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March/April 2017 | Volume 14 Issue 2

THE HOME ISSUE

P. 176

176 Houses of Style

202 by the numbers

232 New Places to Live

A peek inside four stunning homes in the Bethesda area. From channeling the French countryside to bringing home the African plains, these pads are filled with punch and personality.

Find out which neighborhoods were the hottest in 2016 and where the real estate market is headed. Plus, home sales trends from the past five years.

A guide to luxury apartments, condos and townhomes

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P. 118

Nayantara Mukerji, one of this year’s Top Teens, taught English in the slums of India.

108 The Amazing Race The upcoming Democratic primary campaign for Montgomery County executive could be the most crowded, hotly contested and consequential in nearly 50 years BY LOUIS PECK

118 Top Teens Meet the winners of our eighth annual Extraordinary Teens Awards—12 of Montgomery County’s best and brightest students, chosen from more than 70 nominees BY DINA ELBOGHDADY

134 Hot Shots There are those who post food photos on social media. And then there’s Justin Schuble. For the Potomac foodie, who has picked up more than 114,000 Instagram followers on DCFoodPorn, it’s all about the angle and the art. BY DAVID HAGEDORN

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144 Happily Ever After

156 Bethesda Interview

How CEO Tim Chi helped turn WeddingWire into a tech company couples can’t seem to live without

Carol Flaisher, a movie location manager, talks about finding a house for Wedding Crashers, the power of name-dropping, and memorable moments on the set

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DEPARTMENTS 24 | TO OUR READERS 26 | CONTRIBUTORS

P. 298

32 | FROM OUR READERS

good life

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art. festivals. culture. day trips. hidden gems.

health

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260 | BE WELL

338 | SHOP TALK

Can’t-miss arts events

A Bethesda esthetician treats everything from acne to aging

Three new local store openings. Plus spring skin fixes from the CEO of Bluemercury

44 | ARTS CALENDAR

262 | MENDING BROKEN HEARTS

342 | WEDDINGS

Keely O’Brien was just 2 weeks old when a cardiologist told her parents she wouldn’t survive without surgery

A Rockville couple chose Bryan Voltaggio’s restaurant VOLT for their intimate celebration

270 | THE LADY DOCS

Your cheat sheet for a weekend away

40 | BEST BETS

Where to go, what to see

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60 | FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING Kenwood cherry blossoms by the numbers

66 | QUICK TAKES

346 | GET AWAY

When a few physicians started working out together in Potomac six years ago, they had no idea that their little exercise group would grow into something much bigger

348 | DRIVING RANGE Restaurants and bars give fresh life to industrial spaces in Baltimore

356 | PETS

278 | WELLNESS CALENDAR

News you may have missed

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

76 | SUBURBANOLOGY Lessons learned from Wisconsin Avenue BY APRIL WITT

293

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How Bethesda’s Ruth Marcus, a Washington Post columnist, found her voice BY STEVE ROBERTS

358 | FLASHBACK

294 | REVIEW Go thirsty—but not hungry—to Owen’s Ordinary at Pike & Rose

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

80 | HOMETOWN

Sometimes cats have to lose weight too

When presidents want to escape Washington, D.C., they head to Montgomery County

360 | FAMILY PORTRAIT Snapshot of local lives

304 | COOKING CLASS A spicy American variation on the traditional St. Patrick’s Day corned beef and cabbage

306 | DINING GUIDE

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ON YOUR MARK, GET SET… THE RACE FOR THE Democratic nomination for Montgomery County executive usually doesn’t cause a lot of excitement. There are typically only a few candidates, and the policy differences among them are slight. On average, only about 25 percent of Democratic voters go to the polls on primary day. But the 2018 race, which is kicking into gear, promises to be different. Very different. As many as a dozen people are pondering the race, and at least six appear to be likely to run. The latter group includes three county councilmembers who have all but announced their candidacies. As our political writer Lou Peck points out in his story, “The Amazing Race,” on page 108, the stakes will be higher than usual because several of the potential candidates have widely differing views on what the future direction of the county should be. County Councilmember Marc Elrich, who is seen by many as the early favorite, is decidedly antidevelopment and anti-establishment. As executive, he would surely slow the pace of growth in the county’s urban areas, including downtown Bethesda. The idea of an Elrich administration strikes fear in the county’s developers and other business people, and they are hard at work looking for a more businessfriendly alternative. David Trone of Potomac could be that candidate. Trone, co-owner of Total Wine & More, spent $13.4 million of his own fortune on his unsuccessful bid to win the 2016 Democratic primary in the 8th Congressional District. Trone told Bethesda Beat in January that he is “focused very heavily” on the county executive race. Trone’s candidacy, and his willingness and ability to spend huge amounts on his campaign, would certainly alter the dynamics of the race and make it more lively. Peck’s story provides a primer on the potential candidates, the issues—and why this may be the most 24 MARCH/APRIL 2017 | BETHESDAMAGAZINE.COM

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WHEN I GO OUT to dinner with my wife, Susan, and my stepdaughter, Amy, I’ve learned not to start eating right away when the food arrives. Most times, Amy wants to take pictures of the dishes and share them on Instagram. I must admit that this is something I don’t understand (or at least appreciate), but I’m also aware that taking pictures of food at restaurants is becoming as routine as putting your napkin on your lap. Jaymi Schuble of Potomac also didn’t quite get it when her son, Justin, started snapping food photos several years ago. “He kind of picked up the camera one day and said he was going to take pictures of food,” Jaymi says. “I said, ‘Who’s going to look at your pictures of food? That’s kind of weird.’ Obviously, I was wrong.” Yes, she was. Justin, now 22 and a senior at Georgetown University, has amassed 114,000 Instagram followers for his DCFoodPorn account. In the process, he has become influential (and a bit of a celebrity) in the local food scene. In this issue, our restaurant critic, David Hagedorn, chronicles Justin’s unlikely rise and influence—and how chefs have learned to accept, even embrace, the food-asart trend. David’s story, “Hot Shots,” begins on page 134. I hope you enjoy this issue of Bethesda Magazine. Please email me your thoughts on the issue at steve.hull@bethesdamagazine.com.

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MARK WALSTON LIVES IN: Olney IN THIS ISSUE: Wrote about the close ties between U.S. presidents and Montgomery County for his column, Flashback, which focuses on local history. WHAT HE DOES: Examines a range of American cultural and historical topics as a writer of numerous books, essays, poems and plays.

LIVES IN: Arlington, Virginia IN THIS ISSUE: Wrote about stunning— and strikingly different—interpretations of what makes a beautiful home. WHAT SHE DOES: She’s a freelance design writer who contributes frequently to Bethesda Magazine and Arlington Magazine. Her work also appears in DC Modern Luxury, Luxe Interiors + Design, Washingtonian and Home & Design. She is the founder of the blog DC by Design. MOST CHERISHED PIECES IN HER HOME: “A quiet still life of chrysanthemums, painted by my great-grandmother, which I recently had cleaned and reframed; a custom front-hall chest by furniture maker Caleb Woodard; and my Christmas present this year: a whimsical painting of Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head—flanked by our sons’ favorite stuffed animals—by local artist Mark Giaimo.”

BACK IN HIS DAY: “I grew up off Seven Locks Road near Bradley Boulevard, which, at the time of my arrival as a second-grader in 1961, was the outskirts of civilization. Seven Locks was a gravel road leading from the C&O Canal to the sleepy county seat of Rockville, its streets lined with Victorian-era homes and stores. Seven Locks and the old Rockville town center have since been paved over.”

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EDGAR ARTIGA LIVES IN: Kensington IN THIS ISSUE: Photographed the 12 students in the “Top Teens” feature. “It was a great opportunity to work with an amazing group of talented young people. I graduated from Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, and it was fun to go back into the area high schools and see a little bit of teen life today.” WHAT HE DOES: Owns Artiga Photo, a commercial and editorial photography business. With a wide array of clients, he has photographed subjects ranging from Olympic gold medalists and Game of Thrones actors to local artists, jewelry designers and bakers. He enjoys getting to meet and work with people. “I love the challenge of figuring out the best way to approach each project, and that every day is different.” FAVORITE PLACE: “Every few years I travel to Maui with my family. My wife’s family has roots in Hawaii, and we like to make sure our two boys grow up with some connection to the islands. Plus, we absolutely love it there. Perfect weather, beyond beautiful scenery and aloha spirit all around— doesn’t really get any better than that.”

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THE SAFE WAY Thanks for your recent article “Fighting the Fear” (January/February 2017). It powerfully and accurately described daily life for many families, including mine, that have severe food allergies. An encouraging sign is the Montgomery County Council recently passing a bill by Hans Riemer (D-At Large) to require restaurants in the county to train employees on food allergies. Modeled on successful laws in other states, it will help many dine out more frequently and more comfortably. Not only will this improve the quality of life for many families, but it will also be good for local workers and businesses. Michael Buckley Silver Spring DOWNTOWN DEBATE Kudos to Lou Peck on his wellresearched, well-written article (“Over the Top?” January/February 2017). Of course, given its author, I am unsurprised at how well-done the piece is. I was legal counsel to the Montgomery County Planning Board at the time of the 1976 Downtown Bethesda Plan. And I led the effort as board chairman for the 1994 plan. There was not a single argument or issue raised in your article about the new plan that was not thrown at us

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in the ’70s and ’90s to try to defeat those downtown plans. And so I ask— Has Bethesda become an undesirable place to live or work in over the past 40 years? Have property values fallen? Are people fleeing the community? Last time I looked, edge neighborhoods like Edgemoor have only become more desirable, expensive and exclusive. To assert, as one longtime elected official does, that the county’s downtown plans act to “degrade” people’s lives in our existing neighborhoods is demagogic hooey. Bethesda thrives because its center thrives. The same with Silver Spring. The naysayers may gain some votes today. But they will never own the future, unless that future is akin to those of the Youngstowns of America. Gus Bauman Silver Spring

CORRECTION In “Best of Bethesda,” in our January/ February 2017 issue, the names of Best Insurance Agent runner-up David Munson and Best Podiatrist runner-up Steven Blanken, D.P.M., were spelled incorrectly. Bethesda Magazine welcomes letters to the editor. Please email letters@bethesdamagazine.com and include your name, the town you live in and your daytime phone number. Bethesda Magazine reserves the right to edit letters for length and clarity.

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A NEW PLACE TO PLAY CLIMB TO THE TOP of the treehouse in Greenbriar Local Park—which opened in Travilah near Potomac in November— and see a panorama of nearby woods, distant fields and children clambering between the two brightly colored playgrounds below. An area for older kids (ages 5-12) features the towering treehouse structure and its plank bridge, slides and rope ladders. There’s also a tire swing and a mound covered in a bouncy surface material, perfect for climbing up and rolling down. The playground for younger children (ages 2-5) resembles a beach and includes a fishing boat play structure with a working periscope. The 25-acre park’s educational aspects focus on the local environment—signs along a paved path leading from the

parking lot to the playground tell about Maryland’s watersheds, geography and wildlife. Between the play areas, families picnic at a shady stone terrace overlooking a vista of trees, part of the 15 acres of undisturbed forest that surround the park. A soccer field, basketball and volleyball courts, and a paved 2/3 -mile walking path offer recreational options. While a trip to Greenbriar Local Park isn’t the same as a day at the beach, it just might keep the kids from getting crabby. Greenbriar Local Park, 12525 Glen Road, Travilah, www.montgomeryparks.org —Stephanie Siegel Burke BETHESDAMAGAZINE.COM | MARCH/APRIL 2017

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Potomac’s Cabin John Shopping Center, but every Friday night it feels like a small pub in Ireland. Fiddles and flutes carry the sound of Celtic ballads through the tavern, which has wood walls and a fireplace (also shepherd’s pie and pints). Lahinch has hosted nights of traditional Irish music every Friday since it opened in April last year, bringing in one band each week, often accompanied by a dancing troupe. Though other nights are also Irishthemed—Irish rock bands play on Wednesdays—Fridays are strictly traditional. “It’s just happy music,” says Frank Hughes, a partner in the restaurant. “You see people that don’t even dance trying to dance. It gets the feet going.” He says the music strikes a good balance: quiet enough to allow for conversation but energetic enough that some audience members will pick up an extra instrument and join the band onstage. The traditional Irish music performances run from 7 to 10 every Friday night.

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THERE IS SOMETHING SPECIAL about standing atop Sugarloaf Mountain, gazing out at trees, farmland and the horizon. The Dickerson, Maryland, hiking spot, about 30 miles from Bethesda, is a good bet any time of year, but in early spring the mostly bare trees allow good sight lines, and cabin fever legs are ready to move. Pre-hike research is a must. From a handful of trails, you can choose your own adventure, mixing and matching those that connect. One path goes around the base and another is a steep scramble up rocks. Have kids in tow? The ¼-mile Green Trail, from the 38

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West View parking lot to the top, is the way to go. Halfway up the mountain you can catch open views, but reaching the summit—an elevation of 1,282 feet—is worth the chance to recharge on a boulder or declare yourself King (or Queen) of the Mountain. Sugarloaf Mountain is open daily from 8 a.m. to an hour before sunset; admission is free. Sugarloaf Mountain, 7901 Comus Road, Dickerson, www.sugarloafmd.com —Kathleen Seiler Neary

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Our picks for the best things to see and do in March and April BY SANDRA FLEISHMAN

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THEY WILL SURVIVE From 1991 to 2002, Sierra Leone was devastated by a brutal and bloody civil war that forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes, many to refugee camps in the Republic of Guinea. Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars are musicians who met in the camps and went on to create songs of hope, faith and joy. Over three years, two American filmmakers documented the story of their exodus, struggle to survive and subsequent travels from camp to camp to perform for fellow refugees. The 2005 film, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, led to four albums and performances on some of the world’s most prestigious stages. The group, which has two original members and three newer performers, is currently one of Africa’s top touring and recording bands and often speaks out for the millions of refugees worldwide.

Sex and the City ran for six seasons on HBO, but New York actor/improviser/ writer/producer Kerry Ipema covers it all in 90 minutes in One Woman Sex and the City: A Parody of Love, Friendships and Shoes. Ipema wrote the parody/tribute with TJ Dawe, who co-created and directed One Man Star Wars Trilogy, One Man Lord of the Rings and PostSecret: The Show. Last year, Ipema toured with PostSecret, a show about Frank Warren, who began a long artistic journey by asking 3,000 visitors to the 2004 Artomatic art show in Washington, D.C., to return postcards to him containing their innermost secrets. By 2014, 500,000 people had mailed confessions, and he turned them into five books and the play Ipema helped bring to life. Luckily, in the new 11-week national tour of One Woman Sex and the City, Ipema has to keep up with only a couple dozen characters from the long-running TV show. 8 p.m. at AMP by Strathmore, $30-$40, www.ampbystrathmore.com

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Someone will win $10,000 at the third annual Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Awards. Entries for best original song, submitted by songwriters in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., have been narrowed down to eight finalists. They will perform for a live audience and three judges, and the winner and the best young songwriter (under 18) will be named at the end of the show. Finalists include Silver Spring resident Pete Garza of Band of Us, and, in the youth category, Matthew Hemmer, who lives in Bethesda and is a senior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. Also performing will be Justin Jones, last year’s grand prize winner. 7:30 p.m. at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, $10-$15, www.bethesda.org

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MUGGLES MEET-UP As PotterCon graduated from a small party of friends in Brooklyn to a big event in a warehouse bar three years ago, the Brooklyn Paper referred to it this way: “Call it Harry Potter and the Goblet of Beer.” Now, this convention for adult Harry Potter fans has made its way across the country and to The Fillmore in Silver Spring. The event, for ages 21 and older, involves day drinking, trivia and a costume contest. Butterbeer is served, and people will be sorted into the various Hogwarts houses. 2 p.m. at The Fillmore, $15.50, www.fillmoresilverspring.com

Check out two book-filled festivals on the same weekend. The Bethesda Literary Festival, from April 21 to 23, offers more than 20 free events, including readings and book signings by local and national authors, journalists and poets. Among them: John A. Farrell, who has written biographies of Richard Nixon and Clarence Darrow; Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Pentagon correspondent Helene Cooper; and former local and national broadcast journalist Christina Kovac. On April 23, about 85 authors will line Howard Avenue for the 12th annual Kensington Day of the Book Festival. Interspersed with the writers will be music stages, a children’s stage, special program tents and food trucks. A crafts fair will be held on Armory Avenue. Bethesda Literary Festival: various times and locations, free, www.bethesda.org; Kensington Day of the Book Festival: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Old Town Kensington, free, www.dayofthebook.com

April 28

RENT RECALLED Twenty years have passed since the groundbreaking Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Rent debuted. Original cast members Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, handpicked in 1996 by Jonathan Larson for the roles of Roger Davis Rent cast members Adam Pascal (left) and and Mark Cohen, respectively, Anthony Rapp share highlights from their postRent careers and perform songs from their solo albums, plus new arrangements of Larson’s evocative tunes. (Larson died in 1996 on the morning of Rent’s first off-Broadway preview performance.) The emotional evening will remind the audience to “measure your life in love,” as one of the show’s tunes goes. 8 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore, $30-$75, www.strathmore.org 42 MARCH/APRIL 2017 | BETHESDAMAGAZINE.COM

April 22-May 28

A BOLLY BALOO The Disney cartoon version of The Jungle Book has become a classic. In the rewrite by Britain’s Greg Banks—re-created at Bethesda’s Imagination Stage by Artistic Director Janet Stanford and set designer Daniel Ettinger—the adventure aims closer to Rudyard Kipling’s 1894 stories about Mowgli, the boy raised in the jungles of India by wolves. The set is multilevel with “jungle ambience and elements of Kipling’s own house in Bombay [now Mumbai],” Stanford says. Also: a moon that lights up, monsoon rain effects and “a dramatic drop from a cliff for the evil Shere Khan.” Stanford adds a Bollywood beat and dance steps. Only five actors play all 16 parts, quickly transforming with animal headdresses and their voices. Recommended for ages 4 and older. Imagination Stage, $12-$30, www.imaginationstage.org

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April 21-23

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Multimedia artist Roni Horn has spent her career illustrating the constancy of change. Photos taken milliseconds apart appear identical but are different. A massive cube of pink glass seems simultaneously solid and liquid. Her oversize Ant Farm, which debuted in 1974, is a close-up view of how a living system evolves. Glenstone museum in Potomac offers a four-decade retrospective of Horn. The 30-plus works, drawn exclusively from Glenstone’s collection and selected by Horn, will fill the museum’s 9,000 square feet of gallery space. This is believed to be her first solo showing in the D.C. area, says Laura Linton, Glenstone’s chief administrative officer. Here are five things to know about the show:

IT TAKES A COLONY: Horn’s Ant Farm measures 47 inches by 70 inches, with an ant farm between two plates of glass roughly 1 inch apart. The museum is consulting with an Arizona State University entomologist to get and maintain the ant colony and procuring “a mineral-rich local soil from New Market, Maryland,” Linton says. A BOLD MOVE: Pink Tons, a 4½-ton cube of cast optical glass, will be moved from Glenstone’s storage facility and installed by professional art handlers.

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MAKING LIGHT: Gold Field is a sheet of pure gold only 100th of a millimeter thick, measuring 49 inches by 60 inches. It undulates across the floor. “Gold Field is so thin that it’s as close as you can get to making a surface of pure light while still having a material object,” Linton says. BIRDS OF A NATION: Horn, who has divided her time between New York and Iceland since the late 1970s, includes paired photos of the backs of taxidermic Icelandic birds’ heads in the show. GETTING A GLIMPSE: The 61-year-old artist will return to Glenstone several times during the run of the show to participate in programs. March 9-January 2018 at Glenstone, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, free, visits must be scheduled online, www.glenstone.org n

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songs from 15 albums. She’s touring with her first album in a decade, The Other Side of Desire. Jazz singer-songwriter Peyroux’s latest album compiles 20 years’ worth of melodies. 8 p.m. (doors open at 6). $65. Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, Bethesda. 240-330-4500, www.bethesdabluesjazz.com.

March 7 WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS: SIR ANDRAS SCHIFF. The renowned pianist, a specialist in the Austro-German musical canon, explores the works of Schubert. 8 p.m. $45-$80. The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100, www.strathmore.org.

March 10 BUMPER JACKSONS WITH FRONT COUNTRY. The band runs the gamut from roots jazz to country swing to jitterbug. 8 p.m. (doors open at 6:30). $22-$30. AMP by Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301581-5100, www.ampbystrathmore.com.

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The athletic ensemble Kodo brings music and theatrics to The Music Center at Strathmore on March 15.

THE TEN TENORS. Australia’s classical cross-over group has performed live for more than 90 million people over the past 16 years. The repertoire runs from J.S. Bach to Jeff Buckley to Andrea Bocelli. 8 p.m. $30-$85. The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100, www.strathmore.org.

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Through March 5 LA PÉRICHOLE. The Victorian Lyric Opera Company presents a fully staged performance in English, with orchestra, of Offenbach’s comic opera about two street singers in 18th-century Lima who are too poor to marry, and the “offer” the woman, La Périchole, gets to be a “ladyin-waiting.” 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $28; $24 seniors; $20 students. F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, Rockville. 240-314-8690, www.vloc.org.

March 5 DUO PARNAS, VIOLIN + CELLO. Sisters Madalyn Parnas, violinist, and Cicely Parnas, cellist, won first prize at the 2008 International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition at Carnegie Hall. 7:30 p.m. $31-$41. Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, Rockville. www.benderjccgw.org.

March 7 RICKIE LEE JONES AND MADELEINE PEYROUX. So what if Rickie Lee was born in ’54—she’s still that voice on “Coolsville,” “Chuck E’s in Love” and

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March 18 BRAHMS’ REQUIEM. The National Philharmonic and Chorale and soloists perform the Requiem, written in memory of Brahms’ mother, and Jonathan Leshnoff’s oratorio Zohar (“radiance” in Hebrew), based on writings from the Jewish mystical Kabbalah. 8 p.m. $19$66. Children ages 7-17 can attend for free with a paying adult. The Music Center

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KODO. The show features Japanese drum music that’s also art and choreography, and the athletic performers of Kodo, led by one of the world’s leading Kabuki masters. 8 p.m. $35-$75. The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100, www.strathmore.org.

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March 18 MARGARITA ESCARPA. The Spanish guitarist returns to The John E. Marlow Guitar Series with a Spanish and Mexican program. 8 p.m. $14-$28; one free youth ticket (ages 7-17) with each adult ticket. Westmoreland Congregational Church, Bethesda. 301-799-4028, www.marlowguitar.org.

March 31 OCEAN CD RELEASE CONCERT. Jennifer Cutting’s music for the Celtic fusion band OCEAN has been described as “where ancient ballads meet cuttingedge electronics.” Folk-rock singers Pete and Maura Kennedy are guests for the release of Waves, OCEAN’s third album. 8 p.m. $20-$30. AMP by Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100, www. ampbystrathmore.com.

Jennifer Kahn Barlow’s oil paintings of sweet treats are part of a group show at Glenview Mansion Art Gallery in Rockville from April 2 to May 12. See page 50.

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV’S SCHEHERAZADE. Violinist Jennifer Koh and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra collaborate on Scheherazade, the vivid portrait of a sultan’s wife who spins tales of Arabian nights, and on the BSO premiere of Steven Mackey’s Beautiful Passing, a tribute to his mother. 3 p.m. $35-$99. The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100, www.bsomusic.org.

April 2 SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT SERIES. All at Once, the 2015 debut album from Brooklyn-based R&B/soul singer/ songwriter Olivia Castriota, peaked at No. 2 in the U.S. on the iTunes New Album Release chart for R&B/soul. 2 p.m. Free. Glenview Mansion Conservatory, Rockville. 240-314-8660, www.rockvillemd.gov.

April 5 ZUCCHERO: BLACK CAT LIVE TOUR. The Italian rocker’s latest hit album, Black Cat (April 2016), was his first full-length album in six years. 8 p.m. $40-$50. The Fillmore, Silver Spring. 301-960-9999, www.fillmoresilverspring.com.

April 8 JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: LADIES SING THE BLUES. Catherine Russell, Brianna Thomas and Charenee Wade channel

1920s blues divas Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, Ma Rainey and legendary stage and film star Ethel Waters. 8 p.m. $35$75. Ticketholders can attend a free lecture at 6:30 p.m.: “Tain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do: The Complex World of the Blueswomen,” by ethnomusicologist Eileen M. Hayes. The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100, www.strathmore.org.

April 15 OWEN DANOFF. The local folk/rock songwriter not only came close to winning The Voice but is an alum of Strathmore’s Artist in Residence program. 8 p.m. $20-$30. AMP by Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100, www.ampbystrathmore.com.

April 22 DANIELLE WERTZ. As a 2015 semifinalist in the illustrious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition, Wertz is considered one of the next generation’s leading voices in jazz. She was the inaugural winner in 2012 of the Washington Women in Jazz Festival Young Artist Contest. 8 p.m. $25; $15 for 18 and younger. The Arts Barn, Gaithersburg. 301-258-6394, www.gaithersburgmd.gov.

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April 22

BILLY NOVICK AND GUY VAN DUSER. Frequent guests of A Prairie Home Companion, clarinetist Novick and acoustic guitarist Van Duser will tour the Big Band, gypsy jazz and American Songbook eras. 8 p.m. $14-$28; one free youth ticket (ages 7-17) with each adult ticket. Westmoreland Congregational Church, Bethesda. 301-799-4028, www.marlowguitar.org.

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NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC: MUSSORGSKY’S PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION. The featured piece is an imaginary tour of an art gallery. Also, cellist Zuill Bailey performs works by two Jewish composers: Max Bruch’s Kol Nidrei and Ernest Bloch’s Schelomo. 8 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday (“Instrument Petting Zoo” is 2-2:30 p.m. Sunday). $23$84. Children ages 7-17 can attend for free with a paying adult. The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100, www.strathmore.org.

April 23

BROADWAY. The Rockville Concert Band performs Broadway tunes. 3 p.m. $5 suggested donation. F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, Rockville. 240-314-8690, www.rockvillemd.gov/theatre.

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DANCE March 6 DRUMLINE LIVE. A synchronized musical showcase of the soulful, highstepping style of historically black college and university marching bands. Recommended for all ages. 7:30 p.m. $28-$68. The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100, www.strathmore.org.

April 29 34TH ANNUAL VIENNESE WALTZ BALL: AN EVENING WITH STRAUSS. The benefit for Glen Echo Park features live music with classical arrangements of Viennese waltzes and other couples dances, including polka, schottische and tango. 8 p.m.-midnight. Introductory waltz lesson at 8 p.m. $20. All ages welcome. Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo. www.waltztimedances.org.

April 30 KALANIDHI ANNUAL STUDENT DANCE PERFORMANCE. The nonprofit Bethesdabased Indian dance company is committed to the preservation and teaching of Kuchipudi dance, a classical style from Andhra Pradesh. 4-6 p.m. $15. Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, Silver Spring. 240-567-5775, www.montgomerycollege.edu/cac.

THEATER & TALKS Through March 4 TWO ROOMS. The Kensington Arts Theatre presents Lee Blessing’s 1990 look at events in two rooms: one, a windowless cubicle in Beirut, where an American hostage is being held by Arab terrorists; and the other, an empty room in his house, where his wife is holding a vigil for him. 8:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $15-$20. Kensington Town Hall, Kensington. 240-621-0528, www.katonline.org.

Through March 5 ALL MY SONS. A Students’ Theatre production of the Arthur Miller classic about postwar American greed and the deception of the American dream. Part of the theater’s student directing fellowship. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $20. The Highwood

Theatre, Silver Spring. 301-587-0697, www.thehighwoodtheatre.org.

Through March 18 ANTON IN SHOW BUSINESS. A madcap comedy about three actresses pursuing their dream of performing Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters in Texas and what they learn about the absurdities of theater and life. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. March 5 and 12. $22-$25. Silver Spring Stage, Silver Spring. 301-593-6036, www.ssstage.org.

March 5 TRUE, FALSE & IN BETWEEN: TALES FROM LIFE, LOVE & THE UNEXPECTED WITH CATHY FINK. The Grammy Award-winning musician reads and performs imaginative and sometimes twisted short stories. The show is aimed at adults. 3 p.m. Free. The Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-581-5109, www.strathmore.org.

March 10-26 DOGFIGHT. The Rockville Musical Theatre serves up an off-Broadway musical by the duo behind the Broadway hit Dear Evan Hansen—Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (also Golden Globe winners for the song “City of Stars” in the film La La Land). Dogfight is based on the 1991 film about three young Marines readying for deployment; one makes a cruel bet, but a waitress shows him the real power of love. Recommended for ages 16 and older. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. $22. The Arts Barn, Gaithersburg. 301-258-6394, www.gaithersburgmd.gov.

March 17-18 BETHESDA FILM FEST. A showcase for local budding documentary filmmakers, the fifth annual festival presents five short documentaries by entrants from Maryland, Virginia and the District. There will be three screenings of the program, each followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers. 7 p.m. March 17; 6 and 8 p.m. March 18. $10. Imagination Stage, Bethesda. 301-215-6660, www.bethesda.org.

March 17-19 GYPSY. A student performance of the 1959 musical that was loosely based on the memoirs of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $25. The Highwood Theatre, Silver Spring. 301-587-0697, www.thehighwoodtheatre.org.

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April 5 REDISCOVERING MERCY: AN EVENING WITH ANNE LAMOTT. The best-selling author of Bird by Bird and Operating Instructions writes about life’s most challenging subjects without sugarcoating them. This visit, including a talk and Q&A session, coincides with the release of her new book, Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy. 8 p.m. $30-$65. The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100, www.strathmore.org.

April 7-30 A BRIGHT NEW BOISE. Samuel D. Hunter won a 2011 Obie Award for playwriting with this eccentric, increasingly dark comedy about faith, fundamentalism, family and the impending Rapture— centered on an escapee from an evangelical church who now works in a Hobby Lobby craft store. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. April 16 and 23. $22-$25. Silver Spring Stage, Silver Spring. 301-593-6036, www.ssstage.org.

April 12-May 7 OR,. Round House Theatre calls this 2009 work a “madcap comedy.” It involves a 1660s spy turned up-andcoming playwright, racing to deliver a play by dawn but trying to save the life of King Charles II that same night. 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays (April 25 and May 2) and Wednesdays; 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. $36-$65. Round House Theatre, Bethesda. 240-644-1100, www.roundhousetheatre.org.

April 12-15 TWELFTH NIGHT. Montgomery College students perform Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy of twins, romance, gender confusion and mistaken identity. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday. $10; $8 seniors; $5 students with ID. The Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center, Montgomery College, Rockville. 240-567-5301, www.montgomerycollege.edu/pac.

April 13 AN EVENING WITH DAVID SEDARIS. One of America’s most beloved humorists, a Grammy nominee and the best-selling author of several books returns to Strathmore. His newest book, Theft by Finding, a collection of his diaries, is due out this summer. 8 p.m. $35-$75.

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ART Through March 4 PROCESS AND INSPIRATION. The show offers a look into how Waverly Street Gallery members and guest artists work, and what moves them to create. The exhibit includes photos and written explanations documenting how they created one piece. Gallery hours are noon6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Free. Waverly Street Gallery, Bethesda. 301-9519441, www.waverlystreetgallery.com.

Through March 10 B.C./A.C.: ART BEFORE/AFTER CHILD. A group exhibit comparing works before and after having children in the lives of featured artists. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Free. King Street Gallery, Montgomery College Cafritz Foundation Arts Center, Silver Spring. cms.montgomerycollege.edu/arts-tpss/ exhibitions.

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Through March 19 ESTEFANI MERCEDES: 1,000 YELLOW DAHLIAS. Mercedes stages public interventions to promote social change. The exhibit presents video and photos of a 2016 performance where she asked 1,000 Latino immigrants in New York City to write “thank-you notes” to thenpresidential candidate Donald Trump, and then delivered them and 1,000 dahlias to him. Mexico’s national flower must be deprived of oxygen to turn yellow. Noon-4 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday; noon-8 p.m. Friday. Free. VisArts at Rockville, Rockville. 301-315-8200, www.visartsatrockville.org.

March 3-29 AT 2 (TWO). The title is a play on words referring to Artists & Makers Studios’ second anniversary, and the opening of its second location in Rockville in November 2016. For At 2 (Two), resident artists exhibit at both the Parklawn Drive and Wilkins Avenue locations. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdaySaturday. Opening receptions 6-9 p.m. March 3. Free. Artists & Makers Studios, Rockville. 240-437-9573, www.artistsandmakersstudios.com.

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March 12 HAND SPINNING DEMONSTRATION. The Arts Division of the City of Rockville offers a “hand spinning” demonstration, with working spinning wheels, drop spindles and knitting/crocheting. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Free. Glenview Mansion Art Gallery, Rockville. 240-314-8660, www.rockvillemd.gov.

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April 7-26 SECOND ANNUAL VICTIMS’ RIGHTS ART EXHIBIT. This event at Artists & Makers Studios’ Parklawn Drive location coincides with National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. Artists who have survived crime, their families and loved ones, and others who have lost loved ones to crime share their thoughts and feelings through art and the written word. Also at Parklawn, mixed-media work by Lori Anne Boocks and by Aline Martinez. At the Wilkins Avenue location, Melissa Burley shows mixed-media pieces. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Opening receptions 6-9 p.m. April 7. Free. Artists & Makers Studios, Rockville. 240-4379573, www.artistsandmakersstudios.com.

April 8-May 21 CREATIVE CRAFTS COUNCIL’S 31ST BIENNIAL EXHIBITION. The juried exhibition includes some of the region’s top work in wood, glass, clay, metal, fiber and more. Opening reception 7 p.m. April 13. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday,

Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.9 p.m. Wednesday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Free. The Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-581-5109, www.strathmore.org.

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Through March 18 THE FRESHEST SNOW WHYTE. Snow White is set in the year 3000, and writer-director Psalmayene24 (Gregory Morrison), who has put hip-hop spins on three past plays for Imagination Stage, pits the heroine against Kanye East in a graffiti art competition. A Simon Cowell-type judge decides who makes the “freshest” images of the universe. Recommended for ages 5 and older. 1:30 and 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; also 7:30 p.m. March 4. $12-$30. Imagination Stage, Bethesda. 301-280-1660, www.imaginationstage.org.

Through March 19 ELLA ENCHANTED. Adventure Theatre MTC’s co-production with Milwaukee’s First Stage is based on the Newbery book by Gail Carson Levine. Baby Ella of Frell is given the “gift” of obedience by a misguided fairy. But when tragedy strikes, Ella must figure out how to break the spell. Recommended for all ages. 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 11 a.m., and 2 and 4:30 p.m. Saturdays; and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sundays. $19.50. Adventure

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Theatre MTC, Glen Echo. 301-634-2270, www.adventuretheatre-mtc.org.

Through March 26 JACK AND THE BEANSTALK. A 45-minute version of the classic children’s tale, told with rod puppets. Recommended for ages 5-9. 11 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $12. The Puppet Co. Playhouse, Glen Echo. 301-634-5380, www.thepuppetco.org.

March 4 and April 22 CHILDREN’S ART TALK & TOUR. Kids ages 7 and older get a close-up view of the artists and their art in a guided tour of The Mansion at Strathmore, followed by an art activity. 10:15 a.m. Reservations required. $5; free for accompanying adults. The Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-581-5109, www.strathmore.org.

March 4, 18 and April 1, 22 FAMILY JAZZ SESSIONS. Events include singing, playing instruments and music appreciation. March 4: the Middle East. March 18: India. April 1: “Ma Rainey, Mother of the Blues.” April 22: “Bessie Smith, Empress of the Blues.” 11 a.m. Recommended for ages 3-8. Children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult. $10 in advance, $12 at the door. The Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-581-5109, www.strathmore.org.

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GROUP SHOW. Included are Barbara Bell’s watercolors “In Plain Sight”; Coriolana Simon’s photos “In the Antique Style,” reinterpreting 17th-century Dutch still lifes; Sara Leibman’s “Seasons of Trees,” in oil; and Jennifer Kahn Barlow’s “Life’s Most Delicious Moments,” oil paintings of sweet treats. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday. Opening reception 1:30-3:30 p.m. April 2. Free. Glenview Mansion Art Gallery, Rockville. 240-3148660, www.rockvillemd.gov.

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April 1

FLOW CIRCUS: SCIENCE OF AWESOME. The program connects literacy, science and juggling in an engaging experience. For all ages. 3 p.m. $10. Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, Silver Spring. 240-5675775, www.montgomerycollege.edu/cac.

April 1

The Kensington Car Show, April 9, features vintage cars and more.

THE FLYING KARAMAZOV BROTHERS. A zany group of comic and wildly creative jugglers that started performing in 1973 and has appeared worldwide takes the stage. Recommended for ages 8 and older. 7:30 p.m. $25-$35 in advance, $45 at the door. Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, Silver Spring. 240-567-5775, www.montgomerycollege.edu/cac.

April 7-May 21 WALTER JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL USED BOOK SALE. The WJ All-School Booster Club offers thousands of books, plus CDs, DVDs and audiobooks; most sell for 50 cents to $3; on Sunday, $10/ bag, $15/box. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Free. $5 for preview from 9-10 a.m. Saturday. Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda. www. montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/wjhs.

March 10-11 THE CASHORE MARIONETTES: LIFE IN MOTION AND SIMPLE GIFTS. Joseph Cashore’s expressive marionettes perform scenes taken from everyday life, set to music by composers such as Beethoven and Copland. Cashore is visible manipulating many puppets, one at a time. Both shows are 75 minutes. 8 p.m. Friday: Life in Motion, recommended for ages 12 and older. 2 p.m. Saturday: Simple Gifts, recommended for ages 8 and older. $15. Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, Silver Spring. 240-567-5775, www.montgomerycollege.edu/cac.

March 11-12 BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE HIGH SCHOOL PTSA USED BOOK SALE. More than 45,000 hardcover and paperback books are on sale, mostly for $1-$3. $10/bag on Sunday. All proceeds go to the B-CC

High School PTSA. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. B-CC High School, Bethesda. www.bccptsa. net/used-book-sale.

March 17 ERTH’S DINOSAUR ZOO LIVE. Erth Visual & Physical Inc. creates a tour of prehistoric Australia, designed with professional paleontologists. Lifelike dinosaurs and other creatures are manipulated by puppeteers; an emcee and human characters are also onstage. Recommended for ages 5-12. 7:30 p.m. $28-$58. The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301581-5100, www.strathmore.org.

March 25 TRAIN DAY. Experience Gaithersburg’s history with the railroad by seeing model train displays, exploring a caboose and railcar, or taking pictures with a 1918 steam locomotive. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free; donations appreciated. Gaithersburg Community Museum, Gaithersburg. 301-258-6160, www.gaithersburgmd.gov.

March 30-April 30 THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF. In this 40-minute musical, the actors are rod puppets and giant hand puppets. Three variety numbers introduce the audience

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ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP. Based on the original 1889 fairy tale about a boy; his love, Princess Adora; a genie in a lamp; and an evil magician. Recommended for all ages. Check the website for days and times. $19.50. Adventure Theatre MTC, Glen Echo. 301634-2270, www.adventuretheatre-mtc.org.

April 8

ALPHABET ROCKERS. The kid-centric hip-hop duo aims to offer fun learning experiences where “everyone belongs and culture is celebrated.” 10:30 a.m. (doors open at 9 a.m.). $12 adults and ages 2 and older; under 2 free. No strollers. AMP by Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-5815100, www.ampbystrathmore.com.

April 9

KENSINGTON CAR SHOW. The fourth annual event features vintage, oversize and souped-up cars, music, food booths and kids activities. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (rain date April 16). Free. Donations go to a local charity. Howard Avenue, Kensington. www.kensingtoncarshow.com.

April 21-30

GUYS AND DOLLS JR. A younger take on the celebrated musical about gamblers, gangsters and showgirls. The Arts Barn partners with Kensington Arts TheatreSecond Stage’s youth performers. Recommended for ages 7 and older.

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7:30 p.m. Fridays; 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $15; $12 for 14 and under. The Arts Barn, Gaithersburg. 301-258-6394, www.gaithersburgmd.gov.

April 23 DISCOVERY DAY: MODEL BUILDING. The Gaithersburg Community Museum event—held throughout the building, in its railcars and outside—features exhibitors, demonstrations and model-building activities. Recommended for ages 6 and older. 1-4 p.m. Free; donations appreciated. Gaithersburg Community Museum, Gaithersburg. 301-258-6160, www.gaithersburgmd.gov.

April 23 ROCKVILLE SCIENCE DAY. The 28th annual science day includes about 100 hands-on exhibits and demonstrations, from robots to rocket-making, telescope viewing to chemistry demos, reptiles to carrier pigeons and more. Noon to 5 p.m. Free. Montgomery College, Rockville. rockvillesciencecenter.org/rockvillescience-day.

April 29 BSO MUSIC BOX SERIES: OUR MARYLAND. Celebrate the state through music by members of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, dance and song. Created for children ages 6 months-3 years. Attendees of all ages need a ticket. 10 and 11:30 a.m.; fun activities held 30 minutes before the concert. $12. Silver Spring Civic Building lobby, Silver Spring. www.bsomusic.org.

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March 11 ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE. Celtic dance groups, bagpipe bands, clowns, other parade participants and fire trucks turn Grand Corner Avenue into one big party. Afterward, stay for live entertainment at Lakefront Plaza through 1 p.m. Sponsored by the city of Gaithersburg and the Harp & Shamrock Society of Gaithersburg. 10 a.m.-noon. Free. RIO Washingtonian Center, Gaithersburg. 301-258-6350, www.gaithersburgmd.gov.

March 16 CELTIC CELEBRATION. Conductor Jack Everly and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra SuperPops mark St. Patrick’s Day with step-dancing, bagpipes and lively melodies from the Emerald Isle. Featuring the song “Danny Boy” and music from the films Braveheart and Titanic and Broadway’s Brigadoon. 8 p.m. $35-$99. The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100, www.bsomusic.org.

March 25 SPRING NIGHT HIKE. Take a hike to enjoy the sounds of spring. 7:30-8:30 p.m. All ages welcome, but registration required through Rockville’s Recreation and Parks online registration, see course #57960. $5-$6. Croydon Creek Nature Center, Rockville. 240-314-8770, www.rockvillemd.gov.

April 8-9, 14-15, 17, 22-23

SEASONAL Through mid-March SKATING AT THE SQUARE. Lace up and glide across the outdoor rink in Rockville Town Square. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday; noon-10 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; noon to 7 p.m. Thursday if rink rented, or noon to 10 p.m.; noon11 p.m. Friday; and 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday. $9 for a two-hour session; $8 children and seniors; $4 skate rental. Rockville Town Square, Rockville. 301545-1999, www.rockvilleiceskating.com.

Through mid-March ICE SKATING AT VETERANS PLAZA. Take a spin around the outdoor skating rink. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday; noon-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; noon-midnight Friday; 10 a.m.-midnight Saturday. $9 for a two-hour session; $8 children and

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BUNNYLAND. Race rubber duckies, hunt for eggs, hop in inflatables and take a hayride down the bunny trail as part of the springtime fun at Butler’s Orchard. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $7; $9 for children. Butler’s Orchard, Germantown. 301-972-3299, www.butlersorchard.com.

April 23 PAWS IN THE PARK. The 18th annual dog walk and festival includes a 1-mile walk, demonstrations, a kissing booth, children’s activities and a pet-oriented market. The Montgomery County Humane Society event raises money to help abandoned and homeless animals in the county. Noon4 p.m. $20; $45 maximum per family in advance; $25 and $55 maximum per family at the gate. Bohrer Park at Summit Hall Farm, Gaithersburg. 301-258-6350, www.mchumane.org. ■ To submit calendar items, or to see a complete listing, go to BethesdaMagazine.com.

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FOOD AND FAME

In the kitchen with the Chevy Chase Chopped Junior star

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ELI HOFFENBERG GRIPPED HIS $200 Miyabi chef ’s knife and—rat-a-tat-tat—quickly began chopping onions, tomatoes and garlic to make an omelet for a reporter at his home in the Rollingwood section of Chevy Chase. He sautéed the ingredients, set them aside and poured beaten eggs into another GreenPan nonstick skillet, and waited for them to set. Eli moved assuredly around the Viking range as he folded the filling into the eggs. As he plated the dish, he looked expectant, if a bit anxious.

Understandable. Eli is 11 years old. The aspiring chef started cooking at age 7. “I was a picky eater, and I saw that my mom could make what she wanted to eat, so I started cooking what I liked,” says Eli, a slight but agile youngster whose long light-brown hair drifts over his eyes. “I tried cooking without recipes, but that didn’t work out so well,” the fifth-grader admits. He baked pies at first, and after a year or so he was confidently cooking up appetizers and main dishes for friends, BETHESDAMAGAZINE.COM | MARCH/APRIL 2017

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Eli Hoffenberg and his Chopped Junior competitors cooked up dishes with four required ingredients in the Jan. 3 episode.

who happily flocked to his house after school. Cooking shows entranced him— he’s a huge fan of imperious British chef Gordon Ramsay—and he haunted the aisles of Sur La Table the way his contemporaries enjoyed the Apple store. Soon, Eli was preparing meals for parents Mark and Jackie, both lawyers, and sisters Maia, 13, and Anna, 7. His specialty became Thai cooking, with a spicy meal capped off by homemade ice cream made with a machine he received as a birthday present. After watching the Food Network and other cooking competitions such as Master Chef, Eli was determined to qualify for a show called Chopped Junior, a cook-off for tweens. To hone his already impressive skills, acquired mainly through practice, Eli took classes at L’Academie de Cuisine in Bethesda. “He had good technique; he wanted to get onto the show,” says Joel Olson, who, among other responsibilities, teaches 9- to 12-year-olds at a five-day summer cooking camp. Another instructor, visiting chef Danielle Turner, who taught Eli as well as two other kids who competed on TV shows, says: “Eli stood above the crowd. He has great intuition in the kitchen, as if he’d been cooking for 20 years.” He applied for Chopped Junior with a video of his step-by-step preparation of

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a dish, and then he was invited to have FaceTime interviews with the show’s producers. Early last year he learned that his hard work had paid off. From about 2,500 U.S. applicants, he was selected as one of 52 kids ages 9 and 10 to appear on one of the 13 episodes of Chopped Junior. On the TV show, which was taped last spring and aired Jan. 3, four contestants are asked to prepare an appetizer, a main dish and a dessert, each requiring the use of four ingredients. After each round, the three judges “chop” one contestant, the verdict delivered by the lifting of a metal plate cover to reveal the losing dish. That moment eventually came for Eli, who sailed through the appetizer (ceviche) and entrée (Thai red curry chicken drumsticks) rounds, but watched, his eyes gleaming wetly, as his final dish—a vanilla protein shake ice cream with a clementine sauce—got the chop. “I felt kind of sad,” he says. “I really thought I was going to win. It was kind of upsetting. If we had to do it all again, I think I would have won.” Eli says he will continue cooking and may apply for another competition show in a couple of years. He’s torn between becoming a chef and pursuing a career as an engineer—he’s currently working on a design for a robot that can do homework. n

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KENWOOD CHERRY BLOSSOMS BY THE NUMBERS

In the 1930s and ’40s, developers of Chevy Chase’s Kenwood neighborhood lined the streets with Yoshino cherry trees to attract residents. Now, each spring, thousands of visitors stroll the streets where the blossoms form archways of pink and white petals. Here’s a look at the beloved blooms by the numbers.

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Last fall Nacho and Cordoba, who live at Potomac Horse Center, took the stage in Aida at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

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Some animals from the Potomac Horse Center are making it big in New York City

JUST AFTER RETURNING HOME in December from a stint at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, Nacho was still wearing rubber-coated shoes that don’t make as much noise onstage. The 18-year-old quarter horse performed for five weeks last fall in the opera Aida—one of a handful of animals from the Potomac Horse Center that are celebrities in the Big Apple. Now that he’s settled in at home again, Nacho is wearing metal shoes and back to giving riding lessons. It takes a certain kind of animal to 62

make it in show business. “The most important thing is not so much the training, but the selection of the animal itself,” says Paul Novograd, who has operated the facility for 22 years. “You have to have an animal that is confident, very self-possessed and is not flighty.” The ponies, donkeys, mules and horses are shuttled from North Potomac to Manhattan to perform in operas, ballets, movies and modeling gigs. Potomac Horse Center boards some private horses, but the barn owns the show horses.

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One horse, Cordoba, was also in Aida and has appeared in a Ralph Lauren ad in Vanity Fair and a music video with singer Norah Jones. At Lincoln Center, Wrangler, a pony, has towed a cart of dancers in performances of La Fille mal gardée for the American Ballet Theatre. Sir Gabriel, a donkey, pulled a flower cart in the opera The Barber of Seville. “They are the darlings of the cast backstage,” Novograd says. Before leaving the Potomac Horse Center, the animals go through a “desensitization process” that exposes

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them to the sights and sounds of the city. Park Police bring in a car with lights, play a tape of traffic noises and cover the ground with a crunchy plastic tarp to see which animals are unflappable. “Some walk right in and just look around. Others you can’t get out of the barn,” says Renee Terselic, general manager of the facility. The animals are then brought to Lincoln Center, with its cavernous stages and huge props. Animals already accustomed to the surroundings show newbies the ropes. “Horses are herd animals. They tend to take the lead from one another,” Novograd says. “When one animal walks into a situation that would otherwise be intimidating, the new guy kind of shrugs and says, ‘OK, if you say so.’ ” Once an animal is tapped for a role, the music for that opera or ballet is piped into its stall. At the first rehearsals, pompoms are inserted into the animal’s ears and held in place with a bonnet to muffle the sound. Next, they practice with just a piano, and then the full orchestra. Then there’s opening night. “We’ve never had an incident,” Novograd says. “Our horses like regular work. One of the reasons our horses do so well onstage is that they are kept busy doing lessons.” Novograd got started in the horse business in Manhattan, where animals are in demand for parades, photo shoots and shows. He now cares for animals in North Potomac and New York. At the Potomac Horse Center, Nacho, Sir Gabriel and the other show animals have developed their own fan base. “They are an unexpected hit,” Novograd says. The barn, open to the public every day, is a popular spot for birthday parties and young children. Barn managers say nervous riders seem to feel calmer knowing that they’re riding a horse that’s steady enough to be a performer. Even when the show animals are in New York, their celebrity status is apparent. A photo of the animal performing is often posted over its empty stall, along with a sign that reads, “I’m away at the opera.” ■

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Samantha Durbin will compete at the World Irish Dancing Championships in Dublin, Ireland, in April.

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LADY LUCK

At 21, Irish dancer Samantha Durbin is headed to her seventh world championship

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BY CARALEE ADAMS

WHEN SAMANTHA DURBIN WAS 3 years old, the Irish dancers of Riverdance would appear on PBS right after she watched Sesame Street. “I told my mom I wanted to do that,” she says. “I really liked how fast their feet moved—it was crazy. And I loved the sparkly outfits.” Durbin’s mother, Kathie, signed her up for ballet and tap, but she didn’t like the classes. When Durbin was in second grade, her mom enrolled her in the Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance in Bethesda. At first, Durbin couldn’t get the timing and didn’t want to perform. By third grade she thought it was “the coolest thing ever.” “I was completely hooked, and I’ve been competing ever since,” says Durbin, 21, who grew up in Silver Spring. After excelling in local and regional competitions, Durbin started performing in national and international events. She’s made it to the North American Irish Dance Championships every year since eighth grade and has gone to the world championships six times. Some years she’s part of a team, other times she goes solo. “The little girls look up to her as a model of how you should dance,” says Kia Ramarui, 21, who trains with Durbin at the Culkin School. Durbin was one of 35 performers from the U.S. to compete in her age group at the World Irish Dancing Championships in Scotland last March, and she’ll travel to Dublin, Ireland, in April for this year’s event. “I joke every single year that I’m going to retire. Then it’s like, ‘just one more competition,’ ” she says. A senior at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, majoring in environmental

science, Durbin commutes three days a week from her apartment in Catonsville to the Culkin School’s Silver Spring location for classes. She also practices at a studio on campus and on a piece of plywood in front of a mirror at home, and cross-trains for an hour or two a day. Durbin hasn’t told a lot of her college friends that she’s an Irish dancer. “I like that it’s different and not many people do it,” she says. “It’s kind of like a second identity I have.” When Durbin was in high school at The Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington, she trained six days a week and worked as an assistant dance teacher. “I did have to make some sacrifices, but they didn’t feel like sacrifices,” says Durbin, who started an Irish dance club at the school. “I had to leave homecomings early and make other tough choices. I couldn’t do it all, but I think that helped me learn about myself and how to handle a busy schedule.” Irish dancing requires athleticism and artistry. While many Irish dancers are short, Durbin is 5 feet 9 inches tall. “I stand out as a taller dancer. My style is definitely more graceful, and I do more extensions with my legs,” she says. During competitions, she does both a soft-shoe and a hard-shoe dance. Dancers wear ornately embroidered dresses—which can run upwards of $2,000—and wigs with curly hair or bun hairpieces. “It definitely can be overwhelming sometimes, but it adds another aspect to the competition,” Durbin says. “You need to look like a champion so the judges want to watch you, [but] in the end it’s more about the dancing.”

Durbin’s mom gets nervous watching her daughter perform. When she’s waiting for results, she says a lot of Hail Mary prayers. “I can’t imagine putting myself out there like that, but I’m very proud,” says Kathie, division chief of licensure, regulation and education at the Montgomery County Department of Liquor Control. Her husband, Chuck, owns a catering company. The couple’s youngest daughter, Katie, 16, is also an Irish dancer; their daughter Lizzie, 18, is involved in athletics and other activities. Samantha Durbin calls Sean Culkin, her longtime teacher and owner of the Culkin School, her “second dad.” Even as a kid, Culkin says, Durbin was accomplished and—in terms of shows—is the best dancer he’s ever had. “She has a great stage presence,” he says. After competing against other dancers her age for years, Durbin recently moved into the “over 21” category. But she says she won’t compete forever. Her joints and toes ache more after performances than they did when she was younger. With her eye on graduate school this fall—she wants to study meteorology—Durbin doesn’t know how much time she’ll have to dance. Once she gets her master’s degree, she says, she may audition to travel with Riverdance or a performance troupe for a year before looking for a job. Durbin says she’ll think about the future after she goes to Dublin. With the North American competition taking place in New Orleans this summer, she’s tempted to continue. “Wherever it is, my mom says, ‘Ooh, let’s go—it will be so much fun,’ ” Durbin says. “So we’ll see.” n

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QUICK TAKES

News you may have missed BY ANDREW METCALF, BETHANY RODGERS AND DOUGLAS TALLMAN

MELANIA MAKES AN APPEARANCE Melania Trump wanted a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge to know that she was serious about her defamation lawsuit against a local blogger and a British newspaper. So, to the surprise of many, she showed up in December for a scheduling hearing—flanked by security—and caused quite a stir at the courthouse as employees and visitors tried to catch a glimpse of the incoming first lady. In February, Trump settled the lawsuit against the blogger.

