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🌱 Patch AM: What led to Arby’s shutting its doors in Laurel?
Make time for Feast & Fettle Brings a New Standard of Home Dining to Laurel on the Laurel Patch calendar
Hey there, Laurel! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What led to Arby’s shutting its doors in Laurel?
Also on today's calendar: Feast & Fettle Brings a New Standard of Home Dining to Laurel and 6 more events.
Find out what's happening in Laurelfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Laurelfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Friday: Rather cloudy and not as cold, with a high of 38 and low of 24 degrees.
- Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, temps: high: 36, low: 24.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 39 and low of 21 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Arby's Closing Restaurants Across U.S. (eurweb.com) — An Arby’s restaurant in Laurel has closed as part of a wave of at least 14 shutdowns nationwide driven by rising costs and underperforming locations. The closure reflects broader financial pressures on fast-food franchises, including higher wages, rent, and ingredient prices, which are prompting operators in several states to shutter less profitable stores heading into 2026. 
📸 Around Laurel
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Laurel
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★ Featured events ★
- Feast & Fettle Brings a New Standard of Home Dining to Laurel
9:00 am
Saturday January 31
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Other local events
- Amazin Bundle - DC, MD, VA, FL, AZ & more
Amazin Affairs LLC , 8101 Sandy Spring Rd #100 , Laurel
9:00 am - GW Univ Textile Museum, DC
Laurel, MD Calendar Laurel, MD 20707
10:30 am - ICE! Holiday Event at Gaylord National, MD
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1:00 pm - Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 23
Laurel Branch Library Laurel - Large Meeting Room B
10:30 am - Story Explorers: Dwight D. Eisenhower Eagles Reading Ambassadors
Laurel - Large Meeting Room A (Dorothy Height Room)
5:30 pm - Needlework Social: Knitting and Crocheting
Laurel - Large Meeting Room B
6:30 pm - Get Active: Quick Sweat Zumba
Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
12:30 pm - Lawyer in the Library: Tenants Rights and Housing Clinic
Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
2:00 pm
Saturday January 3
Sunday January 4
Monday January 5
Tuesday January 6
Wednesday January 7
📣 Laurel Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 23
Beltsville - Program Room
10:30 am - Story Explorers: Dwight D. Eisenhower Eagles Reading Ambassadors
Laurel Branch Library Laurel - Large Meeting Room A (Dorothy Height Room)
5:30 pm - Needlework Social: Knitting and Crocheting
Laurel Branch Library Laurel - Large Meeting Room B
6:30 pm - Get Active: Quick Sweat Zumba
Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
12:30 pm
Monday January 5
Tuesday January 6
Wednesday January 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A two-alarm apartment fire on Lighthouse Way near Calverton, MD, resulted in numerous people being trapped and assisted by firefighters, with all visible fire knocked down and crews working on hotspots.
2:07AM on Jan 1: A two-alarm apartment fire was reported at a three-story building on Lighthouse Way near Calverton, MD, with fire visible upon… (Nextdoor ) - A structure fire on Lighthouse Way in Calverton resulted in one pediatric patient being transported for evaluation and two adults being displaced.
4:27AM on Jan 1: PGFD units respond to a structure fire at a three-story multi-family dwelling on Lighthouse Way in Calverton. (Nextdoor )
- Target posted a job opening for 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T1007) in Laurel. Apply here.
- Sam's Club posted a job opening for Merchandise and Stocking Associate in Laurel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Laurel here.
🗞 Nearby News
Beltsville
- Baby transported to hospital after fire in three-story apartment in Beltsville (wusa9.com)
Greenbelt
- Greenbelt police on the lookout for drunk drivers on New Years Eve (dcnewsnow.com)
- Your Eyes Do Not Deceive You – Yellow Line Now Goes* All The Way to Greenbelt – Plus Don't Forget Metro and Bus is Free Tonight! (popville.com)
- Top Stories of 2025 (greenbeltnewsreview.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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