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Alexandria's Nancy Hulkower Leaves 'Golden Bachelor' After Hard Truth From Gerry Turner Alexandria's Nancy Hulkower Leaves 'Golden Bachelor' After Hard Truth From Gerry Turner
Alexandria's Nancy Hulkower Leaves 'Golden Bachelor' After Hard Truth From Gerry Turner He's just not that into her. Retired Alexandria, VA interior designer Nancy Hulkower has left ABC's "Golden Bachelor" after Gerry Turner admit he has stronger feelings for other women. Already in physical pain from a stress fracture endured during the pickleball group date, the 60-year-old said in a one-on-one with Turner: “You’re a lot more passionate with other people. I think you’ve in a way narrowed it down. But maybe I’m not in that group." Turner replied, "Um, I'm really not going to dispute that." The two hugged and Nancy said a tearful goodbye to the other women. Last week, Joan…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Alexandria Widow Breaks Down On 'Golden Bachelor' Alexandria Widow Breaks Down On 'Golden Bachelor'
Alexandria Widow Breaks Down On 'Golden Bachelor' Nancy Hulkower did not expect to feel sadness in a wedding dress. But donning the white gown on the Thursday, Oct. 5 episode of the "Golden Bachelor" for a date idea on the ABC show starring Gerry Turner evoked emotion for the 60-year-old retired interior designer from Alexandria. Hulkower explained the last time she wore a wedding dress was at her own wedding to her late husband, whom she misses dearly. It was the best day of her life, she said, aside from when she delivered her children, she said. This time, was for a photoshoot date with another man. Tears flow before Turner …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Six Winning $50K 'Powerball Tickets Sold At Shops Across The DMV Region Six Winning $50K 'Powerball Tickets Sold At Shops Across The DMV Region
Six Winning $50K 'Powerball Tickets Sold At Shops Across The DMV Region The latest "Powerball" drawing proved to be fortuitous for lucky Lottery players in the DMV, as the jackpot for the game approaches record numbers. Three winning $50,000 tickets were sold in both Maryland and Virginia for the Wednesday, Oct. 4 "Powerball" drawing, though no players matched all six numbers, bringing the jackpot for Saturday's drawing to an estimated $1.4 billion, the third highest in history. On Wednesday, the winning numbers were: 09-35-54-63-64 with a 'Powerball" of 01.  In Virginia, the winning tickets worth five-figure prizes were sold at:  7-Eleven on Leesb…

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by Zak Failla
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Alexandria Interior Designer Progresses On 'Golden Bachelor' Alexandria Interior Designer Progresses On 'Golden Bachelor'
Alexandria Interior Designer Progresses On 'Golden Bachelor' Nancy Hulkower got the rose. The 60-year-old retired interior designer from Alexandria, VA met Gerry Turner, ABC's first-ever "Golden Bachelor — or senior contestant — on the show's Thursday, Sept. 28 premiere. Nancy Hulkower meets Gerry Turner.Craig Sjodin/ABC Hulkower and 14 other women received a rose during the final rose ceremony, and will be progressing to the show's next round. The other women who got a rose were Ellen, Theresa, Natascha, Leslie, Christina, Edith, Susan, April, Sandra, Jeanie, Kathy, Marina, Peggy and Joan. Many of them widows and divorcees, the contestants don…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Virginia Woman's Forgotten Powerball Ticket Nets $100K Maryland Lottery Windfall Virginia Woman's Forgotten Powerball Ticket Nets $100K Maryland Lottery Windfall
Virginia Woman's Forgotten Powerball Ticket Nets $100K Maryland Lottery Windfall A Virginia woman who was "going through some papers" made a $100,000 discovery, according to Maryland Lottery officials. While out with friends in Temple Hills earlier this year, a Springfield woman picked up a "Powerball" ticket in July when the jackpot topped $1 billion, something that is out of her wheel house, she says.  The 75-year-old woman can't clearly remember the details surrounding the purchase of the $3 ticket, which is out of her routine, though she's feeling pretty lucky after she realized she had won a six-figure Lottery prize. According to the retiree, she was out with…

