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Find breaking news, political reports, school information and check DC area traffic and crime reports.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyMon, 20 May 2013 14:48:22 GMTMon, 20 May 2013 14:48:22 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc?wprss=rss_dc-newshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9b1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Call0Eopinions0Eare0Elocal0Cpost0Cstreetcars0Eparks0Eand0Elibraries0Eget0Eboost0Ein0Egray0Ebudget0C20A110C0A30C220CgJQADyJYMg0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p>Bike lanes, parks in NoMA and around the city, streetcars, libraries seven days a week, new trash cans for free, school modernizations, and many more programs get funding under the operating and capital budgets <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/gray-in-budget-proposes-100m-overhaul-of-mlk-library/2013/03/28/9bcef41c-975e-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?hpid=z3">D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray is unveiling this morning</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/all-opinions-are-local/post/streetcars-parks-and-libraries-get-boost-in-gray-budget/2011/03/22/gJQADyJYMg_blog.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9b1/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Streetcars%2C+parks+and+libraries+get+boost+in+Gray+budget&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fall-opinions-are-local%2Fpost%2Fstreetcars-parks-and-libraries-get-boost-in-gray-budget%2F2011%2F03%2F22%2FgJQADyJYMg_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971768/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9b1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971768/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9b1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971768/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9b1/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:19:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/all-opinions-are-local/post/streetcars-parks-and-libraries-get-boost-in-gray-budget/2011/03/22/gJQADyJYMg_blog.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsDavid Alperthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9b0/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Cdaniel0Echoi0Eopponent0Eof0Edont0Eask0Epolicy0Efights0Echarges0Ein0Ewhite0Ehouse0Eprotest0C20A130C0A30C280Cd64567420E97be0E11e20E814b0E0A63623d80Aa60A0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p>The gay former Army lieutenant arrested after handcuffing himself to the White House fence to protest the military’s <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/22/AR2010122201888.html">now repealed “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy </a>returned to court on Thursday to fight the charges.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/daniel-choi-opponent-of-dont-ask-policy-fights-charges-in-white-house-protest/2013/03/28/d6456742-97be-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9b0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Daniel+Choi%2C+opponent+of+%E2%80%98don%E2%80%99t+ask%E2%80%99+policy%2C+fights+charges+in+White+House+protest&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fdaniel-choi-opponent-of-dont-ask-policy-fights-charges-in-white-house-protest%2F2013%2F03%2F28%2Fd6456742-97be-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971767/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9b0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971767/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9b0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971767/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9b0/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:12:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/daniel-choi-opponent-of-dont-ask-policy-fights-charges-in-white-house-protest/2013/03/28/d6456742-97be-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsAnn E. Marimowhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9af/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Csharpshooters0Efor0Epark0Eservice0Eto0Ebegin0E40Enight0Edeer0Ehunt0Ein0Erock0Ecreek0Epark0C20A130C0A30C270C7c72ad8e0E972c0E11e20E814b0E0A63623d80Aa60A0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p>The days of some deer in Rock Creek Park in the District appear to be dwindling to a mere handful.</p> <p>After much discussion and debate — and after a lawsuit aimed at stopping the operation proved unavailing — U.S. Agriculture Department sharpshooters were to begin targeting the park dwellers Wednesday night, the start of what authorities said would be three nights of carefully controlled hunting.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/sharpshooters-for-park-service-to-begin-4-night-deer-hunt-in-rock-creek-park/2013/03/27/7c72ad8e-972c-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9af/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Sharpshooters+for+Park+Service+to+begin+3-night+deer+hunt+in+Rock+Creek+Park&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fsharpshooters-for-park-service-to-begin-4-night-deer-hunt-in-rock-creek-park%2F2013%2F03%2F27%2F7c72ad8e-972c-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971766/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9af/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971766/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9af/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971766/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9af/a2t.img" border="0"/>National Park ServiceThu, 28 Mar 2013 14:26:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/sharpshooters-for-park-service-to-begin-4-night-deer-hunt-in-rock-creek-park/2013/03/27/7c72ad8e-972c-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsClarence Williams, Martin Weilhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9ae/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Cdc0Epolitics0Cgray0Ein0Ebudget0Eproposes0E10A0Am0Eoverhaul0Eof0Emlk0Elibrary0C20A130C0A30C280C9bcef41c0E975e0E11e20E814b0E0A63623d80Aa60A0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p>Mayor Vincent C. Gray is proposing to spend more than $100 million in the coming years to remake the District’s four-decade-old central library, moving forward with a project that two previous mayors pondered but ultimately did not pursue.