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Warnings of a D.C. government shutdown amid feud
D.C. mayor and council spar over whether city should buck Congress on budget autonomy.
A year after death, Wash. urges escalator caution
via Washington Times
Dear PoPville – Thoughts about the proposed DC schools boundary changes?Washington’s population growth in midst of slowdown
(Toni L. Sandys / The Washington Post)
Much of the region’s growth is driven by births, not new residents, largely due to federal budget cuts.
Blossom Watch
Today features the festival parade, the Sakura Matsuri Japanese street festival and the Blessing of the Fleets.
Religion events from around the Washington area
Easter vigils, Easter egg hunt, classical music concerts, Easter baskets for charity.
D.C. business brews culture of kombucha fans
DC-area transportation is not on track to meet climate change goalsSenators ask U.S. to stop garnishing refunds for old debts
(Evelyn Hockstein / For The Washington Post)
Sens. Boxer and Mikulski ask Social Security to stop targeting taxpayers for debts they didn’t incur.
From the Ground Up: The beauty of a laundromat
(Michael A Haft, Michael A Haft)
The third installment of an ongoing series about the launch of a local coffee shop and roastery.
New M Street cycle track lanes to open in coming weeks
New bike lanes to open soon. Use of popular bike lanes has grown.
New managing partner named at Hunton & Williams' D.C. office
via Washington Business Journal
Some D.C. schools participating in ‘Day of Silence’
‘Under The Skin,’ ‘Joe’ and other new movies, reviewed
In this week’s new releases, Scarlett Johansson and Nicolas Cage deliver big performances.
D.C. fire chief: Increase peak deployment, cut Shaw engine
(Jared Soares / For The Washington Post)
Ellerbe wants to add Medics during high volume periods and to remove a truck and engine from Shaw area.
Panic in D.C.: Did regulators overhype the financial crisis?
via Washington Business Journal
Accountability delayed is accountability denied
The fire lieutenant implicated in Cecil Mills’s premature death retires without sanction.
Anti-Bowser site will disappear soon, Gray camp says
MurielNotReady.com depicts the Democratic nominee as an inexperienced manager and unreliable ally of school reform.
‘Predictability,’ please
Mayoral candidates lambaste Gray school admission proposals, saying it would undermine parents’ expectations.
Gray: ‘NIMBYism’ could keep D.C. General shelter open
Community concerns would make it difficult to open enough smaller facilities across the city to compensate for its loss, he said.
Alexander, Wells among potential at-large D.C. Council candidates
Strong bids also expected from progressive champion Elissa Silverman and activist minister Graylan Hagler.
Washingtology quiz
Are you a Washingtologist?
Think you’re a master of local trivia? Try answering the Washingtology question of the day from Cultural Tourism DC.
Five favorite places
Charles Hicks: Insider’s guide to D.C.
Chuck Hicks of the DC Black History Celebration Committee shares a list of his favorite local attractions and events.
Kenneth B. Ellerbe: Insider’s guide to D.C.
Chief Kenneth B. Ellerbe of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department shares a list of his favorite local attractions and events.
Vernard R. Gray: Insider’s guide to D.C.
Vernard R. Gray of CA-FAM III, Inc. and East River Jazz shares a list of his favorite local attractions and events.
Andy Shallal: Insider’s guide to D.C.
Andy Shallal, founder of Busboys and Poets, shares a list of his favorite local attractions and events.
Insider’s guide to D.C.
Doris A.M. Thomas of Serenity Players shares a list of her favorite local attractions and events.
Washington photo galleries
Storied church faces difficult chapter
Financial trouble disrupts D.C. congregation’s move to suburban Maryland.
Muriel Bowser beats incumbent Vincent Gray
The D.C. Council member won the Democratic nomination for mayor.
Bowser, Gray getting voters to the polls
D.C. mayoral front-runners work to make sure today’s supporters stay that way.
For Muriel Bowser, it’s unite and conquer
The D.C. mayoral hopeful says she represents the bridge that voters are looking for in a city of haves and have-nots.
The state of race in the D.C. mayoral campaign
Historic shift in population and economics challenges the traditional assumption that Washington would have a black mayor.
D.C. area’s icy snow mess proves difficult to budge
Some neighborhood streets remained covered and sidewalks slippery.
Late winter storm smacks D.C. area
The snow is gone but frigid temperatures remain as the region cruises toward spring.
Worst storm of season hits D.C. area
The biggest storm of the season has closed airport runways, stretches of parkways, schools and offices across the region.
Freezing rain disrupts parts of D.C. region
By mid-morning Wednesday, the freezing rain that hit the D.C. area overnight left sidewalks slippery and roadways icy.
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