Crime

A Montgomery County judge sentenced Francisco Lara-Garcia to life in prison, suspending all but 40 years, for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, 20-year-old Keylin Chavez Dominguez, whose remains were found in January 2023 after he had falsely reported her missing.

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Briggs Chaney

Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken is officially moving forward with its newest Montgomery County location. Last November, we shared that the fast-growing franchise planned to open at 13811 Outlet Drive in the Briggs Chaney Marketplace shopping center. The restaurant has now secured its permit to begin construction, bringing it one step closer to opening day.

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Maryland

Maryland has renewed and expanded its memorandum of understanding with the Province of Ontario to strengthen economic cooperation, adding collaboration in life sciences, information technology, and clean energy to an agreement originally focused on advanced manufacturing, infrastructure, and agribusiness.

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Events

BlackRock Center for the Arts and the Germantown Town Center will host a free holiday weekend on Dec. 13 and 14 featuring live performances, an artisan market, family activities, and a Chanukah celebration with a community “can-orah” lighting.

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Bethesda

Looking for the most booked restaurants in “Maryland – DC Suburbs”? You’re in the right place. Each month, popular reservation app OpenTable analyzes nearly 500,000 new global diner reviews on their platform from the past month. They sort the results by location and this location is referred to as “Maryland – DC Suburbs” covering the portion of the state closer to DC as well as a little further out. (more…)


DC Sports

Washington Spirit forward Sofia Cantore has been called up to the Italy Women’s National Team for the side’s upcoming friendlies, the Italian Football Federation announced today. Le Azzurre will visit the United States for two friendlies in Florida beginning later this month.

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