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Art in focus: ‘Artomatic’
The 2012 edition of Artomatic — the proudly small-D democratic art festival open to all comers — gets underway this weekend in a vacant office building in Crystal City. As always, the show, which is up through June 23, is a strange and wondrous meeting of the sublime and the ridiculous, with an inexplicable emphasis on art involving robots and baby doll heads (though, thankfully, not at the same time). Read full article >>
18 May 2012 | 4:27 pm
Three charged in connection with robbery spree
Police have arrested and charged three men with the robbery of a McDonald’s restaurant, and are investigating whether they are responsible for a string of armed robberies at gas stations, convenience stores and fast food joints across Prince George’s County last weekend. Read full article >>
18 May 2012 | 4:06 pm
Md. high court will not reverse DNA ruling; state officials plan Supreme Court challenge
Maryland’s highest court will not overturn — or even temporarily suspend — its ruling last month that prohibits DNA collection from those charged but not yet convicted in violent crimes and burglaries, authorities said Friday. Read full article >>
18 May 2012 | 3:50 pm
Mad Fox Brewing Company brings in former Michel sous to helm kitchen
Master Brewer Bill Madden’s Falls Church temple to craft brewing, the Mad Fox Brewing Company , is one of the better stops for beer in the D.C. area. Madden’s award winning brews have drawn nationwide attention, none more so than his unfiltered Kellar Kolsch, which took home a gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival. Read full article >>
18 May 2012 | 3:01 pm
Jeff Green, five years after turning pro, completes his Georgetown career
When we hear “Georgetown basketball fraternity,” most of us go straight to Ewing, Mutombo, Mourning. We think Big John’s scowling old heads and J.T. III’s new-school scorers and passers. Somewhere in between is Iverson; then Harrington and Sweetney; Hibbert and Green; and Monroe. Until all those faces and others coalesce into one black-and-white framed photo behind a glass case in musty McDonough Gym, under a heading that reads, “Hoya Family.” Read full article >>
18 May 2012 | 2:23 pm
The 40 things you must do this summer: Weekend update
Memorial Day is coming up, meaning the official start of summer. How are you going to spend your days in the beautiful weather? Let us help you figure that out with our list of 40 must -dos this summer. Read full article >>
18 May 2012 | 1:57 pm
D.C. pastor Derrick Harkins tries to balance spiritual and political roles
Derrick Harkins has had a tough week. Phone call after phone call from pastors, friends and congregants who are angry over President Obama’s endorsement of same-sex marriage. Many feel betrayed. And Harkins, the director of faith outreach for the Democratic National Committee, is the man they can vent to. Read full article >>
18 May 2012 | 11:59 am
Norton protests as House calls for military personnel to be exempt from D.C. gun laws
The House approved a non-binding measure late Thursday night calling for active-duty military personnel to be exempt from the District’s gun laws, the latest in a series of issues that have divided Congress and local leaders. Read full article >>
18 May 2012 | 11:28 am
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18 May 2012 | 11:08 am
A G-8 protest: Speeches and fair trade coffee
What I’ve seen so far of the protests surrounding the G-8 Summit at Camp David: About three dozen people and one dog occupied a community room at the Frederick County Public Library early Friday morning for a daylong series of talks entitled the “People’s Summit.” Nearly a dozen reporters and photographers joined them, either staying or quickly leaving. Read full article >>
18 May 2012 | 11:08 am
Getting to the beach without a car? Not a problem.
