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Restaurant Scores, VA Primary, Top Party Schools: News Nearby

Top news includes restaurant inspections, great white shark off VA coast and top party schools. Plus how to share news and events on Patch.

There was plenty of news across northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here's a roundup of some of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

Look Inside: Jeff And Denise Austin's Home On Market

Fitness power couple Jeff and Denise Austin are selling their Old Town Alexandria condo near the waterfront after relocating to California. The two-bedroom condo unit in the waterfront Oronoco building is listed at $1.6 million by Phyllis Patterson of TTR Sotheby's International Realty.

Metro To Make Capitals SmarTrip Card In Honor Of Stanley Cup Win

Metro is offering a limited-edition commemorative SmarTrip card to honor the Washington Capitals winning the Stanley Cup for the first time in the Caps' 44-year history.

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Great White Shark Chomps Small Shark On Camera

A real life "Jaws" moment occurred off the coast of Virginia this Friday, when researchers fishing off the coast witnessed a great white attack a smaller shark on their longline.

Wear Canadian Tux, Get Free Lobster Roll At Luke's Lobsters

Popular seafood restaurant Luke's Lobster is celebrating the Internet-holiday "National Lobster Day" on Friday, June 15 by giving away 450 free Lobster Rolls.

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Train Derailment: Washout From Rain The Possible Cause

The National Transportation Safety Board released its initial findings of the May 19 freight train derailment in Alexandria, suggesting part of the track could have been unsupported and washed out by rain.

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