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Jan 03, 2023

D.C.’s Most Colorful Burger King, And Its Last Public One, Has Closed

The Burger King, known for its ’80s and ’90s memorabilia, was more than 40 years old.

Feb 04, 2020

A D.C. Burger King Employee Says Her Hours Were Cut After She Complained About Workplace Homophobia

The reduced work hours are affecting her ability to pay for nursing school and help her mother with bills, she says.

Apr 22, 2013

Douglas Buys More of Chinatown and Will Replace Burger King With ‘Trendy’ Retailer

Douglas Development announced its latest acquisition in Chinatown, the mixed-use building at 700 Fifth Street NW. And it’s getting rid of Burger King.

Jun 14, 2012

Reviewed: Bacon Sundae @ Burger King

On Thursday, Burger King introduced its bacon sundae. We tried it out. Perhaps it was one of those things that works better on paper.

Jun 12, 2012

Burger King to Answer Our Filthy Food Dreams With Bacon Sundae

On Thursday, Burger King will introduce nationwide the bacon ice cream sundae, a new concoction in which every advertised ingredient seems awesome.

Sep 06, 2007

Concert Preview: MC Hammer @ Woodrow Wilson Plaza

Today’s kids probably think rappers have always been purveyors of commercial goods. 50 Cent has Vitamin Water. Diddy and Burger King are partners. Common probably even folds every shirt at The Gap. However, there was a time when rappers weren’t viable salespeople because their music wasn’t reaching a broad segment of the population. In 1990, a Bay Area entertainer who went by the moniker MC Hammer helped set rap on track to be a cultural…

Feb 23, 2007

Overheard in D.C.: Cool Your Jets

Cheer up, Washington. Despite the Auntie Em! force winds (that’s National Weather Service nomenclature) and the promise of D.C.’s favorite weather forecast on Sunday, the non-committal “wintry mix,” we’ve seen the promised land of spring. A few late season death rattles can’t take that away. They say that late January is the most depressing time of the year for most people. But with the continued cold, getting stuck in the ice daily last week, those…

Feb 02, 2006

Morning Roundup: Expressive T-Shirt Edition

News today has it that the U.S. Capitol Police seemed to have forgotten about the First Amendment on Tuesday night, when they arrested anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan and Beverly Young, the wife of a Republican representative, at the State of the Union address for wearing “expressive t-shirts.” Ironically, Young’s shirt was pro-military: “Support the Troops — Defending Our Freedom.” Capitol Police Terrance Gainer issued an apology and dropped the charges against the two. District Claims…

Nov 30, 2004

Morning Roundup: Stadium Official Edition

Good morning. It’s cool and damp outside, and it’s expected to get colder and windier later in the day. CapitalWeather.com points out the National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory, and expects temperatures in the 40s this afternoon. Today is also the last day of the hurricane season. Stadium Plan Approved. It’s official: after months of protests, public wrangling in the press, and a marathon seven-hour meeting yesterday, the D.C. Council has given…

 
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