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/gray-in-budget-proposes-100m-overhaul-of-mlk-library/2013/03/28/9bcef41c-975e-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9ae/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Gray%2C+in+budget%2C+proposes+%24100M+overhaul+of+MLK+Library&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fdc-politics%2Fgray-in-budget-proposes-100m-overhaul-of-mlk-library%2F2013%2F03%2F28%2F9bcef41c-975e-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971765/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9ae/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971765/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9ae/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971765/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9ae/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:30:06 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/gray-in-budget-proposes-100m-overhaul-of-mlk-library/2013/03/28/9bcef41c-975e-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsMike DeBonishttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9ad/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Cdc0Epolice0Einvestigate0Eapparent0Edomestic0Eslaying0Ein0Esouthwest0C20A130C0A30C280C1ec84f0A20E97a10E11e20E97cd0E3d8c1afe4f0Af0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p>D.C. police are investigating what authorities say appears to be a fatal shooting related to a domestic argument that occurred early Thursday in an apartment building in Southwest Washington.</p> <p>Officer Araz Alali, a police spokesman, said that the victim is an adult male who was shot in the head and pronounced dead on the scene. Alali said a woman who appears to be be the victim’s wife has been arrested.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-police-investigate-apparent-domestic-slaying-in-southwest/2013/03/28/1ec84f02-97a1-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9ad/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=D.C.+police+investigate+apparent+domestic+slaying+in+Southwest&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fdc-police-investigate-apparent-domestic-slaying-in-southwest%2F2013%2F03%2F28%2F1ec84f02-97a1-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971764/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9ad/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971764/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9ad/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971764/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9ad/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:38:48 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-police-investigate-apparent-domestic-slaying-in-southwest/2013/03/28/1ec84f02-97a1-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsPeter Hermannhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9ac/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Cthursday0Ein0Edc0E40Ethings0Eto0Elook0Efor0C20A130C0A30C280Cf163288e0E978c0E11e20E97cd0E3d8c1afe4f0Af0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p>Coming up today in the D.C. area:</p> <p> <strong>D.C. Fire Department: </strong>The District’s fire chief will testify about the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-fire-chief-to-testify-about-failure-to-provide-ambulance-to-injured-police-officer/2013/03/28/4bc82662-976f-11e2-b5b4-b63027b499de_story.html">failure to provide an ambulance</a> to an injured police officer. </p> <p> <strong>Sweet 16:</strong> Metro <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2013/03/27/travel-tips-for-the-sweet-16-basketball-playoffs-at-verizon-center/">will stay open</a> an hour late for basketball fans attending the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges">NCAA regional basketball playoffs</a> at Verizon Center. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/thursday-in-dc-4-things-to-look-for/2013/03/28/f163288e-978c-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9ac/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Thursday+in+D.C.%3A+4+things+to+look+for&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fthursday-in-dc-4-things-to-look-for%2F2013%2F03%2F28%2Ff163288e-978c-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971763/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9ac/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971763/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9ac/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971763/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9ac/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:43:18 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/thursday-in-dc-4-things-to-look-for/2013/03/28/f163288e-978c-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsMaggie Fazeli Fardhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9ab/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ccapital0Ebusiness0Cpost0Clanny0Ebreuer0Echief0Eof0Edojs0Ecriminal0Edivision0Ereturns0Eto0Ecovington0Eand0Eburling0C20A130C0A30C270C3b27d7a60E970A30E11e20Eb68f0Edc5c4b47e5190Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/lanny-breuer/gIQAWZJz9O_topic.html">Lanny Breuer</a>, one of the longest-serving heads of the Justice Department’s criminal division, is returning to Covington &#38; Burling, the law firm plans to announce today.</p> <p>The firm’s partners voted Monday to approve Breuer’s return. He will step into the newly created position of vice chair, working with the firm’s senior leaders on long-term strategy and international growth, and will also practice in white collar defense and investigations. