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Report: Shoplifting and assault on the rise in Fairfax Co., fatal crashes less frequent 09/13/2023 11:01pm • There were hundreds more assault and shoplifting incidents in Fairfax County, Virginia, in the first half of 2023 than during the same time period in 2022, according to a midyear Fairfax County Police Department report. Over 3,700 shoplifting incidents were reported between January and June, acco 'Save our businesses': Bike lane plans draw protesters to Connecticut Avenue 09/12/2023 11:08pm • A small band of protesters turned out during the Tuesday evening commute on Connecticut Avenue in Cleveland Park. The demonstrators are opposing the D.C. Department of Transportation's plan to install protected bike lanes on each side of the street from Woodley Park to Chevy Chase. Wearing br College Park shopping center to be torn down, upsetting some business owners 09/12/2023 04:05pm • Its proximity to campus and several new student housing options made the Campus Village Shoppes shopping center in College Park, Maryland, one of the busiest and easiest places for students to go for food and alcohol. But now, a new owner is getting ready to turn the shopping center and its vast How Md. retailers are responding to organized retail theft that has 'become so serious' 09/12/2023 04:14am • In response to organized retail theft across the state, the Maryland Retailers Association is meeting with several jurisdictions to discuss solutions before the issue becomes so significant that stores consider closing. Cailey Locklair, president of the Maryland Retailers Association, said the gr 'Rocky' screening with live orchestra will have audiences posing atop steps of Merriweather 09/11/2023 02:09pm • In 1976, "Rocky" became the rare movie to win both the box-office crown and the Best Picture Oscar, a feat that looks even more impressive with each passing year. Can you imagine that happening today? It remains the most influential film of the franchise, inspiring nine installments with Clubber Piggly Wiggly owner buying 10 DC-area Harris Teeter stores 09/11/2023 12:28pm • Harris Teeter owner Kroger will sell 10 D.C.-area Harris Teeter stores to C & Wholesale Grocers, owner of the storied Piggly Wiggly grocery store chain. The move is part of a larger plan to divest hundreds of stores in order to win regulatory approval of Kroger’s planned $24.6 billion m These 5 DC museums are worth visiting just for their café menus 09/11/2023 09:30am • Several museums on and off the National Mall in D.C. tie the focus and message of their exhibitions past the gallery halls and into dining halls and cafés. As seen and well-celebrated in the Sweet Home Café at the National Museum of African American History & Culture, food can be a pathway to Beyond the boardwalk — How a Bethany Beach woman aims to help others through fashion 09/11/2023 05:35am • WTOP is proud to spotlight the many small businesses that make up the D.C. region as part of our Small Business September coverage. The Small Business September series is brought to you by EagleBank. Would you want to work a job nearby your parent, siblings and romantic partner? That's a rea 14th annual DC State Fair fills Franklin Park with food, fun and community pride 09/10/2023 04:27pm • Sunday marked the DC State Fair's 14th year of bringing together local music, food, businesses, and agencies to celebrate the culture of the nation's capital. “This event is all about celebrating local D.C., so we really strive to have local vendors, lots of woman-owned businesses and businesse Takoma Park toy store focuses on 'the playful at heart' 09/08/2023 05:59am • WTOP is proud to spotlight the many small businesses that make up the D.C. region as part of our Small Business September coverage. The Small Business September series is brought to you by EagleBank. Running a local toy store can be an incredibly fun and rewarding experience, especially when it 25 DC-area festivals to look forward to this fall 09/07/2023 09:13am • There’s so much to look forward to in the D.C. area this autumn. From music festivals, to those focused on the arts, comedy, restaurants and other neighborhood celebrations — people of all interests are sure to find a community event to enjoy. Check out the chronological list of upcoming even Leesburg Pet Festival hosts doggy talent show, obstacle course 09/06/2023 04:08am • Do you have a four-legged friend with special talents who just might rock a doggy obstacle course? Grab a leash and head to The Village at Leesburg's Pet Festival on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 12 to 4 p.m. "We're really excited to bring it back this year for the fourth year," The Village at DC record shop embraces old-school sound of vinyl 09/05/2023 05:03am • WTOP is proud to spotlight the many small businesses that make up the D.C. region as part of our Small Business September coverage. The Small Business September series is brought to you by EagleBank. In an era dominated by digital streaming and instant gratification, running a vinyl record sh Local leader sounds off on Giant pulling national brands from Southeast DC supermarket shelves 09/04/2023 08:24pm • Laneice Moore, an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in Ward 8, shops at the Alabama Avenue Giant in Southeast D.C. all the time — and she says shoplifting at that supermarket is nothing new. "They've been doing that for years,” she told WTOP. But she said the decision to take national bra No more Colgate, Tide or Advil: Giant Food will stop stocking national brands at Southeast DC store 09/02/2023 11:25pm • The first thing many shoppers notice about the Giant grocery store on Alabama Avenue in Southeast D.C. are the cameras: in every aisle, entrance and corner of the store. Armed security are also stationed at both entrances, which is a sign of a troubling stretch of crime at the location in recent