Potomac-based developer Willco. Cos. is planning to cut by half the size of its proposed mixed-use development along Executive Boulevard in North Bethesda. The company, which won county planning approval for its sketch plan, cited increases in inflation and interest rates as the reason. [Washington Business Journal]
Potomac’s Olympic swimmer Erin Gemmel receives warm homecoming
Nineteen-year-old Erin Gemmell received a warm welcome at the Potomac Woods Swim Club in Rockville, where she trained for nine years, upon returning home from the Paris Olympics with a silver medal. [WTOP]
MoCo anti-hate task force prepares for new school year
Following the discovery of what police labeled “antisemitic” graffiti at a Bethesda elementary school, a Montgomery County anti-hate task force is looking to protect students from bias-related crimes. The task force is made up of cohort groups representing Jewish, Black, LGBTQ+, Asian American and Muslim communities. [WJLA]
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