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2 wounded in shooting near DC's U Street corridor 02/17/2020 08:42pm • D.C. police are investigating a shooting that wounded two people on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. (Courtesy Hossein Ghazanfari) Two men were shot and wounded early Monday night near D.C.'s busy U Street corridor. D.C. police said the shooting occurred on the 1400 block of V Street NW, not far from t Maryland task force outlines a plan to curb vaping 02/17/2020 06:39pm • A week after Maryland’s comptroller announced expanding a ban on flavored electronic cigarettes to include many flavors of disposable devices, a state task force has more recommendations to keep vaping devices away from younger people. After evaluating the e-cigarette industry and regulations i Lands' End opens rare retail store at Fair Lakes 02/14/2020 12:25pm • The Lands' End store in Bridgewater, New Jersey, (seen here) is similar to its new Fair Lakes Shopping Center location. (Courtesy Lands' End) Lands' End is opening a brick-and-mortar at the Fair Lakes Shopping Center in Fairfax, Virginia, later this month. The location will be the company's f Water's End Brewery opening 2nd taproom in Woodbridge 02/13/2020 01:17pm • The original Water's End brewery, in Lake Ridge's Dillingham Square, has about 500 square feet of space dedicated to its three-barrel brew house. It maxed out its brewing capacity at 360 barrels in 2019. (Courtesy Water's End Brewery) Water's End Brewery, in Lake Ridge, Virginia, started by a fo Alexandria's B&C Jewelers closing after nearly 7 decades 02/12/2020 10:49am • B&C Jewelers owner Vicki Forness, pictured at the Antwerp Diamond House in Belgium, is closing the store to be nearer to family and to travel. (Courtesy Vicki Forness) B&C Jewelers, one of the oldest retailers in Alexandria, Virginia, is closing at the end of April. B&C Jewelers o Authorities: Deputies confront black man wearing KKK robe 02/12/2020 07:19am • STAFFORD COURTHOUSE, Va. (AP) — A black man seen wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood at a Virginia shopping center Tuesday told sheriff's deputies that he was performing a social experiment, according to authorities. The Stafford County Sheriff's Office was called to a Target store at the Staf Affordable Valentine's Day date and gift ideas 02/12/2020 06:00am • Valentine's Day is right around the corner, which often means boxes of chocolate, paper hearts and pricey dinners. But you don't have to break your budget to show someone you love them. Use these date ideas to keep your day romantic without spending a fortune: -- Cook your own "fancy" dinner. Life may be like a box of chocolates, but the shapes inside suggest what you're going to get 02/12/2020 12:49am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'a5fabed7-ed1f-4ff8-94c6-10e0dd8736e8' }).render("68861536719dd96c");}); The owners of a Northern Virginia chocola Throwing a baby shower on a budget 02/10/2020 07:00pm • Throwing a baby shower is a wonderful way to celebrate mom- and dad-to-be while helping prepare them for their little one's arrival. But as with any party, it's easy to get caught up in the excitement of planning and rack up expenses that go well beyond your budget. "The money you'd spend on an e Massive fire destroys Fairfax Co. building under construction, smoke seen for miles 02/08/2020 11:50am • Northern Virginia firefighters have controlled the spread of a fire that is still smoldering at a multi-story construction site just south of the City of Alexandria in Fairfax County. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue services says about 150 firefighters responded to a rapidly-spreading blaze in a f Several cars damaged in Montgomery County mall parking garage fire 02/07/2020 09:51pm • A fire damages several cars in a Montgomery County, Maryland, mall parking lot. (WTOP/Mike Murillo) Guests at a waterfront shopping center in Montgomery County, Maryland, were in for shock when they got off the third floor of the parking garage. A witness told WTOP that she saw an SUV halfway Things to do around DC this weekend: Feb. 7–9 02/07/2020 03:02pm • All Weekend Seventh Annual Fredericksburg Kid Expo is all about kids -- from maternity and babies, tots to 'tweens. There’s shopping, featured vendors, with dinosaur walk and fossil find, rock climbing, hands-on activities, music and more all weekend. MotorTrend International Auto Show in Ba 3 charged with shooting teen in Silver Spring 02/07/2020 05:29am • Three suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting of a 15-year-old on Ellsworth Drive in Silver Spring in early January, according to the Montgomery County police. Elias Salmeron, 16, of D.C., Bryan Santos, 20, of D.C. and Brayan Josue Villatoro, 15, of D.C., were charge Wine of the Week: Sparkling wines, Champagnes for Valentine's Day 02/07/2020 03:50am • This Valentine’s Day, love is not only in the air, it’s in the bottle, too. And what better wine to fall in love with than a bottle of bubbly? Be it Champagne, that wonderful fizzy stuff found only in the French region’s namesake, or other equally interesting sparkling wines from various pa Woodbridge shopping center sells for $37.8M 02/06/2020 11:56am • A closed-end fund based in Dallas is making its way into the Greater Washington real estate market with the purchase of a Woodbridge shopping center. Alto Real Estate Funds announced Wednesday its $37.85 million purchase of Prince William Square from an affiliate of Rosenthal Properties. The 232,