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Mayor Vince Gray wants to put 10,000 D.C. residents to work
As if a giant light bulb turned on last night, politicians have suddenly realized that the high unemployment rate is a problem that they might want to look at. In D.C., Mayor Vince Gray announced his own jobs program, "One City-One Hire."
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Giant is now running a free shuttle from Shaw to Columbia Heights
The O Street Giant in Shaw, located at 1414 8th St. NW, closes today (RIP, Giant), leaving neighbors without a full-service grocery store. Giant will be shuttling residents, at no charge, from the neighborhood to the Tivoli Giant at 1345 Park Road NW.
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RIP Shaw Giant: 1979-2011
The Giant at 1414 8th St. NW closes its doors today, and there are plenty who say they won’t miss it. Never a beauty, the low-slung, aqua-topped store with the brown brick face gets knocked for lousy produce, occasionally surly service, and serpentine lines. Rodent control issues dogged the market during health inspections. “Convenience” became the one regular feather in the Shaw Giant’s cap, though calling a neighborhood grocery store “convenient” is akin to calling an unfashionable garment “washable.” But in its 32-year history, the O Street Giant wasn’t always regarded with sneers or dotted with mice droppings.
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What D.C. needs now is another daily-deals website, seriously
Google's plans for world domination took another step forward today, with the formerly not-evil company entering the saturated market of daily-deals websites serving Washington: Google Offers launched in D.C. this morning with a deal at Amsterdam Falafelshop in Adams Morgan. Let's hope they behave more like Scoutmob and less like Groupon.
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Wegmans soon capable of saving you from a heart attack
People who love Wegmans tend to love Wegmans with their whole hearts. Perhaps aware of this, Wegmans has decided to install defibrillators in all of its stores in case a shopper has a heart attack.
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A few half-famous people still want to grow and sell pot in D.C.
The competition to become one of 15 marijuana growers and sellers in D.C. is heating up this week — like cannabis under a lamp, ha — as the Department of Health is set to name about 50 approved applicants. Here are a few well-known ones, and their odds of getting a license.
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At long last, cart escalators
These machines are about to become the new normal as grocery stores grow up instead of out.
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Bridging the gap: how businesses are helping local law enforcement
The agency inside the DOJ in charge of building a relationship with the public and private sectors.
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Financial fiasco: a former Bush adviser weighs in on creating jobs and saving small businesses
A former Bush administration adviser weighs in on the country's financial future.
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Demolition drama at future Walmart site
Reports that demolition had begun on the site of the future Georgia Avenue Walmart without a permit sparked anger in Ward 4 this week. Turns out the fiasco was caused not by "flagrant disregard for due process," as some alleged, but by a typo.
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Bethesda Safeway to open in October with lots of mahogany
The new Bethesda Safeway opens its doors on Thursday, Oct. 13 at the corner of Bradley Boulevard and Arlington Road. The olive bar will be fully operational, and officials promise plenty of mahogany.
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This crook's diamond could be yours, for about $1 million
A diamond that once belonged to a man now accused of money laundering is on auction, if you have a couple million to spare.
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The new Hawk 'n' Dove will be no place for underage drinkers
College underclassmen throughout D.C. are about to lose one of their favorite watering holes: the Hawk 'n' Dove, which has been purchased by restaurateur Xavier Cervera and closes next month for renovations, will no longer hold 18-and-over nights once it reopens next year.
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This D.C. lawyer is fighting for street-food eaters everywhere
Food trucks have proliferated in D.C. in recent years, at such a rate that they can no longer be considered a fad. But their popularity has put them at odds with bricks-and-mortar restaurants and business improvements districts, and has left the city scrambling to update its regulations. One local attorney, seeing this tension, has started a nationwide fight in defense of street food.
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Five Guys is the country's best, or third-best, fast-food joint
Five Guys, home of the second-best French fries in the country, has topped a nationwide survey of "consumers' favorite quick-service restaurant," but the self-promoting marketing firm that put this thing together, Market Force, decided to mess with the results by adjusting them for the total number of restaurants operated by each chain. After that statistically questionable maneuver, Five Guys fell to third place, behind Chick-fil-A and Panera Bread. The fix is in, obviously.
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Where to find work if you're unemployed: Small businesses
WBJ's Jill Aitoro explains why it seems small businesses keep adding jobs while large contractors look like they're downsizing.
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A sneak peek at the new Foggy Bottom Whole Foods
Touch-screen ordering, cart escalator, Post-Its, oh my!
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Uncle Sam at your service, but are agencies doing well at pleasing you?
The 2nd annual customer satisfaction survey for federal agencies.
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