while you await your order set this Japanese restaurant apart from the rest. L D $$

THAI FARM 800 King Farm Blvd., 301-258-8829, thaifarm restaurant.com. A tastefully modern dining room soaked in a soothing yellow light. The usual suspects are on the menu here, but chef’s suggestions include an intriguing broiled fish wrapped in banana leaf and stir-fried duck. L D $$

THAI PAVILION 29 Maryland Ave., Unit 308 (Rockville Town Square), 301-545-0244, thaipavilionrestaurant.com. The soaring ceilings decorated with red chandeliers shaped like giant, stationary spinning tops give the feel of a modern museum. When the menu says spicy, believe it. ❂ J L D $$

THAT’S AMORE 15201 Shady Grove Road, 240-268-0682, thatsamore.com. This local chain focuses on familystyle portions of classic Neapolitan dishes such as lasagna and chicken Parmesan in a more elegant setting than might be expected. Good for groups and large families. J L D $$

TRAPEZARIA 11 N. Washington St., 301-339-8962, thetrapezaria. com. This down-to-earth and hospitable Greek/ Mediterranean restaurant serves top-notch and unfussy small plates and entrées. Choose among a variety of dips, vegetarian mezze, souvlaki, sausages and more-involved fish and lamb dishes.

Save room for the baklava. L D $$

URBAN BAR-B-QUE COMPANY 2007 Chapman Ave., 240-290-4827; 5566 Norbeck Road, 301-460-0050, urbanbbqco.com. Urban BarB-Que Company, a tiny joint run by a couple of local friends, has a winning formula and features fingerlicking ribs, burgers and wings, plus salads, chili and smothered fries. Staff is friendly, too. J L D $

URBAN HOT POT 1800 Rockville Pike, 240-669-6710, urbanhotpot. com. On the first floor of the Galvan at Twinbrook building, this hot pot spot features a conveyor belt where food travels to diners. A prix fixe all-you-caneat menu allows you to create your meal at your table using one of the stationed iPads. Choose from a selection of noodles, vegetables and meat to add to a bowl of hot stock, then do it again if you’re still hungry. L D $$

VILLA MAYA 5532 Norbeck Road (Rock Creek Village Center), 301-460-1247. Here you’ll find all the traditional Mexican and Tex-Mex favorites from quesadillas to fajitas that are sure to please the whole family.

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THE WOODSIDE DELI 4 N. Washington St., 301-444-4478, thewoodside deli.com. A second location of the venerable Silver Spring eatery and caterer that has been dishing up matzo ball soup since 1947. Choose from a wide selection of sandwiches, burgers and entrées. This one has a pickle bar. ❂ J B R L D $

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WORLD OF BEER 196B East Montgomery Ave., 301-340-2915, worldofbeer.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ JRL D $

XI’AN GOURMET 316 N. Washington St., 301-875-5144, xian-gourmet.business.site. This casual diner prides itself on its comfort food. Named after an ancient city, Xi’an heavily features Sichuan and Shaanxi cuisines, after the chefs’ regional heritage. Go for the Shaanxi cold steamed noodles or the Shanghai soup dumplings. L D $

YAMACHAN RAMEN 201 E. Middle Lane, 301-666-6685, yamachanramen.com. This Rockville Town Center restaurant lets diners customize their bowls of ramen, from the soup base and noodles to protein and toppings. The eatery shares an address with Pearl Lady, a bubble tea shop. L D $

YEKTA 1488 Rockville Pike, 301-984-1190, yekta.com.

Persian cuisine, including a selection of beef, chicken and lamb kabobs, is served in a beautiful dining room. Try a dessert such as frozen noodle sorbet or saffron ice cream. Check out the adjacent market after polishing off your kabob. L D $$

YUAN FU VEGETARIAN 798 Rockville Pike, 301-762-5937, yuanfuvegetarian.com. From tea-smoked “duck” to kung pao “chicken,” the whole menu is meatless, made from Chinese vegetable products. There is a large selection of chef’s specials, including Pumpkin Chicken with Mushrooms in a hot pot. L D $

SILVER SPRING ADDIS ABABA 8233 Fenton St., 301-589-1400, addisababa cuisine.com. Authentic Ethiopian-style vegetables and fiery meats are served atop spongy bread in communal bowls. Traditional woven tables and a roof deck add to the ambience. There’s a weekday lunch buffet, too. ❂ R L D $

ALL SET RESTAURANT & BAR 8630 Fenton St., 301-495-8800, allsetrestaurant. com. American cuisine with a focus on New England specialties. Look for clams, oysters and lobster, plus crab cakes and rockfish, and beef and vegetarian options. The snazzy space is also the setting for clam bakes and fried chicken on Sunday nights. ❂ J R L D $$

AMINA THAI 8624 Colesville Road, 301-588-3588, aminathai silverspring.com. See Rockville/North Bethesda listing. L D $

ASTRO LAB BREWING 8216 Georgia Ave., 301-273-9684, astrolabbrewing.com. A menu of about a dozen items—including handheld savory pies, a sausage roll and a hummus platter—are served in the downtown Silver Spring brewery’s taproom. Grab one of the hop-forward beers brewed on-site to sip at the communal tables or on the patio. ❂JLD$

AZÚCAR RESTAURANT BAR & GRILL 14418 Layhill Road, 301-438-3293, azucarrestaurant.net. The name means sugar, and it fits: The colorful Salvadoran spot is decorated in bright purple and orange with Cubist-style paintings.

The pork-stuffed corn pupusas are stars. Also look

for more elegant dinners, including fried whole trout.

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BETE ETHIOPIAN CUISINE 811 Roeder Road, 301-588-2225, beteethiopia. com. Family-run Ethiopian restaurant with a modest dining room but some exemplary cooking. Don’t miss the vegetarian sampler, and in nice weather, opt for eating outside in the lovely, shaded back patio. ❂  B L D $$

THE BIG GREEK CAFÉ 8223 Georgia Ave., 301-587-4733, biggreekcafe. com. See Bethesda listing. L D $

BUENA VIDA (EDITORS’ PICK) 8407 Ramsey Ave., 301-755-6132, buenavidarestaurant.com. The second-floor fullservice restaurant (its sister restaurant Tacos, Tortas & Tequila fills the first floor) has a menu with à la carte items, or you can pay a set price for unlimited Mexican small plates. Offerings include ceviche, guacamole, salads, tacos and enchiladas.

The space is light-filled, with vibrant murals and a 720-bottle tequila and wine rack. R L D $$

CAVA 8515 Fenton St., 301-200-8666, cava.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ L D $

COPPER CANYON GRILL 928 Ellsworth Drive, 301-589-1330, ccgrill.com.

See Gaithersburg listing. ❂  R L D $$

CRISFIELD SEAFOOD RESTAURANT 8012 Georgia Ave., 301-589-1306, crisfieldseafood.com. With its U-shaped counter and kitschy, oyster-plate-covered walls, this landmark seafood diner has customers lining up for the Eastern Shore specialties such as oysters and crabmeat-stuffed lobster that it has served since the 1940s. L D $$

CUBANO’S 1201 Fidler Lane, 301-563-4020, cubanos restaurant.com. The brightly colored tropical dining room and the authentic Cuban cooking evident in dishes such as ropa vieja (shredded beef in onions, peppers and garlic) and fried plantains keep customers coming back. ❂ L D $$

THE DAILY DISH 8301 Grubb Road, 301-588-6300, thedailydish restaurant.com. A neighborhood favorite serving seasonally inspired, locally sourced comfort food, including bar bites and brunch dishes. Full-service catering is available, too. ❂  R L D $$

DENIZENS BREWING CO. (EDITORS’ PICK) 1115 East West Highway, 301-557-9818, denizens brewingco.com. The bright-orange building houses Montgomery County’s largest brewery, featuring core beers and seasonal offerings, along with drafts from other regional breweries. Menu of snacks, sandwiches and salads includes vegetarian options.

