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Also check out MAA Paint the Town Art Exhibit and Sale on the Bethesda Patch calendar

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Hi there, Bethesda! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a zoning shortcut could speed a 26‑story Bethesda tower
  • What losing Wisconsin Avenue's bus lanes means for Bethesda commuters
  • Bethesda community remembers cardiologist and longtime resident Herbert Tanenbaum

Also on today's calendar: MAA Paint the Town Art Exhibit and Sale and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 94 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Not as hot with some sun, temps: high: 82, low: 63.
  • Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How a New County Rule Could Fast Track This 26-Story Bethesda Tower (urbanturf.com) — A 26‑story, 450‑unit apartment tower is moving through an expedited approval process for 7201 Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Bethesda, potentially shaving months off review. The project uses affordable housing incentives to reach its full height and has already cleared local design and public art panels, with its first Development Review Committee hearing expected later this month.
   

• Maryland to begin removing temporary bus lanes from Wisconsin Avenue (fox5dc.com) — Starting Labor Day, Maryland will remove the temporary bus lanes along Wisconsin Avenue between North Bethesda and Friendship Heights, restoring on‑street parking and regular traffic patterns. The lanes supported shuttle service during major Red Line work, including construction of a new Bethesda station mezzanine, and residents in Bethesda are split on whether the dedicated bus space should have stayed.
   

• Herbert Louis Tanenbaum (washingtonjewishweek.com) — Bethesda readers are mourning Dr. Herbert Louis Tanenbaum, a prominent cardiologist and longtime Beth El Synagogue member who raised his family in his Bethesda home of 67 years. He was a nationally recognized researcher, military veteran, and medical leader, remembered by his large family, who suggest memorial contributions to Beth El's Elaine Tanenbaum Religious School Enrichment Fund.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Hearthwell Home Care - Potomac, MD Patch (patch.com)
  • DC Water Completes Critical Potomac Interceptor Sewer Line Repairs at Broad Run (dcwater.com)
  • Number of trees chopped down at East Potomac Golf Course increased significantly (wtop.com)

Rockville

  • New MARC Train Service Will Connect Montgomery County, Baltimore (patch.com)

Ok Bethesda! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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