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New Centurion Lounge Opening at Reagan National Airport
The American Express facility will have a dining menu put together by award-winning chefs. American Express opens its new Centurion Lounge at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday. The lounge features dining, drinks, and an art gallery. The 12,000-square-foot Centurion Lounge at DCA will have a menu put together by three...
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,...
ECHS student to travel to D.C. for prestigious journalism conference
Bailey Todd, a student at East Clinton High School, has been selected to represent Sabina as a National Youth Correspondent to the 2024 Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University. Todd joins a select group of students from all over the country for an intensive study of journalism...
Gaithersburg Family Credits Pet Cat Prince with Life-Saving Alert in House Fire
In a tragic yet heartrending incident in Gaithersburg, Maryland, a cat named Prince is being credited with the life-saving alert that roused a family from their slumber as flames began to envelop their home. According to WUSA9, a family member who wished to remain unnamed expressed their profound gratitude, stating, "If it weren't for Prince waking me up, we would all be dead." The feline's actions afforded them a chance to contact 911 and escape the life-threatening situation. Tragically, Prince succumbed to smoke inhalation.
'Hero Cat' alerts Maryland family to house fire, dies from smoke inhalation: officials
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - A cat named Prince is being credited with saving the lives of sleeping occupants of a home that caught fire in Maryland, giving its life to save its owners. The fire happened Sunday on Westside Drive in Gaithersburg, according to a spokesman for the Montgomery County...
Extra! Extra! Vienna Youth Players set to present 'Newsies'
Vienna Youth Players’ summer production of “Newsies” will let students from around Northern Virginia polish their acting and technical chops, build camaraderie and have a ball while depicting events drawn from real life. Adapted from the 1992 Disney film, “Newsies” centers around a 1899 newspaper-carrier strike. Youth...
Women’s Soccer Welcomes 12 Newcomers Ahead of 2024 Season
WASHINGTON – First-year head coach Jeremy Williams and the George Washington women's soccer team announced the addition of 12 newcomers to the program ahead of the 2024 season. The incoming class consists of 11 first-years and one transfer student. "We're excited to integrate our newcomers into the team and...
Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Offer, Weighs DNA Testing
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. A murder defendant informed DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on July 15 that he intended to reject a plea offer and is awaiting word from an expert concerning DNA evidence, during a July 15 hearing. Deonte...
Dry-aged meats are a culinary classic. Why not dry-aged fish?
In March 2017, I visited my brother in Washington, D.C. and we visited The Dabney, a then-two-year-old restaurant that had been garnering lots of high praise. We were dropped off by an Uber or Lyft in the oddest, most unassuming area — essentially within an alley of some sorts, and only a few steps away was a large, wooden door next to a sign that read the name of the restaurant. I was intrigued by this and after walking inside and being immediately greeted with the smell of the large hearth as we were led to our table, I knew the experience would be a very pleasurable one.
Bethesda daycare, library evacuated after vehicle hits gas meter
BETHESDA, Md. (7News) — A daycare and a library in Bethesda were evacuated Tuesday evening after a vehicle hit a gas meter attached to the building, according to Montgomery County Fire and EMS officials. Crews responded to Davis Library on Democracy Boulevard between Old Georgetown Road and Fernwood Road...
Alexandria music school raises over $28K while owner and teacher battles cancer
In the heart of Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood is a music school that has taught generations of kids the challenge of mastering a skill. Now, the Del Ray School of Music is fighting to survive. Funds are being raised to pay the school’s rent and expenses while the school’s...
Wizards Rookie Gets Brutal Bronny James Treatment After Embarrassing Performance
No one knows exactly what Washington Wizards rookie Alex Sarr’s future in the NBA would look like, but he didn’t paint a good picture of his outlook in the league when he laid an egg during Tuesday night’s 82-80 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Making ...
The hunt is on to find U.S. Capitol Christmas tree in Tongass National Forest
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Christmas may be months away but the hunt for the perfect Christmas tree to adorn the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C. was in full swing this weekend in Southeast Alaska. The tradition of selecting a Capitol Christmas Tree from one of...
La Plata tops Western Charles in CHASM baseball
Following a brief respite for the July 4 holiday that marks the traditional midway point of the Charles and St. Mary's County Baseball League season, the La Plata Twins picked up precisely where they left off before the break by upending Western Charles 10-5 on Sunday afternoon at Rainbow Construction Field. La Plata (7-2) had downed Western Charles 8-4 three weeks earlier when the two teams met on a very sunny, hot afternoon at Lackey High School and the Twins opened this occasion as if...
Maisie Howard’s Vision for District 7 As Board Of Education Write-In Candidate
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maisie Howard recently announced her candidacy as a write-in for the upcoming Board of Education Election of Anne Arundel County for District 7 at the Annapolis Juneteenth Festival. Howard was inspired to run as she became more knowledgeable about the Board of Education over the past...
Maryland Educators Aim to Boost Ag in Schools and on the Street
Maryland is gearing up to make agriculture a central topic in schools and with the general public. Ag leaders and educators gathered to share this common vision Tuesday at the first Agriculture Education Summit, hosted by the Maryland Department of Agriculture in Annapolis. In his opening remarks, Ag Secretary Kevin...
An attitude of mind and heart, and a gathering in DC
Kurt Meyer writes a weekly column for the Nora Springs – Rockford Register and the Substack newsletter Showing Up, where this essay first appeared. He served as chair of the executive committee (the equivalent of board chair) of Americans for Democratic Action, America’s most experienced liberal organization. By...
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