FREEZING WINDS DAMAGE A DOWNTOWN BETHESDA RELIC (PHOTOS)

I hope you are all keeping warm today. Temperatures may reach a record low today in Bethesda, but the freezing winds blowing the frigid air into town already did some damage last night.

The sign at the former Relic nightclub on Fairmont Avenue was ripped apart, and was flapping around last evening in the wind. There still appear to be no bidders for what could be a prominent nightlife spot when the Bainbridge Bethesda opens this year along Fairmont.

Power outages were initially few in number. Late last night, there were outages affecting about 105 customers within an area bounded by Goldsboro Road, the Potomac River, Bradley Boulevard, Seven Locks Road, Veirs Mill Road, and Old Georgetown Road. Expect more, as long as high winds persist, and the weather forces residents to turn up the heat indoors.

The temperatures today are certainly in line with those of 2013, which was the overall coldest year in Bethesda in my lifetime.

Veterans Park last night