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by Zak Failla
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Don't Miss Alexandria Senior On The 'Golden Bachelor' This Week Don't Miss Alexandria Senior On The 'Golden Bachelor' This Week
Don't Miss Alexandria Senior On The 'Golden Bachelor' This Week A retired interior designer from Virginia will be competing for love on a new "The Bachelor" concept airing this week. Nancy, of Alexandria, is among 22 women competing for a shot with Gerry Turner on the "Golden Bachelor." The show airs Thursday, Sept. 28, on ABC at 8 p.m. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Golden Bachelor (@goldenbachabc) Nancy is ready to receive the love she gives to so many others. She loves playing golf, walking her golden-doodle, Max, and watching college basketball.  The mother of three is loyal, fait…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Husband-Wife's Virginia Restaurant Makes NY Times 'Best In America' List Husband-Wife's Virginia Restaurant Makes NY Times 'Best In America' List
Husband-Wife's Virginia Restaurant Makes NY Times 'Best In America' List The "New York Times" has released a list of 50 of the best restaurants in America, and a brand-new Virginia joint has made it. Ellie Bird, in Falls Church, was opened in April 2023 by husband and wife duo Yuan and Carey Tang. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ellie Bird (@elliebirdva) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ellie Bird (@elliebirdva) The two had been working in Washington DC's fine-dining industry, where their tasting-menu restaurant Rooster & Owl is based, …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Happy Days: DC Grandmother Gets 'Lucky Times 10' On Maryland Lottery Ticket Worth $50K Happy Days: DC Grandmother Gets 'Lucky Times 10' On Maryland Lottery Ticket Worth $50K
Happy Days: DC Grandmother Gets 'Lucky Times 10' On Maryland Lottery Ticket Worth $50K Happy days are ahead for an 80-year-old Washington, DC woman who claimed a five-figure Maryland Lottery prize. The grandmother couldn't believe her eyes, and needed her daughter to confirm that she won $50,000 playing a "Lucky Times 10" scratcher, Lottery officials said this week. Going only by the name "Happy Days," the woman said that she has her daughter purchase scratch-offs for her, and when she was alone in the room playing this lucky ticket "she started to see some positive numbers."  "I saw 38 and it was listed as $10,000. I thought something was wrong," she mused. There was …

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by Zak Failla
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DC Youth Curfew Enforcement DC Youth Curfew Enforcement
DC Youth Curfew Enforcement Summer is coming to a close, schools are reopen, and there is a new curfew being enacted for the youth in Washington, DC.  As of Friday, Sept. 1, the "Juvenile Curfew Enforcement Pilot" took effect in the District as officials keep working to curtail the rash of violence that has placed DC in 2023. The curfew will be in effect from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Sundays through Thursdays, and 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. on weekends. "The vast majority of our young people are doing the right thing – they are back in school, they are involved in extracurriculars, and in the evenings and at night, they are w…

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by Zak Failla
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See Taylor Swift: Eras Tour Movie Comes To Virginia Theaters (And Tickets Are Just $19.89) See Taylor Swift: Eras Tour Movie Comes To Virginia Theaters (And Tickets Are Just $19.89)
See Taylor Swift: Eras Tour Movie Comes To Virginia Theaters (And Tickets Are Just $19.89) Couldn't get tickets to see Taylor Swift's The Era Tour in person? You're very much not alone. But don't worry, Swifties, there's a way to experience the pop culture juggernaut. Get tickets now to see TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR Concert Film only in theaters in North America beginning 10/13. Taylor Swift "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" will be premiering at AMC Theatres across Virginia starting on Friday, Oct. 13 (obviously) with tickets going on sale Thursday, Aug. 31. Showtimes will run Thursdays to Sundays.  Standard showings are priced at $19.89 (cute!) for adults and $13.13 for se…

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by Sam Barron
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Retired Alexandria Interior Designer, 60, Revealed As 'Golden Bachelor' Contestant Retired Alexandria Interior Designer, 60, Revealed As 'Golden Bachelor' Contestant
Retired Alexandria Interior Designer, 60, Revealed As 'Golden Bachelor' Contestant For the first time in Bachelor franchise history, 22 women in the prime of their lives will roll up their stockings and step into the spotlight for a chance at love. And one of them is a 60-year-old retired interior designer from Alexandria. The women are all ages 60 to 75 and are hoping for lasting love with Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner, whose wife died in 2017. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Golden Bachelor (@goldenbachabc) Nancy is ready to receive the love she gives to so many others. She loves playing golf, walking he…

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by Cecilia Levine
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WMATA Alters Trains Amid Beyonce's FedEx Field 'Renaissance Tour' Show WMATA Alters Trains Amid Beyonce's FedEx Field 'Renaissance Tour' Show
Wmata Alters Trains Amid Beyonce's FedEx Field 'Renaissance Tour' Show Bring the beat in. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is extending one train on Sunday, Aug. 6, so that those attending Beyonce's Renaissance Tour show at FedEx Field in Landover, MD can have a "Flawless" commute home. The last Silver Line train toward Ashburn on Sunday night will depart Morgan Boulevard at 12:04 a.m. instead of 11:34 p.m., allowing concertgoers enough time to walk from the stadium to the station.  Metro will make late trains available at transfer stations so customers aboard the final Silver Line train can rely on Metro to get them to their de…

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by Cecilia Levine