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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.
   

📸 Around Bethesda

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bethesda

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• MAA Paint the Town Art Exhibit and Sale →
  Kensington Armory, 3710 Mitchell St, Kensington MD 20895,
  11:00 am
• Global Rhythms →
  Glen Echo Park, 7300 Macarthur Blvd, Glen Echo
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• On St Elmo Comedy Bunker 18: D. Lo →
  ON St. Elmo, 4915 St Elmo Ave, Bethesda
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Gold Leaf Techniques: A One-Day Workshop →
  Cyd Rowley Jewelry & Studio, 10449 Metropolitan Ave, Kensington
  9:30 am
Sunday September 27
• The Jog and Jam for Mental Health →
  Potomac
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Friday September 4
• Opening Reception: 55th Annual Labor Day Art Show →
  Glen Echo Park, 7300 Macarthur Blvd, Glen Echo
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• National Museum of Women in the Arts Exhibition Free with BofA's Museums on Us →
  National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave NW, Washington
  10:00 am
• Free Special Exhibition Highlighting Works by DC-based Artists With Bank of America's 'Museums on Us →
  The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St NW, Washington
  10:00 am
• Explore Rubell DC Exhibit Free with Bank of America's Museums on Us →
  Rubell Museum DC, 65 I St SW, Washington
  11:00 am
• Global Rhythms: Music, Dance & Storytelling from Around the World →
  Glen Echo Park
  12:00 pm
• 55th Annual Labor Day Art Show →
  Glen Echo Park, 7300 Macarthur Blvd, Glen Echo
  12:00 pm
Monday September 7
• Kensington Labor Day Parade & Festival! →
  Baltimore Street & Carroll Place, Kensington
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 9
• Move Well, Live Well (Functional Fitness) →
  Oasis at the Macy's Home Store
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Drawing Makes One See the World Differently —Vian Shamounki Borchert Read on Patch

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🗞 Nearby News

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• David Lynn Horst 1949-2026 (fcfreepresspa.com)
• D'var Torah: We Need Each Other … Now and Always (washingtonjewishweek.com)
• Five Auto Thefts Among Incidents Reported Across Montgomery County in September 1 Crime Summary (mocoshow.com)

Potomac

• 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)

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-- 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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