Falafel Inc has once again been named the “Best of DC” winner in the Best Falafel category by the Washington City Paper.
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UNIQLO will open its newest Washington DC area store in Georgetown on Friday, August 28. The store will be taking over the 22,000 SF space that was previously home to J.Crew.
Campestre Chicken has reopened at after a kitchen fire forced the family-owned restaurant to temporarily close in January. The restaurant is located at 11400 Cherry Hill Road at the Maryland Farms Shopping Center in White Oak, a retail center that spans both Montgomery County and Prince George’s County
Sardi’s Peruvian Chicken will hold a grand opening celebration for its newest Frederick location on Wednesday, Aug. 26.
A Silver Spring man is among several people arrested in Missouri as part of a large drug enforcement operation connected to the 26th Annual Gathering of the Juggalos, according to the Camden County Sheriff’s Office. (more…)
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration has begun construction on a $10.4 million project designed to improve safety and traffic operations along US 15 at Auburn Road and Angleberger Road in Frederick County.
The City of Frederick has selected Kevin Meyer as its new chief of police following a nationwide search that attracted more than 30 applicants.
There are two things in the culinary world that seemingly never stop coming; celebrity-backed restaurant concepts, and new chicken restaurants. So when a brand new business, found by Shaquille O’Neal himself, opened up their first standalone location in Maryland, I knew I had to go check it out. Shaq’s concept, Big Chicken, is a fast-casual spot that serves up chicken in multiple ways, alongside classic comfort food sides and a vibrant and bold display that could have only been thought of by Shaq himself.
I decided I had to make the drive out to the Waugh Chapel Towne Centre in Gambrills, MD to check out the space, check out the food, and see if it could live up to the Shaq-sized hype. I rate every restaurant using two simple categories: price and taste, each scored on a scale of 1-5. Add the two scores together, and if a restaurant reaches a total of 8 or higher, it officially “8 that.”
The Dating App Killer: The Monica White Story, a dramatization based on the crimes of convicted murderer Anthony Eugene Robinson, was the No. 1 movie on Netflix in the United States earlier this week (currently 3rd as of press time).
Baltimore ranks as the second-worst real estate market in the country, according to a new report from personal-finance company WalletHub. Washington D.C. didn’t fare much better, coming in ranked 271st overall.
A Carroll County man won $1 million on a scratch-off after a vending machine jammed while dispensing the last ticket remaining inside. (more…)