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We just got word from the NoMa Business Improvement District that the long-awaited Harris Teeter located at 1201 First Street NE will be officially opening for business tonight. Between 5:30 and 8 p.m., the store will host a ribbon cutting event and a soft opening with a bunch of free samples and wine; at 8, the store will open for your shopping pleasure. The store will open at 8 a.m. tomorrow morning and will begin regular operating hours (7 a.m.-midnight daily) on Thursday. The Harris Teeter — which at 50,000-square-feet, is the chain’s largest store in the District — serves as the anchor for the huge mixed-use Constitution Square development. Based on this editor’s Twitter feed, which has been laced with “if only the Harris Teeter was open” from hungry Northeast residents for some time, there should be some very happy grocery shoppers in D.C. today.

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