🌱 Patch AM: What the new Wheaton Woods traffic signal means for student safety

Morning Wheaton! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What the new Wheaton Woods traffic signal means for student safety
• What could new ADU rules mean for Wheaton homeowners and renters?

Also on today's calendar: Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 68 and low of 58 degrees.
• Sunday: Rain most of the time, temps: high: 62, low: 57.
• Monday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 72 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Montgomery County adds traffic signals to improve pedestrian safety (wjla.com) — Montgomery County has installed new traffic signals and pedestrian beacons, including one by Wheaton Woods Elementary School in Wheaton, to make crossings safer for students and neighbors. The upgrades are part of a broader Safe Routes to School push that's adding protected crossings, lowering speeds, and redesigning dangerous intersections where most serious crashes occur.
   

• Planning Board supports council bill that waives fees, relaxes requirements for accessory dwelling units (bethesdamagazine.com) — Montgomery County's Planning Board, meeting in Wheaton, backed a council bill to waive some fees and drop the owner-occupancy rule for accessory dwelling units, aiming to boost more flexible, affordable housing. If approved, it could make it easier for Wheaton homeowners and renters to add or live in ADUs, though questions remain about who benefits most from the incentives.
   

📸 Around Wheaton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wheaton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Vendor Members Group & the Markets of CRAFTS GALORE! →
  Held at Grace Lutheran of Lutherville, 8601 Valleyfield Rd, LUTHVLE TIMON, MD, 21093,
  9:30 am
Sunday October 11
• Todo Tango →
  The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Ln, North Bethesda
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• Volleyball - 55+ Drop-in
  Bauer Drive Community Recreation Center
  10:00 am
• Pickleball Adults 55+ Drop In
  Bauer Drive Community Recreation Center
  12:45 pm
• Basketball - Youth Drop In 11-17
  Bauer Drive Community Recreation Center
  3:00 pm
• Pickleball League - Adults 18+ (Registration Required)
  Bauer Drive Community Recreation Center
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Holy Cross Health Neuroscience Symposium →
  Holy Cross Hospital, 1500 Forest Glen Rd, Silver Spring
  8:00 am
• Frederick Ski Swap →
  Frederick Fairgrounds - Home of The Great Frederick Fair, 797 E Patrick St, Frederick
  9:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Wheaton Passport to Sports Day →
  Wheaton Regional Park, 11717 Orebaugh Ave, Wheaton-Glenmont
  11:00 am
• Discover Conservatory Classic JB sponsored by PRJC →
  Alfio's La Trattoria, 4515 Willard Ave, Chevy Chase
  2:30 pm
Sunday October 18
• PRJC Presents The Charm City Traditional Jazz Sound →
  Rosensteel Hall, 9707 Rosensteel Ave, Silver Spring
  2:00 pm
Monday October 19
• PRJC presents - The Restored Ma Rainey, Mother of the Blues →
  Online Zoom
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Kensington

• Gene's Costumes reopens in Kensington in time for Halloween (mymcmedia.org)
• Live Music in Montgomery County: October 2–4 (moderatelymoco.com)

Silver Spring

• Tasty Tidbits: D.C.'s Toastique sets sights on Friendship Heights location (bethesdamagazine.com)
• 7 things to do in the capital region, from Boom Ball to burgers (thebanner.com)
• Maryland's most terrifying and unusual haunted houses (thebanner.com)

Rockville

• Mexican-Fusion Restaurant Opens 1st Standalone Eatery In Montgomery County (patch.com)

Ok Wheaton! 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 has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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