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Mon, Oct 13, 2008

Bethesda Row Arts Festival by Gretchen Koitz

Saturday, October 18th from 11am – 6pm Sunday, October 19th from 11am – 5pm It’s that time of the year again!!  If you’re like me, it wouldn’t be fall in Bethesda without the Bethesda Row Arts Festival.  Si...

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Mon, Jul 28, 2008

Bethesda Outdoor Film Festival S... by Gretchen Koitz

Bethesda’s outdoor film festival, called “Stars on the Avenue” , kicks off its 4th year with a showing on Tuesday night of  “The Wizard of Oz.” On Wednesday, you’ll have a chance to enjoy Al Gore’s awar...

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Wed, Jul 09, 2008

Free Concerts in Downtown Bethes... by Gretchen Koitz

In a previous post, I congratulated the developers of the new Bethesda Lane for their creation of such a user friendly space. Now they’ve gone one better by scheduling  FREE Concerts on Bethesda Lane every Wednesday from 6-8 pm, through Se...

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Tue, Jun 17, 2008

Bethesda Lane: Another Success ... by Gretchen Koitz

For years the “old” Giant on Arlington remained hostage to a well-intentioned appeals process. There were those who felt that the County’s decision to allow for the construction of a five-story building (where the Master Plan only c...

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Tue, Jun 03, 2008

Bethesda Real Estate Report (208... by Gretchen Koitz

This market report draws on data from the downtown Bethesda area and a small pocket of properties to the north.  Bethesda (20814) is an especially difficult area to analyze because of the diversity of property types and price-points.  For e...

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Tue, May 20, 2008

Kensington MD Real Estate | by Gretchen Koitz

…as in, “It’s the economy, stupid.” We’re marketing a luxury property in Chevy Chase View (in Kensington MD) where the builder stepped way beyond the norm in terms of finishes.  We don’t just have hardwood ...

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Fri, May 09, 2008

Bethesda MD Real Estate - New Li... by Gretchen Koitz

For the first time in 10 years, I’ve listed my own home…Actually, that’s not even accurate...Ten years ago when we sold our previous house, I left the key under the mat for two agents who had clients looking in our neighborhood, an...

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Fri, Apr 18, 2008

State of Maryland Imposing Tax P... by Gretchen Koitz

So, it’s come to this.  Revenues are obviously down throughout the country and state and local governments are facing shortfalls.  But the State of Maryland has an interesting way of dealing with the problem, if a letter we received y...

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