🚦 Sidewalks, speeders, school routes. Residents pressed county and state officials on missing sidewalks and tougher traffic enforcement at MoCo’s road-safety town hall this weekend. During the hearing, a pedestrian was struck at Cabin John Village. Read what was discussed & could come next [Montgomery Community Media]

📚 Raskin hosts bestselling author talk. Tonight at 7:30 at Wonderland Books, Pulitzer winners Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis discuss their NYT bestseller Injustice, with Rep. Jaime Raskin moderating. Details on the book

🌿 New leader at Oasis. Leslie Pont will start next week as Washington Metro Oasis’s new Director, bringing a background in award-winning wellness programming and lifelong learning leadership. Stay tuned for upcoming meet-and-greets

🍝 “Best Italian in Maryland”. Chowhound just named Il Pizzico in Rockville the top Italian restaurant in the entire State of Maryland in its new 50-state ranking. See the list [Chowhound]

🔥 New local bites: protein bowls + Korean specials. Playa Bowls Potomac just added Greek yogurt bowls (31–38g protein) like Berry Protein, Cinnamon Apple, and PB & Banana - and Shake Shack brought back their Korean-Style menu with gochujang and kimchi across sandwiches and desserts. Check out Playa Bowls | Shake Shack

Cabin John Middle School PTA Fundraiser | 11am–9:30pm @ California Tortilla, Cabin John Village
Turn taco night into school support by eating in or taking out where 25% of sales goes straight to the CJMS PTSA. 🌯

Lunch & Learn: Downsizing with Confidence | 11am–12pm @ Cogir of Potomac
Moyer Move Management shares a practical playbook for decluttering, sorting, and planning your next move, with a complimentary lunch. Free RSVP in link 📦

Potomac Teen Advisory Board (TAB) | 6:15–7:45pm @ Potomac Library
Help decide what teens actually want from the library, rack up service-learning hours, and practice real leadership skills, with pizza as your very persuasive committee co-chair. Ages 13-17 🍕

Mahjong Night | 7–9pm @ Whelan’s Beer & Wine
Grab a seat or reserve a whole table for a friendly, beginner-welcoming Mahjong night, including a Mahjong 101 table for first-timers who want guidance. Tiles provided, bring you own NMJL card or buy one there 🀄

PCV Speaker Series: The President Has Been Shot! | 3–4:30pm @ Potomac Community Center
United Press International managing editor Ron Cohen relives Reagan’s shooting through the newsroom adrenaline rush, then pivots to what we’ve lost in an internet-first news world. Free registration link 🗞️

Ghost[ed] with Arthur Kayzakian | 7–8:30pm @ Virtual
Strathmore hosts Kate Tufts finalist Arthur Kayzakian for an erasure-poetry workshop that turns exile and fragmentation into electric new work by deleting with intent. Register in link 🖋️

Winter Waterfowl at Gunners Lake | 2:30–2:30pm @ Gunners Lake Trailhead
Park’s closed Friday, so meet off-site for a 1.3-mile paved loop with a volunteer ranger, scanning Gunners Lake for buffleheads, mergansers, and widgeons. Binoculars strongly recommended 🦆

(Almost) Dry January Happy Hour | 4:30–6:30pm @ Jurisdiction Clothing
Sip Wölffer Estate tastings from classic to low and no-alc while browsing Jurisdiction’s polished pieces. Drop-in’s welcome 🍷

Porsche Club of America Brunch | 11am–1pm @ Irish Inn At Glen Echo
PCA Potomac regulars swap horsepower gossip over Irish brunch each third Saturday, then treat the parking lot like a mini-concours. 🏎️

Best of Potomac Awards Party | 6–9pm @ Cogir of Potomac
Dress up for Potomac’s own awards-night-meets-neighborhood-salon: vendors, tastings, music, and mingling, with proceeds supporting the Red Cross and Salvation Army. Tickets in link 🥂

4th Annual Bagel Marathon | 5:30–9:30am @ Shady Grove Metro
Start pre-dawn at Shady Grove, choose 50K or half, and chase aid stations across six Bethesda Bagels, including Cabin John Village. Eating bagels along the way optional. Register in link 🥯

All About Beavers | 1:30pm @ Seneca Creek State Park Park Office
Meet Maryland’s comeback kid with buckteeth: learn how beavers rebuild wetlands, curb wildfire risk, and then (optionally) hike to a lodge on Clopper Lake. 🦫

See 3 new job openings and all 46 local job openings in Potomac

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Forward the Loop to that neighbor who doesn’t let people merge on 270.

-Potomac Loop Team