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-business/post/lanny-breuer-chief-of-dojs-criminal-division-returns-to-covington-and-burling/2013/03/27/3b27d7a6-9703-11e2-b68f-dc5c4b47e519_blog.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9ab/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Lanny+Breuer%2C+chief+of+DOJ%E2%80%99s+criminal+division%2C+returns+to+Covington+%26%2338%3B+Burling&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fcapital-business%2Fpost%2Flanny-breuer-chief-of-dojs-criminal-division-returns-to-covington-and-burling%2F2013%2F03%2F27%2F3b27d7a6-9703-11e2-b68f-dc5c4b47e519_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971762/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9ab/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971762/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9ab/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971762/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9ab/a2t.img" border="0"/>MedicareHoward Bermanmexican drug cartelsThu, 28 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-business/post/lanny-breuer-chief-of-dojs-criminal-division-returns-to-covington-and-burling/2013/03/27/3b27d7a6-9703-11e2-b68f-dc5c4b47e519_blog.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsCatherine Hohttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9aa/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Cslain0Etaxi0Erepair0Eshop0Emanager0Ehad0Echased0Erobbery0Esuspect0C20A130C0A30C270C937762160E97150E11e20E97cd0E3d8c1afe4f0Af0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p>The manager of a taxi repair shop in Southwest Washington who was<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/family-mourns-shop-manager-slain-in-robbery-near-nationals-park/2012/07/20/gJQAMJxHzW_story.html"> killed during a robbery</a> last year had chased the assailant after handing over money, according to court documents.</p> <p>Video from a security camera shows a man walking into Gold Star Cab, at Q and South Capitol streets, a block from Nationals Park, about 7 p.m. July 19, according to documents filed in D.C. Superior Court.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/slain-taxi-repair-shop-manager-had-chased-robbery-suspect/2013/03/27/93776216-9715-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9aa/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Slain+taxi+repair+shop+manager+had+chased+robber%2C+D.C.+authorities+say&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fslain-taxi-repair-shop-manager-had-chased-robbery-suspect%2F2013%2F03%2F27%2F93776216-9715-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971761/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9aa/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971761/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9aa/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971761/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9aa/a2t.img" border="0"/>D C Superior CourtThu, 28 Mar 2013 01:28:05 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/slain-taxi-repair-shop-manager-had-chased-robbery-suspect/2013/03/27/93776216-9715-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsPeter Hermannhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9a9/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Ceducation0Cdc0Eschool0Efacilities0Eplan0Econsiders0Echarters0Efor0Ethe0Efirst0Etime0C20A130C0A30C270Cbda0A30Ace0E97130E11e20E814b0E0A63623d80Aa60A0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p>Neighborhoods in Southeast Washington, on Capitol Hill and along the eastern border of Rock Creek Park are among those most in need of school renovations, according to a school facilities plan the Gray administration released Wednesday.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-school-facilities-plan-considers-charters-for-the-first-time/2013/03/27/bda030ce-9713-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9a9/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=D.C.+school+facilities+plan+considers+charters+for+the+first+time&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Feducation%2Fdc-school-facilities-plan-considers-charters-for-the-first-time%2F2013%2F03%2F27%2Fbda030ce-9713-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971760/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a9/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971760/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a9/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971760/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a9/a2t.img" border="0"/>dc public schoolsWed, 27 Mar 2013 23:48:47 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-school-facilities-plan-considers-charters-for-the-first-time/2013/03/27/bda030ce-9713-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsEmma Brownhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9a8/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Ceducation0Cdc0Ecouncil0Ecommittee0Eapproves0Eamended0Etruancy0Ebill0C20A130C0A30C270Cea9a4ca60E964e0E11e20E9e230E0A9dce87f75a10Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p>A <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-wire/post/under-catania-bill-parents-could-be-charged-if-teen-child-misses-too-many-school-days/2013/01/22/7b264f20-64ba-11e2-85f5-a8a9228e55e7_blog.html">bill</a> meant to curb the District’s rampant truancy moved forward in the D.C. Council on Wednesday after its sponsor stripped out a controversial provision that would have mandated criminal prosecution of parents of chronically absent children.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-council-committee-approves-amended-truancy-bill/2013/03/27/ea9a4ca6-964e-11e2-9e23-09dce87f75a1_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9a8/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=D.C.