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North Bethesda to get a ‘beach’

The Beach, designed for people to dine and relax, is coming to North Bethesda. (Courtesy Pike & Rose)
The Beach, designed for people to dine and relax, is coming to North Bethesda. (Courtesy Pike & Rose)
Owner Federal Realty is turning a portion of a parking lot into a large outdoor space, complete with more than 250 tons of sand. (Courtesy Pike & Rose)
Owner Federal Realty is turning a portion of a parking lot into a large outdoor space, complete with more than 250 tons of sand. (Courtesy Pike & Rose)
The Beach will be open daily next to Rose Park and is intended as a place for dining (there are plenty of choices for food) , playing games or just hanging out. (Courtesy Pike & Rose)
The Beach will be open daily next to Rose Park and is intended as a place for dining (there are plenty of choices for food), playing games or just hanging out. (Courtesy Pike & Rose)
On weekends, it will feature the Beach Bar, hosted by Bethesda-based Ridgewells Catering, serving beach inspired cocktails, beer and wine and light snacks. (Courtesy Pike & Rose)
On weekends, it will feature the Beach Bar, hosted by Bethesda-based Ridgewells Catering, serving beach inspired cocktails, beer and wine and light snacks. (Courtesy Pike & Rose)
Pike & Rose also plans free fitness classes and pop-up parties throughout the summer at The Beach. (Courtesy Pike & Rose)
Pike & Rose also plans free fitness classes and pop-up parties throughout the summer at The Beach. (Courtesy Pike & Rose)
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The Beach, designed for people to dine and relax, is coming to North Bethesda. (Courtesy Pike & Rose)
Owner Federal Realty is turning a portion of a parking lot into a large outdoor space, complete with more than 250 tons of sand. (Courtesy Pike & Rose)
The Beach will be open daily next to Rose Park and is intended as a place for dining (there are plenty of choices for food) , playing games or just hanging out. (Courtesy Pike & Rose)
On weekends, it will feature the Beach Bar, hosted by Bethesda-based Ridgewells Catering, serving beach inspired cocktails, beer and wine and light snacks. (Courtesy Pike & Rose)
Pike & Rose also plans free fitness classes and pop-up parties throughout the summer at The Beach. (Courtesy Pike & Rose)

WASHINGTON — Pike & Rose in North Bethesda is getting “The Beach.”

Owner Federal Realty is turning a portion of a parking lot into a large outdoor space, complete with more than 250 tons of sand.

The Beach will be open daily next to Rose Park and is intended as a place for dining (there are plenty of choices for food), playing games or just hanging out.

On weekends, it will feature the Beach Bar, hosted by Bethesda-based Ridgewells Catering, serving beach inspired cocktails, beer and wine and light snacks.

Pike & Rose also plans free fitness classes and pop-up parties throughout the summer at The Beach.

You can watch The Beach and all the tons of sand being trucked in via a special .

The Beach will open Memorial Day weekend.

Jeff Clabaugh

Jeff Clabaugh has spent 20 years covering the Washington region's economy and financial markets for ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ as part of a partnership with the Washington Business Journal, and officially joined the ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ newsroom staff in January 2016.

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