There is a large outdoor beer garden and indoor seating overlooking the brewery. ❂ D $

DON POLLO 12345 Georgia Ave., 301-933-9515; 13881 Outlet Drive, 240-560-7376, donpollogroup.com. See Bethesda listing. L D $

EGGSPECTATION 923 Ellsworth Drive, 301-585-1700, eggspectation. com. This Canadian import features fresh and creative egg plates in an elegant yet casual dining room complete with a fireplace and colorful Harlequin-themed art. It also serves great salads, dinners and dessert. ❂ B L D $$

EL AGUILA RESTAURANT 8649 16th St., 301-588-9063, elaguilarestaurant. com. A cheery bar and generous plates of TexMex favorites such as enchiladas and Salvadoran seafood soup make this eatery popular with families and others looking for a lively night out. ❂ L D $

EL GAVILAN 8805 Flower Ave., 301-587-4197, gavilan restaurant.com. The walls are bright, the music’s upbeat, the margaritas are fine and the service is friendly. The usual Tex-Mex fare is here, as well as Salvadoran specialties such as tasty cheese- or pork-filled pupusas.  L D $

EL GOLFO 8739 Flower Ave., 301-608-2121, elgolforestaurant. com. Friendly, home-style Latin service is the hallmark, as attested to by the many Salvadorans who stop in for lunch and dinner. Pupusas, soups and beef dishes such as carne asada as well as more adventurous choices can be found in the charming, raspberry-colored dining room. ❂ RLD$

EL SAPO CUBAN SOCIAL CLUB (EDITORS’ PICK)

8455 Fenton St., 301-326-1063, elsaporestaurant. com. Cuban specialties are the focus at this restaurant from owner and chef Raynold Mendizábal, who also owns Urban Butcher in Silver Spring. Small bites such as empanadas and cod croquettes are on the menu with dishes that Cuba is known for, including the beef entrée ropa vieja and puerco asado (roasted pork). L D $$$

ETHIO EXPRESS GRILL 952 Sligo Ave., 301-844-5149. Ethiopian food goes fast-casual in this counter service eatery that offers your choice of carbohydrate bases (i.e., injera, rice, pasta), plus grilled meats (or tofu), sauces and lots of vegetables (the spicy lentils and yellow split peas are especially good). L D $

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dine GUSTO FARM TO STREET 8512 Fenton St., 301-565-2800, eatgusto.com.

See Bethesda listing. ❂ J L D $

ITALIAN KITCHEN 8201 Fenton St., 301-588-7800, italiankitchenmd. com. Casual, attractive pizzeria with bar seating also turns out homemade sandwiches, calzones, salads and pasta dishes. L D $

JEWEL OF INDIA 10151 New Hampshire Ave., 301-408-2200, jewelofindiamd.com. Elegant décor and excellent northern Indian cuisine make this shopping center restaurant a real find. Diners will find a good selection of curries, and rice and biryani dishes.

L D $$

KAO THAI 8650 Colesville Road, 301-495-1234, kaothai restaurant.com. This restaurant turns out top-notch curries, noodle dishes and vegetarian options, plus house specialties, such as Siam Salmon with Spicy Thai Basil Sauce and Thai Chili Tilapia. Dishes are cooked medium spicy. ❂ L D $$

LA CASITA PUPUSERIA & MARKET 8214 Piney Branch Road, 301-588-6656, lacasita pupusas.com. Homemade pupusas, tamales and other Salvadoran specialties are available, plus a full breakfast menu and a small selection of grocery items. B L D $

LA MALINCHE 8622 Colesville Road, 301-562-8622, lamalinche tapas.com. Diners will find an interesting selection of Spanish and Mexican tapas, plus a full Saturday and Sunday brunch featuring huevos rancheros, variations of tortillas Espanola and more.

R L D $$

LANGANO ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT 8305 Georgia Ave., 301-563-6700, langano restaurant.com. Named for the popular Ethiopian vacation spot, Lake Langano, this longtime restaurant offers fine Ethiopian cuisine such as doro wat (spicy chicken stew) and tibs (stewed meat) in a cozy white- and red-accented dining room. Lunch specials on weekdays. L D $

LEBANESE TAVERNA CAFÉ 933 Ellsworth Drive, 301-588-1192, lebanese taverna.com. See Rockville listing. J L D $

LUCY ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT 8301 Georgia Ave., 301-589-6700. See Bethesda listing. L D $

MAMMA LUCIA 1302 East West Highway, 301-562-0693, mammaluciarestaurants.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ L D $$

MANDALAY RESTAURANT & CAFÉ 930 Bonifant St., 301-585-0500, mandalay restaurantcafe.com. The modest dining room is packed most evenings with families and large groups who come for the Burmese food, a cross between Indian and Thai. L D $

MATCHBOX (NEW) 919 Ellsworth Drive, 240-247-8969, matchboxrestaurants.com. See Rockville listing. ❂ J R L D $$

MCGINTY’S PUBLIC HOUSE 911 Ellsworth Drive, 301-587-1270, mcgintys publichouse.com. Traditional Irish pub and

restaurant features corned beef and cabbage, live music and dancing. Early-bird special, three-course menu for $15, from 5 to 7 p.m. ❂ J R L D $$

MELEKET 1907 Seminary Road, 301-755-5768, meleketrestaurant.com. This family-owned, Ethiopian-Italian restaurant serves classic vegetarian, beef and chicken Ethiopian plates, alongside Italian entrées such as pesto pasta with chicken. For breakfast, try a traditional Ethiopian dish of kinche (a buttery grain porridge) or firfir (bread mixed with vegetables in a red pepper sauce). B L D $

MI RANCHO 8701 Ramsey Ave., 301-588-4872, miranchomd.com. You'll find a boisterous party atmosphere every night at a place where customers can count on standard Tex-Mex fare at good prices. The outdoor patio, strung with colorful lights, is the place to be in nice weather. ❂ L D $

MIX BAR & GRILLE 8241 Georgia Ave., #200, 301-326-1333. Modern American bistro with charcuterie and cheese plates, brick-oven flatbreads, ceviche and other light fare.

Look for lots of wines by the glass and beers on tap. ❂  R L D $$

MOD PIZZA 909 Ellsworth Drive, 240-485-1570, modpizza.com.

First Maryland location of this Bellevue, Washingtonbased chain offers design-your-own fast-casual pies (hence, Made on Demand, or MOD). Pizzas, cooked at 800 degrees for three minutes, can be topped with a choice of nearly 40 sauces, cheeses, meats, spices and veggies. ❂ L D $

MRS. K’S RESTAURANT 9201 Colesville Road, 301-589-3500, mrsks.com.