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COUNTRY CLUB GETS A MULLIGAN No one knows if former President Barack Obama wants to join, but the Woodmont Country Club in Rockville has now put out the welcome mat—even though some members who don’t approve of the Obama administration’s actions toward Israel still may not want to let him in the door. A nasty spat among members became public in January, and Somerset Mayor Jeffrey Slavin, a longtime member, was so offended by the controversy that he quit the club.

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Minnesotan Jon Kramer decided to pay up after discovering two books in his parents’ Ontario home that had been checked out of the Montgomery County Public Libraries system more than 40 years ago when the family lived in Rockville. So in November he sent a lighthearted note and a check for $1,552.30 in overdue fines. Kramer wrote that he was keeping the cookbook and wilderness guide and hoped the library system would refrain from reporting the unintentional “international trafficking of stolen goods.”

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THE OUTLIER Defying polls and pundits, professor Allan Lichtman called the election for Trump

ON ELECTION DAY, Allan Lichtman sat in a studio of the Al Jazeera English network and followed the returns with both pride and dread. A professor of history at American University, the Bethesda resident was offering viewers real-time analysis from Qatar. In front of a glowing map of swing states, Lichtman explained Hillary Clinton’s election advantages over Donald Trump. “It doesn’t mean Hillary Clinton’s going to win,” he cautioned. “I’m not making that prediction.” Just the opposite. For weeks, as pollsters and pundits coalesced behind Clinton, Lichtman had been calling the election for Trump. As Election Day 68

neared, he doubled down. That night, he saw his prediction confirmed and his political predilections crushed. “I had very mixed feelings,” says Lichtman, 69. “On the one hand, I was kind of the lone ranger out there with my prediction. Everyone thought I would be wrong. There was a certain vindication in that. But I’m a liberal Democrat, and I was very fearful for the country under a Trump administration.” Lichtman doesn’t chase polls. He follows his own “Keys to the White House.” In 32 years his forecasting tool has failed him only once—in the 2000 race between Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush. He called that race for

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Gore, who, like Clinton, won the popular vote but lost the Electoral College tally. After the 2000 contest, Lichtman says he began applying his forecasting model to the Electoral College outcome rather than the popular vote. He says his keys “predict the trend of the country, and the trend of the country is skewed by New York and California,” heavily populated Democratic powerhouses that pile on popular votes without shifting the outcome in the Electoral College. In 2016, Lichtman saw the keys turning for Trump when nearly every other pundit expected Clinton to win. His prediction seemed crazy before the election, but it seems prophetic now.

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Lichtman is a common figure on news networks during a presidential election season. He’s quick with a quote or a joke delivered with a grin and a blunt Brooklyn accent. A professor who launched a failed 2006 U.S. Senate bid and once bested 20 competitors on the game show Tic Tac Dough, Lichtman found that his againstthe-grain 2016 prediction put him in the spotlight more than ever. Eight days after the election, Lichtman sits in his office at American University, a cramped, windowless space filled floor to ceiling with books. The only picture is a black and white postcard on his desk showing Harry Truman hoisting the infamously erroneous “Dewey Defeats

Truman” headline in the Nov. 3, 1948, Chicago Daily Tribune. As he reclines in his chair, his desk phone rings. A Brazilian radio station wants an interview. Three more requests pop up on his iPhone. “I’ve never had this kind of sustained worldwide attention,” Lichtman says. “Feature stories in The New York Times. Numerous stories in The Washington Post, CNN, MSNBC, Fox, BBC—you name it.” Lichtman announced his first 2016 presidential forecast in May. He and his wife, Karyn Strickler, a like-minded political junkie who runs an environmentally focused political action coalition, were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary in a packed room at the Woman’s Club of Bethesda. The presidential race, Lichtman told the guests, was too close to call. Even that was a chilling notion for the liberal crowd. They wanted to hear that Clinton would be a shoo-in. Several days later, Lichtman shared his analysis with The Fix, The Washington Post’s politics blog. “It’s looking shaky for the party in power, but the prediction is not yet set,” he told reporter Peter Stevenson. Lichtman’s forecasting model has surprisingly little to do with candidates or campaigns. Instead, it views each election largely as a referendum on the party holding the White House. If the president is doing well in certain key areas, expect the same party to take the next election. If not, get ready for change. “Governing, not campaigning, counts in presidential elections,” Lichtman wrote in his book, Predicting the Next President: The Keys to the White House 2016. His keys are 13 true-false statements meant to gauge the economy’s health, the sitting president’s success, each candidate’s appeal and other factors. If at least eight statements are true, the incumbent party stays in power. If at least six are false, hand the White House keys to the challenger. “My system looks at the deep tides that actually drive elections,” Lichtman says. Following polls, he says, is like “trying to understand the ocean by looking at the froth on the waves.”

When he created the keys, he was thinking of earthquakes, not waves. Lichtman was teaching at the California Institute of Technology in 1981 when a fellow visiting scholar approached him about using what he knew about predicting earthquakes to call American elections. Viewing politics not as Republican versus Democrat but as stability versus upheaval, the pair arrived at 13 factors that shaped presidential wins going back to 1860. An Associated Press writer, struck by this “odd couple” that claimed to have discovered the keys to the White House, wrote about their findings. Since then, Lichtman has been approached by an array of news networks and presidential campaigns on both sides of the divide. In the months after declaring the 2016 race too close to call, Lichtman reviewed the keys over and over. It was his “toughest call ever,” says Strickler, 57. “Every day we would start the day by saying, ‘OK, where do the keys stand today?’ ” It was close, she says, but the more Lichtman struggled, the more he seemed to be trying to make the keys turn for Clinton when they wanted to turn for Trump. “I said to him, ‘You have to be true to the keys,’ ” Strickler recalls. “ ‘You have to be true to the system.’ ” In September, Lichtman again contacted Stevenson at the Post. He had his prediction. “Very, very narrowly, the keys point to a Trump victory,” he said. But Lichtman added a rare caveat. Trump was so unorthodox, he said, that maybe the keys had it wrong. “I think he really, really would have been happy to be wrong this time,” Strickler says. “He was tortured. He had sleepless nights. He felt personally responsible.” Lichtman’s prediction went viral. He made Facebook’s trending list twice, his wife says: “He was trending above Oprah and Melania Trump.” Lichtman has one more prediction now, based not on any carefully crafted system but on his gut: Trump’s tendency to play “fast and loose with the law” will get him impeached. “He’s unpredictable,” Lichtman says. n

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BOOK REPORT

In researching his latest book, The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West (Knopf, October 2016), Peter Cozzens spent four years traveling to nearly 50 battle sites in the northern Plains, the Southwest and the Western United States. The retired Foreign Service officer from Kensington presents a balanced account of the conflicts between 1862 and 1891, explaining intertribal conflicts and government missteps. “This was a tragic era. There were a lot of good intentions on both sides that way too often went awry,” says Cozzens, who has written more than a dozen books on American history. “There were huge basic cultural gaps and misunderstandings, and very few real heroes or villains.”

Nadia Hashimi, a pediatrician and mother of four young children in Potomac, is devoting more of her time these days to writing. Her latest novel, A House Without Windows (William Morrow, August 2016)—like her best-seller, The Pearl That Broke Its Shell (Morrow, 2014)—is set in her family’s native Afghanistan. The story is about Zeba, a woman accused of murdering her abusive husband, and her fellow prison inmates, who are charged with having relationships deemed inappropriate or with getting pregnant out of wedlock. “This book was inspired by me learning about the many women who are imprisoned in Afghanistan for crimes of immorality,” Hashimi says. “I wanted to create a story that would talk about that issue, but also be an enjoyable story and have a bit of a mystery to it.”

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David Bulitt’s Because I Had To (Roundfire Books, January 2017) is a novel about Jess, a 20-something woman struggling to get her life together after the death of her adoptive father. The father’s grieving best friend, J.B., a divorce lawyer, helps Jess track down her birth parents. “The book is narrated from two perspectives, and it really is about two people who are searching in their own way,” Bulitt says. A divorce lawyer who lives in Olney, Bulitt writes in the evenings and on weekends now that he and his wife are empty nesters. “I hope it touches people who have had adoption as part of their family, or mental health issues,” he says of the book.

When Maria Leonard Olsen’s parents wanted to get married at their home church in Montgomery County in the 1960s, they were forbidden by law because they were an interracial couple. “When I told my children that, they were incredulous,” says Olsen, an attorney from Bethesda. She wrote Not the Cleaver Family: The New Normal in Modern American Families (Tate Publishing, November 2016) to educate parents and their children about the growing prevalence of nontraditional families, including interracial couples, same-sex couples, single parents and couples without kids. “I wanted to shine the spotlight on how much things have changed, yet remind readers we need to remember our history and learn from it,” she says.

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What’s on your bedside table? SINCE HE RETIRED AS a lawyer about eight years ago, Silver Spring resident Fred Bowen says he keeps a list of all the books he’s read and stars the ones he wants to recommend to others. “If you write, you have to be a reader,” says the sports columnist for The Washington Post’s KidsPost and the author of 22 books, including Outside Shot (Peachtree Publishers, March 2017), his latest sports fiction title for 8- to 12-year-olds. Along with titles for adults, Bowen likes to read books aimed at kids, including a recent favorite, Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War by Steve Sheinkin (Roaring Brook Press, 2015), a finalist for a National Book Award in 2015. It’s about the whistleblower who released

the famous Pentagon Papers detailing years of government deception in Vietnam. “It’s a great overview of those days in the ’60s and ’70s,” Bowen says. “Ellsberg was somebody who started off as a RAND [Corporation] and Pentagon person who believed in the war. Then he went and he couldn’t believe in it anymore.” Bowen credits Sheinkin with doing a great job explaining the complex story in a compelling way to middle school- and high school-age readers, and says the book also will appeal to anyone interested in the era. “It’s a fun read, except for the fact that it’s so tragic,” Bowen says. “[Sheinkin] makes it very, very readable. When you write for children, you know you have to make it very readable. … [We] sometimes forget that.”

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WORKSHOP ON ALICE MUNRO: THE GREAT ONE. The Writer’s Loft of Kensington, run by Dini Karasik, who founded the local literary magazine Origins Journal, has begun offering workshops. This seminar on Munro, the winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature and an acclaimed master of the contemporary short story, will explore several of her stories. Reading will be assigned in advance. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. $60. Christ Episcopal Church, Kensington, www.writersloftkensington.com.

March 17 NOAH ISENBERG. For the 75th anniversary of the classic movie Casablanca, Isenberg, a noted film historian, has written We’ll Always Have Casablanca, a look at the movie’s origins, controversial casting decisions and battles with censors, how the progress of World War II affected the movie’s reception, and its long afterlife. Author and former Washington Post journalist Glenn Frankel will host the conversation. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, Washington, D.C., 202-364-1919, www.politics-prose.com.

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HENRY BARATZ, A SURPRISINGLY shy seventh-grader at Westland Middle School in Bethesda, likes to eat any kind of pasta, post videos on YouTube, go on Snapchat and Instagram, and play with his dogs, Maisy and Olive. In ways, he’s like your typical 13-year-old. But while many kids his age spend their weekends playing sports or chasing Pokémon, Henry is usually onstage. This winter he starred as Colin Craven in The Secret Garden, a musical at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in the District, and he’ll play a character called “the little boy” in Ragtime at D.C.’s Ford’s Theatre beginning in March. “I always say that he came out of the womb with jazz hands,” says his mother, Karen, who calls herself and her fellow theater moms “drama mamas.” “There 74

Henry Baratz of Chevy Chase as Colin Craven in Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of The Secret Garden

isn’t a pause button—there’s always a song in his head.” Henry’s father, David, a photo editor for USA Today, describes their Chevy Chase home as “a little performing arts center,” where Henry used to run to the basement costume box, set up a stage near the kitchen and put on shows for family and friends. Now he prefers the privacy of his own room, where he plays his keyboard and teaches himself the ukulele. Henry tried soccer, basketball and baseball when he was younger, but sports never sparked his interest, so his parents signed him up for dance lessons, instead. He still takes ballet and jazz classes whenever he can. He also makes time for voice lessons, and participates in the pre-professional program at Adventure Theatre-MTC in

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Glen Echo, which meets every Saturday for four hours. “I like becoming someone new, and being onstage and telling a story with other people around me, sharing messages and themes with the audience,” he says. In that audience, you’ll often find his 16-year-old sister, Amanda, a junior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, and some of his school friends. “You never really know until you are actually doing it, but right now I think that I want to do this as a profession,” says Henry, who hopes to someday appear in Pippin and Waitress. “I don’t want to sound too cliché about this, but some older people in the shows I’ve been in are really inspirational because they did theater when they were younger and kept doing it. I think that’s motivational.”

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MONICA GARCIA HARMS Even though Henry would rather sleep in on weekends than get up early for a rehearsal or matinee, he never dreads going. He seems to thrive on managing school, acting and just being a kid. “I tell him, ‘If your grades slip a little, it’s not a big deal,’ but he’s always like, ‘No!’ He’s a real perfectionist and wants to get those straight A’s,” says Karen, who runs her own public relations consulting business. “We know that some things just have to give, so we make sure that he gets enough sleep, and we work hard to keep him healthy. …We just want Henry to be able to do what he loves. So many people go down a path and then say, ‘I do this because it’s a job and I make money,’ but I love seeing how happy he is onstage.” Some theaters offer young actors a tutor to help them keep up with assignments when they have to miss school for rehearsals. Henry, whose favorite subject is French, does his homework with his tutor or as soon as he gets home from school, during the free two hours he has before an evening show. “On school nights when I am performing, I get home, I’m usually really tired, [so I] go to bed and sometimes go to school a little late,” says Henry, who wears horn-rimmed glasses that his mom says make him look like his dad. “It’s nice to have a little break sometimes, but I enjoy balancing it more because it’s kind of like a little distraction from life.” Twice, Henry has managed to juggle three shows at once, including his fifthgrade performance in Guys and Dolls at Bethesda’s Westbrook Elementary School, Adventure Theatre-MTC’s annual Spotlight musical review, and Carousel at the Olney Theatre Center. His family helped him practice his lines. “I tell Henry that he can do at his age what a lot of adults have difficulty with, which is standing in front of an audience, being confident and expressing themselves,” David says. “I tell him, ‘There aren’t many jobs where people applaud you, often standing, at the end of the day.’ ” n

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BY APRIL WITT

THE GREAT DIVIDE

I THINK OF WISCONSIN AVENUE IN downtown Bethesda as a moat stocked with alligators: too perilous to cross on foot. Typically, I walk to downtown Bethesda from my nearby home to do errands, attend meetings, dine out or see a movie. Yet I drive to do those same things along Wisconsin, which used to be Bethesda’s main street. In 16 years of living within walking distance of Wisconsin Avenue, I’ve rarely crossed the busy thoroughfare on foot. I never thought much about why, other than the obvious: too much traffic. Then I met Heather Arnold. Arnold, 46, is a partner at Streetsense, the international design and strategic planning firm based in Bethesda. I recently called Arnold to interview her about something else. She happened to mention that when the firm moved its offices from the east side of Wisconsin to Bethesda Metro Center, on the west, Arnold and many of her colleagues found a new go-to coffee shop, even though their old favorite was only about a block away. They didn’t want to walk across Wisconsin. Unlike me, Arnold knew precisely why. Retail customers, it turns out, favor streets with some traffic, but not too much. “Research about successful retail in urban environments says that the perfect number of average daily car trips on

a street is somewhere between 6,000 and 16,000,” Arnold says. “You have to have at least 6,000 to attract enough customers for businesses to be viable,” she says. “When you start to get over 16,000, then you become more vehicle-oriented.” The average number of daily car trips on Wisconsin, Arnold says, is 60,000. Suddenly, my aversion to strolling Wisconsin Avenue at rush hour makes perfect sense. Arnold specializes in analyzing retail markets. She lives in a suburban culde-sac in Rockville with her journalist husband and two kids, ages 8 and 10. But she works for clients all over the world. A self-proclaimed data nerd, Arnold can tell you—just off the top of her head—the average revenue a restaurant makes per dining chair in a city in Angola versus one in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. She describes the work she does at Streetsense as “a little bit anthropology and a little bit like being a therapist when

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we are working with a community. It’s also a bit like being a forensic scientist. We come together and use all these tools to get to the root of a problem.” She views Bethesda as a perfect retail design lab. “The thing I love about it is that, with the exception of outlet malls, every type of retail is represented here,” she says. “We have the strip mall centers. We have in-line independent retailers. We have the big-box retailers. We have the great, immersive ‘new town center’ concept. And we still have the little pieces of the old downtown. It’s all here.” Streetsense recently did a retail market analysis of downtown Bethesda, identifying and analyzing several distinct subsections in varying stages of redevelopment. “Everybody is trying to understand what Bethesda is and where it is going,” she says. I asked Arnold to give me a walking tour of downtown Bethesda so I could see my town through her eyes.

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We met one evening outside of Barnes & Noble in the glossy, high-rent Bethesda Row district. Bethesda Row has, of course, become a mecca for well-heeled customers willing to travel from as far as an hour away to dine, shop and stroll here. The wait for an Apple Store Genius Bar appointment is often hours or days long now. “Many of the stores here that are national brands are among the highest performing across the country,” says Arnold, whose company has done work for Federal Realty Investment Trust, Bethesda Row’s developer. The slow-moving traffic on Bethesda Avenue, which locals curse, is a boon for retailers, Arnold says. Drivers moving very slowly or stopped in traffic might spot interesting merchandise in store windows and return to shop. Pedestrians leaving one store often jaywalk from one side of the street to the other to continue shopping. Arnold calls that “cross-shopping” and

says it is “the lifeblood of retail districts.” In the 7200 block of Woodmont Avenue, we stop to consider the line of restaurants with sidewalk dining—Bethesda’s version of the Champs-Elysées. Dining tables here, unlike many other places, sit close to parked cars at the curb, not up against the restaurants and storefronts. That leaves a wide, inviting swath of sidewalk so pedestrians can window-shop as they pass and maybe drop in to spend some money. Critics lament that high rents have driven independent restaurants and retailers from this part of downtown. “For people who have studied urban planning or retail environments, Bethesda Row is probably the gold standard,” Arnold says. “It is one of the best.” Arnold has more than a professional interest in helping create vibrant retail districts. Her parents own a children’s clothing shop in her hometown

of Danville, Pennsylvania. She has an undergraduate degree in architectural history from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in city and regional planning from Cornell University. She authored Vibrant Streets Toolkit, which teaches communities how to attract the right mix of businesses to make neighborhoods more successful and livable. As Bethesda changes, and new highrise offices and residences are built taller and in greater numbers, Arnold thinks it is important for each of the downtown retail districts to retain their distinct characteristics so that they complement one another and don’t compete for the same customers. We walk over to the Woodmont Triangle area of downtown, where some mom-and-pop retailers or restaurants in dowdy buildings now share their block with newly constructed high-rise

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condos or offices. We stop at the corner of Woodmont and Norfolk, from which we can see both the Tastee Diner, a squat-but-beloved Bethesda icon, and a slick-looking new alternative diner called Community. The new diner has floor-toceiling windows and a hipster, retro décor. If Bethesda Row is the attractive “teenager” among downtown’s retail districts, Woodmont Triangle “is the middle-ager who is changing careers,” Arnold says. “It’s seen some life, had some experiences. It had an identity for a long time. That identity is changing. Change is scary.” Arnold wants me to see the “baby” of Bethesda’s retail areas: the Pearl District. To do that we have to cross Wisconsin Avenue to East Bethesda. “Hold onto your hat,” Arnold says as we race across the street to the sound of trucks grinding gears and belching exhaust. On our way, we pass the Chevy Chase

Trust building, which is bordered by Wisconsin and East West Highway. The office building is shielded from the busy streets by what looks like a garden. Arnold and I walk up a few steps to check it out. The garden is lovely—simple, elegant, serene and inviting, with benches. We both wonder why we’ve never visited the garden before. Arnold, of course, comes up with the answer. To reach the garden from the sidewalk, you must walk up a few stairs. Changing levels seems like a barrier and it doesn’t feel right to cross it unless we have legitimate business in the building. “This is almost like the front porch for this office building,” Arnold says. “While you might walk past and admire it, you wouldn’t necessarily go up on it unless you were invited.” We walk a few blocks to the Pearl District, which turned out to be a short street

running between East West Highway and Montgomery Avenue. There is a newly constructed office building here, a few small businesses, such as an eyebrowthreading salon, and not much else. The new construction is only along one side of Pearl Street—for now. That won’t last. Bethesda is constantly changing. Most of us who live here are changing too, readjusting our habits to fit the new realities of our environment. I could walk from my house to the Pearl District in 20 minutes to get my eyebrows threaded. But I won’t. The barriers and boundaries of our streets are every bit as real as rivers, canyons and moats. And I know myself. I’m sticking to my side of Wisconsin Avenue. ■ April Witt (april@aprilwitt.com) is a former Washington Post writer who lives in Bethesda.

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IT STARTED WITH FIREWOOD. When Ruth Marcus got to Yale in the fall of 1975 she felt “a little overwhelmed with the work” and was “searching for a place” to feel comfortable and connected. She had always liked writing so her mother suggested she join the Yale Daily News. “What she really said,” Ruth relates with a laugh, “is there will probably be a lot of nice Jewish boys there.” Two hundred aspiring writers showed up at the paper’s first meeting of the semester “and 199 of them had been editors of their high school newspapers,” she recalls. “I’m the other one.” But a friend from her hometown of Livingston, N.J., had introduced her to one of the Daily’s top editors, Andy Pincus. A few days later he called and offered an assignment. Many Yale dorm rooms have fireplaces, he explained. Find out everything you can about firewood. “I can’t tell you how much I loved doing that story, but I was too shy to put my name on it,” Marcus says. The editors 80

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“readers want a sense of you as a whole person,” but she rations those pieces carefully. “If you have a column that is so self-indulgent and self-referential that it’s about your life every week, that’s too much.” Still, gender remains an important part of her “whole” identity. When she’s tackling tax policy, say, or climate change, it’s irrelevant. But at other times, she writes clearly from a woman’s perspective, and one good example occurred during the presidential campaign, after Donald Trump was accused of sexual harassment. Ruth related an incident that happened during college, when a powerful older man reached down her dress and she didn’t object. “Now, 38 years later, it feels more humiliating than it did back then,” she wrote. “I am embarrassed by the meek complicity of my younger self, shamed to the point of being wary of revealing it to my daughters, now college students themselves. I like to believe they would 7:54 PM not sit still, literally, for such treatment.” With her daughters away, Marcus has changed jobs again, cutting back to one column a week while editing the paper’s other opinion writers and adding a visual dimension—interviews, graphics, videos—to editorial page offerings online. That means less time writing at her kitchen table in Bethesda and more time commuting to the Post offices downtown. “I feel guilty about leaving the dog,” she admits, but she embraces the challenge of finding new ways to attract new readers who don’t want ink on their fingers at the breakfast table. “A middle-aged mom might not be the smartest person to be figuring out this digital transformation, but it’s really interesting to think about,” says Ruth. Just like firewood. n Steve Roberts teaches journalism and politics at George Washington University. His new book, Bethesda and Chevy Chase (Arcadia Publishing), is a history of the area. Send ideas for future columns to sroberts@gwu.edu.

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There’s a perception that universal design is reserved for the elderly or those with physical disabilities, but this is simply not the case. In fact, universal design is now the hip way to remodel and is all about blending functionality with flair. Not only can universal design components make your home more comfortable, safe and adaptable to any lifestyle changes, but they offer beauty, luxury and convenience as well. Contemporary universal design features are aesthetically pleasing and if done right, blend in seamlessly with your home. They offer stylish and cutting-edge solutions that often incorporate high-tech functionality that is nearly invisible. Some of the popular universal design components: designer grab bars, no-step showers, pull-out drawers, and motion sensor thermostats and lights. Energy efficient considerations are also playing a big role in maintaining a comfortable home.

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ART Design Build has been making dreams come true in your neighborhood since 1994. An award-winning design/build firm that takes pride in turning your house into a beautiful, dynamic home, ART Design Build has dedicated accessible project managers on every job ensuring a precise on-time finish at or under budget. We were handpicked by two international Houzz sites for their “Best of 2016” lists! 90

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Our low cost, proprietary CaseStudy™ planning process allows us to document your space and to virtually render design options – all with budgeting and timelines. It’s all you need to make informed decisions and it’s why more Bethesda homeowners choose Case than any other remodeler. Schedule your free design consultation today. BETHESDAMAGAZINE.COM | MARCH/APRIL 2017

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GILDAY RENOVATIONS

With over 36 years of experience, Gilday provides its clients with a highly collaborative design-build process that seamlessly blends the expertise of award-winning architects, interior designers and master builders under one roof. Pictured, a porch addition, with custommade removable screens and glass inserts, becomes a three-season room for watching football to hosting parties. Hand-cut rafter tails harmoniously blend the new structure with the original house. 92

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CAHILL DESIGN BUILD

Cahill Design Build has been designing and building Luxury Spaces for homeowner in the D.C. region for over 30 years. We specialize in Kitchens, Baths, Libraries and Additions. Our line of Custom Cabinetry allow us to design and install the most detailed projects. Let our design team show you all the possibilitiese.

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Botanical Decorators is proud of the portfolio of work that has earned numerous local and national awards. We have been serving discerning clientele in D.C., Maryland and Virginia for the past 32 years. Our designers are the heart of our clients experience anticipating there every need. Our team of craftsman make the design come to life with intricate hardscape and lush plantings. BETHESDAMAGAZINE.COM | MARCH/APRIL 2017

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CAPITOL HARDSCAPES

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This kitchen was transformed into a bright, beautiful large eat-in kitchen by Kitchen & Bath Studios Inc. Taking out a wall to open up the space, the custom cabinets from Christiana Cabinetry feature beaded inset cabinets in a custom color match paint. The island was shipped in one piece fully assembled. To further brighten up the space, factory installed LED under cabinet and interior lights were included. 98

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Voted “Best Kitchen Design Firm 2016” by the readers of Bethesda Magazine, Jack Rosen Custom Kitchens, Inc. continues to be one of the most celebrated kitchen design firms in the Washington, D.C. area. Offering award-winning designs and fine cabinetry for culinary, closets, home offices and entertainment with outstanding service.

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UPSTATE DOOR, INC.

Upstate Door specializes in unique, one-of-a-kind fine door solutions. We are a hardwood door company that creates custom exterior, interior and screen/storm doors. We build high-quality, hand-crafted doors that will last for years to come. We can match any detail from the entryway to all the interior doors with ease.

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AMICUS GREEN BUILDING CENTER

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A design center and home improvement store creating fresh spaces—beautiful designs, fresh air and water, and a fresh take on what our buildings can do for us— using products fostering a stronger home and planet. “Best of Houzz,” 2015-17.

ART Design Build has been making dreams come true in your neighborhood since 1994. An award-winning design/build firm that takes pride in turning your home into a beautiful, efficient house. Call us when you are ready to transform your life

Amicus Green Building Center, 301-571-8590 www.amicusgreen.com

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Botanical Decorators has been serving clients for 32 years with Award-Winning Designs that are recognized locally and nationally. Our Craftsmen bring those designs to life. We are passionate people who work for clients that understand what passion is.

With a focus on delivering remarkable client experiences, BOWA specializes in luxury renovations ranging from master suites and kitchens to whole-house and whole-condo remodels. Call us today to get started on your design! “Best of Houzz” since 2014, including 2017 for “Design and Service.”

Botanical Decorators, 240-406-9776, www.botdec.com

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CAHILL DESIGN BUILD

CALLIGARIS

Cahill Design Build has been building and remodeling exquisite homes for over 30 years. Our client-centric approach allows us to create very personalized spaces for your clients. Our awardwinning designs are brought to life by our team of talented craftsmen.

Bring any room in your home to life with modern furniture, rugs and accessories from Calligaris. Our collection is realized by talented cutting edge designers, and features stylish pieces for the living room, dining room, bedroom and home office.

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Capitol Hardscapes is a family owned company founded on providing superior customer service and personal attention. We bring the heart of a gardener, the eye of an artist and the discipline of an architect to each project we undertake.

From whole house remodels to condo, kitchen, addition, bath and specialty renovations, CARNEMARK design + build creates design/ build solutions that flow—meeting practical needs in contemporary life through a client-responsive and environmentally sensitive process.

Capitol Hardscapes, 301-887-1880, capitolhardscapes.com

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CASE DESIGN/REMODELING, INC. Our low cost, proprietary CaseStudy™ planning process allows us to document your space, and to virtually render design options – all with budgeting and timelines. It’s why more Bethesda homeowners choose Case than any other remodeler. Schedule your free design consultation today.

CHASE BUILDERS, INC. Chase Builders is an awardwinning builder in the D.C. Metro area. Although they differ in style, floor plan and size, our unique homes have this in common—they are thoughtfully designed and wellbuilt with each client in mind.

Case Design/Remodeling, Inc., 301-917-2273 www.casedesign.com

Chase Builders Inc., 301-588-4747, www.chasebuilders.com

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Serving Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia, Creative Interiors by Lynda has been providing affordable luxury interiors for over 10 years. Lynda, an award-winning designer, and her professional design team offer unique yet practical, quality, full-service interiors for residential and commercial properties.

Dean Brenneman, A.I.A., is Washington’s “go-to” architect for amazing transformations of older homes and apartments. He listens and questions carefully, ensuring that you won’t just settle with the design you ask for—but, will discover the design you dream for.

Creative Interior Designs by Lynda, 301-535-3040 Find Creative Interior Designs by Lynda on HOUZZ.com

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ecobeco has been a leader in energy efficiency and whole-home design since 2008. ecobeco Design Build provides personalized architectural and interior design so you can fall in love with your home again. Awarded 2017 “Best of HOUZZ / Customer Service.”

Our services range from bathrooms to custom homes. Homeowners, architects and builders have complimented our quality and attention to detail. Houzz has ranked us as a “Top Builder in Service” for four years in a row with more than 70 five-star reviews.

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GILDAY RENOVATIONS

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With over 36 years of experience, Gilday clients receive a highly collaborative design-build process that seamlessly blends the expertise of award-winning architects, interior designers and master builders under one roof. With Gilday Renovations, you get a space that is truly yours, on time and on budget.

Glickman Design Build is a home design, remodel and building firm with a focus on creating your home for life. Founded in 1975, Glickman has specialized experience with aging-in-place, accessible and universal design that beautifully and comfortably accommodate clients’ everyday needs.

Gilday Renovations, 301-565-4600, www.gilday.com

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HUGHES LANDSCAPING

INVISIBLE FENCE OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Since 1983 Hughes Landscaping has delivered thoughtful designs, quality materials and the highest standards of craftsmanship to create beautiful, functional outdoor spaces for clients across the Washington Metropolitan Area. Voted one of the “Top Vote Getters” in the Bethesda Magazine’s 2017 “Best of Bethesda Readers’ Poll.”

Do you have pet problems? Invisible Fence keeps dogs and cats happy, healthy and safe. Our Certified Pet Behaviorists custom design solutions for inside and outside your home that make pet ownership stress-free. Consultations are free, call today.

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JACK ROSEN CUSTOM KITCHENS Voted “Best Kitchen Design Firm 2016” by the readers of Bethesda Magazine, Jack Rosen Custom Kitchens is one of the most celebrated design firms in the area. Offering award-winning designs and fine cabinetry for culinary, closets, home offices and entertainment with outstanding service.

Jack Rosen Custom Kitchens, 240-595-6732, info@rosenkitchens.com, BeautifulRosenKitchens.com

JT INTERIORS Originally located in the Kentlands, JT Interiors at Potomac House relocated to Potomac in 2013. We specialize in fine and unique gifts for all occasions fitting any budget, home accessories and furniture, and are a full-service interior design firm.

JT Interiors, 301-299-0485, facebook.com/jtinteriorspotomac

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We specialize in solving our clients’ landscape problems. Contact us for a free estimate today!

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KITCHEN & BATH STUDIOS, INC. For over 23 years Kitchen & Bath Studio’s has built a great reputation in the D.C. Metropolitan area. Our showroom features four cabinet lines displaying a vast array of cabinet styles and finishes. Five designers on staff provide functional design with no upfront design fees.

Kitchen & Bath Studios, Inc., 301-657-1636 www.kitchenbathstudios.com

MANION + ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS

KPI is a luxury interior design firm that believes the key to great design is capturing the spirit of the client and the essence of the space. We will handle all your interior design needs and provide a concierge level of service.

Thomas Manion, AIA, founded this award-winning design firm over 35 years ago. Specializing in custom residential design, we serve the entire Washington D.C. Metro area. We enjoy forming a partnership with our clients to create successful projects.

Kristin Peake Interiors, 301-545-0441 www.kristinpeakeinteriors.com

Manion + Associates, Architects, 301-229-7000 www.manionandassociates.com

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At Meridian Homes, we specialize in luxury home renovations and custom home building. Our highly personalized design process and careful management of every project has earned us a reputation over many years for outstanding client service and solid, beautiful craftsmanship.

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NATELLI HOMES Architectural Design • Remodeling • Additions • Custom Homes • Windows • Bathrooms • Kitchens • Decades of experience • Dependable • Trusted • Quality • Creative • Craftsmen • Honest • Competitive • Time-tested • Consistent • Personal Bethesda | Chevy Chase | Potomac | NW Washington | Arlington | McLean

PORCELANOSA Porcelanosa features a luxurious selection of tile, bath, hardwood and kitchen collections. Porcelanosa’s showrooms display full vignette installations and product libraries with many product samples. Visit a Porcelanosa showroom to meet with their design consultants about your project today!

Natelli Homes, 301-938-5933, www.NatelliHomes.com

Porcelanosa, 240-290-1120, www.porcelanosa-usa.com

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TEASS\WARREN ARCHITECTS

structure. is a boutique customrenovation and home-building firm that specializes in high quality and highly personalized construction. Established on a company culture that prizes creativity and attention to detail, structure. makes incredible home transformations accessible, regardless of project size, scope or budget.

T\W designs inspiring contemporary and traditional homes, whole-house renovations and major additions where original ideas and craftsmanship combined with attention to detail exceeds client expectations. Since 2006, we have established excellent working relationships with our clients and contractors. We look forward to speaking with you.

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TOBE DesignGroup, LLC With more than 20 years in the field, our expertise encompasses private residences and commercial spaces; bold new construction as well as renovations. Each project relies on the strength of our partnerships with clients and consultants to arrive at creative and unique solutions.

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The upcoming Democratic primary campaign for Montgomery County executive could be the most crowded, hotly contested and consequential in nearly 50 years BY LOUIS PECK ILLUSTRATION BY TIM WILLIAMS

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THE ANNUAL COMMITTEE for Montgomery legislative breakfast is usually a low-key affair, in part because it starts at 7 o’clock in the morning. But this past December, the breakfast, which draws some 800 political, business and civic leaders for a preview of the coming year’s legislative agenda in Annapolis and Rockville, felt more like a speed dating event than a policy briefing. Upwards of 10 potential candidates for county executive worked the crowd at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. The center of attention was Total Wine & More co-owner David Trone, who hasn’t announced that he is running, but seems to be inching closer to a run every day. Trone held court in the lobby before the breakfast, but it was his mere presence at the event that prompted much speculation. As county council president, Roger Berliner got to address the gathering—and his remarks had the tone of a stump speech as he outlined his accomplishments and priorities. Other potential candidates table-hopped and glad-handed. While the agenda included no mention of the 2018 county executive race, the legislative breakfast essentially marked the start of the campaign. It has been nearly a half-century since Montgomery County’s governing structure was modified to include an elected chief executive. Since then, voters have gone to the polls 12 times to choose the county’s top elected official. The 13th such election, in 2018, is shaping up like no other before it—in both the sheer volume of aspirants and the political dynamics that will shape the race. As former county Councilmember Steve Silverman, himself a candidate for county executive more than a decade ago, says, “This is unprecedented in Montgomery County’s history. Other than the first race for county executive in 1970, we’ve never had more than 110

one councilmember running for county executive, much less the idea that there are at least three that will be running.” In fact, up to four members of the nine-person County Council could collide in next year’s contest for county executive. And at least four people outside the council are said to be seriously eyeing the job that’s being vacated by Ike Leggett after a 12-year tenure. At-large Councilmember Marc Elrich says flat out that he plans to run, and fellow at-large member George Leventhal anticipates making a formal announcement this summer. Both are Takoma Park residents who appeared ready to run for the job in 2014, before Leggett reversed his decision and sought a third term. Berliner, who has represented Bethesda/Chevy Chase-based District 1 since 2006, is coyer, saying only, “I have been encouraged by many to run, so it is something I will be assessing moving forward.” But, based on both sources and his recent public comments, there is little doubt that Berliner will join the race. Meanwhile, District 2 Councilmember Craig Rice, who represents the county’s northwest section, says he is looking “very seriously” at the race for executive and has formed an exploratory committee. But Rice, in his second term on the council, acknowledges that he also could decide to seek re-election in District 2, or run for one of three at-large seats on the council that will come open in 2018. The other three councilmembers eyeing a run for executive lack those political options: All will be forced off the council at the end of next year by this past November’s term limits referendum, which bars councilmembers—and the county executive—from serving more than three terms. Leventhal has served four; Berliner and Elrich, three each. (The remaining term-limited member, Nancy Floreen, appears ready to leave county government after four terms in

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an at-large seat. “I haven’t completely, 200 percent ruled it out, but it’s pretty unlikely,” she says of a run for executive.) The term limit measure’s overwhelming victory—almost 70 percent of voters supported it—has energized a number of candidates outside the council who are seriously looking at the race. These candidates suggest—a couple of them rather bluntly—that the term limits vote was a sharp rebuke of the current council, aimed at some or all of its members, as well as a response to a number of its recent actions. Included in this group are state Del. Ben Kramer of Derwood, who is setting up an exploratory committee; former District 2 Councilmember Mike Knapp, now CEO of a Germantown-based online job placement firm, who plans to make a decision on running by early spring; and former five-term Kensington Mayor Peter Fosselman, who says he has been on a “listening tour” of the county since last summer and is exploring a run for either county executive or County Council. And then there’s Trone, the one candidate whose entry might immediately trim the field, thanks to his personal fortune and his potential ability to consolidate support within the county’s business community. Trone, co-owner (with his brother, Robert) of Total Wine & More, a national retail chain with $2.5 billion in annual sales, spent $13.4 million of his personal fortune last year in his unsuccessful race in the 8th Congressional District Democratic primary. Trone says he is “focused very heavily right now” on exploring a race for county executive as he meets with current and former elected officials, as well as business and civic groups. He says he currently has no “hard timetable” for making a decision on whether to run, as he downplays—without ruling out—another political option: a run for Congress in the neighboring 6th District if Rep. John Delaney, a fellow Potomac resident, runs for governor in 2018. If Delaney does try to move up, “that’s something to think about, a bridge to

cross down the road,” Trone says. The upshot could be a contest in which a half-dozen or more serious contenders compete for the executive’s post in the June 2018 Democratic primary, where victory has been tantamount to election in a county in which registered Democratic voters now have a 3-1 edge over Republicans. Past primaries have featured no more than a few serious aspirants vying for the nomination for executive.

HISTORICALLY, LOCAL primaries— which have been dominated by a limited number of hard-core party activists—have not been fertile ground for nontraditional contenders. “The outside business [or] celebrity candidates have never fared well in Montgomery County,” notes former Planning Board Chairman Royce Hanson, an unsuccessful candidate for county executive in 1978. The reason, he says, is that outsider candidates “never understand that primary elections are retail politics, in which…the groups that turn out the votes, such as the teachers and public employee unions, civic associations, and precinct leaders that run neighbor-to-neighbor campaigns, are not particularly attracted to folks with no local service records.” But a couple of segments of the county’s business community, which by its own admission has been able to exercise only limited influence in past local elections, are seeking to alter that dynamic going into 2018. Among the leading players in one informal group, drawn heavily from several people active in the Chambers of Commerce in Bethesda and Silver Spring, are Robby Brewer, a partner in the Bethesda law firm of Lerch, Early & Brewer, and Barbara Henry, managing director of the Committee for Montgomery. A more formal business community initiative, Empower Montgomery, was created two years ago by a group that

includes Silverman and Charles Nulsen, president of Bethesda-based Washington Property Co. Members of both groups are working to identify and recruit business-friendly candidates amid an undercurrent of unhappiness with the recent actions of the council and skepticism about the résumés of the incumbents poised to run for executive. “We need to have somebody who can help bring an analytical rigor and managerial experience to the job of managing the county,” says one participant, who asked not to be identified. “Whomever is in that role clearly also needs to have political skills and sensitivities, but ide-

public campaign financing system—due to kick in with the 2017-2018 election cycle—is intended to limit the role of wealthy individuals and interest groups in local campaigns, next year could see a sharp increase in money in so-called independent expenditure efforts at the county level. Long a fixture in federal elections, independent expenditure campaigns permit unlimited individual and corporate donations to be used to directly bolster or attack a candidate, as long as the independent expenditure does not coordinate with an individual candidate’s committee. “2018 could be the year of the inde-

"This is unprecedented in Montgomery County’s history. Other than the first race for county executive in 1970, we've never had more than one councilmember running for county executive." —Steve Silverman ally they should have both, and not just the political skills.” This person adds: “It’s not meant to be a criticism of everything that the council does. It’s a generalized dissatisfaction with a group of people who, for the most part, lack business experience, lack business sensitivity and don’t have as one of their primary agenda items growing our economic base.” Empower Montgomery, which describes itself as an education and advocacy group that isn't affiliated with a political party, is organized under the IRS code as a tax-exempt 501(c)(4). It is barred from advocating for or against a particular candidate, but is permitted to run advertising that focuses on issues that may affect next year’s election. It plans to raise money to do so. In addition, while the county’s new

pendent expenditure, because of the number of candidates and the change in campaign finance laws,” Silverman predicts, alluding to recent modifications in state law that have restricted corporate contributions to individual candidates. Barring the unlikely event of a competitive general election campaign, the independent expenditure efforts likely would be aimed at the June 2018 Democratic primary in an effort to affect the outcome by broadening the electorate that traditionally votes. “The demographics of the county have changed. Are they going to be reflected in off-year Democratic primary voters?” wonders Silverman, who now runs a government relations/lobbying firm. “The other question in terms of trying to look at 2018 is, ‘Can you

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Candidates In addition to the eight candidates either running for county executive next year or seriously exploring it, several people are drawing speculation or haven’t ruled out a run. DAVID BLAIR, a Rockville businessman who in 2012 realized a $16 million payout from the sale of a health care firm he headed as CEO. Soon after, he was quoted as expressing interest in a political career. Blair, however, remains largely unknown among the voting public, and, while ducking calls from the media, he has done little in recent months to raise his political profile. STATE SEN. BRIAN FELDMAN of Potomac, who says he will make a decision on his political future after this year’s legislative session ends in April. Besides county executive, sources say Feldman’s options (other than seeking reelection to the Senate) include a run for the 6th Congressional District seat if U.S. Rep. John Delaney decides to run for governor, and a possible slot on a statewide ticket if a 2018 candidate for governor decides to select a Montgomery County running mate. STATE SEN. RICHARD MADALENO of Kensington says he is being urged to run for county executive, adding, “I am trying to figure out my path to victory—and if there is one.” It would mean giving up a decade of seniority in the Senate, where he is positioned to eventually chair the influential Budget & Taxation Committee. Like Feldman, Madaleno says he will make a decision about his future following this year’s legislative session. Madaleno, the Senate’s only openly gay member, is married to Mark Hodge, a senior administrator at the county’s Department of Health and Human Services. But Madaleno has been advised this would not present a legal conflict if he were elected executive, sources say. CHEVY CHASE RESIDENT KATHLEEN MATTHEWS, who, after a career as a local TV news anchor and an executive at Marriott International, jumped into politics last spring as a candidate in the 8th Congressional District Democratic primary. While Matthews’ name has surfaced in recent months as a potential candidate for county executive, in mid-February she publicly confirmed that she has decided to seek the chairmanship of the Maryland Democratic Party. The current chair, D. Bruce Poole, is stepping down. MONTGOMERY COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY JOHN MCCARTHY was said to be thinking about a run for county executive, but he now appears inclined to stay in his current post. He had a bout with cancer last spring and would have to take a cut in pay. But an email statement from McCarthy’s spokesman stopped short of slamming the door, saying only that McCarthy “is not currently actively seeking the position of county executive.”

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expand the voting population beyond the super Dems?’ ” That’s a reference to the hard-core primary voters, disproportionately older, who turn out in off-year primaries— and who effectively determine who is elected to the county executive’s office and the County Council. In 2014, 25.7 percent of registered Democrats voted in the primary for county executive and other local and state offices, down from a little over a 26 percent turnout in 2010. Empower Montgomery lists as one of its aims “to engage younger and independent voters who feel shut out from a closed political process.” The business community, unhappy over last year’s sharp increases in property and recordation taxes, could have a surprising partner. Gino Renne, president of UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO—which represents the large majority of the county government’s 9,000-member workforce—says his union has been holding “some informal conversations” with business groups “because we all understand the need to expand out the tax base, otherwise we are going to have some significant challenges maintaining quality government services.” Renne, whose union had a mixed record in its endorsements in the 2014 primary election, has made little secret of his distaste for the current council’s budgetary decisions and their impact on his membership. “This council has been the most arrogant I have ever seen, dating back to 1977,” he says. “Do I believe the…candidates due to be termed out are going to be viable candidates [for county executive] in the eyes of the average voter? My answer to that is that they’ve got one helluva hill to climb.” Renne adds: “I think the stars have lined up for an outsider to come in with clear vision and a clear business plan— and I think they’re going to be the person to beat, whoever that may be.”

SHORTLY AFTER Elrich began serving his first term as a councilmember in

2007, he sought to invite representatives of Venezuela’s socialist regime to discuss possible areas of cooperation with the council. Leggett, who found out about Elrich’s move while on a trip to Israel, quickly moved to quash it. “[To say] I was pretty animated would be an understatement, I guess,” the lowkey Leggett, who for the most part has had a friendly relationship with Elrich, chuckled in an interview several years after the episode. “I was pretty upset.” Now, in the crowded field of candidates eyeing a run for county executive next year, both friends and foes of Elrich agree that he may be the closest thing to an early front-runner in the race to succeed Leggett. “That’s what everybody has told me,” Elrich says with a smile. Elrich is also the most controversial candidate in the field. Members of the county’s business community all but quake at the prospect of him occupying the executive’s office, a mood brought on by his recent role as the council’s leading critic of development in the county and a left-wing past that dates back a halfcentury to his days as a member of the radical Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Maryland. Some critics in the business community regard him as a foe of capitalism. After spending years on the council resisting questions about his ideological leanings, Elrich seems resigned to the need to address them now that he is seeking the county’s highest office. “Nothing I have recommended in Montgomery County has anything to do with socialism,” Elrich says. “I think people overestimate my affinity for ideology. I see myself as much more practical. “Do I share a very progressive view of human beings, that everybody should get a fairer share of what’s on the table? Yeah. If that’s socialism, I guess I’m guilty of it.” He also has had a bumpy relationship with a number of his council colleagues, and is the only veteran member of the council never chosen to be its president or vice president. Floreen is sharply

critical of Elrich’s longtime refusal to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at public gatherings, saying she finds this “offensive for a public official.” Elrich says he has long been opposed to loyalty oaths, which he considers the Pledge of Allegiance to be, and doesn’t plan to alter his stance. “Some of the worst Americans probably said the pledge every day—Oliver North comes to mind,” he says, alluding to a key figure in the Iran-Contra scandal of the late 1980s. Despite the negative reaction that the mere mention of his name sparks in some political circles, Elrich benefits from the most defined base of any of the potential candidates: a combination of liberal activists who regularly turn out for Democratic primaries, and vocal residents concerned about the encroachment of development into their residential communities. Elrich arguably would also benefit from a primary system that has no provision for a runoff between the top two finishers. “Because we don’t have a runoff system, if we have four or five people running [in 2018]—which is easily imaginable—then a person could actually win the Democratic primary with 23 or 24 percent of the vote, and would be a distinctly minority candidate,” says former Planning Board Chairman Gus Bauman, an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for county executive in 1994. The other two councilmembers who seem certain to run have bases of support that appear to be smaller and less firm than their colleague’s. While Berliner can claim the Bethesda/Chevy Chase area as a geographic base, he—unlike Elrich and Leventhal—has never run countywide, and faces the time- and money-consuming burden of introducing himself to voters outside of his home area. Look for Berliner to tout his credentials on consumer-related issues. “I’m proud of the work I did to

hold Pepco accountable—and that effort has succeeded,” he says, also pointing to “my regional work to improve Metro.” At the same time, business interests have warmed to Berliner during his tenure, seeing him as willing to take up issues of importance to them after a rocky relationship earlier in his term. And he has adopted a cause that’s popular with consumers and those with ownership interests in the busy Bethesda restaurant scene. “I’m the only councilmember who thinks it’s time to end our monopoly over liquor,” say Berliner, referring to the county’s current control over the distribution and sale of alcoholic beverages. Leventhal, who speaks fluent Spanish and has a Latino wife, hopes to tap into the county’s Latino community—now approaching 20 percent of the population and working to increase its number of registered voters. “I’m the primary reason we have universal access to health care in this county, and a very, very large percentage of the [participants in the] Montgomery Care system, which I originated, are Latino,” Leventhal says. “I think I’ve done as much as anyone in elected office to advance the interests and look out for the needs of our Latino population.” But a source who is politically active in the Latino community, speaking on the condition of anonymity, says support for Leventhal within that constituency remains a question mark. “George has done a lot with the immigrant community,” the source says. “He’s also made a lot of people mad. I think George probably feels he can carry the Latinos, but that’s not a given.” Leventhal has a mercurial personality, and he is known for both public and private displays of temper. While labor groups representing county government employees have had their differences with the council of late, labor has regarded Leventhal—as well

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the amazing race as Elrich—as a friend over the years. But in his 2014 re-election bid, Leventhal failed to gain the endorsements of both MCGEO and another major local union, SEIU Local 500, after confrontational performances in private endorsement sessions—with union sources complaining afterward that some of their members felt he had belittled them. Says Leventhal, “I think I have a strong personality because I’m committed to making things happen, and I think that’s what we need in the next county executive.” Elrich and Leventhal are the two candidates to have declared that they will tap into the county’s new public financing system. Under its provisions, a candidate for executive who raises just short of $187,500 in increments of no more than $150 apiece from individuals will qualify for a maximum of $750,000 in public funding. This would yield a campaign treasury within shouting distance of $1 million, which is about what Leggett and former County Executive Doug Duncan each spent in the competitive 2014 primary race. “I’ve never taken developer money before. Why should I start today?” Elrich says of his decision to opt into the public financing system. But several potential candidates who aren’t councilmembers suggest that the system amounts to a conflict of interest—incumbents who are being forced out of office by last fall’s term limits vote now using public funds to try to stay in office. “I know there is considerable skepticism that is starting to bubble to the surface about certain folks tapping into that right now,” Kramer says. Rice, the other council incumbent eyeing a run, faces an obstacle similar to Berliner’s: As a representative of one of the five council districts, he has never run countywide. Rice, regarded as being among the more pro-business legislators on the all-Democratic council, is also its only African-American member. But he plays that down as a political factor in his favor, given that Leggett already has become the first African-American to hold the post. 114

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Rather, Rice sees himself as having a geographic base in areas of the county that he feels have been overlooked. The other three council incumbents eyeing the job all are residents of the downcounty area not far from the District of Columbia border. Says Rice, who grew up in Silver Spring but now lives in Germantown, “What you see now is a lot of the mentality that represents the downcounty initiatives, and not a lot of the diversity that represents the rest of the county, whether it’s the east county or the upcounty. Those seem to be the areas that are underrepresented.”

BEYOND THE FOUR incumbent councilmembers is a group of potential contenders betting that the voters will look elsewhere for the next county executive. History is on their side. Since James Gleason (the first county executive and only Republican to ever hold the job) was elected in 1970, there has been only one other case of an incumbent councilmember winning the position. In 1990, Councilmember Neal Potter ousted County Executive Sid Kramer by a narrow margin in a primary election partially fueled by an intense debate over growth in the county. Potter spent four years in the executive’s office before opting to run again for the council rather than seeking re-election as executive. This year, the non-councilmember who appears closest to jumping into the race is Ben Kramer, Sid Kramer’s son. Ben Kramer was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2006; three years later he narrowly lost a special election in an effort to move to the County Council. The latter race was widely viewed as an attempt by Kramer to position himself for an eventual run for executive. Kramer chuckles at such speculation, while also dismissing suggestions that he is on a crusade to redeem the electoral defeat of his father, now 92, more than a quarter of a century ago. “Not even remotely,” he says. “I have an incredibly wonderful life outside the political arena, I really do, and

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I enjoy that. But I think I have something to offer—and, of course, I’m exceedingly proud of Dad’s public service.” Kramer has not achieved a leadership position in his decade in the House of Delegates; his boosters attribute that to his independent nature. He calls the state legislature “an ideal training ground,” which, he notes, has produced the current elected executives in five counties around the state, including Rushern Baker in neighboring Prince George’s. “You learn to work with your colleagues and you don’t have to agree on every issue, but you don’t have to be

of checked the box. People tend to support the proposed [ballot] amendments out there, unless there’s a huge campaign against them. And there wasn’t.” Knapp takes an opposite view. “I think people could play that a lot of different ways if it were a close vote,” he says. “When it’s a 70-30 vote, it’s pretty hard to say this was anything but, ‘We didn’t like the property tax [increase] vote, and we’re not particularly clear with what else you were trying to achieve.’ And I think it is reflective of people frustrated with politicians who generally stay in office forever.”

"The notion that somebody from the outside could step in and effectively lead our county, to me, is not feasible." —Roger Berliner disagreeable and resentful over someone who’s got a different opinion than you have,” Kramer says. “I think that’s something that would be very beneficial in our next council-executive relationship, to have an executive and a council who work together…rather than pick political battles to bicker about and always try to one-up the other.” The prospects for Kramer and other non-council contenders will turn in part on the degree to which this past November’s term limits vote was aimed squarely at some or all of the current councilmembers. There are wide differences of opinion within political circles over what the voters were thinking. “I don’t know that I would draw a lot of conclusions from the term limits vote,” says Floreen, reflecting opinions expressed privately by some on and off the council. “Frankly, I think people just kind 116

Knapp’s latter point appears to be buttressed by a 2015 poll underwritten by Empower Montgomery, one of the newly active business groups. It found that 63 percent of those surveyed favored term limits—nearly a year before last spring’s property tax hike. Knapp, who served on the council from 2002 to 2010, has been meeting with several business groups that are looking to play a role in 2018. “I would like to think coming from a business background before I got on the council, and since I left the council, would put me in good standing with business leaders and the business community,” he says. But he also adds: “I’ll be curious to see how their objectives come together. Do they raise the type of money that they would like to? Can they really pull together people in a business community?”

