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You are invited to attend the Metro Washington Financial Planning Day on Saturday, October 15, 2011 from 10:30 am to 4:00 pm at the Columbia Heights Educational Campus, where you’ll be able to meet one-on-one with dozens of professional financial planners to discuss your personal finance questions, concerns and interests. Information will be provided on a pro-bono […]

(Washington, DC)  –President Obama says life is no better for Americans since he was elected. However, in an interview with ABC News, the President cited steady progress in stabilizing the shaky economy.  He called the recession “extraordinary.”  The President also made a big pitch for the jobs bill he submitted to Congress, arguing that lawmakers […]

(College Station, TX)  —  A new study confirms what you’re probably thinking as you sit in traffic this morning. The DC area is bogged down by the worst traffic in the country.  The average DC driver spends about 74 hours per year simply stuck in traffic, at a cost of 15-hundred dollars in lost gas […]

(Undated)  —   Fathers are less likely to die of heart disease than men without children. That’s what a decade-long study finds.  The research doesn’t show that not having children causes heart problems in men but the findings suggest that infertility could be a potential early warning sign of future heart trouble.  The study found that […]

My Majic 102.3 is embracing local talent and so every Monday, Mymajicdc.com will prominently feature a local artist on the site. One Monday out of the month, My Majic 102.3 will host a New Music Monday listening party that will feature an artist that has been featured online and has received the most votes. If […]

(Howard County, MD)  — A bus driver from Howard County is fired after a grandmother took action and filmed her wild driving.  Christina Walters says she watched the bus coming to an abrupt halt every day since the start of the school year. Young kids, including kindergartners can be heard screaming and crying as the […]

Several high profile celebrities are in Washington, DC today for the launch of  The Boys and Girls Clubs of America “New” PSA Campaign. Those in attendance at The National Press Club will be:     Denzel Washington and Jennifer Lopez (co-national spokespersons), Ashanti, General Wesley Clark, Misty Copeland, John Paul DeJoria, Cuba Gooding Jr., Earvin “Magic” Johnson, […]

  (Upper Marlboro, MD)  —  Two Prince George’s County police officers are under indictment in the March 2010 beating of a University of Maryland student in College Park.  Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks says Officers Reginald Baker and James Harrison were caught on tape beating Jack McKenna as students poured into the streets to […]

Congratulations are in order to Radio One DC’s News and Community Affairs Director (Sheila Stewart) named “Black Radio News Director Of  The Year”over the weekend at The Washington Post with The National Black Press Association. Stewart was among notables in the category for “excellence” in journalism and community service. Stewart is a “pillar” in the […]

Majic 102.3, Comcast and the Get Schooled Foundation gave away school supplies to families and kids in the DC area.  All items will benefit the Prince Georges Social Services Department and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Washington DC. See photos below.