+Council+committee+approves+amended+truancy+bill&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Feducation%2Fdc-council-committee-approves-amended-truancy-bill%2F2013%2F03%2F27%2Fea9a4ca6-964e-11e2-9e23-09dce87f75a1_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971759/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a8/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971759/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a8/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971759/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a8/a2t.img" border="0"/>Marion BarryD C CouncilWed, 27 Mar 2013 23:26:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-council-committee-approves-amended-truancy-bill/2013/03/27/ea9a4ca6-964e-11e2-9e23-09dce87f75a1_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsEmma Brownhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9a7/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Cman0Ewhose0Efather0Edied0Eafter0Eambulance0Edelay0Eto0Eaddress0Edc0Ecouncil0C20A130C0A30C270C0A92d180Ae0E96fb0E11e20E97cd0E3d8c1afe4f0Af0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p>The son of a District man who suffered a heart attack and died after waiting nearly a half-hour for an ambulance to take him to a hospital on New Year’s Day is scheduled to testify Thursday at a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-fire-union-votes-no-confidence-in-chief/2013/03/25/9220edd2-9540-11e2-ae32-9ef60436f5c1_story.html">D.C. Council hearing</a> that will examine the fire department’s performance.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/man-whose-father-died-after-ambulance-delay-to-address-dc-council/2013/03/27/092d180e-96fb-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9a7/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Man+whose+father+died+after+ambulance+delay+to+address+D.C.+Council&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fman-whose-father-died-after-ambulance-delay-to-address-dc-council%2F2013%2F03%2F27%2F092d180e-96fb-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971758/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a7/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971758/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a7/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971758/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a7/a2t.img" border="0"/>heart attackWed, 27 Mar 2013 22:53:43 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/man-whose-father-died-after-ambulance-delay-to-address-dc-council/2013/03/27/092d180e-96fb-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsPeter Hermannhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9a6/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cmike0Edebonis0Cpost0Cthree0Efirms0Epicked0Efor0Edc0Emedicaid0Econtracts0C20A130C0A30C270C0Adf583540E972c0E11e20Ea9760E7eb90A6f9ed9b0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p/> <p>City officials have chose three firms to receive some of the city's largest contracts, to provide health care to low-income D.C. residents enrolled in Medicaid and other government health programs.</p> <p>The winning firms named Wednesday — the AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Cos., MedStar Family Choice and Thrive Health Plan Inc. — are the same three that <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/wp/2013/03/05/d-c-moves-closer-to-awarding-medicaid-contracts/">appeared in a draft news release</a> that leaked earlier this month. Now that their selection is official, the contracts — which are worth as much as $668 million a year to each company — will go to the D.C. Council for final approval.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/post/three-firms-picked-for-dc-medicaid-contracts/2013/03/27/0df58354-972c-11e2-a976-7eb906f9ed9b_blog.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9a6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Three+firms+picked+for+D.C.+Medicaid+contracts&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fmike-debonis%2Fpost%2Fthree-firms-picked-for-dc-medicaid-contracts%2F2013%2F03%2F27%2F0df58354-972c-11e2-a976-7eb906f9ed9b_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971757/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971757/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971757/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a6/a2t.img" border="0"/>HealthMedicaidhealth careWed, 27 Mar 2013 22:17:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/post/three-firms-picked-for-dc-medicaid-contracts/2013/03/27/0df58354-972c-11e2-a976-7eb906f9ed9b_blog.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsMike DeBonishttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9a5/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Cdc0Epolitics0Csierra0Eclub0Eendorses0Erepublican0Emara0Efor0Edc0Ecouncil0C20A130C0A30C270C3ba11a3e0E97270E11e20E814b0E0A63623d80Aa60A0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p>The D.C. Chapter of the Sierra Club announced Wednesday it is endorsing Republican Patrick Mara in <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/no-clear-front-runner-in-special-election-for-dc-council-seat/2013/03/13/fc7c36e0-8b1e-11e2-b63f-f53fb9f2fcb4_story.html">the April 23 special election </a>for an at-large seat on the D.C. Council. </p> <p>In a statement, the liberal-leaning environmental organization said Mara agrees with it “on every major environmental issue facing the District.” It also noted Mara’s past employment as a staffer for the late senator John H. Chafee, a liberal Republican from Rhode Island who chaired the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/sierra-club-endorses-republican-mara-for-dc-council/2013/03/27/3ba11a3e-9727-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9a5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Sierra+Club+endorses+Republican+Patrick+Mara+for+D.C.