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AT A TIME WHEN an outsider has just taken up residence at the White House, it remains unclear whether a candidate from outside of government will emerge in the competition to occupy the offices of the county executive, barely 20 miles to the north. But the insider contenders are already taking preemptive strikes. “It took me two years when I joined the council before I felt I had a good grip on the scope of county government,” Berliner says. “The notion that somebody from the outside could step in and effectively lead our county, to me, is not feasible.” In a thinly veiled reference to Trone, Berliner says: “It’s one thing to run for Congress, where if you just read The Washington Post you can assume you know enough. But do you know the Department of Recreation, do you know the Department of Permitting Services, do you know what the Department of Transportation does? Do you understand county government? And if you don’t understand it, you should not be entrusted with leading it.” In a preview of what could be among the most contentious campaigns since the job of county executive was created, Trone minces no words in firing back, while casting himself as the outsider. “None of them has ever been an executive,” Trone says of the council’s current members. “All they have managed to do is to vote themselves more pay increases and more pay increases— and raise taxes. These career politicians, what they know how to do is campaign. But an experienced chief executive in my position, what we know is how to lead, how to create jobs, create value and take care of our customer. And in this case, the customer is the voter.” n Louis Peck has covered politics extensively at the local, state and national level for four decades. You can reach him at lou.peck@bethesdamagazine.com.

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Meet the winners of our eighth annual Extraordinary Teen Awards—12 of Montgomery County’s best and brightest students, chosen from more than 70 nominees. From an accomplished composer to a teen who taught English in the slums of India, these students make their marks in and out of the classroom.

DARIAN MCGHEE Senior, St. John’s College High School “When I was younger, everybody was taking Spanish, and I wanted to be different,” says 17-year-old Darian McGhee, whose fascination with the Chinese language took root in sixth grade. He now feels so strongly about Mandarin Chinese that a year ago he created an online resource center to entice other African-American students to study the language and broaden their career ambitions. Darian, who lives in Silver Spring and is a senior at St. John’s College High School in Washington, D.C., says many students of color lack exposure to Chinese in school or the financial means to study it independently. Burgundyforchinese.com, the website he created, highlights online courses, summer programs and institutes and universities that teach Chinese as well as provides links to social media resources. (He chose the site’s name because he felt the dark red color referenced both Chinese and African-American cultures.) When Darian transferred to St. John’s his sophomore year, he

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continued studying Chinese through a Johns Hopkins University online program because his school did not offer Chinese classes. “I want other students to realize that Chinese opens up many job possibilities and boosts your college appeal,” says Darian, who has attended several selective Chinese programs, including a federally sponsored Chinese immersion program called STARTALK at the University of South Florida in the summer of 2014. Darian is a National Honor Society member and a defensive lineman on St. John’s football team. Through his church, he regularly prepares and distributes meals to the homeless in parks in downtown Washington. Barbara Younger, his sophomore year counselor, says Darian has stood out as a strong athlete and wellrounded student. “He knows who he is, and he carries himself as though he does,” Younger says. In college, Darian plans to study business or engineering, and wants to play football. He also hopes to visit China someday.

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ERIC GUERCI Senior, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School For the past two years, Montgomery County public school students have elected Eric Guerci to represent them on the county’s board of education. He’s worked with the seven other board members to set policy for the state’s largest school system. “I’m passionate about making sure students are heard,” says Eric, 17, a senior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. “I’m there to remind board members that what’s comfortable or not comfortable for adults is not necessarily the same for students.” For instance, he’s pushed to allow middle school students to use cellphones during lunch—a change, he says, some adults might not support because they don’t understand modern-day student interaction. Eric, who lives in Chevy Chase, typically spends 20 to 40 hours a week on his Student Member of the Board duties. Last year, he testified twice in Annapolis in support of legislation to expand Student Member of the Board voting rights. The bill, now law, enables Eric and his successors to vote on capital and operating budgets, school boundaries and other matters. “He’s very savvy and always does his homework. Eric is at least as well prepared as some of the adults on the board, more so on some occasions,” says Montgomery County Board of Education President Michael Durso. “As a former high school principal myself, I’ve encountered sharp teenagers over the years. Eric is in a class all by himself.” Despite his demanding schedule, Eric stays on top of schoolwork, says B-CC Principal Donna Redmond Jones. “He’s a stellar student,” she says. “He works hard to get everything done.” Eric will attend Princeton University, where he plans to study at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs.

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Every summer Nayantara Mukerji traveled to India with her parents to visit relatives. But the summer of her freshman year, she returned for a month on her own, determined to improve the lives of children in the slums of Kolkata. Through a nongovernmental organization called Anando, Nayantara taught English and reading comprehension to underprivileged children at the group’s after-school center. She also visited many of the kids in their homes. “Going into the slums is so different than just driving by,” says Nayantara, who speaks Bengali and understands some Hindi. “Until you enter their world, you can’t begin to understand the struggles they face every day.” The 17-year-old, now a senior at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, founded Educate India, a club at her school that raises awareness about the impediments to quality education in India. The group raised about $500 for Anando and created a pen pal exchange. Nayantara returned to India last summer to volunteer at New Light, an organization that provides a safe haven for sex workers and their children. She has also visited Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Spain and Iceland. In 2015, she went to Colombia as an exchange student to perfect her Spanish. “She loves to delve into other cultures and learn about the social and political climate of the places she visits,” says Kathleen GlynnSparrow, her school college counselor. “She’s really a Renaissance woman who excels in all areas.” Nayantara is taking five advanced placement courses this school year. She’s also a member of the Student Diversity Board and co-leader of the Asian Appreciation cultural group. This fall, Nayantara plans to study international development at a college yet to be decided. Her family is moving from Potomac to Tanzania—a country she looks forward to visiting.

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ALISTAIR COLEMAN Senior, Walt Whitman High School

It took Alistair Coleman all summer to write a 10-minute piece of music that the National Philharmonic performed last November. Other professional music ensembles had performed Alistair’s work before, including the Cathedral Choral Society, the Takoma Ensemble and the Houston Brass Band. But having the National Philharmonic commission a piece for its orchestra and nearly 200-member chorale and then perform it at The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda was, in his words, “spectacular.” “It was extremely humbling to see so many people experience the music I’ve created,” says Alistair, 18, who lives in Bethesda and attends Walt Whitman High School. Alistair grew up singing for a church choir in Washington, D.C. He started piano lessons at age 7, and then began creating harmonies and chords. Once he learned music theory and notation, he started writing for different instruments. Summers at composition training festivals with other musicians helped. “Once you learn how other musicians play their instrument and the techniques they must master, you can learn how to write for it,” Alistair says. E.C. Schirmer Music Company, one of the nation’s leading independent classical music publishers, has published three of Alistair’s pieces since 2013. Stan Engebretson, artistic director of the National Philharmonic Chorale, says that having a reputable firm publish your work, especially at such a young age, is phenomenal. “Alistair is a musical genius who has the organizational skills, the ethics and the ability to produce something of great significance,” Engebretson says. In seventh grade, Alistair began teaching piano to neighborhood kids; he expanded the concept to include a two-week summer camp that attracted 17 children in its fourth year. As an intern at Strathmore for the past two years, he worked to bring music programs to underserved Montgomery County neighborhoods. Alistair plans to attend a music conservatory.

SUAD MOHAMUD Senior, Montgomery Blair High School Suad Mohamud says she senses people’s dismissive attitude when they first see her, a young black teenager wearing a hijab. Many assume she’s a foreigner with little command of the English language. Some suspect her parents forced her to wear the headscarf. Hardly anyone pegs her as a “science geek” fascinated by the role of nanotechnology in medicine. “People underestimate me at the beginning,” says Suad, 17, who lives in Silver Spring and is a senior at Montgomery Blair High School. “All of this made me a person who strives to challenge stereotypes.” Suad, who belongs to several national honor societies, has excelled in advanced placement calculus, computer programming and chemistry. Last year, at the University of Maryland’s Chemathon chemistry competition for area high schools, Suad’s team won first prize in a category for advanced students. She’s also president of Blair’s Global Culture Club and heads the Smart Snacks program, which distributes food to low-income children. People describe Suad as the voice of calm and reason. “She has a certain maturity about her that makes other kids want to listen,” says Anne Mathews, who sponsors Blair’s No Labels Diversity Club, which Suad co-leads. “In a nonthreatening way, Suad challenges other students to examine their thinking. She’s a gentle soul, but she’s also strong.” Last year, when Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan opposed having Syrian refugees enter the state without more rigorous vetting, Suad and her sister took the lead in writing a petition criticizing the decision. More than 800 students and teachers at Blair signed the letter. Suad regularly participates in Anti-Defamation League training and helped organize a student meeting at school to address Islamophobia. She hopes to study science and engineering in college, and then use her knowledge to help rebuild Somalia, her parents’ war-torn homeland.

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DOMINIC DOYLE Senior, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School Dominic Doyle spends a sizable chunk of his spare time running an online clothing business that generates money for charities and showcases the Potomac teen’s entrepreneurial spirit. The 18-year-old’s interest in retail began in 2010 when he and his cousin Luke Kennedy decided to sell their used athletic gear—skateboard pads, basketball jerseys—to neighborhood kids. They pulled in $300. “I was 10 and my cousin was 13,” says Dominic, a senior at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac. “We were thinking: ‘We’re rich.’ ” Later that year, the pair started selling new skateboards online. They abandoned that in 2014 to focus on their mid-priced “urban-surf” clothing brand, DKS (for Doyle Kennedy Skate). The apparel mixes the laid-back surfing look with edgy urban streetwear. DKS has donated roughly $17,000 to Children’s National Health System, Wounded Warriors and others, says Dominic, who oversees the company’s day-to-day operations solo now that his cousin is a junior in college. (While he won’t disclose DKS’s revenue, Dominic says he’s earned enough to cover a significant portion of his college tuition.) Dominic designs the clothes, then relies on vendors in Orlando, Florida, to supply the garments and handle the embroidery, sewing and imprints. His father, Thomas Doyle, an attorney and entrepreneur who runs a clothing business, has helped with startup costs, tax issues and securing trademarks for “urban-surf” and the DKS name and logo. Dominic’s teachers are impressed with how he juggles his business, a challenging academic workload and playing varsity basketball (he’s the team captain). Ginger Cobb, head of the upper school at St. Andrew’s, says Dominic is a humble guy. “He’s got it all, but he’s thinking about others all the time,” Cobb says. Dominic plans to continue running DKS during college and to expand the business with his cousin.

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YEAMA HO

Senior, Winston Churchill High School For Yeama Ho, a gifted flutist, snarled traffic intensified her usual pre-audition jitters as she made her way to a competition at the Washington Navy Yard last year. But, come show time, she delivered. The 17-year-old Potomac resident won the U.S. Navy Band’s Young Artist Solo Competition, beating five other semifinalists. She won the $1,000 grand prize—and a solo performance the following month with the U.S. Navy Band in Alexandria. “I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t intimidating at first,” Yeama says. “But I knew I was ready.” Since Yeama began studying flute performance more than eight years ago, she’s played at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, The Music Center at Strathmore and other venerable concert spaces. Add to that her recitals for the elderly and other volunteer work at nursing homes, which helped her notch more than 600 community service hours so far—well above the required 75 hours. During her time at Winston Churchill High School, the senior has crammed 15 advanced placement courses into her curriculum, as did her brother, Bryan, before leaving for Yale. “He’s a big deal in my life,” says Yeama, who often has Bryan accompany her on piano at competitions. “He set a path for a lot of what I do.” Yeama is now enrolled in a Linear Algebra course at the University of Maryland in College Park. “She maxed out of what the school has to offer,” says Makeyda Soriano, her school counselor at Churchill. “We have since added a higher-level math class to the curriculum due to Yeama.” With a 4.0 GPA, Yeama hopes to attend a music conservatory and continue to pursue her interests in math and science, particularly chemistry.

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YUCHABEL SANON Senior, Montgomery Blair High School

Yuchabel Sanon commands attention as a lead anchor for her school’s morning announcements and as host of her own show, both of which are broadcast into classrooms via the student television station. “I’m very vocal,” says Yuchabel, the youngest daughter of Haitian immigrants and a senior at Montgomery Blair High School. “People tell me that I know how to get people engaged.” The 17-year-old’s on-air presence and exuberance belie the family strife that led to her parents’ divorce. When Yuchabel was in sixth grade, her father gained custody of her and her sister after a court determined that her mother, who had suffered several strokes, was too ill to care for them. “She faced tough family circumstances and modest financial means, but she has never, ever let that stop her,” says Cynthia Rubenstein, executive director of Passion for Learning (P4L), a nonprofit that educates low-income children in digital literacy. During elementary and middle school, Yuchabel distinguished herself at P4L’s after-school programs, and every summer, she earned scholarships for computer and literature camps. In high school, school officials nominated the Silver Spring resident for first lady Michelle Obama’s leadership and mentoring program. Amanda Lucidon, an official White House photographer, served as her mentor. The Children’s Defense Fund selected Yuchabel in her sophomore year for its Beat the Odds program, a multiyear support program that awards up to $10,000 college scholarships. Hillary Clinton honored the winners at a November dinner and praised Yuchabel for persevering through tough times and finding her voice. School counselor Charlain Bailey says Yuchabel has never missed a day of high school. “She practically lives here. She’s everywhere in everything.” The senior class president has squeezed in 800 student service hours and scored leading roles in school plays, all while producing her show that features interviews with her peers. She plans to pursue a career in media.

JOHN FERRY Senior, Walter Johnson High School As a sophomore, John Ferry had his heart set on securing a paid fellowship at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, which typically accepts less than a quarter of all summer applicants. His persistence through phone calls and hundreds of emails paid off. John has worked full time for the past two summers at a lab in NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, spending most of his time peering at the chromosomes of mice under a high-definition microscope. Now a senior at Walter Johnson High School, John says his time at NIH taught him that real scientists don’t work solo at a frenetic pace as often portrayed in movies. “In reality, it’s very slow and methodical, and there’s lots of people collaborating to come up with the ideas and make sense of the results they get,” he says. Jodi Edmunds, John’s school resource counselor, describes the 17-year-old as a quiet and unassuming student who prefers logical, detail-oriented courses. The Kensington resident is a National Merit Scholar semifinalist and a National AP Scholar, having received top scores on eight Advanced Placement tests. He also plays the French horn and has been performing with the Potomac Valley Youth Orchestra since 2015. “John kind of marches to the beat of his own drum, and when he finds something he likes, he puts in an extraordinary amount of effort and gets great results,” Edmunds says. For his Eagle Scout service project—which in 2014 won an award from the Boy Scouts of America’s National Capital Area Council—John collected more than 2,000 pounds of clothes for refugees living in the caves of Afghanistan, then he arranged to airlift and distribute the clothes. John will attend Duke University this fall to study math or science.

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Junior, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School

SARAH GREISDORF Senior, Holton-Arms School Five years ago, when Holton-Arms School invited alumnae to campus to discuss their careers, Sarah Greisdorf was blown away by a former student who worked at Google. Sarah loved the idea of working somewhere innovative. “I just thought that was the coolest thing in the entire world,” says the 17-year-old, a senior at the Bethesda school. “Without knowing what computer programming was, I just thought that if I knew how to program something, I can one day work at Google.” The Bethesda teen signed up for online coding classes and joined her school’s robotics team. Freshman year, she and a friend launched a club to teach students how to design and print objects using 3-D printers. As a junior, she took charge of her school’s CyberPatriot team, which participates in cybersecurity competitions. Last summer, she interned at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, helping design 3-D-printed robots for use in search and rescue missions. In her spare time, she goes to hackathons, 24hour computer programming challenges in which techies build something, such as an app. “Not only does Sarah embody our school’s motto—I Will Find a Way or Make One—but she’s so dedicated to sharing her passion with other girls,” says Mary Dobroth, Holton-Arms’ director of academic technology. Sarah recently earned the Gold Award, the Girl Scouts’ highest honor, for creating and teaching a one-day computer-coding workshop for girls in Washington, D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood. “Everything I do is about making sure girls get involved in computer science,” she says. “It’s staggering how few women are involved in the field.” Sarah, who says she still wants to work for Google, plans to double major in computer science and either graphic design or entrepreneurship in college.

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Aaron Liss keeps a deck of cards in every room of his house, and he’s got at least 40 more on hand at all times. “I realize that’s an insane amount for most people, but not for a magician,” says Aaron, 16, of Silver Spring. “I use a new deck every week or two. Practice wears out the cards.” When he was 12, Aaron began fiddling around with cards, practicing sleight of hand with the aid of YouTube videos and how-to books. His first magic gig came soon after at a friend’s bar mitzvah, where he strung together enough tricks to create a routine. He’s since integrated magic into community service, performing at The Children’s Inn at NIH, the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington and the Bender JCC of Greater Washington. Last year, the Society of American Magicians named Aaron a winner of its Stars of Tomorrow Competition in the “close-up” category (performers work close to the audience rather than onstage.) His prize: $200 and performances last July at the society’s annual convention in Indianapolis. “He handles a deck of cards better than more experienced magicians,” says George Schindler, the society’s dean. As a junior at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, Aaron gives up his lunch time on Fridays to run a magic workshop for younger students. “He is patient and kind with them,” and teaches them how to “sell” the trick, says Rabbi Marc Blatt, who supervises the workshop. On the side, Aaron has filed for three patents, one for a toy top that accelerates before it slows down. He’s also developing a mobile app for beginner magicians. Aaron says magic, like patents, requires inventiveness. You have to do more than learn a trick, “you have to make it your own.”

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TOP TEENS CLARICE HU

Clarice Hu believes her mother, who suffered a ruptured aneurysm two years ago, is alive and well today because of the Gaithersburg-Washington Grove Volunteer Fire Department’s swift response. “They brought her to the hospital from her office,” says Clarice, a senior at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville. “It just really motivated me to help.” Last year, Clarice landed a spot on the fire department’s Junior Fire Brigade. The competitive program selects teens from all over Montgomery County, around 15 at any given time, to help spread the word on fire safety. Using the “Fire Safety House,” a trailer outfitted to resemble a home, Clarice and other volunteers teach children to recognize safety hazards and escape fires. “When Clarice first came to us, she was very quiet, demure,” says Kathleen Henning, the Junior Fire Brigade coordinator. “But she gets in front of these kids and she’s animated and engaging. She gets them to respond.” Clarice regularly takes part in the program’s emergency response training, which recently involved a triage of mock victims in a simulated airport bombing drill. “Usually we have a four-hour event every week, and in the summertime, it gets even busier,” says Clarice, 17, of Rockville. She still carves out time for two other passions: running on her school’s crosscountry team and Chinese folk dancing, both of which demand a level of fitness and concentration that energize her, she says. “I’m always surprised Clarice has time for all she does given the time she puts into her academics,” says José Varela, her counselor at Wootton. “She’s consistently taken the toughest courses available.” Clarice, a semifinalist for the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program, plans to study biology in college and then go on to medical school. ■

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Hot Shots There are those who post food photos on social media. And then there’s Justin Schuble. For the Potomac foodie, who has picked up more than 114,000 Instagram followers on DCFoodPorn, it’s all about the angle and the art.

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IT’S 3 O’CLOCK ON A Thursday afternoon at Community, an upscale diner in Bethesda’s Woodmont Triangle. The few customers at the bar pay little notice to Justin Schuble, the 22-year-old confidently setting up his camera tripod in the middle of the restaurant. Then, a server delivers an open-faced cheeseburger to his table. Schuble assesses it briefly and assembles it, fluffing the dill pickles, razor-thin onion slices, slab of hothouse tomato and thicket of shredded lettuce. He picks up the construct and holds it at arm’s length just above eye-level, his hand barely visible. With his other hand, he grabs his Sony Alpha A6000 digital camera, brings it to his face and snaps a picture that more than a hundred thousand people could potentially see. “I mastered holding up a sandwich 136

and getting the shot at the same time— it gives the feel that I’m about to eat something. I do some overhead shots, but people get really excited about inthe-hand, gooey, drippy photos,” says Schuble, a Georgetown University senior from Potomac. He’s the founder of Instagram account DCFoodPorn, which has 114,000 followers and counting. A picture of bacon-wrapped jalapeños and duck nachos at Bethesda’s Gringos & Mariachis garnered more than 2,024 likes, and a post showing the chocolatedrizzled churros at TapaBar on Fairmont Avenue received 177-plus comments. Schuble is known as an Instagram influencer. Restaurateurs like Mark Bucher, a Community co-owner, are thrilled by the idea of having a tantalizing

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picture of their food in front of so many eyes. “You eat with your eyes,” says Bucher. “Millennials get information in a millisecond and it has to be eye-catching or they’re just not interested. A great shot of the Washington Monument may get a few likes, but grilled cheese coming apart? That gets tons of hits.” (16,552 views in six days, to be precise.) But does that translate into customers in seats? “That's the billion-dollar question,” Bucher says. “There’s no way of knowing that.” (Full disclosure: Bethesda Magazine hired Schuble to take photos of Community dishes for Bethesda Beat’s First Take column online.)

AT FIRST, CHEFS RESISTED the idea of their guests taking pictures of food, says José Andrés, whose restaurant empire

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includes Jaleo in Bethesda. But now, it’s an accepted practice. “Phones are part of who we are now and [taking photos] is how we express ourselves and capture an ephemeral moment. It has a lot of value. It captures the heart and spirit of something that is about to disappear.” Presentation is important, but it takes more to elevate it to art, says François Dionot, the founder and director of L’Academie de Cuisine, a cooking school in Gaithersburg. “We Frenchmen have always been associated with food and sex. Presentation is like an attraction between two people. We are attracted by a dish. If it looks very, very good, we are attracted. If it smells good, it’s a double attrac-

says, because they forgot that the food had to be delicious. Peter Chang, the Sichuan chef and multi-outlet restaurateur, whose finedining restaurant Q by Peter Chang opens in Bethesda this spring, says (with his daughter, Lydia Chang, translating for him): “Food that has a great photo does not mean it tastes good. Taste doesn’t transfer to images. It may attract someone to come in, but what brings them back? So we focus more on the taste than the look, but we’re looking for that balance.” The advent of social media has been a game changer for restaurateurs, even if it took some longer than others to come around. Wiedmaier says his wife, Polly,

branching out from chicken nuggets, pizza and french fries. He now refers to himself as a foodie and gives credit to his parents, Jaymi and J.R. Schuble, for piquing that interest as he grew up going to restaurants in Rockville, Bethesda and Potomac. “There wasn’t much cooking at home,” says Schuble. “We ate a lot of Asian and sushi, loved Raku. In high school, I’d go to Rio Grande with friends, and sweetgreen. And Cosi for their s’mores.” The interest in food and photography was something that happened organically. He was always artistic, according to his mother, and could envision things in a way that most people can’t. It wasn’t until college that the food photography started.

A great shot of the Washington Monument “ may get a few likes, but grilled cheese coming apart? That gets tons of hits. ” —Mark Bucher, Community co-owner

tion. If it tastes good, that’s art. When a chef can achieve presentation and taste, hopefully they get Michelin stars, like Aaron [Silverman] with three and Nick [Stefanelli] with one,” he explains, referring to L’Academie graduates who recently earned kudos from the worldrenowned Michelin Guide for their D.C. restaurants. Silverman earned two stars for Pineapple and Pearls, and one for Rose’s Luxury; Stefanelli received one for Masseria. Kensington resident Robert Wiedmaier, the chef-owner of RW Restaurant Group, which includes fine-dining mecca Marcel’s in the District, and Mussel Bar & Grille in Bethesda, recalls nouvelle cuisine in the ’70s and ’80s. “Everything was about the look then and not about the taste—a piece of poached lobster and three peas. Chefs were thinking, ‘Food is art.’ ” It didn’t last very long, he 138

told him “ ‘this is the way of the future.’ She has the managers taking pictures of every dish I put up and they have to be good pics so she can put them on Instagram and Pinterest.” Where Polly recognized the power of Instagram as a resource, so did Schuble. “When I first started DCFoodPorn, I was only posting things that I was eating, but I have gotten to a point where it’s a resource for people and they expect to see all types of food,” he says. That means, for example, posting pictures of dishes with dairy and gluten in them, which he avoids. The most important factor: The dish must look terrific.

INSTAGRAM LAUNCHED IN 2010, when Schuble was in 10th grade at Bullis School and only had a Facebook account. That’s when he was just beginning to become adventurous with food,

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“He kind of picked up the camera one day and said he was going to take pictures of food,” Jaymi says. “I said, ‘Who’s going to look at your pictures of food? That’s kind of weird.’ Obviously, I was wrong.” Early on at Georgetown, where Schuble is now a senior in the McDonough School of Business, he created freshman_foodie on Instagram, then changed it to DCFoodPorn a few months later because he wanted “something edgier, risqué, older.” The goal at first was simple: to share a passion for food with family and friends. Once he realized that DCFoodPorn had more followers than his personal Instagram account, which he had created as a high school senior, he knew he was onto something. In December 2015, food website The Infatuation included DCFoodPorn in an article titled “The Best Food Instagrammers in the World.”

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Schuble shares a townhouse with five roommates two blocks from campus, but spends half the week at his parents’ house in Potomac. No matter where he is, he eats out every day and tries to post twice a day. He’s also on Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter, and blogs at www.dcfoodporn.com. This past year, the self-taught photographer studied one-on-one with an adjunct professor in Georgetown’s Department of Art and Art History for elective credit. “I don’t pretend to be an amazing photographer. It’s about having an artistic eye and bringing it all together,” he says. He mostly uses his Sony digital camera, worth around $800 plus lenses, and occasionally his iPhone 7 Plus, preferring natural light to a flash whenever possible. As his following grew, restaurants started reaching out to Schuble. He says

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HAPPILY EVER A How CEO Tim Chi helped turn WeddingWire into a tech company couples canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to live without

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CAR CULTURE is emblematic of life in California, and the Beach Boys’ “Little Deuce Coupe” vibe resonated in the sunny and affluent Newport Beach neighborhood of Corona del Mar, where Tim Chi grew up. The 16-year-old Chi believed all those cars would require regular washings. So he and a high school buddy pooled their allowances and borrowed money from their families in order to purchase equipment and supplies for a car wash business. They designed a logo, printed business cards, canvassed the city and waited for customers to roll in. And waited. Until the boys’ parents couldn’t stand it anymore and told them they could work off their debts by washing their cars—say, several hundred times. What Chi recalls, however, was his fervor for the idea, how cool it was to have a logo, and how it might have worked if they’d had a marketing plan. “What I remember is that it was a passion project, there was something fun about it,” Chi says. That enthusiasm, the sense of business bravado, was rekindled as an undergraduate at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, when he helped found course management software provider CourseInfo, and again with its more evolved national successor, the D.C.-based Blackboard. This entrepreneurial ardor reached an apotheosis of sorts for Chi when, in 2006, he and some of his Cornell/Blackboard colleagues conceived a startup called WeddingWire Inc. The concept was simple: The business would take the frustration out of wedding planning and provide a one-stop site where couples could browse everything from dresses to venues, and choose vendors based 146

Kara DelVecchio (left), Elizabeth Baird and Emily Markmann meet with Tim Chi, who estimates he spends 50 to 75 percent of his time on matters relating to employees.

on reviews. Think of it as an assembly kit for nuptial novices, enhanced by the business reviews popularized by Trip Advisor, Yelp and similar sites. A decade later, WeddingWire is highly profitable and having the best honeymoon ever. It is the dominant technology company serving the $100 billion wedding industry, an online wedding planning resource designed to serve both engaged couples and wedding professionals. Couples have the ability to search, compare and book more than 100,000 reviewed wedding vendors, such as photographers, DJs and florists. WeddingWire also offers a comprehensive suite of planning aids, including budget tools, checklists and

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seating charts. For vendors, WeddingWire positions itself as an all-in-one marketing platform. Headquartered above the Friendship Heights Metro station, WeddingWire has grown exponentially since the days when fellow Blackboard founder Lee Wang, Jeff Yeh and Sonny Ganguly began operations in the pink dining room of Chi’s former home in Chevy Chase off Grubb Road. Now, some 550 employees occupy three floors at 2 Wisconsin Circle, part of a worldwide presence in 15 markets with a workforce approaching 1,000. The headquarters features an open office concept, with long tables named after Maui, St. Lucia and other vacation spots, colorful wall décor and amenities such

as pingpong tables and massage chairs. Chi and the other C-suite executives share a glass-enclosed office. The company’s annual revenue is ticking toward $100 million after reaching $73 million in 2015. In February of that year, WeddingWire acquired Wedding Planner S.L., the owner of international brands such as Bodas.net and a global database of 150,000 wedding professionals in Europe and South America. GayWeddings.com came into the fold in June 2015, adding a burgeoning new market. Currently, WeddingWire is building a network in India, a country famed for three- and four-day ceremonies and countless outfit changes. When you’re helping to create an

emotional milestone in people’s lives, a service such as WeddingWire can evoke strong opinions. Last year, Katherine Warchut of Burlington, Vermont, plunged down the rabbit hole of wedding planning with her fiancé from Chevy Chase and realized she needed a better understanding of costs and the specific services that venues and vendors provide. WeddingWire, she says, gave her a cost breakdown by venue, including site fees by season and catering per person, among other things. “It saved me hours, if not days, trying to figure out what was in my budget and what wasn’t,” she says. Vendors are both reviewed and reviewers. Iman Huschmand, a Rockville-based DJ, said in a Yelp posting, “If you are a

wedding industry pro, or aspiring to be one, you’re not existent unless you are on WW and have solid reviews.” The site also gets its share of negative reviews from advertisers, mainly citing WeddingWire’s rate structure or accusing the company of removing unfavorable reviews of top advertisers. To the latter point, Chi says, “There’s no amount of money that’s worth compromising the integrity of the business.” As to whether the company’s rates are too high, Chi says: “Our goal is to price fairly. We don’t get paid by the consumers. The only way we can grow is to get more vendors, so our success is directly tied to our ability to drive business to them.”

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WEDDINGS ARE BIG business. According to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 2.14 million couples marry every year in the United States. That breaks down to about 6,000 weddings a day. The average wedding cost in 2015, not including the honeymoon, was $32,641 (up from $31,213 in 2014), according to The Knot. Brides-to-be spend an average of nearly $1,500 on a dress they may never wear again. Developing a consumer strategy was relatively straightforward, Chi thought, but sparking the same fervor in his employees that he once felt in his car wash business was the real task for him. Chi is strictly a “no passion, no progress” sort of fellow and is fond of saying, “You shouldn’t go to work and feel like it’s any different than the rest of your life.” So he put his money on creating mojo. Officially, he’s the CEO, but this 40-year-old son of Chinese immigrants functions more like the head counselor at a summer camp. He has transplanted a West Coast work vibe to the East, with tangible goodies such as game rooms, catered meals, a relaxed dress code, unlimited paid time off, a fun spending bonus and flexible schedules. Chi has fostered a chill environment that masks a very competitive drive to succeed. WeddingWire is a vertical company with a horizontal hierarchy that has seemingly eliminated the virtual divide between work life and non-work life. Emily Markmann had known Chi for several years through the D.C. tech world before joining WeddingWire in the fall of 2015 as vice president of people. (That’s what they call HR here.) “Just knowing what they were doing in talent investment and management was super attractive to me,” she says. “It was in line with my personal philosophy, which is that a positive employee experience translates into a positive customer 148

experience, and that is a competitive advantage to the business.” About one-third of WeddingWire’s employees are married; the average age is 29. Here’s a young workforce engaged in selling an institution based on hope and optimism, yet it doesn’t matter whether they even believe in marriage. If they can program or sell or market, they are hired. Even the investment community sensed something different here. An early stakeholder was Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, which initially made a $5 million investment in 2007. Chi loves to tell the tale of lunch in New York with the domestic diva, and how Stewart asked

that has allowed the company to rapidly and successfully scale by being able to attract and retain top talent across all levels,” says Jensen, who now sits on WeddingWire’s board of directors.

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chi is the energy force that flows through the human body. In similar fashion, Timothy Rotau Chi is the life force that flows through WeddingWire. Friends and employees say the company reflects his view that success is tied to problem solving for clients and well-being for employees. Speaking at a Cornell-sponsored entrepreneurship conference last

The headquarters features an open office concept, with long tables named after Maui, St. Lucia and other vacation spots, colorful wall décor and amenities such as pingpong tables and massage chairs. him a question while he filled his plate at a buffet table laden with quiche, salad and dessert. “Why,” she asked, “are you using a dessert plate for your entrée?” As the supplicant, Chi swallowed his pride and has dined out on the anecdote ever since. In 2011, the private equity firm Catalyst Investors acquired the Stewart stake, which had more than doubled to $11 million. A year later, Spectrum Equity invested $25 million in the company. Pete Jensen, a managing director of the firm, says Spectrum was drawn to the attractiveness of the overall category of online services and to the large growth opportunity, but in particular was impressed by the workforce. “Tim and the rest of the founders have created a unique culture

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November in New York City, Chi strolled the stage in his usual uniform of jeans and a dress shirt, and rhapsodized about the importance of workplace culture. “The way you energize people is with great corporate culture,” he declared. Classmate Dan Cane met Chi on the day they moved into Cornell’s Dickson Hall as freshmen in 1994. So inseparable did they become that they applied as a package deal after freshman year for summer internships at Intel—and they got them. On campus, the pair gravitated toward the Theory Center, a supercomputing unit. Together, they quickly learned to code and program and explore the rapidly growing Internet. Margaret Corbit, the communications manager

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of the Theory Center, says Chi and Cane wanted to build websites. “Tim was way ahead of me in understanding the potential of the World Wide Web,” she says. “He’s an understated, confident, creative person who listens very carefully and comes up with solutions quickly.” Such a solution was CourseInfo, which developed software so that course information could be shared quickly among colleges. By his senior year, Chi and his partners were thinking of riding CourseInfo into the real world. All had loans to pay and parents to convince, and Chi worried that such a risky venture would not sit well in his “classic Asian household,” where professional career paths were valued. From his office in Ithaca, Chi 150

nervously called his parents. He was shocked by their response. “They were very supportive. They told me that this was a time in my life to try something like this,” he recalls. “It was a very formative moment.” In June 1998, CourseInfo’s team merged with Blackboard Inc. with the goal of providing an online course management system for higher education. As senior technology director, Chi pioneered many of Blackboard’s product and strategic initiatives, helping the company grow. As recent grads, the team was familiar with the problem they were trying to solve in combining education and the Internet. In five years, the company grew to 1,000 employees,

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and it went public in 2004, netting $50.9 million in its initial public offering. In July 2011, Blackboard was bought out by a private equity group led by Providence Equity Partners for $1.64 billion. Chi loved the heady days of the startup because he was “still hanging with my college buddies.” He particularly embraced a kind of just-do-it culture in which the staff didn’t feel confined by specific roles and took on work as needed. Moreover, Cane says Chi “fostered an atmosphere of caring and working together—work hard and play harder.” Despite his mild manner, Chi would confront people who threatened him or his friends. Cane recalls an incident when some uninvited guests tried to force their way into a party

at their house in Ithaca. “Tim came to the door and physically put himself between the crashers,” Cane says. The would-be intruders walked away. Much was gained at Blackboard, Chi says, but the culture he valued ebbed away. Blackboard became more typically corporate as it grew, meaning that jobs were tightly defined and more compartmentalized. For Chi, much of the joy evaporated. But not all of it, because Blackboard is where he met investment banker Tracey Thomm, and it was their courtship that led him down the aisle to WeddingWire. As they attempted to plan their August 2005 wedding—the eighth among their crowd that year—the Internet-centric Chi realized there was no central website where engaged couples could find useful information, including reviews of caterers, florists, event planners and the like. As a groom, he experienced firsthand how difficult it was to execute wedding plans. As a technologist, he couldn’t find an online resource that would help him plan more efficiently. Chi recruited friends from Cornell and Blackboard, set up shop in his dining room, and WeddingWire was born. Of course, he was entering an industry he knew little about, but he knew that his parents, who owned a small architecture firm and a real estate brokerage, were a bit lost in cyberspace, and Chi was betting that many vendors weren’t using the Internet efficiently. “Tim wanted to build something that was his own creation,” Cane says. Reflecting on his friend’s choice of a business, he adds: “He’s compelled to fix inefficiencies.” Despite his personal experience, Chi admits the wedding business was like a blind date. For example, Chi and his team developed a “pay-per-saleslead” system for small businesses that they called SmartMatch technology. If an ad lead didn’t work, it would be recycled until a match occurred. Vendors “didn’t understand what we were trying to do,” Chi recalls, and the bright idea fizzled. Chi tapped Lee Wang along with Jeff Yeh and Sonny Ganguly to create BETHESDAMAGAZINE.COM | MARCH/APRIL 2017

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WeddingWire. From a software perspective, the company borrowed from the lessons of Blackboard, where there were two distinct audiences—tech-savvy students who wanted more content online, and faculty who were skeptical of the entire idea of online education. Similarly, engaged couples were demanding more online content, 152

while many vendors were baffled by it. Chi and others set out to use their collective experience in technology to build a company that would revolutionize the wedding and event industry. Chi says it was also his aim to create a company where, unlike Blackboard, the culture would not change as it grew. “I found this was really, really hard to do,”

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he admits, noting that employee relations can suffer when companies grow rapidly. By his own estimate, he spends 50 to 75 percent of his time on matters relating to his employees. Chi attends cross-department meetings and has helped institute some of the culinary and social events that have earned WeddingWire a reputation as a very cool place to work. In sessions called Takeout with Tim, he breaks bread with 20 to 25 staff members and discusses everything from the next social event to whether there are plans to go public (as of now, there aren’t). “All of these are opportunities for me to shape the culture,” Chi says. One hard and fast rule: Chi is out of the office by 7 p.m. for the 12-minute drive to his $1.8 million home in Glen Echo to have dinner with Tracey and their four children, all under the age of 9. “But I’m back online by 10 p.m.,” he says with a smile. Chi likes to stress the five core values that form WeddingWire’s work ethic: Work Smart. Be Curious. Be Bold. Fail Fast. Delight Customers. He probably could add a sixth: We Have Your Back. Markmann, the people VP, declined to say how much WeddingWire is spending on employee benefits, perks and talent development, but says, “I’ve just been through the budgeting for 2017, and the amount is exponentially higher than any organization I’ve ever worked for.” She described the benefits as “traditional”— 401(k)s, domestic partner benefits, health and dental, and the like—and “nontraditional” (each employee gets $250 in annual “treat yo’self ” cash for physical or educational enrichment, a $50 a month commuting allowance, flexible vacation policies, free catered hot breakfasts daily, and more). “We also have regular happy hours, events, activities and parties, ranging from team trips, social sports teams, guest speakers series...and yes, wing-eating contests,” she says. Chi also helps conceive annual spoof videos for their off-site gatherings that feature singing, dancing and self-referential

humor. A few years ago, the firm issued an April Fools’ Day press release announcing that it had purchased the Eiffel Tower and Statue of Liberty for exclusive use as wedding photo backdrops. Something the company takes a little more seriously is professional development. Two years ago, WeddingWire established a Leadership Development Program for current managers. “Many of our managers had been promoted into the role and were first-time managers. We knew they needed training so they could be confident and successful in their new roles,” Markmann says. “Since then, the program has been expanded to include managers from every team, and we added an Emerging Leaders Program for those people who are poised to become managers but do not yet have direct reports.” On Glassdoor, a website where employees and former employees

anonymously review companies and their management, 74 percent of employee respondents recommended working at WeddingWire, and turnover at WeddingWire is below the benchmark for high-growth companies of 18 to 22 percent annually, the company says. Chi hoped the culture he fostered would grow organically. Helping that along, WeddingWire created a “manager of culture and experience” position to be in charge of what might loosely be called “fun and games.” New hires on the sales floor can be found pushing a beer cart called “Brews From Someone New,” while the marketers toast their newbies with wine from a welcome wagon named “Grape Minds Think Alike.” Wedding Wire Donate is an employee day of public service with 30-plus nonprofits nationally. Bring an idea to Chi, and if it’s legal, it has a shot. “I’m generally willing

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is the soul of Wedding Wire, Sonny Sudip Ganguly is the sell. Ganguly leads WeddingWire’s businessto-consumer and business-to-business marketing strategy, customer acquisition and community development outreach. As chief marketing officer, Ganguly has studied what brides want and where they look for it. He even co-authored such a study with staff from the Harvard Business School, where he earned his MBA and served as president of the marketing club. By some cosmic confluence with Chi, cars also figure into Ganguly’s entrepreneurial DNA. After attending the Barrie School in Silver Spring—where he was president of his class of 19 students and captain of four sports teams—Ganguly enrolled as a premed student at the University of Pennsylvania. In the summer of

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1999, after his freshman year, his mother— both of his parents are Indian-born economists (“I started reading The Economist at age 3,” Ganguly says)—took him to CarMax in Rockville, where, in addition to buying him a car, she insisted that the 18-year-old fill out a job application. He was shocked when they hired him. Less shockingly, Ganguly sold zero cars in his first few weeks, but he learned quickly and eventually sold 30 cars in a 20-day stretch. “That convinced me there’s an aspect of sales in everything you do,” he says. At Penn, he switched his major to economics with a concentration in marketing and management. Banking beckoned after graduation, but Ganguly stuck with marketing and progressed rapidly, spending four years at Kraft Foods, where he managed numerous consumer brands, including the treasured JELL-O business. But, Ganguly says, “I wanted to do something entrepreneurial, and it was just a matter of finding the right people.” In the D.C. tech community, he met Chi and Jeff Yeh, who eventually became chief technology officer. Trying to learn the business and gain intel, Chi and Ganguly would go to as many bridal 154

shows as they could, but it soon became obvious that they were neither brides nor vendors, so they were politely ushered out. They studied the market, trying to understand ways to meet the demands of complex, emotional buying decisions with a simple solution. Despite careful preparation, one of their first pricing models for advertisers blew up on them. “We thought this transactional model would work,” Ganguly says, “and it failed quite miserably.” They went on to develop a more successful system—now patented—for assigning a score to each wedding vendor, using reviews and recommendations. Trial and error eventually worked. “We never assumed there was only one right approach,” he says. One gamble paid off quite handsomely. In the early days of WeddingWire, they did a survey on the prevalence of mobile websites among vendors. “I was expecting a result in the 30 to 40 percent range, but it came back as 1 percent,” Ganguly says. “So we developed a tool called the mobile website creator. We took a calculated risk and believed that mobile was going to be a necessary platform.” In 2015, according to The Knot, 89 percent of respondents said they used smartphones for wedding planning activities. “I appreciate the quote from Wayne Gretzky,” Ganguly says, smiling. “A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” WeddingWire wants to play in India, and Ganguly is assuming a key role as the company takes on a country with 1.3 billion people, more than 10 million weddings annually—five times the U.S. total—and an estimated $30 billion a year industry that is projected to grow at an annual rate of about 25 percent. Says Ganguly, a native son:

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“In considering new markets, we look at two variables: One, how important are weddings from a cultural perspective—India is very high. And two, what is the spending level on weddings—India’s is about the same as the United States.” WeddingWire has a team of four working on India. Ganguly spent 10 days in Delhi and Mumbai (where he has family) last year. “There’s not a lot of transparency about wedding prices, and a lot of the vendor companies don’t have websites or photos,” he says. “You know, we’re in 14 other countries, and India is like 14 countries in one because traditions are so different in various parts of the country.” Yet the company’s willingness to engage a country of India’s size and complexity demonstrates that Chi and the others are embracing all challenges and challengers. Asia and Southeast Asia generally put a strong importance on weddings, Ganguly says, so the company will consider those markets in the future. What sets WeddingWire apart from other e-commerce sites and what makes the business model both exciting and invigorating—if a bit terrifying—is that wedding planning can be emotional, requires education and might even lead to stress. Ganguly has coined a word to describe the process—“inspir-action.” It has the vendors—the product—“but how do we inspire couples to take action?” he says. “Along the consumer journey, we use photos, community, reviews to connect dreaming and doing. That’s inspir-action.” For now, Chi remains inspired and has no personal plans to move on. WeddingWire’s new lease keeps it in Chevy Chase until 2023. When it is suggested that he is really a startup kind of guy and might be looking for a new venture, Chi demurs and says he has more control over the company’s direction now that he’s in the C-Suite. Still, isn’t there a car wash business to be conquered? n Steve Goldstein is a freelance writer and editor. To comment on this story, email comments@bethesdamagazine.com.

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CAROL FLAISHER AND ACTRESS Judi Dench aren’t exactly friends, but Dench—or her name, at least—once did Flaisher a big favor. When Flaisher, a movie location manager, was hunting for a house for Philomena four years ago, she was driving up Bradley Boulevard on a rainy Sunday morning when her eyes drifted to a home on the left. “I slammed on my brakes and drove into the driveway,” she says. “The house had everything. I looked like hell, but I rang the bell anyway. The woman who answered the door seemed reluctant. Then I mentioned Judi Dench was in the film. [She said,] ‘Judi Dench is going to be in my house?’ We were in.” It’s Flaisher’s job to find the perfect room, house, building or neighborhood for movies that are shooting in the Washington, D.C., area. Location, location, location is not just a mantra in real estate; it is essential to movies, too. “Generally, I get a call from a producer and make a deal,” Flaisher says. “They send me the script and most often they put me in touch with the director or the designer who gives the film the ‘look’ and lets me know what they want.” At 70, Flaisher is a movie buff ’s dream date. She has an encyclopedic memory of the films she’s worked on, loves to gossip, and tolerates the blathering of other cinephiles. Over the course of working on countless commercials, more than 100 movies—including Body of Lies, Enemy of the State, True Lies and Snowden—and the hit Netflix series House of Cards, Flaisher discovered that her gift of gab was an asset. “I’m a talker,” she says. Once the owner of a home she covets hears her pitch, very few say no, she says, “because it’s fun, it’s different, it’s something for them to talk about.” 156

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As a young girl, Flaisher wanted to be a movie star, but she eventually decided that she’d settle for any job in the business. After graduating from Bethesda’s Walter Johnson High School in 1964, she studied speech pathology at Central Missouri State College (now known as the University of Central Missouri) and then worked in a dental office—two fields that really didn’t interest her. It wasn’t until she was 32, a stay-athome mom with two young children, that she realized her ambition: She turned a gig as a part-time volunteer on stage and film sets into a job as a location manager, and now has her own company, Flaisher Films. Flaisher’s son, Ari, who was named after Paul Newman’s character in Exodus, has spent time working for film companies, and her daughter, Holly, is a TV producer. (Their father is Carol’s first husband, Meir Flaisher, who owned the Georgetown Metal Plating Co.) Carol Flaisher has been married for 22 years to Murdoch Campbell, who has a film-related lighting business. “So many people say, ‘Oh, your job sounds like so much fun,’ and, yes, it has its moments of fun and glitter. But it’s a lot of work—and a big commitment,” says Flaisher, who received a Women of Vision Award from D.C.’s Women in Film & Video in 2005. “If you love it, as I do, it’s a life sentence. …It’s like being married to the mob.” Years ago, when she thought she’d misplaced the sole original negative for a film she was working on, Flaisher got out of bed late at night and went to Colorlab in Rockville to find it—in her nightgown. Bethesda Magazine caught up with Flaisher at her modernist home in Cabin John.

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Clockwise, from upper left: C Street Northwest and DAR Constitution Hall (seen in Jackie); St. Paul’s Community Church in Poolesville (from the movie Philomena)

What was the learning curve like? I’m really a product of on-the-job training. I didn’t even know the difference between film and video when I started. There was no one before me—no location managers I could learn from—so I had no mentors. And I didn’t mind doing the scut work like babysitting, finding props, whatever. I really built a career from scratch. How do you go about finding the right locations? First, I always read the script. Then my job is to tell the director or production 158

designer what is possible. If the writer hasn’t done his or her homework and ends up writing in something that doesn’t exist—like the famous Metro station in Georgetown—then my job becomes double the work. Tell me about a house that eluded you. This was for Wedding Crashers. We scouted by air, land and sea for a mansion that had a dock. We found a house in Talbot County on the Eastern Shore, but I couldn’t locate the owner. I went to the governor’s office for help. When I found the owner, she told me the reason they had this house on the bay—tucked away—is that they appreciated their privacy. Most times, when someone initially says ‘no, no, no,’ we can get them to say yes. Not with this one. Do you use actors’ names to close a deal? Yes. I call Harrison Ford ‘the golden key,’ because his name helps me open doors and get properties. And Clint Eastwood. When we were shooting J. Edgar, I had to find a specific dining room that looked

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like Hoover’s. Once I mentioned Clint, who was directing, I had what I wanted. He will smile and wave to the crowd. Leo DiCaprio was the opposite. When Body of Lies was shooting in Annapolis, Leo didn’t do any of that. My feeling is that a wave of the arm [to the crowd from a famous actor] doesn’t cost you one second or one penny, and it helps the whole production—especially people like me. Will a star offer to help you with a homeowner? We were shooting Along Came a Spider in 2000 on a street off New York Avenue [in Washington, D.C.,] and I needed a house to add to the shot. So I go to the house I want, and an older man answers and we chat for a while and then he says, ‘You know, I’m blind.’ And I say, ‘In that case, I’m a 6-foot-2 gorgeous blonde.’ We both laughed. I promised the man he would meet Morgan Freeman, who was the lead. On the shooting day, I approach Freeman and explain the situation while apologizing for bothering him. I took him to the back of the man’s house and they sat on stools chatting with each other. So now we’re ready to shoot and

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How did you get your start? I was fascinated by movies. But I was in Washington, D.C., not Hollywood. After I volunteered for the Kennedy Center Honors show in 1978, I was bitten, and there was no turning back. With my friend Margaret, who was also crazy about movies, we’d do anything. We’d find props, or extras for commercials. We did a Talking Turkey product commercial in the late ’70s. Here we were, two suburban housewives, and we were willing to do anything to be around film.

they’re still talking. Morgan was engrossed. I was really touched by it. What kinds of fees do you pay to use someone’s house? We may pay $2,500 for a one-day shoot for a commercial, up to $10,000 for a movie. With a movie, it depends on the number of shooting days, whether it’s just the exterior or whether we go in. If a family has to move out, it’s a big deal. Sometimes we have to pay the neighbors for the disruption on their street. I needed a house in Georgetown and I offered the owner, a psychiatrist, $10,000. ‘No, I want more than that,’ he said. I told him, ‘Look, I’m not selling cars here, this is what I have.’ We paid $37,000 for a house in Chevy Chase Village for National Treasure: Book of Secrets, but that included repainting the house. The Wedding Crashers house was expensive, perhaps at least $50,000.

Any bad experiences with houses or homeowners? We were shooting in a gorgeous home off of Wisconsin Avenue near The Washington Ballet. As usual, we covered the floors—we use layout board and paper tape, the kind the painters use. I don’t know what tape was used, but it completely pulled off the wax finish of those nice floors. We had to pay thousands to refinish the floors. When we were shooting Wedding Crashers, we shot some scenes at the Inn at Perry Cabin in St. Michaels. But we were only allowed two days at the inn and we needed more time. So we found a house that looked enough like the inn and we booked it. Well, as we were replacing the roof shingles to match the inn’s roof, I noticed the woman who owned the house was rereading the contract and seemed to be rewriting it. I went to the producers and told them the deal was going south

and we should get out. So we paid her a kill fee and pulled out. Describe some unusual occurrences on the set. When we were shooting Oliver Stone’s Snowden in April 2015, we were on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House when there was a partial electrical blackout due to [an explosion at a D.C. power plant]. So police blocked off the street and we had to move to Lafayette Square to wait. Finally, we’re given the all clear and we’re rolling again on Pennsylvania Avenue. Then the police find an unclaimed briefcase in Lafayette Park, and again we had to evacuate. We all went to lunch. You’ve said your favorite director to work with is Ridley Scott. Why? Ridley’s longtime production designer, Arthur Max, is a friend, and Arthur

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interview treats me like an equal. So does Scott. And Ridley is really an artist—when he comes to the set, he’s ready to shoot. Can you give me an example of your collaboration with Scott? During Body of Lies, Max says to me, ‘We have to come up with Holland.’ There’s a key explosion scene in the Netherlands in the film. I told him I had two ideas: the canal in Georgetown and Eastern Market. I take him to the market and he says, ‘Bingo, we got it!’ I said, ‘Wait a minute, I don’t know what we can blow up here.’ But he tells Ridley [Scott] we have the location. Eastern Market had recently burned down, [but] we only needed the exterior. D.C. owns Eastern Market and they were looking for money to restore it. Cha-ching! I had the money. Next problem was the explosion itself, since the market is eight blocks from the Capitol. So between the fire department, the shop owners and the market, I paid out between $35,000 and $60,000. For one day. But it went off great. How did you get the house on Aspen Street off Connecticut Avenue for True Lies? The character in the movie played by Jamie Lee Curtis is Helen Tasker. When I knocked on the door of the house, a very beautiful woman answered. I explained who I was and my reason for knocking, and then I asked her name. Helene Tucker, she replied. I knew I was in. I almost called [James] Cameron to ask if we could change the name in the script. You reportedly are able to do everything but change the weather. True? We were filming near National Airport, and the director, perhaps half-jokingly, said, ‘Carol, can you change the way the planes are going?’ Unbeknownst to him, I had a friend in operations at the airport because I’ve worked that location so often. I also knew that, weather depending, he could change the takeoff-landing directions. So I said, ‘I’ll see what I can do.’ And I made a call to my friend. He changed the pattern. The director was amazed. Also, during the first season of House of Cards, 160

director David Fincher—who loves to challenge me—asked me to get the lights turned on at the U.S. Capitol. I didn’t tell him how, but I just called the house electrician and the lights came on.

a submerged plank in the reflecting pool, but they allowed Tom Hanks into the pool. They explained that Gump was in a re-creation of a historical event—the “I Have a Dream” speech.

OK, so you’ve amazed others. Have you ever been surprised? In the 1980s, I was hired as production manager on a film called Good to Go, with Art Garfunkel in the cast. The producer, Sean Ferrer, planned the film with me over the phone and then flew to D.C. to begin shooting. I go to the airport to meet him. I’m expecting an older guy, and he’s probably looking for someone younger. I finally spot him, and he’s this handsome young guy carrying a boom box on his shoulder. First thing he asks [is] if we can go to a bank so he can open an account. Fine. So at the bank, the woman is taking his personal info—he’s making a large deposit—and she asks for his mother’s maiden name as a security question. Sean says, ‘My mother’s name is Audrey Hepburn.’ I'm sure I made a sound that was unworldly. You see, my daughter’s name is Holly—named for Holly Golightly, the Hepburn character in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

Are there any great locations that are underused? The Old Executive Office Building is wonderful. The hallways are fantastic. But they won’t let us shoot there. Union Station was very popular, but they’ve raised their rates and are too expensive.

