Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services

03/25/2026

Our series on all the great things the Bethesda Urban Partnership does for the Bethesda Urban District and community, PART3:

Marketing
BUP’s marketing team creates year-round community events, produces free guides that detail Bethesda’s restaurant, retail, home fashion and arts organizations and operates downtown Bethesda’s Web site, www.bethesda.org https://www.bethesda.org/ . The efforts of BUP’s marketing team target downtown Bethesda’s residents, tourists, visitors and employees. The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is also managed by BUP’s marketing team. BUP’s marketing team is the producer of Imagination Bethesda, Taste of Bethesda https://www.bethesda.org/taste-of-bethesda/, a free Summer Concert Series https://www.bethesda.org/summer-concert-series/ , Yappy Hour https://www.bethesda.org/parks-party-play-yappy-hour-pop-up-dog-park/ , Winter Wonderland https://www.bethesda.org/winter-wonderland/ and Bethesda Outdoor Movies https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda-outdoor-movies/ . To stay up to date on all of the Bethesda Urban Partnership’s events and amenities, please join the BUP email list https://www.bethesda.org/about-bup/ -signup-formand follow us on social media.

Bethesda Urban PartnershipMayor Pete FosselmanPeter FosselmanThe Greater Bethesda Chamber of CommerceMoCo Pride CenterKID MuseumBethesda Cares, IncBethesda GreenBethesda History Blog

Our Mission Create an environment, experience, and economy in which downtown Bethesda businesses, residents, and visitors can thrive and prosper. From 2025/2026 Board Chair Dan Schlaff I am honored to...

03/25/2026

Two upcoming events at the MoCo Pride Center which is located on Level 2 of the Regional Service Center. March 28th "How Bazaar" and March 31st "Trans Day of Visibility" dinner and reception.

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03/23/2026

Our series on all the great things the Bethesda Urban Partnership does for the Bethesda Urban District and community, PART2:

Maintenance
Bethesda’s sidewalks, streets and flowerbeds are meticulously maintained by the 14-person BUP maintenance team. Throughout the week the team manages trash removal, cleans and repairs streets, trims trees, maintains 188,000 square feet of turf and more.

Mayor Pete FosselmanThe Greater Bethesda Chamber of CommerceBethesda Urban PartnershipKID MuseumBethesda GreenBethesda Cares, IncMoCo Pride Center

03/19/2026

Our series on all the great things the Bethesda Urban Partnership does for the Bethesda Urban District and community, PART1:

Operations & Funding
Established by Montgomery County in 1994, Bethesda Urban Partnership, Inc. (BUP) is a downtown management organization that maintains and markets downtown Bethesda. The organization was developed to promote downtown Bethesda as a desirable place to live, work and visit as well as foster a community that features restaurants, retailers, arts venues and more.

The BUP team includes more than 30 employees working in marketing, maintenance, mobility and administration who produce cultural events and community festivals and attend to landscaping and maintenance needs. BUP also manages Bethesda Transportation Solutions (BTS) https://www.bethesdatransit.org/, the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District https://www.bethesda.org/arts-entertainment-district/, and the Bethesda Circulator https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda-circulator/ as well as the non-profit art spaces, Gallery B https://www.bethesda.org/gallery-b/, Studio B https://www.bethesda.org/studio-b/ and the Triangle Art Studios https://www.bethesda.org/triangle-art-studios/ .

BUP is operated by an 11-member Board of Directors comprising residents, businesses and developers appointed by the County Executive. The organization is funded primarily by revenue generated from the Bethesda Parking Lot District fees, in addition to the commercial Urban District property tax. Private sponsors partner with BUP on events such as Taste of Bethesda https://www.bethesda.org/taste-of-bethesda/ and the Bethesda Fine Arts Festival https://www.bethesda.org/bethesda-fine-arts-festival/ .

Mayor Pete FosselmanThe Greater Bethesda Chamber of CommerceKID MuseumBethesda Cares, IncBethesda Green

Artists Maruja QuezadaUnit B María Quezada is a painter who has fostered her profound love and appreciation for art since she was young. An admirer of realism in art as...

03/18/2026

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DEP/property-care/leaf-blowers/electric-leaf-blower-rebate.html

03/13/2026

It's Saint Paddy's Weekend! Where are you placing your luck?

There's a lot happening this weekend so be sure to check in on our calendar for more events like these!

https://pikedistrict.org/events

03/12/2026

Read our BLOG > https://www.greaterbethesdachamber.org/blog and then register to join GBCC's Women's Networking Group for their special Women's History Month Meeting > https://web.greaterbethesdachamber.org/atlas/events/14330/details

03/11/2026

80+ degrees today! OMG
(& I don’t wanna talk about tomorrow’s weather)

See you @ the windows.

Names Of The Day- LIAM & COREY
Stop by for a free gelati

03/11/2026

The only decision you have to make today is which ice cream flavor you're choosing for your ice cream sandwich.

🍪 Chocolate chip cookie
🍦 Your favorite ice cream flavor
✨ Build your own ice cream sandwich at Max’s

03/11/2026

KID Museum Bethesda Urban Partnership MoCo Pride Center Mayor Pete Fosselman

03/11/2026

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Email from Regional Services Office   A note of gratitude as I step down - Peter Fosselman Throughout my career, I’ve had the privilege of serving in many roles -- from working at a plant nursery as a

03/11/2026

New Bethesda business!
The Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce