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Free Benefit Concert and School Supply Drive Sunday, July 22, 2012 3:00pm to 7:00pm Downtown Silver Spring will come alive with a fun-filled community event that includes live music, painting, kids’ activities, and much more. Donate school supplies and support Hearts and Homes for Youth. For more information and for a complete lineup of artists and a list of suggested donations, please […]
U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined dozens of other Maryland officials Thursday in urging state utility regulators to reject a rate hike for Pepco. Read More: washingtonpost.com
A majority of District residents say Mayor Vincent C. Gray should resign, according to a new Washington Post poll that reveals how deeply the continuing campaign corruption scandal has eroded the city’s support for its mayor. Read More: washingtonpost.com
Realizing she didn’t want the Shady Grove train Wednesday night at Metro Center, a 37-year-old woman tried to take a shortcut across the tracks to the Glenmont side. See Video: washingtonpost.com
After making a $25 contribution to President Obama’s reelection campaign earlier this year, Janet Jones received a telephone call saying that her name had been entered into a raffle. And she’d won. The prize: a dinner with Obama. Read More: washingtonpost.com
Quarterback Robert Griffin III has signed a contract with the Washington Washington Football Team, the team announced Wednesday. Read More: washingtonpost.com
If the First Couple’s courtside smooch for the Verizon Center’s ‘Kiss Cam’ didn’t capture your attention, then the picture of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obamadoing the Bankhead Bounce, a ’90′s dance that originated in Atlanta, has to make you look twice. We knew the First Lady could teach you how to ‘Dougie’ or how to ‘Jerk,’ but the president is usually known […]
A pair of prominent, politically active ministers have rushed to defend Gray (D), and have planned a rally in his support on the John A. Wilson Building steps later this week. Read More: washingtonpost.com
A former postal worker has pleaded guilty embezzling more than $43,000 from the Postal Service. Read More: washingtonpost.com
WHITMAN-WALKER HEALTH HIV FORUM TUESDAY, JULY 24 What: Community HIV/AIDS forum presented by Whitman-Walker Health and 54 other community organizations. Who: Councilmember Jim Graham; Jeanne White-Ginder, mother of Ryan White, keynote speaker; Cornelius Baker, Senior Communications Advisor & Project Director, FHI 360, and former Whitman-Walker Executive Director; Regan Hofmann, Editor in Chief, POZ magazine; JoAnne Keatley, […]
(GLEN BURNIE, MD) July 16, 2012 – Maryland residents under forty years of age, who qualify, will now be able to renew their driver’s license online or at an MVA self-service kiosk. The electronic driver’s license renewals are offered as an alternative to visiting an MVA office and will help further reduce wait times […]
There’s nothing like a little booing to help the first couple overcome their shyness. President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, were taking in Monday night’s USA Basketball exhibition game when the Verizon Center’s “Kiss Cam” turned its eye their way. Their image on the huge arena screen prompted the crowd to cheer — a […]