Here’s an elegant, antique-filled option for special occasions and brunch. This historic restaurant beckons a younger crowd with the Wine Press, a European-style wine bar downstairs, which has its own more casual menu. ❂ R L D $$$

NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE'S 8661 Colesville Road, 240-839-3400, notyouraveragejoes.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ J L D $$

OLAZZO (EDITORS’ PICK) 8235 Georgia Ave., 301-588-2540, olazzo.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ J L D $

PACCI’S TRATTORIA & PASTICCERIA 6 Old Post Office Road, 301-588-0867, paccis trattoria.com. Diners will find a range of classic Italian dishes, including homemade meatballs and sausage. L D $$

PARKWAY DELI & RESTAURANT 8317 Grubb Road, 301-587-1427, theparkway deli.com. Parkway features a bustling back dining room that makes this popular spot so much more than a deli. Longtime waitresses greet regular customers and kids with hugs during busy weekend breakfasts. All-you-can-eat pickle bar. ❂ B L D $

PHO HIEP HOA 921-G Ellsworth Drive, 301-588-5808, phohiephoa. com. Seventeen kinds of Vietnamese soup called pho can be customized to taste in this upbeat restaurant overlooking the action in the downtown area. ❂ L D $

PHO TAN VINH 8705-A Colesville Road, 301-588-8188, photanvinh. com. A family-owned Vietnamese restaurant, Pho

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Tan Vinh was opened in 2014 by Tiffany Chu, who sought the traditional food she ate in her youth.

She and her chef mother serve emergent classics such as pho and put their own spin on items such as the Tan Vinh special, a “deconstructed” banh mi sandwich. L D $

PORT-AU-PRINCE AUTHENTIC HAITIAN CUISINE 7912 Georgia Ave., 301-565-2006, paphaitiancuisine.com. The eatery serves a small menu of Haitian fare: five appetizers, five entrées (plus an entrée salad) and two desserts. Chicken wings, fritters, whole red snapper, fried turkey and legume casserole are among the highlights. A Sunday brunch buffet draws crowds. R D $$

QUARRY HOUSE TAVERN (EDITORS’ PICK) 8401 Georgia Ave., 301-844-5380, facebook. com/quarryhouse. Closed for nearly three years after a fire, this basement-level dive bar reopened in its original space. The inside holds the same 1930s-era feel as the original bar, and burgers and Tater Tots are still on the menu. D $

SAMANTHA’S 631 University Blvd. East, 301-445-7300, samanthasrestaurante.com. This white-tablecloth, Latin-Salvadoran spot in an industrial neighborhood is popular because of its welcoming attitude toward families with young children. The steak and fish specialties are good. L D $$

SERGIOS RISTORANTE ITALIANO 8727 Colesville Road, 301-585-1040. A classic red-sauce Italian restaurant that manages to feel special, with soothing wall murals and high-quality service, despite a basement location inside the DoubleTree Hotel. Ravioli with asparagus and cheese in a tarragon sauce is popular. L D $$

SLIGO PIT BBQ (NEW) 9701 Sligo Creek Parkway (Sligo Creek Golf Course), 301-585-9511, sligopit.com. This opento-anyone spot at Sligo Creek Golf Course serves meats—turkey, pork, brisket and chicken—cooked in wood-fired smokers. Burgers, hot dogs, classic sides and beer are available.

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THE SOCIETY RESTAURANT & LOUNGE 8229 Georgia Ave., 301-565-8864, societyss. com. A sleek and modern atmosphere catering to a nightlife crowd, Society offers fare with a Caribbean accent. Check out the rooftop seating and daily drink specials, which include $25 beer buckets. ❂ L D $$

SUSHI JIN NEXT DOOR 8555 Fenton St., 301-608-0990, sushijinnextdoor. com. The eatery is spare, clean and modern, and offers terrific udon noodle soup and impeccable raw fish. Choose from 11 appetizers and seven soups and salads. L D $$

SWEETGREEN 8517 Georgia Ave., 301-244-5402, sweetgreen. com. See Bethesda listing. L D $

TACOS, TORTAS & TEQUILA 8407 Ramsey Ave., 301-755-6132. Also called TTT, this first-floor fast-casual spot is below its fancier sister restaurant, Buena Vida. The focus is on quesadillas, tortas and tacos—beef tongue, duck carnitas and house-made chorizo among them.

There’s a full-service bar and an outdoor patio. ❂ BLD$

TASTEE DINER 8601 Cameron St., 301-589-8171, tasteediner. com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ J B L D $

THAI AT SILVER SPRING 921-E Ellsworth Drive, 301-650-0666, thaiatsilver spring.com. The Americanized Thai food is second to the location, which is superb for people-watching on the street below. A modern and stylish dining room with a hip bar in bold colors and good service add to the appeal. ❂ L D $$

URBAN BAR-B-QUE COMPANY 10163 New Hampshire Ave., 301-434-7427, urban bbqco.com. See Rockville listing. L D $

URBAN BUTCHER (EDITORS’ PICK) 8226 Georgia Ave., 301-585-5800, urbanbutcher. com. Hip, eclectic setting is the backdrop for this New Age steak house, with its home-cured salamis, sausages and other charcuterie, plus meat dishes made from local animals of yesteryear breeds.

There’s a lounge, bar, meat curing room, retail counter and dining area. Voted “Best Restaurant in Silver Spring” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2018 and 2019. R D $$

URBAN WINERY 949 Bonifant St., 301-585-4100, theurbanwinery. com. This tasting facility offers craft wines made with local and international grapes, and customers can even create their own wines (by appointment).

Light menu includes artisan cheese, charcuterie and smoked seafood platters, plus Greek mezze. D $

VEGETABLE GARDEN 3830 International Drive (Leisure World Plaza), 301598-6868, vegetablegarden.com. The popular vegan, vegetarian and macrobiotic Asian restaurant features a wide variety of eggplant and asparagus dishes, plus vegetarian “beef,” and “chicken” dishes often made with soy and wheat gluten. L D $$

VICINO RISTORANTE ITALIANO 959 Sligo Ave., 301-588-3372, vicinoitaliano.com.

A favorite neighborhood red-sauce joint that hasn’t changed in decades, Vicino features some fine seafood choices in addition to classic pasta dishes.

Families are welcome. ❂ L D $ $

THE WOODSIDE DELI 9329 Georgia Ave., 301-589-7055, thewoodside deli.com. See Rockville listing. J B L D $

UPPER NW D.C. THE AVENUE 5540 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-244-4567, theavenuedc.com. A family-friendly neighborhood restaurant and bar with dishes such as crab pasta, poutine, burgers and baby back ribs. Fun décor includes classic posters and a giant magnetic scrabble board. ❂ J B L D $$

BLUE 44 5507 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-362-2583, blue44dc.com. The menu features classic American favorites infused with the flavors of Italy and France, including ratatouille, pork schnitzel and bouillabaisse. ❂ J R L D $$

BUCK’S FISHING AND CAMPING 5031 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-364-0777, bucksfishingandcamping.com. Diners can enjoy a seasonal menu that changes daily, and offers hip takes on comfort food such as roast chicken (locally

raised) in an artsy-chic setting. D $$$

CAFÉ OF INDIA 4909 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-244-1395, cafeofindiadc.com. Here’s a cute corner café with two levels of dining and an extensive menu that includes vegetarian and tandoori entrées, dosas, samosas, tikkas, curries and kabobs. ❂ L D $$

MAGGIANO’S LITTLE ITALY 5333 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-966-5500, maggianos.com. The restaurant features oldstyle Italian fare that’s a favorite for large groups and private celebrations. Check out the signature flatbreads and specialty pastas, including lobster carbonara. J R L D $$

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CHATTER 5247 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-362-8040, chatterdc. com. A group that includes Gary Williams, Maury Povich, Tony Kornheiser and Alan Bubes bought this neighborhood hangout in 2017 and renovated it while maintaining its Cheers-like atmosphere. It offers a full menu beyond bar food, including salads, steaks, seafood and sandwiches. ❂ R L D $$

COMET PING PONG (EDITORS’ PICK) 5037 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-364-0404, cometpingpong.com. Landmark fun spot where you can play Ping-Pong or admire local art while you wait for your wood-fired pizza. Choose from more than 30 toppings to design your own pie. ❂ R L D $

DECARLO’S RESTAURANT 4822 Yuma St. NW, 202-363-4220, decarlosrestaurant.com. This is a family-owned neighborhood staple, with a traditional Italian menu and upscale/casual atmosphere. Signature dishes include agnolotti, veal scallopini, broiled salmon and hand-made pasta. ❂ L D $$

GUAPO’S RESTAURANT 4515 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-686-3588, guaposrestaurant.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ R L D $$

I’M EDDIE CANO (EDITORS’ PICK) 5014 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-890-4995, imeddiecano.com. A play on the way “Americano” is pronounced, I’m Eddie Cano is an Italian joint with nostalgic 1970s-themed décor. The standouts on executive chef James Gee’s menu include fried zucchini, spaghetti and meatballs, spaghetti with clams, escarole salad and eggplant parmigiana.

