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Last year, The Burn told readers how Mountain Mike’s Pizza – a California-based brand – was looking to expand into Northern Virginia. Now we know the first spot where Mike’s will set up shop. Mountain Mike’s is going to open 3,000 s.f. restaurant in the South...

Three days after returning back to work after taking time off to recover from a stroke, the 23-year veteran of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service for whom the HERO Act is named after, died. Master Firefighter Christopher Higgins, 46, was hospitalized on Oct. 19, 2024 after experiencing a...

Stop the presses! Things just got real! The Burn has learned that a Kilwins ice cream and candy shop is in the works for Loudoun County. The store will be coming later this year to 17 South King Street in downtown Leesburg. That’s the former site of the Rouge beauty and spa shop which closed recently.

Maryland’s two most populous counties are moving aggressively to limit ICE operations within their jurisdictions, introducing a combined slate of bills that would ban detention centers, restrict agent access to public buildings, and — in Montgomery County — prohibit law enforcement from wearing face coverings during...

Toastique – a new toast-centric restaurant open mornings and afternoons – has officially opened its doors in Reston. As we’ve been reporting, Toastique has taken a roughly 1,300 s.f. space in the RTC Next development at Sunset Hills Road and Town Center Parkway. RTC Next is an...

Pho Nom Nom will be opening its third location, with a new restaurant planned for 11225 New Hampshire Ave. in the White Oak Shopping Center. The restaurant will take over the space most recently occupied by Valle De Sula, which was previously home to Pho Hung & Grill, bringing pho back to the shopping center. They...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland residents are being urged to prepare for a round of strong to severe storms expected to sweep across the state Monday afternoon, bringing the potential for damaging winds, isolated tornadoes, and a rapid drop in temperatures. Meteorologists say the unsettled weather will begin building...

Montgomery County Police 3rd District officers located an adult male in the roadway at Georgia Avenue and Silver Spring Avenue around 3:12 am Saturday with apparent stab and gunshot wounds. Police later confirmed the man sustained only stab wounds and was transported to an area hospital with non life threatening...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - Nearly a month after a gas explosion leveled a home in Fairfax County, the man who lost his home is preparing to sue Washington Gas. The explosion rocked the Centreville community, and neighbors were forced out of their homes for weeks. The house where the explosion...

Marc Elrich has released his recommended Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget, outlining spending priorities for education, housing, public safety, health services, transportation, climate initiatives, and economic development while aiming to maintain the county’s long-term fiscal stability. The proposal includes $3.8...