Has your job become more difficult since 9/11? It’s a little bit tighter around the White House. The real problem is getting through security in every government building. I even have to go through security to get to the D.C. Film Office. The National Park Service (NPS) has jurisdiction over many government buildings and monuments. Is it a challenge to work with them? They have their rules and regulations, and you may not like them but you have to work with them. The biggest problem now is scheduling. For example, the Lincoln Memorial is hard to schedule because it’s so popular with tourists. Also, we were filming True Lies around the same time that Forrest Gump was shooting in D.C. The NPS wouldn’t let Arnold Schwarzenegger ride a horse over

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You’ve said that you were so dedicated to your job that you never really developed a life outside your work. Would you say that your career conflicted with your first marriage? Yes, my interests left the house. At first, Meir was very much in favor of it; I was having fun and making money. But I was pulled away. All of a sudden I was getting attention because I had an interesting job meeting famous people. I had an ego, I was an independent woman. I was a big fish in a little sea. I always think I could have made a good film critic, and I kind of wish I had a radio show. Do friends and relatives ask you to introduce them to movie stars and get autographs? I do get that request, but I’m really not comfortable with it. I’m there in a professional capacity. What I try to do is get them to visit the set, and they’re free to have at it. If you’ve never been to a movie set, it can be interesting, exciting and fun. Other times, totally boring. A lot of standing around and waiting. Are movies always more exciting than commercials, or would you sometimes rather get a call from a place like the United Services Automobile Association? The movies are exciting, stressful, exhausting, demanding. They drain all the energy—a call can come from anyone at any time from any department, with a change or an addition that is usually an impossibility that they want me to accomplish in a wink. When I’m

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interview on a movie and we’re close to shooting, I won’t even go out to dinner in anticipation of such a call. I totally focus. And this can go on for weeks. A commercial can have the same demands but on a much smaller scale and in a much shorter time frame. Much more manageable. Any other memorable moments from shoots in Montgomery County? When we filmed Random Hearts, Harrison Ford’s character lived off Bradley Boulevard. Harrison was all over the area—he and the whole crew even had lunch at the Landon School. The neighborhood went nuts. We had to have extra police, but everyone had a blast. When we shot Philomena off River Road, the news got out to the press and the traffic jam was enormous. News helicopters were overflying us…we couldn’t shoot! The movie company was blamed for a colossal mess, but in truth we were completely hidden off the road, and all vehicles were concealed in a lot behind a

nearby church. The lookie loos and press and rubber-necks caused the problem, not us. But we got the bad rap that day. Do you find yourself trying to convince people to shoot in Montgomery County? Yes, I do. Most movies that come to D.C. want what I call the “big five”: White House, Lincoln Memorial, the Mall, the U.S. Capitol and the Washington Monument. So most movies stay in D.C. But our suburban houses are an easy sell. Random Hearts, Yuri Nosenko, National Treasure, True Lies, Philomena come to mind, all of which filmed [at] houses in Montgomery County. Can you tell us about some behindthe-scenes moments with the actors? On My Fellow Americans, it was raining and muddy, and I slipped and fell into the arms of James Garner. He was furious, but I thought it was hilarious. While getting ready to shoot a scene

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Kensington

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$745,000

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Style What makes a home beautiful? It’s more than just perfectly picked paint colors and haute décor. It starts with individual visions, which some residents go to great lengths to achieve. From channeling the French countryside to bringing home the African plains, these stunning pads are filled with punch and personality. BY JENNIFER SERGENT

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Newly built houses can be difficult to decorate, especially when the architecture doesn’t match the owners’ style. Rachel Kent and Sean Shannon found themselves in that situation when the modern-minded couple purchased an Arts and Crafts-style home in Bethesda. They loved its location in the Westboro neighborhood more than its elaborate trim and coffered ceilings, though Shannon says he was drawn to the open-plan layout and solid construction by Bethesdabased Miller Custom Builders. D.C. designer Annie Elliott stepped in to help the couple achieve what was missing. “Our challenge was to design the house in a way that would reflect their more modern taste and sensibility,” she says. 178

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ON THE EDGE: A vivid black and white rug, along with Room & Board’s Jake chairs, add liveliness to Kent and Shannon’s dining table. Elliott chose Room & Board’s Moro cabinets in different heights—the shorter one is topped with photography of Shannon’s native New Zealand by Matthew Greenslade, an old compatriot who went on to become a professional New York photographer. The asymmetrical design of the cabinets and art, Elliott says, is more modern than pairing cabinets of the same height on either side of the French doors.

MAKE A STATEMENT: Elliott chose B&B Italia’s Grande Papilio chair and ottoman in bright orange fabric—one of the couple’s favorite pieces—for the family room, Shannon says. “It’s a very sculptural, modern piece that really sets the tone,” Elliott adds. On the TV wall, custom floating shelves built by Landis Architects/Builders highlight the couple’s smaller works of art. “I really believe in using artwork on shelves—just leaning it,” Elliott says. “With its small size, it could get lost on a wall that’s too big.” BETHESDAMAGAZINE.COM | MARCH/APRIL 2017

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WHY WHITE: Elliott downplayed the family room’s traditional architecture by painting the walls, trim and coffered ceiling all white. “I don’t think I’ve ever painted a room white in my life,” the designer says. “But we wanted to smooth out the edges. We didn’t want it to feel traditional.” There’s little chance of that, with a pair of Knoll Salsa Lounge Chairs, a clean-lined sofa with graphic pillows from West Elm and the homeowners’ whimsical cow paintings by British artist John Marshall over the fireplace— all grounded with a vivid blue rug by Surya.

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SEE THE LIGHTS: To echo the bright blue rug in the adjacent family room, Elliott added blue Design Within Reach pendant lights over the kitchen island, and she painted the walls spring green. “It’s a little bit edgy, but still light and fresh,” she says of Benjamin Moore’s Castleton Mist. “We’ve got the natural light from the garden outside, and it keeps everything happy and cheerful.” Kent and Shannon added their own touch with hefty new cabinet pulls they purchased online to replace the more traditional brass hardware. “We wanted a little more industrial look for the pulls,” Shannon explains. “We didn’t want to rip [the whole kitchen] out for the sake of aesthetic, so we did what we could.”

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TURNING THE PAGE: Elliott played up the front parlor’s small size by transforming it into a library. “We didn’t overcrowd it,” she says. Elements such as the custom shelving by Landis Architects/Builders, along with sleek leather chairs on a chunky felted-wool shag rug, stand out as art pieces in themselves. “We really love the rug,” Shannon says. “Whenever my kids’ friends come over, they call it the sea.” 182

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OH, BOY: The couple was expecting their third child—their first boy—when they moved in, so Elliott created a nursery with plenty of sensory punch. An accent wall with Quentin’s ABC wallpaper by Osborne & Little is the focal point: “We thought it was so fun to do on this big, unbroken wall—that’s what you look for when doing an accent wall,” Elliott says. Durable FLOR carpet tiles in a festive pattern add spark to the mix, which includes a bright orange glider the couple already had.

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A certain responsibility comes with purchasing a historically designated home that was built in 1898 and bears a plaque at the front door that spells out its past. Shelley and Andrew Rudge embraced the Chevy Chase home’s legacy and all of its charming details, but they still wanted to express the vibrancy of their young family, which includes daughters Avery, 11, and Kate, 9. “It’s an old, beautiful house, but I wanted it to be young and fun, too,” Shelley says. The Rudges called on Bethesda designer Marika Meyer to accomplish that goal.

COLOR FAMILY: Filled with bright notes of blue and green against glossy white trim, the family room reflects Shelley’s favorite colors. “Let’s work with what you already love,” Meyer tells her clients. The room was designed to accommodate TV watching, games and conversation. An added note of freshness: potted lemon trees in the corners.

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FRESH START: The Rudges overhauled the kitchen, sheathing the walls in glossy white subway tile to reflect light. They kept the existing Viking range and Sub-Zero refrigerator where they were, but traded dark cream cabinets for bright white and added an island topped with pendants from Rejuvenation. Meyer chose the quartzite countertops because they resemble marble with their willowy gray veins but are much more durable. “We wanted there to be some interest—not too much monotone in a white kitchen,” Meyer explains. Perky counter stools match the seat fabric in the adjacent breakfast area.

RISE AND SHINE: Meyer curated and framed Kate’s and Avery’s artworks, using them as a focal point in the breakfast room, which was previously a sitting area. She chose graphic, open-back chairs by Thibaut for the breakfast table. A custom-designed lantern from Urban Electric—visible from the foyer—crowns the space. “You notice it the second you walk in the door,” Shelley says, “and because we spend so much time in the kitchen, I appreciate it all day long.”

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NEXT STEP: The home’s classic center hall foyer sets the tone with a gray, zebra-patterned stair runner by C.G. Coe & Son in Bethesda (not pictured). “I wanted it to be clear that there were young people living in this historic house,” Shelley says. The stairs lead to a formal second-floor hall enlivened by a grid of colorful paintings by Matthew Langley from Susan Calloway Fine Arts in Georgetown.

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SHELF LIFE: A previous renovation included an upstairs office-library with built-in shelving. Meyer papered the backs in a marbleized pattern “so you don’t feel like you have to fill every inch of the bookcase,” Shelley says. The couple also had antique books they wanted to display, and Meyer expanded their collection with more tomes she found at an antique book dealer. The bottom shelves hold the family’s large leather photo albums. “This room gave us somewhere to put them,” Shelley says. “We actually look at them more now.”

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HIGH TIME: One of the few structural changes the family was permitted to make involved raising the ceiling height in the guest bath from 6 feet, 6 inches to 8 feet. “They were small tweaks but incredibly impactful,” Meyer says. New tiling, a vanity and shower followed, along with pale blue floral wallpaper by Thibaut. “The difficult angles and ceiling spaces are completely resolved by the use of pattern.”

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CHILD’S PLAY: The third-floor guest bedroom had an odd platform built into the dormer. “It’s an attic room that someone finished, with lots of angles and panels to the HVAC unit. It felt random,” Shelley says. Meyer added cushions to that platform, and it’s become a favorite retreat for the girls to read and play games. Meyer covered the walls in cheerful Thibaut wallpaper to play down their shortcomings. “The panels just went away,” Shelley says. “All you see is the fun pattern of the wallpaper.”

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Carisa Suleman met her husband, Slim, through a mutual friend during college while she was studying economics in Tanzania. After she completed her studies in the States, she moved to Slim’s native Kenya where they started their life together. Twenty years later, the couple decided to move across the Atlantic with their three young children in order to expose them to American culture and education, choosing the D.C. area because of its international community. The real estate agent who helped them purchase a home in Potomac referred them to Bethesda designer Lorna Gross for help incorporating their significant collection of African art, artifacts and furnishings. “We wanted a warm, inviting, comfortable family home that could easily blend our cultures and our backgrounds,” Carisa says. “It was a challenging mandate. We had all these unique pieces we brought with us from Kenya.” 190

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OUT OF AFRICA: Antique African spears flank the fireplace, which is topped with a moody painting of a Masai woman by artist Phyllipa Marrian. A life-size Buddha, which the Sulemans purchased while living in Kenya, centers the room. “It was so inspiring,” Gross says of the couple’s art and artifacts. She papered the walls in metallic, perforated tree bark—with the green wall paint visible behind it—as a sophisticated nod to the palm wood coffee and end tables by Marc Van Rampelberg. The custom green hide rug by Stark and animal-print seat cushions conjure the African plains, as do the gridded-back club chairs by McGuire. “Slim had his imprints all over this room. He wanted this to be his Africa room,” Carisa says.

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AT FIRST FLIGHT: “The curve of that staircase to me is so extraordinary that I didn’t want to take away from it,” Gross says. “It reminded me of a modern-day Gone With the Wind staircase.” She chose a multitiered crystal chandelier from Fine Arts Lamps to complete the space.

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FIT FOR A KING: “My husband wanted a really rich experience in the dining room—golds and purples,” Carisa says. Gross sourced a hand-knotted New Zealand wool rug from Safavieh and aubergine art glass by Mila Brown to set the right tone. She placed the couple’s painting of zebras by Nairobi artist Timothy Brooke over the fireplace for a bold touch. The designer also upholstered the chairs in the couple’s dining set with purple cotton-velvet and gold Kravet Couture fabric with an inlaid elephant pattern on the backs. “Even though it’s elegant, we’re still trying not to forget the African influence,” Gross says, pointing out that she also trimmed the room’s paneling in gold, which enhances the luxurious effect.

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LIKE A DREAM: Dilan Suleman, 10, was in preschool when he moved to Potomac, but Gross created a sophisticated bedroom to last through his childhood. His parents had the striking four-poster bed made from knotted and twisted cedar harvested on a Kenyan tree farm. “The way it comes together is reminiscent of elephant tusks,” Carisa says. Gross added blue fabrics that weren’t too childish, including a fanciful area rug by Jaipur. “Dilan is a Pisces. He’s into fish,” she says. “Whenever I’m doing a kid’s room, I always want to honor their individual personalities.”

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The Suleman family in their breakfast area, left to right: Slim, Savannah, Carisa, Gisellah and Dilan

NATURAL WONDERS: The gazebo-like breakfast area provided the perfect dimensions for a teak table and benches by Nairobi furniture maker Marc Van Rampelberg. Gross added a pendant light from Global Views. “Because it’s a contemporary piece, it doesn’t take away from the lines of the table,” she says. The space also includes a simple mohair-covered chair in the sitting area, an ebonized-ash cocktail table, and a tiered bamboo end table.

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TRUE COLORS: Gisellah, 15, “was the daughter that had zing,” Gross says. “She’s active and independent, so I gave her graphic patterns and strong, bright vivid colors.” Gross went high-low on the design, placing custom draperies with fabric by Lilly Pulitzer for Lee Jofa against retail purchases—a settee from Pottery Barn over a bright rug from Safavieh. “You don’t have to spend a fortune,” she says. “Just put them together well, and you can make them special.” 194

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MIDDLE GROUND: “She prefers a softer aesthetic and has more feminine sensibilities,” Gross says of 13-year-old Savannah. “I was trying to give her enough individuality—as a middle child myself, I’m sensitive to that.” Gross populated the room with organic patterns, such as Suzani drapery fabric by Fabricut and custom bedding by Echo Design. The commissioned artwork over the bed is by Christine Barnette, and the white lamps are from Worlds Away.

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Robert and Polly Wiedmaier had long admired an old clapboard house in Kensington, its yellow siding with white trim both cheerful and inviting. So when it came on the market—the owner’s agent was a regular at Marcel’s, the flagship of the couple’s RW Restaurant Group—the planets seem to have aligned. Robert snapped it up on Christmas Eve in 2002 before Polly could see the inside of the 1930 Cape. “The house inside was pure white,” Polly recalls. “I love color.” So she embarked on a mission to fill the rooms with the saturated colors of Provence, the namesake of the restaurant Robert originally purchased and renamed Marcel’s.

HERE COMES THE SUN: “I took paint swatches from room to room, waiting for the sun to hit them in certain places,” Polly says. That’s how she landed on Benjamin Moore’s warm Stuart Gold for the living room. Over the years, the Wiedmaiers have incorporated various pieces from their restaurants into the décor, such as the chest, the painting above it, and the piano. “We have a lot of Marcel’s hand-me-downs,” Polly jokes.

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FARM FRESH: To reinforce the farmhouse feel in the kitchen and dining area, Polly placed a plate rack from Marcel’s atop a sideboard from the long-gone French Country Living store in Great Falls, Virginia. She ordered a custom-made farm table from the Great British Pine Mine in Kensington, and completed the look with chairs and pendant lights from Pottery Barn. The walls are painted in Benjamin Moore’s Caliente.

THE CHEF’S DEN: “I call this room my box of chocolate,” Polly says. She and Robert curl up in plump leather chairs to read or watch television. A chest from Kaboodle Home Gallery in Rockville holds Robert’s cherished collection of chef-signed cookbooks, and a vintage safe secures his hunting guns. The Nina Campbell Amati wallpaper on the ceiling adds a warm glow to the walls, which are painted in Benjamin Moore’s Hasbrouck Brown. Robert and Polly Wiedmaier in the den of their Kensington home

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RIGHT LIGHT: The office is the only room Polly left completely white, noting its walls of windows, glass doors and large transoms that flood the space on three sides with natural light. Adding to the light: A white desk and file cabinets from Ballard Designs, a glass-topped table and metal-frame chairs from before she got married, and a pale Swedish wash basin (not pictured) she inherited from her father. She kept the original dark beadboard ceiling and stained the floors dark to match the rest of the house. n

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A GOOD YEAR? Insiders are optimistic about the Bethesda-area housing market BY BETHANY RODGERS

BETHESDA REAL ESTATE AGENT Lauren Davis plunged into 2017 without any properties to sell—and she was feeling great about it. All the inventory she had last year was sold or under contract, and while she expected new clients to arrive soon, her plate was clean. “Our team had the best year we’ve ever had in 2016, and I feel that ’17 is poised to be that good or better,” she says. “It’s all looking up for us.” Others with their eye on the Bethesdaarea housing market had a similar message at the dawn of 2017: Buyers are hunting for homes closer to the buzzing city core, nothing is sitting on the market for long,

and hopes are high for a strong sales year. The statistics back up the optimism. Comparing 2015 and 2016 figures, the total dollar amount of all sale prices increased about 8 percent in Bethesda and about 5 percent in Potomac. The average price of a Bethesda home rose a little more than 3 percent to $956,020 in 2016, and the number of units sold jumped about 4.5 percent in 2016. In Potomac, the average home price dipped slightly—about $6,500, down to $986,470—but the number of dwellings sold went from 596 in 2015 to 631 in 2016. (Data was provided by MarketStats by ShowingTime based on

listing activity from MRIS, a Bright MLS company.) Sounds impressive, but what do all those figures tell us? “Really what that means is the market was busy,” says Jamie Coley, a Bethesda real estate agent with Long & Foster Real Estate and president of the Rockville-based Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors. What he’s seeing on paper, he’s also seeing on the ground. Open houses are crowded with interested buyers, and homes are off the market quickly. In other words, it’s a seller’s market. The Montgomery County homes that are getting grabbed fastest are priced at

The Most Expensive Homes Sold in Montgomery County in 2016 SALE PRICE:

$6.5 million

SALE PRICE:

$5.5 million

LIST PRICE: $8 MILLION

Address: 7118 Glenbrook Road, Bethesda 20814 Bedrooms: 8 Full/Half Baths: 4/2

Address: 13331 Signal Tree Lane, Potomac 20854 Bedrooms: 7 Full/Half Baths: 9/3

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The AVERAGE PRICE of a Bethesda home rose a little MORE THAN

3 PERCENT to

$956,020 in 2016. $1.75 million or less, Coley says, and anything more costly tends to be more difficult to sell. Local real estate agent Jane Fairweather says the housing market in Bethesda and other suburban environs is a bit more sluggish than in Washington, D.C. “For millennials and for downsizers, the D.C. market offers a lot more product,” she says. “The suburban centers are fine; they’re just not as hot as the urban centers.” In her 32 years in real estate, Fairweather has watched as families with young children relocate from D.C. to Bethesda in search of more space. Despite a surge of interest in walkable communities and living near food and shopping centers, that pattern holds true, she says. “There is a point at which living urban is

great, but living urban with a lot of kids and their stuff is only going to work in a single-family home,” she says. There are those, however, who are willing to make trade-offs in order to walk from their home to a bistro or Metro station. Davis says she’s meeting a growing number of families eager to live the urbanized life. “Young families are willing to forgo more space,” she says. “They may live in a smaller house to maintain their lifestyle.” Davis also has noticed empty nesters hopping from large suburban dwellings to more modest homes in denser neighborhoods. Often they’ll downsize to another single-family home so they have spare bedrooms when their children visit. “Their kids think it’s cool to be closer in to Bethesda, so it makes

SALE PRICE:

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$5.4 million

everyone happy,” she says. For Fairweather, there are still a few question marks about this year. She wonders how President Donald Trump’s administration will change the playing field, especially since Montgomery County is filled with people whose jobs depend on federal dollars. “Our industry here is nonprofit and government and biomedical,” Fairweather says. And it remains to be seen “whether or not the funding streams for typical liberal causes will be tightened under the Trump administration.” On the other hand, new jobs could be headed to Bethesda in coming months and years, Coley says. The construction of the Purple Line, a light-rail route linking Bethesda and New Carrollton, could draw employers. And hotel giant Marriott International’s plan to move its headquarters into downtown Bethesda might also energize the housing market. A few Marriott employees have already contracted properties in Bethesda or started eyeing homes, Coley says. “It’s starting to rock and roll for us,” Coley says, “and this is just in the first few weeks of January.” ■

SALE PRICE:

$4.8 million

LIST PRICE: $5.5 MILLION

LIST PRICE: $5 MILLION

Address: 7600 Exeter Road, Bethesda 20814 Bedrooms: 8 Full/Half Baths: 4/2

Address: 7122 Arrowood Road, Bethesda 20817 Bedrooms: 6 Full/Half Baths: 7/2

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HOME SALES HIGHLIGHTS How quickly did houses sell and how expensive did they get? We break down the data.

Houses Sold the Fastest in 2016* #o

ROCK CREEK FOREST Silver Spring

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n so day rket e rag ma

HAMMOND WOOD Silver Spring

BROOKDALE Chevy Chase

YORKTOWN VILLAGE Bethesda

BURGUNDY KNOLLS Rockville

KEMP MILL Silver Spring

GREEN ACRES Bethesda

WILDWOOD ESTATES Bethesda

WOODBURN Bethesda

EAST GATE OF POTOMAC Potomac

FERNSHIRE FARMS North Potomac/Gaithersburg

LAKELANDS GREAT SENECA North Potomac/Gaithersburg

MASS. AVE. HILLS Bethesda

STRATTON WOODS Bethesda

FOREST GLEN Silver Spring

MCKENNEY HILLS Silver Spring

ROCK CREEK HIGHLANDS Kensington ROSEMARY HILLS Silver Spring

PARKWAY Silver Spring

WOODSIDE KNOLLS Silver Spring NORTH BETHESDA GROVE Bethesda WEST CHEVY CHASE Chevy Chase BURNING TREE MANOR Bethesda CABIN JOHN GARDENS COOP Cabin John

ROSEDALE PARK Bethesda RANDOLPH FARMS North Bethesda/Rockville * Minimum of three sales

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Neighborhoods Where

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How They Stack Up Over The Past Five Years* BETHESDA | POTOMAC

5,648 2,893 Number of homes sold

1,731 1,082 Number of homes sold for $1 million or higher

$885,118 $1,035,631 Average sale price

* Data covers Jan. 1, 2012 to Dec. 31, 2016, and includes detached and attached homes; some numbers have been rounded.

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Where Houses Sold the Fastest in 2016*

$2,846,964

days

24 20015 41 43 44 48 48 48 51 51 55 56 68 75 77 81 180

Northwest D.C.

20910

Silver Spring

20016

Northwest D.C.

20902

Silver Spring

20818

Cabin John

20852

North Bethesda/Rockville

20850

Rockville

20816

Bethesda

20895

Kensington

20815

Chevy Chase

20814

Bethesda

20878

North Potomac/Gaithersburg

20817

Bethesda

20896

Garrett Park

20854

Potomac

20812

Glen Echo

* Fewest average days on market

Highest Average Sale Price by ZIP Code in 2016 $1,610,717 $1,495,000 $1,266,573 $1,160,696 $1,137,443 $1,100,937 $1,098,553 $1,034,290 $873,862 $762,762 $681,775 $678,493 $662,161 $641,077 $587,119 $402,212

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Highest Average Sale Price by Neighborhood in 2016*

ZIP Codes

20016 Northwest D.C. 20812 Glen Echo 20815 Chevy Chase 20817 Bethesda

$2,581,250 $2,409,000 $2,229,967 $2,169,284 $2,064,262 $2,057,400 $1,997,778 $1,860,018 $1,851,000 $1,840,900 $1,817,333 $1,812,029 $1,797,778 $1,783,500 $1,732,000 $1,715,000 $1,651,250 $1,646,333 $1,628,355 $1,625,625 $1,620,087 $1,617,700 $1,596,250 $1,578,000 $1,563,750 $1,545,625 $1,515,583 $1,506,250 $1,501,457

EDGEMOOR Bethesda BRADLEY FARMS

Potomac

FALCONHURST

Potomac

WESLEY HEIGHTS GREAT FALLS ESTATES CHEVY CHASE PARK BRADLEY HILLS GROVE

Northwest D.C. Potomac Chevy Chase Bethesda

KENWOOD

Chevy Chase

VILLAGE OF CHEVY CHASE

Chevy Chase

MARWOOD ENGLISH VILLAGE CAMOTOP SPRING VALLEY POTOMAC MANOR

Potomac Bethesda (20817) Potomac Northwest D.C. Potomac

CONG. COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES

Bethesda

KAFAUVER TRACT

Bethesda

PINEVIEW

Bethesda

PINEY GLEN FARMS

Potomac

PALATINE SUB

Potomac

PT BETHESDA OUT RES 1 LYBROOK SOMERSET HEIGHTS

Bethesda (20817) Bethesda Chevy Chase

AVENEL

Bethesda

COLUMBIA FOREST

Bethesda

LANDON WOODS

Bethesda

KENTSDALE ESTATES BRADLEY WOODS NORWOOD HEIGHTS BANNOCKBURN HEIGHTS TOWN OF CHEVY CHASE

Potomac Bethesda Chevy Chase Bethesda Chevy Chase

* Minimum of three sales

20814 Bethesda 20816 Bethesda 20015 Northwest D.C. 20854 Potomac 20818 Cabin John 20896 Garrett Park 20878 North Potomac/Gaithersburg 20850 Rockville 20852 North Bethesda/Rockville 20895 Kensington 20910 Silver Spring 20902 Silver Spring

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Source for most expensive homes on pages 202-203: MRIS, a Bright MLS company; data includes the most expensive residential homes sold in Montgomery County from Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2016, excluding sales without seller permission to advertise or promote. D.C. and multifamily properties not included. Source for all other information: Data provided by MarketStats by ShowingTime based on listing activity from MRIS, a Bright MLS company.

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Data provided by MRIS, a Bright MLS, and MarketStats for ShowingTime. Statistics generated Jan. 7, 2017. Information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed.

HOME SALES TRENDS In more than 450 neighborhoods

ARE HOUSING PRICES CONTINUING TO RISE? In what neighborhoods are homes selling the fastest? The following chart answers these questions and more, including: the number of sales for single-family homes, average prices and average number of days on the market (DOM) in more than 450 Bethesda-area neighborhoods from 2012 to 2016. The neighborhoods included had at least five total sales during the last five years and at least one sale in the past year. The totals for each ZIP code reflect all

sales in that ZIP code, not just the totals for the selected neighborhoods. Also, real estate agents entering sales data into MRIS are not required to follow a standard nomenclature; where possible, we combined subdivision names to account for misspellings and inconsistencies. Real estate agents may also enter sales into the MRIS database retroactively. As a result, some of the historical data may vary from what has been published in previous years. Note: Some numbers have been rounded off.

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

$653,500

$659,400

$1,111,667 $916,771

$1,495,000

180

$653,500

$659,400

$1,111,667 $916,771

$1,495,000

180

Alta Vista

$842,495

$925,278

$925,429

$908,972

Alta Vista Gardens

$856,240

$837,875

$1,035,000 $1,105,418 $1,252,292

103 62

139

Battery Park

$824,750

$981,929

$1,100,345 $1,336,222 $1,298,727

103

Bradley Hills

$1,400,591

$1,347,958

$1,416,167 $1,840,900 $1,473,792

Bradley Village

$985,000

$1,772,917

$1,080,000 $1,224,000 $1,180,000

Cedarcrest

$555,000

$750,000

$770,000

Columbia Forest

$1,296,500

$1,232,174

$1,218,333 $1,617,819 $1,596,250

119 21

Edgemoor

$2,190,000

$2,470,364

$3,209,286 $2,045,714 $2,846,964

109 24

101

English Village

$1,449,833

$1,099,875

$958,333

$1,206,500 $1,388,750

Glenbrook Knolls

$865,000

$784,800

$780,142

$900,500

$1,100,000

Glenbrook Village

$739,234

$792,278

$965,233

$857,125

$1,051,260

Glenwood

$664,000

$928,700

$940,400

$794,303

$879,000

Greenwich Forest

$1,409,667

$765,333

$1,104,625 $1,260,000 $1,327,688

132 119

Grosvenor Woods

$951,500

$983,333

$1,021,250 $1,072,500 $1,098,600

108 60

Locust Hill Estates

$855,000

$1,040,000

$731,950

303 124 18

Lone Oak

$978,500

$938,667

$1,327,500 $1,327,000 $1,300,000

Longmeadow

$705,000

$625,000

$637,500

$755,465

132

Maplewood

$654,833

$712,900

$919,967

$645,750

$824,556

Maplewood Estates

$662,200

$701,300

$839,000

$759,042

$749,125

Maplewood Manor

$597,500

$777,000

$734,900

$784,333

$1,377,500

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Meadowbrook Village

$857,000

$755,000

$1,160,000 $1,000,000 $865,000

North Bethesda

$887,167

$657,007

$886,667

$1,582,963 $820,000

115

North Bethesda Grove

$804,343

$873,036

$780,375

$850,611

103 12

2016

2015

2014

2016

2013

2015

Subdivision

2012

2014

Average DOM

2013

Average Close Price

2012

No. of Homes Sold

GLEN ECHO 20812 Glen Echo 20812 TOTAL

BETHESDA 20814

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2013

2014

2015

2016

$580,200

$658,500

$686,800

$685,667

$723,929

$749,165

$768,429

$809,286

$826,500

$882,813

Pt Bethesda Out Res 1

$975,000

$533,500

$1,420,250 $1,737,000 $1,157,500

177 43

Pt Bethesda Out Res 2

$848,730

$842,593

$906,488

$896,267

$870,667

Rosedale Park

$882,000

$853,864

$916,500

$932,818

$730,620

West Chevy Chase Heights

$987,675

$1,177,818

$1,193,000 $1,395,000 $1,378,500

102 55

Westboro

$822,317

$1,112,699

$1,311,250 $1,070,643 $1,017,000

Wheatley Hills

$1,020,000

$1,218,333

Whitehall Manor

$1,074,667

$1,816,667

$1,050,500 $2,290,000 $1,282,250

166 50

121 58

Wildwood Estates

$658,950

$861,000

$685,975

Wildwood Knolls

$759,000

$729,000

$710,000

$784,667

Wildwood Manor

$709,750

$907,393

$754,200

$762,000

$891,147

202 213 170 212 217 $915,296

$1,051,751

$1,043,722 $1,077,363 $1,137,443

Brookdale

$925,000

$968,067

$950,000

Chevy Chase

$1,436,383

$1,396,733

$1,304,196 $1,495,232 $978,967

Chevy Chase Commons

$1,530,000

$1,875,000 $1,255,000

Chevy Chase Gardens

$1,500,000

$1,045,000

$1,194,167 $1,202,857 $1,510,000

130

Chevy Chase Manor

$1,040,833

$1,217,400

$834,375

$1,363,272 $2,150,000

Chevy Chase Park

$1,118,333

$964,663

$999,500

$1,193,083 $2,064,262

Chevy Chase Section 3

$1,007,500

$1,128,450 $1,394,500 $1,082,506

Chevy Chase Section 5

$2,350,000

$1,595,000

$1,159,853 $1,275,571 $1,365,094

Chevy Chase Terrace

$1,424,600

$1,417,300

$1,316,071 $1,473,761 $1,136,714

Donnybrook Estates

$557,000

$625,500

$664,875

Drummond

$2,150,000

$2,650,000

$2,675,000 $1,500,000

106 151

$863,000

20814 TOTAL

2016

2015

2014

2016

Parkwood

2013

2015

Parkview

Subdivision

2012

2014

Average DOM

2013

Average Close Price

2012

No. of Homes Sold

$1,255,500 $1,490,000

CHEVY CHASE 20815

210

$1,164,000 $1,062,875

$625,500

Dunlop Hills

$809,125

$850,000

$912,417

124 16

117 59

Kenwood

$2,514,615

$2,427,634

$2,145,406 $1,985,000 $1,997,778

Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Additions

$1,335,677

$1,269,094

$1,109,264 $1,430,683 $1,167,056

120 82

Meadowbrook Village

$737,616

$675,000

$825,000

$1,288,000 $820,000

124 6

North Chevy Chase

$736,878

$863,154

$758,500

$844,070

Norwood Heights

$1,313,750

$1,307,500

$1,607,800 $1,409,167 $1,515,583

160 57

Orchardale

$774,500

$880,400

$901,667

$934,464

Park View Estates

$695,000

$845,000

$933,750

$957,000

$1,166,500

188

Parkcrest

$737,500

$840,000

$915,000

$827,500

184 57

Pinehurst Village

$680,000

$956,714

$1,001,400 $1,083,500 $823,700

107 79

Ridgewood Village

$1,025,000

$1,290,833

$1,168,400 $949,500

$1,850,000

Rock Creek Estates

$562,000

$630,000

$829,000

$1,150,000

Rock Creek Forest

$601,496

$664,571

$811,860

$722,476

$701,795

Rock Creek Knolls

$745,000

$740,333

$638,500

$699,429

$758,750

169 65

Rollingwood

$1,026,467

$1,084,031

$1,307,688 $1,363,722 $1,096,950

Somerset Heights

$1,308,750

$1,276,058

$2,206,364 $1,803,346 $1,620,087

Springhill

$665,000

$723,750

$694,125

Tarrytown

$1,117,500

$1,037,000 NA

Town of Chevy Chase

$881,250

$1,231,029

$1,311,523 $1,309,771 $1,501,457

116 24

Village of Chevy Chase

$1,627,000

$1,099,250

$1,894,619 $1,779,132 $1,860,018

West Chevy Chase

$943,083

$1,942,500

$1,809,000 $1,260,073 $1,202,000

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$910,083

$818,447

$1,026,200 $1,022,500 $1,000,000

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by the numbers 2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2015

2014

2013

Average DOM

$1,249,333

$1,296,430 $1,300,309 $1,266,573

Beacon Hill

$1,320,000

$1,600,000 $1,372,500 $1,375,000

Brookdale

$915,667

$815,000

$896,250

$1,143,750 $1,205,667

Brookmont

$1,056,544

$982,463

$1,133,333 $1,236,250 $1,128,667

143 100 108 82

Crestview

$685,738

$733,083

$843,900

$753,333

$724,250

Fairway Hills

$692,000

$742,900

$759,335

$1,195,722 $800,667

Fort Sumner

$990,000

$1,156,667

$1,215,833 $966,750

$1,015,000

Glen Cove

$855,000

$1,094,000 $730,000

$1,267,000

Glen Echo Heights

$1,029,496

$1,164,902

$1,239,910 $1,242,417 $1,188,580

104

Glen Mar Park

$754,250

$919,095

$1,123,364 $1,250,667 $1,116,300

Green Acres

$769,091

$763,800

$655,500

$894,833

$817,314

High Point

$917,500

$761,667

$923,500

$887,333

$1,727,500

164

Mass. Ave. Hills

$1,041,675

$892,500

$890,786

$1,169,667 $1,037,500

Pt Bethesda Out Res 2

$1,095,000

$1,468,355

$1,051,750 $1,454,500 $1,069,367

342 132 27

124

Springfield

$945,077

$958,000

$969,600

$1,034,087

Sumner

$1,031,689

$1,094,063

$1,138,588 $1,064,045 $1,128,635

Sumner Park

$1,675,000

$1,426,500 $1,531,667 $2,900,000

Tulip Hill

$1,432,300

$1,262,750

$1,576,000 $1,141,667

186 6

181

Westgate

$886,250

$791,667

$947,333

$974,050

$1,049,290

Westhaven

$709,000

$775,000

$1,031,667 $947,500

$1,153,800

119 43

Westmoreland Hills

$1,191,750

$1,262,780

$1,309,118 $1,263,522 $1,261,864

Westwood

$986,250

$1,070,667

$1,093,875 $1,027,833 $1,137,000

Woodacres

$849,857

$865,788

$961,180

$1,022,173 $883,561

Yorktown Village

$1,011,700

$915,554

$777,333

163 200 172 164 198 $960,604

$1,030,627

$1,092,490 $1,133,544 $1,100,937

Al Marah

$1,081,250

$1,004,143

$1,170,840 $1,050,000 $998,063

175 42

382 44

Alta Vista

$802,577

$956,250

$794,667

$977,619

Alta Vista Terrace

$856,500

$984,350

$833,889

$982,813

$1,075,900

Arrowood

$1,300,000

$1,252,500

$1,055,000 $1,162,625 $1,880,000

204 39

145 7

Ashburton

$654,550

$662,093

$690,250

$690,454

$754,857

Ashleigh

$926,793

$1,233,000 $945,833

143 NA

Avenel

$1,293,000

$1,291,417

$1,566,727 $1,486,581 $1,617,700

189 65

147 126

Ayrlawn

$998,564

$918,270

$1,046,071 $1,111,965 $1,147,603

Bannockburn

$1,095,727

$1,141,842

$971,277

$1,340,906

Bannockburn Estates

$1,233,333

$1,043,333

$1,301,250 $1,231,000 $1,142,000

Bannockburn Heights

$1,129,333

$1,378,583

$901,000

315 107

Bradley Hills

$864,500

$936,889

$1,511,333 $1,560,417 $996,000

178 36

Bradley Hills Grove

$1,666,420

$2,141,728

$2,637,697 $1,893,318 $2,057,400

202 85

161 79

Bradley Manor

$1,177,000

$797,500

$1,121,733 $1,063,333 $1,137,500

126 99

Bradley Park

$1,020,800

$836,250

$1,094,563 $1,305,800 $1,224,972

101 53

Bradley Woods

$1,328,333

$1,185,750

$1,770,000 $1,734,423 $1,545,625

156 115

Bradmoor

$829,654

$1,054,015

$970,583

107 36

Burning Tree

$1,595,000

$1,977,000

$1,912,500 $2,775,000 $4,800,000

20815 TOTAL

2012

2016

2015

2014

2013

Average Close Price

220 237 253 242 252 $1,253,918

Subdivision

2012

No. of Homes Sold

BETHESDA 20816

20816 TOTAL

$989,500

$985,000

BETHESDA 20817

212

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$973,146

$2,146,333 $1,506,250

$987,385

$936,967

320 162 167 162 553

Bethesda Lifestyle This 5 bedroom mid-century modern home is located in the nationally ranked Whitman school district and features gorgeous additions and stunning views from oversized frameless windows. Situated on just under an acre, this lot offers mature trees, professional landscaping & flagstone patio. The inside the beltway location affords the opportunity to enjoy all that is Bethesda...fabulous dining & shopping, outdoor activities, easy access to DC/VA and much more! For an appointment to see 9129 Redwood Avenue, please call Cindy at 301-493-9878.

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by the numbers

$720,000

$797,500

$858,000

Burning Tree Valley

$1,056,410

$1,925,000

$1,289,513 $1,232,143 $1,363,286

Carderock Springs

$809,370

$839,011

$852,095

$925,804

Charred Oak Estates

$828,459

$1,074,975

$935,800

Clewerwall Knolls

$756,750

$900,864

$1,029,250 $873,989

Cohasset

$876,500

$938,583

$927,833

Cong. Country Club Estates

$753,500

Country Club Forest

Country Club Village

$1,155,000

$1,043,125

Courts of Wyngate

$763,900

Devonshire

$647,000

English Village

Fernwood

Foggys Pasture

Georgetown Village

Green Tree Manor

Greenwich Forest

Hendry Estates Hillmead

2016

Burning Tree Manor

2015

$1,146,143 $881,167

2014

$979,020

2013

$882,667

2012

148

153 13

$941,693

$1,043,363 $889,889

$1,045,583

$887,500

152 131

$1,403,750 $1,040,000 $1,783,500

126 88

$783,333

$993,000

$1,587,750 $842,500

$1,476,667

112 99

100 178

$822,333

$847,625

$813,600

$1,036,333

$1,314,950 $693,750

$1,262,500

$1,062,063

$1,294,143

$1,276,786 $1,697,375 $1,840,900

114 66

195

$726,395

$743,569

$714,650

$923,500

$1,100,000

$1,160,000 $1,492,500 $1,455,000

176 10

$562,929

$594,450

$603,071

$763,329

$760,135

$710,440

$757,980

$769,917

$816,319

$732,500

$1,124,080

$937,700

$1,084,569 $2,038,000 $1,748,096

$864,800

$924,292

$652,415

$852,286

$1,044,200

$1,030,400

$925,500

$895,625

$882,750

$1,187,312

Huntington Terrace

$1,005,294

$1,088,111

$928,758

$1,291,923 $1,377,820

101

Kafauver Tract

$1,819,500

$1,451,000

$2,662,500 $1,760,000 $1,732,000

487 467 128 66

325

Kenwood Park

$1,048,875

$1,108,846

$1,286,061 $1,338,783 $1,186,276

Landon Woods

$1,389,615

$1,189,286

$1,495,885 $1,506,000 $1,578,000

108 21

241

Locust Ridge

$1,347,500 $1,332,667 $1,500,000

Longwood

$1,567,100

$1,126,333

$1,025,000 $1,600,000 $1,712,500

122 6

Lybrook

$1,583,333

$1,830,000

$1,404,363 $1,783,300 $1,625,625

185 161 48

Mary Knolls

$784,500

$1,300,500 $973,125

$896,000

116 5

Marymount

$471,667

$584,984

$942,500

$524,000

Mass. Ave. Forest

$1,010,000

$1,255,000

$951,500

$790,000

$1,131,333

135 35

Merrimack Park

$797,357

$1,155,000

$752,250

$1,135,000 $940,500

Oakmont

$589,500

$837,500

$1,013,333 $1,299,000 $920,000

122 14

Oakwood Knolls

$874,222

$1,149,406

$1,233,842 $1,163,414 $1,378,864

Pineview

$1,544,975

$1,737,500

$1,735,622 $1,410,000 $1,715,000

117 3

Potomac Outside

$1,147,700

$1,183,221

$1,476,167 $1,356,045 $1,120,813

153 64

Pt Bethesda Out Res 1

$704,000

$1,277,622

$1,543,412 $1,018,238 $1,628,355

149 92

Smithfield

$1,246,250

$1,075,000

$1,195,000 $1,199,000 $1,197,400

105 6

Sonoma

$822,967

$955,400

$971,588

$1,044,750 $965,500

Stratton Commons

$730,000

$840,000

$936,000

149 44

Stratton Woods

$657,000

$673,167

$763,780

$669,250

$677,583

West Bethesda Park

$1,282,500

$960,000

$1,725,000

Wildwood Hills

$595,000

$804,333

$875,000

$1,450,000

226

Wilson Knolls

$745,450

$845,400

$2,042,500 $790,000

$740,000

Woodburn

$1,382,000

$793,000

$687,667

$914,625

140 23

Woodhaven

$1,126,667

$881,200

$1,057,417 $1,164,444 $1,070,111

107

Wyngate

$834,617

$926,429

$875,342

$1,041,063

$1,108,354 $1,123,807 $1,160,696

20817 TOTAL

408 460 391 453 436 $961,648

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2015

2016

2014

2015

2013

2014

2012

2013

Average DOM

Burning Tree Estates

Subdivision

214

Average Close Price

2012

No. of Homes Sold

$1,056,875

$1,129,967 $833,440

$970,000 NA $841,333

$709,926

$814,667 $882,358

$787,857

$962,915

20 18

300 406 277 94

172 20

112 73

by the numbers 2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

$602,400

$577,500

$525,000

$1,091,250

$585,843

$571,000

$560,500

Cabin John Park

$1,305,357

$1,068,369

$1,077,896 $1,045,738 $1,007,778

148 62

Pt Bethesda Out Res 2

$1,500,000

$540,000

$961,500

$540,000

103

$1,241,543

$899,477

$954,224

$1,005,710 $873,862

110 65

Bealls Sub

$407,000

$497,500

$582,667

Burgundy Knolls

$301,667

$343,238

$352,417

$374,375

$408,050

Carter Hill

$599,500

$790,000

$575,000

$665,000

College Gardens

$578,402

$611,467

$563,550

$613,800

$611,144

Croyden Park

$359,400

$310,500

$441,500

$413,455

$443,419

Darnestown Outside

$585,000

$435,000

$535,000

$458,000

298 NA

377

Englands 2nd Add to Rckv

$350,000

$399,167

$330,000

116 11

Fallsgrove

$942,893

$992,278

$987,909

$1,015,250 $978,948

Fallsmead

$713,000

$750,000

$776,333

$730,000

$822,500

Glen Hills

$895,000

$954,000

$862,000

$1,049,900 $809,536

105 55

Glen Park

$634,167

$658,333

$736,250

$709,980

$649,900

106 106 34

168

Glenora Hills

$521,000

$525,000

$618,333

$700,000

Harriett Park

$211,750

$339,667

$303,994

$435,667

$357,400

Hunting Hills Woods

$780,625

$762,500

$768,000

$763,000

King Farm Watkins Pond

$817,500

$830,211

$840,000

$811,833

$878,571

Lakewood Estates

$1,022,250

$949,667

$1,011,333 $936,000

$1,550,000

103 156 0

Lakewood Glen

$973,333

$790,000

$905,500

$895,000

$869,967

Lincoln Park

$299,250

$266,484

$233,833

$285,125

$294,967

Lynfield

$399,500

$310,000

$396,425

$284,000

Maryvale

$227,571

$254,337

$262,364

$298,289

$310,322

New Mark Commons

$598,625

$625,721

$594,500

$601,445

$550,272

Piney Glen Village

$1,116,667

$1,247,000 $1,236,267

Potomac Highlands

$835,000

$781,974

$790,000

$773,800

139 73

Potomac Oaks

$856,333

$870,625

$924,375

$836,750

$861,667

101 58

Pt Rockville Twn Res 1

$590,896

$656,389

$581,041

$615,300

$614,102

Pt Rockville Twn Res 3

$723,200

$506,588

$694,028

Rockdale

$277,500

$338,500

$372,000

$365,000

Rockshire

$618,444

$637,945

$665,915

$646,786

$663,142

Rockville Estates

$562,968

$618,450

$609,188

$624,590

$571,161

Rockville Heights

$538,750

$817,333

$553,750

$628,750

Rockville Park

$400,250

$374,500

$427,990

$403,000

$602,745

140

Rose Hill

$905,000

$935,083

$904,625

$860,000

$940,000

110 63

Rose Hill Falls

$875,000

$905,000

$868,333

Roxboro

$382,500

$624,167

$471,333

$504,188

$605,000

184 108 71

Travilah Grove

$1,203,000

$1,210,000 $1,250,000 $1,211,500

Watts Branch Meadows

$550,000

$757,667

$715,000

118

West End Park

$548,800

$563,567

$541,642

$571,090

$566,093

Willows of Potomac

$1,010,400

$1,143,125

$1,053,808 $1,094,727 $1,066,229

2016

2015

2014

2016

Cabin John Gardens Coop

2013

2015

Cabin John Gardens

Subdivision

2012

2014

Average DOM

2013

Average Close Price

2012

No. of Homes Sold

CABIN JOHN 20818

20818 TOTAL

$771,000

307 9

ROCKVILLE 20850

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183 122

258 119 122

by the numbers 2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

$551,667

$600,550

$599,113

$603,750

$608,429

$599,500

$535,000

$599,900

$612,833

186 212 218 225 226 $624,511

$639,062

$656,678

$635,944

$678,493

20850 TOTAL

2016

2015

2014

2016

Woodley Woods

2013

2015

Woodley Gardens

2012

Subdivision

2014

Average DOM

2013

Average Close Price

2012

No. of Homes Sold

NORTH BETHESDA/ROCKVILLE 20852 Franklin Park

$360,533

$364,040

$393,267

$380,100

$386,750

114 33

Heritage Walk

$909,485

$986,766

$1,155,750 $769,500

$820,000

112 0

Hungerford

$461,415

$442,455

$466,978

$460,648

Luxmanor

$944,938

$1,122,000

$1,151,077 $1,087,079 $1,120,158

Montrose

$554,400

$600,000

$594,000

$619,750

$574,967

Montrose Park

$400,000

$405,000

$434,580

$388,380

$406,625

Montrose Woods

$688,429

$729,222

$755,571

$688,750

$777,375

Neilwood

$793,333

$830,000

$764,500

$820,000

155

North Farm

$749,750

$837,800

$804,333

$852,667

$831,571

Oaks at North Bethesda

$1,220,000

$1,575,000

$1,424,000 $1,439,690 $1,375,000

133 167

Old Farm

$735,753

$786,953

$767,697

$810,544

Old Georgetown Estates

$872,500

$735,000

$875,000

$1,226,000 $1,088,000

Randolph Farms

$345,667

$373,000

$379,350

$382,500

$375,580

Randolph Hills

$343,544

$363,473

$374,553

$373,183

$394,239

Tilden Woods

$662,454

$714,118

$720,222

$718,263

$722,222

Timberlawn

$1,102,500

$1,004,500

$1,038,750 $1,225,000 $1,053,750

Windermere

$956,250

$1,005,600

$1,150,000 $963,600

$908,333

238

153 162 154 146 166 $609,829

$636,577

$614,844

$662,161

Avenel

$1,341,523

$1,665,452

$1,402,316 $1,672,015 $1,451,711

163 108 93

128 150

Beallmount

$1,200,000

$1,095,000

$1,149,500 $1,212,500 $962,500

107 149 26

180 14

Bedfordshire

$777,164

$813,000

$942,242

Bells Mill Estates

$1,189,100

$1,244,167 $1,225,083 $1,229,500

175

Bells Mill Village

$881,000

$750,387

$822,500

$753,297

$790,000

Beverly Farms

$705,000

$757,250

$821,250

$709,250

303 75

Blenheim

$1,000,000

$1,375,000 $1,191,000 $1,257,500

Bradley Farms

$2,042,500

$4,050,000

$1,650,000 $2,062,500 $2,581,250

147 723 248 515 358

Camotop

$2,293,750

$2,100,000

$2,900,000 $1,540,000 $1,817,333

399 243 301 229 76

Clagett Farm

$1,216,000

$1,325,500

$1,325,400 $1,252,600 $1,321,000

Copenhaver

$816,346

$861,875

$804,436

Darnestown Outside

$665,583

$1,127,187

$1,424,559 $1,021,667 $1,242,359

167 93

232 122

East Gate of Potomac

$898,250

$924,333

$994,833

$959,050

Esworthy Park

$1,052,500

$1,275,000

$1,066,296 NA

$964,000

112 0

111

Falconhurst

$2,151,000

$2,737,500

$2,660,000 $1,845,000 $2,409,000

216 250 492 281 259

Falls Farm

$972,500

$934,167

$940,000

$1,069,000 $906,000

127 21

Falls Orchard

$645,000

$722,333

$657,500

$722,629

Fallsberry

$1,007,500

$1,112,500 $681,000

$1,040,000

156

Fallsmead

$719,986

$726,250

$815,125

$788,875

$734,236

Fallsreach

$911,684

$924,583

$873,025

$832,886

$905,818

Fallswood

$672,500

$653,500

$680,000

$679,325

Fawcett Farms

$1,176,000

$1,004,168

$2,484,000 $951,225

$1,073,000

20852 TOTAL

$459,846

$653,400

$790,611

POTOMAC 20854

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$903,900

$853,269 $844,864

$819,250

$879,471

CLIFTON, VA $7,495,000

SEVERNA PARK, MD $6,950,000

KALORAMA, DC $5,750,000

JEFF WILSON +1 301.442.8533

JONATHAN TAYLOR +1 202 276 3344

MICHAEL RANKIN +1 202 271 3344

AOL co-founder’s incomparable 13 acre estate built to exacting standards replete with world class finishes, design and furnishings by Barry Darr Dixon. Offers fully furnished for the true connoisseur of style, ease and function. The estate includes a 12,000 square foot main residence, carriage house, pool and pool house, stable, sport court, and screen pavilion.

ANNAPOLIS, MD $5,500,000

Custom built in 2004, this incredible home is sited perfectly at the entrance of Little Aberdeen Creek off the South River. 5,580 sq ft 4 BR, 4.5 BA main residence surrounded by 3.81 acres of tailored gardens, a tennis court, a swimming pool and hot tub with cabana pool house, and an outdoor kitchen. Deep-water dock with facilities for up to 70 ft vessel.

JONATHAN TAYLOR +1 202 276 3344

GEORGETOWN, DC $2,695,000

Two-car parking. 6 BD, 6.5 BA exquisitely finished Victorian row house with open floor plan. Sunny lower level offers attractive 2 BR, 2 BA in-law suite with front and rear entrances. Elevator services all four levels.

JULIA DIAZ-ASPER +1 202 256 1887 DYLAN WHITE +1 202 368 9340

Unrivaled architecture and design, sited on a private hillside overlooking the Severn River with incredible vistas from every angle. This impressive residence offers over 12,000 interior sq ft including a main house with guest suite, a home theater, a gorgeous swimming pool with cascading waterfalls, and a 300foot pier with 4 boat lifts.

McLEAN, VA $4,499,000

La Maison is one of Washington’s truly great estate residences. From the impressive 2-story entry hall, it is evident that this residence is designed for both grand entertaining and comfortable family living; gracious public rooms open to an elegant loggia, chef’s kitchen, and embassy-size dining room.

PENNY YERKS +1 703 760 0744

GEORGETOWN, DC $4,250,000

The Dyer house is a detached brick that includes a beautifully landscaped front exterior with a black iron fence and large entry doors with glass details. Spacious rooms, abundant natural light, and high ceilings throughout. There are 4 fireplaces, a beautiful master suite, 6 additional bedrooms, and a fully finished lower level with private access. There is a private garden and a terrace. 2 car parking.

MICHAEL RANKIN +1 202 271 3344

BETHESDA, MD $2,495,000

Exquisite Georgian colonial on 2+ acres in Avenel. Perfect for large entertaining or small gatherings. Three spectacular finished levels offering 5 Bedrooms and 4.2 Baths plus a beautiful guest house complete with kitchen and laundry. No detail has been sparred. Each room shows pride of ownership. Master suite features an inviting sitting room with fireplace and a luxurious en-suite bath. Walk-out lower level showcases a custom bar area with fireplace, home theatre and exercise room that overlooks the dramatic stone tiered terraces and pool area.

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This prominent and elegant residence features gracious living and dining rooms, master suite with sitting area and dual his-and-hers bathrooms, family room, and an incredible viewing deck with 360 degree views of DC. It is sited on large lot with private gardens, terraces, detached 4-car garage, and elevator.

GIBSON ISLAND, MD $1,265,000

Private island in the Chesapeake Bay by Western shore, no Bay Bridge crossing, only 1 hour from Washington, 25 minutes from BWI airport/train station, security, private country club by separate membership process. Charming, renovated and expanded, 3BR/3BA Cape Cod in move-in condition offers wonderful new finishes. 1st-floor MBR suite, large, step-down living room with grand fireplace, family room opening to deck with tranquil views.

