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DC residents complain new anti-theft measures in grocery stores are dystopian
Major Washington, D.C., grocers are targeting rampant shoplifting with measures some shoppers find disconcerting. Customers at Giant Food, Harris Teeter, and Safeway have noticed new measures implemented by grocers to crack down on retail theft. At Giant, shoppers must comply with a ban on large bags enacted last Thursday at select Washington stores. The company […]
Behind the Scenes of the Mount Vernon Rec Center
If you’ve recently passed by the intersection of Fort Hunt and Belle View, the main thing that sticks out is the great progress that’s being made on the Mount Vernon Rec Center. It’s been closed since January of last year, but it’s clear that the construction crew has been making good time.
Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama's mother, passes away at 86
CHICAGO - Marian Robinson – a Chicago native and mother to former first lady Michelle Obama – has died. Robinson was born in Chicago in 1937 and lived on the South Side her entire life until moving to Washington, D.C. in 2009 to help take care of her granddaughters after the election of President Barack Obama.
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