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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.
This Is How Much It Costs To Put Urine In A Co-Worker's Coffee In Virginia
via DCist
How can Virginia balance traffic flow with a sense of place on Route 1?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.
Dump truck driver cited for traffic infraction in fatal crash
An Arlington mother of 3 was killed in the February accident.
Virginia restaurants get reprieve on wine dinner crackdown
via Washington Business Journal
Airbag thefts rampant in Virginia, MarylandAfter Woodson High School suicides, a search for answers
(Chad Bartlett / For The Post)
Parents, teachers and students seek solace after six students commit suicide in the past three years.
The Excellence Gap: A program that helps close it
(Amanda Voisard / For the Washington Post)
The Fairfax Young Scholars program is helping gifted students once left behind.
Read Metro’s formal response to critical FTA report
The response outlines steps the authority is taking to address serious concerns about its handling of billions in federal grant money.
Letter: Republicans in legislatur have it in for moped owners
via InsideNoVA
This low-price pipeline to college dodges the hurdles
(Mary F. Calvert / MARY F. CALVERT)
NOVA-to-GMU pipeline eases the way for many facing extra hurdles to going to college.
The D.C. area’s top principals: Leaders with vision
Post names the 18 top principals in the Washington area for 2014.
Virginia open houses April 12-13
A list of properties in Virginia that you can visit Saturday and Sunday.
Historians log potential Civil War history in Fairfax
via Fairfax Times
Tom Jackman
The death of John Geer: Now seven months of silence on Fairfax police shooting
Still, no one is talking in the police killing of an unarmed man in August.
Bart Giamatti’s son, others weigh in on Pete Rose suspension after 25 years
Marcus Giamatti feels his father would support Rose’s continued ban. A respected writer on the case thinks Rose should be reinstated.
Serious crime rose slightly in Fairfax County in 2013, but homicides plummeted
Only eight homicides last year, the second-lowest total ever, and another record for fewest stolen autos.
Naked woman shows up to visit husband in Arlington jail
She had to see her husband. What’s more romantic than that?
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Cherry blossoms reach peak bloom in D.C.
It’s prime viewing time for Washington’s famous trees from Japan.
Through their eyes
The InFocus project teaches photography to people with autism and opens windows into their worlds.
On the trail of bushy tails
Nearly 400 readers entered the inaugural Washington Post Squirrel Week Photo Contest. Here are our favorites.
Pillow fight on the Mall
Hundreds gathered on the Mall on Saturday to participate in International Pillow Fight Day.
Climbing crews practice art of mountain rescue
A view of the heights and rocky face that rescue climbers traverse, a quarter mile above the Potomac River.
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.
Fire erupts in a building under construction in Rockville
There were no reported injuries in the blaze that damaged the 90 percent complete Gables Upper Rock complex.
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