SARAH KANNE +1 301 351 1319 COREY BURR +1 301 346 3345

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by the numbers 2014

2015

$1,146,000

$1,215,333

$1,130,200 $1,149,000

145 93

114 13

$816,779

$819,774

$799,725

$804,329

$806,975

Fox Hills West

$829,667

$791,529

$792,600

$825,000

$825,750

Glen Meadows

$1,425,000

$1,361,500

$1,247,500 NA

$1,423,333

Glen Mill Village

$955,000

$1,078,750 $1,150,000 $1,310,000

417 31

Glen Oaks

$879,429

$978,000

$927,571

$872,286

$866,500

Glen Park

$570,000

$700,000

$698,755

$721,250

$682,200

166 43

Great Falls Estates

$1,393,333

$2,736,250

$2,387,000 $1,317,000 $2,169,284

177

Heritage Farm

$1,103,500

$980,000

$968,333

$1,125,833 $1,078,000

117 55

Highland Stone

$663,577

$704,400

$696,969

$672,470

$688,450

Hollinridge

$872,725

$710,000

$869,500

$830,180

Horizon Hill

$671,727

$679,454

$693,573

$704,818

$678,122

Inverness Forest

$749,310

$840,214

$820,188

$897,333

$821,619

Kentsdale Estates

$1,200,000

$1,884,575

$1,610,625 $1,119,333 $1,563,750

116 248 19

Lake Normandy Estates

$775,667

$958,972

$860,057

117

Lake Potomac

$1,220,000

$1,200,000

$1,618,000 $1,323,400 $1,311,000

150

Marwood

$2,133,000

$1,760,000

$2,060,000 $1,897,500 $1,851,000

139 127 262 19

146

Mass. Ave. Highlands

$1,116,667

$1,102,450 $1,137,500 $1,100,000

Mazza Woods

$1,600,000

$2,021,000

$1,550,000 $1,219,667 $1,289,000

517 285 68

McAuley Park

$1,283,333

$1,394,364

$1,292,753 $1,215,625 $1,100,125

109

Merry Go Round Farm

$1,857,500

$1,550,000

$1,776,667 $1,977,000 $937,500

269 51

100 357 507

Montgomery Square

$633,250

$632,436

$637,355

$650,000

$644,993

Oldfield

$779,875

$872,828

$857,333

$784,667

$889,167

Orchard Ridge

$731,125

$740,000

$794,755

$777,143

$730,000

Palatine Sub

$1,800,000 $1,460,667 $1,646,333

184 85

Pine Knolls

$958,400

$954,875

$1,026,063 $977,143

$1,121,500

171 56

Piney Glen Farms

$990,000

$1,448,750

$1,570,333 $1,392,500 $1,651,250

289 336 89

Piney Glen Village

$957,953

$1,079,697

$1,040,311 $1,086,625 $941,960

115 34

Potomac

$1,721,250

$811,667

$1,060,833 $1,018,333

Potomac Commons

$753,200

$796,608

$799,243

$813,682

Potomac Crest

$1,020,000

$1,286,000

$1,136,667 $1,100,000 $1,077,500

189 26

150 158 12

Potomac Falls

$2,271,000

$2,103,056

$2,099,000 $3,017,500 $3,730,000

149 83

157 103 354

Potomac Glen

$1,220,000

$1,071,667 $960,000

$950,000

101 55

Potomac Hills

$717,500

$1,413,400

$1,840,000 NA

$1,131,719

120 135 NA

210

Potomac Manor

$1,945,600

$1,373,333

$1,666,250 $1,890,000 $1,797,778

350 178 41

Potomac Outside

$1,171,178

$1,419,962

$1,439,870 $1,307,652 $1,146,511

103 101 110 107 137

Potomac View Estates

$1,308,333

$1,424,667

$1,780,833 $1,354,397 $1,105,625

202 70

112

Potomac Village

$1,092,364

$1,066,143

$1,265,400 $1,125,438 $1,097,500

Potomac Woods

$690,500

$648,750

$675,090

$631,075

$664,235

127 38

Potomac Woods East

$780,000

$733,500

$692,500

$713,983

$795,000

Pt Rockville Out Res 3

$620,000

$1,052,000 $1,312,500

193

Red Coat Woods

$857,500

$825,000

$850,000

$784,083

Regency Estates

$600,474

$644,007

$652,507

$672,937

$657,889

Regent Park

$672,854

$743,286

$631,250

$635,028

$715,000

Ridgeleigh

$1,001,500

$862,500

$940,000

$1,065,000

River Falls

$1,120,588

$1,191,286

$1,162,976 $1,232,367 $1,128,700

River Oaks Farm

$1,518,000

$1,280,000

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$840,500

$869,500

$817,837

$1,665,000 $1,332,500

40 72

2016

2013

2012

2016

2015

2014

Fox Hills

2014

2013

Average DOM

Fawsett Farms Manor

Subdivision

220

Average Close Price

2012

No. of Homes Sold

79 43 124

383 67

226

2012

2013

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

$1,055,000

$1,190,215

$1,734,167 $998,000

$1,285,000

$749,500

$605,000

$776,875

$695,000

149 78

Saddle Ridge

$1,416,500

$1,151,750

$1,550,000 $1,675,000 $1,097,667

164 41

Stoney Creek Estates

$1,350,000

$1,280,600

$1,304,250 NA

$998,367

309

Timberwood of Potomac

$790,000

$715,000

$837,000

124 147 33

Travilah Meadows

$1,450,000

$1,016,667 $1,028,500 $1,181,000

181 37

Willerburn Acres

$768,000

$1,035,384

$949,000

$766,571

109 8

Williamsburg Gardens

$1,044,000

$993,700

$845,000

$1,442,750 $1,587,000

310 46

231 219

Willowbrook

$723,333

$825,750

$806,600

$675,000

$830,000

176 7

Windsor Hills

$934,650

$961,667

$921,800

$950,440

$1,005,000

Winterset

$1,043,000

$1,224,333

$980,000

$1,023,333 $1,289,098

418 500 468 481 518 $1,016,328

$1,142,067

$1,093,763 $1,057,306 $1,034,290

107

20854 TOTAL

$742,150

$750,000

2016

Roberts Glen

2015

Rivers Edge

Subdivision

2014

Average DOM

2013

Average Close Price

2012

No. of Homes Sold

$869,200

NORTH POTOMAC/GAITHERSBURG 20878 Ancient Oak

$570,912

$557,762

$595,722

$644,000

101 101 80

Belvedere

$1,180,833

$1,465,000

$1,257,500 $1,161,000

134 NA

114 93

Big Pines Village

$868,000

$1,050,667

$980,000

$935,000

$1,027,500

Bondbrook

$816,000

$612,500

$445,000

$690,333

$707,450

177 27

Brownstown Estates

$469,000

$400,500

$492,500

$485,000

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by the numbers 2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

$640,000

$535,000

$506,685

$797,500

$717,250

$725,000

$651,625

$645,000

120 48

Darnestown Outside

$630,750

$708,233

$795,278

$905,465

$723,952

150 88

Diamond Courts

$428,000

$465,867

$421,389

$430,010

$467,250

103 107 46

Dufief

$517,773

$622,578

$616,200

$577,760

$626,829

Dufief Mill

$682,769

$712,750

$728,824

$705,100

$813,199

Dufief Mill Brook

$705,000

$737,725

$765,000

$790,000

Dufief Mill Estates

$698,333

$677,700

$672,150

$731,231

$740,000

Esworthy Park

$765,000

$949,000

$791,038

115 NA

Farmlands

$982,667

$1,047,600

$1,009,950 $699,900

188 10

Fernshire Farms

$507,300

$495,643

$507,000

$430,000

$526,878

Gaithersburg Town

$525,000

$471,250

$445,000

$513,000

$422,500

Haddonfield

$850,000

$902,500

$844,750

$905,000

$930,000

232 100 22

Highlands of Darnestown

$632,100

$644,583

$696,667

$712,190

$711,000

121 150 222

Kentlands

$729,164

$718,077

$857,592

$771,140

$796,150

Kentlands Gatehouse

$722,900

$858,750

$819,222

$982,000

$912,250

Kentlands Hill District

$735,550

$750,250

$746,429

$756,550

$622,500

Kentlands Midtown

$550,000

$763,333

$610,000

$615,500

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2015

2016

2014

2015

Darnestown Hills

2013

2014

Cloppers Mill West

2012

Subdivision

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Average DOM

2013

Average Close Price

2012

No. of Homes Sold

190 152 106

111 8

2014

2015

2016

$750,000

$944,000

$911,667

$825,000

$960,000

120 1

227

$733,248

$755,029

$852,625

$780,940

$797,604

Lakelands Great Seneca

$565,000

$609,950

$625,000

$596,875

$584,333

Mills Farm

$567,600

$547,706

$572,290

$536,082

$577,238

103 58

Mission Hills

$626,975

$585,000

$655,000

Mountain View Estates

$575,355

$651,478

$850,000

$565,000

$851,833

101 87

120

Natalie Estates

$790,000

$807,500

$1,008,000 $937,000

$937,667

Orchard Hills

$562,667

$581,801

$590,000

$621,500

$628,400

165 40

Owens Glen

$606,667

$739,500

$692,000

$775,000

$698,125

179 3

Parklands

$525,472

$633,333

$560,000

$944,036

100 83

Parkridge

$493,500

$570,000

$525,000

$523,300

150 37

100

Parkridge Estates

$605,000

$590,467

$620,500

$617,000

174 NA

Pheasant Run

$451,700

$510,167

$491,556

$505,811

$493,200

Potomac Chase

$627,235

$683,885

$646,653

$635,609

$696,613

Potomac Ridge

$522,875

$614,500

$615,250

$600,771

$602,443

Quail Run

$739,500

$685,760

$837,500

$753,833

$1,012,500

518

Quince Haven

$606,500

$673,120

$694,500

$687,488

$651,967

Quince Orchard Estates

$552,500

$635,000

$586,000

$629,500

$694,000

2013

2012

2016

2015

2014

2016

Lakelands

2013

2015

Kentlands Upper

Subdivision

2012

2014

Average DOM

2013

Average Close Price

2012

No. of Homes Sold

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by the numbers 2014

2015

2016

$564,895

$561,633

$589,529

$550,120

$543,542

105 43

$443,857

$454,155

$478,900

$459,765

$477,786

123 42

Quince Orchard Park

$568,650

$569,550

$547,714

$599,250

$597,862

Quince Orchard Valley

$480,982

$453,463

$447,514

$454,794

$474,500

Relda Square

$324,775

$328,950

$365,000

$455,500

118 95

Rollinmead

$800,000

$897,000

$977,500

$974,800

$1,006,944

284 199 58

Seneca Highlands

$735,000

$1,150,000

$662,500

$709,167

107 112 NA

Stonebridge

$747,750

$826,184

$801,864

$788,914

$824,600

Washingtonian Village

$480,000

$533,333

$535,000

$482,688

$472,843

154

Washingtonian Woods

$692,330

$644,925

$671,127

$677,287

$666,001

Watkins Mill Town Center

$471,466

$648,655

$620,000

$622,250

West Riding

$428,530

$474,000

$453,300

$450,000

$445,725

129 50

Westleigh

$629,703

$645,824

$658,667

$633,164

$660,650

Willow Ridge

$620,000

$784,738

$727,500

$814,619

$694,167

318 379 326 381 370 $643,965

$681,540

$683,623

$666,193

$681,775

$773,600

$696,576

$726,250

$790,286

157 23

20878 TOTAL

2013

2012

2016

2015

2014

2016

Quince Orchard Manor

2013

2015

Quince Orchard Knolls

Subdivision

2012

2014

Average DOM

2013

Average Close Price

2012

No. of Homes Sold

115 32

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2013

2014

2015

$834,471

$882,583

$966,441

$940,478

$1,035,000

114 42

$525,073

$569,492

$582,231

$619,411

$619,685

Homewood

$408,188

$444,809

$499,177

$449,533

$491,756

Ken Gar

$301,000

$371,143

$414,500

$301,585

Kensington

$726,875

$757,670

$649,745

$685,035

$826,524

110 59

Kensington Estates

$726,182

$709,154

$764,909

$705,500

$824,500

Kensington Heights

$461,615

$469,377

$479,582

$499,877

$475,802

Kensington Knolls

$330,367

$409,083

$580,000

$451,667

$437,500

Kensington Terrace

$564,167

$461,000

$493,000

$479,900

$1,255,783

167

Kensington View

$607,500

$355,000

$503,365

$462,673

$625,507

218 60

141

Larchmont Knolls

$860,000

$750,000

$780,000

$859,950

$935,000

117

Newport Hills

$372,478

$402,375

$409,506

$423,000

$437,408

156 35

North Kensington

$367,000

$385,400

$395,445

$504,279

$456,590

202 28

Oakland Terrace

$368,500

$330,333

$415,181

$389,150

$428,558

Parkwood

$685,068

$680,647

$759,754

$780,592

$833,617

Pt Wheaton Out Res 1

$550,000

$680,000

$424,990

$600,000

101 274 16

Rock Creek Highlands

$839,775

$827,857

$765,408

$754,063

$884,688

Rock Creek Hills

$832,086

$846,991

$875,100

$843,604

$847,083

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2012

2016

2015

2014

2016

Garrett Park Estates

2013

2015

Chevy Chase View

2012

Subdivision

2014

Average DOM

2013

Average Close Price

2012

No. of Homes Sold

225

by the numbers 2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

$396,397

$439,282

$450,694

$446,977

$436,813

$314,500

$504,667

$690,350

$539,000

$659,000

White Flint Park

$510,500

$641,867

$573,722

$604,313

$666,500

218 235 243 287 259 $581,912

$591,315

$621,175

$610,754

$641,077

$607,067

$924,031

$803,464

$810,071

$762,762

$607,067

$924,031

$803,464

$810,071

$762,762

Arcola

$372,083

$403,125

$424,875

$415,167

$444,110

Arville

$350,000

$406,000

$285,000

$291,500

169 7

200

Blueridge Manor

$353,000

$390,000

$301,000

$413,633

$398,800

162 2

Cameron Heights

$311,771

$294,857

$373,567

$379,127

$375,660

Carroll Knolls

$314,524

$369,830

$369,426

$376,196

$375,454

Chestnut Hills

$283,317

$266,944

$288,986

$316,750

$325,500

Chestnut Ridge Manor

$334,400

$352,340

$383,924

$365,318

$380,614

College View

$503,283

$402,461

$408,750

$431,738

$510,475

226 46

20895 TOTAL

2016

2015

2014

2016

Warners/Kensington

2013

2015

Rock Creek Palisades

Subdivision

2012

2014

Average DOM

2013

Average Close Price

2012

No. of Homes Sold

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2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

$250,150

$264,908

$276,082

$282,900

$321,059

$283,333

$331,500

$295,000

Connecticut Gardens

$294,040

$320,577

$328,006

$356,340

$380,193

Evans Parkway

$396,325

$440,000

$421,083

$382,333

$395,500

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Forest Estates

$402,033

$431,562

$456,140

$449,057

$434,214

Forest Glen

$362,500

$438,333

$487,000

$386,167

Forest Glen Homes

$404,333

$428,750

$375,000

$404,500

$461,000

Forest Grove

$458,333

$525,000

$659,300

$525,250

$600,000

179 172

Forestvale

$433,100

$422,100

$465,800

$428,188

$418,125

Glen Haven

$322,250

$346,950

$338,083

$345,000

$435,000

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Glenfield Manor

$398,333

$364,444

$423,150

$429,675

$436,778

Glenmont Forest

$260,000

$268,167

$342,250

$304,181

$346,870

112 47

Glenmont Village

$216,375

$200,000

$262,633

$258,225

$309,000

Glenview

$378,850

$423,000

$488,750

$460,636

$422,588

107 31

Grays Estates

$538,333

$595,000

$725,000

109 0

Hammond Wood

$354,417

$393,550

$377,883

$476,188

Highland Woods

$228,750

$289,667

$310,000

$317,700

$347,938

125 31

Kemp Mill

$506,667

$534,700

$537,000

$571,481

$591,125

154 75

2016

2015

2014

2016

Conn. Ave. Park

2013

2015

Conn. Ave. Estates

2012

Subdivision

2014

Average DOM

2013

Average Close Price

2012

No. of Homes Sold

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$398,469

$440,669

$441,180

$419,465

$589,425

$495,000

$497,875

$608,333

138 9

Kemp Mill Forest

$522,500

$514,347

$507,300

$479,333

$458,099

Kemp Mill Hills

$352,500

$410,000

$395,467

$325,000

Kingswell

$242,875

$282,000

$332,063

McKenney Hills

$393,318

$377,750

Montgomery Highland Estates 0

Northbrook Estates

Oakland Terrace

Parkway

Plyers Mill Estates

Pt Wheaton Out Res 2

Rock Creek Palisades

Springbrook Forest

2016

$358,434

2015

2013

2014

2012

2016

2015

2014

2016

Kemp Mill Farms

2013

2015

Kemp Mill Estates

2012

Subdivision

2014

Average DOM

2013

Average Close Price

2012

No. of Homes Sold

151 153 66

$417,950

$365,250

$372,667

$466,833

$489,533

$472,478

$277,450

$292,500

$396,500

$333,633

134 28

$417,000

$372,786

$453,000

$445,780

$431,156

$378,250

$405,333

$425,333

$477,000

$470,000

145 69

$372,667

$391,600

$424,375

$331,963

$385,000

$405,875

$416,000

$440,000

$390,000

$362,258

$391,178

$479,917

$580,668

$620,000

$587,000

$619,000

$567,700

$536,225

$486,750

$564,000

$544,004

114 123 55

175

Stephen Knolls

$312,450

$355,714

$331,500

$453,333

$329,667

Weismans

$219,143

$201,675

$289,357

$272,400

$290,714

Wheaton Crest

$306,400

$347,833

$344,767

$319,688

$338,650

Wheaton Forest

$260,600

$316,929

$397,300

$346,484

$400,625

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2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

$284,324

$302,768

$315,587

$352,167

$345,676

$394,750

$315,000

$393,184

$397,333

$406,000

314 321 321 378 361 $339,982

$367,572

$387,662

$390,354

$402,212

Blair

$448,346

$444,055

$466,723

$561,607

$567,793

Capitol View Park

$422,714

$440,351

$484,756

$553,297

$439,522

110 79

Carroll Springs

$520,000

$522,975

$467,500

$515,000

$480,000

106 22

121 35

Dilles/Linden

$356,667

$337,450

$805,000

$540,000

$584,000

168 7

Forest Glen

$524,917

$548,633

$560,750

$496,000

$446,400

Forest Glen Knolls

$427,500

$467,500

$544,600

Forest Glen Park

$412,225

$517,500

$475,000

$453,250

$480,500

McNeills

$449,000

$506,400

$612,333

$598,833

$499,333

Montgomery Hills

$481,000

$531,167

$619,300

$571,400

$602,267

North Woodside

$466,000

$556,000

$572,250

$515,188

$640,583

Northmont

$430,980

$456,250

$409,975

$454,155

$528,071

P&B/Linden

$315,000

$305,000

$420,000

$390,000

$367,500

219 108 147 11

Rock Creek Forest

$522,917

$538,275

$529,700

$559,000

$633,167

20902 TOTAL

2016

2015

2014

2016

Wheaton View

2013

2015

Wheaton Hills

Subdivision

2012

2014

Average DOM

2013

Average Close Price

2012

No. of Homes Sold

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by the numbers 2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

$506,208

$577,500

$573,778

$542,250

$666,000

$353,709

$493,317

$389,000

Saratoga Village

$485,000

$561,667

$462,500

$522,500

$576,000

Seven Oaks

$678,833

$494,250

$633,500

$596,500

$623,456

Silver Spring

$456,583

$564,500

$487,018

$656,405

$559,891

Sixteenth St. Village

$450,000

$432,833

$430,000

$494,667

Sligo Park Hills

$469,374

$544,571

$558,896

$611,864

$593,410

South Woodside Park

$629,417

$621,000

$588,380

$697,667

$811,000

Takoma Park

$459,333

$460,100

$512,629

$610,000

$523,111

Wheaton Out Res 1

$551,667

$433,386

$556,857

Woodside

$600,720

$594,565

$609,006

$608,426

$615,158

Woodside Forest

$602,523

$540,263

$624,581

$603,138

$659,275

Woodside Hills

$425,000

$499,333

$262,000

$655,000

Woodside Knolls

$438,306

$540,000

$469,000

$508,614

Woodside Park

$642,654

$762,136

$716,371

$706,883

$766,065

212 202 203 222 238 $508,840

$536,385

$559,221

$590,488

$587,119

American University Park

$703,167

$905,750

$876,667

$955,750

Barnaby Woods

$850,000

$1,410,000

$1,042,500 $1,375,000

Chevy Chase

135 153 133 145 148 $977,073

$987,273

Hawthorne

$738,083

20910 TOTAL

2016

2015

2014

2013

Rosemary Knolls

2012

2016

Rosemary Hills

Subdivision

2012

2015

Average DOM

2014

Average Close Price

2013

No. of Homes Sold

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200 11

$1,065,001 $1,095,099 $1,103,318

$970,500

$1,001,917 $768,220

115 41

146 164 139 157 158 $959,882

$987,249

$1,062,278 $1,079,864 $1,098,553

American University Park

$903,819

$962,521

$998,341

$1,063,812 $1,127,086

Chevy Chase

$895,220

$1,033,257

$1,105,054 $1,012,375 $1,129,934

Spring Valley

$1,512,763

$1,468,217

$1,753,267 $1,618,429 $1,812,029

Wakefield

$740,000

$1,002,500 $1,111,200 $1,003,578

Wesley Heights

$1,559,683

$1,456,719

$1,586,911 $1,632,846 $2,229,967

131 131 49

199 189 222 220 209 $1,281,776

$1,258,420

$1,437,144 $1,409,413 $1,610,717

20015 TOTAL

$999,124

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Condominiums BETHESDA CHEVAL BETHESDA ADDRESS: 4960 Fairmont Ave.

ground floor. The building will have an above-ground parking garage on the second, third and fourth floors.

THE DARCY ADDRESS: 7171 Woodmont Ave.

DEVELOPER: Duball LLC

DEVELOPERS: StonebridgeCarras and PN Hoffman

DETAILS: Construction on this 17-story, 71-unit luxury building on the former site of a gas station is expected to wrap up early next year. The project will include one-, two- and three-bedroom condominiums with nearly floor-to-ceiling windows and hardwood-floor kitchens; some homes will include heated floors. The smallest one-bedroom condo comes in at 950 square feet. The largest, a threebedroom penthouse, will be 2,763 square feet. Unit prices begin in the $700,000s and range to more than $3 million. Artist studios will be available for rent on the

DETAILS: The nine-story, 88-unit project officially opened in June 2015 across the street from its companion apartment building, the Flats at Bethesda Avenue. Both were part of the redevelopment of the former Lot 31 surface parking lot next to Bethesda Row. The spaces in that lot were moved and more have been added in the 1,250-space Montgomery County parking garage below both buildings. As of February, only one unit remained to be sold—a 891-square-foot, seventh-floor condo. Units started at a little more than $600,000.

HAMPDEN ROW ADDRESS: 4915 Hampden Lane DEVELOPER: Toll Brothers City Living DETAILS: The seven-story, 55-unit building at the corner of Arlington Road and Hampden Lane is expected to be finished this summer. Its studios to three-bedroom condos range from 620 to 2,630 square feet and list from $524,990 to $3,099,990. Units have wide-plank hardwood floors, white quartz kitchen countertops and bathrooms with marble tiles. A rooftop fitness center and lounge are available to residents through a 24-hour concierge service based in the building lobby. Private outdoor patios range from 59 square feet attached to a onebedroom, first-floor unit, to a 213-squarefoot terrace, part of a sixth-floor, threebedroom unit.

THE LAUREN ADDRESS: 4901 Hampden Lane

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DEVELOPER: 1788 Holdings DETAILS: The first residents moved into the eight-story, 35-unit building last July. Twenty-eight of the one-, two- and threebedroom condos range from $1.5 million to $4.5 million. Six units were set aside as income-restricted, moderately-priced dwelling units, per Montgomery County law. Then there is the three-bedroom penthouse first listed at $10.5 million— which as of press time remained available. The unit features about 7,300 square feet of combined interior and exterior space. Living rooms in the building’s units feature cove lighting. Kitchens come with Sub-Zero refrigerators and Thermador wine storage units. Bathrooms have heated marble floors and television monitors inside vanity mirrors. One of the largest building amenities is the Onyx Lounge, which has personal wine lockers for residents, lounge

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spaces and a small kitchen that can be used for social or business functions.

QUARRY SPRINGS ADDRESS: 8101 River Road DEVELOPER: 1788 Holdings DETAILS: Move-ins started in the fall of 2015 at this two-building, 48-unit gated community not far from Potomac. Condos from 2,200 square feet to a little more than 4,500 are priced from $1.5 million to $4 million, and many are still available. Residents have direct-access elevators from the lobbies in each building or the parking garages below, expansive balconies and access to resort-like concierge services based in the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s central clubhouse. A three-tiered waterfall and walking trail greet residents and visitors on the grounds of the complex, which was built on the site of the former Stoneyhurst Quarries. The clubhouse has a fitness center, yoga studio, spa and pool. The developer originally planned for two more luxury condo buildings on the other side of the property to mirror what stands today, but is considering townhomes as an option once almost all of the first-phase units are sold.

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STONEHALL ADDRESS: 8302 Woodmont Ave.

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DEVELOPERS: Duball LLC and the Resmark Cos. DETAILS: The nine-story, 46-unit building, consisting exclusively of two-bedroom condos ranging from 950 to 2,500 square feet, is expected to be completed late this year. Units start in the $600,000s; units with a den start at $1.3 million, and penthouse units start at $2.3 million. Condos on the southeast corner of the building will have semicircular rooms that look out over the intersection of Battery Lane and Woodmont Avenue. Residents on the western side of the building will have mostly unobstructed views of the nearby campus of the National Institutes of Health. The building will have about 3,000 square feet of street-level retail, likely for a restaurant. But the main retail amenity in the area might be the Harris Teeter grocery store across the street at the Flats 8300 building.

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million. The condos will be served by a private elevator system, and residents will have access to the hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s valet laundry and housekeeping services.

930 ROSE ADDRESS: 930 Rose Ave. DEVELOPER: Federal Realty Investment Trust DETAILS: Sales for the 104 condos situated on top of a new Canopy by Hilton hotel started last year, and the homes are scheduled to be ready for move-ins in early 2018. The condos range from about 600 to 2,400-plus square feet and will be found on floors 11 through 20. Management company McWilliams Ballard is promoting hotel-style services for residents living atop the 177-room hotel. A mix of studios, one-, two- and threebedroom units start in the low $300,000 range and go as high as just over $1

SILVER SPRING OCTAVE 1320 ADDRESS: 1320 Fenwick Lane DEVELOPER: ProMark Real Estate Services DETAILS: This repurposed office building was completed in the fall of 2015 and features nine floors with 102 units designed mostly for first-time buyers. Onebedroom condos average 500 square feet, and two-bedroom units average 800 square feet. Prices start in the mid-$200,000 range, and the condos are a short walk from the Silver Spring Metro station and

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the Downtown Silver Spring restaurant and retail district. Some units have sliding bedroom doors instead of traditional doors to conserve space. There are also large storage spaces in the basement to go along with other amenities, including firstfloor common areas, a fitness center and a rooftop lounge.

Townhomes BETHESDA GROSVENOR HEIGHTS ADDRESS: 5315 Merriam St. DEVELOPER: EYA

MONTGOMERY ROW ADDRESS: 10435 Fernwood Road DEVELOPER: EYA DETAILS: The models for five floor plans are open at this under-construction, 168-townhome project not far from Westfield Montgomery mall. The “Burch” townhome starts at $789,900, includes three or four bedrooms and has a fourthfloor “loft level” with living space and a 14 foot by 11 foot rooftop terrace that offers the option of including a gas fireplace. The “Ellis” comes with a fourth floor that’s entirely outdoor living and dining space and starts at $1.19 million. All units have two-car garages. 234

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be situated on four blocks of Chevy Chase Lake Drive near the planned Chevy Chase Lake Purple Line station and alongside the existing Capital Crescent Trail.

ADDRESS: Chevy Chase Lake Drive (about 500 feet east of its intersection with Connecticut Avenue)

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DEVELOPER: EYA

DOWNTOWN CROWN

DETAILS: Sales started last June, and construction is underway at this 62-unit project with five floor plans ranging from 2,923 to 3,134 square feet and starting prices from $1.47 million to $1.74 million. The townhomes are slated to be finished later this year. All include elevators and two-car garages, and the option for new residents to convert rooftop patios into more indoor living space. The townhomes will

ADDRESS: Sam Eig Highway at Fields Road

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DEVELOPERS: Westbrook Development Partners, Michael Harris Homes and CalAtlantic Homes DETAILS: CalAtlantic offers two-floor, three-bedroom townhomes starting at $460,000 at Downtown Crown, a mixeduse neighborhood. This section of the neighborhood opened in 2016. The area

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DETAILS: Move-ins began last year for the first set of units completed at this 33-acre, 142-townhome project surrounding the historic Grosvenor Mansion. Construction continues on the remaining townhomes and 10 single-family detached homes along the Fleming Avenue side of the property. The single-family detached homes will start at $1.5 million. The townhomes come in four models, ranging from 3,200 to 4,500 square feet (combined interior and exterior space), with starting prices of $1.22 million to $1.49 million. All come with two-car garages, elevators, rooftop terraces and space for three or four bedrooms. Two models also include an optional multigenerational groundlevel suite designed for older members of a household, with bedroom space, a bathroom and a small kitchen area.

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also includes 537 apartments for rent at Cadence at Crown, as well as shops, restaurants and a Harris Teeter grocery store. The neighborhood surrounds Crown Park—home to summer concerts and community events. Later this year, Michael Harris Homes will break ground on 128 condominiums in Downtown Crown, and additional multifamily buildings are planned for the future.

CROWN WEST ADDRESS: Sam Eig Highway at Fields Road DEVELOPERS: Westbrook Development Partners, Pulte Homes, M/I Homes and Wormald DETAILS: A few blocks from the restaurants and retail stores of Downtown Crown is Crown West, which offers singlefamily homes from Wormald along with 18-, 20- and 24-foot-wide townhomes by Pulte Homes and M/I Homes. While a majority of the neighborhood is sold out, there are still townhomes from M/I starting at $649,990, and single-family lots starting at $1.2 million. The Retreat amenity center provides Crown West residents with a fitness center, six-lane lap pool, toddler pool and indoor climbing wall.

NORTH POTOMAC TRAVILAH STATION ADDRESS: Intersection of Travilah Road and Hilltop Ascent Drive DEVELOPER: Brookfield Residential Homes DETAILS: The first residents began moving into this 125-townhome community in February. Townhomes start at $674,990 and come in three different models ranging from two to five bedrooms. All units include two-car garages. Two models feature fourthlevel rooftop terraces and a third model comes with an option to add a fourth-level terrace. Some of the townhomes will have views of the Blue Ridge Mountains across the Potomac River.

ROCKVILLE WESTSIDE AT SHADY GROVE METRO ADDRESS: 16658 Crabbs Branch Way

DEVELOPER: EYA DETAILS: The first residents moved into the initial batch of completed townhomes last May at this 45-acre, multiphase neighborhood on the former site of Montgomery County’s Department of Liquor Control warehouse, a Ride On bus facility and a food preparation facility for Montgomery County Public Schools. The facilities moved elsewhere to make way for the 407 townhomes and four rental apartment buildings that will be built gradually over the next decade. The 148 first-phase townhomes available now are priced from $605,900 to $849,900, with space for three or four bedrooms. All have three or four floors. Some have rooftop patio space, and others have a top floor dedicated to outdoor dining and living areas.

Apartments BETHESDA 7770 NORFOLK ADDRESS: 7770 Norfolk Ave. DEVELOPERS: The JBG Cos., Ross Development & Investment and CIM Group DETAILS: The 17-story, 244-unit building in Woodmont Triangle opened for leasing in February 2016. Available units this January ranged from a 448-square-foot studio with one bathroom priced at $1,815 a month to a 1,973-square-foot, three-bedroom, three-bathroom unit for $6,680 to $6,780 a month. Building amenities include a fitness center and rooftop pool. The ground floor of the building is home to two restaurants, an upscale diner called Community Restaurant & Lounge that opened in November, and a new location of local steakhouse chain Medium Rare that was expected to open in February.

ELEMENT 28 ADDRESS: 100 Commerce Lane DEVELOPER: Kettler DETAILS: This 15-story, 101-unit project a block away from the Bethesda Metro station opened for the first wave of move-ins in late January. Studios at 645 square feet in size start at $2,207 a month. One-bedroom units range from a one-bathroom, 746-square-foot-

option at $2,562 to $2,878 a month, to a two-bathroom, 1,002-square-foot apartment for $3,340 to $3,715 a month. Twobedroom units come in five different floor plans, from $4,125 a month to $7,808 a month. The largest three-bedroom units have three bathrooms, are 1,889 square feet in size and rent from $7,947 to $8,278 a month. Amenities include 24-hour concierge service, temperature-controlled wine lockers near the building lobby, bike storage and a “Transit Screen” that provides real-time arrival estimates for Metro trains and buses at the Metro station.

FLATS AT BETHESDA AVENUE ADDRESS: 7170 Woodmont Ave. DEVELOPERS: StonebridgeCarras and PN Hoffman DETAILS: This 162-unit seven-story building, completed in the summer of 2015, features direct access to the Capital Crescent Trail and is across the street from the Bethesda Row restaurant and shopping district. Available units at press time included a 607-square-foot, one-bedroom space starting at $2,309 a month and a 1,341-square-foot, threebedroom apartment from $5,705 a month. The three-bedroom unit includes a large patio overlooking the building’s fountainfilled courtyard.

FLATS 8300 ADDRESS: 8300 Wisconsin Ave. DEVELOPER: StonebridgeCarras DETAILS: The nine-story, 359-unit building on the northern edge of downtown Bethesda houses a 50,000-squarefoot Harris Teeter grocery store. There is also a courtyard overlooking part of the campus of the National Institutes of Health. Move-ins began last summer. The units include studios, three-bedroom penthouses, townhomes with front doors opening to Wisconsin Avenue and many types of dwellings in between. Available units in January ranged from 505-squarefoot studios renting at $1,972 a month to 1,906-square-foot units with three bedrooms and three bathrooms starting at $7,816 a month.

SOLAIRE BETHESDA ADDRESS: 7100 Wisconsin Ave.

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new places to live DEVELOPER: Washington Property Co. DETAILS: The 12-story, 139-unit building opened for move-ins last fall with on-site amenities including a cyber café, clubroom and outdoor grilling patio. The ground floor includes 6,100 square feet of retail space that will be home to True Food Kitchen, a restaurant focused on healthy eating that’s slated to open this spring. Units range from 610-square-foot studios to 1,412-square-foot, three-bedroom apartments, and rents range from $2,057 to $6,460 a month.

THE RUGBY ADDRESS: 4850 Rugby Ave. DEVELOPER: Donohoe DETAILS: This companion project to Gallery Bethesda—the apartment building, also from Donohoe, that kicked off Woodmont Triangle’s building boom when it opened in June 2014—is in the early stages of construction. The 16-story, 221unit project is expected to be completed in 2018. Details on unit types and rents haven’t been finalized. Bethesda-based Donohoe hopes almost 13,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space around the existing pedestrian plaza at the adjacent Gallery Bethesda will help to further reinvigorate the area.

CHEVY CHASE CHEVY CHASE LAKE ADDRESS: On Chevy Chase Lake Drive near its intersection with Connecticut Avenue DEVELOPERS: EYA and the Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission DETAILS: Construction started last summer on this 11-story, 200-unit apartment building and it’s expected to be completed in 2018. Pricing details weren’t available at press time. Forty of the units are expected to be income-restricted affordable housing to help make up for the loss of the Housing Opportunities Commission garden apartments that were demolished elsewhere on Chevy Chase Lake Drive to make way for EYA’s Brownstones at Chevy Chase Lake, a luxury townhome development. The townhomes and apartment building will be separated by a half-acre park with a green 236

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GAITHERSBURG MAJESTIC AT WATKINS MILL ADDRESS: 120 Paramount Park Drive DEVELOPER: BP Realty Investments LLC DETAILS: The five-story, 243-unit building at the eastern gateway of the Watkins Mill Town Center was completed last year. Amenities include a saltwater pool, dog wash area, theater room and three landscaped terraces with Moroccaninspired fountains. Some units face the Performers Park fountain, a water feature with jets for kids to splash in that serves as the centerpiece of the new neighborhood. One-bedroom units range from 504 to 1,020 square feet and start at $1,414 a month. Two-bedroom units range from 991 to 1,321 square feet and start at $1,664 a month.

NORTH BETHESDA THE HENRI ADDRESS: Grand Park Avenue DEVELOPER: Federal Realty Investment Trust

style concierge services, along with a rooftop lounge, soundproof music rooms and private garden plots. Prices start at $1,795 a month for a 646-square-foot studio; $1,875 a month for a 702-squarefoot, one-bedroom unit; $2,425 for a 989-square-foot, two-bedroom space; and $4,775 a month for a 1,573-square-foot, three-bedroom home.

POTOMAC THE PERRY ADDRESS: 12430 Park Potomac Ave. DEVELOPER: Foulger-Pratt DETAILS: The five-story, 297-unit building—part of the larger Park Potomac neighborhood—opened for move-ins in the spring of 2016 and has one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging from $1,790 to $4,727 a month. There is a pool, fitness center, “scenic Zen garden” and a complimentary shuttle bus for residents to the White Flint Metro station. The apartments are a short walk from a Harris Teeter grocery store.

ROCKVILLE THE DALEY

DETAILS: The third new residential building with units for rent at Pike & Rose—following Pallas and PerSei—is under construction, with an expected completion in late 2017. Leasing at the 12-story building, part of Pike & Rose’s second phase of development, is set to start this spring. The Henri will include studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units next door to many of the restaurants and venues that have become staples of the first phase of Pike & Rose, including iPic Theaters and the AMP by Strathmore music venue.

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ADDRESS: 1801 Chapman Ave.

DEVELOPER: Federal Realty Investment Trust

DEVELOPER: The JBG Cos.

DETAILS: The second residential building at Pike & Rose opened in June 2015 and unveiled its additional top-floor penthouse units that November. The 319-unit, 19-floor building features what the developer has described as hotel-

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DEVELOPERS: The Bozzuto Group and EYA DETAILS: The first of four apartment buildings in the expansive Westside at Shady Grove neighborhood, The Daley is expected to be completed this summer. The 333-unit building is about a twominute walk from the Shady Grove Metro station, and amenities will include a fitness facility, yoga studio, and billiards and gaming area. Pricing details were not available at press time.

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Washington, D.C.-based developer Novo Properties is moving quickly through the approval process for this 110-foot-tall apartment building with up to 58 units planned at the site of the shuttered Steamers Seafood House in Bethesda. Demolition of the former restaurant is slated for this year to make way for construction.

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Developers Foulger-Pratt and ProMark Real Estate are expected to break ground this year on the first phase of their 614-unit apartment project, which will include about 38,000 square feet of retail space just north of the White Flint Mall property in North Bethesda. Phase one will include 382 units in a six-story building around a central courtyard.

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The latest apartment high-rise planned for Bethesda’s Woodmont Triangle could break ground this year or next, depending on the progress of its development approvals at the Montgomery County Planning Board. The project from Bethesda-based developer The Lenkin Co. will put 210 units on 16 floors between St. Elmo and Fairmont avenues, next door to the Bainbridge Bethesda apartments that opened in 2014.

MALLORY SQUARE ADDRESS: 15251 Siesta Key Way DEVELOPER: The Bozzuto Group DETAILS: The first of two buildings comprising 690 units was completed in the fall of 2015. There is no set timeline for construction of the second building. Mallory Square is a short drive from Downtown Crown, the Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center and the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute. One-bedroom apartments at the completed four-story building range from 746 to 967 square feet and start at $1,724 a month. Twobedroom units range from 1,034 to 1,268 238

square feet and start at $1,930 a month. The building’s biggest unit, a two-bedroom, 1,268-square-foot apartment with loft space, starts at $1,900 a month.

THE METROPOLITAN AT ROCKVILLE TOWN CENTER ADDRESS: 255 N. Washington St. DEVELOPER: Kettler DETAILS: Construction is slated to finish late this year on the six-floor, 275-unit building at the former site of a Bank of America branch and parking lot. Final floor plans and monthly rents weren’t available at press time, but Kettler, the developer, is promising a mix of one-bedroom lofts, and two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities will include a yoga room, pet grooming room, swimming pool and two-level lounge for residents. The project will include about 6,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space.

THE STORIES AT CONGRESSIONAL PLAZA ADDRESS: 1628 E. Jefferson St.

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DEVELOPERS: Federal Realty Investment Trust and Smart Living 360 DETAILS: The 48-unit apartment building, originally marketed toward renters 55 and older, and featuring slip-resistant flooring and large showers with a seat, opened early last year for a broader audience. The units range from 746 to 1,429 square feet, and monthly rents start at $1,880 for a one-bedroom, 746-square-foot unit, and $2,975 for a three-bedroom, twobathroom, 1,429-square-foot apartment. The building is located directly behind the Congressional Plaza shopping center and is about a 10-minute walk from the Twinbrook Metro station.

THE TERANO ADDRESS: 5720 Fishers Lane DEVELOPER: The JBG Cos. DETAILS: The five-story, 214-unit building opened in September 2015 as yet another new rental option in developer JBG’s reinvigoration of the area around the Twinbrook Metro station. Like the nearby Galvan at Twinbrook, this project consists mostly of one-bedroom and two-bedroom

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THE UPTON ADDRESS: 44 Maryland Ave. DEVELOPER: Duball LLC

SILVER SPRING CENTRAL ADDRESS: 8415 Fenton St. DEVELOPER: Grosvenor Americas DETAILS: Ground was broken for this 234-unit, six-story building in September 2015, and it is expected to be completed this summer. It will put residents directly across the street from the Silver Spring Library and planned Purple Line light-rail station. Pricing information was not available at press time, but units will be divided into studios, and one- and two-bedroom units on top of 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space.

CORE ADDRESS: 8621 Georgia Ave. DEVELOPERS: Foulger-Pratt and Willco DETAILS: The 292-unit, 16-story building, which is named for its location near the core of downtown Silver Spring, is expected to be completed this summer with a rooftop pool, fitness center, “pet wash” and bike storage, among other amenities. Kitchens 240

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along the planned route of the Purple Line light-rail system. The building will include about 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space.

THE PEARL

STUDIO PLAZA

ADDRESS: 180 High Park Lane

ADDRESS: Between Thayer and Silver Spring avenues

DEVELOPER: The Tower Cos. DETAILS: The three-building, 14-story complex with 284 units is the first major piece of The Tower Cos.’ redevelopment of The Blairs district. The first units in all three buildings opened for move-ins in February. A 490-square-foot studio starts at $1,676 a month. One-bedroom units with 672 square feet of space start at $1,960 a month, and three-bedroom, three-bathroom units with 1,615 square feet top out at $4,676 a month. Amenities include a work lab, fitness center and rooftop terrace with a pool. The developer also built a 1-acre park next to The Pearl that will temporarily serve as green space until additional plans on the property move ahead.

DEVELOPER: Fairfield Investment Co. DETAILS: Construction started last year at the site of a former public parking lot owned by Montgomery County. The 11-story, 415-unit apartment building will include a new 152-space underground county parking garage to replace the lost public parking. The project also will include a public lawn and a pedestrian passageway connecting Thayer and Silver Spring avenues. The new garage under the building is expected to open in 2018, followed shortly thereafter by the building itself.

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DETAILS: The 261-unit building opened in 2015 near Chevy Chase Circle with studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units ranging from 435 to 1,078 square feet. Rents for the studios start at $1,970 a month, and rent for a 784-square-foot, two-bedroom starts at $3,050 a month. Building amenities include a dog-walking area, rooftop deck and pool. Units have floor-to-ceiling windows and hickory wood floors, and feature tufted loop carpeting in the bedrooms. n

DETAILS: Demolition of a church building, a former Silver Spring National Bank and a building that was the site of the venerable Dale Music store was completed last fall to make way for the 200-foot-tall, 21-story, 360-unit Ripley East project. The exact mix of units and prices isn’t yet known, but the apartments will occupy a prominent spot just a few blocks from the Paul S. Sarbanes Silver Spring Transit Center and

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DETAILS: The 16-story, 263-unit building in Rockville Town Square opened in September 2015 with studios, onebedroom and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a ninth-floor swimming pool and fitness center, 15th-floor clubroom and rooftop deck. Ground-floor tenants include a World of Beer restaurant and Panera Bread. Studios available in January ranged from 500 to 665 square feet and started at $1,553 a month. Available one-bedroom apartments ranged from 702 to 858 square feet and started at $1,825 a month. The lone remaining two-bedroom unit was 1,098 square feet and $2,749 a month.

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Paul E. Biciocchi

BROKER, FORUM PROPERTIES, INC. How would your clients describe you? Experienced, unparalleled personal service and resourceful. My 35-plus years as a Realtor/Broker enable me to bring a lot to the table. As I close in on $1 billion in career sales volume this year, as an individual (not a team), personal integrity coupled with experience has been the backbone of my extraordinary referral network. Our business is service. Every client, regardless of price range, deserves and receives the same high level of service and expertise possible.

ADAM FREEDMAN

What brings you the most satisfaction in your work? Purchasing or selling a home is usually the single largest financial transaction individuals make. Doing it correctly can have a significant impact. Being entrusted as the broker, helping clients make good decisions, is very satisfying. Helping young purchasers make the “right” first investment is quite rewarding, too. A good first purchase usually leads to a lifetime of asset appreciation. Each client is a new challenge and a new friendship. It’s personal. What makes you different from other agents? Experience, work ethic and dedication to clients. I strive not to be the biggest, but the best. I'm “David” while many want to be “Goliath” in the market. I have experience working in 17 percent interest rate markets, building homes during college summers in local neighborhoods and working with developers on condo conversions—all which provide a diverse background of experience. My clients know that I'm available 24/7. When questions come up, I have the answers.

“Every client, regardless of price range, deserves and receives the same high level of service and expertise possible.”

10411 Motor City Drive, Suite 500 Bethesda, MD 20817 301-518-6999 paulbiciocchi@hotmail.com www.forumpropertiesinc.com

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Left to right: Ilene Gordon, Julia Fortin, Shelley Green, Wendy Banner, Michelle Teichberg, Brooke Bassin, Paula Nesbitt, Gail Gordon

The Banner Team

What is the most significant change in real estate during your career? This industry changes constantly, in many ways. For instance, while much of the focus lately has been on moving to closer-in locations, we are starting to see an uptick of prospects willing to move a little further out. The values right now in communities like Potomac are pretty phenomenal. Another recent change that we've noticed is that buyer and seller expectations are more in line with each other. This is one of the reasons that this past year was a record year for us. In terms of trends in building, we've seen an increased interest in having a bedroom option on the main level of a home. Elevators continue to be popular along with wireless smart home technologies. 244

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“We're all independent and successful, but we also blend our collective knowledge and different skills for our clients.”

4650 East West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 301-365-9090 Info@BannerTeam.com www.BannerTeam.com

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What makes you different than other real estate agents? We have eight licensed agents on The Banner Team, collaborating and working closely on your specific needs. We're all independent and successful, but we also blend our collective knowledge and different skills for our clients. We're experts in Maryland, the District and Virginia, and have skills in areas like staging and remodeling. We all keep our eyes open for clients and meet weekly to review, and that synergy has proven really effective in matching buyers with listings as well as in finding sellers, too. Another difference is that we began a Pay It Forward program in 2016, which donates a portion of every sale to a cause of our client's choice. We've supported 40 different charities so far—and counting.

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Jane Fairweather THE JANE FAIRWEATHER TEAM

What advice would you offer for someone just starting out in your profession? Get involved. This is not just a job, it's an industry and community commitment. I regularly donate time as a commentator for the media, as well as many local causes and organizations. My volunteer positions include the Metro Improvement Task Force, Bethesda Urban Partnership, Imagination Stage, Bethesda Green and the Art & Entertainment District Council, as well as The Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce. As a Realtor, you can really contribute to making your community a better place to live and work.

DARREN HIGGINS HILARY SCHWAB

What makes you different than other real estate agents? I've enjoyed a lot of success in part because I will always tell my clients the truth and work hard to get them market-smart. I'd rather turn down a listing than take it at a price that does not reflect market value. Sellers make more money if they price it right from the start. After 30 years of experience in every kind of market, and after watching Bethesda grow and evolve, I feel like I can help you no matter what your goals.

“After 30 years of experience in every kind of market, and after watching Bethesda grow and evolve, I feel like I can help you no matter what your goals.”

What are your interests outside of work? I'm a graduate of the L’Academie de Cuisine in Bethesda and I host “Grandparent Sundays” for my grandkids and family, which I love to do. I'm an avid reader, and a regular at Landmark Theatre in Bethesda Row for movies. I also still keep in touch with lifelong friends from Montgomery Hills Junior High School.

4709 Maple Ave. Bethesda, MD 20814 301-530-4663 jane@janefairweather.com www.janefairweather.com

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“My clients work directly with me, so they have the best experience possible with knowledge I've gathered over the last 23 years.” Andy Alderdice REALTOR, WC & AN MILLER REALTORS, A LONG & FOSTER COMPANY CHRISTIE'S INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE

What’s an example of a time when you helped a client that you’re particularly proud of? An owner in Bethesda was moving after 50 years—a very delicate transition. I brought in a team to help her sort through her treasures and contractors to freshen the home for sale. The owner was thrilled I found a family that would love and care for the house, and the buyers were excited to continue the legacy. How would your clients describe you? "Andy is a pro's pro. She knows the market and has a realistic view on the value of a property. She is well connected and able to help out with all the parts of just about any real estate transaction. She has handled every kind of real estate transaction for my family with equal parts of skill and compassion." "She was recommended to us by a friend with the assurance that she was the best! She certainly is. We are a military family and move around a lot so, needless to say, we have experience with Realtors!" "Andy helped me find and buy my first house over 15 years ago. She really understands the marketplace. I love her smart, professional demeanor, and warm, friendly personality." 246

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AWARDS/HONORS Top 1 percent of Long & Foster agents nationally; #1 agent in the All Points office; GRI, CRS designations; Miller/Long & Foster Service Award Winner; past president and board member and Business Person of the Year, Potomac Chamber of Commerce; past president, Kiwanis Club of Washington, D.C.

4701 Sangamore Road Bethesda, MD 20816 301-466-5898 andy4homes@gmail.com www.andy4homes.com

HILARY SCHWAB

What makes you different than others in your profession? My clients are top priority. I don't take on a lot of listings so, with me, listing clients or buyers don't become a number or work with an assistant. My clients work directly with me, so they have the best experience possible with knowledge I've gathered over the last 23 years. Real estate should be a personal business—personal service, personal accountability and personal focus.

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Sintia Petrosian “I've managed more than 600 transactions since beginning as a Realtor in 2005, from condos to multi-million-dollar estate homes.”

REALTOR, THE FLEISHER GROUP (TTRSIR) TTR SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY How would your clients describe you? Here is what one of my clients had to say about working with me: “My experience with Sintia was nothing short of amazing. She performed superbly as a Realtor, but more than that she was a savvy advisor, understood my needs and guided me skillfully throughout the entire home buying process.” What brings you the most satisfaction in your work? I am fortunate to be able to say that I love what I do and I get the most satisfaction when my clients are able to fulfill their dreams of home ownership. I pride myself on being honest, responsive, detail oriented, hardworking and assertive—but all with a smile. I've managed more than 600 transactions since beginning as a Realtor in 2005, from condos to multi-million-dollar estate homes. No matter what the property or client need, I am known for being enthusiastic and hands-on. What is the one thing that your clients should know about you? I offer my clients more than 15 years of experience with Marc Fleisher's unique real estate organization. I'm a detail person, so I serve as our group's listing coordinator along with my work as an agent. It takes a broad knowledge base to manage listings, especially with our upperincome, high net worth and asset clientele.

DARREN HIGGINS MICHAEL VENTURA

HONORS Licensed in Washington, D.C., MD and VA; Member of the Maryland Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors, Virginia Association of Realtors and the Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors. 5454 Wisconsin Ave. Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301-967-3344 | Direct: 301-395-8817 Sintia@thefleishergroup.com www.thefleishergroup.com

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Back row: Lyn Moritt, Leslie Fitzpatrick, Lisa Frazier, Lori Silverman Front row: Ashley Townsend, Ying Chen, Margie Halem, Harrison Halem, Amy Gordon

LONG & FOSTER REAL ESTATE | BETHESDA GATEWAY OFFICE What makes you different than other real estate agents? My unfailing commitment to my clients along with 32+ years of insider market knowledge of the area. I've made it a point to focus on Montgomery County, Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia. I love all the D.C. Metro area and want my clients to be assured that I am dedicated to helping them find the ideal property. I use state-of-the-art technology to market homes and stay on the pulse of current market trends. Along with the support of my outstanding team, this has helped keep me in the top 1 percent of agents nationwide. I am committed to charitable causes and hold leadership roles in organizations including Autism Speaks and the American Heart Association, and I'm an active member of my sisterhood at Temple Beth Ami. What is the one thing that your clients should know about you? From the moment I list your home I am committed to you 110 percent! I provide staging suggestions; complimentary accessories; pricing, marketing strategies and a professional network —whatever it takes to get your home sold in the time frame you want at the best possible price. My sellers are regularly updated with market research, web statistics on virtual visits, industry feedback personally provided by me, ways to maximize exposure and more. We are on the cutting edge of social media and marketing. Along with our strong network, that becomes a big asset for sellers and buyers. Whatever your price range, we provide excellent representation and you receive my highest degree of service and professionalism. I'm completely accessible, and a valuable resource for everything you may need for buying, selling and moving. 248

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HONORS Top 1 percent of Agents Nationwide; A top Vote Getter, "Best Realtor," Bethesda Magazine, 2010-2017; "Top Realtor," Washingtonian, 2016; Long & Foster Top 100 Agents; Real Trends Top 1,000 Agents, 2015-2016

4650 East West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 Office: 301-907-7600 Direct: 301-775-4196 Margie.Halem@LongandFoster.com www.MargieHalemGroup.com

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“Whatever your price range, we provide excellent representation, and you receive my highest degree of service and professionalism.”

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Jill Schwartz “As one of the top agents at Compass, I offer a wealth of knowledge about the D.C. metro real estate market, an extensive understanding of the demands of an upscale clientele and an elite network of contacts.”

PRINCIPAL, THE JILL SCHWARTZ GROUP VICE PRESIDENT, COMPASS COMPASS SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT DIVISION What is the one thing that your clients should know about you? To me, real estate is about much more than selling houses, it's about finding the right fit for every client I have the privilege of working with. I strive to anticipate the needs of my clients, to personalize every interaction and to bring each client's vision to life. Last year, I transitioned to Compass, a luxury brokerage that's forging the future of real estate, and I am thrilled to be a part of a company that shares my passion for progressive thinking and dynamic technology offerings. What sets you apart from others in your profession? As one of the top agents at Compass, I offer a wealth of knowledge about the D.C. metro real estate market, an extensive understanding of the demands of an upscale clientele and an elite network of contacts. I also specialize in relocation, serving as an all-encompassing resource for clients, in order to facilitate a smooth transition into their new lifestyle. As one of the founding members of Compass's recently launched Sports and Entertainment Division, I help top-tier celebrities and athletes navigate the intricacies of their transitions so they can truly focus on performing at their best. Although every home I help to buy or sell is different, the personalized, passionate service I provide for each client I work with remains constant.

