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Free People closing at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda
Is closing at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda. The store's final day of operation will be Friday, July 26, 2024. A bohemian brand of Urban Outfitters, Free People opened this location in May of 2013. Despite that solid track record of success, the store has ultimately succumbed to the moribund Montgomery County economy, along with MoCo's high taxes and ever-shrinking business profit margins. Not only do I find no reports of Free People stores closing elsewhere in recent times, but Urban Outfitters is actually expanding the brand by opening additional Free People locations this year.
Four-star Zymear Smith commits to Maryland football, adding another gem to breakout recruiting class
Maryland football continued to add to one of its best recruiting classes in recent memory on Friday. Four-star North Caroline (Md.) athlete Zymear Smith committed to the Terps live on 247Sports' YouTube channel, adding a gem to Mike Locksley's impressive haul. Smith, a 6-foot, 170-pound rising senior, is rated the...
Maryland property manager accused of gender-based discrimination, making "relentless advances" towards vulnerable women
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown filed a lawsuit against an eastern shore landlord accused of violating civil rights laws. It's a historic first for the office of the attorney general as this is the first lawsuit filed by the newly established civil rights division.Attorney General Anthony Brown said obtaining authority to enforce civil rights laws was a top priority when took office. The civil rights division launched on Jan 1 of this year. Brown said this first lawsuit brings needed attention to an understudied and under resourced gender-based issue. "The defendant's conduct was severe, pervasive and humiliating to the women forced...
Police Drone Tracks Retail Theft and Assault Suspect to Nearby Backyard Leading to Arrest
Commander Jason Cokinos of the Montgomery County Police Department’s 3rd District (Silver Spring) shared the news of a retail theft and assault suspect who was tracked by a police drone and subsequently arrested. “As the saying goes… You can run but you can’t hide!” Cokinos said.
Angela Alsobrooks (D) and Larry Hogan (R) are running in the general election for the U.S. Senate in Maryland
Angela Alsobrooks (D), Larry Hogan (R), and three other candidates are running in Maryland’s U.S. Senate election on Nov. 5, 2024. Incumbent Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), who was first elected in 2006, is not running for re-election. On the state of the race, Maryland Matters’ Josh Kurtz said, “For...
Miss Harriett Chasing Third Stakes Win in $75,000 Miss Disco
LAUREL, MD – Multiple stakes winner Miss Harriett, bred and owned by David Baxter’s Narrow Leaf Farms, steps out of open company for the first time since her stunning upset of the 2023 Maryland Million Lassie in Sunday’s $75,000 Miss Disco at Laurel Park. The seventh running...
Former Dallas Cowboys Turned Washington Commanders Center 'Could Shape 2024 Season'
A foe turned friend could make all the difference for the Washington Commanders. New coaches tend to bring players the know with them when arriving to new locations so it wasn't a big surrprise when Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn brought a couple of Dallas Cowboys with him. One...
4 injured after car crash involving three cars in Northeast DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — DC Fire and EMS said four people are injured after a car crash involving three cars in Northeast D.C Saturday afternoon. The department posted on social media the accident occurred at North Capitol Street and Fort Drive in Northeast. As of 3:17 p.m., responders transported four people involved for treatment.
Live coverage: Maryland grapples with CrowdStrike outages
State and local officials in Maryland were responding Friday, like the rest of the nation, to broad-based network problems that developed overnight during a routine update of CrowdStrike software. The post Live coverage: Maryland grapples with CrowdStrike outages appeared first on Maryland Matters.
DC man sentenced to 20 years for deadly 2023 July 4 shooting in Northeast
A D.C. man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday for his role in a Fourth of July shooting that left another man dead in Northeast last year. In a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C., prosecutors said D.C. resident Brandon Smith, 38, pleaded guilty on Feb. 4 to second-degree murder while armed in connection with the death of 43-year-old Charles Stanton, also of D.C.
Bright MLS Weekly Market Report
New listings surge after a slow week. The week ending July 14 had 6,421 new listings come onto the market, a 36.0% surge from the holiday week. The number of new listings is 11.6% greater than the same week last year. Supply has generally been increasing since the beginning of the year, though inventory is still low in many local markets.
Wolf Trap offers wintry charms on ideal summer night with a painterly “Bohème”
The summer opera stars aligned for a delightful experience Friday evening at Wolf Trap. With no rain or humidity, a cool breeze set the ideal temperature for a near-capacity crowd at the Filene Center, both under the venue’s roof and picnicking on the lawn. With the National Symphony Orchestra gathered in the pit, Wolf Trap Opera Company fielded a solid cast of young singers for a worthy production of Giacomo Puccini’s evergreen La Bohème.
Two men shot in Northeast DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said two men were shot in Northeast D.C. overnight on Saturday. MPD said that at about 12:30 a.m., it responded to a hospital for the report of two men shot. Police said they were conscious and breathing. The investigation revealed that the shooting took place […]
Microsoft Outage Forces All Maryland Courts, Clerks' Offices To Close
Maryland's Office of Government Relations and Public Affairs Division announced on July 19 that all of the state's courts, offices, and facilities will be closed to the public, but will remain open for emergency situations. Clerks' offices are also closed. More information is expected to be released as the outage...
Shelter Announce Northeast Headlining Dates
Shelter announced a four-date run of headlining dates for September on their Instagram. Yes, I can see the gears turning in your head going “I know the name Shelter, but I can’t remember from where.” Well, to remind you, Shelter is the Hare Krishna-based band from Youth of Today vocalist Ray Cappo that he started in the early ‘90s. Once they started banning Hare Krishnas from airports, I guess the religion needed a new way to spread their message, and hardcore punk seemed like the next most viable option.
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