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Americans develop more than 50 million cases of foodborne illnesses each year. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Food Poisioning

Foodborne Illness Is Often Avoidable Each year, Americans develop more than 50 million cases of foodborne illness. While some are caused by eating out, like the recent outbreak of more than 135 cases of norovirus at the Chipotle in Sterling, Va., others originate in home
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Wawa will open its largest store to date in December at 1111 19th St. NW. (Image: Wawa)

Landing in D.C.

Wawa Will Open Largest Store Ever in D.C. Wawa, the Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain, will open its largest store to date at 1111 19th St. NW in the former City Sports location in December. It will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Although the
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The blue crab popluation in the Chesapeake Bay is down 18 percent this year according to the state's dredge report. (Photo: Ivy City Smokehouse/Facebook)

Blue Crab Season

Blue Crab Population in Bay Down This Year Attention blue crab lovers, get your fill now while you can. They may become scarce by mid-summer because of a drop in the Chesapeake Bay’s crab population this year. Despite an 31 percent increase in the number of adult female
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