Search Violations At Your Favorite Restaurant Online

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013, 7:00pm

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA9) -- You can now search for restaurant violations at your favorite Montgomery County restaurant in a new database similar to established sites in the District and Virginia.

To get the latest on restaurant closures, follow @russptacek on Twitter or Facebook.

Montgomery County technicians are still making final tweaks to the their new site which went live this month.

See attached video to tips on maneuvering the sites.

Links to search the restaurant inspection databases:

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Swank Designs brings locally-made custom panels and pillows to area homes

Submitted by Sherry Moeller

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013, 12:33pm

Swank Designs brings locally-made custom panels and pillows to area homes

Swank Designs' owners are inspired by world travels to create beautiful window treatments, accent pillows and children's bedding

After searching for decorative panels and accents and finding the available designs were just more of the same, Tabitha Mahaffey and Patricia Ulliman decided to combine their expertise and form Swank Designs, offering custom lines of pillows, panels and children's bedding. Together, they share a passion for using and incorporating fabrics in unexpected ways.

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Stars Shine at D.C. BET Honors Awards

Submitted by jcarterlaw on Tuesday, February 5th, 4:36 pm

The annual BET Honors with the stunning host Actress Gabrielle Union again celebrated and showcased the achievements of African Americans with their version of what can be likened to the Kennedy Center Honors.

The lineup at the Warner Theatre: Honorees Halle Berry (Service), Chaka Khan (Musical Arts), T.D. Jakes (Education), music exec Clarence Avant (Entrepreneur) and basketball player Lisa Leslie (Athletics).

Halle Berry and Alicia Keys (Courtesy of Getty Images)

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Health Risks At Subway & Manager Flees From Questions

Submitted by WUSA9 Web Staff

Friday, February 1st, 2013, 6:59pm

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA9) - A Subway manager ordered our Food Alert crew out of his Adams Morgan restaurant - and speed walked himself out too - when we asked questions about potentially risky operating conditions.

To know about restaurant closures first, follow @russptacek on Twitter or Facebook.

The Adams Morgan Subway, a second Subway shop in Hyattsville, an iconic Howard University neighborhood restaurant and an independent Bethesda sandwich shop were closed for violations experts say put customers at risk of potentially serious illness.

Adams Morgan Subway orders us out as manager flees store for neighboring business

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Thursdays 11 PM, WUSA9: Subway Sanitation Closures, Others

Submitted by WUSA9 Web Staff

Thursday, January 31st, 2013, 5:08pm

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA9) - At 11:00 p.m. WUSA9's weekly Thursday night Food Alert segment will include health violations that close an iconic Shaw neighborhood restaurant, two Subways, and a Bethesda sandwich shop.

Watch tonight to see what we find inside a Subway on 18th St. NW, and what the manager does next.

To know about restaurant closures first, follow @russptacek on Twitter or Facebook.

You can also see preliminary details about each closure from this week's report by clicking through our photo gallery.

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Snow Totals Thursday Morning 1-24-13

Submitted by WUSA9 Web Staff

Thursday, January 24th, 2013, 1:06pm

WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- A gorgeous dry, fluffy snow fell during the overnight of 1-24-13. For some, it was the first snow of the season and also closed schools for quite a few.

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Recipe: Crab Soup That Will be Served at President Obama Inaugural Gala

Submitted by Mel Tansill on Thursday, January 17th, 8:47 pm

Riderwood retirement community in Silver Spring, MD, is sharing the recipe to its award-winning Crab Soup that will be served January 20 at a President Obama Inaugural Gala hosted by the Delaware, Maryland and New York State Societies of Washington, D.C. The Gala will be held at 7 p.m. at The Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C. The more than 300 invited guests will include elected officials, friends of the states, and guests from all corners of the globe. Riderwood chefs will serve the soup to attendees.

The recipe follows:

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