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Supporters optimistic this is the year for beer and wine in Maryland grocery stores 12/11/2024 06:39am • A renewed effort to expand alcohol sales beyond liquor stores has the backing of a powerful new ally — Gov. Wes Moore (D) told Maryland Matters that he “wants something on my desk at the end of the session.” The General Assembly has tried before to allow alcohol sales in grocery stores — Healthy living center reopens in DC Ward 8's only grocery store 12/10/2024 04:45pm • Since its opening in 2007, D.C.’s Ward 8 has only one grocery store. This week, the Giant supermarket there has reopened a community facility that helps residents in the area live a healthier and better life. The refurbished Healthy Living Center also features a brand-new mural from a local 'We're not a thumb pressing on the citizens': Lessons from a longtime small town Virginia police chief 12/09/2024 10:07am • When A.J. Panebianco applied to be Middleburg, Virginia's police chief in 2012, he had a goal: "Everybody who visits, lives, or frequents Middleburg would know our officers by first name." Back then, Middleburg's police department was part-time. "Nobody worked from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. — we had fiv How Prince George's Co. police aim to make sure the holiday presents you buy make it inside your home 12/06/2024 08:25pm • In the iconic cartoon, Dr. Seuss' Grinch stole all the Whos' Christmases, breaking into homes and taking every last present. In the weeks ahead, police in Prince George's County, Maryland, will be watching not just shopping centers, but also your neighborhood to make sure no copycat Grinches can tak DC United GM Ally Mackay recaps 2024 season, explains postseason roster moves 12/06/2024 01:23pm • Once the final whistle blew on Oct. 19, ending D.C. United's campaign, Ally Mackay's season began. The club's general manager finalized his roster plans for the offseason and, a month later, began jet-setting around the world for the next set of talents to bring to the nation's capital. After spe Holiday shipping deadlines: Ensure your gifts arrive on time 12/06/2024 03:05am • After years of pandemic-related supply chain issues, holiday packages should be moving smoothly this year. "You'll have a better experience than in previous years," says Vaughn Moore, executive chairman and CEO of AIT Worldwide Logistics. Gone are the backlogs at U.S. ports and worker shor Things to do in the DC area: Ways to get in the holiday spirit … and more! 12/05/2024 04:43pm • If you're in search of themed events to pep up your holiday season, WTOP has you covered. This week's "Things to do in the D.C. area" guide includes several live performances (many of which are free!), plus holiday-themed food experiences and more. Be merry and joyful, and find your next best shindi Man charged with robbing postal workers, stealing huge amounts of mail across DC area 12/05/2024 01:23pm • A D.C. man has been charged with stealing mail in D.C., Arlington, Virginia, and Bowie, Maryland, throughout 2024 after stealing arrow keys from a postal worker in December 2023, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office of D.C. Ibrahim Emmanuel De La Cruz, 25, has also been charged in the armed r How common is 'mansplaining' in DC? 12/04/2024 09:40am • The Oxford English Dictionary defines "mansplaining" as the explanation of something by a man, typically to a woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing. But you probably already knew that. When you think of D.C., monuments, memorials and the Metro may come to mind, but according This GivingTuesday, two new food pantries for folks in need open in Prince George’s Co. 12/03/2024 05:55pm • It's GivingTuesday, a time after the holiday shopping push to think of those in need. Two new food pantries have just opened up on this charitable day that can help those folks put food on the table. Priority Partners has opened their first two self-serve mini pantries in Prince George’s Co NY’s Blazin Chicken to open two Fairfax Co. locations (with late-night hours) 12/03/2024 12:50pm • Blazin Chicken & Gyro is opening spots in Fairfax and Falls Church, Virginia, its first brick-and-mortar expansion outside the New York area. The food truck business started more than 25 years ago, serving New York City taxi drivers with an extensive halal menu. Blazin Chicken will open in Husband of missing Manassas Park woman Mamta Kafle Bhatt charged with murder, court appearance postponed 12/03/2024 10:15am • The husband of a missing Manassas Park, Virginia, woman has been indicted on a charge of murder and physically defiling a dead body. Naresh Bhatt, 37, was charged in August with concealing the body of Mamta Kafle Bhatt, 28, — who was last seen in July and whose body still hasn't been found. DC's mayor and police chief urge shoppers to buy local, pledge increased public safety efforts 12/02/2024 04:30pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser visited Georgetown's Shop Made on Monday to promote buying from local small businesses for the holidays. At the same time, she and D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith sought to reassure potential patrons that businesses will be safe, with Smith pledging a more visible police p Stupid Good BBQ opens in Springfield this week (why it's called that) 12/02/2024 05:45am • Stupid Good BBQ, the latest concept from Great American Restaurants, one of the largest independent restaurant operators in the D.C. area, opens Dec. 5, in Springfield, Virginia. The restaurant, with counter ordering and a large, sit-down dining room, is at the Aldi-anchored Concord Centre shoppi Shopping on Shein and Temu for holiday gifts? You're not the only one 12/01/2024 07:31am • Shopping on Temu can feel like playing an arcade game. Instead of using a joystick-controlled claw to grab a toy, visitors to the online marketplace maneuver their computer mouses or cellphone screens to browse colorful gadgets, accessories and trinkets with prices that look too good to refuse. A