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8 southwest Virginia communities honored for growing solar power 07/25/2019 11:36am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Eight southwest Virginia communities are being recognized for their work to encourage the growth of solar energy. The communities earned a spot in SolSmart, a nationwide program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. A ceremony to recognize them was scheduled for Thursday Can it survive? Montgomery Co.'s National Philharmonic orchestra launches critical fundraising effort 07/25/2019 05:19am • Facing the possibility of closing up shop for good, the National Philharmonic in Montgomery County, Maryland, launched a public fundraising campaign this week in a last-minute effort to stay alive. The orchestra said it must raise more than $100,000 before the end of the month. "Save the Natio Specialty food company lays off 281 in Pr. George's 07/24/2019 02:55pm • DPI Specialty Foods, a Canadian wholesale company with its Mid-Atlantic operations based in the D.C. region, is laying off 281 employees in Prince George’s County as it closes up shop here. DPI Foods Mid-Atlantic Inc. filed a layoff notice with the Maryland Department of Labor July 22. The term Man charged with illegally filming women at Fredericksburg stores 07/24/2019 07:51am • This article was written Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Fredericksburg police have arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with two incidents of illegal filming at stores in the city's Cen A Sense of Place Cafe may serve wine and beer beginning this fall 07/23/2019 10:00am • A Sense of Place Cafe is considering catering to the happy hour crowd by serving wine and beer in the evenings. Earlier this month, the independent coffee shop at 4807 1st Street N. in the Arlington Forest Shopping Center submitted an application to Virginia ABC to serve wine and beer on premise Banner’s Hallmark to reopen on Saturday in North Point 07/22/2019 02:30pm • This article was written Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s news partner RestonNow.com and republished with permission. Banner’s Hallmark in North Point Village Center is reopening on Saturday, July 27. The gift shop, which offers, ornaments, greeting cards, and gifts, closed on July 22 for renovations. The store is Coffee Shop Kaldi’s Social House coming to Clarendon 07/22/2019 01:30pm • This article was written Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s news partner ARLnow.com and republished with permission. Clarendon could be getting a new coffee shop by the end of the year. A staff member at Kaldi’s Social Club told ARLnow in a social media message that the business is hoping to open an Arlington loca Where to scoop up some deals on National Ice Cream Day 07/20/2019 11:45pm • It's the hottest weekend of the year, so it only makes sense that America's favorite cold treat would be celebrated on Sunday, July 21. That's National Ice Cream Day. According to the International Dairy Foods Association, July became National Ice Cream Month with a proclamation from President Ro Residents of Prince George's Co. neighborhood wary of new proposed merchandise logistics center 07/18/2019 04:58am • Anxious residents of the Westphalia Community Center — a young community in Prince George's County, Maryland — filled every seat in the grand room of the club house at Lake Presidential Golf Club Tuesday night. During the community meeting, neighbors peppered a property developer and a realty Lands' End Rockville store will have a digital shopping area 07/17/2019 10:05am • Lands' End will open its first stand-alone store in the Washington region this fall at Congressional Plaza in Rockville, Maryland, and the store will be a hybrid. The 8,500-square-foot store will have Lands' End apparel and accessories for sale in the store, as well as a digital shopping option t Off-duty firefighters charged with assaulting DC police officers at pizza shop 07/16/2019 11:55pm • Three people are facing charges after clashing with police early Sunday morning inside a D.C. pizza shop, and two of them are firefighters. NBC Washington reported that two of the three were off-duty D.C. firefighters; they have been placed on leave. Court documents say Courtney Barnes, 36, pu Advice on how to save money when hiring a moving company 07/16/2019 05:00am • It's not always easy shopping around for the best prices, but that extra effort can pay off when hiring a moving company, according to a locally based consumer's group. "For the exact same work, for the exact same move, some companies charge twice as much as others," said Kevin Brasler, executive Over 1,000 residents submit flood damage reports; crews haul 60 tons of debris 07/15/2019 01:40pm • This article was written Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s news partner ARLnow.com and republished with permission. Over 1,000 residents have reported damage to their homes, and several tons of debris was collected after last week's torrential rainstorm that caused widespread flooding in Arlington, Virginia. The de Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 21-27 07/15/2019 12:57pm • Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 21-27: July 21: Movie director Norman Jewison is 93. Actor Leigh Lawson ("Tess") is 76. Singer Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) is 71. Cartoonist Garry Trudeau ("Doonesbury") is 71. Actor Jamey Sheridan ("Homeland") is 68. Singer-guitarist Eric Bazilian of The Hoote Nominate your favorite local businesses for WTOP’s 2019 Top 10 contest 07/15/2019 04:34am • UPDATE: The nominations period has ended. Please come back to WTOP.com and vote for our finalists starting July 29. What’s the best local burger spot? Craft brewery? Ice cream shop? Now’s the time to tell us: WTOP’s annual Top 10 Contest is back! July 15-19, we’re accepting nominati