Bethesda’s “Thoroughly Mediocre” Restaurant Scene – Washingtonian Magazine food critic Todd Kliman weighed in on what’s missing from the Washington Post’s recent list of best restaurants. What’s not missing is Bethesda, which Kliman wrote has “more than 200 restaurants, none of them great, and at most three or four that you might actually consider for a good meal out with friends.” [Washingtonian Magazine]
Judge Throws Out Tree-Cutting Injunction Against Pepco – A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge on Thursday denied a request from residents in the Potomac Crest neighborhood to stop Pepco from cutting down trees on their properties. Pepco claims it has an easement dating back to the 1950′s that allows them to cut down trees on private property if it’s necessary for electric service reliability. [The Gazette]
Texas Nurse To NIH’s Special Clinical Studies Unit – Nina Pham, the Texas nurse infected with the Ebola virus, arrived Thursday night at NIH’s Clinical Center in Bethesda. She’ll be cared for in the Center’s Special Clinical Studies Unit, one of only a few facilities like it in the country where she will be highly isolated and cared for by infectious disease specialists. [NIH]
Five Announced For Montgomery Business Hall of Fame – Grossberg Company LLP and Monument Bank, founders of the Montgomery County Business Hall of Fame, announced five inductees to be honored at this year’s Oct. 29 event in Rockville. Among the inductees are David Reznick, co-founder of Bethesda-based accounting firm CohnReznick LLP, Dottie Fitzgerald, vice president of Fitzgerald auto mall, and Mark Choe, who owns a restaurant in Takoma Park. [Montgomery County Business Hall of Fame]
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