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JETTIES 5632 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-364-2465, jettiesdc.com. See Bethesda listing. J L D $

LE CHAT NOIR 4907 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-244-2044, lechatnoirrestaurant.com. This cute, cozy neighborhood bistro is run by French restaurateurs, who cook traditional fare such as steak frites, bouillabaisse and braised lamb cheeks. R L D $$

LE PAIN QUOTIDIEN 4874 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 202-459-9141, lepainquotidien.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ JBRLD$

LITTLE BEAST CAFÉ & BISTRO 5600 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-741-4599, littlebeastdc.com. At this dinner spot on the corner of McKinley Street NW, find pizza cooked in a woodburning oven, sharable dishes such as Brussels sprouts, and entrées such as lamb ragu. ❂ D $$

MACON BISTRO & LARDER (EDITORS’ PICK) 5520 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-248-7807, macon bistro.com. Southern and French cuisine converge at this airy, charming restaurant in the historic Chevy Chase Arcade. Appetizers include raclette and fried green tomatoes, and steak frites is offered alongside short ribs with grits for main courses.

Voted “Best Restaurant in Upper Northwest D.C.” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2018. ❂ R L D $$

4441-B Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-362-4441, masalaartdc.com. Here is fine Indian dining featuring tandoor-oven specialties and masterful Indian spicing. Start off by choosing from a selection of nine breads and 17 appetizers. L D $$

MILLIE’S (EDITORS’ PICK) 4866 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 202-733-5789, milliesdc.com. This eatery in the Spring Valley neighborhood may be from up north—it’s the second location of a popular Nantucket restaurant—but its flavors are distinctly south-of-the-border. The menu offers coastal takes on tacos, quesadillas and salads that are as summery as the bright, nautical décor of the dining room. Voted “Best Restaurant in Upper Northwest D.C.” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2019. ❂ J R L D $$

PARTHENON RESTAURANT 5510 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-966-7600, parthenon-restaurant.com. This is a neighborhood eatery taken up a couple notches, with an extensive menu full of authentic selections familiar and exotic, including avgolemono (egg/lemon soup), tzatziki, moussaka, dolmades and souvlaki. ❂ L D $$

PETE’S NEW HAVEN STYLE APIZZA 4940 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-237-7383, petesapizza.com. The crunchy-crusted New Havenstyle pizzas can be topped with a choice of almost three dozen ingredients. There's also pasta, panini, salads and house-made desserts. ❂ J L D $

PIZZERIA PARADISO 4850 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 202-885-9101, eatyourpizza.com. An outpost of the small chain started by chef and owner Ruth Gresser, this Spring Valley spot has the same style of woodfired Neapolitan pizza as the original Paradiso that opened in D.C. in 1991. Try the Di Mare pizza, which has spicy garlic pesto, mussels, shrimp, spinach, red onions and Grana Padano cheese. ❂ L D $$

SATAY CLUB ASIAN RESTAURANT AND BAR 4654 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-363-8888, asiansatayclub.com. The restaurant prides itself on providing a comfortable/casual setting with a menu that spans Japanese sushi, Chinese moo-shi vegetables, Thai curries and Vietnamese spring rolls. L D $

TANAD THAI 4912 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-966-0616. The extensive menu ranges from noodles, rice and curries to vegetarian entrées, and even a Thai lemonade cocktail. House specialties include pad Thai and Drunken Noodles. ❂ L D $$

TARA THAI 4849 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 202-363-4141, tarathai.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ L D $$

WAGSHAL’S RESTAURANT 4855 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 202-363-5698, wagshals.com. Longtime popular deli expands grocery and carryout section, and adds a casual sit-down restaurant in the Spring Valley Shopping Center. Same high-quality fare, including the overstuffed sandwiches. L D $ n

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Located in Rockville, we are a partnership of friends who have worked together in the beauty industry for many years. Our professional staff is highly educated in the most current techniques. We have been consistently named Best Salon in the Bethesda Magazine Best of Bethesda Readers Poll. Most recently we are the 2019 Winner for Best Salon. We believe by building a skilled and successful team who can provide the best customer experience for our guests. Our goal is to be the best and have fun while achieving it! Rest assured you will receive exceptional services from the cream of the crop at Kindle & Boom.

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Eighth Annual Montgomery County Business Hall of Fame Tuesday, October 29, 2019 11:00am The Universities at Shady Grove Conference Center 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD 20850

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The Montgomery County Business Hall of Fame (MCBHOF), co-founded by Grossberg Company LLP, CPAs and Revere Bank, is a celebration of individuals who have made a significant impact in the Montgomery County Business community.

All net proceeds from the MCBHOF will benefit the scholarship programs at The Universities at Shady Grove (USG), the University System of Maryland’s regional education center that brings 80+ undergraduate and graduate degree programs from nine Maryland public universities directly to Montgomery County.

The same type of vision that led to the creation of USG in the fall of 2000 — to do something truly unique and extraordinary — is the type of vision our honorees all share.

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A Rockville couple tied the knot on a pier at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge, Maryland. For more, turn to page 274.

Visitors to Appomattox Court House National Historical Park in Virginia watch a reenactment of the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee. For more on the park and other lesser-known Civil War sites, turn to page 328.

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EASY BREEZY These cover-ups do wardrobe double duty. They’re perfect whether you’re drinking your piña colada seaside, poolside or on a patio, and you’ll be ready for a night on the town without having to change your ensemble. Add a little shade with a hat that stashes easily once the sun goes down.

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6. J. Crew’s textured summer straw hat in black, $34.50 at J. Crew (5335 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.; 202-537-3380; jcrew.com)

2. Peixoto’s Nissi pom-pom dress, $114 at Bloomingdales (5300 Western Ave., Chevy Chase; 240-744-3700; bloomingdales.com)

7. Bryce woven fedora, $48 at Anthropologie (4801 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda; 240-345-9413; anthropologie.com)

3. Debbie Katz’s Valentina tunic, $85 at Sassanova (7134 Bethesda Lane, Bethesda; 301-654-7403; sassanova.com) 4. SZ Blockprints for J. Crew kitty dress, $98 at J. Crew (5335 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.; 202-537-3380; jcrew.com) 5. Heidi Klein’s Carlisle Bay lace-trim cover-up maxi dress, $295 at Neiman Marcus (5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.; 202-966-9700; neimanmarcus.com)

8. Eric Javits floppy straw hat in ice, $350 at Nordstrom (Westfield Montgomery mall, Bethesda; 301-365-4111; nordstrom.com) 9. Eric Javits classic fedora hat in cream and black, $250 at Saks Fifth Avenue (5555 Wisconsin Ave., Chevy Chase; 301-657-9000; saksfifthavenue.com) 10. Helen Kaminski’s Provence 10 hat, $245 at Bloomingdales (5300 Western Ave., Chevy Chase; 240-744-3700; bloomingdales.com)

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SELLING A LIFESTYLE “MY CAREER PATH LED me into science and physics because I always had an interest in it, but my passion has always been to own my own business,” says Ferzan Jaeger, an astrophysicist and the owner of Olive & Loom, a new store in North Bethesda’s Pike & Rose. Jaeger, 38, grew up in Istanbul, got her graduate degree in physics and her MBA from the University of Iowa, and worked for NASA for eight years before launching Olive & Loom as a wholesale business. The textile company and lifestyle brand sells everything from soaps and candles to clothing and accessories.

