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DC United players will flip chicken for charity at new Rosslyn Nando’s

By Jeff Clabaugh

WASHINGTON — Six D.C. United soccer players will be manning the grills at the newest Nando’s Peri-Peri location in Rosslyn April 12, raising money for the team’s youth development charity.

Nando’s will donate 100 percent of the day’s proceeds to DC SCORES, the team’s charity partner that runs free after-school soccer and literacy programs for at-risk D.C.-area youth.

[related_gallery align=”right”]D.C. United teammates will pull grill duty from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Rosslyn Nando’s at 1800 North Lynn Street joined salad chain Sweetgreen and vegetarian-focused restaurant The Little Beet at the new Central Place complex. A Cava Mezze Grill will also open there soon.

Nando’s has made partnerships with local sports teams and their charities a grand opening tradition at its restaurants.

The Rosslyn Nando’s is the company’s 41st U.S. location.

Nando’s is the largest collector of South African contemporary art, with its collections displayed at its restaurants. The Rosslyn restaurant will feature a portrait by self-taught Johannesburg artist Nqabutho Phakathi.

The company opened its first U.S. location in 2008 in D.C.’s Chinatown. Almost all of its U.S. locations are in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, with others in the Chicago area.

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

By The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts who use the social media platforms. “We are making claims based only on the tools that Meta has developed because its own research shows they encourage addiction to the platform in a variety of ways,” said State Solicitor David Kravitz, adding that the state's claim has nothing to do the company's algorithms or failure to moderate content. Meta said Friday that it strongly disagrees with the allegations and is “confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people.” Its attorney, Mark Mosier, argued in court that the lawsuit “would impose liabilities for performing traditional publishing functions” and that its actions are protected by the First Amendment.
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