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The Tiny Amish Town In Maryland With Homemade Food So Good It Belongs On Your Bucket List

Most bucket lists are full of places that require a passport, a layover, and a mild existential crisis at the airport, but Oakland, Maryland asks nothing of you except your appetite. This tiny town in Garrett County is sitting quietly in the western corner of Maryland, doing extraordinary things, and...

Garrett County, MD · 6d
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This Iconic Virginia Dairy Bar Scoops Up Some Of The Tallest Ice Cream Cones You’ll Ever See

There’s a soft serve cone in Manassas, Virginia that will make you question every life decision that kept you away from it for this long. Nathan’s Dairy Bar is the kind of place that reminds you why summer was invented. Now, before you scroll past this thinking it’s...

Manassas, VA · 7d
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Prince William County families get a look, and taste, at proposed school lunch menu items

WOODBRIDGE, Va. (7News) — Chicken dumplings, ceviche, cinnamon banana oatmeal muffins, and waffles were some of the items Prince William County students and their families sampled on Thursday. The goal: help shape what students will see on their lunch menu next year. Prince William County Public Schools held its...

Prince William County, VA · 1d
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Fill An Entire Shopping Cart For Just $35 At This Massive Discount Store In Virginia

Shopping in Northern Virginia is not typically an activity associated with the phrase “I can’t believe how little I spent.”. Black Friday Outlet in Manassas, Virginia is working hard to change that, one cart at a time. The concept behind this store is so straightforward and so effective...

Manassas, VA · 2d
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Three DC Restaurants Worth Booking for Thanksgiving Dinner

Blue Duck Tavern, Annabelle, and Rasika West End are taking reservations for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 26, 2026, giving DC diners three very different ways to skip the dishes. Let’s get into it. Blue Duck Tavern Is the Splurge With a Feast to Go. Blue Duck Tavern’s three-course holiday...

Washington, DC · 3d

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The Pulled Pork At This Hidden Gem BBQ Spot In Maryland Will Have You Licking Your Fingers

You know a restaurant is doing something right when the building itself looks like it’s trying to keep a secret. The Hideaway in Odenton, Maryland does exactly that, disguised as an ordinary gray house while quietly serving some of the best pulled pork in the state. Let’s start with...

Odenton, MD · 2d

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New fried chicken restaurant opens in Chantilly

A new Korean fried chicken restaurant has started its soft opening in Chantilly. We’re talking about BHC Chicken. The Burn first told readers about BHC’s plans to expand in NoVa last month. The brand has roughly 10 locations around the U.S. including one that recently opened in Arlington....

Chantilly, VA · 1d

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Beloved Italian Restaurant Named Maryland’s Best in 2026

Il Pizzico, the longtime Italian restaurant at 15209 Frederick Road in Rockville, has been named the best Italian restaurant in Maryland by Chowhound. A video of the restaurant experience can be seen below. The Rockville restaurant was selected as Maryland’s representative in Chowhound’s “The Absolute Best Italian Restaurant In Every...

Rockville, MD · 4d

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6 Royal Farms Orders Marylanders Defend to Anyone Who’ll Listen

Ask a Marylander for their Royal Farms order, and you’d better have a few minutes. Everyone’s got a pick, and they’ll tell you exactly why the Western Fries beat whatever you’re about to say. Here are the Royal Farms orders Marylanders defend to anyone who’ll listen....

Maryland · 4d

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Investor Group Moves to Buy Ireland’s Four P’s

A source close to the transaction confirmed to the Falls Church News-Press that former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is a lead investor in the group taking over the liquor license at Ireland’s Four Provinces in Falls Church. The source also indicated that longtime owner Colm Dillon will remain deeply...

Falls Church, VA · 2d

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How Does A Tiny Drive-In Survive Since 1950? Ask Regulars At Frost Diner In Warrenton

Some restaurants chase trends every year, and some just keep the griddle going. In a small Virginia town, one retro dining car has been feeding locals and road-trippers for generations. The menu runs all day, the counter stools are almost always taken, and the payment rule hasn’t changed in ages....

Warrenton, VA · 2d

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For A True Taste Of Southern Maryland, Grab A Seat At These 5 Old Country Kitchens

Southern Maryland has a food personality all its own, where crab cakes share the table with biscuits, grits, and pork chops. The best way to taste it is not at a fancy spot but at a busy diner counter or an old house with a front porch. These five kitchens,...

Charles County, MD · 4d

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Popular Italian restaurant moving to Old Town Alexandria after serving DC for 47 years

Italian restaurant Floriana announced that it is closing its doors in Dupont Circle after serving the community for 47 years, and moving to Old Town Alexandria.

Washington, DC · 2d

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Four Virginia Lunch Counters Where Grilled Cheese And Milkshakes Still Taste Like 4

Some lunches are about more than food, and a grilled cheese at a real counter is one of them. Virginia still has a handful of spots where shakes are mixed to order and sandwiches come off a flat grill the old-fashioned way. These four places stretch from Fredericksburg to Floyd,...

Fredericksburg, VA · 2d

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7 Mid-Atlantic Towns That Go All Out for Christmas

The best Christmas towns in the Mid-Atlantic turn their main streets into holiday destinations, with tree lightings, parades, markets, house tours and a lot of twinkle. We picked seven in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Virginia, chosen for holiday atmosphere, distinctive seasonal programming and how well they work for a day trip or weekend. Published 2026 dates are checked against official event and tourism websites.

New Jersey · 1d

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A Killer Night at Club 85 Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre at the ARTfactory

Murder, mayhem, and totally radical fun collide in A Killer Night at Club 85! This immersive 1980s-themed murder mystery drops guests into the middle of a high-stakes whodunit set against the backdrop of the decade’s hottest new nightclub. When a devastating financial setback turns deadly, everyone in the room becomes a suspect—and every clue could be the key to solving the crime.

Manassas, VA · 2d

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Families In Northern Virginia Have Celebrated Every Milestone At These 6 Italian Red-Sauce Restaurants

Every family has that one Italian spot where birthdays, graduations, and anniversaries seem to land year after year. In Northern Virginia, those places tend to share a few things: big plates of chicken parm, warm bread, meatballs, and servers who know how to make a table feel celebrated. This list...

Alexandria, VA · 9h

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Just Cats Clinic: Where Every Cat Gets to Live Beyond Nine Lives

Ask any cat owner about the worst part of a vet visit and you will hear the same story: the carrier, the car ride, and a waiting room full of barking dogs. Dr. Elizabeth Chapman decided Reston deserved better. In April 2014 she opened Just Cats Clinic at historic Lake Anne Plaza, becoming Reston’s first veterinary practice dedicated exclusively to cats. Twelve years later, it has grown into one of Northern Virginia’s most respected feline hospitals, now open 365 days a year in a newly renovated building at 11401 North Shore Drive that anchors the front of Lake Anne.

Reston, VA · 4d

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Former Stafford supervisor’s plan for ‘historic adventure park’ hits roadblock

A former Stafford supervisor’s quest to create a new park in the county has hit a major snag. Joe Brito, who once represented the Hartwood District, has been on a multi-year mission to get the Stafford government to turn the now-closed Cannon Ridge golf course in the southern part of the county into what he called Thursday an “historic adventure park.”

Stafford, VA · 1d