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‘My Own Pizza’ coming to former Flippin Pizza space on Connecticut Ave!
Good news pizza fans – the folks from My Own Pizza (menu here), same owners as Z Burger and Maman Joon, are bringing pizza back to the former Flippin Pizza space which closed back in April 2023. Some renderings:. STAY TUNED for an opening date.
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.
Prince George’s County Man Brings Home Vitamins And Big Bucks
BOWIE, Md. – 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...
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.
New emergency veterinary center opening in Foxchase tomorrow
A 24/7 Pet ER facility operated by the Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) is opening tomorrow (Wednesday) at the Shoppes of Foxchase shopping center. The facility at 4525 Duke Street is scheduled to launch with an open house from 4:30-6:30 p.m. followed by a ribbon cutting. The facility says it allows...
Fresh Market Expands Metro DC Presence with Two New Locations
Speciality food retailer The Fresh Market, Inc. is expanding within the metro Washington, DC market. Earlier this month, the Greensboro-based retailer committed to anchor two upscale mix-used developments in Virginia: Reston Station in Reston and West Falls in Falls Church. These locations will join two other existing DC metro stores,...
Bowie native to compete on 'Big Brother'
BOWIE, Md. — One of Bowie, Maryland's own is stepping into the national spotlight as he gets ready to compete on the latest season of Big Brother. Cam Sullivan-Brown, 25, aims to outlast and outplay his fellow housemates in the quest for the grand prize of $750,000. The local...
Solomons fisherman earns angler honors
Eric Packard of Calvert County has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program. The award recognizes recreational anglers who catch 10 trophy-sized fish of different species in Maryland. Packard is the 11th master angler since the program began in 2019. In addition to being an extremely avid angler — fishing an average of 240 days per year — Packard serves as a commissioner on the Maryland Sports Fisheries Advisory Commission, representing the tidal and non-tidal recreational anglers...
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.
DC restaurant to pay over $526K in wage theft settlement
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced Tuesday that Swahili Village M Street, a Kenyan fine-dining restaurant also widely known as “the Consulate,” must pay $526,973 to resolve a 2023 wage theft lawsuit. In the lawsuit, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) alleged that Swahili Village DC “systematically stole wages […]
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