+Council&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fdc-politics%2Fsierra-club-endorses-republican-mara-for-dc-council%2F2013%2F03%2F27%2F3ba11a3e-9727-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971756/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971756/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a5/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971756/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a5/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:02:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/sierra-club-endorses-republican-mara-for-dc-council/2013/03/27/3ba11a3e-9727-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsTim Craighttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9a4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Cobituaries0Cmargaret0El0Emaggie0Ewimsatt0Esocial0Earbiter0Eof0Ean0Eearlier0Ewashington0Edies0Eat0E950C20A130C0A30C270Cae6811a0A0E96530E11e20Eaf7c0E0Aaa3dca5a20A30Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p>Margaret L. “Maggie” Wimsatt, a planner and organizer of high-profile social events for the rich, the powerful, the well-connected and the well-known of the nation’s capital, died of cardiac arrest March 13 at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville. She was 95.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/margaret-l-maggie-wimsatt-social-arbiter-of-an-earlier-washington-dies-at-95/2013/03/27/ae6811a0-9653-11e2-af7c-0aa3dca5a203_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9a4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Margaret+L.+%E2%80%98Maggie%E2%80%99+Wimsatt%2C+social+arbiter+of+an+earlier+Washington%2C+dies+at+95&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fobituaries%2Fmargaret-l-maggie-wimsatt-social-arbiter-of-an-earlier-washington-dies-at-95%2F2013%2F03%2F27%2Fae6811a0-9653-11e2-af7c-0aa3dca5a203_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971755/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971755/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971755/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a4/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:38:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/margaret-l-maggie-wimsatt-social-arbiter-of-an-earlier-washington-dies-at-95/2013/03/27/ae6811a0-9653-11e2-af7c-0aa3dca5a203_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsBart Barneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9a3/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Cdc0Eanimal0Ewatch0C20A130C0A30C260C452210Ae0A0E90A970E11e20E9abd0Ee4c5c9dc5e90A0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p>These cases were handled by the Washington Humane Society, which operates its shelter at 7319 Georgia Ave. NW, and the District’s, at 1201 New York Ave. NE. For information or assistance, call 202-723-5730 or go to <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washhumane.org">www.washhumane.org</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-animal-watch/2013/03/26/452210e0-9097-11e2-9abd-e4c5c9dc5e90_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9a3/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=D.C.+Animal+Watch&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fdc-animal-watch%2F2013%2F03%2F26%2F452210e0-9097-11e2-9abd-e4c5c9dc5e90_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971754/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a3/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971754/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a3/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971754/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a3/a2t.img" border="0"/>Humane SocietyWed, 27 Mar 2013 21:11:31 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-animal-watch/2013/03/26/452210e0-9097-11e2-9abd-e4c5c9dc5e90_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-newshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9a2/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Cman0Ewith0Ehammer0Esteals0Ediamond0Erings0Efrom0Edowntown0Ewashington0Ejewelry0Estore0C20A130C0A30C270Cfdd98cda0E96ff0E11e20E97cd0E3d8c1afe4f0Af0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p>A man used a hammer to break an outside display window of a downtown Washington jewelry store Wednesday morning and escaped with three trays of white diamond rings, according to D.C. police.</p> <p>The owner of Robert Laurence Jewelers in the 1200 block of G St. NW, near Metro Center, said he was trying to determine the value of the stolen jewelry, but he said the haul appeared to be worth a little more than $5,000.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/man-with-hammer-steals-diamond-rings-from-downtown-washington-jewelry-store/2013/03/27/fdd98cda-96ff-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9a2/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Man+with+hammer+steals+diamond+rings+from+Robert+Laurence+Jewelers+in+D.C.&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fman-with-hammer-steals-diamond-rings-from-downtown-washington-jewelry-store%2F2013%2F03%2F27%2Ffdd98cda-96ff-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971753/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a2/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971753/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a2/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971753/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a2/a2t.img" border="0"/>Diamond RingsWed, 27 Mar 2013 20:25:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/man-with-hammer-steals-diamond-rings-from-downtown-washington-jewelry-store/2013/03/27/fdd98cda-96ff-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsPeter Hermannhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9a1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cgoing0Eout0Egurus0Cpost0Ccraft0Ebrewers0Econference0Ewhere0Eto0Edrink0Eon0Ewednesday0Enight0C20A130C0A30C270C90A2924560E970Af0E11e20Ea9760E7eb90A6f9ed9b0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p> <em>With the Craft Brewers Conference underway, we're publishing a daily guide to the night's best tastings, tappings and events. Check out <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/wp/2013/03/21/craft-brewers-conference-a-whos-who-of-craft-brews/">my preview of the week's events</a> and <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.craftbrewersconference.com/conference/cbc-week-events">a full schedule</a> on the conference's Web site.