“My husband and I started Olive & Loom in 2016 with the goal of infusing the traditional elements of a Mediterranean lifestyle with a modern, hip edge,” says 272

the Silver Spring mother of two. She began selling her private-label Turkish towels and textiles to stores across the country, and the label has since expanded to include clothing, accessories, jewelry and home goods.

In March, Jaeger opened Olive & Loom’s first shop, where her collection of Olive & Loom-branded items is sold alongside books, gifts and housewares.

The store also hosts events—everything from flower arranging to cocktail mixing to a kid-friendly class on how to make bath bombs. This isn’t Jaeger’s first foray into retail. She opened Sabun Home—which was more about “bath and spa,” according to Jaeger—on Bethesda Row in 2015, but she closed it earlier this year to focus on her Pike & Rose shop.

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Ferzan Jaeger opened Olive & Loom in North Bethesda in March.

For this summer, Jaeger teamed up with Michigan-based watercolor artist Casey Sibley to design a line of clothing, scarves, totes and clutches in four bespoke patterns that fit the brand’s beachy Mediterranean vibe. In another recently launched project— borne out of a desire to help refugees who’ve been resettled in the U.S.—the scientist-turned-entrepreneur hired refugee women to make candles that are sold at Olive & Loom. Called Kin & Care candles, they are clean-burning, vegan and made with soy wax. “Everything is handmade locally,” Jaeger says. “Our goal is to supply a steady job that provides living wages and produces an excellent product.” ■ Olive & Loom, 11815 Grand Park Ave. (Pike & Rose), North Bethesda; oliveandloom.com.

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A new store at Pike & Rose carries books, gifts, housewares and clothing, all with a Mediterranean vibe

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WEDDINGS

Finding Joy A Rockville bride overcame family tragedy and made the best of her special day

HOW THEY MET: Jennie and Rob met at Forest Oak Middle School in Gaithersburg.

“We’d sit next to each other in class, but didn’t hang out on the weekends,” Jennie says. They remained acquaintances as they went on to Gaithersburg High School and, coincidentally, Elon University in North Carolina. Rob claims that they dated for two weeks in high school, but Jennie says it never happened. “I don’t remember this,” Jennie says. “No one else remembers.”

THE REUNION: In 2011, Jennie and Rob attended their 10-year high school reunion at BlackFinn (now closed) in downtown Bethesda. “My group of girlfriends and his group of guy friends were talking,” Jennie says. “They kept buying us drinks.” The two groups of friends decided to have an after-party, but there was a mix-up on where they’d meet. “After the official party, I wanted everyone to come over to my apartment and continue to hang out,” Jennie says. “But only Rob came.” Jennie had recently moved into her downtown Bethesda apartment, and there were boxes everywhere. “I thought, ‘This isn’t a party,’ ” Rob says. They headed to the real after-party in Montgomery Village and spent most of the time talking to 274

each other. It was the first time they had in-depth conversations. At the end of the night, Rob asked Jennie for her number.

THEIR FIRST DATE: Jennie and Rob met

for happy hour a week later at Ri Ra Irish Pub (now closed) in downtown Bethesda.

They stayed until the pub closed at 1 a.m.

“I don’t really like talking to people one-onone—there are always awkward pauses,” Rob says. “But when I talked to [Jennie], we were just conversing for four or five hours nonstop.”

THE PROPOSAL: After dating for five years, including living together for nearly two, the couple bought a house together in Rockville in the spring of 2016. The day they closed, they went to the house to celebrate with champagne. Jennie gave Rob a “new house gift”—a spaghetti strainer. “I was like, ‘Oh, I got you a gift, too,’ ” Rob says. He had hidden the ring in a drawer in the kitchen. “She probably wanted me to propose three years prior,” Rob says. He caught Jennie by surprise.

“When he finally did it, it was such a sweet moment,” Jennie says. “I didn’t expect it. I was so focused on the new house.”

A DIFFICULT TIME: Four months into their engagement, Jennie’s father, John Henry Carman III, had an aortic aneurysm and had to have emergency heart surgery.

He survived, but spent the next two months in and out of the ICU. He died in April 2017. “That whole spring was very difficult,” Jennie says. “It should have been a time when we were wedding planning and enjoying ourselves, but

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obviously life had other plans in store.”

Just six months later, Jennie’s paternal grandmother, who was 102, passed away.

“It’s part of our wedding story,” Jennie says. “I’m always going to look back and remember that my dad wasn’t there. And my grandmother wasn’t there.” The couple considered changing their wedding plans but ultimately decided to move forward.

Jennie’s father had visited venues with the couple and had known their prospective date. “That’s why we stayed with it,” Jennie says.

THE WEDDING: The couple wed on

Oct. 14, 2017, at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge, Maryland.

They had 90 guests.

THE THEME: “Being an interior designer

and former event planner, I certainly had a lot of ideas about setting the scene,” Jennie says. She added pops of purple, her favorite color, to decorations throughout the day, including funky purple rugs at the reception. Her gown had two shades of purple tulle that showed when she lifted her skirt to dance. Her bouquet was accented with lavender dahlias. She even painted her toenails purple. “I would describe the theme as bohemian secret garden,” Jennie says.

THE CEREMONY: The couple had an

intimate morning ceremony with family and close friends on a pier at the hotel. “That wasn’t our original plan,” Jennie says.

After the loss of her father, they decided to separate the ceremony from the rest of the day. “We thought the ceremony would

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THE COUPLE: Jennie Crouch (maiden name Carman), 35, and Rob Crouch, 36, grew up in Gaithersburg. Jennie is an interior designer at SR/A Interior Design in Bethesda. Rob recently received his MBA from American University. They live in Rockville.

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be the toughest part emotionally to not have him there for.” Jennie thought about who would walk her down the aisle and decided to walk down alone.

“No one was going to stand in for my dad. So it felt right to walk down by myself,” she says. She wrapped her bouquet in one of her dad’s handkerchiefs. An Episcopal priest who officiated at Jennie’s sister’s wedding married Jennie and Rob. He gave a sermon about Jennie’s father. “I cried a lot during the ceremony. My mom cried a lot during the ceremony,” Jennie says.

The couple and their guests went to brunch and had time to regroup before the evening festivities.

THE RECEPTION: After a cocktail

hour at the pier, the reception followed in an outdoor covered pavilion with a fireplace. They had games set up for guests to play during the reception, including giant Jenga, tic-tac-toe and Connect 4. They also had a cigar bar.

“Rob’s a big cigar guy, and that was his only requirement,” Jennie says.

Rob gave a speech at the reception in place of Jennie’s father. A DJ played the couple’s favorite music—hits from the ’90s. Rob’s friends lifted him up in the air during a Blink-182 song. “Jennie was like, ‘Oh, my God. Don’t touch the chandelier!’ ” Rob says.

