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Friday, September 03, 2010

Major Retail Coming to Columbia Heights

Columbia Heights is poised to become the shopping destination for the entire Washington, DC area. Hundreds of thousands of square feet of retail space are in the works including DC USA, a 500,000 sq. ft. retail complex that will include major retailers such as Target, Best Buy, Bed Bath and Beyond, and possibly Whole Foods Market! More exciting retailers are planning to open in the newly renovated Tivoli Square and other developments across Columbia Heights. Read more in the Retail News section.

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Vincent Gray wins key endorsement from fellow council member in D.C. mayor race D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray picked up a potentially key endorsement in the mayor's race Thursday when one of his colleagues, Mary M. Cheh, threw her support behind him and said she will work to convince her constituents in Upper Northwest to vote for him. Vincent C. Gray - Democratic - Adrian Fenty - Religion and Spirituality - Denominations D.C. gang statute faces first test in 2008 shooting case A new District law aimed at curtailing violent crime among local gangs will be tested in D.C. Superior Court in the coming days, as a jury hears evidence in the 2008 shooting death of a man who prosecutors say was killed in Northeast Washington in retaliation by a rival gang. Gang - Crime - Organized Crime - Police - Recreation D.C. Wire: Is there a way Fenty can win? Vincent C. Gray's 17-point lead over incumbent Adrian M. Fenty in a recent Washington Post poll has left many observers wondering what it would take for the mayor to prevail in the Sept. 14 Democratic primary. Business - Adrian Fenty - Vincent C. Gray - Washington DC - Council of the District of Columbia D.C. Wire: Playing with the numbers finds little help for Fenty Vincent C. Gray's 17-point lead over incumbent Adrian M. Fenty in a recent Washington Post poll has left many observers wondering what it would take for the mayor to prevail in the Sept. 14 Democratic primary. Business - Adrian Fenty - Vincent C. Gray - Washington DC - Business and Economy DeBonis: Michael D. Brown, on the issues My not-a-column today concerns Michael D. Brown, the shadow senator and at-large D.C. Council candidate who is being accused of trading on his name -- which he shares with a sitting at-large council member -- to earn a lead in the polls. United States - Education - Colleges and Universities - Rhode Island - Brown University Featured Advertiser A D.C. family works to reunify, in and out of court Danielle Pleasant knows this is her last shot. Her five children have been in and out of foster care for more than a decade, as Pleasant struggled to overcome addiction, mental illness, HIV and her own parental shortcomings. Now years removed from the days when she was abusing "everything," when ... United States - Government - Scotland - Germany - Economy of Germany Cue the 'Jaws' theme: Fishermen are catching 8-foot sharks in the Potomac River Willy Dean was on the Potomac River in a 22-foot skiff Tuesday morning when he realized there was something both abnormal and enormous in his net. It was a deadly 8-foot-1 bull shark , a 300-pound-plus killer that had likely been feasting on cownose rays at Cornfield Harbor, just off the shores of... Jaws - United States - Potomac - Shark Week - Recreation and Sports James J. Lee's hostage standoff at Discovery was grueling time for officials From the early stages of Wednesday's hostage standoff in Silver Spring, tactical officers had positioned themselves to shoot James J. Lee. The big fear: Doing so would set off explosives attached to his body and kill his three hostages. Discovery Channel - Silver Spring Maryland - Bomb - Police - NBC LOTTERIES Mid-Day Lucky Numbers: 4-8-6 Mid-Day D.C. 4: 3-8-2-5 Gambling - Lotteries - Games - Recreation and Sports - Software and Tools