</em> </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-gurus/post/craft-brewers-conference-where-to-drink-on-wednesday-night/2013/03/27/90292456-970f-11e2-a976-7eb906f9ed9b_blog.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9a1/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Craft+Brewers+Conference%3A+Where+to+drink+on+Wednesday+night&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fgoing-out-gurus%2Fpost%2Fcraft-brewers-conference-where-to-drink-on-wednesday-night%2F2013%2F03%2F27%2F90292456-970f-11e2-a976-7eb906f9ed9b_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971752/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971752/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971752/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a1/a2t.img" border="0"/>BarsDavid BellWed, 27 Mar 2013 18:53:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-gurus/post/craft-brewers-conference-where-to-drink-on-wednesday-night/2013/03/27/90292456-970f-11e2-a976-7eb906f9ed9b_blog.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsFritz Hahnhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9a0/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cgoing0Eout0Egurus0Cpost0Cmayfair0Eand0Epine0Egoes0Edark0Ein0Eglover0Epark0C20A130C0A30C270C2f56bb8a0E970Ae0E11e20Ea9760E7eb90A6f9ed9b0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p>"We're done," reports Emily Sprissler, co-chef of <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/restaurants/mayfair-and-pine,1236286.html"> <strong>Mayfair &#38; Pine </strong> </a>in Glover Park.</p> <p>Sprissler, a Season 2 <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/bio/emily-sprissler"> <strong>"Top Chef</strong>"</a> contestant, and her husband and business partner, Jason Cote, met with their accountant one last time recently to see if they could save the 11-month-old gastropub.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-gurus/post/mayfair-and-pine-goes-dark-in-glover-park/2013/03/27/2f56bb8a-970e-11e2-a976-7eb906f9ed9b_blog.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad9a0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Mayfair+%26%2338%3B+Pine+goes+dark+in+Glover+Park&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fgoing-out-gurus%2Fpost%2Fmayfair-and-pine-goes-dark-in-glover-park%2F2013%2F03%2F27%2F2f56bb8a-970e-11e2-a976-7eb906f9ed9b_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971751/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971751/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971751/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad9a0/a2t.img" border="0"/>Glover ParkWed, 27 Mar 2013 18:43:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-gurus/post/mayfair-and-pine-goes-dark-in-glover-park/2013/03/27/2f56bb8a-970e-11e2-a976-7eb906f9ed9b_blog.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsTom Sietsemahttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad99f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cgoing0Eout0Egurus0Cpost0Cthe0Evodka0Ethat0Etastes0Elike0Eold0Ebay0Eis0Ehere0Eand0Ejust0Ein0Etime0Efor0Ecrab0Eseason0C20A130C0A30C270Cd521863a0E970A90E11e20Ea9760E7eb90A6f9ed9b0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p>On Monday which was Maryland Day, for those of you not from the Old Line State Philadelphia Distillers officially launched its new vodka, the Bay, which is flavored with "traditional Chesapeake seasoning," an apparent relative of Old Bay. As a Maryland native, I was intrigued but a little skeptical <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/wp/2013/01/24/new-cocktail-proposal-the-bloody-maryland/">when I first heard about this</a>. I'll put Old Bay on many things, including a bloody mary, but I'm not sure I'd want to drink a glass of it. And as someone who writes about cocktails, I'm immediately wary of flavored vodka.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-gurus/post/the-vodka-that-tastes-like-old-bay-is-here-and-just-in-time-for-crab-season/2013/03/27/d521863a-9709-11e2-a976-7eb906f9ed9b_blog.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad99f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+vodka+that+tastes+like+Old+Bay+is+here%2C+and+just+in+time+for+crab+season&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fgoing-out-gurus%2Fpost%2Fthe-vodka-that-tastes-like-old-bay-is-here-and-just-in-time-for-crab-season%2F2013%2F03%2F27%2Fd521863a-9709-11e2-a976-7eb906f9ed9b_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971750/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad99f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971750/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad99f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971750/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad99f/a2t.img" border="0"/>BarsWed, 27 Mar 2013 18:12:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-gurus/post/the-vodka-that-tastes-like-old-bay-is-here-and-just-in-time-for-crab-season/2013/03/27/d521863a-9709-11e2-a976-7eb906f9ed9b_blog.