Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Westwood Wednesdays tonight at Westwood Shopping Center in Bethesda

Equity One's Westwood Wednesdays events get slightly more ambitious by the week. Tonight at the Westwood Shopping Center between 5:00-8:00 PM, enjoy live music by Darcy Dawn & Company and dinner from food trucks Just Gnocchi and Kona Ice.

My Gym from Westwood Center II will be on hand to help kids with tumbling exercises and interactive games. Another local business, 28 Spokes, will have a bicycle obstacle course (including teeter totter, swerving and rumble strips) set up. Wildtree Foods will allow kids to make their own dip, and will also have popcorn.

The event will take place in the parking lot near Rite Aid.

Westwood Shopping Center
5400 Westbard Avenue

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

So lucky a company like Equity One has taken an interest in the quality of life for those not rich enough to live in Bethesda proper. Thanks Hans and George!

Anonymous said...

Look forward to Equity One continuing to serve the community for years to come.

Anonymous said...

Reamer is still searching for those two Metro stations that he said are walkable from Westbard
Shopping Center.

Anonymous said...

Weak Westbardans.

Anonymous said...

It's nice that a few local businesses are involved. Have these Wednesday nights brought many people out?

Anonymous said...

WEST WHAT??? WEST BARD!!!
WEST WHAT??? WEST BARD!!!
WEST WHAT??? WEST BARD!!!

Anonymous said...

Here's hoping that Robbie will get more ambitious.

Anonymous said...

Those events are a joke. They rope off a bit of the parking lot and 10 people show up.

Lots of potential. Make it a real place to gather, and move the event to Friday evenings, and they'll do well. Anyone else remember when they used to do this at Bethesda Metro Center?

Anonymous said...

8:42 AM The Bethesda Metro Center is one of the huge missed opportunities.
Dumb idea to get rid of the ice skating and food court.
It's not programmed well with events either.

Anonymous said...

This massive project could be a huge fail for Equity One. Huge buildings with no tenants. Very few people will want to walk 2+ miles (roundtrip) to Metrorail which may/may not be operable?
The councilmember Reimer had to lie to the citizens regarding this fact cause he wouldn't know. Westbarders will find other places to shop and may not return. Who likes driving into a perpetual construction zone. Not me.
Berliner pulled off the ultimate bait & switch on this deal.

Anonymous said...

@11:08 I don't think so. First, no one is going to walk 2+ miles to the Metro -- they'll take a bus instead. I live in another part of Bethesda that is about that far from the Metro, and I just take the Ride-On in front of my house to get there.

As for huge buildings and perpetual construction zone -- that's what is happening already in downtown Bethesda. It hasn't seemed to stop people from buying condos, even those are much higher prices like $1mln+ for the Lauren (already half sold). I'm sure the Westbard places will be much cheaper, so should be even easier to sell.

Robert Dyer said...

3:57: A survey of actual Westbard area residents confirmed only 8% use bus to commute from home in the morning. Along with being outside of walking distance to Metro, that's why urban development there is not "smart growth."

Anonymous said...

I just wanted to say I've been a fan of your page for a couple of years and I appreciate the photos along with your feedback on the new developments in the neighborhood. I happened to see you on Wednesday outside Talbert's and wanted to say hello but didn't want to disturb you. It seemed as though you were in deep thought. Be well!

Robert Dyer said...

10:25: Thanks! Feel free to say hi in the future, and I appreciate your support.

Anonymous said...

Robert Dyer was "outside Talbert's...in deep thought".

Yeah, deciding between MD 20/20, Night Train and Cisco, can be quite a challenge.

Anonymous said...

Dyer @ 8:06 AM - Why do you assume that the residents of The New Westbard will have the same low energy levels as the lazy bums currently living there?