Bethesda
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WMATA gears up for revamping the Bethesda Metro station entrance
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The transit agency hopes to rehabilitate an elevator in a four-month project beginning in late May and replace the escalators in 2014. But what about the entrance is so bad? Let's revisit the Bethesda audit of 2010 and remember the institutional failures that plagued the equipment.
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Red Line WMATA train struck and killed a person at Bethesda Metro station
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Another person has been struck and killed by a Metro train, WMATA reports, with delays affecting both directions. According to WMATA's chief spokesperson Dan Stessel, the person was an adult female and the act was apparently intentional — a suicide, in other words.
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Bethesda parking spaces nixed for construction
CommentAs construction moves in, parking may become a bigger challenge in downtown Bethesda.
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Bethesda Safeway's fine art debut goes unnoticed by shoppers
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At Wednesday night's opening soiree, the Bethesda Safeway unveiled the cast-glass work of four local artists. Most guests fail to realize that the art is art.
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WMATA report card: Just how bad are these Metro 'screw-ups'?
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Accountability is good, and yes, riders should voice all their concerns. But so often people talk about Metro in a way that appeals to outrage without any vehicle toward resolution. Several incidents this week, from escalators to take-home cars, have turned into minor Metro outrages. Are they all so damning though?
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Lt. Commander Jaime Salazar gets hero's welcome at Rockville school
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Hundreds of students, parents and teachers greeted Navy Lieutenant Commander Jaime Salazar at St. Raphael's school in Rockville.
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Bethesda Safeway to open in October with lots of mahogany
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The new Bethesda Safeway opens its doors on Thursday, Oct. 13 at the corner of Bradley Boulevard and Arlington Road. The olive bar will be fully operational, and officials promise plenty of mahogany.
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Safeway dabbles in the avant garde, sort of
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The grocer makes its first foray into public art with a series of glass mosaics at the new Bethesda store. So the herb-and-leaf motif isn't likely to set the art world on fire, but it's a start.
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D.C., Bethesda among Forbes' geekiest cities
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D.C. and Bethesda have made Forbes' list of "America's Top 20 Geekiest Cities." Wait, meaning we're overrun with carnies who bite the heads off live chickens?
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U.S. Open: MoCo shuts down kids lemonade stand, fines parents $500
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When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade. But for the Marriott and Augustine kids, the outcome didn't turn out so well.
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U.S. Open: Metro riders say it's less of a hassle
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The U.S. Open may be rather difficult to get to by public transportation, but that's not stopping some riders.
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Lululemon to reopen June 24
Lululemon Athletica, the Bethesda store at the center of a high-profile slaying, will reopen June 24.
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Bethesda power outage blamed on squirrel
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About 1,200 homes and businesses lost power on Sunday.
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Is Bethesda's Metro station a sweaty nightmare?
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Passengers battle the long climb on a scorching day.
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Woman decked during iPhone theft in Bethesda
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Sarah Anderson was walking from the Bethesda Metro station when she was jumped late last month, attacked by a man who tried to wrestle away her precious iPhone.
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Escalators at Bethesda Metro station out
CommentThe entrance escalators at the Bethesda Metro station are all out of service.
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Has anyone tried the new Persian restaurant in Bethesda?
It is between Woodmont and Wisconsin Ave (in the same complex as Smoothie King)
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Condo complex fights building manager's deportation
CommentResidents of a North Bethesda condominium complex have banded together to fight the deportation of the building manager.
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