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🌱 Patch AM: Why are McLean School and Potomac School in each other’s towns?

Also, don't miss Fall Community Parking Lot Sale on the Potomac Patch calendar

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Good day Potomac! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why are McLean School and Potomac School in each other's towns?

Also on today's calendar: Fall Community Parking Lot Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Very hot with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 97, low: 74.
  • Friday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• McLean Is in Potomac. Potomac Is in McLean. Why?! (washingtonian.com) — If you live in Potomac, you may have seen McLean School buses and wondered about the name—this story unpacks the long-running confusion between McLean School in Potomac and the Potomac School in McLean, Virginia. Families, referees, and even new students sometimes end up at the wrong campus, thanks to the schools' swapped names and shared DC-area roots.
   

📸 Around Potomac

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Potomac

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★ Featured events ★

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Other local events
    Wednesday September 2
  • MCR PROGRAMS
    Potomac Community Center
    6:00 pm
  • Basketball- Teen/Adult- Drop In
    Bette Carol Thomsen Scotland Neighborhood Rec Center Scotland Neighborhood Center
    6:00 pm
    • Thursday September 3
  • Therapeutic Recreation Open Gym
    Clara Barton Neighborhood Rec Center Clara Barton Neighborhood Recreation Center
    10:30 am
  • Basketball - Youth Drop-In
    Bette Carol Thomsen Scotland Neighborhood Rec Center Scotland Neighborhood Recreation Center
    2:00 pm
  • 55+ Ping Pong
    Clara Barton Neighborhood Rec Center Clara Barton Neighborhood Recreation Center
    2:00 pm
  • Basketball - Family Drop In ( All Ages)
    Potomac Community Center
    2:30 pm
  • Table Tennis 18+ Drop In
    Clara Barton Neighborhood Rec Center Clara Barton Neighborhood Recreation Center
    5:00 pm
  • Back to School Night
    Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Variety of Locations
    5:30 pm
    • Thursday September 10
  • PCV Women's Group →
    Potomac Library, 10101 Glenolden Dr, Potomac
    1:00 pm
    • Friday September 11
  • PCV Cultural Arts Programming, with artist Susan Goldman →
    Potomac Community Recreation Center, 11315 Falls Rd, Potomac
    10:30 am
    • Wednesday September 16
  • Protecting Your Wealth: Insurance Solutions for Business Owners →
    Virtual
    11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I went to the Chanel boutique at Tysons yesterday to buy a bottle of parfum.
    The lady guarding the door told me there were too many customers in the store already, I needed to wait. So, I told her I'd wait my turn. I must… (Nextdoor Brickyard)
  • It's not quite Fall but snow is around the corner!
    Any recommendations for snow removal services? Are there companies that will make an agreement for a season--and, suggestions on how to navigate that… (Nextdoor Fox Hills)
  • Pathstone posted a job opening for Associate Director, Client Advisory in Potomac. Apply here.
  • Giant Food posted a job opening for PT Service Clerk - Bake Off - 0198 in Potomac. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Potomac here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Bethesda

  • Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich Named One of D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia's '40 Essential Dishes' by the Washington Post (mocoshow.com)
  • John F. Wolf Jr., retired attorney (capegazette.com)
  • Read all about it: 5 literary events in Montgomery County to check out in September (bethesdamagazine.com)

Rockville

  • MoCo Driver Faces Manslaughter Charges In Deadly Crash: Police (patch.com)

Ok Potomac! 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: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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