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⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect a mostly sunny day reaching a high near 91, accompanied by a calm wind transitioning to a southern breeze at 5 to 8 mph in the morning. The night will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms before 4am and again after 5am, with a mostly cloudy sky and a low temperature around 72. The southern wind will remain at about 9 mph, and there will be a 30% chance of precipitation.
Rewilding: 2024 Alexandria Beautification Awards
For homes in Alexandria that won Alexandria Beautification Awards, this was the year of the rewilding. Many of the homes that won awards this year focused on native plants and fewer traditional lawns. "This year’s residential winners champion environmental health and biodiversity through sustainable practices such as using native plants,...
Black-owned Omari's Bar and Lounge bringing agave-infused drinks to DC
WASHINGTON — Omari's Music Bar and Agave Lounge is raising an agave-infused cocktail to Black Business Month. The Georgia Avenue-based restaurant focuses on farm-fresh food and creative spins on classic cocktails ─ centered on agave. “We work with local farms. A lot of our stuff is made in...
HER Diner posts liquor license placard at former Duplex Diner
“New Class “C” Restaurant with an interior seating capacity of 74, an outdoor Sidewalk Café with 20 seats, and a Total Occupancy Load of 125. Entertainment Endorsement inside and outside the premises. Alcohol Carry-out and Delivery Endorsement.”. Stay tuned.
Metro Transit Police Hosts Back-to-School Bash with Giveaways and Games
The Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) is set to host its second annual Back-to-School Bash on Saturday, August 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fort Totten Metro Station parking lot. This event offers students and families a fun-filled day to celebrate the start of the new school year.
Lee-Fendall House Gets Historic Paint Job
The big, old white house at the corner of Washington and Oronoco streets has a bit more color this summer. The Lee-Fendall House, now a museum and garden space, was built in the 1700s. The large property today interprets American history through tours and special programs about enslaved persons, Prohibition and more. It also hosts a variety of community events including trivia nights, an Easter Egg hunt each spring and more.
2024 high school football kickoff: Live-stream schedules in each state (plus D.C.) on NFHS Network
The high school football season rushes into 2024 with gridiron action creating buzz around the country. For high school football fans, it’s chance to watch the matchups under the Friday night lights or on Saturday afternoons. And thanks to the NFHS Network, games can also be streamed or watched on-demand—whether that be a national Super 25 matchup or teams within your area.
McLean Majors second in Little League softball Southeast Region
After winning district and state tournaments, the girls summer softball season ended for the McLean Little League Major All-Stars with a runner-up finish in the Southeast Region tournament, one win shy of qualifying for the World Series. McLean lost in the region championship game to Rowan Little League of Salisbury,...
The Weekend Scene: County fairs, dining deals and Washington Spirit International Friendlies
Subscribe to The Weekend Scene newsletter to get our picks delivered straight to your inbox — every Wednesday. We’re only halfway through August, but wow, the final month of summer might be the best yet. We’re still buzzing about the Paris Olympics. Maryland has welcomed home Katie Ledecky...
A Very Good Sign: Kamala Harris Is Going Right at Corporate Greed
Americans are spending more on virtually everything, from groceries to clothing to appliances. Headlines say those price increases are supposedly a mysterious economic force called “inflation.” But if you compare corporate profits in 2019 to the last four years, you’ll find corporations have gouged their way to an almost unbelievable $1.5 trillion in excess profits since 2020—that’s in addition to their pre-pandemic profit rates.That means the average American household has paid an eye-popping $12,000 in higher prices solely to pump up quarterly corporate profit margins. To put that figure into perspective, $12,000 could buy the average American household more than...
CNN Interviews Black Owner of Pro-Trump Store Who Sells Confederate Flag Merch and Says Kamala Harris ‘Is Not a Black-Black Person’
CNN correspondent Elle Reeve interviewed Jo Anne Price, a Black woman who owns a pro-Trump store in Virginia, along with several customers about their support for former President Donald Trump. The post CNN Interviews Black Owner of Pro-Trump Store Who Sells Confederate Flag Merch and Says Kamala Harris ‘Is Not a Black-Black Person’ first appeared on Mediaite.
LOCATED: DC firefighter last seen in New York located, police say
WASHINGTON (7News) — The search for a 34-year-old Washington, D.C. firefighter last seen in the Bronx, New York on Monday is over. On Friday morning, D.C. police saidWilliam Virgil Jones III was located. Initially, police said he was last spotted in the500 block of 169th Street in the Bronx...
Kennedy Street Crew used COVID-19 loan to buy drugs in bulk, leader admits in plea deal
WASHINGTON — A leader of the notorious Kennedy Street Crew pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy charges Thursday as part of a deal that will send him to prison for at least a decade. Kenneth Ademola Olugbenga was one of more than a dozen alleged members of the gang, also...
ICE Captures Illegal Immigrant With Rape Conviction In Charles County
Deportation officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Baltimore’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested Henry Argueta-Tobar this week in Waldorf, authorities announced on Thursday. According to ICE, US Border Patrol apprehended Argueta-Tobar in May 2019 near El Paso as an unaccompanied minor, where he was issued a notice to appear...
Charles school board hears potential grading changes
Charles students may have a slightly easier time getting an “A” in the future. The Charles County Board of Education met on Aug. 13 to discuss new grading scales that will be implemented, with some scales varying on what grade level a child is in. Kevin Lowndes, the chief of teaching and learning for the school system, gave a presentation that discussed adding elementary school guidance to the grading policy,...
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