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsFritz Hahnhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad99e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cgoing0Eout0Egurus0Cpost0Cart0Eand0Esoul0Elooks0Eto0Elocals0Efor0Ecoffee0Eeggs0Eand0Edecor0C20A130C0A30C270C73845b8a0E970A10E11e20Ea9760E7eb90A6f9ed9b0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p>It's been a month since Capitol Hill's <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/restaurants/art-and-soul,1153835.html">Art and Soul</a> debuted its <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/post/art-and-soul-to-close-for-renovations-following-the-inauguration/2012/11/14/75a10c26-2e7c-11e2-89d4-040c9330702a_blog.html">new look</a>. Earlier this week, Eater gave us a glance at its <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/132262527/Art-and-Soul-s-Menu">new menu</a>. And last night, the restaurant let everyone know where all of the good stuff on that menu was coming from: For the restaurant's official reopening last night, chefs Art Smith and Wes Morton hosted an artisan's fair that invited guests to mingle with the restaurant's providers and sample food from their farms, mills and shops.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-gurus/post/art-and-soul-looks-to-locals-for-coffee-eggs-and-decor/2013/03/27/73845b8a-9701-11e2-a976-7eb906f9ed9b_blog.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad99e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Art+and+Soul+looks+to+locals+for+coffee%2C+eggs+and+decor&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fgoing-out-gurus%2Fpost%2Fart-and-soul-looks-to-locals-for-coffee-eggs-and-decor%2F2013%2F03%2F27%2F73845b8a-9701-11e2-a976-7eb906f9ed9b_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971749/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad99e/kg/355/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971749/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad99e/kg/355/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971749/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad99e/kg/355/a2t.img" border="0"/>Art SmithCapitol HillU.S. CongressWed, 27 Mar 2013 17:12:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-gurus/post/art-and-soul-looks-to-locals-for-coffee-eggs-and-decor/2013/03/27/73845b8a-9701-11e2-a976-7eb906f9ed9b_blog.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsMaura Judkishttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad99d/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Caddressing0Edcs0Etruancy0Eepidemic0C20A130C0A30C270Cf50A0Aaf5a0E96f80E11e20E97cd0E3d8c1afe4f0Af0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p>With <a data-xslt="_http" href="https://bluprd0612.outlook.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=LODlRAZiCk62M6n9BET5B8nqrkqF_s8IJ3Zwl7PrtzxCiyRmR1atuMYnqaSiBRKp-hhjoahGV_0.&#38;URL=http%3a%2f%2farticles.washingtonpost.com%2f2013-03-19%2flocal%2f37844524_1_school-closures-schools-plan-charter-school-sector" target="_blank">DC Chancellor Kaya Henderson’s call this month</a> for educational equity across the District’s divide, there is a great opportunity to address one driver of this inequity: the high school truancy and chronic absenteeism, especially for students who attend schools east of  the Anacostia River.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/addressing-dcs-truancy-epidemic/2013/03/27/f500af5a-96f8-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_blog.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad99d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Addressing+DC%27s+truancy+epidemic&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Faddressing-dcs-truancy-epidemic%2F2013%2F03%2F27%2Ff500af5a-96f8-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971748/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad99d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971748/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad99d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971748/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad99d/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:50:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/addressing-dcs-truancy-epidemic/2013/03/27/f500af5a-96f8-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_blog.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsMichael Shank, Allyson Mitchellhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad99a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cmike0Edebonis0Cpost0Cbryan0Eweaver0Elaunches0Ecouncil0Erun0Ewith0Ebig0Eassist0Efrom0Erfk0C20A130C0A30C270C6499844c0E96f70E11e20Ea9760E7eb90A6f9ed9b0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p/> <p>As <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/wp/2013/03/25/bryan-weaver-readies-ward-1-d-c-council-run/">anticipated</a>, Adams Morgan community activist Bryan Weaver launched his third D.C. Council run Tuesday. He did it with a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sKZm1_CQdg">YouTube video</a> — a trademark of his <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pqwidkN9_I">2010 run for Ward 1 council member</a> and his <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhHn3s_TbS0">2011 run for at-large council member</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/post/bryan-weaver-launches-council-run-with-big-assist-from-rfk/2013/03/27/6499844c-96f7-11e2-a976-7eb906f9ed9b_blog.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad99a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Bryan+Weaver+launches+council+run%2C+with+big+assist+from+RFK&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fmike-debonis%2Fpost%2Fbryan-weaver-launches-council-run-with-big-assist-from-rfk%2F2013%2F03%2F27%2F6499844c-96f7-11e2-a976-7eb906f9ed9b_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971747/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad99a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971747/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad99a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971747/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad99a/a2t.img" border="0"/>community activistRobert F. KennedyDCision 2014Democratic PartyWed, 27 Mar 2013 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/post/bryan-weaver-launches-council-run-with-big-assist-from-rfk/2013/03/27/6499844c-96f7-11e2-a976-7eb906f9ed9b_blog.