Today’s gorgeous weather was the perfect reminder that the beginning of Memorial Day weekend is only eight or nine days away, and it’s time to start planning that first trip to the Starboard, the Dogfish Head brewpub or the Purple Parrot. Read full article >>
18 May 2012 | 1:35 am
Nationals fall short against Pirates; get ready for Orioles
Perhaps it was a misplaced sense of nostalgia that led the Washington Nationals to conjure up an uninspired loss on the eve of their interleague showdown with the rival Baltimore Orioles. Throughout their brief history in the District, the Nationals have typically either been mired in a losing streak as the twice-yearly Battle of the Beltways rolled around, or about to start one. Read full article >>
17 May 2012 | 10:41 pm
TV and radio listings: May 18
MLB 2:10 p.m. ChicagoWhite Sox at Chicago Cubs » WGN 7 p.m. Baltimore at Washington » MASN, MASN2, WWXT (92.7 FM), WWXX (94.3 FM), WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (820 AM, 1500 AM), WTEM (980 AM), WNEW (1580 AM) 7 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia » MLB Network Read full article >>
17 May 2012 | 9:30 pm
Inova, Children’s discussing collaboration
Officials from Inova Health System and Children’s National Medical Center are discussing a partnership that would expand pediatric care in Northern Virginia. Inova, headquartered in Falls Church, operates hospitals in Alexandria, Fair Oaks, Fairfax, Leesburg and Mount Vernon, but lacks Children’s expertise in specialty pediatric care. Read full article >>
17 May 2012 | 5:41 pm
Chap Petersen will not run for governor
Virginia state Sen.Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax) said Thursday that he has decided against running for governor or attorney general next year. In March, Petersen announced the creation of a leadership PAC and said he intended to run for statewide office. But he remained coy about whether he would run for governor or attorney general, even as an adviser said publicly that Petersen was likely to run for governor. Read full article >>
17 May 2012 | 4:07 pm
Google’s self-driving car makes D.C. Council members giddy
Marveling over what they billed as the potential future for getting around town, D.C. Council members Mary Cheh and Tommy Wells took a quick spin Thursday in Google’s new self-driving car. Cheh (D-Ward 3), chairwoman of the Committee on the Environment, Public Works and Transportation, and Wells (D-Ward 6) rode about 10 blocks in the self-driving Toyota Prius following a briefing with Google officials at the company’s Washington office on New York Avenue NW. Read full article >>
17 May 2012 | 1:47 pm
HGS adopts ‘poison pill’ in response to Glaxo’s tender offer
Rockville-based Human Genome Sciences enacted a stockholder rights plan Thursday in an effort to prevent drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline from purchasing the biotech company against the will of its board of directors. Read full article >>
17 May 2012 | 1:45 pm
Vincent Gray, Eleanor Holmes Norton hit Republicans ahead of D.C. abortion hearing
This item has been updated. Democrats and District officials amplified their complaints Thursday ahead of an afternoon congressional hearing on a bill that would ban all abortions in the District after 20 weeks. Read full article >>
17 May 2012 | 12:55 pm
Landlord of Dewey & LeBoeuf’s D.C. office seeks to evict ailing law firm over unpaid rent
The owner of the downtown office building housing Dewey & LeBoeuf’s Washington office is seeking to evict the law firm over $927,000 in unpaid rent, according to a lawsuit filed in D.C. Superior Court this week. Read full article >>
17 May 2012 | 12:19 pm
District gets $70,000 from Skechers settlement
The District will get $70,349 of the record $45 million that Skechers is paying to settle charges that its line of toning shoes were hyped with unsubstantiated health-related claims, including weight loss and toning muscles. Read full article >>
17 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
Chuck Brown live at Lorton
Of all the times I saw Chuck Brown perform live, one of the most memorable was undoubtedly a sunny evening at the Lorton Workhouse, where he once spent several years in prison for armed robbery. And I think it was memorable for him too. Read full article >>
17 May 2012 | 6:41 am
Montgomery legislators to keep most of controversial energy tax increase
The Montgomery County Council will be keeping nearly all of a unpopular tax increase on fuel and energy use that was set to sunset this year, legislators said Wednesday. On Thursday, the Montgomery County legislators will announce the results of weeks-long deliberations over the county’s $4.6 billion operating budget and $4.3 billion six-year capital spending plan. Read full article >>
17 May 2012 | 5:00 am
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17 May 2012 | 5:00 am
