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Thursday, August 07, 2014
HOME CARE ASSISTANCE INSTALLS AWNINGS AT NEW BETHESDA LOCATION
Home Care Assistance installed permanent signage and awnings yesterday at its new Bethesda headquarters. The home health care organization recently moved down Norfolk Avenue into the former location of O'Rourke Ltd. Jewelers.
28 comments:
Anonymous
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Enjoy your blog. But this kind of think isn't really necessary to report. How about less gossipy news, not what color dress (or awning) someone is wearing?
Sometimes I walk around town and wonder why some things aren't getting reported on. What's been up at the Metro Center Plaza. Work has been going on since the winter?
Can't anything be done about this buildings to upgrade their appearance and make them more appealing to retail tenants? All that space literally on top of the metro seems to be wasted.
10:14 - There's plenty of real news on here, to the chagrin of some. Helping local businesses is a big part of what this blog is about. Your friends on the County Council could learn from my example.
10:26 and Woodmont - I agree. The lapse of the Metro Center is something I've been blogging about from the beginning. I'd like to see more about how we're going to reenergize that plaza as a gathering space in the Downtown Plan. We used to have the ice rink, fireworks, etc.
I don't get why train stations in the US don't have grocery stores. People will always need to stop and grab milk or something for dinner after getting off the train.
I like Tesco Express because it's a small format store that doesn't just sell processed garbage. It's food you actually want your family eating.
12:25 - It's the definition of a spam ad, and also a cheap insult to me and my blog. You're suggesting there's no real news on here, and that people need to go to another website to find it, which is total hogwash. Say Hi to Hans Riemer and George Leventhal and your developer sugar daddies for me. Take your two-bit insults, hit the road, and don't come back until you have some facts and a grip on reality.
Talk about "over the top." A post about new awnings at a local business generates a one-two punch of cheap shots and attacks on me and my blog, using the same talking points I've heard elsewhere in cyberspace. No wonder Montgomery County is known for its business unfriendliness.
Spam taken from the comments sections of the Washington Post:
wildcat30 8/3/2014 9:57 PM EDT No mention of the Bethesda Row blog that's been covering the evolution of the area daily for years? The editor & publisher is a life long Bethesda resident: http://robertdyer.blogspot.com/
Link here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/pottery-barn-passon-fish-and-penthouses-move-bethesda-row-a-step-closer-to-aspen/2014/08/03/ff1346bc-1738-11e4-85b6-c1451e622637_story.html
7:49 It's been a long day for you guys, I understand. If a reader wanted to make that comment, it sounds pretty valid to me. When does the Washington Post talk about Petworth without interviewing the Prince of Petworth? It's a legitimate criticism of Heath's article, totally different from the irrelevant spam comments posted here earlier. The fact that you put all of this time and effort today into bringing negativity into this blog is just plain weird.
Seriously, Bob, people like your blog, they really do, you just kinda set yourself up for the negative comments with a bit of a high and mighty attitude and being so quickly defensive. Relax a little and people will like you as they already like your content a lot, as evidenced by readers and comments.
8:55 How would you contrast my "high and mighty attitude" with that of David Alpert, Stewart Schwartz, Harriet Tregoning, etc.? They've got attitude to spare, but are just on the opposing side on many issues.
And that there would be your defensive side. Come on Robert, we love your blog. No need to put down and compare to others. You can proudly stand on your own without deflecting. No one even mentioned any of those others. We are here reading you. Relax a little and be proud of your blog.
9:38 How is defending myself from anonymous people posting nastygrams wrong? I'm sure most bullies like victims who wouldn't defend themselves. Where in my comment did I put anyone down? You accused me of having a "high and mighty attitude," and I listed a few writers who have it to the extreme. Now when will I start to see this kind of criticism posted in comments on GGW?
So your latest desperate criticism is to claim I have no readers? This blog's sizeable local readership is ultimately the biggest reason for the negative comments - "anger and victimization at the loss of absolute power to control your message," as Jon Stewart put it so well.
28 comments:
Enjoy your blog. But this kind of think isn't really necessary to report. How about less gossipy news, not what color dress (or awning) someone is wearing?
Sometimes I walk around town and wonder why some things aren't getting reported on. What's been up at the Metro Center Plaza. Work has been going on since the winter?
Can't anything be done about this buildings to upgrade their appearance and make them more appealing to retail tenants? All that space literally on top of the metro seems to be wasted.
Serious stuff...like Tabata Training!?