NEW BEGINNINGS: Jennie and Rob are expecting their first child, a boy, in late July.

VENDORS: Cake, Julie Bakes; catering, Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay; ceremony music, Blue Serenade; day-of coordination, Hannah Belle Events; flowers, Monteray Farms; gown, Stella York from Couture by Posh Bridal; hair, Laura Mainhart; invitations, Bella Figura; lawn games, Finishing Touch Rentals; makeup, Serendipity Salon and Spa; photography, Melissa GrimesGuy Photography; reception music, Darling Wedding Productions. n

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THE HONEYMOON: The couple went on a weeklong honeymoon to the Sandals Regency La Toc in St. Lucia.

Congratulations to the 2019 Winners of the Bethesda Urban Partnership and Bethesda Magazine

ESSAY AND SHORT STORY CONTEST

Essay Contest 1st Place Ingrid Alpern, Rockville, MD 2nd Place Marilyn Millstone, Kensington, MD 3rd Place Carolyn Sherman, Bethesda, MD

Short Story Contest 1st Place Danielle Stonehirsch, Silver Spring, MD 2nd Place Carol Solomon, Montgomery Village, MD 3rd Place Mohini Mahlhotra, Washington, D.C.

Essay Contest – High School 1st Place Emily Tian, Richard Montgomery H.S. 2nd Place Anna Roberson, Bethesda Chevy Chase H.S. 3rd Place Julian Drumwright, Northwood H.S.

Short Story Contest – High School 1st Place Tina Xia, Walt Whitman H.S. 2nd Place Kathleen Monahan, Bethesda Chevy Chase H.S. 3rd Place Olivia Gyapong, Blake H.S.

Essay & Short Story Honorable Mentions Sarah Birnbach, Andrew Field, Alicia Guevara, Mark Keats, Grace McGuire, Laura Van Oudenaren, Naomi Smith, Kushan Weerakoon

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PETS

CREATURE CARE ON A THURSDAY MORNING in March, veterinary technician Vanesa Rodriguez briefs Dr. Lara Backus on the treatments two sugar gliders are scheduled to receive that day, stopping to note that the tiny possums have come in “to get their nails done.”

A few minutes later, Rodriguez and Backus are in an examination room holding a tan and brown sugar glider, Bella, as the animal’s sibling, whose name is Brother, watches from his carrying case.

But this is no day at the spa for the marsupials. They shriek as the vet and tech take turns clipping their nails, carefully avoiding the pads of their hands.

At Maryland Avian & Exotics Veter278

inary Care in Rockville, Backus, her colleague Dr. Lisa Carr and their team treat animals of all shapes and sizes—from pythons and box turtles to guinea pigs and hedgehogs. (They don’t treat dogs or cats.) Founded by Carr in 2012, the center provides veterinary services ranging from routine grooming and checkups to surgical procedures such as tooth extractions and spays and neuters.

Weighing in at 143 grams, Bella is obese, Backus informs her owner, but her brother is a healthy weight. As she does with all new clients, Backus assembles a husbandry packet for the owner with instructions on proper nutrition and information about common

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diseases the animals can contract.

Backus, who lives in Rockville, came to Maryland Avian & Exotics in August 2018 after working at The Center for Bird and Exotic Animal Medicine outside of Seattle. She says owning exotics—she has an African grey parrot, Lawrence, and a corn snake named Bellatrix, and used to own leopard geckos—has made her sympathetic to the struggles of finding a specialized veterinarian to treat them. “I wanted to kind of be that person for other people,” says Backus, 29.

Her next patient after the sugar gliders is a blue-fronted Amazon parrot named Raja, whose diet consists of mostly home-cooked foods such as bread and

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At Maryland Avian & Exotics in Rockville, vets treat lizards, turtles, parrots and more

Opposite: Dr. Lara Backus examines Nugget, a 2-year-old bearded dragon.

Top right: Backus and veterinary technician Vanesa Rodriguez get a blood sample from Nugget.

Bottom left: Tangelo, a 23-year-old sun conure

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Bottom right: Stanley Cup, a 1-year-old chameleon

vegetables. “You eat better than me, mister,” Rodriguez jokes as she looks over the bird’s file. Parrots are prone to high cholesterol if they eat a lot of bread or fatty things, Backus says, and Amazons specifically are at risk of developing fatty liver disease. She recommends that Raja’s owner, a new client, change his diet to include more pellets, then takes blood samples that will be sent to a lab specializing in exotic animals. “A lot of the time you’re telling people that they’ve been doing something wrong for the last 10, 15 years,” Backus says.

Wabby the rabbit, who comes in after Raja, has a different issue: She’s eating

less than she usually does, a symptom of a condition called GI stasis, which is a slowing down of the digestive system.

Rabbits are tied with guinea pigs for the animal the center sees the most of, Backus says. The fluff y white bunny lays perfectly still as her blood is drawn, behavior that occurs when bunnies are sick, the vet explains. A quick examination reveals that Wabby has a slight heart murmur and is also a bit dehydrated.

Her blood will be sent to a lab—she’s 5 years old, and most rabbits have a life expectancy of six to eight years.

Not all animals treated at the center are as docile as Wabby, Backus says. She

recalls a time when a sick green tree python came in, and “the second you’d try and get it, it was striking at you.”

“Basically, I was kind of having to do a Steve Irwin in terms of getting it out of the cage,” she says. “I ended up grabbing it right when it was trying to go for my face.”

Lunging snakes aside, Backus enjoys her work at the center, and veterinary medicine as a whole. “I really like animals in general,” she says, “but I also like helping people learn the best way to take care of them, helping owners help their own animals [and] give them the best quality of life as possible.” ■

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BALTIMORE’S FELLS POINT is known for cobblestone streets, hip taverns, eclectic boutiques and a few longtime restaurants. Opened in May after a more than $3 million renovation, Broadway Market has made the waterfront neighborhood better still for foodies. A public market since 1786, Broadway Market’s restaurants and food stalls are in two separate buildings, the North Market and South Market sheds.

Sophia’s Place European Deli, Vikki’s Fells Point Deli and Sal’s Seafood (known for its fish tacos)—all longtime merchants—are now in the renovated north shed, where the indoor and outdoor seating is a mix of large communal and smaller bistro tables. New to the lineup: Thai Street, The Verandah (authentic Indian street food), locally made 288

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Taharka Brothers Ice Cream, and Connie’s Chicken and Waffles, which the Food Network named as home to the best waffles in Maryland. Fat Tiger serves as a central bar from morning to night, serving everything from specialty coffees and mimosas to craft beer, wine and cocktails, plus modern American cuisine. The south shed includes The Choptank, a crab house and seafood restaurant with harbor views slated for a July opening; fans of Baltimore’s Loch Bar, Choptank’s sibling in Atlas Restaurant Group, will find an excellent Maine lobster roll here, too, plus raw bar items such as oysters and shrimp.

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At the renovated Broadway Market in Baltimore, the fare includes waffles, ice cream, oysters and fish tacos, plus these dishes made by Thai Street.

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A LOOK AT LADY LIBERTY EXPERIENCE OUR ICONIC SYMBOL of freedom in all her glory at the new Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. The 26,000-square-foot museum includes a multimedia exhibit that evokes the feeling of being in the studio of French sculptor FrédéricAuguste Bartholdi, who designed the Statue of Liberty.

You can learn about the statue’s original construction and see some of the items used in the building process, from a small plaster model to the copper sheets pounded onto massive molds to create Lady Liberty’s final form.