Fairfax County now has 10 companies on Fortune 500 list
In the running cross-border rivalry between Maryland and Virginia, Fortune magazine has just added another 500 points to the Old Dominion’s score. The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority was spreading the word Wednesday that the county can now boast of 10 companies on the annual Fortune 500 list of the nation’s 500 biggest financial behemoths. The new arrival is ITT Exelis, a 2011 spinoff from ITT Corporation that set up headquarters in Tysons Corner. Read full article >>
16 May 2012 | 5:30 pm
O’Malley booked at New Hampshire event
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) is headed to New Hampshire next month, a trip certain to stoke talk about 2016 presidential ambitions. O’Malley has been booked as the “special guest” at the New Hampshire Democratic Party Convention on June 2 in Manchester. Read full article >>
16 May 2012 | 5:30 pm
O’Malley confirms plans for second special session
Shortly after the conclusion of Maryland’s first special legislative session of the year, Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) committed to holding a second — on a possible gambling expansion. The governor had floated the idea before but sounded far more definitive during a gathering with reporters Wednesday afternoon. Read full article >>
16 May 2012 | 5:15 pm
District jobs program puts 3,000 residents to work
Mayor Vincent C. Gray announced Wednesday that 3,000 District residents have now found jobs through the One City One Hire program, an aggressive effort to put 10,000 unemployed residents back to work in a year’s time. Read full article >>
16 May 2012 | 2:25 pm
Bob McDonnell evolves on gay judges
President Obama is not the only politician evolving on gay rights. Consider Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R), who issued a statement this week calling for the separation of judiciary and sexuality. Read full article >>
16 May 2012 | 2:24 pm
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16 May 2012 | 2:24 pm
Maryland General Assembly passes tax hike
Maryland’s General Assembly on Wednesday passed the state’s first income-tax hike in five years, targeting six-figure earners to allow continued record spending on education and other Democratic party priorities. Read full article >>
16 May 2012 | 2:04 pm
Flabby? Cuccinelli’s Skechers suit has your backside
Virginia’s thighs and backsides aren’t what they should be, and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II is doing something about it. Cuccinelli announced Wednesday that the commonwealth had settled a lawsuit against Skechers USA, whose rocker-bottom shoes had promised to help wearers effortlessly slim down, reduce cellulite and acquire buns of steel. Read full article >>
16 May 2012 | 2:01 pm
Fairfax County wants volunteers to write more parking tickets
Revenue-hungry Fairfax County is thinking about expanding the use of volunteers to write parking tickets after a five-year decline in the number of citations issued and amount of revenue collected. The Board of Supervisors’ auditor of the board made the recommendation in a draft report that found citations had declined about 16 percent over a five-year period. Revenue fell about 5 percent despite a boost in the amount of parking fines and expanding the number of parking ordinances, the audit says. Read full article >>
16 May 2012 | 1:53 pm
Bethesda Row hosts a weekend of shopping, dining, catwalking and special events
The District may not be known for its style, but this weekend thousands of Washington area women will swap their flats for stilettos and head to The Front Row, a weekend of shopping, dining and cat-walking at Bethesda Row. Read full article >>
16 May 2012 | 12:23 pm
How the Md. Senate voted on the tax bill
The Maryland Senate approved three bills on Tuesday that would raise income taxes on six-figure owners, shift a part of teacher pension costs to the counties and make other changes to the state budget as lawmakers left it when they adjourned April 9. The Senate action moved the special session debate on the bills to the House of Delegates. Read full article >>
15 May 2012 | 5:05 pm
Non-fatal shooting outside Rockville Metro Fairfax shooting victim identified as Md. man Maryland court says ‘yes’ in gay divorce case Montgomery budget calls for increase in taxes El Tiempo Latine: Graduate fulfills her dream Photos: Preparing for Preakness Read full article >>
7 May 2012 | 6:06 pm
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24 April 2012 | 8:25 pm
D.C. man arrested in New Year’s Eve killilng Non-fatal shooting outside Rockville Metro DOD cuts back on annual Andrews air show Marion Barry hiring communications director Maryland court says ‘yes’ in gay divorce case Video of 2010 Northeast D.C. shooting released Read full article >>
24 April 2012 | 8:25 pm