‘Basketball Wives’ recap
This week Jennifer ignores the group, Suzie plays informant and Kenya seems a little fishy.
More ugly D.C. street signs
Only you can prevent substandard municipal way-finding.
Marion Barry: ‘Should have said Polish’
D.C. Council member Marion Barry issued a seven-word statement Friday morning attempting to quickly clarify his reference to “Polacks.”
DeMorning Links: A farewell to Chuck
Our civic farewell to Chuck Brown gets underway Tuesday with a public viewing, with memorial service set for Thursday.
‘Trayvon Martin Day’ at Malcolm X Elementary in D.C.
Teachers and school officials are hoping to use the polarizing case as a teaching tool for students, parents and community members.
Coming up this weekend
Battling on behalf of veterans; searching for the song of the summer; lighting the Apocalypse.
Memorial Day closings in the D-M-V
From banks and post offices to liquor stores and transportation services, here’s a list of what’s open and what’s closed on Monday.
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DeMorning Links: A farewell to Chuck
Our civic farewell to Chuck Brown gets underway Tuesday with a public viewing, with memorial service set for Thursday.
District of DeBonis
DeEvening Links: Polish notation
Marion Barry managed to restart his Cycle of Redemption even sooner than anticipated.
District of DeBonis
Can green development cut water bills?
D.C. Water officials are hoping to cut tunnel costs by pursuing “low impact development.”
District of DeBonis
DeMorning Links: Bikeshare bandit
It was bound to happen sooner or later: A Capital Bikeshare-bike-riding street criminal.
D.C. community calendar, May 24 to 31, 2012
National Memorial Day concert and parade, lectures, cathedral tours and other events.
D.C. Animal Watch
These were among cases handled by the Washington Humane Society and the Washington Animal Rescue League.
D.C. community calendar, May 17 to 24, 2012
Theater, concerts, chess playing, book talks and other events.
D.C. Animal Watch
These were among cases handled by the Washington Humane Society and the Washington Animal Rescue League.
D.C. community calendar, May 10 to 17
Concerts, theater, exhibits, lectures and other events.
Local Columns
Reid Williamson has visited all 3,143 U.S. counties. Could this be the most extreme bucket list accomplishment?
It pains me to write it, but there’s no avoiding the conclusion anymore that District Mayor Vincent Gray is either a fool or a liar.
The federal government has a shortage of foreign language speakers, particularly in Near East, South Asian and East Asian languages.
Hundreds of e-mails and comments reveal one thing: Children struggling with gender-identity issues are more common than we think.
Lifestyle & Entertainment
Artomatic 2012 dates announced
The massive unjuried art festival returns in May after a three-year hiatus.
Twitter controversy at local theater
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company planned a “Tweet Up” for Jason Grote’s new play without asking him.
Mahanthappa is blowing past obscurity
Rudresh Mahanthappa’s “Samdhi” was recorded in 2008, but the jazz alto saxophonist’s album wasn’t released for three years.
Itzhak Perlman joins BSO at Strathmore
The violinist delivered well-upholstered, old-school readings of concertos from Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons.”
In exhibit, 100 years of Marine aviation
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s new exhibit, “Fly Marines! The Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation: 1912-2012,” opens Saturday and runs through Jan. 6, 2013.
Restaurant Week snapshots: #DishDC
We asked readers to snap Instagram shots of their Restaurant Week meals and tag them #DishDC.
Melody of love
Bandleader Doc Scantlin and singer Chou Chou have found a way to live in a different era — when swing was king and romance was everything.
Washington photo galleries
McDuffie wins in Ward 5
Voters went to the polls on Tuesday in a special election to fill the D.C. Council seat formerly held by Harry Thomas Jr.
Family time, on wheels
One Sunday morning every year, Bike DC lets riders explore sites such as the White House and Arlington National Cemetery from the vantage point of a bicycle seat — and without cars getting in the way.
A tale of two city-living experiences
It was the best of times for some residents of two D.C. apartment buildings — granite countertops and shiny appliances in upscale apartments. But it was the worst of times for those in the rent-controlled rooms, which residents say were plagued with dilapidated conditions.
Memphis to adopt teacher evaluation system created in D.C.
The teacher evaluation system, developed under former D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee, led to nearly 300 teachers in the District being fired for poor performance over the past two years.
Cherry Blossom Festival gets underway
Washington opens a five-week celebration of Japan’s gift of cherry trees to the U.S.
As neighborhood changes, church stays open
As dozens of black churches have moved to the suburbs, John Wesley AME Zion is determined to stay put.
Rock ’n’ Roll USA Marathon
Runners took to the streets of Washington on Saturday in the Rock ‘n’ Roll USA Marathon.
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