FOOD & DRINK
Maryland to rename invasive Snakehead fish in hopes of getting more people to eat it
STEVENSVILLE, Md. - Would you eat something called a Snakehead? It doesn't sound too appetizing, but the state of Maryland is hoping more people will want to chow down on this invasive fish, so they’re giving it a new name thanks to recent legislation. The Snakehead fish will soon...
Northern VA Woman Wins $1.6M Playing VA Lottery: 'I Just Kept Hitting'
"One of these days, I'm going to hit it big."That's what Marion Campbell would say to herself.Well, the Ashburn woman can stop saying it, because it finally happened: Campbell won $1,630,146 playing the Virginia Lottery’s Marvelous Money: Vegas Nights game.She started playing, and winning, one…
The Qui responds after getting locked out of South Riding location
The Qui Korean BBQ & Bar opened in the Gum Spring Village Center near South Riding last September. Suddenly, this March, there were chains on the door and the restaurant was closed. The restaurant said on social media that the closure was only temporary, but a representative for the landlord...
Chuck E. Cheese in Sterling could be replaced with homes
The biggest guessing game going on in the local retail scene is what is going to happen to the Dulles Town Center shopping mall and surrounding property. Now we have an idea and it may impact the longtime Chuck E. Cheese restaurant. Regular readers of The Burn know there have...
Brenda Richardson Won $30K Playing Maryland Lottery Ticket
Brenda Richardson is known among friends and family for her baking skills, but now she will be known for her Lottery Luck after winning a $30,000 top prize playing a Bonus Crossword scratch-off ticket. The Baltimore nurse says that she purchased the golden ticket at Tobacco Stop on Chesaco Avenue...
Empty the Shelters adoption event runs through May 5
BISSELL Pet Foundation is partnering with the Fairfax County Animal Shelter this weekend to help pets find a loving home. The foundation is working with shelters across the country. According to the foundation, this national effort has helped 226,000 pets find loving homes, making it the largest funded adoption event in the country. They hold the events quarterly.
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