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The Best Burger in Maryland?
Many consider the Sunshine Burger from the Sunshine General Store in Brookeville, MD (often referred to as Sunshine, between Olney and Damascus) the best burger in Maryland. The burger boasts a ½ pound of ground beef topped with lettuce, tomato, onions, ketchup, mustard, and mayonnaise. However, part of the burger’s charm lies in the unique atmosphere of the General Store itself.
Football Player From Maryland, 25, Will Star As Houseguest On New Season Of 'Big Brother'
Cam Sullivan-Brown, 25, a Bowie native who graduated from Saint Vincent Pallotti High School in Laurel before heading to Penn State to play ball, has been named as one of the 16 new contestants on the popular reality series. Sullivan-Brown was one of the most highly sought-after recruits coming out...
SOLD OUT: New Restaurant Featuring Mission-Style Burritos Forced to Close Early After Selling Out
“SOLD OUT. We’re sorry but we did not anticipate the quantity of burritos y’all can throw down.” San Pancho Burritos, which recently opened at 7056 Carroll Ave in Takoma Park, was forced to close early on Monday after selling out of burritos. The restaurant will reopen on Wednesday morning at 8am.
Keep the concerts coming! Here are the hottest acts visiting the Baltimore area in August and September.
Are you in for some more musical fun this summer? These are some of the concerts in August and September to make your summer even cooler!. About: Are you ready for an out-of-this-world experience? Elliott’s Out of This World Experience tour is her first headline tour and marks her 30 years in the music industry. She will perform her greatest hits across arenas in North America and will be joined by singer-songwriter Ciara, rapper and actor Busta Rhymes, and record producer and rapper Timbaland.
He Fell In Love With Making Pizza As Teenager, Now This Maryland Chef Is Living His Dream
What started as a passion project for Chef Edwin Garcia in Maryland landed him a coveted spot inside a Montgomery County food hall, and he's just getting started.El Jefe Wood Fired Pizza has a new home at the Solaire Social food hall in downtown Silver Spring after becoming a renowned mobile kitche…
Homecoming for Hootie and The Blowfish As They Return For Two Local Concerts in August
Hootie and the Blowfish will be returning to the area with two local concerts in August. The first will be in Columbia, MD at Merriweather Post Pavilion on August 3rd followed by a show in Bristol, VA at Jiffy Lube Live on August 17th. This is somewhat of a homecoming as half of the band, Mark Bryan and Dean Felber, are graduates of Seneca Valley High School in Germantown.
Läderach Now Open in Montgomery Mall
Swiss chocolatier Läderach is now open in Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda. The store is located on the mall’s upper level, in the space previously occupied by Chocolate Moonshine. Läderach is renowned for its FrischSchoggi (fresh chocolate) slabs, pralines, and truffles. According to its website, “Fresh chocolate...
DC pools see huge attendance spike this summer
WASHINGTON — The DMV is in the grips of another heat wave. The WUSA9 Weather Team has issued a Weather Impact Alert for potentially dangerous heat through Wednesday. With higher humidity, it will feel much hotter than the actual air temperature. Another Weather Impact Alert will go into effect for high heat and strong to severe storms Wednesday.
Swahili Village Restaurant in D.C. Faces $526K Penalty for Wage Theft
Swahili Village and its owner, Kevin Onyona, have agreed to pay $526,973 to workers and the District of Columbia to resolve a 2023 wage theft lawsuit, after the Office of the Attorney General alleged the restaurant had stolen wages and tips from its employees. The post Swahili Village Restaurant in D.C. Faces $526K Penalty for Wage Theft appeared first on The Washington Informer.
Prince George’s County Man Brings Home Vitamins and Big Bucks
A Bowie man running an errand for his wife made a pit stop on his way home for Lottery tickets, and returned home with a big winner. The lucky player won $50,000 playing the Maryland Lottery’s Pick 5 game. The Prince George’s County Pick 4 and Pick 5 fan...
The D.C. Restaurant Closings to Know, July 2024
Tierney Plumb is the editor of Eater DC, covering all things food and drink around the nation's capital. This is a curated list of D.C. area’s most notable and permanent restaurant and bar closures, with new updates published once a week. See a closing we missed? Drop us a line.
They Might Be Giants to embark on east coast run of ‘The Big Show Tour’
They Might Be Giants will continue The Big Show Tour on the East Coast with stops in Philadelphia, Washington DC, Brooklyn, and Boston in December. The band have extended their ongoing 2024 “The Big Show Tour” with the new dates, continuing the multiple-nights-per-city structure. The added dates include...
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