Virtual Tour: Houses for Sale in Montgomery County This Week

In the market for a new house? Just curious? Check out these recently listed houses for sale in Montgomery County.

These videos of Montgomery County houses for sale recently were uploaded to YouTube. Each listing links to a YouTube video (also attached to this article). Each house also is shown on the map attached to this article. Houses for sale this week: 4423 Independence St., Rockville 20166 Locustdale Dr., No. 224, Germantown 15105 Joshua Tree Rd., North Potomac 18511 Reliant Dr., Gaithersburg 9415 Wire Ave., Silver Spring 3705 Dupont Ave., Kensington 111 Lee Ave., No. 101, Takoma Park 2017 Windham Ln., Wheaton 7327 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda 6902 Brennon Ln., Chevy Chase Check back next week for more virtual tours.  Which tour is your favorite this week?

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Virtual Tour: Houses for Sale in Montgomery County This Week

In the market for a new house? Just curious? Check out these recently listed houses for sale in Montgomery County.

These videos of Montgomery County houses for sale recently were uploaded to YouTube. Each listing links to a YouTube video (also attached to this article). Each house also is shown on the map attached to this article: Houses for sale this week: 2315 Pinneberg Ave., Rockville 21117 Camomile Ct.,, Germantown 8917 Falls Farm Dr., Potomac 16 Blue Ribbon Ct., No. 5-1, Gaithersburg 19120 N. Pike Creek Place, Montgomery Village 10405 Lorain Ave., Silver Spring  3924 Baltimore St., Kensington 114 Sherman Ave., Takoma Park 2017 Windham Ln., Wheaton 4420 Chestnut St., Bethesda 3916 Virgilia St., Chevy Chase   Check back next week for more virtual tours.    Are you selling a house that you'd like Patch readers to see? Tell us in the comments.

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Weekly Deals Roundup: Potomac's Shanghai Café, Shoe Train, VisArts Rockville

Check out our deals picks before heading out for that meal with friends and family.

Spending time with friends or a meal with family is an ideal way to start your weekend, but sometimes those fun times can put more of a dent on your wallet than anticipated. Scrolling through endless deal sites on your smart phone can get exhausting, so we’ve done the thumb work for you. Check out our weekly Patch picks for some of the best deals in our area: Cocktails and canvas class for $20, or a fused glass plate workshop for $25 on LivingSocial. Prix fixe dinner for two, including two appetizers, entrées, desserts and glasses of wine, for $30 on LivingSocial. $20 to spend on shoes and other merchandise for $10 on LivingSocial. Admission to the club, which includes tickets to four different Georgetown men's basketball games at the …

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Speak Out: What Rules Guide Family TV Time?

Dora The Explorer or Mad Men? What's right for your family?

  As thousands across the country start the countdown for favorite shows to start up new seasons, parents may be looking to refresh household rules guiding children’s television use. TV Watch, a nonprofit advocating for parental control over government control of family television use, estimates that 72 percent of American households have rules about TV use for kids. The group recommends that parents take a few minutes to review fall TV schedules and television show ratings, which range from a Y-rating (recommended for younger audiences) to MA (mature adults only). What sort of rules do you have to guide your child’s TV experience? From Dora The Explorer to Mad Men and Breaking Bad, what are your family’s favorite shows?

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Saving Monty

Sweet Monty was saved by a local teen from life on the streets and is looking for his new family.

Monty is a true love bug. He’s a sweet, affectionate and playful pit-mix who just wants to be loved and be part of a family. He’s a handsome boy who’s only a year old and weighs in at about 60 pounds. His body is still playing catch-up with his big, blocky head, and he has a big, warm bully smile that lights up when he sees you.  Monty’s story is one that demonstrates the best and worst in people. He was found running free in an abandoned parking lot near a major highway by Lauren Bradford, a Good Samaritan and local senior at Fairfax High School. Lauren’s parents were away for the weekend, and she took it upon herself to take this sweet pup in, canvass the local neighborhoods and post filers and ads on Craigslist in hopes of finding Monty…

Virtual Tour: Houses for Sale in Montgomery County This Week

In the market for a new house? Just curious? Check out these recently listed houses for sale in Montgomery County.

  These videos of Montgomery County houses for sale were recently uploaded to YouTube. Each listing links to a YouTube video (also attached to this article). Each house also is shown on the map attached to this article. Homes for sale this week: 1518 Vivian Ct., Silver Spring 3305 Estelle Terrace, Silver Spring 21204 Virginia Pine Terrace, Germantown 19902 Silverfield Dr., Montgomery Village 948 Orchard Ridge Dr., No. 100, Gaithersburg 17813 Stoneridge Dr., North Potomac 13707 Willow Tree Dr., Rockville 9713 Whitley Park Place, No. TH-12, Bethesda 11006 Madison St., Kensington 12500 Park Potomac Ave., No. 201 S, Potomac   Check back next week for more virtual tours.

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1:02 pm on Thursday, September 6, 2012

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Moment of Zen

Meet Zen, a gentle, sweet Shar-Pei looking for his forever home.

Need a little calm canine energy in your life? Meet Zen, a laid-back and super-sweet Chinese Shar-Pei. He's about five years old and weighs in at 50 pounds. Zen is a unique and striking dog who has a very gentle way about him, and just wants to be loved and to find his new place in the world. After being purchased from an Arizona breeder, Zen was surrendered by his owner, who claimed he was working longer hours and wasn’t able to care for him. Poor Zen lived in a home with his family for over four years and then suddenly found himself abandoned in a shelter for six long months. This is, unfortunately, a story that happens to good dogs every day. Because of his sweet, calm demeanor, Zen quickly became a staff favorite at the shelter, and …

Smart Meters Not Required...For Now

Marylanders may request that utility companies defer installing smart meters in their homes or businesses, pending a decision by the PSC on whether customers will be able to opt out of receiving the smart meters.

In a small score for those against the installation of smart meters in their homes, the Maryland Public Service Commission decided Thursday that Marylanders may request utility companies defer the installation of smart meter devices in their homes or businesses, pending a final decision by the PSC on whether customers may opt out of receiving smart meters. "The [PSC]’s order is effective immediately and affects customers in the Baltimore Gas & Electric, Potomac Electric Power Company [Pepco] and Delmarva Power service territories," according to a PSC statement. "Also, customers who already have smart meters installed, but do not wish to have one, may inform their utility in writing. The utility cannot activate those customers’ smart meter …

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Future Montgomery County Workers Should Emphasize Technical Training, Experts Say

Montgomery County would do well to encourage and educate students about mid-level positions if it wants to continue economic success, a panel of experts told the County Council Tuesday.

Montgomery County’s focus on sending students to four-year colleges and universities may be a misguided attempt to keep jobs and workers in the county, according to a panel of economic and workforce development experts. The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday met with the panel for a discussion about the future of Montgomery County's workforce and job opportunities. Responding to the points of Economist Stephen Fuller's presentation last fall, the panel told the council that the dynamic of the nation’s economy is changing. Pushing students to four-year college and beyond may not meet the needs of the county’s future employers, while encouraging mid-level opportunities and job training would be more successful. “Forty percent of the …

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