A contractor has completed installation of new lighting above Bethesda Lane at Bethesda Row. Property owner Federal Realty has promised the new fixtures, which replace the iconic stringed light bulbs above the pedestrian street, will provide "improved lighting for selfies." They resemble the ring lights popular among YouTube creators and Instagram and TikTok influencers, but whether the effect is the same from above the subject as it is straight ahead is debatable. Other work around Bethesda Row continues, including replacement of pavers on Bethesda Lane, a sidewalk project on Elm Street, and a new fountain plaza outside Anthropologie.