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsMike DeBonishttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad999/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Cdc0Emayor0Epromises0Etraffic0Esignal0Eat0Espot0Ewhere0Echurch0Eusher0Ewas0Ekilled0C20A130C0A30C270Cececcf8c0E96ea0E11e20E97cd0E3d8c1afe4f0Af0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p>D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray has promised to install a traffic signal in front of a large church on Florida Avenue in Northeast Washington where police said a 71-year-old usher was <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/hit-and-run-victim-worked-in-sidwell-friends-cafeteria-for-44-years/2013/03/22/a00f89e4-9301-11e2-8ea1-956c94b6b5b9_story.html">killed by a hit-and-run driver </a>after a night meeting last week.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-mayor-promises-traffic-signal-at-spot-where-church-usher-was-killed/2013/03/27/ececcf8c-96ea-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad999/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=D.C.+mayor+promises+traffic+signal+at+spot+where+church+usher+was+killed&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fdc-mayor-promises-traffic-signal-at-spot-where-church-usher-was-killed%2F2013%2F03%2F27%2Fececcf8c-96ea-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971746/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad999/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971746/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad999/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971746/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad999/a2t.img" border="0"/>Gallaudet UniversityVincent Graysport utility vehicleWed, 27 Mar 2013 15:47:38 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-mayor-promises-traffic-signal-at-spot-where-church-usher-was-killed/2013/03/27/ececcf8c-96ea-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsPeter Hermannhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad998/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Cabout0E20A0A0A0Epepco0Ecustomers0Ewithout0Epower0Ein0Esoutheast0Edc0C20A130C0A30C270Cad332eb40E96e40E11e20E97cd0E3d8c1afe4f0Af0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p> <em>Updated: 11:35 a.m.</em> </p> <p/> <p>More than 2,000 homes and businesses in Southeast D.C. were without power Wednesday morning after a construction crew accidentally cut into an underground power line, Pepco said. </p> <p>According to Pepco spokesman Bob Hainey, the outage began at 7:30 a.m. and affected customers around Capitol Hill, in a swathe stretching from Pennsylvania Avenue to about G Street SE, between 2nd and 9th streets SE. Hainey said that about 2,200 outages were reported in the area. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/about-2000-pepco-customers-without-power-in-southeast-dc/2013/03/27/ad332eb4-96e4-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/2a1ad998/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=About+2%2C000+Pepco+customers+in+Southeast+D.C.+lose+power+due+to+construction+crew+mistake&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fabout-2000-pepco-customers-without-power-in-southeast-dc%2F2013%2F03%2F27%2Fad332eb4-96e4-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971745/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad998/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990971745/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad998/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990971745/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/2a1ad998/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:00:49 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/about-2000-pepco-customers-without-power-in-southeast-dc/2013/03/27/ad332eb4-96e4-11e2-97cd-3d8c1afe4f0f_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsMaggie Fazeli Fardhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/29e3f2d2/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Chit0Eand0Erun0Evictim0Eworked0Ein0Esidwell0Efriends0Ecafeteria0Efor0E440Eyears0C20A130C0A30C220Ca0A0Af89e40E930A10E11e20E8ea10E956c94b6b5b90Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idc0Enews/story01.htm<p>The three ushers walked out of New Samaritan Baptist Church in Northeast Washington on Thursday night after their meeting ended and stepped into the crosswalk on Florida Avenue.</p> <p>Alice Niblett and Jessie Thaxton heard the roar of an approaching sport-utility vehicle and retreated to the curb. But Ruby Whitfield, 71, kept walking. She never saw her friends motioning for her to stop. It happened too fast.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/hit-and-run-victim-worked-in-sidwell-friends-cafeteria-for-44-years/2013/03/22/a00f89e4-9301-11e2-8ea1-956c94b6b5b9_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-news">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/647670/s/29e3f2d2/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Hit-and-run+victim+worked+in+Sidwell+Friends+cafeteria+for+44+years&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fhit-and-run-victim-worked-in-sidwell-friends-cafeteria-for-44-years%2F2013%2F03%2F22%2Fa00f89e4-9301-11e2-8ea1-956c94b6b5b9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dc-news" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161393458457/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/29e3f2d2/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161393458457/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/29e3f2d2/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161393458457/u/0/f/647670/c/34656/s/29e3f2d2/a2t.img" border="0"/>Gallaudet UniversityGodsport utility vehicleWed, 27 Mar 2013 12:50:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/hit-and-run-victim-worked-in-sidwell-friends-cafeteria-for-44-years/2013/03/22/a00f89e4-9301-11e2-8ea1-956c94b6b5b9_story.html?wprss=rss_dc-newsPeter Hermann