Fendley, 46, is proud of his urban garden. But gazing at the 200-square-foot plot, he senses something is missing.

After some initial discussion of the bill Wednesday morning, Senate Minority Whip Edward R. Reilly (R-Anne Arundel) requested that the bill be “laid over” to give his side more time to draft amendments and study changes made to the legislation last week in the House of Delegates.

Gov. Robert F. McDonnell’s office announced Wednesday that an agreement had been reached between his office, the online retailing giant, small businesses and several members of the General Assembly, which has been considering legislation to close the so-called Amazon loophole.

Stewart played up the physically intrusive nature of the ultrasound. If performed in the early stages of pregnancy, when most abortions take place, an external ultrasound cannot pick up images of the fetus so a probe must be inserted into the woman’s vagina.

The Gurus are bringing in guest Guru Ann Hornaday, Post movie critic, to help field your Oscars-related questions. Go on, ask her which movies you should definitely catch before Sunday, and which ones you you’re better off watching when they hit cable. Just submit your questions early here.

The New York Times had some rare criticism for Shake Shack in Tuesday’s edition of the paper. While reviewing the chain’s recently-opened Brooklyn location, new Times food critic Pete Wells took a swipe at the chain’s most venerated product:

Montgomery County police said that Ramon M. Gunn was connected to the six other robberies after surveillance video of the Feb. 18 robbery of the Night Dreams store led to his arrest.

Amine El Khalifi, of Alexandria, considered attacking targets including a synagogue, an Alexandria building with military offices and a Washington restaurant frequented by military officials over more than a year, officials have said.

She was at the Staunton library, after working the previous night at the Lyceum in Alexandria at the same task, teaching people how to research their enslaved ancestors and how to understand the history of the commonwealth of Virginia.

Via Capital Business and WRC-TV, Donald Trump talks about his plans for the Old Post Office Pavilion: “I think this has a chance to be one of the great hotels of the world if not the best.”

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