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Serial Sexual Predator From Virginia Targeting Sleeping Women Arrested 16 Years Later: Feds Serial Sexual Predator From Virginia Targeting Sleeping Women Arrested 16 Years Later: Feds
Serial Sexual Predator From Virginia Targeting Sleeping Women Arrested 16 Years Later: Feds A serial sexual predator from Arlington who preyed on women for years more than a decade ago. has been arrested, federal authorities announced on Wednesday. DNA evidence doomed Ernesto Mercado, 54, who has been charged in connection to at least five sexual offenses that were reported in the Georgetown area of DC between 2008 and 2012. "As yesterday's arrest demonstrates, advancements in technology and collaboration among law enforcement partners can lead to breakthroughs in cases that have previously gone unsolved,” acting FBI Special Agent in Charge David Geist said. According to court do…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Foxtrot Unexpectedly Closing All DC-Area Markets Foxtrot Unexpectedly Closing All DC-Area Markets
Foxtrot Unexpectedly Closing All Dc-area Markets A beloved Washington DC staple is closing its doors for good. The owners of Foxtrot Market announced that it is ceasing its retail operations in DC, as well as its locations across the country, "after much consideration and evaluation," effective as of Tuesday, April 23.  An announcement came months after Dom's Kitchen & Market and Foxtrot Market merged. Not much notice was given, as the message was posted to the company's social media sites shortly after 12:30 p.m. on the day they shuttered the doors. The company's website is also now down. The closure will impact all 33 Foxtrot corn…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Historic Georgetown Jazz Club Reopening Week After Fire Historic Georgetown Jazz Club Reopening Week After Fire
Historic Georgetown Jazz Club Reopening Week After Fire A historic Georgetown Jazz club is reopening after a fire broke out last week, officials state. The Blues Alley Jazz Club will reopen Tuesday, Nov. 1, confirms a spokesperson for the historic jazz supper club. The club went up in flames around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, just 30 minutes before a scheduled performance, as previously reported by Daily Voice. No serious injuries were reported in the blaze, which broke out in the attic space, according to DC Fire and EMS. The fire burning below quickly compromised the roof, causing [one] firefighter to partially fall through," fire offici…

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by Annie DeVoe
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US Capitol Police Officer Charged With Covering Up Georgetown Hit-And-Run US Capitol Police Officer Charged With Covering Up Georgetown Hit-And-Run
US Capitol Police Officer Charged With Covering Up Georgetown Hit-And-Run A US Capitol Police Officer was charged for trying to cover up a hit-and-run he committed in Georgetown nearly two years ago.  Officer Thomas Smith was on a high-speed chase of two motorcyclists when he collided with one near Wisconsin Avenue and M Street, Northwest around 11:30 p.m. on June 20, 2020, according to a release from USCP.  During the pursuit, Smith was driving in a "reckless and dangerous manner and was deliberately indifferent to the risk of harm he created," the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia said.  In addition, "USCP policies and …

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by David Cifarelli
Lifestyle
GLOSSLAB Polishing Off Montgomery County With New Bethesda Nail Salon GLOSSLAB Polishing Off Montgomery County With New Bethesda Nail Salon
Glosslab Polishing Off Montgomery County With New Bethesda Nail Salon A New York City-based nail salon is bringing more color to Montgomery County residents, one nail at a time.  GLOSSLAB's first ever Maryland location opened in Bethesda on Friday, April 8. This marks the company’s first studio outside of the Tristate area and ninth location overall. Owner Rachel Glass said she filed Bethesda as for her next studio location because of the “colorful and vibrant community."  “It feels incredible to be able to expand GLOSSLAB to other parts of the country,” she said. “We have gotten so many messages from DC residents asking us when we would be opening in their …

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by David Cifarelli
Sports
That Teacher's A Baller: Washington DC Teacher Sinks Playground Shot In Viral Video That Teacher's A Baller: Washington DC Teacher Sinks Playground Shot In Viral Video
That Teacher's A Baller: Washington DC Teacher Sinks Playground Shot In Viral Video Kathleen Fitzpatrick was playing basketball with her third graders one Friday afternoon at recess as she usually does, when she made the shot that nearly broke the sports-side of TikTok: "If I make this shot, we'll have hot chocolate as a class on Monday," Fitzpatrick told the students, she said in an interview with ESPN. Dressed in jeans and a white blouse dribbles toward the hoop before launching the ball -- her students watching in anticipation. It goes in. The crowd goes wild. Make no mistake, it's not "Miss Fitz's" first time handling a basketball: The Washington DC-area third grade …

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by Cecilia Levine