Food, Drink Deals Offered By DMV Restaurants To Feds Affected By Shutdown

DC-area businesses offer freebies and deals for federal workers hit by shutdown

If this isn’t your first government shutdown in Washington, D.C., you know that freebies and deals for furloughed federal workers are something of a tradition. Communities can only thrive together, and just like in previous shutdowns, some businesses are offering what they can to look out for their neighbors. Bill Blackburn of Homegrown Restaurant Group says he’s provided sandwiches in tough times since 2013. “While a free pulled pork sandwich i…

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Food, Drink Deals Offered By DMV Restaurants To Feds Affected By Shutdown

DMV restaurants are offering special discounts and deals for federal employees impacted by the government shutdown.