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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 Fo…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Secret Service Agent Protecting Biden's Granddaughter Fired Shots In DC During SUV Break In Secret Service Agent Protecting Biden's Granddaughter Fired Shots In DC During SUV Break In
Secret Service Agent Protecting Biden's Granddaughter Fired Shots In DC During SUV Break In Secret Service agents protecting US President Joe Biden's granddaughter opened fire in DC's Georgetown neighborhood on Sunday, Nov. 12, when they saw people breaking a window of a parked SUV in the nation's capital. Two or three people are at large after shots were fired when agents saw the suspects breaking into an unoccupied Secret Service SUV, according to spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi.  Shortly before midnight, agents assigned to protect Naomi Biden approached possibly three suspects, with at least one firing a service weapon, though it is not believed that anyone was struck, prom…

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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
Police & Fire
BLUES ALLEY STRONG: Fire Breaks Out In Historic Georgetown Jazz Club BLUES ALLEY STRONG: Fire Breaks Out In Historic Georgetown Jazz Club
Blues Alley Strong: Fire Breaks Out In Historic Georgetown Jazz Club A fire broke out at a historic Georgetown Jazz club, authorities said. The Blues Alley Jazz Club went up in flames around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, just 30 minutes before a scheduled performance, WJLA reports. No serious injuries were reported in the blaze, which broke out in the attic space, according to DC Fire and EMS. Fire in the attic space of this old building posed real challenges for firefighters. The fire burning below quickly compromised the roof, causing 1 firefighter to partially fall through. He quickly extricated himself. https://t.co/8I5UNF0VK6 — DC Fire and EMS (@d…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
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