As soon as she spotted the lifeless vermin, Tiffany Foster had a hunch about how it appeared near the trash bins behind the Front Porch Market and Grill in The Plains, Va. The general manager went inside, pulled out her phone and reviewed security-camera footage. Her suspicion was confirmed: The dead rat had been tossed onto the property. The suspect? Mike Washer. The businessman and his wife, Melissa, first complained to the Front Porch proprietors about pre-dawn vendor deliveries in 2019, not long after the conservative Christian couple moved their financial firm right next door to the...…As soon as she spotted the lifeless vermin, Tiffany Foster had a hunch about how it appeared near the trash bins behind the Front Porch Market and Grill in The Plains, Va. The general manager went inside, pulled out her phone and reviewed security-camera footage. Her suspicion was confirmed: The dead rat had been tossed onto the property. The suspect? Mike Washer. The businessman and his wife, Melissa, first complained to the Front Porch proprietors about pre-dawn vendor deliveries in 2019, not long after the conservative Christian couple moved their financial firm right next door to the...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe story has been updated.The man known as “YaYa” was in negotiations to buy the property at the corner of 26th and Broadway in Louisville’s West End so he could build a proper space for his thriving barbecue business. But as Sunday night turned into Monday morning and the usual weekend crowd stayed past the city’s 9 p.m. curfew, David McAtee’s dream died when he did. The founder and namesake of YaYa’s BBQ following a display of law enforcement power that one city council member said demonstrates how police treat black...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe story has been updated.The man known as “YaYa” was in negotiations to buy the property at the corner of 26th and Broadway in Louisville’s West End so he could build a proper space for his thriving barbecue business. But as Sunday night turned into Monday morning and the usual weekend crowd stayed past the city’s 9 p.m. curfew, David McAtee’s dream died when he did. The founder and namesake of YaYa’s BBQ following a display of law enforcement power that one city council member said demonstrates how police treat black...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe District will shut down indoor dining for three weeks starting Wednesday night, officials said — becoming the latest local jurisdiction to take that step in the face of a surge in coronavirus cases, and leaving some restaurant owners wondering how their businesses will survive.by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D), which extends the city’s public health emergency through March 31, also says museums in the District must close and libraries must return to drop-off/pickup service only.“Nonessential businesses are required...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe District will shut down indoor dining for three weeks starting Wednesday night, officials said — becoming the latest local jurisdiction to take that step in the face of a surge in coronavirus cases, and leaving some restaurant owners wondering how their businesses will survive.by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D), which extends the city’s public health emergency through March 31, also says museums in the District must close and libraries must return to drop-off/pickup service only.“Nonessential businesses are required...WW…

Food Brisket, a beef short rib, a half rack of spare ribs and hot links from Hill Country Barbecue Market. (Tom McCorkle for The Washington Post; food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Washington Post) By This year has been a catalogue of destruction, one after another: the loss of life, income, business, restaurants, community, mental health. The list grows longer by the day, casting a shadow that will hover over us long after the pandemic has ceased to control our daily activities. The desire to find something good amid this madness is only human. Misery may love company, but when...…Food Brisket, a beef short rib, a half rack of spare ribs and hot links from Hill Country Barbecue Market. (Tom McCorkle for The Washington Post; food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Washington Post) By This year has been a catalogue of destruction, one after another: the loss of life, income, business, restaurants, community, mental health. The list grows longer by the day, casting a shadow that will hover over us long after the pandemic has ceased to control our daily activities. The desire to find something good amid this madness is only human. Misery may love company, but when...WW…