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Honeymoon Chicken Coming to Alexandria in 2026

A box of chicken from Honeymoon Chicken (Photo courtesy of Honeymoon Chicken) Alexandria VA – Alexandria’s restaurant scene is about to get even more exciting. One of Washington, D.C.’s most celebrated fried chicken restaurants, Honeymoon Chicken, has announced plans to open its first Alexandria location in 2026 at Car
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U.S. Redirects $500 Million to Coal-Fired Steel Plant Upgrade

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy awarded Cleveland-Cliffs $500 million toward a $1 billion modernization of its Ohio steel plant after the company abandoned an earlier project because customers were unwilling to pay higher prices for lower-emission steel. The revised investment will rebuild and upgrade
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Construction ‘coming together’ on Virginia’s first hybrid emergency and urgent care center

Though a distinctive clock tower added over a decade ago to hide a cell tower still looms in the background, the northwest corner of Arlington Blvd (Route 50) and Graham Road in West Falls Church otherwise looks very different now than it did at this time last year. In place...
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Temple Hills Man, 2-Year Police Veteran ID’d After Deadly Suitland Encounter: AG

A deadly late-night encounter in Maryland now has two names attached to it. Tawfiq Abdul Haqq, a 33-year-old Temple Hills resident, was killed shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, during a police-involved shooting in the 4500 block of Reamy Drive in Suitland, according to the Maryland Attorn…
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Predawn Southeast DC shooting sparks hunt for two masked men

#post_seo_title Police warn public not to approach two suspects dressed in black WASHINGTON, DC —...
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A Food Network Star Closes Huncho House in Hyattsville

This is Eater’s guide to all the D.C. restaurants, bars, and cafes closing this month. (For our most recent roundup for July, go here.) If a restaurant or bar has closed in your neighborhood, let us know at [email protected]. Hyattsville, Maryland: After a four-year run, Maryland’s celebrity chef Tobias...
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More than 1,300 arrested in D.C.-area immigration sweep, including two from Manassas

Two Manassas men were among 1,328 people arrested across Virginia and Maryland during a recent two-week immigration enforcement operation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security. The arrests, dubbed " Operation Safe Community – Washington, D.C. ," took place from Aug. 1 t
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DC Public Library issues statement after Dolly Parton’s death

The STAR: Books from Birth program was launched in D.C. on Feb. 4, 2016, in partnership with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. DC Public Library said that the program has mailed almost four million books to over 100,000 kids.
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Rare Blue Frog Becomes Alexandria’s Newest Celebrity

ALEXANDRIA (FAIRFAX COUNTY), VA — First came the family of four river otters⁠. Now Huntley Meadows Park has another scene-stealing resident—and this one is tiny, bright blue and remarkably difficult to find. Meet “Bluey,” an American green tree frog with such unusual coloring that photographers and nature...
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Hispanic student enrollment declines in Virginia, Maryland amid immigration enforcement

BETHESDA, Md. - Immigration enforcement across Virginia and Maryland is leading to a decline in Hispanic student enrollment, according to data from Maryland's Department of Education. What we know:. Data shows that fewer Hispanic students are showing up for class in public schools amid increased ICE enforcement and dep

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