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AWARDS/HONORS Presenter at The Best of the Best Roundtable Event during the International Luxury Portfolio Conference; Capitol File magazine's "A-list"; District Home magazine "Elite Realtor"; Washingtonian magazine’s 2015 & 2016 Realtor Award; LEED-AP Certified EcoBroker; Bethesda Magazine "Faces of Elite Realtor"; Licensed in D.C., DE, MD, NJ & VA.

5471 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 300 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301-298-1001 | Direct: 301-758-7224 jill@compass.com | www.JillSchwartzGroup.com

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TAMARA KUCIK TEAM OF W.C & A.N. MILLER, A LONG & FOSTER COMPANY

What brings you the most satisfaction in your work? I know our team is well respected when the buyers of our listings become our sellers when they’re ready to move. We’ll sell a client’s home and years later, when the buyer of that house is ready to sell, they ask us to put the house on the market. They were impressed with how we prepared the house for sale and handled the transaction, and want us to do the same for them. When the buyers of our listings choose us to sell their home years later, I know our team is well respected. How do you employ new technology to help your clients? We have a full-time marketing manager who leverages social media, print and industry contacts to create a buzz about the properties that we having coming on the market. Our open houses are well attended, the house sells quickly and the sales price is ultimately higher. What's an example of something that you're particularly proud of? I’m most proud of how my team deals with clients. Buying or selling a home is more than a financial transaction, it can be a very emotional experience. After all, the sellers are parting with their memories and the buyers are gaining a home, not just a house. My team certainly brings business acumen to the table, but they also have the maturity and emotional intelligence that makes real estate a human experience. 250

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“When the buyers of our listings choose us to sell their home years later, I know our team is well respected.”

5518 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20015 301-580-5002 tk@tamara4homes.com www.tamara4homes.com

ADAM FREEDMAN

How would your clients describe you? One of my clients said, “The whole thing is business, but Tamara made it feel like friendship.” That's one of the highest compliments I’ve ever received.

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Erich Cabe PRINCIPAL, THE ERICH CABE TEAM, COMPASS What is the biggest challenge in your job? The most challenging aspect of real estate is pricing. The biggest mistake a seller can make is test a high price. Trust your agent to research comps and know what determines the right range. If there is doubt or disagreement, I hold a Realtors pricing event. Everyone tours the home and gives me, in a sealed envelope, their recommended list price. A related challenge is staging. Finishes and presentation are more important than ever. I provide sellers a free staging consultation with an experienced interior designer. Putting your house on the market at the right price and looking its best is a winning combination.

TONY LEWIS JR

What is the one thing that your clients should know about you? I became multilingual, speaking German and Spanish while spending a few years coaching elite skiers, instructors and ski race coaches in Austria, New Zealand and Chile, as well as in the U.S. This international experience gives me an edge with buyers and sellers from around the world who live, work and invest in this very multicultural, cosmopolitan area. How do you employ new technology to help your clients? After 12 years in real estate, I joined Compass because they are high tech, fully embracing and leveraging new technology. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a must. Every buyer is searching Zillow, Trulia and other real estate websites and apps. Houses have to be photographed beautifully, and at the right resolution for apps. We contract with great professional photographers, provide virtual tours and site/floor plans. Investing in the latest strategies boosts our visibility on those top sites, where potential buyers see our listings first.

5471 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 300 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 202-320-6469 www.ecrealtor.net

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Kristin Gerlach GERLACH REAL ESTATE, INC. What is your professional and educational background? While in college I auditioned a few careers, working part time at GW Hospital to look into medicine (too messy), and then at a law firm (not interesting enough to convince me to go to law school). When I considered finance, Merrill Lynch told me, "You're too young, get some sales experience and then come back to us. Try real estate." So I did, and the rest is history. Occasionally, it's been messy and sometimes a little too interesting, but I can’t imagine doing anything else. In 1989, my broker, Merrill Lynch Realty (ironically, they bought the company I had been affiliated with) was selling to another large national franchise and I decided to start my own boutique firm. I've always felt that being smaller would enable us to represent clients better without the conflict of interest that comes with dual agency in a larger organization. Today I’m very lucky to work with a terrific small group of agents affiliated with Gerlach.

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301-254-8686 kristin@gerlachrealestate.com HILARY SCHWAB

What are your interests outside of work? I'm very interested in Democratic politics, and have served on the boards of several nonprofit organizations including Girl Scouts, Dance Institute of Washington and the Montgomery County Community Foundation. I was awarded the prestigious “Realtor of the Year” award by the Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (an award given to one person each year based on service to the industry and reputation, not sales volume) and the “Thanks Badge” by the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital. This year I'm excited to be co-chairing the Washington Area Women’s Foundation’s annual Leadership Lunch.

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Trent Heminger & Mary Noone TRENT & CO., COMPASS

TONY LEWIS JR

What brings you the most satisfaction in your work? Great clients and great properties. Over 95 percent of our business is organic—clients referring us to friends and family. Helping repeat clients upgrade from their first-time condo to their first house (many on their second or third), or parents moving closer to children or downsizing to a condo. It’s not just a single transaction, but a journey supporting clients at every step of their lives as their real estate needs evolve. We want to be a lifetime friend and resource. What is your professional and educational background? Trent started in marketing after college and shifted to real estate sales to become the highest-grossing new construction agent in D.C. He still works with local condo conversion developers throughout the area. Mary was a buyer for local retailer Hechts, negotiating contracts for their 70+ stores. Now she delivers this skill set to her clients. Our team of seven has professional experience in event planning, architecture, business and fashion, and our staging expertise is proven time and again for sellers. We're local experts, too: four of us live in Bethesda, two graduated from local high schools, and all of us support local businesses, joined local gyms and attend local school events. Our diverse backgrounds helped us achieve over 170 transactions and over $120 million in sales in 2016. It’s amazing not only how much more we offer clients but how much our team learns from each other, capitalizing on almost 50 years of combined experience. Through this collective strength, our "Power of a Team” tagline really is proof in action.

“It’s not just a single transaction, but a journey supporting clients at every step of their lives as their real estate needs evolve.”

5471 Wisconsin Ave., 3rd floor Chevy Chase, MD 20815 O: 301-298-1001 C: 240-461-3928 trent@trentandco.com mary@trentandco.com

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Shiva Zargham REAL LIVING AT HOME What is your professional and educational background? I began my career as a Certified Public Accountant and then started a successful fashion boutique. What made you decide to get into your line of work? I love real estate because it combines everything that I am passionate about. It is the cross-section of design, finance and marketing. It is entrepreneurial, personal and creative. Every transaction is as unique as the properties and people involved. What brings you the most satisfaction in your work? I get to meet my clients at an important junction in their lives; one where they are making a huge decision, and need a trusted advisor to help them navigate their options. It brings me tremendous joy when I succeed in helping my clients find a new place to call home or when they realize the full potential of their property.

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HONORS Licensed in MD and D.C.; former Certified Public Accountant; member, Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors. 4600 N. Park Ave., Suite 100 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 | 301-652-0643 11 Dupont Circle, Suite 650 Washington, D.C. 20036 | 202-518-8781 shiva@shiva-re.com | www.shivazargham.com

HEATHER FUENTES

“It brings me tremendous joy when I succeed in helping my clients find a new place to call home or when they realize the full potential of their property.”

What makes you different than other real estate agents? I am a visual person with a passion for design. When I am on a listing presentation, I am already eyeing what I can reposition and what I can bring to enhance the space to achieve the highest price. Real estate transactions can be complicated with unexpected bumps along the way. It is important to follow a well-defined process, problem solve and build relationships to achieve success for your clients. Multiple clients have told me, that I am caring and mild, but have a fighter’s instinct.

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Dana Rice, Kcrystal Boschma, Lisa Resch & Karen Kelly

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How would your clients describe you? We attract people that want to be with agents who are deeply knowledgeable about the nuances of each neighborhood, plus really dialed into home trends and all the possibilities of a particular house and property. We also tend to attract buyers and sellers that want it all—smarts, marketing strategy and fun. We are very proactive and excellent communicators, which helps in so many ways, not just with our clients, but with everyone along the way. My feedback is that our clients stick with us because we provide what they really need, which is the insight to know what they are most anxious about (sometimes anxieties they don’t recognize in themselves), and taking care of the particular issues so they don’t feel that way. Bringing solutions to a complex transaction is the inherent value we provide. What makes you different than other real estate agents? We get it. In this age of transparency and immediate access to information, we better bring value beyond just pointing out some houses and sending a computer-generated list. We use our “Compass Collections” tool to create a super-easy virtual dialog between our client and us. It may sound funny, but a good, effective relationship between a client and an agent is like dating. You need to connect as like-minded partners and be in tune with them all the time, whether it's a weeklong relationship or lasts for years. That's the only way to make the best, most informed decisions about your real estate needs.

“In this age of transparency and immediate access to information, we better bring value beyond just pointing out some houses and sending a computer-generated list.”

5471 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 300 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 202-669-6908 Dana.Rice@compass.com www.compass.com

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Barrie Kydd REALTOR® SENIOR PARTNER, RLAH REAL ESTATE What advice would you offer for someone just starting out in your profession? It is important to have a service-oriented mindset. I have always held customer service positions in management, sales and business development. In this kind of work, you should be proficient at contract negotiation. Love where you live and work; I was born and raised here, and my husband and I reside in the heart of downtown Bethesda. I believe in staying involved in your community. My own philanthropy includes the Children’s Inn at NIH, the Montgomery County Humane Society, Montgomery Hospice Foundation and the JSSA. I am also a member of Suburban Hospital's Patient & Families Advisory Council (PFAC). What is the one thing that your clients should know about you? Though I am known for listing high-end condominiums in Bethesda, I enjoy working with people from all walks of life with the goal of finding them a home that complements their lifestyle. I am committed, driven and efficient, and always want to find the right fit for each client.

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4600 N. Park Ave., Suite 100 Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301-325-4040 | Office: 301-652-0643 bkydd@bkydd.com www.barriekydd.com

HILARY SCHWAB

“Though I am known for listing highend condominiums in Bethesda, I enjoy working with people from all walks of life with the goal of finding them a home that complements their lifestyle.”

How would your clients describe you? Here are some recent comments from clients: “Barrie came through with everything she promised and very promptly at that. My condominium was sold within two weeks—without a hassle.” “Barrie was enthusiastic and made the effort to get to know me, my tastes and what I was looking for. She was prepared, professional and fun to work with which turned out to be a good thing because we saw a lot of properties!” “You were persistent; you cheered us on; you followed up on every detail; and most importantly, you were excited when we found our new home.”

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Fabiana Zelaya & Agne Salgado M SQUARED REAL ESTATE How would your clients describe you? We asked a few of our clients and they all said the same things. They talked about how responsive we are and our fun, energetic personalities. Our clients reflect the fact that we are way above and beyond just sales. We really experience each transaction as if it was our own home-buying experience. We have been so lucky to have worked with amazing clients that we now call friends.

LISA HELFERT

What is your professional and educational background? We have diverse backgrounds. Agne: I went to University of Technology in Lithuania and studied mechanical engineering and design, and then emigrated to the United States. Fabiana: I grew up in Bethesda and went to Woodacres Elementary. Prior to real estate, I was into fashion, and co-owned Daisy Too and Daisy Baby in Bethesda. I love that I get to sell homes in my home town!

1407 T St. NW Washington, DC 20009 Fabiana: 240-463-2815 | Fabianarealty@gmail.com Agne: 202-607-4203 | homes@agnesalgado.com

Ingrid Dallaire REALTOR®, LONG & FOSTER REAL ESTATE What brings you the most satisfaction in your work? I enjoy utilizing the skills that come naturally to me. I also love the creativity required and the challenge of successfully negotiating the home buying and selling process.

HILARY SCHWAB

How would your clients describe you? One of my favorite notes was from my client Charlotte, who said, ”Selling our 130-year-old home required strategy, creativity, out-of-the-box marketing, patience and a great sense of humor, all combined with excellent sales skills. From the initial listing through the closing process, Ingrid brought it all together for us.” Another recent buyer, Kacey, wrote, “It’s hard to express our gratitude for all you’ve done for us during the buying process. Your wisdom, patience, market savvy and warmth are so appreciated. We always felt heard and reassured, knowing that you were looking out for us. You’re a true professional and we look forward to sharing your name with other homebuyers.” Bethesda Gateway Office 4650 East West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 C: 301-455-6962 | O: 301-907-7600 Ingrid.Dallaire@LongandFoster.com www.IngridDallaire.com BETHESDAMAGAZINE.COM | MARCH/APRIL 2017

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Sarah Funt, CBR LONG & FOSTER REAL ESTATE | BETHESDA GATEWAY OFFICE What is the one thing that your clients should know about you? No one can get a house ready for the market like I can today. Do you want the best price? A little work up front can mean a higher price and a faster sale. Because I've been working with a group of contractors for so long, I get excellent prices for touchups, repairs, refinished hardwood floors, and in some cases, full renovations. No matter what you need, I line up services and get work done quickly, so that your home is on the market for a shorter time and ends up selling for more money. Preparing homes for the market has been my specialty for years, and I do it better than anyone. After 26 years, I still love what I do and I wake up every morning excited about my work and motivated to get the best results for my clients.

4650 East West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 C: 301-509-1283 | O: 301-907-7600 sarah.funt@longandfoster.com www.sarahfunt.com

MICHAEL VENTURA

AWARDS/HONORS Licensed in MD, D.C. and VA; Certified Buyer Representative; Long & Foster Masters Club Hall of Fame; Top 1 Percent of Real Estate Agents Nationwide; Long & Foster/Christie's International Real Estate Luxury Homes Specialist

Jacqueline Band-Olinger Jill Balow GREYSTONE REALTY, LLC

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What makes you different than others in your profession? Our extensive knowledge of the real estate market combined with our passionate commitment to our clients’ success is unparalleled in the industry. Our goal is 100 percent client satisfaction with the relationship, the process and, most importantly, the end result. How do we achieve this? We take a steadfast approach to ensuring that we match each client with the perfect home. We offer the highest level of personal attention, treating each client as a family member and each home as if it were our own. We understand that owning real estate may be one of the largest and wisest investments one makes, so it is important that we approach each relationship with enthusiasm, expertise and integrity. We offer a full-service team that will carefully and thoughtfully guide buyers and sellers through each step in the buying and/or selling of a home.

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FACE TIME How a Bethesda esthetician treats everything from acne to aging BY KATHLEEN SEILER NEARY

THE ROOM IN THE Bethesda office where Susette Lapina gives facials and chemical peels includes spa touches such as soothing music and hot towels. But sun damage and acne, not relaxation, are the top reasons people schedule appointments. Lapina’s patients, who range in age from 11 to 78, tend to be mostly female, but she also sees a lot of male teens. “The boys are hilarious,” says Lapina, a licensed esthetician at Rockledge Med Spa, part of The Dermatology Center. “The extractions of blackheads and whiteheads can be a little painful, and if we use a little treatment for acne, that can sting a little bit. Those facials are not relaxing. One boy said to me, ‘Are you going to put cucumbers on my eyes?’ I was like, ‘No honey.’ ” When skin issues are especially challenging, Lapina, 53, feels fortunate to work in a setting that combines a doctor’s office with spa services. Patients come in for everything from customized facials and microdermabrasion—a noninvasive skin-polishing procedure—to mole removals, Botox and liposuction. For pigmented lesions, or dark spots, the Rockville resident might turn to a chemical peel to slough off dead skin and reveal a smoother layer—a treatment not typically performed in day spas. “Because it’s a med spa, we can use slightly stronger stuff than in day spas,” Lapina says. “We work under the doctor’s supervision.” The collaborative approach means that her patients might also see one of the practice’s dermatologists for a remedy such as photo rejuvenation therapy, which uses laser technology to treat age and sunspots, facial veins and other skin problems. Growing up in London, Lapina was always interested in cosmetics and skin care. As a little girl, she’d watch her mother put on makeup, and she remembers being thrilled when her mom would let her wear lipstick. Once her own two daughters were in school, Lapina started training to become an esthetician. She moved to Montgomery County in 2001—her husband is American and his career brought the family to the U.S.—and started working at Rockledge Med Spa three years later. Her favorite part of the job? Getting to know her patients. “I see some whole families,” she says. One young woman has been coming in since middle school and recently invited Lapina to her wedding. A group of women in their late-70s visit her monthly for facials. “One of them came in and she belongs to a book club and she told [the others] about me,” Lapina says. “They’re very sweet—I treat them like queens.” ■ Associate Editor Kathleen Seiler Neary can be reached at kathleen.neary@bethesdamagazine.com. 260

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In her own words... MAKING AN IMPACT “I had a lady come in and she said, ‘My husband said I have a huge blackhead on my back.’ I took a look and I knew it wasn’t a blackhead. But I’m not a doctor. I don’t diagnose. I said, ‘I’d like you to have it looked at.’ And it was skin cancer. She came back and said, ‘Thank you so much.’ ”

THE UPKEEP “It’s just like going to the gym. If you go to the gym and you get in good shape and then you think, oh, I’m in good shape, so you don’t go anymore. If you’re going to spend money on good products, you want to maintain it. I’m not saying you have to come every two weeks, but maintenance is good.”

THE NO-NO’S “The biggest one is when I say, ‘What do you use on your skin?’ [And the answer is:] ‘I use soap.’ I’m like, oh dear. I want to say, well that strips your skin and you’ll be so dry, but I don’t. In a nice way, I say, ‘Well let’s stop using the soap.’ Someone might say, ‘I stuck honey on my face last night.’ I’ll say, ‘Well that probably feels good, but let’s do something that’s going to actually help.’ Change them in a gentle way.”

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“A lot of people get very dry skin in the winter, going from the extreme cold to the heat inside, so we do a lot of hydrating things. Hydrating facials, light chemical peels. Winter and early spring are good times to have a chemical peel—we don’t like to do them in the summer.”

TREATING HER OWN SKIN “[My challenge] is redness. Ruddy English skin—that has been my thing. I use very soothing, calming products and every now and then I’ll do a treatment. I use a lot of the SkinMedica products. I use a good cleanser, some anti-aging products, some good sunscreen. I’ve had broken blood vessels repaired. I’ve had Botox.”

ON HOME REMEDIES “I think it can get murky if you start telling people they can mix this or do that [on their own]. Having already-formulated products—especially in a medical office—these products are all tested. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with dabbing a little bit of rosewater on your face, but I don’t know what that’s going to do so I like to recommend what I use, what I know, what I’ve been trained on.”

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mending brwken hearts Keely O‘Brien was just 2 weeks old when a cardiologist told her parents she wouldn‘t survive without surgery BY DAVID FREY | PHOTOS BY LISA HELFERT

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JUST SHY OF 2 YEARS OLD, Keely O’Brien knows what she wants, and on this November evening in the kitchen of her family’s Glen Echo home, she wants to put a bowl of popcorn upside down on her head. Her parents, Jenny and Andrew, laugh as the popped kernels get caught in her blond curls. “She’s a wild and crazy precocious toddler,” Andrew says. “A spitfire.” Jenny nods. Keely’s an adventurer, her mother says, prone to frightening other parents at the playground as she totters perilously at the top of the slide. Her daughter is also a fighter. She ought to be—at just 10 weeks old she fought for her life. Looking back, the O’Briens say, they can see the warning signs. They’d left the hospital thinking their new baby was fine, but she was unusually lethargic at home. They hoped it meant that she was just a good sleeper, unlike her older brother, Liam. Their son, 3 years old at the time, was a voracious eater when he was born, but Keely barely nursed. Could it be that she just wasn’t hungry? “It just didn’t seem normal to me,” says Jenny, 35. At Keely’s two-week checkup in January 2015, the pediatrician listened to her parents’ concerns and also heard something troubling. Holding a stethoscope to Keely’s chest, the doctor noticed the whisper of what she thought might be a heart murmur. It’s probably nothing, the couple remembers her saying, but she urged them to see a specialist just to be sure. The next day, a cardiologist performed an echocardiogram, moving an ultrasound probe over Keely’s body to produce an image of her tiny heart. There, in the middle of the newborn’s heart, he saw a hole where the upper and lower chambers meet, and a second one just below it. The condition, called complete atrioventricular canal defect 264

(CAVC), occurs in one of every 5,000 births, according to the National Institutes of Health. Instead of having two valves separating the heart’s chambers, the doctor told them, Keely had just one. Without surgery, she would die. The cardiologist referred Keely to Dr. Richard Jonas, chief of cardiovascular surgery at Children’s National Health System in Washington, D.C., and two

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weeks later her parents were sitting in his office. Jonas, who helped pioneer open-heart surgery on newborns, told Keely’s parents that he wanted to operate on their daughter, but that she should get a little bigger first. For more than two months, the O’Briens waited as Keely put on weight and her heart valve tissue grew thicker and stronger. “It felt like an eternity,” Jenny says.

Keely O’Brien, pictured with her parents and her brother, Liam, underwent a threehour operation on her heart when she was a newborn. Two years later, her father, Andrew, describes her as a “wild and crazy precocious toddler.”

Erin was 9 when she found out her mom had cancer.

The family stayed inside as much as they could, hoping to prevent Keely from catching even a cold. Andrew, a partner at DCI Group, a public affairs consulting firm in D.C., took Liam to his fourth birthday party while his wife and daughter stayed home. Keely’s parents kept track of how much she ate and tried to bulk her up by supplementing breast milk with infant formula. “You do a lot

of praying,” says Andrew, 35, “and handholding, and crying, and trying to look for the silver lining.”

EVERY YEAR, MORE THAN 35,000 babies in the United States—about eight of every 1,000—are born with congenital heart defects, according to NIH. In some cases, these are minor problems that don’t need medical attention. Even some

holes in the heart can repair themselves over time. In other cases, like Keely’s, the defects are life-threatening. Keely’s condition caused oxygenrich blood on the left side of the heart to mix with oxygen-poor blood on the right, resulting in a lack of oxygen in the bloodstream. Her heart was pumping too much blood back to the lungs, which forced it to work harder than a

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Dr. Richard Jonas, who helped pioneer open-heart surgery on newborns, operated on Keely in 2015. He often receives holiday cards and photos from the families of children he’s treated.

normal heart. Left untreated, Keely’s heart would have become enlarged and damaged. The newborn also had another problem. Her main artery was too narrow—the result of a congenital heart defect called coarctation of the aorta— which was blocking normal blood flow in her body. According to the Mayo Clinic, coarctation of the aorta may not cause any symptoms, and mild cases might not be diagnosed until adulthood. The condition often occurs along with other heart defects, as it did with Keely. A generation ago, a patient like Keely probably would have died, Jonas says. Doctors first operated on a child with CAVC in 1954, but it wasn’t until 266

decades later that better technology and scientific understanding made corrective heart operations on newborns more feasible, he explains. The advent of the heart-lung machine, called a cardiopulmonary bypass, in the 1950s made it possible to stop the heart without the patient dying. The discovery in the 1970s that the compound prostaglandin could keep babies with heart problems alive until surgery increased the chances of survival. In the 1980s, improvements in echocardiography and MRI technology helped give doctors a clearer picture of pediatric heart defects. “It was really in the 1980s that we started to learn more about how to

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operate on her condition and started to develop better techniques,” Jonas says. Since then, refinements in surgical techniques have helped doctors repair increasingly complex heart problems. In the early days, Jonas says, surgeons waited as long as they could before operating. Now they’re performing surgeries early to avoid complications. Damaged hearts often work harder, Jonas says, and blood that’s too low in oxygen thickens and can cause brain damage. “That’s been a philosophy that I brought to this hospital when I came here in 2004,” says Jonas, who lives in Chevy Chase. “There’s been a gradual transition that’s occurred since 1983, a gradual shift to operating younger and younger.” Today, he says, most neonatal heart procedures carry little more than a 1 to 2 percent risk of death. Adorning his office are holiday cards and photos from the families of children he’s treated. Jonas takes a card off the shelf from a patient he operated on more than a decade ago. “She’s doing amazingly well,” he says of the girl, who spent months in the hospital after a complicated surgery that required a breathing tube. She’s in high school now—a dancer, he says. Parents often write to tell him about their kids’ ballet performances or sports successes. “It’s like you have a whole extended family,” Jonas says with an easygoing Australian accent. Nearly 10 years ago, he performed successful open-heart surgery on Fox News anchor Bret Baier’s son Paul, who was born with five congenital heart defects; Jonas and Baier have since become friends. “In adult surgery, you’re operating on 70-, 80-, 90-year-olds. When you operate on a newborn, they’re in touch with you, or their parents are, for years,” he says. Born and raised in Adelaide, Australia, Jonas studied in Melbourne and in Auckland, New Zealand. He had just become a fellow at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital in January 1983 when he joined a small team that assisted two surgeons as they successfully

completed an “arterial switch” on a newborn. The delicate procedure to correct a misplaced aorta and pulmonary artery had never been performed on an infant. It was like watching history being made, says Jonas, the author of a textbook called Comprehensive Surgical Management of Congenital Heart Disease. The procedure opened the door to surgeons being able to successfully operate earlier on babies who previously might not have survived, he says. Now, improved ultrasound technology allows doctors to spot heart defects in many babies before they’re born and to operate on them in the first weeks of life. Still, an ultrasound can miss tiny heart defects like Keely’s, Jonas says. Sound waves have to pass through the abdominal wall, the wall of the uterus, amniotic fluid, the baby’s chest wall and the heart itself. “For some families, finding out that their baby is going to have a serious heart problem requiring surgery often adds so much stress to the pregnancy,” Jonas says, noting that parents may be better off not knowing until the baby is born. Most congenital heart defects are genetic, but not necessarily hereditary, and are caused by a complex mix of errant chromosomes and other factors. If a mother happens to have a fever and the fetus has just the right mix of genes, Jonas says, “these things can go together and create this type of heart problem sometimes. There’s no simple recipe. It’s a very complex mix of nature and nurture.”

AT THE CRACK of dawn on an April morning in 2015, Jenny and Andrew arrived at Children’s National with their 10-week-old daughter in their arms. It had been a mostly sleepless night for all of them. Keely, who wasn’t allowed to eat before the surgery, had been up crying. Her parents had laid in bed worrying. They’d been told it was a routine operation, but this was open-heart surgery on a baby, after all, so they feared the worst. As they sat in the hospital cafeteria picking at french fries, they waited for updates to appear on the pager that the

hospital had given them. A message told them that the anesthesia process had started. Another informed them that surgery had begun. Another told them that their little girl was on the bypass machine. For the O’Briens, that was the most terrifying part. A baby’s heart, about the size of a walnut, usually beats 120 to 130 times per minute. For 15 minutes during the operation, Keely’s heart would be stopped. In that time, a bypass machine does the work of the heart, injecting oxygen into the bloodstream while a surgeon opens the heart, patches the holes and builds two valves out of the

colleagues rely on printed 3-D models, but they didn’t need to do that for Keely. “We have a very limited amount of time to work in,” says Jonas, who co-directs the Children’s National Heart Institute. “We have to work in the heart. We have to stop the heart. We have to cut off the blood supply and the oxygen supply to the heart muscle the whole time that we’re working inside the heart. So that basically starts a stopwatch, and you have to be able to go from beginning to end, and when you’re done, you’re done. You have to finish in that time. Two to three hours. You do not get any extra time.”

“You do a lot of praying,” says Keely’s father, Andrew O’Brien, “and handholding, and crying, and trying to look for the silver lining.” single working valve. “It’s just a horrible thought,” Jenny says. She and Andrew had met through mutual friends at the University of Maryland more than a decade earlier. At the time, Andrew was a recent Maryland graduate living in New York, and Jenny was still a student on the College Park campus. They started dating and eventually moved in together, living in Rockville and Gaithersburg before marrying in 2007 and settling in Glen Echo. Andrew got a job at DCI Group; Jenny worked in human resources and event planning before staying home to care for Keely. “Up until this point, we had nothing that had caused any kind of stress or worry or concerns close to this,” Andrew says. For Jonas and his team in the operating room, the clock was ticking. Using an echocardiogram that was performed the day before, he had mapped out what he would have to do to fix Keely’s heart. In more complex surgeries, Jonas and his

All surgery can be emotional, says Jonas, a father of three, but pediatric surgery can be even more difficult. In his textbook, he warns medical students of the challenges ahead. Seeing life-threatening heart problems in newborns can be painful, he says. Talking to parents about the risk their child faces is hard, and telling them that their baby has died is even worse. “On the other hand,” he writes, “there is no greater reward than to be able to save a child.” For three hours, the O’Briens waited. Their priest came to pray with them. They glanced at magazines. They held hands, sitting silently, watching the pager for news. They got a message when Keely was off the bypass machine, and another, finally, when the surgery was over. “Keely’s doing fine,” it read. Fine, they wondered. What does “fine” mean? A few minutes later, outside the surgical suite, Jonas assured them that the surgery

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health had gone well. The O’Briens went to the intensive care unit and saw Keely resting peacefully. They had never noticed how blue she’d been from the lack of oxygen in her blood. Now her skin looked pink, and whatever wires and tubes were connecting her to the machines and monitors around her were hidden beneath a blanket. “I remember coming in and standing back about a foot thinking, what can I touch?” Jenny says. “The nurses were

operations a year. That number has roughly tripled, he says, due in part to many smaller hospitals closing down their pediatric heart surgery programs. Jonas had also developed an international practice at Boston Children’s Hospital that attracted patients from Persian Gulf countries, and many of those patients followed him to D.C. “It’s come a long way,” he says of the cardiology program at Children’s National.

A baby’s heart, about the size of a walnut, usually beats 120 to 130 times per minute. For 15 minutes during the operation, Keely’s heart would be stopped. helpful, saying, ‘You can touch her now. It will be OK.’ ” Jenny stayed by her daughter’s side in the hospital, talking to her, changing her diapers, reading Harry Potter books. “I tried to make a point to help the nurses,” she says, “not because they needed my help, but for me to learn how to take care of her. For me, it felt like I was still being her mother. I needed that connection.” Andrew came and went, trying to keep life as normal as possible for Keely’s brother, who hadn’t been too thrilled about the arrival of a little sister in the first place. “We told him that she had a heart issue—we’re explaining this to a 3½-year-old. We explained we would be going to the hospital.” Keely slept for two days. Then, as Jenny held her daughter’s hand, she felt a gentle squeeze. “It was the greatest thing in the world,” she says. “I knew she was coming back.”

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Four years ago, Chevy Chase resident Grace Smith gave birth to her second child at D.C.’s Sibley Memorial Hospital, and doctors told her and her husband, Campbell, that they were concerned about the baby’s blue coloring. As with Jenny O’Brien, Grace’s ultrasounds hadn’t shown any signs of a problem. Doctors quickly diagnosed the boy with transposition of the great arteries, the congenital heart defect that Jonas had watched his mentors in Boston fix for the first time 30 years earlier. “We didn’t get to hold him or really get to look at him,” says Grace, 42, a former editor for National Geographic Kids. “They just held him up really quick and then took him away to hook him up to 1,001 tubes.” Within a few hours, Campbell was following behind the ambulance as it headed to Children’s National—Sibley does not perform pediatric heart surgeries—and Grace was alone in the maternity ward, hoping that surgery would save her son. “That night was so quiet,” she says. When she heard that her baby’s body wasn’t getting enough

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oxygen, she worried that he might be developmentally delayed, but the next morning a pediatric cardiologist from Children’s National called and put her fears to rest. He said her baby’s condition was fixable. “They were just going to switch this artery with that one and everything was going to be fine,” Grace says. “I remember him saying, ‘This is something we do almost every day.’ ” The newborn spent a week in the hospital while doctors waited for him to get bigger and stronger so that Jonas could operate. In that time, the Smiths settled on a “good, strong family name” for their son, Grace says. They named him Campbell Montgomery: Campbell for the boy’s father and grandfather, Montgomery for his great-grandfather. The morning of his surgery, little Campbell was crying. “Mommy, why was I crying?” the rambunctious 4-yearold asks as he listens to his parents tell the story of his birth. “You were a hungry baby,” she tells him. “They couldn’t feed you before the surgery, so you were mad.” Now, young Campbell, or “C Mo,” as he’s nicknamed, likes to show off the tiny scar on his chest, practically the only sign he still carries of his difficult beginning. For his first three years, he saw a cardiologist monthly. Now he goes just once a year. “He has energy,” his mother says as he and his older brother, Hugh, tussle around the family’s home. “He’s very athletic. I think he could be an Olympian if he wanted to.” “An Olympic runner!” C Mo says.

NOT EVERY CHILD who goes through neonatal heart surgery will be able to run marathons, Jonas warns. Some will face exercise limitations. A small percentage suffer developmental delays or behavioral problems, but usually those are mild. “The majority of kids who have a reparative operation in the newborn period can go on and have essentially a normal quality of life,” he says. Typically, though, they need to see a

cardiologist regularly to make sure their heart valves aren’t breaking down. Like hips and knees, heart valves can wear out over time, Jonas says. Children like Keely, who have reconstructed valves, face a higher risk than others. But that’s something a cardiologist should spot long before parents notice anything is wrong. “It is important that heart problems are picked up before there are signs and symptoms,” Jonas says. As she runs across the kitchen laughing and screaming, Keely shows no signs of the problems that she once faced. “After the surgery, we got a chance to take a step back and realize we had a healthy girl,” Andrew says. Still, she was petite for her age. Her parents say she probably always will be. She quickly started putting on weight, though, and developing chubby baby cheeks. As the months passed, Keely hit all the developmental milestones her parents were

looking for. She crawled on time, and talked before they thought she would. “But I still felt on edge,” Jenny says. She worried that something else could go wrong—Keely still had one unresolved heart problem to address. A year after her first surgery, she was back at Children’s National to repair her narrow aorta. During a 90-minute operation, doctors inserted a balloon through an artery in Keely’s leg and up to her heart to expand her aorta. The surgery was a success, and should be her last. From the O’Briens’ living room, Liam lets out a wail that drowns out the Disney movie on TV. Keely pinched him, he says, as retribution for standing on her chair. Despite these occasional squabbles, the O’Briens say, the two children have become close. Liam’s reluctance about having a baby sister went away when she came home after her first surgery. He started hovering over Keely, and as they

got older, he made it his job to watch over her on the playground. “It made us such a strong family,” Jenny says. “It made Liam fiercely in love with his sister.” Sitting at their breakfast table, below walls decorated with family photos, the O’Briens open a bag filled with dozens of brightly colored beads. Each one represents one of Keely’s procedures—every needle prick, cardiogram and X-ray— and signals a tiny victory. “She’ll have a lifetime relationship with a cardiologist,” Andrew says, but already the visits are becoming less frequent. Jonas has told the couple that over time, nothing should stand in their daughter’s way. “She’s going to take on mountains,” her dad says. “She’s going to conquer the world.” n David Frey lives in Gaithersburg and has written for Sunset magazine and other publications. To comment on this story, email comments@bethesdamagazine.com.

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hallways without realizing they shared similar struggles. “For a long time, we had no one to talk to. Now, when we get together, we have this connection.”

SIX YEARS AGO, TRAN invited a few of her doctor friends to join her for a workout with a personal trainer at an outdoor tennis court near her home in Potomac. The Saturday morning boot camp took off, and soon the women were organizing Sunday walks and bike rides. The group grew organically, as members invited others to join them, and newcomers brought ideas for activities. “It helps that it is so exercise and activity focused,” says Dr. Karen Lewis, 45, a

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pediatrician who lives in Potomac. “All of us are already trying to make time for our own wellness, and if that can overlap with Lady Docs’ activities, then we feel better about taking the time.” As medical students, many of the women learned to be tough and power through their training alone. Dr. Linda Yau, an internist who practices in Northwest D.C. and co-founded Lady Docs, recalls juggling multiple patients and working 100-plus hours a week as a resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. She didn’t have a network of female colleagues to rely on for advice and encouragement. “You are seen as a weakling if you ask for help,” she says.

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ON A NOVEMBER EVENING in the carpeted basement of Dr. Chitra Rajagopal’s home in Potomac, 10 women—all in the medical profession—are taking a weekly yoga class. As the instructor weaves through the group, she gently corrects their poses and apologizes for her cold hands. “You are in a room full of doctors— we understand cold hands,” one of the women says. Everyone laughs. Some of them try to do a handstand, and those who succeed get some applause. Rajagopal, an oncologist and hematologist, wasn’t into yoga before she joined Lady Docs, a group of female physicians, dentists, psychologists and others who get together to work out, learn, socialize and volunteer. “I can honestly say if anyone was exercising, I’d tiptoe out of the room,” she says. The other women have inspired her. “If you hang out with them, you have to exercise.” After yoga, the women roll up their mats and linger to chat over a dish of roasted vegetables and cashews prepared by Rajagopal, a vegetarian. Later, they try on saris to wear to Rajagopal’s daughter’s upcoming three-day wedding celebration. Most of the Lady Docs didn’t know one another before they joined the informal network, which has grown to include more than 80 women, mostly from Montgomery County. Now, many of them are friends. They meet for book club sessions and boot camp classes, go for runs along the C&O Canal and cook meals for the homeless. They swap recipes and fitness tips, and exchange information about trends in health and medicine. They talk about tough moments they’ve had with patients. “We are a big group of sisters,” says co-founder Dr. Thu Tran, an OB-GYN at Capital Women’s Care in Rockville and staff member at Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center. Tran, 56, says some women in the group used to pass each other in the hospital

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Most of the Lady Docs didn’t know one another before joining the group, which has grown to include more than 80 women. Now, many of them are friends.

For Rajagopal, 54, whose workdays seldom end before midnight, talking with others who share the same challenges is how she rejuvenates. “I don’t know how long I can go at this pace, and how far I am from burnout, but the group helps me do it better,” she says. Yau, a Potomac mother of three, says the women in the group can relate to the quest to find a healthy work/life balance in a demanding field. They went into medicine to help people, but many are bogged down by the dizzying amount of administrative tasks. “There can be a disconnect [between] what we thought our jobs would be and what the reality is,” she says. The Lady Docs often talk shop during Saturday morning workouts while they’re paired together at fitness stations. Sometimes they’ll vent about patients who are squeezed into the schedule but still get grumpy about the wait. “It’s stressful when patients complain,” says Yau, 48. “We run a business as well as see patients. You are trying your best to give good patient care.”

Dr. Marsha Seidelman, an internal medicine and pulmonary specialist who lives in Bethesda, says she doesn’t share it with friends if she has a tough case at work, such as a young patient with a terrible diagnosis. But with the Lady Docs, she can open up. (The doctors don’t use patients’ names.) “I’ll talk about how difficult it is. It’s hard to be involved in a case that is so sad,” she says. At her Silver Spring office, Seidelman can go from seeing a patient with a sinus infection to someone who has a lung nodule that may be cancerous. She sometimes grabs a 15-minute lunch, and later wraps up a full day with consult letters about each patient. Then there’s the endless reading she has to do to keep up with the latest medical research. “So when I—or other docs—leave for the day, I can’t just clear my mind as I drive home and relax for the night,” says Seidelman, 59, another of Lady Docs’ co-founders. For her, the stress comes from the long hours and intensity of her work. The decisions

she makes each day can have serious consequences, she says. She may tell a patient complaining of chest pain that it’s indigestion and worry later that it was actually angina preceding a heart attack. “When I have doubts [about a diagnosis], part of the decision-making includes thinking, ‘Will I be able to sleep tonight?’ ” she says. The Lady Docs understand that. “There is a feeling that we are all in this together.”

WHEN POTOMAC RESIDENT Jody Miller was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2015, her fellow Lady Docs supported her personally and professionally. “Before I knew it, they just orchestrated all of my treatment plans,” says Miller, 52, an exercise physiologist and the mother of teenage triplet boys. Some, including oncologists and radiologists, became her doctors. Miller says knowing her health care providers and being just a text or phone call away from them made all the difference in her care.

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The group provided emotional support, as well as meals and gift cards. “When I wasn’t feeling well, I knew they were there,” Miller says. Throughout her illness, she was able to chat with other Lady Docs during hikes, and she continues to be active with the group now that the cancer is behind her. “I felt very fortunate to be surrounded by this very, very caring, warm, generous group of women.” Lewis has tapped into her Lady Docs network for referrals for her patients. A 21-year-old with diabetes was reluctant to leave Lewis’ care when she aged out of Lewis’ pediatric practice, but made the switch after Lewis recommended an endocrinologist and nutritionist she knew from Lady Docs. Beyond helping one another, the Lady Docs share their knowledge and insight with others. Education and community service have become a big part of their mission. They recently established a scholarship and informal mentoring program for low-income, first-generation premed students at Georgetown University, and 274

recipients are invited to shadow the doctors on the job. Last June, some of the Lady Docs brought their spouses and children to help prepare a meal for the homeless at DC Central Kitchen. In August, Lewis and several other Lady Docs participated in a health fair in Hyattsville, where they handed out wellness materials and healthy snacks, checked blood pressure and taught dental hygiene, and spoke on topics ranging from vaccinations to mammography. “What draws people to the group is the sense of how important it is to lead by example,” Lewis says. “Sharing information, teaching, being accessible. ...There is a sense of power in numbers, and we feel called to take on some leadership responsibilities.” The women have developed a website, ladydocscornercafe.com, where they post exercise and wellness tips, nutrition news, recipes, and updates on medical research that they’ve often shared with their patients. Seidelman, a mother of two whose husband is an anesthesiologist, recently wrote an entry about a lifestyle

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medicine conference she attended, and her thoughts on moving to a plant-based diet. Tran is known for her reflective blog entries about current affairs, calls to community service, and inspirational words of empowerment. The Lady Docs also post about books they’ve read—some medical, others political or fiction. Last fall, they had a long and emotional discussion about Between the World and Me, a series of essays about race in America by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Despite their ethnic and religious differences—the group includes Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, Christians and Jews—the women discovered common ground and talked about ways to help their children grow up to be kind and open-minded, says Dr. Judy Song, a radiologist who led the discussion. “All of us want to do better in raising our children,” says Song, 45, of Bethesda, who has two teenage girls. “Hanging around these women makes you want to be a better version of yourself.” Reading The Lotus and the Storm by Lan

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The Lady Docs, pictured at a book club meeting in September, get together to work out, learn, socialize and volunteer. They meet for boot camp classes, go for runs along the C&O Canal and cook meals for the homeless. “It helps that it is so exercise and activity focused,” says Dr. Karen Lewis. “All of us are already trying to make time for our own wellness, and if that can overlap with Lady Docs’ activities, then we feel better about taking the time.”

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says. “At the end of the day, you have to do what is right for you.” In a blog entry from last fall entitled “Physician Burnout: Confessions of a Former Workaholic,” Tran posted about a meeting she attended at the Montgomery County Medical Society, where a speaker wanted to know how many people in the audience had gone in for their yearly health checkup. “Only a few, in the room packed with more than a hundred physicians, raised their hand. It was not a surprise to me. I was among the majority who did not raise my hand,” she wrote. Tran went on to say that she hadn’t had time to see a primary care physician and had been so busy with work that she was following her own cholesterol and glucose levels. “I mention my need for an eye exam on and off to my friend and ophthalmologist Dr. Holly Gross when I see her at boot camp or yoga gatherings, who even offers to do my eye exam during the weekend,” she wrote. “I will soon take her offer...sometime soon.” Rather than viewing the group as another time commitment, the Lady

LAST JULY, DR. JATTU SENESIE put on a workshop for her fellow Lady Docs called, “Saying Yes with a No.” Her message was simple: Taking care of yourself is essential to taking care of others—it’s not selfish. Senesie said she was never able to achieve the balance she wanted, so she left her OB-GYN practice six years ago. Now a life coach with a consulting business called Essence of Strength, the 41-year-old North Bethesda resident says high-achieving women need to shift their mindset to avoid burnout. “Women physicians tend to be altruistic and think about taking care of other people,” she

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RUNNING/WALKING March 4 SENECA CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL MARATHON AND 50K. The races go along the Seneca Creek Greenway Trail and parallel trails in a loop course. 7 a.m. $35; $25 for members of the Montgomery County Road Runners Club. Seneca Creek State Park, Gaithersburg. www.senecacreekgreenwayrace.com.

March 18 BANNOCKBURN FUN RUN. The 1-mile run/walk through the neighborhood starts and ends in front of Bannockburn Elementary School. 9 a.m. $15 online via pay4schoolstuff.com until March 14; $20 day of, cash or check only. Bannockburn Elementary School, Bethesda. bannockburnpta.org.

March 26 PIECE OF CAKE 5K AND 10K. Celebrate the birthday of the Montgomery County Road Runners Club. Participants should arrive at least an hour early. 7:30 a.m. for 10K; 8 a.m. for 5K walk/run. A 2.8K for youths is at 7:40 a.m.; a quarter-mile and half-mile fun run is at 7:41 a.m. $10 for adults; $5 for 18 and under; free for members of the Montgomery 278

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April 1 BEN’S RUN. Proceeds from the seventh annual race benefit the oncology and bone marrow units at Children’s National Health System. Choose the 5K, 5-mile or 1-mile run/walk courses. 8:30 a.m. $30 for the 5K, 5-mile and 1-mile through March 19; $35 through race day. $100 cap on families. Stonegate Elementary School, Silver Spring. 301-602-7288, www.bensrun.org.

April 9 SILVER SPRING 5K RUN/WALK FOR GLOBAL HEALTH. The event along Sligo Creek Parkway benefits the WellnessPlex Global Health Foundation. 8 a.m. $30 before March 1 for ages 18 and older, $15 for those under 12; $35 and $20 after March 1. $10 fun race for ages 6 and under. Sligo-Dennis Avenue Park Activity Building, Silver Spring. 301-5658219, www.silverspring5k.com.

April 22 AMPUTEE AWARENESS 5K WALK, WHEEL OR RUN. Donations to Adventist HealthCare Rehabilitation’s second annual event support the Amputee Patient Assistance Fund. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Thomas S. Wootton High

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April 29 LOGAN’S RUN BY JAMON. The 5K loop and family fun run is inspired by a former student at Jamon Montessori Day School in Silver Spring who was diagnosed at age 3 with transverse myelitis, a neurological disorder. Though Logan had lost the ability to walk and was given a slim chance of recovering, she walked again that fall and progressed to running. Benefits go to her medical expenses and the school’s STEM program. 8:45 a.m. 5K run/walk; 8:50 a.m. walking loop; 9:15 a.m. family fun run. Westover Elementary School, Silver Spring. 301-384-0052, www.logansrunbyjamon.com.

April 30 HORIZONS AT NORWOOD 5K & FUN RUN. The 5K begins and ends on the campus of Norwood School, traveling in a loop on River Road and into the neighborhood. The 1-mile fun run is on campus. Proceeds benefit Horizons Greater Washington, an educational enrichment program serving low-income public school students. 8:30 a.m.; fun run at 8:40 a.m. $35 in advance/$40 day of; fun run, $20/$10 day of. Norwood School, Bethesda. horizons5k.org.

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The Piece of Cake 5K and 10K winds through Seneca Creek State Park on March 26.

LIONS’ ROAR KATE TRUAX 5K/1K FUN RUN. Both races begin in front of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School; the long run goes through the neighborhood and finishes at the school. Teacher Kate Truax died at age 32 in 2012. Proceeds from the event go to provide school tuition assistance. 9 a.m. Registration costs not available; 2016 fees were $45 for the 5K and $40 for the 1K. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Bethesda. www. bethesda-lourdes.org.

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health Ongoing RISE AND SHINE WALKING PROGRAM. Among the Suburban Hospital programs aimed at improving seniors’ health. 8:309:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Free. Lakeforest Mall, Gaithersburg. 301-896-3100, www. suburbanhospital.org.

SCREENINGS/CLASSES/ WORKSHOPS March 1 MANAGING ANGER: A GUIDE FOR DADS. This workshop is held by the Parent Encouragement Program, a nonprofit educational organization for parents, teachers and others who want to deal constructively with children and teens.7-9 p.m. $35. Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, Bethesda. Registration required. 301-929-8824, www.pepparent.org.

March 1 and April 1 EAT WELL FOR HEALTH: NUTRITION & COOKING CLASS. 6 p.m. Free. Registration required; each of these classes has a separate registration list. Adventist HealthCare Washington Adventist Hospital, Takoma Park. 301-891-6105, www. adventisthealthcare.com.

March 2 YMCA/PEP PARENTING SEMINAR: FINDING BALANCE WITH KIDS IN A TECH SAVVY WORLD. Not sure when or even how to draw the line on video games, TV and smartphones? The nonprofit Parent Encouragement Program (PEP) offers ways to limit use and to use your devices to improve connections with children. Recommended for parents of children ages 5-12. 6:30-7 p.m. check-in; 7-9 p.m. $35. Scholarships available. Suburban Hospital, Bethesda. Registration required. 301-929-8824, www. hopkinsmedicine.org/suburbanhospital.

March 4 HEARTSAVER FIRST AID. This class is designed for the general public, meets the requirements for day care providers and is not intended for health care professionals. An American Heart Association card is issued upon completion. 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $50. Holy Cross Resource Center, Silver Spring. Registration required. 301-754-8800, holycrosshealth.org.

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Pre- and post-assessments are taken to determine body changes, with a celebration at the end. March 7 and March 28, 6-8 p.m. (for assessments); March 14 and 21, 6:308 p.m. Free. Holy Cross Hospital Conference Center, Silver Spring. Registration required. 301-754-8800, holycrosshealth.org.

March 8 OPTIMIZING QUALITY OF LIFE WITH PALLIATIVE CARE. Dr. Steven Wilks, medical director of palliative care services at Suburban Hospital, discusses how to decide the best course of action for a loved one. 1-2 p.m. Free. Friendship Heights Village Center, Chevy Chase. Registration required at events. suburbanhospital.org or 301-896-3939. www.hopkinsmedicine.org.

March 8 POWER TOOLS FOR POWER STRUGGLES. The Parent Encouragement Program, a nonprofit educational organization for parents, teachers and others who want to deal constructively with children and teens, offers a workshop with the Montgomery County Public Schools Parent Academy. 7-8:30 p.m. $35. Parkland Middle School, Rockville. Registration required. 301-929-8824, www.pepparent.org.

March 15 COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. Holy Cross Hospital has tables of information and resources. Blood pressure screenings are available. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring. 301-754-8800, holycrosshealth.org.

March 15 and April 19 AARP SMART DRIVER CLASS. The oneday refresher class is designed for drivers ages 50 and older. 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $15 for AARP members; $20 for nonmembers. Holy Cross Senior Source, Silver Spring. Registration required. 301-754-8800, holycrosshealth.org.

March 16 PRE-DIABETES EDUCATION CLASS. Learn how to better manage prediabetes, the principles of healthy eating and how exercise can delay, or prevent, the onset of type 2 diabetes. 5-7:30 p.m. Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Rockville. 301891-6105, www.adventisthealthcare.com.

March 18 SAFE SITTER. The baby-sitting class teaches 11- to 13-year-olds about child care safety, handling emergencies, first-aid techniques and more. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $65. Holy Cross Resource Center, Silver Spring. 301-7548800, holycrosshealth.org.

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March 20 LOOK GOOD, FEEL BETTER. Women undergoing cancer treatments learn makeup techniques, wig care and other beauty tips. 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Hope Connections for Cancer Support, Bethesda. 301-634-7500, www.hopeconnectionsforcancer.org.

March 21 LOOK GOOD, FEEL BETTER. Women undergoing cancer treatments learn makeup techniques, wig care and other beauty tips. 6-8 p.m. Free. Holy Cross Hospital Professional and Community Education Center, Silver Spring. Registration required. 301-754-8800, www.holycrosshealth.org.

March 23 LISTEN UP! Suburban Hospital otolaryngologist David Bianchi explains how hearing loss, which affects millions of lives in the U.S., is identified, challenges from hearing impairment, and the treatment options. 1-2 p.m. Free. Rockville Senior Center, Rockville. Registration required at events.suburbanhospital.org or 301-8963939. www.hopkinsmedicine.org.

March 23 SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR FIRST-TIME GRANDPARENTS. Suburban Hospital’s class includes instruction on infant and child CPR and choking rescue, plus a refresher on diapering, swaddling, feeding and soothing a crying baby. 6-9 p.m. $45; $75 per couple. OASIS at Macy’s Home Store, Bethesda. Registration required at events. suburbanhospital.org or 301-896-3939. www.hopkinsmedicine.org.

March 23 FUELING YOUR WORKOUT. Maximize your fitness plan with easy to prepare meals that are ideal for the pre- and post-workout routine. A demonstration includes healthy, flavorful recipes. 6-8 p.m. $25. Suburban Hospital, Bethesda. Registration required at events.suburbanhospital.org or 301-8963939. www.hopkinsmedicine.org.

March 25 and April 29 HEARTSAVER: ADULT/INFANT/CHILD CPR (AED TRAINING). This class is designed for the general public, meets the requirements for day care providers and is not intended for health care professionals. An American Heart Association card is issued upon completion. The class is one day (offered on two dates). 9 a.m.-2 p.m. $70. Registration required. Holy Cross Resource Center, Silver Spring. 301754-8800, holycrosshealth.org.

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in how to use breathing, meditation, healing foods and gratitude practices to build resilience for better health. 3:15-4:15 p.m. Sundays. No class on April 16. $60. Registration required. Holy Cross Resource Center, Silver Spring. 301-754-8800, holycrosshealth.org.

March 26-May 7 SWEET DREAMS, SLEEP MATTERS. iRest Yoga Nidra is a guided meditation practice to reduce stress and anxiety and help improve sleep. Includes gentle stretching. 6-7 p.m. Sundays. No class on April 16. $60. Registration required. Holy Cross Resource Center, Silver Spring. 301-754-8800, holycrosshealth.org.

March 28 LEARNING AS WE TREAT: BUILDING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE’S TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. The complexity of head trauma led the Military Health System to develop a center of excellence and new approaches that borrowed from specialized civilian medical facilities of the 1970s and lessons learned from Vietnam and the Gulf War. DOD historian Michael Doidge is the speaker. 6-7 p.m. Free. National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring. 301-319-3303, medicalmuseum.mil.

March 28 SPRING FOR SALAD. A one-day workshop to learn about the different health benefits of a salad. Noon-2 p.m. $5. Holy Cross Senior Source, Silver Spring. Registration required. 301-754-8800, holycrosshealth.org.

March 30 ARE THEY READY TO LAUNCH? The nonprofit Parent Encouragement Program explains what parents can do to increase the chances their teens will be prepared to successfully transition to life after high school. 7:309:30 p.m. $35. Kensington Baptist Church, Kensington. Registration required. 301-9298824, www.pepparent.org.

April 1 and April 8 DIVERSITY IN ACTION HEALTH & WELLNESS EXPO. The two-day event—sponsored by Holy Cross Health and the Minority Communities Empowerment Project with state support— focuses on health issues that affect minority communities. 8 a.m.-noon April 1: free clinical breast exams and Pap tests for women. Register for an appointment. 9 a.m.noon April 8: topics such as health insurance access and health literacy. Free. Holy Cross 282

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April 1 INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS. Learn about the Parent Encouragement Program, a nonprofit educational organization for parents, teachers and others who want to deal constructively with children and teens. PEP’s approach uses positive discipline, plus specific steps to gain children’s cooperation without nagging, bribing or yelling. 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Kensington Baptist Church, Kensington. Registration required. 301-9298824, www.pepparent.org.

