18 MARCH/APRIL2015 | BETHESDAMAGAZINE.COM
22 | TO OUR READERS
24 | CONTRIBUTORS
30 | FROM OUR READERS
33 good life
Art, festivals, day trips, hidden gems
40 | BEST BETS
11 can’t-miss arts events
44 | ARTS CALENDAR
Where to go, what to see
53 banter
People, politics, books, columns
54 | FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING
Development Lot 31 by the numbers
58 | NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES
News you may have missed
64 | BOOK REPORT
New books by local authors, literary events
and more
74 | MY LIFE
My mother didn’t cook and wasn’t much
of a caretaker. But she knew how to sew.
78 | SUBURBANOLOGY
There’s trouble with my landline
BY APRIL WIT T
82 | HOMETOWN
Real estate executive Jeffrey Abramson
sees things differently
BY STEVE ROBERTS
DEPARTMENTS
235 health
236 | BE WELL
Fitness instructor Kristine Oleson is
giving other moms of young kids a gift—
time to exercise
238 | SWEET DREAMS
Sedation dentistry is helping to coax terrified patients back into the dental chair
246 | TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE?
Some doctors are touting the benefits of
using patients’ own stem cells to heal injuries and relieve pain. But is the science
there to back it up?
256 | WELLNESS CALENDAR
267 dine
268 | TABLE TALK
What’s happening on the local food scene
274 | DINE REVIEW
Met Bethesda and City Perch Kitchen + Bar
earn mixed reviews
278 | ‘O R D E R U P!’
Tastee Diner is a comforting constant in
changing downtown Bethesda
286 | COOKING CLASS
How to make a decadent soufflé
288 | DINING GUIDE
317 etc.
318 | SHOP TALK
“Athleisure” wear is trending in Bethesda.
Plus, a guide to local shops.
333 | PETS
Baby meet doggy
334 | WEDDINGS
Saying “I do” in the mountains
338 | GET AWAY
Cheat sheet for a weekend getaway
341 | DRIVING RANGE
Fly-fishing in the Virginia Piedmont
358 | FLASHBACK
A look back at Operation Whitecoat
360 | FAMILY PORTRAIT
Snapshot of local lives
BEFORE & AFTER:
OUTDOOR LIVING
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REAL ESTATE
AGENT PROFILES
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LONG & FOSTER
AD SECTION
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ASK THE MEDICAL
EXPERTS
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ASK THE
ATTORNEYS
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SUMMER
CAMPS
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