10:14 - There's plenty of real news on here, to the chagrin of some. Helping local businesses is a big part of what this blog is about. Your friends on the County Council could learn from my example.
The Metro Center is a neglected space. It's the entry point to the city for everyone arriving via Metro, but it's barren of life.
I just deleted the spam ad from the comments.
WHAT ABOUT THE SILVER LINE AND EBOLA AT NIH!?
The Metro Center used to be full of life with the food court and the skating rink, but it has certainly become neglected in the last decade or so.
10:26 and Woodmont - I agree. The lapse of the Metro Center is something I've been blogging about from the beginning. I'd like to see more about how we're going to reenergize that plaza as a gathering space in the Downtown Plan. We used to have the ice rink, fireworks, etc.
I don't get why train stations in the US don't have grocery stores. People will always need to stop and grab milk or something for dinner after getting off the train.
I like Tesco Express because it's a small format store that doesn't just sell processed garbage. It's food you actually want your family eating.
I agree. When living car-free and commuting by Metro, it's essential to have stores direct at the stations.
12:25 - It's the definition of a spam ad, and also a cheap insult to me and my blog. You're suggesting there's no real news on here, and that people need to go to another website to find it, which is total hogwash. Say Hi to Hans Riemer and George Leventhal and your developer sugar daddies for me. Take your two-bit insults, hit the road, and don't come back until you have some facts and a grip on reality.
Talk about "over the top." A post about new awnings at a local business generates a one-two punch of cheap shots and attacks on me and my blog, using the same talking points I've heard elsewhere in cyberspace. No wonder Montgomery County is known for its business unfriendliness.
Defensive much? Relax, Dyer. People like your blog, they really do.
Spam taken from the comments sections of the Washington Post:
wildcat30
8/3/2014 9:57 PM EDT
No mention of the Bethesda Row blog that's been covering the evolution of the area daily for years? The editor & publisher is a life long Bethesda resident:
http://robertdyer.blogspot.com/
Link here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/pottery-barn-passon-fish-and-penthouses-move-bethesda-row-a-step-closer-to-aspen/2014/08/03/ff1346bc-1738-11e4-85b6-c1451e622637_story.html
That's hardly a spam comment. As an avid reader of Robert's blog, I posted it, Robert didn't.
I found it bizarre someone would write an article about Bethesda Row, but not talk to the blogger who has a blog about (wait for it) Bethesda Row!
If you want perspective on how Bethesda Row has changed over the years, who would be a better source? Nothing against the folks interviewed however.
7:49 It's been a long day for you guys, I understand. If a reader wanted to make that comment, it sounds pretty valid to me. When does the Washington Post talk about Petworth without interviewing the Prince of Petworth? It's a legitimate criticism of Heath's article, totally different from the irrelevant spam comments posted here earlier. The fact that you put all of this time and effort today into bringing negativity into this blog is just plain weird.
Seriously, Bob, people like your blog, they really do, you just kinda set yourself up for the negative comments with a bit of a high and mighty attitude and being so quickly defensive. Relax a little and people will like you as they already like your content a lot, as evidenced by readers and comments.
8:55 How would you contrast my "high and mighty attitude" with that of David Alpert, Stewart Schwartz, Harriet Tregoning, etc.? They've got attitude to spare, but are just on the opposing side on many issues.
And that there would be your defensive side. Come on Robert, we love your blog. No need to put down and compare to others. You can proudly stand on your own without deflecting. No one even mentioned any of those others. We are here reading you. Relax a little and be proud of your blog.
That's some good advice.
"That's hardly a spam comment. As an avid reader of Robert's blog, I posted it, Robert didn't."
Hi, Robert Dyer's mom!
9:38 How is defending myself from anonymous people posting nastygrams wrong? I'm sure most bullies like victims who wouldn't defend themselves. Where in my comment did I put anyone down? You accused me of having a "high and mighty attitude," and I listed a few writers who have it to the extreme. Now when will I start to see this kind of criticism posted in comments on GGW?
So your latest desperate criticism is to claim I have no readers? This blog's sizeable local readership is ultimately the biggest reason for the negative comments - "anger and victimization at the loss of absolute power to control your message," as Jon Stewart put it so well.
Because anyone else having any type of attitude is irrelevant to the question at hand as to whether you do or not.
Who here claimed you have no readers? That came out of nowhere. Most of the comments here mention that you do in fact have a great following.
Brad, I was responding to the comment posted at 9:30 AM casting doubt that an actual reader had criticized the Post article.
I'm not sure how you read that as you have no readers...
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