April 3-May 1 DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION. This four-week series is taught by a registered nurse. Physician referral required. Covered by many insurance plans. 1-4 p.m. Mondays at Holy Cross Senior Source in Silver Spring. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays at Holy Cross Resource Center in Silver Spring. 301-7548200, holycrosshealth.org.

April 5 MINORITY HEALTH/ORAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. Holy Cross Hospital has tables of information and resources. Blood pressure screenings are available. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring. 301-754-8800, holycrosshealth.org.

April 17 HEARTSAVER: ADULT CPR (AED TRAINING). This class is designed for the general public, meets the requirements for day care providers and is not intended for health care professionals. An American Heart Association card is issued upon completion. 5:30-9:30 p.m. $60. Registration required. Holy Cross Resource Center, Silver Spring. 301-7548800, holycrosshealth.org.

April 22 ANATOMY OF SPORTS AT THE MEDICAL MUSEUM. Athletes will demonstrate their sport while medical illustrators and physical therapists reveal how muscles and bones work together. 10 a.m.-noon. Free. National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring. 301-319-3303, medicalmuseum.mil.

April 25 NEW FACE, NEW BEGINNING: ADVANCING THE FIELD OF FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION. Plastic surgeon Eduardo Rodriguez, of New York University Langone Medical Center, discusses facial reconstruction. 6-7 p.m. Free. National Museum of Health and

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Medicine, Silver Spring. 301-319-3303, medicalmuseum.mil.

April 27 A BABY, MAYBE? Learn about nutrition and exercises for a healthy pregnancy, plus lifestyle changes and budgeting for a baby. The session includes a tour of Holy Cross Hospital’s maternity center. 7-9 p.m. Free. Registration required. Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring. 301-754-8800, holycrosshealth.org.

SUPPORT GROUPS Support groups are free unless otherwise noted.

March 7 and April 4 BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP. 6:30 p.m. Hope Connections for Cancer Support, Bethesda. 301-634-7500, www. hopeconnectionsforcancer.org.

March 7 DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP. Support and resources for those living with diabetes or prediabetes. 5-6 p.m. Adventist HealthCare Washington Adventist Hospital, Takoma Park; and Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Rockville. 301-891-6105, www.adventisthealthcare.com.

March 9 and April 13 PARKINSON’S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP. For patients, caregivers and family members. 12:05-12:55 p.m. Adventist HealthCare Rehabilitation, Silver Spring. 301-445-3191, www.adventisthealthcare.com.

March 9, 23 and April 13, 27 BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP. For patients, caregivers and family members. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Adventist HealthCare Rehabilitation, Rockville. 240-498-3981, www.adventisthealthcare.com.

March 9 and April 13 YOUNG ADULTS WITH CANCER SUPPORT GROUP. For patients currently undergoing treatment. 6:30-8 p.m. Hope Connections for Cancer Support, Bethesda. 301-634-7500, www.hopeconnectionsforcancer.org.

March 13 and 27, April 11 and 25 OVARIAN/GYN CANCERS SUPPORT GROUP. For patients, caregivers and family members. 12:30-2:30 p.m. Hope Connections for Cancer Support, Bethesda. 301-634-7500, www.hopeconnectionsforcancer.org.

March 15-April 26 EVENING GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP. This six-week group, for anyone grieving the death of a loved one, is led by Montgomery Hospice professional counselors. 6:308 p.m. Wednesdays. No meeting on April 12. Registration required. Bethesda United Church of Christ, Bethesda. 301-921-4400, www.montgomeryhospice.org.

March 16-April 27 AFTERNOON GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP. This six-week group, for anyone grieving the death of a loved one, is led by Montgomery Hospice professional counselors. 1:303 p.m. Thursdays. No meeting on April 13. Registration required. Kol Shalom, Rockville. 301-921-4400, www.montgomeryhospice.org.

March 20 and April 17 PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP. Open to patients, families and friends. Guest speakers alternate with informal discussions. 7-8:30 p.m. Suburban Hospital, Bethesda. 301-896-6837, www.hopkinsmedicine.org.

March 21 and April 18 HEAD & NECK CANCER SUPPORT GROUP. Open to patients, families and friends. 5:30-7 p.m. Johns Hopkins Health Care and Surgery Center, Bethesda. 301-896-6837, www. hopkinsmedicine.org.

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Ongoing DIABETES LITE EDUCATION: TYPE 1 PEER SUPPORT GROUP. For those living with or parenting a child with type 1 diabetes. Healthy refreshments provided. 7:30-9 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Suburban Hospital, Bethesda. Registration required at events.suburbanhospital.org or 301-896-3939. www.hopkinsmedicine.org.

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Tania Osinaga Caroline Morawski HAIRSTYLISTS, KINDLE & BOOM Why do we stress out over making changes to our hair? We see a lot of people who want to try something new with their hair but are afraid to make a change. A drastic difference in color or cut can be overwhelming, but even starting with something small can go a long way in enhancing the shape of your face or the color of your eyes and skin. Our hairstylists keep an open mind and truly listen to their clients, make sure they understand what their guests are looking for, and what they’re willing to do as far as maintenance and upkeep. This helps build important trusting relationships. Caroline and Tania are extremely thorough in their initial consultations; they are great listeners and their knowledge and versatility help them to guide guests along the right path to achieving their desired images. With recent trends, people are embracing natural textures and looking to enhance the colors they have, so we’ve been doing a lot of ombre and balayage, which delivers a soft, sun-kissed look. Since balayage, micro weaving and lighteners don’t go all the way up to the roots, it’s a lot easier to maintain. This allows clients to experience a bit of a change without having to be super committed to upkeep or worry about hair damage. Do you provide any bridal services? Yes, we have stylists, including Tania Osinaga, who specialize in formal finishing. You want to stand out and look your best on your wedding day, and we are invested, from initial consultation and trial to the end of your special day, in making sure you do. Tania’s 14 years of experience in hairdressing enables her to help you sort through the various factors—season, dress style, classic look or a softer, more modern image—that go into choosing the right hairstyle for your occasion.

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Sherry L. H. Maragh, MD, FAAD, FACS, FACMS SHADY GROVE DERMATOLOGY, LASER & VEIN INSTITUTE What advice do you have to help me achieve overall skin health? Our skin is the largest organ of our bodies. It grows and changes with us over time, which is why it is so important we care for our skin as much as we do the rest of our bodies. Our skin has “memory.” The sun damage we sustain over the years has a cumulative effect; all those sunburns and tans we got in our youth start to show up as brown spots, wrinkles, sagging skin or even skin cancers, as we age. Practicing safe sun habits and caring for our skin is essential to a lifetime of good skin. This includes wearing a daily SPF of at least 30 and sun protective clothing with sun exposure, avoiding the use of tanning beds, keeping your skin hydrated and maintaining a healthy body, which ultimately keeps your skin healthy.

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How do you find the right stylist? Our team of stylists is extremely versatile; there’s a stylist in our salon company for everyone. The technical aspect of having your hair done is important, and we have hairdressers with a variety of strengths, but you also want to have a personal connection with and trust in your stylist. The bios on our website reveal the backgrounds and personalities on our team and can help our guests find the right fit. 286

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Why choose Salon Central? The fact that I have sustained a successful business for 20 years says a lot about who we are. It demonstrates the importance of having extraordinary talent on my team, as their work is a direct representation of my salon company. I surround myself with professionals, who take their craft very seriously. Our team is comprised of passionate and enthusiastic artists whose career is to come to work each day and make people feel beautiful. We are committed to keeping ourselves at the forefront of evolving trends and current techniques through hours of continuing education and training each year. The way you feel about your hair has a huge impact on your daily life, and this is the foundation of our business. We touch peoples’ lives and make them feel great about themselves. We pride ourselves on being compassionate, and are dedicated to helping our guests achieve their desired image in a positive and supportive environment. Everyone on our team is understanding and caring when dealing with sensitive issues, such as hair thinning or damaged hair from over processing. We will suggest regimes and treatments to help stimulate hair growth or strengthen severely damaged hair. We will help guests understand any underlying problems regarding hair loss. The integrity of your hair is our No. 1 priority.

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Is it ever too late for me to start corrective or preventative skin treatments? Not at all. Patients who receive regular preventative treatments at any age—and stick to a daily skin care regimen—avoid developing wrinkles, spots, skin looseness and other conditions requiring greater maintenance later. We feel better about ourselves when we have nice skin and there are an increasing number of more effective and safe treatments that prevent skin from deteriorating. It’s never too late to take charge of your health and maintain and improve your skin health. Many people in their 50s, 60s and even 70s, have great skin; we can correct it to look like 10 years ago and maintain that condition for many years. The earlier you start the more money you save in the long run by not needing bigger procedures. BBL™, an Intense Pulsed Light device, sets new standards in treating skin conditions associated with aging and sun damage by gently stimulating skin cells to regenerate with light. This technology also maintains and improves skin already in great shape. Sciton’s® Forever Young BBL’s customizable settings give you the best, most personalized, results without unnecessary downtime and keep you looking, forever young. Injectables and fillers, such as Botox®, can prevent wrinkling and loss of volume, conditions that could require surgery as we get older. Hydrafacial MD® is also a great way to improve overall skin health. Check out our website for our extensive list of services. What’s something your patients should know about your practice? Patients are VIPs from the moment they step through the door and all services—except aesthetician treatments—are done by me, the physician. We love spending time with our patients, listening to their concerns and educating them on their options. Treatments are customized and we create plans addressing both short-term needs and long-term skin health.

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Can I color my hair without causing major damage? Constant advances are being made in the hairstyling industry and our professionals continue to be at the forefront of new developments. There are so many treatments we can now add to lighteners and color to help minimize any harm to healthy hair. Many of our stylists use non-ammonia permanent hair colors, such as L’Oreal’s INOA, which features Oil Delivery System technology. We encourage clients to visit the salon and consult with our American Board of Certified Haircolorists experts, who formulate and apply color to meet each individual’s color needs without over processing their hair. Our stylists also use hair bond strengthening conditioners, such as Olaplex, Brazilian Blowout and Brazilian Bond Build (B3). Styled, well-kept hair gives us the external appearance of being well managed and it can contribute to us feeling that way internally, as well. 288

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What makes LUX Studios unique? For more than a decade, we have offered the best in all types of haircare, nailcare, skincare, makeup, waxing and body toning treatment, all under one roof. This conveniently allows guests to come in and take care of all their beauty needs in one visit. Our modern and contemporary space, which is located next to the Bethesda Metro station and in close proximity to a variety of public parking areas, is comprised of 15, individually owned and licensed studios, providing a more private setting for each appointment. Our experts—you can read about each professional on our website—deal directly with their clientele, which helps cultivate strong personal connections and build loyalty. We have hairstylists who have been styling their guests’ hair for so long they’re now doing their children’s hair as well. We also sell a variety of high-quality haircare and styling products at discounted prices to help our clients nourish and maintain healthy hair between appointments.

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A Sandwich to Savor Serve a spicy American variation on the traditional St. Patrick’s Day corned beef and cabbage

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Slow-Cooked Beef Brisket with Spicy Mustard Cabbage Slaw ON THE CLOCK

SERVINGS

24 hours

DIFFICULTY LEVEL

(only 1 hour of hands-on time)

Ingredients SLOW-COOKED BEEF BRISKET ¼ cup kosher salt ¼ cup chili powder ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup black pepper 1 5- to 6-pound beef brisket, not trimmed (thick layer of fat attached) 24 large potato buns Butter for spreading on buns

Directions

SPICY MUSTARD CABBAGE SLAW

1. Preheat the oven to 225 degrees.

2 cups apple cider vinegar

2. Combine the spices and seasonings for the brisket.

1 cup Dijon mustard

3. Rub the brisket with the spice mixture.

½ cup water ¼ cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes PHOTOS BY STACY ZARIN-GOLDBERG

1 red onion, sliced thin 1 jalapeño pepper sliced thin 2 tablespoons salt 1 tablespoon fresh ground pepper 1 head cabbage, cored and sliced thin 1 carrot, fine julienne (matchstick cut)

4. Place the brisket on a roasting rack, fat side up, and cook for approximately 24 hours, or until the brisket’s internal temperature reaches 190 degrees. 5. Set the brisket aside. Pour the liquid from the pan into a two-quart container. After the fat has settled on the top, skim it off and discard. 6. Allow the brisket to rest for at least an hour, then slice or chop. Pour the juice over the meat. 7. Combine all cabbage slaw ingredients and allow to marinate on the countertop for at least two hours, tossing occasionally. 8. Split the buns into halves, then butter and toast them in the oven.

10 garlic cloves, sliced thin

9. Pile each bun with a generous portion of brisket.

¼ cup finely chopped parsley

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BETHESDA 4935 BAR AND KITCHEN 4935 Cordell Ave., 301-951-4935, www.4935bar andkitchen.com. The restaurant offers a sleek, modern interior and a young chef-owner serving French and Indian fusion dishes such as spicy chicken confit and tandoori pork chops. The popular upstairs private party room is now called “The Loft at 4935.” L D $$$

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 $$

AMERICAN TAP ROOM 7278 Woodmont Ave., 301- 656-1366, www.amer icantaproom.com. Here’s a classic grill menu featuring sliders, wings and craft beer. Entrées range from BBQ Glazed Meatloaf Dinner with whipped potatoes and green beans to the lighter Crabmeat Omelet. ❂  R L D $$

&PIZZA 7614 Old Georgetown Road, 240-800-4783, www.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 7945 Norfolk Ave., 301-657-1722, www.bacchus oflebanon.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 smallplate dishes. ❂ L D $$

BANGKOK GARDEN 4906 St. Elmo Ave., 301-951-0670, www.bkkgar den.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. Salsa dancing on Tuesdays, trivia on Wednesdays, karaoke on Thursdays and a DJ and dancing Fridays and Saturdays. ❂ L D $

BARREL + CROW 4867 Cordell Ave., 240-800-3253, www.barreland crow.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 croquettes and Virginia trout. ❂ R L D $$

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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 on the lineup. L D $

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7935 Wisconsin Ave., 301-652-5391, www.beni hana.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 $$

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BETHESDA CRAB HOUSE 4958 Bethesda Ave., 301-652-3382, www.bethes dacrabhouse.net. 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. ❂ L D $$

BETHESDA CURRY KITCHEN 4860 Cordell Ave., 301-656-0062, www.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, www.bgrthe burgerjoint.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 $

BISTRO LAZEEZ 8009 Norfolk Ave., 301-652-8222, www.bistro lazeez.com. Reasonably priced Mediterranean cuisine served in a small, attractive space. Don’t miss the grilled pita and the signature BLZ Chicken Medley, with a grilled, marinated chicken thigh, drumstick and wing basted in a zesty sauce. ❂JLD$

BISTRO PROVENCE (EDITORS’ PICK) 4933 Fairmont Ave., 301-656-7373, www.bistro provence.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. ❂ R L D $$$

BLACK’S BAR & KITCHEN (EDITORS’ PICK) 7750 Woodmont Ave., 301-652-5525, www.blacks barandkitchen.com. Customers count on the impeccable use of fresh and local ingredients and

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enjoy dining on the expansive patio. The bar draws crowds for happy hour. ❂ R L D $$$

BOLD BITE 4901-B Fairmont Ave., 301-951-2653, boldbite. net, 202donuts.com. Made-to-order hickory-smoked burgers and salads top the menu at this casual spot. Also here is 202 Artisanal Donut Co. with rotating flavors of doughnuts and locally roasted joe. JBLD$

BRICKSIDE FOOD & DRINK 4866 Cordell Ave., 301-312-6160, www.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 $$

CADDIES ON CORDELL 4922 Cordell Ave., 301-215-7730, www.caddies oncordell.com. Twenty-somethings gather at this golf-themed spot to enjoy beer and wings specials in a casual, rowdy atmosphere that frequently spills onto the large patio. ❂ J R L D $

CAFÉ DELUXE 4910 Elm St., 301-656-3131, www.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. ❂ J R L D $$

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CESCO OSTERIA 7401 Woodmont Ave., 301-654-8333, www. cesco-osteria.com. Longtime chef Francesco Ricchi turns out Tuscan specialties, including pizza, pasta and foccacia in a big, jazzy space. Stop by the restaurant’s Co2 Lounge for an artisan cocktail before dinner. ❂ L D $$

CHEF TONY’S 4926 St. Elmo Ave., 301-654-3737, www.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 $$

CITY LIGHTS OF CHINA 4953 Bethesda Ave., 301-913-9501, www.bethes dacitylights.com. Longtime Chinese eatery serves familiar Szechuan 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 $$

COMMUNITY RESTAURANT & LOUNGE 7776 Norfolk Ave., 301-272-9050, communitybethesda.com. Mark Bucher, founder of the BGR burger and Medium Rare chains, describes Community as “a Miami Beach-Palm Beach coffee shop of the ’40s with American comfort classics” and a sophisticated cocktail menu. The expansive street-level space in the 7770 Norfolk luxury apartment building is filled with color and light—orange chairs, wood paneling, floor-to-ceiling windows. No time to sit down? A walk-up window sells coffee and doughnuts. ❂ J B L D $$

COOPER’S MILL 5151 Pooks Hill Road (Bethesda Marriott), 301897-9400, coopersmillrestaurant.com/bethes da. Hotel 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. B R L D $$

THE CORNER SLICE 7901 Norfolk Ave., 301-907-7542, www.thecorner slice.net. New York-style pizza, available by the slice or as a 20-inch pie. Specialty pizzas include the spinach-artichoke white pie with ricotta, mozzarella and parmesan and the Buffalo Chicken Pie with blue cheese and hot sauce. ❂ L D $

CRAVE 7101 Democracy Blvd., Suite 1530 (Westfield Montgomery mall), 301-469-9600, cravebethesda. com. Minnesota-based chainlet offers an eclectic melting pot of American dishes, including bison burgers, lobster-and-shrimp flatbread and kogi beef tacos. The restaurant is also known for its extensive selection of wine and sushi. J L D $$

DAILY GRILL One Bethesda Metro Center, 301-656-6100, www.dailygrill.com. Everyone from families to expense-account lunchers can find something to like about the big portions of fresh American fare, including chicken pot pie and jumbo lump crabcakes. ❂ J B R L D $$

DON POLLO 7007 Wisconsin Ave., 301-652-0001, www.donpollo group.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 available. L D $

DUCK, DUCK GOOSE 7929 Norfolk Ave., 301-312-8837, www.ddgbethes da.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 $$

FISH TACO 10305 Old Georgetown Road (Wildwood Shopping Center), 301-564-6000, www.fishtacoonline.com. This counter-service taqueria features a full roster of seafood as well as non-aquatic tacos, plus margaritas and other Mexican specialties. JLD$

FLANAGAN'S HARP & FIDDLE 4844 Cordell Ave., 301-951-0115, www.flanagans harpandfiddle.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 $$

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 crabcakes, short ribs and pasta dishes. J B D $$

GRAPESEED (EDITORS’ PICK) 4865 Cordell Ave., 301-986-9592, www.grapeseed bistro.com. Chef-owner Jeff Heineman, who develops each dish on the frequently updated menu to pair with a specific wine, also offers small plates. Charcuterie offerings include house-made and artisan meats. L D $$$

GRINGOS & MARIACHIS (EDITORS’ PICK) 4928 Cordell Ave., 240-800-4266, www.gringos andmariachis.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. Voted “Best New Restaurant” by the magazine’s readers in 2015. L D $

GUAPO’S RESTAURANT 8130 Wisconsin Ave., 301-656-0888, www.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, www.guardados. com. Chef-owner Nicolas Guardado, who trained at Jaleo, opened this hidden gem devoted to LatinSpanish cooking in 2007 and has developed a following with tapas specialties like shrimp and sausage, stuffed red peppers and paella. J L D $

GUSTO ITALIAN GRILL 4733 Elm St., 240-396-6398, gustoitaliangrill.com. The fast-casual have-it-your-way concept comes to Italian fare, with flatbread, pasta and salad as the

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base options; meatballs, porchetta, grilled chicken and steak as protein pile-ons; toppings such as artichoke hearts, pancetta and Tuscan corn; and several sauces and dressings. Gusto Stix (rolled flatbread with fillings such as cheese, pepperoni and/or mushrooms), gelato pops and cool chandeliers add fun. ❂ J L D $

HANARO RESTAURANT & LOUNGE 7820 Norfolk Ave., 301-654-7851, www.hanaro bethesda.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 $$

HECKMAN’S DELICATESSEN & BAR 4914 Cordell Ave., 240-800-4879, www.heckmans deli.com. The deli features all the staples, plus a dinner menu with chicken-in-a-pot and stuffed cabbage. Menu offers long lists of ingredients to build your own salads, sandwiches and egg dishes. Sweets include rugelach, black-and-white cookies and homemade cheesecake. ❂ J B L D $

HIMALAYAN HERITAGE 4925 Bethesda Ave., 301-654-1858, www.himala yanheritagedc.com. The menu includes North Indian, Nepalis, 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, www.foonglin. com. The Chinese restaurant features Cantonese, Hunan and Szechuan 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. JLD$

THE IRISH INN AT GLEN ECHO 6119 Tulane Ave., 301-229-6600, www.irishinn glenecho.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 and The 19th Street Band on every other Wednesday night, plus live jazz on Thursday nights. ❂ J R L D $$

JALEO (EDITORS’ PICK) 7271 Woodmont Ave., 301-913-0003, www.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 2017. ❂ R L D $$

JETTIES 4829 Fairmont Ave., 301-769-6844, www.jetties dc.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, www.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. ❂ L D $$

KAPNOS KOUZINA (EDITORS’ PICK) 4900 Hampden Lane, 301-986-8500, www.kapnos kouzina.com. This is chef Mike Isabella’s first foray into Maryland and the second outpost based on Kapnos, his D.C. restaurant that spotlights Greek spreads, salads, small plates and roasted meats. Not to be missed are the pyde, puffed pillows of bread. They are best as spread-dipping vehicles; crusts for topped, pizza-like flatbreads; or sandwich casings for souvlakis. ❂ R L D $$

LA PANETTERIA 4921 Cordell Ave., 301-951-6433, www.lapanet teria.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), 240752-8737, www.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, www.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 $$$

LEBANESE TAVERNA 7141 Arlington Road, 301-951-8681, www.lebanese taverna.com. This branch of this long-lived local chain is an elegant spot for dipping puffy pita bread into hummus and baba ghanoush. The rest of the traditional Lebanese mezze are worth a try, too, as are the slow-cooked lamb dishes. Voted “Best Middle Eastern Restaurant” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2016. ❂ J L D $$

LOUISIANA KITCHEN & BAYOU BAR 4907 Cordell Ave., 301-652-6945, www.louisiana bethesda.com. The popular Bethesda institution offers a Cajun- and Creole-style menu, complete with divine fried items. The pain perdou and beignets remain a great way to start a Sunday morning. B R L D $

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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, www.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, www.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 $$

MIA’S PIZZAS (EDITORS’ PICK) 4926 Cordell Ave., 301-718-6427, www.miaspizzas bethesda.com. Mia’s Pizzas’ wood-burning oven turns out Naples-style pies with a variety of toppings, plus homemade soups and cupcakes. Sit in the cheery dining room with green, gray and white accents or under an umbrella on the patio. ❂ J L D $$

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MODERN MARKET 4930 Elm St., 240-800-4733, www.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, www. 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

7239 Woodmont Ave., 301-654-1234, www.mon amigabi.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. Voted “Best Place for a Couple’s Night Out” by the magazine’s readers in 2015. Live jazz Tuesday and Thursday nights. ❂ J R L D $$

MORTON’S, THE STEAKHOUSE

7400 Wisconsin Ave., 301-657-2650, www.mor tons.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. L D $$$

MUSSEL BAR & GRILLE 7262 Woodmont Ave., 301-215-7817, www.mus selbar.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, a list that was voted “Best Craft Beer Selection” by the magazine’s readers in 2015. ❂ R L D $$

NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE’S 10400 Old Georgetown Road, 240-316-4555, www. 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 $$

OAKVILLE GRILLE & WINE BAR (EDITORS’ PICK) 10257 Old Georgetown Road (Wildwood Shopping Center), 301-897-9100, www.oakvillewinebar.com. Fresh California food paired with a thoughtful wine list in an elegant, spare setting may not sound unique, but Oakville was one of the first in the area to do so, and continues to do it well. L D $$

OLAZZO (EDITORS’ PICK) 7921 Norfolk Ave., 301-654-9496, www.olazzo.com. This well-priced, romantic restaurant is the place for couples seeking red-sauce classics at reasonable prices. Founded by brothers Riccardo and Roberto Pietrobono, it was voted “Best Italian Restaurant” by the magazine’s readers in 2016. ❂ L D $$

ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Store D, 301-986-0285, www. ophrestaurants.com. Try one of dozens of pancake dishes, as well as eggs and waffles galore. JBL$

PASSAGE TO INDIA (EDITORS’ PICK) 4931 Cordell Ave., 301-656-3373, www.passageto india.info. Top-notch, pan-Indian fare by chef-owner Sudhir Seth, with everything from garlic naan to fish curry made to order. Voted “Best Indian Restaurant” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2016. ❂ 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 2017. J L D $$$

PAUL 4760 Bethesda Ave., 301-656-3285, www.paul-usa. com. Five-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, www.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 $$

PERSIMMON (EDITORS’ PICK) 7003 Wisconsin Ave., 301-654-9860, www.persim monrestaurant.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 $$

PINES OF ROME 4709 Hampden Lane, 301-657-8775. Local celebrities and families gather at this down-home Italian spot for 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. L D $

PI PIZZERIA 7137 Wisconsin Ave., 240-800-3822, www.pipizza.com. St. Louis-based chain serving thin-crust pizza and deep-dish cornmeal-crust pizza, the latter of which has a thick layer of tomato sauce on top. Customize your own or go for the specialty pies, such as the Southside classic deep pie with Berkshire sausage, mozzarella, onions, green peppers and mushrooms. L D $

PIZZA TEMPO 8021 Wisconsin Ave., 240-497-0000, www.pizza tempo.us. Pizza with a twist, which includes toppings such as sujuk (Mediterranean beef sausage), pistachio mortadella and spicy beef franks, plus a wide selection of pides (boat-shaped pizzas). Salads, wraps, panini and entrées also available. Limited seating; delivery within about a 3-mile radius. L D $

PIZZERIA DA MARCO (EDITORS’ PICK) 8008 Woodmont Ave., 301-654-6083, www.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, www. 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, www. 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 $$

QUINCY’S BAR & GRILLE 4920 Del Ray Ave., 301-718-2400, quincys bar.com. Energetic neighborhood pub with a sports bar atmosphere, Quincy’s also has an extensive menu with wings, pizza, build-your-own burgers and chicken sandwiches, plus entrées including Guinness-braised brisket. Live music is also a big draw. ❂ L D $

RAKU (EDITORS’ PICK) 7240 Woodmont Ave., 301-718-8680, www.raku asiandining.com. Voted “Best Restaurant in Bethesda” by the magazine’s readers in 2017, 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 $$

REDWOOD RESTAURANT & BAR 7121 Bethesda Lane, 301-656-5515, www.redwood bethesda.com. The upscale wine bar features fresh, local food and California-centric wines. Redwood features a frequently changing menu and in-season farmers market dinners. ❂ J R 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, www.rock bottom.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. ❂ J L D $$

RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE 7315 Wisconsin Ave., 301-652-7877, www.ruths chris.com. A dark and clubby feel makes this elegant chain popular with families as well as the happy-hour 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, www.salathai dc.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 $$

SHANGHAI BAO KITCHEN 7101 Democracy Blvd. (Westfield Montgomery mall), 301-365-8866, www.shanghaiveggies.com. A fast-casual concept offering steamed, then panfried buns (bao) with pork or vegetable fillings, and chicken or shrimp dumplings that share the bill with create-your-own rice noodle or garlic-rice bowls loaded up with veggies, proteins, toppings and sauces. L D $

SHANGHAI VILLAGE 4929 Bethesda Ave., 301-654-7788. Owner Kwok Chueng prides himself on personal attention and recognizing regulars who have been stopping in for his classic Chinese cooking for more than 25 years. Order the secret recipe Mai Tai. L D $

SHANGRI-LA NEPALESE AND INDIAN CUISINE 7345-A Wisconsin Ave., 301-656-4444, www.shan grilabethesda.com. Northern Indian and Nepali specialties such as butter chicken and fresh

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flatbreads known as naan shine here. The extensive menu ranges from soups and salads to tandoori and kabobs.J L D $

SHARE WINE LOUNGE & SMALL PLATE BISTRO 8120 Wisconsin Ave. (DoubleTree Hotel), 301-652-2000, www.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 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. ❂ J B R L D $$

SMOKE BBQ BETHESDA 4858 Cordell Ave., 301-656-2011, www.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. Delivery available for orders over $15. J L D $

SOUTH STREET STEAKS 4856 Cordell Ave., 301-215-8333, www.southstreet steaks.com. Even transplanted Philadelphians will admire the cheesesteaks at this local chain’s third location. The shop also offers chicken cheesesteaks, hoagies (that’s Philly-talk for cold

subs) and sandwiches called “Phillinis,” a cross between “Philly” and “panini.” J L D $

STROMBOLI FAMILY RESTAURANT 7023 Wisconsin Ave., 301-986-1980, www.strom bolisrestaurant.com. In addition to a large selection of delectable hot Italian sandwiches called stromboli, this proud family restaurant/carryout features pizzas, subs and pastas at reasonable prices. L D $

SUMA RESTAURANT AND BAR 4921 Bethesda Ave., 301-718-6378, www.suma bethesda.com. Seasonal modern American cooking from chef Gene Sohn, formerly of Mussel Bar & Grille. Dishes include spicy sesame soy wings, deviled eggs with goat cheese, and challah-crusted fried chicken. Also find pizza, including one with duck confit sausage and caramelized onions. The outdoor patio is spacious and inviting. ❂ R L D $$

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, www.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,

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dine and more varieties of yakitori at dinner. L D $$

TANDOORI NIGHTS 7236 Woodmont Ave., 301-656-4002, www. 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 $$

TAPABAR (EDITORS’ PICK) 4901A Norfolk Ave., 240-483-4004, www.tapabar bethesda.com. This small-plates spot shares a kitchen with its sister eatery, Bold Bite. Find reasonably priced tapas—from tomato, garlic and olive oil on toasted bread for $2 to a smoked octopus dish for $12—alongside main entrées such as Spanish seafood risotto. L D $$

TAPP’D BETHESDA 4915 St Elmo Ave., 240-630-8120, www.tappd bethesda.com. Beer-centric gastropub offering 40plus 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 crab cakes, 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 2016. 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, www.tastee diner.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 crab cakes to crowds of loyal customers. Open 24 hours. J B L D $

TAYLOR GOURMET 7280 Woodmont Ave., 301-951-9001, www.taylor gourmet.com. The sandwich shop offers a menu of upscale takes on Philadelphia hoagies, sandwiches and salads made with top-notch ingredients. Check out the eggroll appetizer of mozzarella, provolone, hot capicola, Genoa salami, peppers and red onion. LD$

TIA QUETA 4839 Del Ray Ave., 301-654-4443, www.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. Menu includes American and Mexican beers. ❂ J L D $$

TOMMY JOE’S 7940 Norfolk Ave., 301-654-3801, www.tommy joes.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 (Poho-style, grilled and smoky, are a good option), burgers, crab cakes 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, www.trattoria sorrento.com. This family-run Italian favorite offers homemade pastas, baked eggplant and fresh fish dishes. Half-price bottles of wine on Wednesdays. D $$

TYBER BIERHAUS 7525 Old Georgetown Road, 240-821-6830, www. tyberbierhausmd.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 features mussels, hearty sandwiches, schnitzel and goulash. R L D $$

UNCLE JULIO’S 4870 Bethesda Ave., 301-656-2981, www.uncle julios.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. Voted “Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2017. ❂ 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 $$

VINO VOLO 7247 Woodmont Ave., 301-656-0916, www.vino volobethesdarow.com. This wine bar and shop features a rustic café serving small plates, cheeses and cured meats, salads, sandwiches, pizza and a few entrées. For dessert, there’s bourbon bread pudding, gelato or sorbetto. ❂ 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 $

WILDWOOD ITALIAN CUISINE 10257 Old Georgetown Road (Wildwood Shopping Center), 301-493-9230, www. wildwooditaliancuisine.com. The owners, menu, décor and chef are the same, but the former Geppetto restaurant just gets a name change. The longtime eatery, owned by the adjacent Oakville Grille & Wine Bar, serves up thick-crusted Sicilian-style pizza, pasta and entrées in a casual atmosphere. ❂ L D $$

WILDWOOD KITCHEN (EDITORS’ PICK) 10223 Old Georgetown Road (Wildwood Shopping Center), 301-571-1700, www.wildwoodkitchen rw.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, www. hillstone.com. Part of the Houston’s chain, the eatery offers such classics as spinach-andartichoke dip and its famous burgers, but also house-baked breads, more exotic dishes, live jazz and a granite bar. ❂ L D $$$

YAMAS MEDITERRANEAN GRILL 4806 Rugby Ave., 301-312-8384, www.yamasgrill. com. A friendly staff serves gyros, souvlaki, lemon

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chicken and other Greek specialties at this sunny café. Dinner entrées include Greek-style chicken and vegetarian mousaka. ❂ J 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, www.fish tacoonline.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ J L D $

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, www.wild tomatorestaurant.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 2017. ❂ J L D $

CHEVY CHASE ALFIO’S LA TRATTORIA 4515 Willard Ave., 301-657-9133, www.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, www.capital grille.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, www.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 $$

FISH TACO 7015 Wisconsin Ave., 301-652-0010, fishtaco online.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ J L D $

LA FERME (EDITORS’ PICK) 7101 Brookville Road, 301-986-5255, www.la fermerestaurant.com. This charming Provencestyle 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 include the French 75, with cognac, simple syrup, lemon juice and champagne. ❂ R L D $$$

LE PAIN QUOTIDIEN 5310-C Western Ave. NW, 202-499-6785, www.lepainquotidien.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ JB R L D $

LIA'S (EDITORS’ PICK) 4435 Willard Ave., 240-223-5427, www.chefgeoff. com. Owner Geoff Tracy focuses on high-quality, lowfuss 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. Voted “Best Restaurant in Chevy Chase” by Bethesda Magazine readers in 2017. ❂ J R LD$

MANOLI CANOLI RESTAURANT 8540 Connecticut Ave., 301-951-1818, www.manoli canoli.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. ❂JLD$

MEIWAH RESTAURANT 4457 Willard Ave., 301-652-9882, www.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 $$

POTOMAC PIZZA 19 Wisconsin Circle, 301-951-1127, www.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. ❂ J L D $

SUSHIKO (EDITORS’ PICK) 5455 Wisconsin Ave., 301-961-1644, www.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, www.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 $$

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KENSINGTON THE DISH & DRAM 10301 Kensington Parkway, 301-962-4046, www. 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. J L D $$

FRANKLY…PIZZA! 10417 Armory Ave., 301-832-1065, www.frankly pizza.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-year-old family recipe. Wines and homemade sodas served on tap, too. ❂ L D $

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NORTH POTOMAC/ GAITHERSBURG &PIZZA 258 Crown Park Ave. (Downtown Crown), 240-4998447, www.andpizza.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ LD$

ASIA NINE 254 Crown Park Ave. (Downtown Crown), 301-3309997, www.asianinemd.com. Pan Asian restaurant with a first location in Washington, D.C.’s Penn Quarter offers dishes from Vietnam, China, Thailand and Japan. Specialties include grilled lamb chops served with mango-soy coulis and miso honey duck breast drizzled with a sake butter sauce. R L D $$

ATHENS GRILL 9124 Rothbury Drive, 301-975-0757, www.athens grill.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, www. barkingmadcafe.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, www.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, www.bucadi beppo.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 $$

COAL FIRE 116 Main St., 301-519-2625, www.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. ❂LD$

COASTAL FLATS 135 Crown Park Ave. (Downtown Crown), 301-8698800, www.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. ❂ J R L D $$

COPPER CANYON GRILL 100 Boardwalk Place, 240-631-0003, www.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. J L D $$

DOGFISH HEAD ALEHOUSE 800 W. Diamond Ave., 301-963-4847, www.dogfish alehouse.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, www.donpollo group.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ L D $

FIREBIRDS WOOD FIRED GRILL (NEW) 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 $$

GROWLERS 227 E. Diamond Ave., 301-519-9400, www.growlers restaurant.com. This turn-of-the-century building in downtown Gaithersburg is now a brewpub with regular and seasonal house brews and a full menu, including pizzas, burgers, sandwiches and entrées such as Cajun rigatoni and steak frites. Live music Wednesday through Saturday. ❂ J R L D $

GUAPO’S RESTAURANT 9811 Washingtonian Blvd., L-17, 301-977-5655, www.guaposrestaurant.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂JRLD$

HERSHEY’S RESTAURANT & BAR 17030 Oakmont Ave., 301-948-9893, www.hersh eysatthegrove.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 $$

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 $

IL PORTO RESTAURANT 245 Muddy Branch Road, 301-590-0735, www.il portorestaurant.com. A classic red-sauce menu, elegant murals of Venice and an authentic thin-crust 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. ❂ L D $

JOE’S CRAB SHACK 221 Rio Blvd., 301-947-4377, www.joescrabshack. com. This is one of four Maryland locations of the chain, which offers blue crabs from April through August and other varieties year-round, as well as

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chicken and burgers for landlubbers. Popular with families and young couples. ❂ J L D $$

LE PALAIS 304 Main St., No. 100, 301-947-4051, www. restaurantlepalais.com. Chef-owner Joseph Zaka trips lightly through the dishes of Brittany and Burgundy, adding a modern twist here and there. Entrées include duck pot-au-feu and cassolette of lamb. D $$$

THE MELTING POT 9021 Gaither Road, 301-519-3638, www.the meltingpot.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 Pot chain also offers wine, oil or broth to cook meat tableside and chocolate fondue for dessert. J D $$

NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE’S 245 Kentlands Blvd., 240-477-1040, www.notyour averagejoes.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ J L D $$

OLD TOWN POUR HOUSE 212 Ellington Blvd. (Downtown Crown), 301-9636281, www.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 copperinlaid bars and high ceilings. ❂ L D $$

PALADAR LATIN KITCHEN & RUM BAR 203 Crown Park Ave., 301-330-4400, www. 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 $$

POTOMAC VILLAGE DELI 625 Center Point Way, 301-299-5770, www.potomacvillagedeli.com. Traditional Jewish deli in the Kentlands, offering all-day breakfast and all the classics, from bagels, smoked fish, knishes, matzo ball soup, corned beef, pastrami and chopped liver to overstuffed combo sandwiches, Reubens, subs, wraps, burgers, salads, pizza and New York cheesecake. J B L D $$

QUINCY’S BAR & GRILLE 616 Quince Orchard Road, 301-869-8200, quincys bar.com. See Bethesda listing. L D $

RED HOT & BLUE 16811 Crabbs Branch Way, 301-948-7333, www. 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, www.ruthschris.com. See Bethesda listing. D $$$

SARDI’S POLLO A LA BRASA 430 N. Frederick Ave., 301-977-3222, www.sardis chicken.com. Yes, there’s charbroiled chicken, but don’t miss the other Peruvian specialties, especially the ceviche and Salchipapas, a true Peruvian street food of thinly sliced pan-fried beef hotdogs mixed

with french fries and served with condiments. LD$

TANDOORI NIGHTS 106 Market St., 301-947-4007, www.tandoori nightsmd.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ L D $

TARA THAI 9811 Washingtonian Blvd., L-9, 301-947-8330, www.tarathai.com. See Bethesda listing ❂ L D $$

TED’S BULLETIN 220 Ellington Blvd. (Downtown Crown), 301-9900600, www.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, www.thai taniumrestaurant.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. ❂ J L D $ TOMMY JOE’S 311 Kentlands Blvd., 301-569-4247, www. tommyjoes.com. This second branch of a popular Bethesda bar and restaurant offers bar food (burgers, salads) and entrées such as filet mignon. There’s a dance floor inside; the outdoor patio has 18 tables and a lounge area with a sofa. ❂ J L D $$

UNCLE JULIO’S 231 Rio Blvd. (RIO Washingtonian Center), 240-6322150, www.unclejulios.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ J R L D $$

VASILIS KITCHEN (NEW) 705 Center Point Way, 301-977-1011, www. vasiliskitchen.com. Tan and brown décor lends a cozy vibe to the 124 seats inside this 4,700-squarefoot Kentlands restaurant (another 100 seats are on the patio). 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, www.thewine harvest.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 $

YOYOGI SUSHI 328 Main St., 301-963-0001. A no-nonsense neighborhood sushi place with bright fish tanks, it offers the familiar sushi, teriyaki, tempura dishes, plus seaweed salad, soup, green tea and red bean ice cream. L D $

ZIKI JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE 10009 Fields Road, 301-330-3868, www.zikisteak house.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 AMICI MIEI 1093 Seven Locks Road, 301-545-0966, www.amici mieiristorante.com. Chef Davide Megna and manager/partner Roberto Deias have created an upscale Italian neighborhood gathering place, with wood-fired pizzas, homemade pastas and creative salads. ❂ R L D $$

ATTMAN’S DELICATESSEN 7913 Tuckerman Lane (Cabin John Shopping Center & Mall), 301-765-3354, 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, www. brooklynsdelimd.com. From chopped liver to chicken soup, Brooklyn’s serves all the deli specialties, plus more. Think hot pastrami with cole slaw and Russian dressing on pumpernickel. ❂ J B L D $

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ELEVATION BURGER 12525-D Park Potomac Ave., 301-838-4010, www. 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$

GREGORIO’S TRATTORIA 7745 Tuckerman Lane (Cabin John Shopping Center & Mall), 301-296-6168, www.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 Shopping Center & Mall), 301-299-9888, www.thegrilled oystercompany.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 $$

HUNTER’S BAR AND GRILL 10123 River Road, 301-299-9300, www.thehunters inn.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 Shopping Center & Mall), 240-499-8922, www.lahinchtavernand grill.com. The menu of this sister restaurant to The Irish Inn at Glen Echo commingles Irish standards

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dine (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. J R L D $$$

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 crab cakes, fish tacos, grilled bronzino, a New York strip steak and steak frites. ❂ R L D $$

MIX BAR AND GRILLE 9812 Falls Road, 301-299-3000, www.mixbarand grille.com. This casual spot serves charcuterie and cheese plates, brick-oven flatbreads and other light fare. The space is modern and hip, with tall, white banquettes, Plexiglas chairs, five big-screen TVs, and a 20-seat bar. Look for lots of wines by the glass and beers on tap. L D $$

MOCO’S FOUNDING FARMERS 12505 Park Potomac Ave., 301-340-8783, www.we arefoundingfarmers.com. Farm-inspired fare in a modern and casual setting; this is the sister restaurant to the phenomenally popular downtown D.C. Founding Farmers. Bethesda Magazine readers chose it as “Best Restaurant in Potomac,” "Best Bar" and "Best Brunch" in 2017. Try the warm cookies for dessert. ❂ B R L D $$

NORMANDIE FARM RESTAURANT 10710 Falls Road, 301-983-8838, www.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, www. odonnellsmarket.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 (11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.). The menu includes a raw bar, salads and many O’Donnell’s classics, among them a lump-filled crab cake sandwich, salmon BLT, seafood bisque and crab gumbo. ❂ L $

OLD ANGLER’S INN 10801 MacArthur Blvd., 301-365-2425, www.old anglersinn.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 2017. ❂ R L D $$$

POTOMAC PIZZA 9812 Falls Road, 301-299-7700, www.potomac pizza.com. See Chevy Chase listing. J L D $

RENATO’S AT RIVER FALLS 10120 River Road, 301-365-1900, www. renatosatriverfalls.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. ❂ J L D $$

SUGO OSTERIA 12505 Park Potomac Ave., 240-386-8080, www.eat sugo.com. The Greek guys who own Cava Mezze and Cava Mezze Grill partner with Mamma Lucia restaurants to serve Italian small plates, meatballs,

sliders, pizza and pasta. Chef specialities include blue crab gnocchi and charred octopus. ❂ R L D $$

TALLY-HO RESTAURANT 9923 Falls Road, 301-299-6825, www.tallyho restaurant.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, www.thewineharvest.com. See Gaithersburg listing. ❂LD$

ZOËS KITCHEN 12505 Park Potomac Ave., Suite 120, 240-3281022, www.zoeskitchen.com. The first Maryland outpost of a Birmingham, Alabama, fast-casual chain, Zoës features Mediterranean dishes such as kabobs, hummus and veggie pita pizzas. It specializes in takeout dinner for four for under $30. ❂JLD$

ROCKVILLE/ NORTH BETHESDA A & J RESTAURANT (EDITORS’ PICK) 1319-C Rockville Pike, 301-251-7878, www. 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 $

AL CARBÓN 200 Park Road, 301-738-0003, www.alcarbon restaurant.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. ❂ B L D $

AMALFI RISTORANTE ITALIANO 12307 Wilkins Ave., 301-770-7888, www.amalfi rockville.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 $$

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 $

&PIZZA 11626 Old Georgetown Road (Pike & Rose), 240621-7016, www.andpizza.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 $

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BOMBAY BISTRO 98 W. Montgomery Ave., 301-762-8798, www.bom baybistro.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, www.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. L D $

BRIO TUSCAN GRILLE 20 Paseo Drive, 240-221-2691, www.brioitalian. com. Look for a wide range of Tuscan dishes served in a handsome setting. House specialties run from the traditional, such as lasagna Bolognese al forno, to the modern, including grilled chicken and quinoa salad. ❂ J R L D $$

CARLUCCIO’S CAFFE, RESTAURANT AND ITALIAN MARKET 11826 Trade St. (Pike & Rose), 240-669-4694, www.carlucciosusa.com. Part of a British chain, Carluccio’s occupies 4,600 square feet, offering full-service breakfast (pannetone French toast, eggs Benedict), lunch and dinner with a wide range of soups, antipasti, pastas, salads and entrées. There is also an onsite market for items such as salumi, cheeses, salads and olive oil. ❂ J B R L D $$

CAVA MEZZE (EDITORS’ PICK) 9713 Traville Gateway Drive, 301-309-9090, www. cavamezze.com. The dark and elegant Cava 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, www.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 flare. Free chips are served out of a car trunk display. L D J $

CITY PERCH KITCHEN + BAR 11830 Grand Park Ave. (Pike & Rose), 301-2312310, www.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 rawbar selections, small plates, shareable salads and entrée options such as grilled shrimp and Long Island duck. ❂ R L D $$$

825 Hungerford Drive, 301-279-0310, www. 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. LD$

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, www.don pollogroup.com. See Bethesda listing. L D $

EAST PEARL RESTAURANT 838-B Rockville Pike, 301-838-8663, www.east pearlrestaurant.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. L D $

EL MARIACHI RESTAURANT 765-D Rockville Pike, 301-738-7177, www.el mariachirockville.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, www.elpatio international.com. 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. ❂ J B L D $

EV & MADDY’S 101 Gibbs St. (Rockville Town Square), 301-2966682, evmaddys.com. Owned by Olney residents Patrick and Eunice Pak, this unpretentious French bistro serves beef bourguignon, lamb sausage, hanger steak and other traditional dishes with a modern twist. Executive Chef Patrick Pak sports impressive credentials, having cooked at Washington, D.C.’s Komi, Blue Duck Tavern and the former Palena. J L D $$

FAR EAST RESTAURANT 5055 Nicholson Lane, 301-881-5552, www.fareast rockvillemd.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 Chinese-American 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 (NEW) 11417 Woodglen Drive, 240-242-4066, www. flordelunamd.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. ❂ J R L D $$

FONTINA GRILLE 801 Pleasant Drive, 301-947-5400, www.fontina grille.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. ❂ J R L D $$

GORDON BIERSCH 200-A E. Middle Lane (Rockville Town Square), 301340-7159, www.gordonbiersch.com/restaurants. The national brewpub chain prides itself on house beers and friendly service. The shiny bar is boisterous, and the menu includes bar favorites with some barbecue and Asian touches, small plates, salads, pizza and flatbreads. J L D $$

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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 $

HARD TIMES CAFÉ 1117 Nelson St., 301-294-9720, www.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 Weststyle saloon for lunch and dinner. L D $

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HELEN’S 11120 Rockville Pike, 202-483-4444, helensonthepike.com. Caterer Helen Wasserman serves her signature Asian-American fusion cooking at her 30-seat jewel box eatery (with two large outdoor patios), formerly Addie’s. Dumplings, cheese wontons with guacamole, salmon in phyllo, grilled lamb chops with herbed yogurt, and lump crab cake with shrimp sauce are highlights. ❂ J R L D $$

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HINODE JAPANESE RESTAURANT 134 Congressional Lane, 301-816-2190, www. hinoderestaurant.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 15209 Frederick Road, 301-309-0610, www. 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 $$

JOE’S NOODLE HOUSE 1488-C Rockville Pike, 301-881-5518, www.joes noodlehouse.com. Chinese ex-pats and many other customers consider the Szechuan specialties (soft bean curd with spicy sauce and hot beef jerky)

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LA BRASA LATIN CUISINE 12401 Parklawn Drive, 301-468-8850, www.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), 301251-1550, www.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 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, www.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 1605 Rockville Pike, 301-468-9086; 115 Gibbs St. (Rockville Town Square), 301-309-8681; www. lebanesetaverna.com. A casual and pleasant family spot for lunch or dinner after shopping on Rockville Pike, the café is a more casual offshoot of the local Lebanese Taverna chain, serving hummus, pita, falafel, chicken and lamb kabobs. J 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; www.mamma luciarestaurants.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ L D $$

MATCHBOX VINTAGE PIZZA BISTRO (EDITORS’ PICK)

1699 Rockville Pike, 301-816-0369, www.matchbox rockville.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 peppers and Spanish onions served in a super-cool space in Congressional Plaza. ❂ J R L D $

MELLOW MUSHROOM 33A Maryland Ave. (Rockville Town Square), 301294-2222, mellowmushroom.com. Bright retro décor adorns this 200-seat branch of the popular pizza chain, including a wall with more than 1,000 Coke bottles. The lineup: craft beers and over-thetop pies (including one with roasted red potatoes, bacon, caramelized onions, cheddar and mozzarella cheeses, ranch dressing and sour cream). ❂JLD$

MICHAEL’S NOODLES 10038 Darnestown Road, 301-738-0370, www. michaelsnoodles.com. Extensive Taiwanese menu at this popular strip mall eatery includes dim sum, mixed noodle dishes, noodle soup and unusual specialties, such as Shredded Chicken with Jelly Fish and Stewed Pork Intestine and Duck Blood. LD$

MI RANCHO 1488 Rockville Pike, 240-221-2636, www.mirancho texmexrestaurant.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 $

MISO FUSION CAFÉ 33-E Maryland Ave. (Rockville Town Square), 240614-7580, www.misofusioncafe.com. This 65-seat Korean-Japanese fusion restaurant features: yakatori (grilled marinated skewers of chicken, beef, shrimp); ramen bowls; katsu (breaded, deep-fried cutlets) bowls with rice, vegetables, scallions and egg; chicken, beef or pork katsu stuffed with mozzarella cheese and other fillings; and Korean BBQ of chicken, sliced beef, teriyaki salmon and spicy pork belly. L D $

MOA 12300 Wilkins Ave., 301-881-8880, moakorean restaurant.weebly.com. A welcoming Korean restaurant in the midst of an industrial stretch. Try the seafood pancake appetizer—a satisfying, crispy frittata bursting with squid, clams, shrimp and scallions. Dol Sot Bibimbap, a mix of rice, vegetables and protein in a hot pot, is a customer favorite. L D $

MODERN MARKET (NEW) 1627 Rockville Pike (Congressional Plaza), 301603-2953, www.modernmarket.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ J B R L D $

MOSAIC CUISINE & CAFÉ 186 Halpine Road, 301-468-0682, www.mosaic cuisine.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, www. 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 $$

NAGOYA SUSHI 402 King Farm Blvd., Suite 130, 301-990-6778, nagoyasushimd.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. L D $$

NANTUCKET’S REEF 9755 Traville Gateway Drive, Rockville, 301-2797333, www.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 $$

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NICK’S CHOPHOUSE 700 King Farm Blvd., 301-926-8869, www.nicks chophouserockville.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 crab cakes. 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, www.niwano hana.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. L D $$

ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE 12224 Rockville Pike, 301-468-0886, www.oph restaurants.com. See Bethesda listing. J B L $

OWEN’S ORDINARY 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, beef, pork and fondue entrées, and those looking to grab a drink can make the most of the space’s 60-seat beer garden. See our review on page 294. ❂ R L D $$

PALADAR LATIN KITCHEN & RUM BAR 11333 Woodglen Drive, 301-816-1100, paladarlatin kitchen.com. See Gaithersburg listing. ❂ J R L D $$

PETER CHANG (EDITORS’ PICK) 20-A Maryland Ave. (Rockville Town Square), 301838-9188, peterchangarlington.com. Chef Peter Chang’s only restaurant in Maryland showcases his Szechuan specialties 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 95 785-H Rockville Pike, 301-294-9391. Pho, the Vietnamese beef noodle soup, is king here. Other offerings include fat rice-paper rolls of shrimp, noodles and herbs with a sweet and spicy peanut sauce, Grilled Lemon Grass Chicken and Grilled Pork Chop and Shredded Pork Skin. L D $

PHO HOA BINH 11782 Parklawn Drive, 301-770-5576, www.pho hoa.com. 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, www.phonom nom.net. As the name suggests, the specialty is pho, but there are also grilled dishes, noodles and

2-COURSE LUNCH FOR $12.00 (TUES-FRI) 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, www. 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. L D $$

PIZZA CS 1596-B Rockville Pike, 240-833-8090, www. 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. ❂ J L D $

POTOMAC PIZZA 9709 Traville Gateway Drive, 301-279-2234, www. potomacpizza.com. See Chevy Chase listing. ❂ JLD$

QUENCH 9712 Traville Gateway Drive, 301-424-8650, www. quenchnation.com. Urban bar scene in the suburbs, with unique cocktails and contemporary American cuisine. Lots of starter options to try, plus salads, entrées, sandwiches and burgers, and three Asian dishes including pad Thai. ❂ J R L D $$

QUINCY’S SOUTH BAR & GRILLE 11401 Woodglen Drive, 240-669-3270, quincys bar.com. See North Potomac/Gaithersburg listing. ❂LD$

ROCKLANDS BARBEQUE AND GRILLING COMPANY 891-A Rockville Pike, 240-268-1120, www.rock lands.com. John Snedden has perfected the art of barbecue since he first opened Rocklands in Washington, D.C., in 1990. This location serves allAmerican pork ribs, smoked chicken, brisket and lamb cooked exclusively over red oak and hickory. ❂ JLD$

