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What's up Bethesda! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What the massive new Battery Lane project means for Bethesda housing.
  • How a Bethesda patient kept sensation after groundbreaking cancer surgery.
  • Why a wounded ex-UFC fighter is now recovering in Bethesda.

Also on today's calendar: Todo Tango and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 66 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Monday: Warmer; a morning shower, temps: high: 73, low: 54.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Planning Board approves Battery Lane apartment redevelopment project in Bethesda (bethesdamagazine.com) — Montgomery County's Planning Board has approved a 120-foot, 446-unit redevelopment of the aging Battery Lane Apartments in Bethesda, replacing 84 older units. The project will add a mix of market-rate and regulated affordable housing, new public open space, and modern amenities, and is one of several large apartment redevelopments reshaping the Battery Lane corridor near NIH and Woodmont Triangle.
   

• A first-of-its-kind robotic surgery helps Bethesda breast cancer patient retain sensation postsurgery (wtop.com) — A Bethesda woman with breast cancer chose a new robotic, nipple-sparing mastectomy with nerve reconstruction that helped her keep chest sensation and recover quickly after same-day surgery. Performed at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, the procedure aims to remove cancer while preserving nerves, reducing phantom pain, and improving quality of life, and doctors urge patients to seek second opinions about such options.
   

• Soldier-turned-UFC fighter Tim Kennedy shot three times as 20 killed or wounded after private military group ambushed (newsbreak.com) — Former UFC fighter and Green Beret Tim Kennedy is recovering in stable condition at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda after being shot three times during an ambush while contracting in Congo. The attack reportedly left around 20 people killed or wounded, and while Kennedy hasn't spoken publicly yet, supporters have flooded his social media with messages of concern and encouragement.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Choose Ordelia.
    This sweetheart has been waiting more than a year in MCASAC for her forever home. One by one, her dogleagues have found loving homes, but she remains… (Nextdoor Bethesda/Brookmont)
  • This kitty came back.
    He/ she is so sweet. I cannot take him to a vet. I had knee surgery and I can't drive. (Nextdoor Parkwood)
  • Snipes posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Bethesda. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Lindley Arts & Crafts - Open Floor Plan, PCI - 20815, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 (zillow.com)
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  • Shooting Reported On Bel Pre Road In Montgomery County: Police (patch.com)

Ok Bethesda! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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