Friends of White Flint

FOWF Community Meeting

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Amy Ginsburg

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Mark your calendars and save the date for our next Friends of White Flint Community and Board Meeting. Tuesday, January 12, 7 pm, at the Shriver Aquatic Center.…

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Amy Ginsburg

Arrowwood, a 204 unit residential building at the corner of Citadel Avenue and Marinelli Road, will begin construction in January, 2019. Located near Harris Teeter, Wentworth House, and Aurora, Arrowwood will bring more housing to the White Flint/Pike District area in 2021. LCOR is the developer of this exciting new addition to our community that will be part of North Bethesda Center.…

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Amy Ginsburg

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Bethesda Magazine Restaurant Week … January 11 to 20 … is the perfect time to try a new Pike District restaurant or return to an old favorite. Deals and good food abounds!

City Perch
Menus | Lunch: $22 | Dinner: $35

Del Frico’s Grill
Menus | Lunch: $25 | Dinner: $36

Owen’s Ordinary
Menus | Lunch: $22 | Dinner: $22 | Brunch: $36

Seasons 52
Menus | Lunch: $20 | Dinner: $35

Stella Barra
Menus | Dinner: $32 | Brunch: $18

Summer House
Menus | Lunch: $27 | Dinner: $37 | Brunch: $23

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Posted on January 9, 2019 by Amy Ginsburg

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You won’t want to miss The RCA Winter Beer Garden held at the RCA Civic Green at Randolph Hills Shopping Center, Saturday, January 19th, 3pm to 8pm.

During October’s Placemaking Festival, the RCA was approached by True Respite Brewing Company to partner with them on a winter beer garden festival. The RCA board were enthusiastic about making this idea a reality.…

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Amy Ginsburg

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The weather was uncooperative last month; we’re hoping for better weather ju-ju this month. Please join us on Saturday, January 19 at 10 am for our monthly Pike District Promenade, an easy, pet-friendly, all-ages stroll along the Trolley Trail.

We meet at North Bethesda Market at 10:00 am between Seasons 52 and Starbucks.…

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Amy Ginsburg

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Looking for something fun to do in the Pike District/White Flint area? AMP by Strathmore at Pike & Rose has the entertainment you crave.

AMP COMEDY: JOE ZIMMERMAN
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2019

Joe Zimmerman got his start as a member of the Southern stand-up group The Beards of Comedy. Although his beard has been kept in check, his career has just kept growing.…

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Amy Ginsburg

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Katherine Shaver of The Washington Post just wrote about the Pike District, suburban urbanism, and mixed-use developments in a must-read article. The first part is below. Visit The Washington Post to read the entire article.

The new Strathmore Square being planned for Montgomery County will have all the markings of an urban-suburban development: upscale apartments in mid- and high-rise buildings and perhaps office space or a hotel — all at a Metro Red Line station.…

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Amy Ginsburg

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Transforming the White Flint area into a walkable, vibrant, smart growth area isn’t a mere whim. It’s based on solid research and thought-out policy. The following top ten blogs on Montgomery Planning’s The Third Place are interesting, educational articles that discuss the backbone principles of the burgeoning transformation of the Pike District.…

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Amy Ginsburg

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Dee Metz, White Flint Coordinator, Retiring January 24

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Amy Ginsburg

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You may not have known Dee Metz nor known of her behind-the-scenes work to make the White Flint Sector Plan a reality, but Dee Metz was, quite simply, one of the greatest drivers of the White Flint transformation, and she will be missed. Her email announcing her retirement is below.

It is with mixed feelings that I am announcing my retirement at the end of January. …