ROLLS ‘N RICE 1701 Rockville Pike (Shops at Congressional Village), 301-770-4030, www.rollsnrice.com. This Asian café serves more than 25 varieties of rolls, from a volcano roll (spicy tuna, white fish, salmon, tomato, jalapeño, fish eggs and vegetables) to a Philadelphia Roll (smoked salmon, cream cheese and avocado). J 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. ❂ JLD$

SAM CAFÉ & MARKET 844 Rockville Pike, 301-424-1600, www.samcafe market.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$

SAMOVAR 201 N. Washington St. (Rockville Town Square), 240-671-9721, www.samovarrestaurant.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

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Ukranian beers are available. A framed wolf pelt adorns one wall. J R L D $$

SEASONS 52 (EDITORS’ PICK) 11414 Rockville Pike, 301-984-5252, www. 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 $$

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SEVEN SEAS 1776 E. Jefferson St., 301-770-5020, www.seven seasrestaurant.com. An elegant restaurant popular with politicians and local chefs and known for its fresh seafood and impeccable service. Specials include the paper hot pot, meals using ancient Chinese herbs and afternoon tea. Sushi, too. LD$

SHEBA RESTAURANT 5071 Nicholson Lane, 301-881-8882, www.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 $

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SICHUAN JIN RIVER 410 Hungerford Drive, 240-403-7351, www.sichuan jinriver.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, www.silver diner.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. JBRLD$

SPICE XING 100-B Gibbs St. (Rockville Town Square), 301-6100303, www.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 allyou-can-eat lunchtime buffet. ❂ J R L D $$

STANFORD GRILL 2000 Tower Oaks Blvd., 240-582-1000, www.the stanfordgrill.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 highquality. ❂ L D $$

STELLA BARRA PIZZERIA 11825 Grand Park Ave. (Pike & Rose), 301-7708609, www.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. ❂ L D $$

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SUMMER HOUSE SANTA MONICA (EDITORS’ PICK)

11825 Grand Park Ave. (Pike & Rose), 301-8812381, summerhousesm.com. An airy, light and stunning space sets the scene for modern American cuisine with a West Coast sensibility. Dishes include Beach Bum Ceviche, Santa Monica Cobb Salad,

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SUPER BOWL NOODLE HOUSE 785 Rockville Pike, 301-738-0086, www.superbowl noodlehouse.com. Look for a large variety of Asian noodle dishes in super-size portions, plus a big 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, www.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. L D $$

SUSHI HOUSE JAPANESE RESTAURANT 1331-D Rockville Pike, 301-309-0043. 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. L D $$

SUSHI OISHII 9706 Traville Gateway Drive, 301-251-1177, www. 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; www.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. L D $$

TARA ASIA 199-D E. Montgomery Ave., 301-315-8008, www. taraasiarestaurantrockville.com. A pan-Asian offshoot of the Tara Thai family, Tara Asia is dominated by a floor-to-ceiling mosaic and has an 82-item menu that spans the cuisine from Japan to Thailand and the tiny islands in between. L D $$

TARA THAI 12071 Rockville Pike, 301-231-9899, www.tarathai. com.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, www.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, www.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, www. 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 $$

TOWER OAKS LODGE 2 Preserve Parkway, 301-294-0200, www.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. J R L D $$

TRAPEZARIA 11 N. Washington St., 301-339-8962, www.thetrap ezaria.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 $

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. R L D $$

THE WOODSIDE DELI 4 N. Washington St., 301-444-4478, www.the woodsidedeli.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. ❂ JBRLD$

YEKTA 1488 Rockville Pike, 301-984-1190, www.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 kebab. L D $$

YUAN FU VEGETARIAN 798 Rockville Pike, 301-762-5937, www.yuanfu vegetarian.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 and Baby Abalone in Tomato Sauce. L D $

ADDIS ABABA 8233 Fenton St., 301-589-1400. 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. ❂ RLD$

ADEGA WINE CELLARS & CAFE 8519 Fenton St., 301-608-2200, www.adegawine cellars.com. This light and bright blond wood dining room serves creative sandwiches and allows customers to choose from a small selection of wines by the bottle to take home. A fine place for lunch, if only to try the eggplant fries. ❂ L D $

ALL SET RESTAURANT & BAR 8630 Fenton St., 301-495-8800, www.allset restaurant.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 L D $$

AMINA THAI 8624 Colesville Road, 301-588-3588. See Rockville/North Bethesda listing. L D $

AZÚCAR RESTAURANT BAR & GRILL 14418 Layhill Road, 301-438-3293, azucar restaurant.net. The name means sugar, and it fits. A colorful Salvadoran spot decorated in bright purple and orange with Cubist-style paintings. The porkstuffed corn pupusas are stars. Also look for more elegant dinners, including fried whole trout. L D $$

BETE ETHIOPIAN CUISINE 811 Roeder Road, 301-588-2225. 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. ❂ J B L D $$

BIBIM 923 Sligo Ave., 301-565-2233, www.bibim923. com. Korean fare is served in a charming, 65-seat neighborhood restaurant, with outdoor seating for 50. Start with scallion or kimchi pancakes and crunchy, lightly coated chicken wings, then go for the house specialty: bibimbap, an abundant mealin-a-bowl dish of rice, vegetables, fried egg, various protein add-ons and gochujang (red chili paste). Sip on a nice selection of bourbons and soju, Korea’s beloved distilled rice spirit. ❂ D $$

THE BIG GREEK CAFÉ 8223 Georgia Ave., 301-587-4733, www.biggreek cafe.com. Owned by the Marmaras brothers, whose family operated the decades-old Golden Flame restaurant, the café serves a hit parade of Greek specialties, including a top-notch chicken souvlaki pita. L D $

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8407 Ramsey Ave., 301-587-8407, 8407kb.com. This sleek space across from the Silver Spring Metro prides itself on stellar service and fromscratch preparations, such as house-smoked salmon and home-cured charcuterie. Signature craft cocktails are a specialty. R L D $$

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8515 Fenton St., 301-200-8666, cavagrill.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ L D $ 8606 Colesville Road, 301-588-7297, www.the classicsdc.com. The restaurant features great steaks and seafood served without the pomp in a basic white dining room. Serious drinks and fresh seasonal American fare. Its less-formal bistro seating is first-come, first served. D $$

COPPER CANYON GRILL 928 Ellsworth Drive, 301-589-1330, www.ccgrill. com. See Gaithersburg listing. ❂ J R L D $$

CRISFIELD SEAFOOD RESTAURANT 8012 Georgia Ave., 301-589-1306, www.crisfield seafood.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, www.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, www.thedaily dishrestaurant.com. A neighborhood favorite serving seasonally inspired, locally sourced comfort food, including bar bites and brunch dishes. Full-service catering is available, too. ❂ J 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 $

ETHIO EXPRESS GRILL

EGGSPECTATION 923 Ellsworth Drive, 301-585-1700, www. eggspectations.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

952 Sligo Ave., 301-844-5149, ethiogrill. com. 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 $

FENTON CAFÉ 8311 Fenton St., 301-326-1841. An out-of-the-way crêperie serving 31 kinds of sweet crêpes and 16 varieties of savory crêpes. Savory versions range from cheese and ham to roasted eggplant with zucchini, bell pepper, sundried tomato, garlic and onion. B L D $

8649 16th St., 301-588-9063, www.elaguila restaurant.com. A cheery bar and generous plates of Tex-Mex favorites such as enchiladas and Salvadoran seafood soup make this eatery popular with families and others looking for a lively night out. ❂ L D $

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EL GAVILAN 8805 Flower Ave., 301-587-4197, gavilanrestau rant.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. J 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. ❂ JRLD$

8131 Georgia Ave., 301-585-1370, www.firesta tion1.com. A historic firehouse made over as an eatery serves 21st-century pizza, sandwiches, meat, seafood and vegetarian entrées. Try the Cuban sandwich with seasoned pork, chipotle mayo, Dijon mustard, pickles and Swiss cheese on a ciabatta roll. L D $

THE GREEK PLACE 8417 Georgia Ave., 301-495-2912, www.thegreek place.net. Here are big portions of better-thanaverage food at reasonable prices. The bifteki pita sandwich, a seasoned ground lamb and beef patty with tzatziki, tomatoes and red onions, is especially good. L D $

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HEN QUARTER (NEW) 919 Ellsworth Drive, 240-247-8969, www. henquarter.com. An outpost of a restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia, Hen Quarter focuses on Southern fare, such as shrimp and grits, and chicken and waffles. The space includes rustic décor and garage windows that roll back for open-air views of Downtown Silver Spring’s fountain. The bar pours 75 types of bourbon and other whiskeys, as well as craft beer and wine. ❂ J R L D $$

ITALIAN KITCHEN 8201 Fenton St., 301-588-7800, www.italiankitchen md.com. Casual, attractive pizzeria with bar seating also turns out homemade sandwiches, calzones, salads and pasta dishes. Pizza and paninis are top notch. L D $

JEWEL OF INDIA 10151 New Hampshire Ave., 301-408-2200, www. 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, www.kao thairestaurant.com. This restaurant turns out topnotch 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, www.la casitapupusas.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 $

LACOMELZA ETHIOPIAN CAFE 7912 Georgia Ave., 301-326-2435. One of Silver Spring’s many Ethiopian eateries, Lacomelza serves traditional cuisine from doro wat (chicken legs with spicy sauce) to the ground beef mixture of kitfo in a modern and attractive setting decorated with Ethiopian art. R L D $

LA MALINCHE 8622 Colesville Road, 301-562-8622, www.la malinchetapas.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. 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, www.lebanese taverna.com. See Rockville listing. J L D $

MAMMA LUCIA 1302 East West Highway, 301-562-0693, www. mammaluciarestaurants.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ L D $$

MANDALAY RESTAURANT & CAFÉ 930 Bonifant St., 301-585-0500, www.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 $

MCGINTY’S PUBLIC HOUSE 911 Ellsworth Drive, 301-587-1270, www.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 $$

MI RANCHO 8701 Ramsey Ave., 301-588-4872, www.mirancho texmexrestaurant.com. See Rockville listing. ❂ LD$

MIX BAR AND GRILLE 8241 Georgia Ave., #200, 301-326-1333, mixbar andgrillesilverspring.com. Modern American bistro with an older sibling; similar menu, plus a selection of ceviche. See Potomac listing. ❂  R L D $$

MOD PIZZA 909 Ellsworth Drive, 240-485-1570, www.mod pizza.com. First Maryland location of this Bellevue, Washington-based chain offers design-your-own fastcasual 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, www.mrs ks.com. Here’s an elegant, antique-filled option for special occasions and Sunday 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 $$$

NAINAI’S NOODLE & DUMPLING BAR 1200 East West Highway, 301-585-6678, www. nainaisnoodles.com. Sisters Joanne and Julie Liu serve homemade noodles and dumplings in this lovable fast-casual eatery that shares a kitchen with their Scion restaurant next door. Focus on the noodles, and bring a photo of your “Nainai” (grandmother in Chinese) to tack on the bulletin board. L D $

NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE'S 8661 Colesville Road, 240-839-3400, www.not youraveragejoes.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ J L D $$

OLAZZO (EDITORS’ PICK) 8235 Georgia Ave., 301-588-2540, www.olazzo. com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ J L D $

ORIENTAL EAST RESTAURANT 1312 East West Highway, 301-608-0030, www. orientaleast.com. Be prepared to wait for a table and maneuver around carts filled with dumplings, noodles and spare ribs at this popular dim sum restaurant that caters to families and groups on weekends. L D $

PACCI’S NEAPOLITAN PIZZERIA (EDITORS’ PICK) 8113 Georgia Ave., 301-588-1011, www.paccis pizzeria.com. This stylish eatery turns out top-notch pizzas from a wood-burning oven. Choose from red or white pizza selections, plus four kinds of calzones. ❂ J (upon request) L D $

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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, from the owner of Pacci’s Neapolitan Pizzeria, also in Silver Spring. L D $$

PARKWAY DELI & RESTAURANT 8317 Grubb Road, 301-587-1427, www.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 $

PETE’S NEW HAVEN STYLE APIZZA 962 Wayne Ave., 301-588-7383, www.petesapizza. com. Sporting more stylish décor than its other locations, this Pete’s offers the same crunchycrusted New Haven-style pizzas, plus pasta, panini and salads. This branch is the only one so far to offer fried calamari. J L D $

PHO HIEP HOA 921-G Ellsworth Drive, 301-588-5808, phohiep hoa.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 $

SAMANTHA’S 631 University Blvd. East, 301-445-7300, saman thasrestaurante.com. This white-tablecloth, LatinSalvadoran 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 $$

SCION 1200 East West Highway, 301-585-8878, www. scionrestaurant.com. A contemporary American eatery from sisters Joanne and Julie Liu, who also own a popular Dupont Circle restaurant with the same name and Nainai’s Noodle & Dumpling Bar in Silver Spring. Look for everything from wasabi Caesar salad to crab Reuben to spicy yogurt chicken. J R 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 $$

THE SOCIETY RESTAURANT & LOUNGE 8229 Georgia Ave., 301-565-8864, www.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, www.sushijinnext door.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, www.sweet green.com. See Bethesda listing. L D $

TASTEE DINER 8601 Cameron St., 301-589-8171, www.tastee diner.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ J B L D $

THAI AT SILVER SPRING 921-E Ellsworth Drive, 301-650-0666, www.thaiat silverspring.com. The Americanized Thai food is second to the location, which is superb for peoplewatching 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, www.urban butcher.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. R D $$

URBAN WINERY 949 Bonifant St., 301-585-4100, www.theurbanwin ery.com. Silver Spring residents Damon and Georgia Callis open the first and only urban winery in the midAtlantic area. 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), 301-598-6868, 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, www.thewood sidedeli.com. See Rockville listing. J B L D $

UPPER NW D.C. AMERICAN CITY DINER 5532 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-244-1949, www. americancitydiner.com. Retro diner complete with blue-plate specials such as Salisbury steak and stuffed peppers; malts and egg creams. Diners can catch a classic movie free with dinner. ❂ J B L D$

ARUCOLA 5534 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-244-1555, www. arucola.com. The restaurant serves authentic Italian cuisine in a casual setting, with a changing menu that includes creative treatment of traditional dishes, homemade pasta and pizza from the woodburning oven. ❂ L D $ $

BLUE 44 5507 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-362-2583, www. 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 $$

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BUCK’S FISHING AND CAMPING 5031 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-364-0777, www. 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, www. 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 $$

CHADS FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS 5247 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-362-8040, chadsdc. com. This neighborhood hangout is sometimes compared to Cheers, but it also 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, www. 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 over 30 toppings to design your own pie. ❂ R L D $

DECARLO’S RESTAURANT 4822 Yuma St. NW, 202-363-4220, www.decarlos restaurant.com. This is a family-owned neighborhood staple, with a traditional Italian menu and upscale/casual atmosphere. Signature dishes include agnolotti, veal Bolognese, broiled salmon and hand-made pasta. ❂ L D $$

THE GRILLED OYSTER CO. 3701 Newark St. NW (Cathedral Commons), 202362-1719, www.thegrilledoystercompany.com. See Potomac listing. ❂ J R L D $$

GUAPO’S RESTAURANT 4515 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-686-3588, www.guaposrestaurant.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ R L D $$

JAKE’S AMERICAN GRILLE 5018 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-966-5253, www. jakesdc.com. Burgers, steaks and sandwiches are served in a restaurant named after the owner’s grandfather, an accomplished Navy test engineer. Check out the Boiler Room, a sports bar in the basement. J R L D $$

JETTIES 5632 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-364-2465, www.jettiesdc.com. See Bethesda listing. J L D $

LE CHAT NOIR 4907 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-244-2044, www.le chatnoirrestaurant.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, www.lepainquotidien.com. See Bethesda listing. ❂ JBRLD$

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. ❂ R D $$

MAGGIANO’S LITTLE ITALY 5333 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-966-5500, www.mag gianos.com. The restaurant features old-style Italian fare that’s a favorite for large groups and private celebrations. Check out the signature flatbreads and specialty pastas, including lobster carbonara. J L D $$

MASALA ART (EDITORS’ PICK) 4441-B Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-362-4441, www. 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 $$

PARTHENON RESTAURANT 5510 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-966-7600, www. 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, www.petesapizza.com. See Silver Spring listing. ❂ JLD$

RANGE (EDITORS’ PICK) 5335 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Suite 201, 202-8038020, www.voltrange.com. Celebrity chef Bryan Voltaggio’s extravaganza, featuring multiple open kitchens, seats 300 and offers an enormous wine list. L D $$$

SATAY CLUB ASIAN RESTAURANT AND BAR 4654 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-363-8888, www. asiansatayclub.com. The restaurant prides itself on providing a comfortable/casual setting with a menu that spans Japanese sushi, Chinese mooshi vegetables, Thai curries and Vietnamese spring rolls. L D $

TANAD THAI 4912 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-966-0616, www. tanadthaicuisine.com. 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, www.tarathai.com. See Gaithersburg listing. ❂ L D $$

TERASOL (EDITORS’ PICK) 5010 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-237-5555, www. terasolartisans.com. This charming French café offers soups, salads, quiches and a few entrées, along with jewelry and pottery from local artisans. Live music on Fridays and Saturdays. ❂ B L D $

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LUNCHBOX 5535 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Suite 018, 202-2443470, www.voltlunchbox.com. The Washington remake of chef Bryan Voltaggio’s defunct Frederick restaurant offers specialties including the Southern Bahn Mi with crispy chicken and pickled vegetables, and B’More with pepper-crusted pit beef. L D $

4855 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 202-363-5698, www.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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MAKE SATURDAYS SWING Strathmore’s Saturday Family Jazz Sessions is a fun, creative, kid-friendly series that allows junior music aficionados to sing, dance, and play.

GRIER SUMMER—SLEEPAWAY CAMP IN PENNSYLVANIA FOR GIRLS • Located on the grounds of the historic Grier School • Girls between the ages of 7–17 • Intensive or recreational programming • Geared for all ranges of ability

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June 19 - August 4, 2017 Expert Instructors • Field Trips • Early Arrival • Extended Day Delicious Lunches • Swimming • Academic Programs • Sports Spanish • STEAM • Art, Music & More! For more information, visit www.stpatsdc.org/summer_programs 202.342.2813 | 4700 Whitehaven Parkway, NW Washington, DC 20007

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Valley Mill Day Camp

Learn More at www.valleymill.com Spring & Summer Programs Call 301-948-0220 Transportation Provided

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2017 Open House Dates: 2/12, 3/5, 3/19, 4/16, 5/7 and 5/21 11am to 4pm. 15101 Seneca Rd, Darnestown MD

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Awesome adventures include archery, robotics, cooking, sports, and more. There’s something for everyone. Day camp located in the heart of Bethesda on the Washington Episcopal School campus – open rain, shine, or heat wave! Before Care and After Care available. Check out the Sleepaway Camp for children entering Grades 3 - 8. Starting March 1, private tours of campus facilities available. Please call 301-652-7878 to schedule a tour.

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All Open Houses are from 1 to 3pm on the Barrie Campus 13500 Layhill Road, Silver Spring Visit barrie.org/camp or call 301.576.2816 for more information

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Red and aqua circles that seem ripped from a futuristic pinball machine. Art Nouveau-esque swirls in purple and blue. Such vibrant, abstract patterns are created by Alona Elkayam in her Friendship Heights home studio and star in her Far From Timid line of T-shirts, women’s dresses and home décor. With a background in marketing and brand strategy, Elkayam started the company in 2015. Everything’s made on demand in the U.S. or Canada, allowing the designer to endlessly tweak her street-meets-chic aesthetic. We caught up with her to find out what inspires all her bright moves.

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The prints on your pieces are so bold— where do they come from? I’m inspired by abstract artists like Frank Stella and Ellsworth Kelly. Anything geometric can show up in my prints— architecture, even the shadows when I run at night. And the name for the company comes from a Biggie Smalls song [“Sky’s the Limit”], since I’m also a hip-hop fan. The whole line is about doing things, like his song says, that are far from timid.

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What moved you to start the company? I’d go shopping, whether it was for a cool T-shirt or sheets on my bed, and I couldn’t find what I was looking for. I wanted to communicate in visuals in an abstract way.

BY JENNIFER BARGER

NEW ON THE SCENE A look at three local stores that recently opened

Sonoran Rose

Isabel Chiotti and her daughters, Alessandra and Cristina, sell hunt country-cool women’s clothing, accessories and gifts in a rustic space near Potomac Village. You’ll find Cristina’s boho-glam jewelry here, too. 12211 River Road, Potomac, 301-983-0231, www.sonoran-rose.com

These are very bold pieces of clothing; what’s the key to wearing them? I’m always surprised by what people can pull off. Some customers put printed leggings and a printed T-shirt together. I like to put, say, a printed tank under a solid blazer. But it’s all about owning the look you’re wearing. You also do shirts and other pieces for men. Aren’t they afraid of patterns? I think guys don’t have a lot of flexibility with their wardrobes, so wearing a printed dress shirt or tee allows them to sport bold colors. It’s not just about polka-dot socks anymore. Far From Timid items are sold online at farfromtimid.com.

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Pink Dot Styles Preppy, colorful women’s and girls’ jewelry, beachy clothing (caftans, tunics) and bags headline at this bright Kensington newbie. An on-site monogramming machine makes personalizing items easy, too. 3770 Howard Ave., Kensington, 240-558-3474, www.pinkdotstyles.com

Kneipp

In business since 1891, this German body and beauty product store recently debuted in Bethesda, its first D.C.-area location. Expect to see natural lotions and potions including almond blossom bath oil and evening primrose face cream. Westfield Montgomery mall, Bethesda, 301-760-4292, www.kneippus.com BETHESDAMAGAZINE.COM | MARCH/APRIL 2017

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SPRING TO IT Marla Malcolm Beck, 46, the Bethesda-based CEO of beauty mega-chain Bluemercury, loves the brightening aspects of her beauty routine come spring. Here’s what the founder of the 18-year-old skin and cosmetics temple (with 120 U.S. stores, including branches in both Wildwood Shopping Center and Bethesda Row) recommends doing to your face and body when it starts getting warm out.

The first thing I do is start exfoliating more. It’s something you need to do when the seasons change, since your skin is evolving. Dead skin cells sit on top of your skin, and if you don’t remove them, it won’t take in moisture. That’s why I created our PowerGlow Peel, a oneminute facial peel in a towelette.

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a little more sun. I like to mix my bronzer with blush, then put it on my forehead, temples and then cheeks.

What do you recommend for sunscreen in warmer months? You should wear sunblock year-round. But in spring and summer, I move to one that’s a straight, physical block, meaning it has titanium or zinc in it to block the rays. My favorite is SkinCeuticals Physical Fusion UV Defense SPF 50. It’s in my kids’ soccer bags and I never play tennis without putting it on.

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Any ideas for scaly, pale legs? Self-tanners can help there, and I’m really into oils now. When spring comes, just put an illuminating body oil on them and you’re ready to go. Moroccanoil makes a nice one.

What cosmetic color trends are you seeing? Periwinkle nail polish is going to be big. Blues are back in general, but sometimes they look weird on your face—but with nails there’s not that issue. Also, I’m seeing a lot of liquid lipstick, kind of like a cross between a gloss and a lipstick. Bobbi Brown makes them in terrific candy colors. n

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THE GOWN: Anna wore an ivory lace

dress from BHLDN, Anthropologie’s bridal line, purchased at the Georgetown store—along with cowboy boots. “My mom made me little handmade socks. One foot had an ‘A’ sewn into it, and one had a ‘B’ [for Bobby], and that was my ‘something blue,’ ” Anna says.

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Courtyard Charm A Rockville couple chose Bryan Voltaggio’s restaurant VOLT for their intimate celebration THE COUPLE: Anna Fazio, 27, grew

up in Germantown and graduated from Northwest High School. She runs her own mobile hairstyling business called Styled by Anna Fazio (many of her clients are brides). Robert Rosen, 35, grew up in Rockville and graduated from Rockville High School. He is a Mercedes-Benz mechanic at Mitch Carr’s Auto Service in Kensington. They recently renovated and moved into the Rockville house where Robert grew up.

HOW THEY MET: Anna and Robert were

set up on a blind date in 2010 by someone Anna knew from cosmetology school.

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THE FIRST DATE: “He asked if I wanted to come over to his place and grill up some burgers,” Anna says. “It was very easy and relaxed. He felt so familiar even though I had never met him.” THE PROPOSAL: Robert had intended

to propose while the two were on vacation in Colorado in late April of 2015, but he knew Anna was suspicious (a few months earlier, he had asked her what type of ring she wanted) so he decided to do it sooner. That Easter, Robert surprised Anna at her parents’ house, asked her father for permission, then got down on one knee in the kitchen. “It’s very us, because we can never wait on Christmas presents, we

always give them a week early. We can never keep secrets,” Anna says.

THE WEDDING: On May 7, 2016, Robert and Anna were married at chef Bryan Voltaggio’s VOLT restaurant in Frederick, Maryland. Anna had been to a party there and found it “magical.” The 11 a.m. ceremony took place outdoors in the restaurant’s courtyard, where a cocktail hour followed. Guests moved inside for the meal. The couple had considered eloping but instead opted for an intimate gathering in order to include close family and friends. NUMBER OF GUESTS: 60 THE BRIGHT SIDE: “It had been

monsoon-ing like crazy for two weeks up until that day, and then that morning it cleared up for us, right before the ceremony,” Anna says. “The sun was peeking through and they played ‘Here Comes the Sun’ on the violin while I walked out, so that was really special.”

THE DÉCOR: Anna drew inspiration from the courtyard’s wall of ivy, incorporating green in many of the design elements and adding gold accents.

BY THE BRIDE: Anna took a calligraphy

class at Meant to Be Calligraphy, then wrote out an invite and had a rubber stamp made of her writing. On cardstock, Anna stamped the invitations with green ink. For name cards, she wrote each name in calligraphy and used yarn to attach a plastic figure—she chose a “spirit animal” for each guest—that she spray-painted gold. She also created a guest book by painting the cover of a plain notebook from Plaza Art.

THE FOOD: Cocktail bites included oysters and crostini with egg and caviar. The meal featured scallops, duck Bolognese, pork shoulder and coconut mousse with white chocolate ganache. The couple didn’t know the exact menu ahead of time. “[VOLT] just said they would do it seasonally,” Anna says. “We’d been going there so much up until then—it was a fun date night all the time—we had so much trust and faith in them.” THE FLOWERS: The couple hired a florist to make Robert’s boutonniere and Anna’s bouquet and ivy crown, but they handled the rest of the flowers on their own. They organized twigs, greenery and flowers—purchased from Potomac Floral Wholesale in Silver Spring—in 50 mason jars spray-painted gold to line the aisles and use as centerpieces.

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from middle school, Jaimie Mertz (who plans to open The Red Bandana Bakery in Bethesda this year), made a gluten- and dairy-free chocolate brownie cake topped with vanilla icing and caramel. Anna saw cute cake toppers crafted from clothespins on Etsy and decided to make her own to resemble herself and Robert. “It was funny because I gave him a beard but I made him bald. He was like, ‘Is this

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THE FAVORS: Mertz made s’mores (a brownie, marshmallow fluff, chocolate sauce and a graham cracker) in mason jars as favors for guests, who also got a signed copy of Voltaggio’s cookbook Home: Recipes to Cook with Family and Friends. WINGING IT: At the end

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Robert released a few dozen butterflies ordered online. “I had thought about balloons but thought this was way more ecologically friendly,” Anna says. “They just hung out with us the whole day. They were landing in my bouquet and all the flowers in the garden and hanging out with people.”

THE HONEYMOON: A week

in Brooklyn at the Wythe Hotel. They spent time at the hotel’s rooftop bar, ate at Peter Luger

Steak House, had baconrimmed margaritas at Traif, took a ferry ride into Manhattan and walked around Times Square.

VENDORS: Cake, Jaimie Mertz; catering, VOLT; event planning, Julie Rudzin at VOLT; flowers, White Magnolia Designs; hair, Styled by Anna Fazio; makeup, Lauren Jaber of Real Doll Makeup; music, The Knuckle Dusters (bluegrass); photography, Brad Barnwell Photography. n

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For Affordable Accommodations, a Cooked to Order Breakfast Buffet, and a Garden Sleep System® bed for your overnight comfort, your guests will have to look no further than the Hilton Garden Inn Bethesda. Book 25 rooms or more and enjoy the benefits listed below.

• Complimentary Breakfast for Bride and Groom • Congratulation Message on the Hotel Lobby Screen • One Complimentary room (1 night stay) • Refreshments and light snack for bridal group while getting ready for the ceremony (Caters to 10 people) • Hilton Honors Group Planner Points

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BY CHRISTINE KOUBEK

LOCATED JUST OVER THE Chesapeake Bay Bridge on Maryland’s Kent Island, the 54-room Inn at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club opened in October 2015 and has become a popular wedding venue for its rustic chic vibe. The Eastern Shore inn’s spa, set in a farmhouse-style building overlooking the property’s hops fields and gardens, was added last year and features a full-service salon and an indoor-outdoor relaxation room. Wine is served with treatments. Scotch and craft beer will be new additions this year to accompany the growing 346

number of services tailored to men. Guest rooms include pillow-top mattresses, Italian Frette linens and plush bathrobes. Some upgraded rooms offer views of the Chesapeake Bay, and some come with a soaking tub or fireplace. The inn’s restaurant, Knoxie’s Table, serves a seasonal menu and local favorites, including crabcakes, Maryland cream of crab soup and baked wild rockfish with oyster cream and spinach. While hotel guests don’t have beach access on-site, they can spend a sunny afternoon playing a game of oversize chess on the

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terrace, or reading in a rocking chair alongside the fire pit and fountain. Inn at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club rates start at $169 per night. 180 Pier One Road, Stevensville, Maryland; 410-604-5900, www.baybeachclub.com/the-inn

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Find seasonal craft brews at Williamsburg’s Virginia Beer Co.

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TASTING TIME THERE’S MORE TO WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, than history and theme parks. The city’s Tasting Trail (www. visitwilliamsburg.com/trip-idea/williamsburg-tastingtrail) of award-winning wine, microbrewed beer, ancient mead and distilled spirits, has three new stops worth a sip, all opened in 2016. Copper Fox Distillery Williamsburg (www.copperfox.biz) is home to craft whiskies and gin made from locally grown barley. The Virginia Beer Co. (www.virginiabeerco.com) offers a seasonal rotation of craft beers served in a familyfriendly taproom and pet-friendly beer garden. Or, explore the ancient beverage of mead, which is created by fermenting the sugars found in honey, at Silver Hand Meadery (silverhandmeadery.com). After a day of tasting, stay at the Williamsburg Inn (www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/stay/williamsburginn), which reopens in late April after renovations. Since 1937, the inn in Colonial Williamsburg has been a place of respite for royalty, politicians and celebrities. In 2016, the inn completed the opening round of its most extensive renovation in 15 years, maintaining Colonial Williamsburg founding benefactor John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s standards of classic elegance (a doorman in top hat and tails greets you) while adding 21st century amenities to guest rooms: Bose radios, flat-screen TVs and custom-designed armoires with LED lighting. Additional renovations include a new terraced pool area. Williamsburg Inn rates begin at $399 per night, and rooms offer views of the historic area, gardens and the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, named one of Golf Digest’s “2016 Best Golf Resorts in the Mid-Atlantic.” A $2.5 million renovation of the club’s Gold Course is scheduled to be completed this spring.

The new Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center (above) is part of the 125mile scenic drive in Maryland and Delaware.

TRAVEL THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS of American heroine Harriet Tubman and learn how she led people from slavery to freedom at the new Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center, opening March 11 in Maryland’s Dorchester County. A joint venture of the Maryland Park Service and the National Park Service, the visitor center will serve as a key stop on the 36-site Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, a 125-mile scenic drive that runs through Dorchester and Caroline counties and extends into Delaware. The new visitor center is filled with interactive and multimedia exhibits that reveal how the Choptank River region shaped Tubman’s early years, her missions as an Underground Railroad conductor, and her later years as a suffragist and civil rights worker. Admission to the visitor center is free. Visit dnr2. maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/eastern/tubman_ visitorcenter.aspx for more information and scheduled events on opening weekend. A free byway audio guide, with commentary from Tubman’s relatives, is available for download at harriettubmanbyway.org or as a CD set at the visitor center. Nearby Blackwater Paddle & Pedal (www. blackwaterpaddleandpedal.com) offers kayak and bike tours of the Underground Railroad landscape. ■ BETHESDAMAGAZINE.COM | MARCH/APRIL 2017

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Baltimore Restaurants and bars are giving fresh life to industrial spaces in three Charm City neighborhoods BY CAROLE SUGARMAN | PHOTOS BY TYLER DARDEN

Pastries at Artifact Coffee in Baltimore’s Woodberry neighborhood

Left: R. House, a food and drink hall in Baltimore’s Remington neighborhood, is in a refurbished 100-yearold automobile warehouse.

THREE CONTIGUOUS neighborhoods in northern Baltimore have gone from hardscrabble to hipster. Remington, Hampden and Woodberry—roughly five miles from the Inner Harbor—were known for their mills in the 18th and 19th centuries; the area went from grinding flour to being the world’s largest supplier of cotton duck, the material used to make sailcloth. The mills eventually gave way to warehouses and other factories, which slowly disappeared as the city saw a decline

in population and industrial jobs in the 20th century. Over the past 20 years or so, and more intensely in the past five, the three neighborhoods have been undergoing renewals, and with them have come a host of unique, artisan-driven restaurants and watering holes. Some are housed in defunct factories and industrial spaces, so you get to eat well in engaging and repurposed surroundings. Here are the highlights of each neighborhood.

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and “small” plates, and “big” and “in between” dishes. Or, just have a drink at the bar and some nibbles, such as yellowfin tuna meatballs or hot mixed nuts, which are emboldened with rosemary, duck fat and cayenne. Three restaurants made splashes when they opened in 2016—the tiny and charming Polenta Café, which celebrates the gluten-free cornmeal dish in multiple guises; Five and Dime Ale House, a tavern and sports bar in a handsomely renovated five-and-dime store that’s run by 206 Restaurant Group, the owner of Oliver Brewing Co., one of Baltimore’s first craft breweries; and Paulie Gee’s, a franchise location of a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based chainlet that specializes in wood-fired pizza, with vegan options and creative names for its pies (i.e. “Brian DeParma,” “Arugula Shmoogula” and “Dollop Parton”).

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Upscale housewares or secondhand goods, a wine bar or dive bar, kids toys or sex toys, tacos from a takeout window, or a chic six-course supper. They’re all available on or near Hampden’s West 36th Street, aka “The Avenue,” a stretch that’s packed with independently owned stores and restaurants. For snacks while strolling, head to Charm City Chocolate, where husband-and-wife chocolatiers Todd and Michelle Zimmerman sell their homemade sweets in a bright shop. For a real local taste, try the “Chesapeake Crunch,” a savory milk chocolate bark studded with peanuts and laced with just the right touch of Old Bay. The seasoning also adds a spicy finish to “Old Bay Caramel,” an ice cream option at The

Charmery, a popular parlor a couple doors down that makes its creamy treats with dairy from Pennsylvania’s Trickling Springs Creamery. The shop specializes in unique combinations, often incorporating Baltimore-made ingredients into its ice cream flavors, such as “Berger Cookies & Cream” and “Otterbein Sugar Cookie.” At Ma Petite Shoe, you can browse and snack at the same time, as the store carries two of life’s necessities, shoes and chocolate. There’s a large, fashionable selection of both, including the Baltimore-made Mouth Party caramels, soft, sticky pillows spiked with sea salt. A popular spot since it opened in 2014, The Food Market is in a dark industrial space that turns lively at dinnertime and serves up innovative American food; the menu covers “little”

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The Food Market’s bar offers nibbles such as yellowfin tuna meatballs. Right: Ma Petite Shoe pairs chocolate with footwear.

CHARM CITY CHOCOLATE 809 W. 36th St., 443-449-5164, www.charmcitychocolate.com THE CHARMERY 801 W. 36th St., 410-814-0493, www.thecharmery.com MA PETITE SHOE 832 W. 36th St., 410-235-3442, www.mapetiteshoe.com

The Charmery’s ice cream often includes Baltimore-made ingredients.

THE FOOD MARKET 1017 W. 36th St., 410-366-0606, www.thefoodmarket baltimore.com POLENTA CAFÉ 900 W. 36th St., 443-682-9388, www.polentacafe.com FIVE AND DIME ALE HOUSE 901 W. 36th St., 443-835-2179, www.fiveanddimealehouse.com PAULIE GEE’S 3535 Chestnut Ave., 410-889-1048, www.pauliegees.com/ hampden

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R. House’s food offerings include a breakfast BLT from Ground & Griddled. The food and drink hall houses 10 chefs in 50,000 square feet (below).

Charmington’s, a coffee shop, is in a former manufacturing plant.

The revitalization spotlight has been aimed most recently at Remington, a diverse entrepreneurial community adjacent to Johns Hopkins University. Foodwise, the hottest newcomer is R. House, a 50,000-square-foot food and drink hall that opened in December in a refurbished 100-year-old automobile warehouse with roll-up garage doors and funky seating for 370, inside and out. Ten up-and-coming chefs proffer their handcrafted specialties, ranging from Korean barbecue to fried chicken, Hawaiian poke and Venezuelan arepas. “It’s a cool food court run by chefs,” says R. House’s general manager, Peter DiPrinzio. Parts & Labor, which occupies space built in 1924 to house and repair Model T’s, and later to sell tires, opened in 2014 as a restaurant and butchery from James Beard Award-winning chef Spike Gjerde. A consummate locavore, Gjerde also co-owns Baltimore’s Woodberry Kitchen, Woodberry Pantry, Artifact Coffee, Grand Cru and Bird in Hand. His first foray into Washington, D.C., is a restaurant and coffee shop in The LINE, an Adams Morgan hotel slated to open this year. In Parts & Labor’s squat green-andpink building on North Howard Street, butchers break down huge hunks of locally procured animals in an open kitchen. Steaks and chops are sold in a shop in the restaurant’s vestibule, along with small batch products such as Snake Oil, a hot sauce made by Gjerde from heirloom fish peppers. Not surprisingly, the menu leans heavily toward meat, which you can watch the kitchen staff 352

grill and plate as you sit on a sheepskincovered chair (from a local farm, of course). At lunch, the corned beef tongue and braunschweiger sandwich, a mouthgaping load wedged with onion and hot mustard on rye bread, will leave you fortified for the day. Or choose from six types of grilled sausages—fat, crusty and juicy links set in warm hoagie rolls. Thin hamlike slices of grilled bacon, called rashers, are smoky and lean in the RLT (rashers, lettuce, tomato and herb mayo), which is especially good served on thick and wheat-y grilled spelt bread. For a latte after lunch, walk across the street to Charmington’s, a coffee shop that serves organic coffee and locally produced food and was the site of a 2015 meeting hosted by President Barack Obama. (The Baltimore

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Sun reported that he was promoting a proposal for paid sick leave, which the café already gives its staff.) The neighborhood hangout is made even more interesting by the fact that it’s located in Miller’s Court, the former site of the H.F. Miller & Son Tin Box and Can Manufacturing Plant, where the seamless tin box was invented. The renovated complex now houses the offices of nonprofit organizations and offers $300-a-month discounts on apartment rentals to Baltimore’s K-12 teachers. Two old standbys in Remington are also worth a visit. The Papermoon Diner’s foyer is flanked by glass-enclosed shelves holding hundreds of PEZ dispensers, and the dining areas are packed with jumbled displays of action figures, doll heads, mannequin parts and more.

Parts & Labor’s meat-focused menu includes coppa, Lebanon bologna and aji dulce salami.

As my mesmerized 8-year-old niece put it, “Everything here is either broken or naked.” The comfort food plays second fiddle to the surroundings, but you can’t go wrong with the meatloaf sandwich, a sizable slab topped with melted cheddar and roasted red peppers. Fans of pastry chef Duff Goldman, whose Ace of Cakes reality show ran from 2006 to 2011 on Food Network and who currently hosts and/or judges four of the network’s programs, will want to check out his Charm City Cakes headquarters, a short walk from the diner. The cavernous bakery is primarily a work studio for orders, and is only open to the public on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, when you can buy cupcakes, see a display of elaborate (but fake) cakes, and buy Charm City Cakes merchandise.

A meatloaf sandwich is a good bet at Papermoon Diner, where the wild décor (below) is legendary.

R. HOUSE 301 W. 29th St., 443-347-3570, r.housebaltimore.com PARTS & LABOR 2600 N. Howard St., 443-873-8887, www.partsandlabor butchery.com CHARMINGTON’S 2601 N. Howard St., 410-235-5004, www.charmingtons.com PAPERMOON DINER 227 W. 29th St., 410-889-4444, www.papermoondiner24.com CHARM CITY CAKES 2936 Remington Ave., 410-235-9229, www.charmcitycakes.com BETHESDAMAGAZINE.COM | MARCH/APRIL 2017

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Sip a brew in the taproom or tour the facilities (right) at Union Craft Brewing.

Just a few minutes from West 36th Street, down the hill on Union Avenue, Hampden merges into Woodberry. Adjacent to the Interstate 83 overpass, the Waverly Brewing Co. occupies an unassuming blue building. Inside, you’ll find a cozy taproom paneled in multicolored wood, and a lounge with red and green vinyl sofas. Despite its small size, the 2,500-square-foot brewery—opened in 2015—turns out a sizable variety of brews. Ten or so might be on tap for tasting; if the oyster stout is available, go for it. Made with the shells and meat of Maryland oysters and poured from a nitro tap, it has a super smooth and milky finish. Beer drinkers should head farther west on Union Avenue to Union Craft Brewing, which opened in 2012 and now produces 10,000 barrels a year. Repeatedly named the city’s best brewery by Baltimore’s City Paper, Union has a spirited taproom and informative brewery tours on Saturdays, and there’s a fun parking lot scene with food trucks, picnic tables, a beanbag toss and other games. For those with a hankering for the hard stuff, Blue Pit BBQ, a whiskey bar and restaurant on Union Avenue, pours more than 80 American bourbons, 40 brands of American rye, plus other American and non-American whiskeys. To soak them all up, husband-and-wife owners David Newman and Cara Bruce offer 18-hour pit-cooked pulled pork, brisket rubbed with locally roasted coffee from Zeke’s, and bratwurst made with Union Craft Brewing’s Anthem ale. After all that beer and booze, Artifact Coffee—Spike Gjerde’s rustic café in a 354

Artifact Coffee’s pastries are made nearby at sister restaurant Woodberry Kitchen.

former sailcloth mill—is just the ticket for an espresso or pour over, each made with Counter Culture beans. The locale, which more recently manufactured model train scenery and Styrofoam coolers, serves soups, sandwiches and salads, plus pastries made at Gjerde’s signature eatery, Woodberry Kitchen, a few minutes away.

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Opened in 2007 in a former mill and iron foundry, Woodberry Kitchen is still going strong. And no wonder: Its everchanging Chesapeake-centric menu, the attention to delicious detail, the easygoing service, and the hip, countrified setting add up to a memorable meal. Start with a crock of smoked rockfish

Blue Pit BBQ’s Big Dawg comes with chopped brisket, sausage, red chili mayo slaw and pickles.

dip and spelt crackers, an amalgam of smoke and creaminess that’s also terrific smeared on house-made sourdough bread. Always on the menu is the megamoist, crisp-skinned chicken breast, cooked in a cast-iron skillet and served with a biscuit and honey butter to sop up the herbed pan sauce. It’s the ultimate comfort food. Ditto for the apple tart, accompanied by oat ice cream, graham cracker crumbles and caramel drizzle. Located in Woodberry’s Meadow Mill complex, the hip new La Cuchara transports you to the Basque regions of Spain and France, albeit from an old London Fog coat factory. The large space is divided into four intimate dining sections, with a spacious bar in the middle and a busy wood-fired grill in the back. The intriguing seasonal menu focuses on bar bites called pintxos (try the

Woodberry Kitchen’s Chesapeake-centric food is prepared in an open kitchen and includes a dish of scallops, crab fritters and Hassleback sweet potato (left).

sardines or the jamón croquettes) and small plates (the patatas bravas and the charred octopus are must orders), but there are also appealing main courses. Homemade breads are standouts, particularly the smoked pumpernickel, with its whisper of molasses, or the nutty slabs made with spent grain from Union Craft Brewing. You can buy whole loaves to go, ensuring that you’ll bring a slice of Baltimore back home. ■ Contributing Editor Carole Sugarman lives in Chevy Chase.

WAVERLY BREWING CO. 1625-C Union Ave., 443-438-5765, www.waverlybrewingcompany.com UNION CRAFT BREWING 1700 Union Ave., 410-467-0290, unioncraftbrewing.com BLUE PIT BBQ 1601 Union Ave., 443-948-5590, www.bluepitbbq.com ARTIFACT COFFEE 1500 Union Ave., 410-235-1881, www.artifactcoffee.com WOODBERRY KITCHEN 2010 Clipper Park Road, 410-464-8000, www.woodberrykitchen.com LA CUCHARA 3600 Clipper Mill Road, 443-708-3838, www.lacucharabaltimore.com

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THE SLIM DOWN OUR CAT SIMBA THINKS breakfast should be served at 4 o’clock in the morning. First, he purrs loudly next to your ear. Then he knocks pens, cups or phones off the dresser. I’ve tried to shut him out of the bedroom rather than pacifying him with food, but he’s recently learned to jump up and pull down the door handle to let himself back in. Simba, a domestic shorthair, is on a diet—and he’s not happy about it. As annoying as he is, our big orange ball of fluff is also very lovable. Simba greets you at the door, lets you cradle him like a baby and curls up at your feet. The problem is, there’s a lot of him to love. When we adopted Simba, along with his sister, Luna, a black and white cat, six years ago, the kittens could easily fit together in my lap. Last summer, Simba hit a new high of 21.8 pounds; Luna remains petite at 13 pounds. Vets can tell you, as ours did, if a cat needs to slim down. Dr. Shanthi Ramachandran of Alpine Veterinary Hospital in Cabin John says that while some cats are big-boned, they generally should have an hourglass shape, and you should be able to feel their ribs. Ramachandran, along with her colleague Dr. Alice Sartain, estimate that 356

65 percent to 75 percent of indoor cats they see in their practice are overweight. When we adopted Simba and Luna, we agreed to follow the rescue group’s policy and not let the cats outside. Cats are safer indoors, but that can lead to a sedentary lifestyle and excess pounds. At first, our family joked about Simba’s swaying water balloon-like belly—technically his “fat pad”—but it began to sag more each year. My vets explained that obesity can lead to joint problems, hygiene issues and an increased risk of diabetes. So, it was time to help Simba drop some weight. The strategy, as it is for humans: move more and eat less. Since Simba can’t burn calories by climbing trees outside, Ramachandran told us to get creative. “Try toys that are flying,” she said. “Cats have an affinity for string objects and small little shiny things.” Simba liked the balls and mouseshaped stuffed animals we got him, as well as jumping up at feathers dangling from a stick. He moved the most, however, when we simply dragged a piece of yarn up and down the stairs or gave him a binder clip to bat around. Then my kids tried walking Simba on a leash, something they had dreamed of doing, but he preferred lying on the

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sidewalk or eating grass to any movement resembling a walk. When exercise alone didn’t work, we took a serious look at his diet. I admitted to Sartain that we mostly bought whatever cat food was on sale and that the options confused me. She told me to look for varieties high in protein and suggested being more consistent about feeding him set amounts at specific times. Ultimately we made the switch to prescription wet and dry food. It’s more expensive, so I was committed to measuring and to keeping the cats’ bowls separate. Still, it’s hard not to cave when Simba begs for more food. He follows me into the kitchen and sits by his empty bowl, looking at me longingly until he’s fed. But I’m sticking with the plan—when he’s needy, I brush him and give him a small treat and he seems content. As of November, after a couple months on the new diet, Simba had lost just over a pound. My vets said it takes time, and that it’s risky for cats to lose weight too quickly. At least the scale is moving in the right direction. Next, maybe I’ll post a photo of a skinny cat on the bottom of the fridge for motivation as swimsuit season approaches. n

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THE PRESIDENT STOPS HERE FOR MORE THAN 200 years, Montgomery County has been a place for presidents—a playground, a refuge, an investment opportunity, an escape from the pressures of the office. And once a president visits a place—especially overnight—they’re forever attached. While George Washington is known for his Mount Vernon home in Virginia, he also owned property in Montgomery County. Out Darnestown Road, in the western reaches of the county, lie more than 1,000 acres known as Woodstock. Washington was deeded nearly 600 acres there after the death of John Mercer, his partner in a speculative land venture called the Ohio Company of Virginia. Mercer was indebted to Washington, so his son, John Francis Mercer, a local dignitary and eventual governor of Maryland, paid off the debt with the portion of Woodstock that his wife, Sophia, had inherited from her father in 1782. Washington, who visited the farm but never lived there, kept it until his death in 1799. Today, it’s part of the Woodstock Equestrian Park Trails. Washington’s successor, John Adams, would leave his mark on the county in 1800 on his way to the newly completed White House. He took a western route 358

from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., passing through Lancaster and York, Pennsylvania, and eventually arriving in Rockville. The president chose the route partly because of the superior roads, partly for political reasons—it was an election year, and the route allowed him to campaign at places he had not visited. On June 3, 1800, Adams’ carriage wheeled down Wisconsin Avenue, through Bethesda, stopping in Friendship Heights at the District line. There he was met by a large contingent of area residents on horseback who joyously accompanied him into the city. Within a year, Adams would be making the long journey back to Massachusetts after losing the election to Thomas Jefferson. Fourteen years later, President James Madison would also pass through Rockville as he and his administration fled Washington shortly before British troops sacked and burned the city’s federal buildings, including the Capitol and the White House, in August 1814. Madison and members of his Cabinet regrouped in Rockville, then headed up Georgia Avenue to Brookeville and the home of Postmaster Caleb Bentley, whose wife, Henrietta Thomas, was a close friend of first lady Dolley Madison.

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The president’s overnight stay earned the small town the nickname of “U.S. Capital for a Day.” Leaving the White House during the summer has been a time-honored tradition of presidents. The city often becomes oppressively hot and humid, and there was a time when the air could grow rancid from putrefying garbage and open sewers. While presidents today might travel out of the city for a little relaxation, in the 19th century it was considered vital for their health. President Rutherford B. Hayes often visited Montgomery County for respite. He became so enamored by the countryside that in 1889, several years after leaving office, he bought land in a new community called Glen Echo, intending to build a summer home. He died four years later, his Potomac River retreat unrealized. President Herbert Hoover, a Quaker, liked to explore the county, traveling out to Sandy Spring to spend time with the large Friends community—and occasionally stopping by The Corner Cupboard for a ham sandwich and a slice of pie. Today, the café is the Olney Ale House. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was perhaps the most oft-seen president motoring

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BETHESDA in Montgomery County. In 1942, the presidential retreat at Catoctin Mountain—originally called Shangri-La and later renamed Camp David—became the official summer White House, but until then, Roosevelt would spend time cooling and relaxing at country estates of friends. Just north of Potomac Village, FDR would stay at “Marwood,” a palatial beaux-arts chateau that was rented during the 1930s by Joseph Kennedy, political operative and father of President John F. Kennedy. The elevator in the mansion reportedly was installed specifically to carry Roosevelt up to the guest quarters in his wheelchair. It’s uncertain whether President Kennedy ever visited his father at Marwood, but he did journey up Rockville Pike for social occasions at “Timberlawn,” the home of Eunice and Sargent Shriver, his sister and brother-in-law. The Shrivers had moved into the rambling house in 1961. After 1937, FDR, his chauffeur and his Secret Service detail would motor up Georgia Avenue to the town of Olney, where Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes had an expansive estate named “Headwaters Farm.” Ickes’ home played host to an interesting collection of FDR’s traveling companions, including Winston Churchill. The two heads of state discussed world events there over leisurely games of cards. Today, the home is a bed and breakfast called RowanLark at Headwaters Farm. A number of presidents came to the county to play. In the 1870s, Grover Cleveland regularly visited Pennyfield Lock along the C&O Canal, a quiet place to fish. He stayed at a small Victorian farmhouse near the lock. The building fell into disrepair and was demolished in 2009. President Teddy Roosevelt preferred more vigorous activity and often could be seen on the Chevy Chase side of Rock Creek, tackling an exhausting

cross-country hike, galloping on horseback with foxhunters through still undeveloped fields and forests, or enjoying a leisurely horse ride with his wife. While Teddy was an avid outdoorsman, President William Howard Taft was obsessed with golf. His favorite course was at the Chevy Chase Club on Connecticut Avenue, and he often would drag his Cabinet members along for a round, conducting the nation’s business while driving and putting. Later presidents, from FDR to George H. W. Bush, were extended honorary memberships at Bethesda’s Burning Tree Club. “Silver Spring,” the country estate of publisher and presidential adviser Francis Preston Blair (and the inspiration for the community’s eventual name), was a favorite escape of Abraham Lincoln. It also became a refuge for Lincoln’s second vice president, Andrew Johnson. Johnson had humiliated himself at his inauguration in March 1865 by getting drunk before the proceedings in the Senate chamber. He harangued Congress with an incoherent rant and, as was custom, began to swear in the new senators. But he became so confused that he had to turn over the job to a Senate clerk. Johnson retreated to “Silver Spring,” staying there for a week while talk of his impeachment swirled around the city. Lincoln, however, assured Congress that “it has been a severe lesson for Andy, but I do not think he will do it again.” Though some presidents have chosen Montgomery County as a getaway, every president since World War II has trekked to Bethesda for a less leisurefilled outing—an annual physical at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (previously the National Naval Medical Center). These days, you can’t miss the motorcade. n

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Terry and Kellie Redmond in their Bethesda home with daughters Ava (left) and Macie.

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Terry Redmond and their daughters, Ava, 11, and Macie, 9. They might be some of the biggest fans of the Thomas S. Wootton High School cross-country and spring track teams, which Kellie has coached for the past 11 years. When the family isn’t playing sports or outside with their dog, Parker, they enjoy kicking back together and watching favorite movies such as Elf.

ON THE MOVE: Kellie also teaches boot camps and exercise classes in her home through her business T.E.A.M. Fit. Terry, who owns a medical-device company, keeps active too, often shooting hoops and playing tennis with friends. The girls play basketball in a Montgomery County Recreation league and soccer through Montgomery Soccer.

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adding meat. And Terry likes to fire up the grill and make his wife portobello mushrooms.

TRAVEL BUG: From campsites with bears to lizard-infested cabins, Kellie and Terry survived the wild when they traveled across the country and in Canada during the summer of 2003, before they got married. “[After that,] we figured we could survive a marriage,” Kellie says. Since then, family vacations have included Germany and Cape May, New Jersey, and annual trips to Michigan, where Kellie grew up.

REWARD POINTS: Four years ago, Kellie started a recess running club that meets once a week at Kensington Parkwood Elementary School. Depending on their ages, kids run a certain number of laps around the field and earn running shoe charms if they meet their goals. Kellie says she loves to see the kids show off the charms—“it’s something that motivates them and that they can feel good about.” n

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