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In today's newsletter:

  • How Bethesda's Round House Theatre is celebrating 50 years of bold work
  • Bethesda medical office to shed 39 jobs in major transition
  • How Walter Reed in Bethesda became a world-class military medical powerhouse

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Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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📰 News we're reading

1. Round House Theatre refuses to coddle its audience (thebanner.com) — Round House Theatre in Bethesda is gearing up for its 50th anniversary season, featuring August Wilson's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" and 50 free community events and classes. Leaders describe how the theater grew from a Silver Spring rec program into a nationally respected company while keeping education, challenging productions, and accessible ticket programs at the heart of its mission.
   

2. MFA's revenue manager to lay off 39 employees amid transition to new UHS nonprofit (gwhatchet.com) — Dozens of revenue management employees at Capital Medical Group's Elm Street office in Bethesda will be laid off between mid-October and late December as GW's Medical Faculty Associates shift operations to a new UHS-affiliated nonprofit. The move follows years of financial strain at MFA and a broader transition that is sending most clinical staff to the new Capital Medical Group.
   

3. Walter Reed's Enduring Legacy: From Yellow Fever's Scourge to World-Class Military Medicine (radiofreehubcity.com) — Bethesda residents live next door to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a flagship military hospital recognized for top safety grades and cutting‑edge care. The story traces Walter Reed's historic breakthroughs on yellow fever and typhoid, then shows how today's Bethesda-based center leads in trauma rehab, organ transplants, and advanced prosthetics that return many injured service members to active duty.
   

4. 7 dead in 4 Maryland crashes over weekend (wbaltv.com) — A deadly wrong-way crash on I-270 near Democracy Boulevard in Bethesda killed a Virginia mother and daughter and led to serious charges against the Mustang driver. The article also details three other fatal crashes elsewhere in Maryland and highlights statewide traffic death statistics, underscoring ongoing concerns about impaired and unsafe driving.
   

5. Convening Highlights SAMHSA's Ongoing Commitment to Help States Connect People to SUD Treatment and Recovery Support Services (einpresswire.com subscription) — Bethesda recently hosted a national SAMHSA meeting focused on improving how overdose survivors are quickly connected to treatment and recovery support. Officials and experts from across the country gathered here to share models from Florida, West Virginia, and California that link first responders, hospitals, and peer navigators so people aren't left to navigate fragmented systems alone.
   

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