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Neighbors Rallying Around Beloved Costume Shop Owner After Devastating MD Fire Neighbors Rallying Around Beloved Costume Shop Owner After Devastating MD Fire
Neighbors Rallying Around Beloved Costume Shop Owner After Devastating MD Fire Neighbors of an iconic Maryland costume shop are rallying for its owner after a devastating fire ripped through the building and caused an estimated $100,000 in damages. The electrical fire started in the basement and ripped through Gene’s Costumes on Connecticut Avenue in Kensington on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 2, Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer said. Update - Gene’s Costumes, Connecticut Avenue, Kensington; 2-sty commercial occupancy; Origin/Cause, fire in basement, electrical in nature, light ballast; Damage estimate ~$100K; no injury pic.twi…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
DC Homicide Investigation Launched After Man Found Dead Near Kennedy Center DC Homicide Investigation Launched After Man Found Dead Near Kennedy Center
DC Homicide Investigation Launched After Man Found Dead Near Kennedy Center Authorities in Northwest DC have launched a homicide investigation after they say a man was found dead near the Kennedy Center early Friday, Nov. 4. An employee of the parking garage spotted him around 7:30 a.m. and rendered aid before they called police to the scene on the 2700 block of F Street, Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee said. The unidentified victim, who police say was in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. The man had been through some kind of trauma and had unspecified injuries that the chief says authorities believe were both old and new. Tho…

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by Nicole Acosta
Lifestyle
'Hamilton' Actor Reunited With Dog After Frantic Search Following Car Crash In DC 'Hamilton' Actor Reunited With Dog After Frantic Search Following Car Crash In DC
'Hamilton' Actor Reunited With Dog After Frantic Search Following Car Crash In DC 'Hamilton' cast member Trevor Miles said his dog ran away in D.C. after his castmate, who was walking the dog, was hit by a car on August 8, WUSA9 reported. The following day, Miles posted a tearful video to his instagram, showing his reunion with his two-year-old pitbull, Luna. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Trevor Miles (@trevmiles) Miles' castmate, who was struck in the intersection of Virginia Avenue and Rock Creek Parkway, was released from the hospital while the search for Luna was underway. Miles and Luna had been stayi…

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by AJ Goldbloom