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Primark will open at the Mall at Prince George’s on Thursday, May 14. The Dublin-based clothing and home goods retailer is taking over the former location of J.C. Penney’s, which closed in 2020 amid a nationwide restructuring during Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Hyattsville store is its second in...

WASHINGTON - D.C. police have arrested a man they say is connected to more than a dozen retail thefts committed throughout April in the District. Investigators say that between April 8 and April 29, Theodore Sadat Blandford, 41, of D.C., entered multiple retail establishments in the northwest and stole more than $23,000 worth of merchandise.

A Washington, D.C. resident brought measles to Maryland, marking the state's fourth confirmed case this month.

A 29-year-old man was killed after a fight near the Southwest Waterfront on Wednesday night, according to D.C. police. Members of the National Guard reported seeing a group of men fighting in the 400 block of I Street SW shortly before 9 p.m., and responding officers found the victim with an abdominal injury. DC Fire and EMS rushed him to a nearby...

Thanks to G. for sending the latest retail news from Union Station:. Thanks for your support over teh years at our Pop-up! Our space has been leased, and we will make space for the new Tennant. Our last days is on April 29th!. Please visit us at quavaro.com until we...

WASHINGTON — Ben's Chili Bowl is finally reopening its iconic U Street doors after nine months of renovations Friday. For the big event, there is a road closure and parking restrictions. From 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, U Street Northwest between 13th St and 12th St will be...

WASHINGTON - Police are responding to an active barricade situation on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, where a person has climbed onto the structure, according to authorities. What we know:. The Metropolitan Police Department is on the scene of a barricade situation involving a subject who walked on top of...

The original Ben’s Chili Bowl reopens Friday after a nine-month renovation project. The grand reopening celebration includes a ribbon-cutting ceremony and live go-go music, and D.C. police said the event on U Street Northwest will close the block between 12th and 13th Streets until 4 p.m. First Amendment activity...

With recent columns about public playgrounds and public art, this week I thought I would tackle another “public” theme: public signage. It is a topic that has been a controversial challenge for County officials for one hundred years. Back in the late 1920’s, before there was a zoning ordinance, County officials and activists were concerned about the rapid increase in the number of...

Music lovers will be flocking to Adams Morgan in D.C. on Saturday for the neighborhood’s annual spring PorchFest, a free music festival showcasing more than 100 bands across more than 25 makeshift “stages,” many of which are actual porches. The festival is happening Saturday from 2 to...