HELEN'S/THE BAR FILES RENOVATION PLANS, MAY HAVE SETTLED WHITE FLINT NAME DEBATE

Helen's/The Bar, a new restaurant opening in the former Addie's building at 11120 Rockville Pike, has filed renovation plans with Montgomery County's Department of Permitting Services. According to the permit filing, the work will include both interior renovations, and outdoor work on the steps and ramp. The restaurant's opening has been delayed past Tom Sietsema's optimistic article's previous announcement of an April debut.

On the Helen's Facebook page, a Friday post said the restaurant likely won't be ready for a holiday opening in December. However, it said they may consider hosting a pre-opening holiday party for eager fans of Helen Wasserman's former DC catering business. Stay tuned.

The permitting process may have resolved the question of what to call the White Flint area, however. Some consider the area Rockville, and others call it North Bethesda. Competing developers are hopeful for a resolution to the battle, or a third name altogether. But Montgomery County's permitting department says 11120 is a Rockville, MD address. Given that Addie's was south of the area now being redeveloped, by that definition, all of White Flint along Rockville Pike would also be Rockville as well.

That debate won't be solved here, but the "White Flint is really Rockville" faction can certainly use such official documents to support their case.

Photo courtesy of Helen's/The Bar Facebook page