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Levantine Restaurant ‘ala’ Sets Opening Date For New Maryland Location Levantine Restaurant ‘ala’ Sets Opening Date For New Maryland Location
Levantine Restaurant ‘ala’ Sets Opening Date For New Maryland Location Levantine-inspired restaurant ‘ala’ has set an opening date for its new Maryland location. ala-Bethesda is opening its doors Friday, March 1 at the former Positano restaurant space at 4948 Fairmont Avenue. Similar to its Washington DC location, the new spot’s cuisine couples Levantine-inspired creations with others from the Levant region of Turkey, Syria, and Israel. The eatery sits 90 indoors and 30 more on the patio and is owned by Deniz Gulluoglu, who lives in the Cabin John area of Bethesda. “We have always wanted to open a second restaurant closer to our home, in our community,” …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Turkish National Killed In Maryland Electric Scooter Crash: State Police Turkish National Killed In Maryland Electric Scooter Crash: State Police
Turkish National Killed In Maryland Electric Scooter Crash: State Police Two people looking to keep their carbon footprint low were involved in a fatal crash in Maryland, state police announced on Monday. Muhammed Ekinci, 20, who hails from the country of Turkey, has been identified by Maryland State Police investigators as the person riding an electric scooter who was struck by a Ford Fusion early on Monday, Sept. 11.  The incident was reported at approximately 6 a.m. on Monday morning in Worcester County. According to police, Ekinci was riding a Razor electric scooter on Route 50 in the area of Route 589 when he was struck by Katie Tucker, 45, of Berlin,…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
American Dreams Cut Short For Immigrant Students Killed In July 4th Virginia Crash American Dreams Cut Short For Immigrant Students Killed In July 4th Virginia Crash
American Dreams Cut Short For Immigrant Students Killed In July 4th Virginia Crash The pair of 20-somethings killed in an Arlington crash in the wee-hours of the Fourth of July had come to the United States seeking better lives, those who knew them said. Habiba Harbaoui, 21, a native of Tunisia, and Furkan Avkan, 23, of Alexandria — who hails from Turkey — both died in the 2:05 a.m. crash on Walter Reed Drive, Tuesday, July 4, Arlington County police said. A Facebook tribute penned by a Turkish community center says Furkan graduated from a Turkish aircraft maintenance engineering school. ACI KAYBIMIZ Okulumuz Şehit Onbaşı Hakan Yutkun Anadolu Lisesi 2017 mezunu, Kay…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
US Army Major, Doctor Wife In Maryland Accused Of Sharing Military Medical Info With Russia US Army Major, Doctor Wife In Maryland Accused Of Sharing Military Medical Info With Russia
US Army Major, Doctor Wife In Maryland Accused Of Sharing Military Medical Info With Russia A US Army doctor and his anesthesiologist wife from Maryland are facing federal charges for allegedly attempting to assist Russia with its conflict overseas with Ukraine, according to the Department of Justice. Rockville residents Anna Gabrielian, 36, and Jamie Lee Henry, 39, have been charged by a federal grand jury with conspiracy for the alleged disclosure of individually identifiable health information (IIHI), authorities announced on Thursday, Sept. 29. Prosecutors noted that Gabrielian is an anesthesiologist working in Maryland, and Henry is a major in the US Army who held Secret-lev…

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by Zak Failla