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Thursday marks the opening of the second TangySweet location, this one in Penn Quarter (the former Juan Valdez Cafe). The store is in addition to their latest trendy venture - Red Velvet Cupcakery. To celebrate the opening, they will be serving up free frozen yogurt from 11a.m. to 11 p.m. Take a look at our story on the opening of the first Tangysweet location. For those of you willing to brave the cool temps and knock-down winds predicted for tomorrow, enjoy!

   

How many rocket scientists (and their friends) does it take to serve frozen yogurt? Just about 21 or so if you ask Mr. Yogato, the anthropomorphic mascot of a new shop opening tomorrow in Dupont Circle. Yes, rocket scientists. Steve Davis, the company's founder and "Man of Yogurt" is also an employee of SpaceX, a space exploration company with an office in D.C. Struck by the lack of "froyo" options when he transferred here (though that is increasingly no longer the case), Davis conceived of the operation with his rocket launching pals as his partners. Their vision: bringing yogurt and delicious toppings to D.C., and bringing fun and goofiness back to frozen yogurt.

With the crazy heat, the line at Tangysweet should be long with their free promotion today. If you can't make it to the brand new Dupont frozen yogurt shop, we've got a couple of alternatives for you.

              

It doesn't take a background in PR or advertising to know that Pinkberry, Red Mango, and other similar frozen yogurt brands are, at the moment, red hot. For those of you unfamiliar with the product, the concept is simple: take low or non-fat yogurt, freeze it, and top it off with your choice of fresh fruits or other toppings.

Health officials in Prince George's County are still baffled by the mass illness that sickened about 100 high school students with the National Youth Leadership Council staying at the University of Maryland in College Park. Health officials know that it isn't a virus and it isn't the flu. And they've cleared the university of any fault.