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'I always thought it was safe': Shoppers, residents concerned in Arlington after recent carjackings 02/23/2020 07:32pm • Concerns about carjackings have become prevalent in Arlington, Virginia, where another recent incident has prompted police to urge shoppers at Pentagon Row and Fashion Centre at Pentagon City to lock their doors and remain alert. Police have placed a sign on South Joyce Street reminding visitors Jumping for joy: These DC area 'Leaplings' get to celebrate birthdays on Feb. 29 02/23/2020 11:34am • For most people, Feb. 29, which just happens to be this Saturday, is a day on the calendar that pops up every four years, a mathematical requirement due to the fact that the solar year is actually just over 365 days long. But for a special group of people, Feb. 29 provides a once-every-four-years ch Man dead after being hit by driver in Montgomery Co. 02/23/2020 12:23am • A man is dead in Montgomery County, Maryland, after a driver struck him on Saturday evening. First responders were dispatched to the intersection of Md. Route 650/New Hampshire Avenue and Lockwood Drive in White Oak, near the White Oak Shopping Center, around 9:15 p.m. for a report of a car strik New bus lane coming to Columbia Heights 02/20/2020 01:22pm • Shoppers carry their wares near the Columbia Heights Metro station on Nov. 26, 2010, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images) A new type of protected bus lane is coming to a dangerous, delay-filled part of D.C.'s Columbia Heights neighborhood this summe Loudoun Co. moves to rename Negro Hill 02/20/2020 08:33am • Negro Hill, a vestige of Loudoun County's divided history and Civil War battles, is still searchable and printed on Virginia maps near Route 7 and North Sterling Boulevard. On some maps, Negro Hill is listed in a more racist variation. Negro Hill is still listed on Loudoun County maps — the Label: Rapper Pop Smoke slain in Hollywood Hills shooting 02/19/2020 08:19pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pop Smoke, a rising Brooklyn rapper who had a breakout year of hit songs and albums that made some of the biggest names in hip-hop his fans and collaborators, was fatally shot during a break-in Wednesday at a Hollywood Hills home, his label said. “ 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. 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