In another area, there’s a movie narrated by television journalist Diane Sawyer that includes the story of the statue’s origins, a virtual “fly through” of its interior, and a reflection on what liberty means today in the form of education, free elections and more.

In the Inspiration Gallery, you can see Liberty’s original torch, which she held high for 100 years until it was replaced in 1986. A full-scale copper model of the statue’s face is also on display. Don’t miss the Instagram-worthy views of the Lady herself from the museum’s grassy rooftop.

Museum access is free with a ferry ticket to Liberty and Ellis islands: $18.50, $14 ages 62 and older, $9 ages 4-12, free for children younger than 4. Audio tours of both islands are included. Purchase tickets at statuecruises. com. Ferries depart from New York City’s Battery Park and Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey.

HUSBAND AND WIFE INNKEEPERS Glenn Pogue and Monique Greenwood transformed an 1880s manor home in Philadelphia’s tree-lined University City neighborhood into Akwaaba Philadelphia, a bed-and-breakfast inspired by the city’s rich musical heritage. Opened last summer—and within walking distance of universities, restaurants and the Philadelphia Museum of Art—the inn offers six guest rooms and suites. The spacious Blue Note guest room is decorated in shades of indigo, a nod to Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes band, and features a king bed and a kitchenette with a cozy dining area. The twobedroom Roots Retreat (inspired by Jimmy Fallon’s house band The Roots) has a full kitchen and sleeps up to seven.

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Back in Time At a West Virginia resort, there’s old-school fun all around

BY MELANIE D.G. KAPLAN

The spring-fed pool at Capon Springs and Farms is on the chilly side—the water temperature ranges from 55 to 75 degrees.

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I’M SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE wearing funny noses. It’s a rainy night in August, and I’m unexpectedly playing my ukulele at a sing-along at Capon Springs and Farms in High View, West Virginia. My great-aunt, Paula Goldman, and I are vacationing for a few days with her friend Alice Masters, who has been coming to Capon since 1953—every year but one, and missing that year, she says, was a mistake. Now, Alice’s children and grandchildren are here from both coasts. Many of the other guests, who also have been coming for generations, have become Alice’s friends. That tradition of reuniting comes with many others, including a Tuesday night sing-along.

After strumming a few nursery rhymes with the makeshift band, I hear someone call “Old MacDonald!” A man hands animal noses and random masks to children and adults, another tradition. We sing the usual verses (“With an oink oink here, and an oink oink there”) and ad-lib for the animals who don’t live on the farm, like the crocodile and the monkey. Strumming mindlessly, singing and laughing, I look over and see Paula, with her pink seersucker capris and perfectly styled white hair. She’s wearing a Phantom of the Opera mask, comically hunched over and doing a pretty good phantom walk.

“With a phantom mask here, and a phantom mask there, here a mask, there a mask, everywhere a phantom mask,” we sing, although I’m laughing so hard I can barely get the words out.

Paula sits down, and we move on to the shark.

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GROWING UP IN MONTGOMERY County, I never went away to summer camp, but I can’t imagine it gets any better than Capon Springs. A tidy and postcard-perfect resort with inviting green lawns and games such as croquet and shuffleboard, Capon Springs materializes like a mirage in the mountains of West Virginia and feels a bit like Snow White, with music piped from the trees before meals (I half expected to see sprites).

In 1932, Lou Austin, a Capon Springs Water distributor who wanted access to the famous spring, bought the 19th century resort, which had fallen into disrepair. Today, the 4,700-acre property is decidedly of another time: Guests make reservations and check in without providing a credit card, rely on the honor system for convenience store items, and still have the option of paying by personal check upon their departure.

Meals are served family style and without alcohol (savvy guests bring flasks to enjoy cocktails on their porches), and the dining room is a necktie-free zone.

Cellphone reception is limited, and the rooms are modest, without electronics.

Families often return the same week year after year, and it’s common for guests to become lifelong friends.

“This is kind of a safe haven—even more so in what seems to be an emotionally charged world,” said Jonathan Bellingham, the marketing and recreation manager. “It’s the concept of returning to a kinder, gentler era.”

I FIRST DISCOVERED CAPON accidentally while driving home from Thomas, West Virginia, about a decade ago. I’d expected to be on the highway, but my GPS sent me through the middle of the property and onto a dirt road. The same thing happened again several years later, but by then Paula had introduced me to Alice, whom she’d met playing bridge 292

Many of the resort’s guests have been coming for generations with their family.

in the ’90s. Alice, a Holocaust survivor from Czechoslovakia who now lives in Bethesda, happened to mention her family vacations there. She invited Paula and me to join her on a future visit, and we made plans to go during the Masters’ family reunion week last August.

When I called Alice, 93, to relay our dates, she said she was worried that Paula—a seasoned traveler, but more a Kennedy Center than campfire kind of gal—would feel out of place amid

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Capon’s informality. When I picked up Paula for our getaway, she looked put together, as always, wearing a cashmere sweater with gold buttons and carrying an ankle-length raincoat. We’d never traveled together, but when she offered me snacks 20 minutes into a 90-minute drive (a rice cake followed by “a cookie as a chaser”), I cast aside any concerns about compatibility.

We pulled up to the main house and found Alice on the porch. She

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Shuffleboard, badminton, horseshoes and volleyball are among the activities available.

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TOP PHOTO BY JOHN COOK; BOTTOM PHOTO COURTESY OF CAPON SPRINGS

Grassy areas at Capon Springs allow guests to run around, play Frisbee or relax in a hammock.

introduced us to her family and escorted us around the lobby (where guests had signed up for a Ping-Pong tournament, talent show and daily flag-raising duty) and the library, which included a section of titles authored by Capon guests.

The center of Capon is a wide lawn with a fountain, hammocks and swings.

As I walked across the grass from my room to the meeting house—the one place with internet access—kids ran around in packs as though in their backyard. Other children squealed as they played in the pool. I quickly answered a few work emails in the common area, plugged in my laptop to charge there and walked away from it, feeling oddly unpanicked.

Dinner was served at a hilltop pavilion on the golf course. Paula and I found Alice and her family at a picnic table, but before I could sit, Alice took my arm and led me to a grassy area where families were playing Frisbee.

“So, you see, this is how it goes,” she said. She pointed to the mountains in the

distance. “Lazy evenings. The world is completely shut out. Isn’t it beautiful?”

We filled our melamine picnic plates with corn on the cob, three-bean salad, peas with pearl onions, and chicken.

Alice and her daughters took turns recounting Capon tales from yesteryears: the days when somebody went around with a flashlight to make sure everyone was adhering to curfew (no Dirty Dancing here); the time a guest’s necktie was cut because he was overdressed at dinner; and the era when chicken livers were on the weekly menu.

Alice said when she first visited 65 years ago, with a baby in her arms, Capon looked exactly the same.

“I was a refugee,” she said. “I didn’t have a home to go to for the holidays.

You go to your parents’ for vacation. My parents died in a concentration camp.”

Friends came up to Alice throughout dinner. “She’s the matriarch,” said a thin woman wearing turquoise head to toe. Alice introduced me to Ben, a lanky man from Raleigh, North Carolina, with a warm smile and uneasy gait. He and his wife have been coming to Capon for 35 years; now they visit with kids and grandkids. When someone talked about evening music, I mentioned that I’d

packed my ukulele. Without hesitating, Ben invited me to join him the following night for a sing-along.

EARLY THE NEXT morning I went for a 6-mile walk—off the property and down a hilly road, under a canopy of trees.

