The Purple Line Transit Partners announced on Thursday that they have secured funding to complete the remainder of construction on the Purple Line, as well as for future operations and management. The purple line is a 16-mile light-rail line with 21 stations that will go from Bethesda New Carrollton in Prince George’s County.
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Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 14, 2022
The Malibu Barbie Truck will be in Bethesda on Saturday, April 30th, from 10am-7pm at Bethesda Row at the corner of Elm and Woodmont near Matchbox. Similar to the Hello Kitty truck that stopped at the same location on April 2nd, the Barbie Truck will have merchandise for sale.
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The Imagination Stage (4908 Auburn Ave, Bethesda) has announced that Jason Najjoum will be theater’s new Managing Director and Triza Cox has been appointed to the new position of Associate Artistic Director of Theatre for Change.
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The seven-year-old child that was struck by a vehicle on Wednesday morning at a bus stop at the intersection of Grosvenor Lane and King Charles Way in Bethesda has died as a result of his injuries, according to a report by Caitlynn Peetz.
The child was a student at Ashburton Elementary School in Bethesda. He was waiting at the bus stop Wednesday morning with his father and 18-month-old sibling when the driver of a Honda Accord left the roadway and struck all three.
Montgomery County Police have provided an update on this morning’s collision that has left a 7-year-old child in critical condition.
Per MCPD:
A pedestrian (child) is being evaluated for traumatic injuries after being struck by a vehicle this morning near a bus stop at King Charles Way and Grosvenor Place in Bethesda, according to Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Pete Piringer.
This incident occurred around 8:30am. Montgomery County Police are current investigating.
On Tuesday, Daniel Beckwitt was resentenced to ten years in prison, with all but five suspended, and an additional five years of supervised probation upon release for the 2017 death of Askia Khafra.
Beckwitt was originally sentenced to nine years in prison for second-degree “depraved heart” murder and involuntary manslaughter, but the “depraved heart” conviction was overturned by a state appeals court in January 2021.
The Mercury at Wildwood was approved back in January of 2019 and will be located at 10241 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814, next to the existing Wildwood shopping center. It will consist of 11,000 square feet of ground floor retail and 95,000 square feet of multi-family residential uses that will be age-restricted to persons who are 55 years of age or older. There will be 60 total residential units, 8 of which will be moderately priced dwelling units (MPDUs).
HESS construction is currently working on sewer relocation in the construction process. Below you’ll see a video of the progress:
The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck, a traveling food truck selling Hello Kitty-themed treats, will be returning to Bethesda on Saturday, April 2nd.
The truck will parked on the corner of Elm and Woodmont from 10am-7pm.
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 22, 2022