by Paula Whyman & Carolyn Parkhurst According to the latest data, Bethesda is seeing a dramatic increase in the number of children in the area. Whereas on the national level, the average family includes 1.8 children, in Bethesda, the average is 3.475. This points to a growing trend, says
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With a high of 48 degrees, and no snow in sight, area residents prepared for the worst. “I’ve got a new bag of salt and a shovel. My plan is to stand around and wait until the forecast changes,” said Ralph Gwertzman. His daughter Taylor, wearing a new snowsuit, sat on her sled in
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When asked why he wrote himself a ticket, Parking Enforcement Officer Carl H. explained, "No one is above the rules. Not even---Wait, that's MY car?"
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Pentagon officials launched an investigation after finding that hundreds of Bethesda pedestrians cross against the light, jaywalk, and ignore oncoming traffic whenever and wherever they please. “According to our surveillance, there is absolutely no fear of mortality among citizens in the Bethes
01.16.2011| Culture, Featured | Editor
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Alexandra C. was shocked to find a recyclable plastic water bottle in neighbor Todd and Tori H.’s regular trash can. “This is the first time my trash-snooping has turned up anything,” said Alexandra. “But I knew that if I kept at it, I would find some dirt.” What made her suspect tha
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BWN talked with local news metereologist Dank Haze as he stood out on a ledge this morning. “No one expects much from you, Haze. Just a perfect weather forecast, at least a week in advance. Is that so hard?” One of Haze's shoes came off and landed on the dry concrete several stories be
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Rather than choosing between Hanukah and Christmas this year, area residents are celebrating a holiday called Bethesdavus. BWN went to downtown Bethesda to find out what locals are doing to mark the holiday. "You can’t even drive down Elm Street, much less get a parking space. Even worse than
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A single snowflake was seen landing on Wisconsin Avenue today at approximately 11:25 a.m., in the center lane across from Starbucks. Traffic predictably came to a complete halt. A four-car pile-up occurred a mile away on Bradley Blvd., when drivers heard about the snowflake on the radio. Two mi
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The Bethesda Chamber of Secrets (BCS) commissioned ice sculptures for a nonsectarian seasonal display in the plaza near Woodmont Avenue. The Chamber worked to choose images that would represent Bethesda while also avoid giving offense to any particular group. “We rejected a number of options,
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“We were already basically letting homebuilders run amok, so we thought we might as well make it the law,” explained Council spokeswoman Angela D. “If they want to squeeze three McMansions onto what was once a single-family zoned property, we’re on board for that. We get more in taxes, the
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The County Council has voted on an amendment to increase the permitted decibel level at evening concerts, in order to accommodate Strathmore Arts Center’s outdoor series. “This will allow us to perform a wider range of music, using instruments other than the comb-and-tissue-paper harmonica
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Fifty years ago this week, the incorporated Town of Dan Aykroyd took its traffic woes to heart and devised a way to keep nonresidents from entering the neighborhood. Like a modern Brigadoon, the fabled town that surfaced only every 100 years, Dan Aykryoyd is only visible to the naked eye between
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In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, the Editors have decided to give readers something to be truly thankful for. There will be no traditional heartwarming Thanksgiving story published by Bethesda World News. “We figured there was enough sickly sweet sentiment floating around about now that
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In a recent edition of her Parking Blog, Alternate Sides, over at Bethesda Magazine's new site, novelist Susan Coll, discusses a startling new film, The Parking Lot Movie. The Parking Lot Movie portrays a culture in which poets, musicians, and philosophers find actual paid positions as contributin
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According to random telephone surveys, Ballot Question D is not clearly understood by most County residents of voting age. Those surveyed were asked to choose from among the following statements the one that best describes their response to the issues raised by Question D: a. Question D is good f
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