Other than walks and hikes, guests generally don’t leave the resort—nor is there anything nearby that would lure them away from the Capon charm. When I returned, I was warm enough to brave the spring-fed pool.

In the 1920s, Capon Springs Water was sold up and down the East Coast, said to cure stomach, liver and kidney disorders, high blood pressure and gallstones. It’s been off the market since the 1950s, but the 65-degree water still flows from the resort’s water fountains, taps and showers—and fills the pool (which ranges from 55 to 75 degrees, depending on the air temperature).

Bellingham, a long-distance runner who concludes his workouts with a dip, said it’s rejuvenating. “Warm up in a hot shower, then jump in and move around,” he said. I splashed in, moved my arms like crazy and eventually caught my breath. The water was splendid.

The breakfast bell rang, and Paula and

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Capon Springs and Farms is about two hours west of Washington, D.C. The 115-room resort has 14 separate historic cottages with a variety of room types—some with private baths, some designed for families, some handicappedaccessible. It’s open from late April to early November. Rates range from $110 to $175 per person, per night, which includes three all-you-can-eat meals daily, morning and evening snacks, laundry facilities and recreation: swimming, tennis, pickleball, disc golf, croquet, badminton, basketball, horseshoes, volleyball, shuffleboard and Ping-Pong. The resort has six hiking trails. Kids younger than 5 are free, and rates are discounted for kids 5 to 12. Weekly rates are available.

Alcohol isn’t served, but guests are welcome to bring their own and drink in their rooms or on their porches. Quiet hours begin at 11 p.m. There’s limited cell service; internet and TV are in one common area only. Golf and a spa are available for additional fees.

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A golf course is part of Capon Springs’ 4,700-acre property.

I joined the Masters family in the dining hall at a long table covered by a green and white gingham tablecloth. (Full capacity is 250, and longtime guests earn seating seniority.) As dishes of farm-fresh eggs, bacon and biscuits, and carafes of coffee and hot chocolate moved around the table, everyone discussed what they’d be doing that day. Some had golf plans, others had signed up for the long-established, weekly 1-mile road race.

But mostly, the conversation centered around food. The menu—comfort food and lots of it—doesn’t change week to week or year to year. Guests eagerly await, for example, Monday night chicken barbecue or Saturday mac and cheese.

I walked out into the sun and found myself flowing—in that delightful way that comes with unplanned days— between unhurried conversations, hammock naps and reading. I was surprised at how soon I heard flute music piping from the trees to indicate lunch, and then dinner. After the dinner music began, I walked back to the Pavilion, where our rooms were, to find Paula.

She was sitting on the white-columned veranda drinking scotch out of a plastic cup from the bathroom, reading The Catcher in the Rye. She couldn’t have looked more at home.

Dinner was meatloaf, stewed tomatoes, creamy green beans with fried onions, Brussels sprouts, and house-made bread and apple butter. I left early to meet Ben to prepare for the sing-along. We sat with Marshall, a banjo player from Vermont, and Bellingham, who played the recorder.

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I scanned the set list and smiled, seeing songs as familiar as old friends: “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad,” “The Wheels on the Bus” and “She’ll be Coming ’Round the Mountain.”

After the sing-along, animal noses safely stored away, the grown-ups headed to the adjacent living room for a bluegrass duo. I sneaked out a side door and walked toward my room. At the Pavilion, I opened my screen door and enjoyed its creak. The walls were painted the color of mint chocolate chip ice cream, and two twin beds were covered with pilled mustard-colored blankets and faded pastel bedspreads. A few wire hangers hung in the closet.

I climbed into bed next to the back screen door and closed my eyes, unable to differentiate between the babble of the creek and the patter of the rain. I had booked a spa soak the next morning, but I was disheartened, realizing that Paula and I would have to leave shortly after the appointment. Capon already felt like the beloved camp I never visited as a child, and the other guests had become fast friends. Alice had encouraged us to stick around for bingo that evening. Bellingham wanted me to be at the talent show.

“Come back for the campfire songs,” Ben said. And Alice’s daughter urged us to stay for chocolate cream pie night. I fell asleep, reconsidering my departure. n Melanie D.G. Kaplan (melaniedg kaplan.com) is a freelance writer in Washington, D.C. Find her on Twitter: @melaniedgkaplan.

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BY MARK WALSTON

FARMERETTES TO THE RESCUE

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ALICE KRESSE

Women tended the fields on Montgomery County farms while men fought overseas during World War I

AMERICA RESISTED ENTERING World War I. President Woodrow Wilson preached neutrality, reasoning there was no need to get involved in Europe’s conflict. That all changed when German submarines began torpedoing ocean liners, killing thousands of innocent passengers, including hundreds of Americans. Outraged, the United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917.

While the men were shouldering rifles overseas, the women left behind were doing their share to help the war effort. Their contributions went far beyond merely conserving precious food and materials—although Montgomery County women signed pledge cards to “cut down the use of flour in my household or establishment in every possible way,” according to documents from the county’s historical society. The more adventurous went to work on the county’s farms, organizing with others across the nation as the Women’s Land Army of America, a troop of volunteers known as “farmerettes” that helped bring in harvests that otherwise would have been lost due to the shortage of manpower.

Styled after the Women’s Land

Army in Great Britain, the American group formed in 1917 and believed that “instead of just conserving, women should be producing, becoming soldiers of the soil,” as leader Harriot Stanton Blatch noted in a directive to Land Army members. Women in the county answered the call and “turned with enthusiasm” to supporting the war effort, the Montgomery County Sentinel reported. Teachers, students, homemakers and more joined the local chapters of the Land Army—which had formed a national network of more than 20,000 women by 1919.

The Montgomery chapters, based in Rockville and Ednor, near Sandy Spring, deployed 100 women wherever they were needed—and welcomed. Not every male farmer in the county believed the women could do a man’s job. Professor Hugh Findley of the U.S. Department of Agriculture wrote in a message to the farmerettes that perhaps “American women are not yet physically fit” to carry on much of the farmwork. Yet, wherever farmers took time to drill them in the proper use of tools, “they have been apt students,” Findley said. The women were trained in farming practices, given

a uniform—overalls, a broad-brimmed hat, a work shirt and gloves—and paid $12 a month, comparable to men’s wages.

Immediately, the farmerettes proved themselves up to the task; Findley noted that one county woman picked 60 bushels of apples in one day “without stepping on a ladder.” Other county women were deployed in a special “nutting unit,” collecting peach and plum pits that were then used in gas mask filters, according to historical society documents.

Even after the war’s end, the women continued to serve on the farms. They ably performed all tasks, ranging from garden work and farm labor that included shucking corn and building silos “to mending the state road and assisting at the county fair,” as a local chapter reported to headquarters in a 1919 report.

“Rosie the Riveter” may have been the symbol of female empowerment in World War II, but the farmerettes of World War I plowed the way. n Author and historian Mark Walston (markwalston@comcast.net) was raised in Bethesda and lives in Olney.

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Photographer Laura Chase de Formigny rarely has the opportunity to take her family on an assignment, so when she found out she’d be shooting at South Mountain Creamery, a working dairy farm in Middletown, Maryland (“A Day at the Dairy,” page 42), she knew she had to bring her 17-month-old son, Henry, and her husband, Adrien. “I’m glad we got there early so Henry could pick out a calf to feed,” she says. “There was a big crowd with lots of kids and even some adults, all looking to feed the calves. While we were waiting for the bottles, Henry got a surprise kiss from his calf!” After getting up close with the calves, they went across the street to the dairy’s creamery, where Henry enjoyed his first ice cream. n

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