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Longtime D.C. restaurateur taps Baltimore's Mount...

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Grilled kabobs, hummus and flatbread, Marrakesh panini with marinated chicken and grilled vegetables and Mediterranean lamb salad are some of the offerings on the menu at a new eatery set to open early next year in Mount Vernon. Cafe Fili will open its doors by February in the former space of the Milk & Honey Market at 816 Cathedral St. The market closed its doors this summer and is planning to reopen in the Station North Arts & Entertainment District next year. The restaurant — named after the…

Lost Ark Distilling Co. gets ready for Columbia...

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Howard County’s first distillery will open this weekend after a location change and years of planning. Lost Ark Distilling Co. will officially unveil its distillery and tasting room on Dec. 3 at 9570 Berger Road in Columbia. The grand opening festivities on Saturday start at noon, and will include tours and tastings. Initially, Lost Ark had planned to open a space at 9385 Washington Blvd. in Laurel. However, the distillery had to move to the Columbia location after “unforeseen circumstances,” according…

Plenty of questions still surround blocked...

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Many employers modified pay rates, altered job responsibilities, switched formerly salaried employees to hourly, or restructured their workforce to meet the anticipated Dec. 1 revision in overtime requirements by the Department of Labor. Others took no action, opting instead for the wait-and-see approach. Now, businesses in the do-something and do-nothing camps are wondering what to do and what not to after a federal judge in Texas decided Nov. 22 to grant a nationwide injunction blocking the overtime…

McCormick to acquire Italian flavor maker for $127...

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McCormick & Co. Inc. is acquiring an Italian flavor manufacturer for $127 million, the spice maker’s latest effort to increase its presence in Europe. Enrico Giotti SpA, a privately held company headquartered in Florence, Italy, produces beverage, sweet, savory and dairy flavors. The company has annual sales of about $56 million. Sparks-based McCormick expects the deal to close the deal in December with a transaction multiple of approximately 12 times earnings before interest, tax, depreciation…

Booz Allen to buy Laurel-based digital services...

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Booz Allen Hamilton announced Tuesday that it will acquire Laurel-based digital services provider eGov Holdings Inc., better known as Aquilent, for $250 million. The McLean, Va., government contractor said the transaction will bolster its “growing technology capabilities and talent base, particularly its emphasis on building citizen-focused digital services.” Aquilent is a major provider of .gov and cloud solutions for the federal government. When the deal closes, likely by Dec. 31, Aquilent will…

Free $50 Roku Streaming Stick with one month of...

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Get a free $50 Roku Streaming Stick by trying Sling TV for one month.

The noncontract subscription service streams 30 live TV channels (AMC, ESPN, TBS, TNT, CNN, etc.) for $20 a month. (Another offer gets you $99 Roku Premier streaming box for $50 with three months of prepaid service.

Other packages…

8 things you need to know this morning

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Good morning, and happy Tuesday. It’s going to rain all day — so don’t expect to see much of the sun for the next 48 hours. The heaviest rain will fall in the afternoon, followed by a break during rush hour, and then heavy rain and even thunderstorms tomorrow morning. But enough of the weather, here are eight other things to know to get your day started. A plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team crashed in Colombia last night, killing 76 people, including members of the team, other passengers…

Baltimore is by far the top destination for people...

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Every year, tens of thousands of people pack up and leave Greater Washington for opportunities elsewhere. In fact, about 18,000 more people leave the D.C. metro area than move in every year, according to data from lawn care service LawnStarter. The company crunched the U.S. Census numbers for us on the migration of people to and from the D.C. area from 2010 to 2014, not counting international immigration, to find out where these people actually go once they leave. LawnStarter is an online platform…

Cyber Week deal: Stainless steel Crockpot for...

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Snag a Crockpot for just $8.99 at Lowe’s during the store’s Cyber Week sale.

Save 55 percent on the 4-quart stainless steel cooker, which normally costs $19.99. It has a removable stoneware insert that doubles as a serving dish and is dishwasher safe. It comes with a recipe book.

Crockpots are…

AEG Live to protest city over Pier Six contract

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AEG Live is protesting the city’s plan to award a contract to run the Pier Six concert pavilion to Live Nation and SMG, claiming the Baltimore Development Corp. compromised the public bidding process. The Los Angeles concert promoter has filed a written protest to the city’s Board of Estimates, which is expected to approve an operating contract for up to 10 years with Live Nation and SMG at its weekly meeting Wednesday. The two parties entered an exclusive negotiating process with the city in September…