Is a WWI Monument in Washington, DC Worth Fighting For?TakePartNew monuments have been banned from the D.C.’s overcrowded National Mall, but a new proposal could allow for an acception. Pending the Senate’s approval, Washington D.C….
Ward Warehouse tenants react to Howard Hughes plans to redevelop Honolulu …Pacific Business News (Honolulu)Ward Warehouse, seen here, will make way for new condominium high-rises planned by landowner The Howard Hughes Corp., but some small…
Baltimore-Washington Area Flooded By Record RainfallThe Weather ChannelThe National Weather Service declared a rare “flash flood emergency” for areas near Baltimore as after rainfall lashed the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. areas. More than 8 inches…
Nobody paying their pot fines in DCThe CannabistWASHINGTON — Nearly three dozen civil citations have been issued in the District of Columbia since marijuana possession was decriminalized, but so far none of the fines have…
Find the hidden museum cats in Washington D.C.Sacramento BeeWASHINGTON — There are felines hiding in the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Cats lurk in odd corners of the refined and…
NBC4 WashingtonRecord rainfall at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport has led to flooding at the airport’s parking lots and nearby roads, the Associated Press reported. The National Weather Service said that shortly before 3 p.m….
Washington City Paper (blog)Court Reigns: Despite the fact a federal judge said his ruling that overturned D.C.’s total ban on carrying guns in public did not have to go into effect until at least October,…
Washington City Paper (blog)Tonight, the outfit will celebrate its fourth anniversary at U Street Music Hall with music curated by in-house DJ Jerome Baker III, rising turntablist Spinser Tracy, and New York City lifestyle impresario…
And Now for Something Completely LibertarianWashington City Paper (blog)The houses are compact, energy-efficient, and cheap to build—in the video, tiny carpenter Jay Austin says they can be constructed for as little as $10,000. That’s a…
Washington City Paper (blog)For the last two years, D.C. gallerist Jayme McLellan has been a public face of a group trying to thwart the dissolution of the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art…
The Pokémon Company Unleashes Hype Video for World Championships in …Nintendo LifeAfter grueling national tournaments across the globe, more than 500 players from over 30 countries will convene at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center…
DC gun ruling is on hold, but having an effectLexington Herald LeaderWASHINGTON — Prosecutors in the District of Columbia have for now stopped charging people with carrying a handgun outside their home or business after…
WUSA9 Van Robbed in Allegedly Sketchy Neighborhood Had $600 Louis …Washington City Paper (blog)Call it irony, or call it bad karma, or simply call it lousy luck. But a WUSA9 crew is out thousands of…
Attorney General Candidates Dig Into Their Own PocketsWashington City Paper (blog)The District’s first race for an elected attorney general is ripe for self-funding: a newly created position with shifting powers, limited to people in a…
Gay Star NewsThe US National LGBT Veterans Memorial Project has unveiled its design for a national monument to fallen LGBTI military personnel which they plan to have erected in Washington DC’s Congressional Cemetery. The memorial…
CBS LocalPHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Democratic National Committee finishes its two-day stay in New York City today as officials in the Big Apple try to bring the 2016 convention to town. But starting tomorrow, Philadelphia…
A “lost year” for Washington, DC economyWorld Socialist Web SiteThe Washington, DC region has reported record lows in job growth for the past year. According to figures released in July by the US Labor Department,…
Yahoo!7 NewsKuala Lumpur (AFP) – Influential former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday criticised the takeover of crisis-hit Malaysia Airlines by the country’s sovereign wealth fund as a recipe for more losses by the carrier….
Eritrean Community Members in Washington DC Conduct Festival With Patriotic …AllAfrica.comAsmara — Eritrean community members in Washington DC and its environs conducted annual festival with patriotic zeal last weekend depicting cultural heritage and national values….
Lowenstein Sandler Opens New Washington, DC OfficeJDJournal.comWith offices in New York, Palo Alto, Roseland, and an Entrepreneurship Center in Brooklyn, Lowenstein Sandler has steadily grown its practice across the country. Now, Lowenstein Sandler enters the…
WCHS-TV8Washington, D.C. , West Virginia The U.S. has deployed a disaster response team to Iraq to help distribute humanitarian aid to tens of thousands of people who have been forced from their homes in the…
Washington City Paper (blog)Shame Spiral: Mark Moseley, a former kicker for the Washington football team, said in an interview with the Associated Press that “somebody would have to drop a bomb on FedEx Field to…
Stephen Smith Is Out at Washington ExaminerWashington City Paper (blog)Stephen Smith, the top editor at the Washington Examiner, is leaving the publication after more than seven years. His last day will be Sept. 5. Hugo…
Syracuse basketball named ‘most hated’ in 3 states and Washington DC …The Post-Standard – syracuse.comThe latest map on college basketball shows Syracuse as the “most hated” team in Maine, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Washington D.C.,…
Washington, DC weather forecast: Soggy Tuesday, sunshine returns WednesdayWJLA (blog)Grab an umbrella and keep it handy Tuesday. A cold front will bring periods of heavy rain and even a few rumbles of thunder. Overnight: Scattered…
Philadelphia Union defender Carlos Valdes returns to MLS with “beast …MLSsoccer.comIn front of a sold-out PPL Park crowd chanting his name, Carlos Valdes successfully anchored the Philadelphia Union backline Saturday night just as he did…
Washington City Paper (blog)With Muriel Bowser’s independent opponents turning in their signatures last week to make November’s mayoral ballot, Bowser said at an endorsement press conference today that she looks forward to facing her opponents…
Washington City Paper (blog)Democratic mayoral hopeful Muriel Bowser’s campaign got a boost from labor this morning, receiving the endorsement of the District’s AFL-CIO union coalition in front of the national union’s 16th Street NW headquarters….
Washington City Paper (blog)Enter a New York City subway station and there’s a good chance you’ll hear some sort of street performer playing for money—some enjoyable, some not so much. But walk into a Metro…
Washington City Paper (blog)In January 1988, after only ten shows, Fugazi decided to go into Inner Ear Studio to see what their music sounded like on tape. They tracked 11 songs, ten of which were…
WJLA (blog)Increasing clouds through the day today with an area of low pressure moving in from the Ohio Valley. Unfortunately, it looks like as we progress through Monday, the more unsettled it gets. Showers will…
KTLARescue crews cut the roof off of an SUV to get to a trapped person following a rollover crash in Beverly Hills on Monday. The black SUV crashed near the intersection of West Olympic Boulevard…
Camp Confidential: Philadelphia EaglesESPN (blog)PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles took a leap of faith last year, trusting that coach Chip Kelly’s unorthodox ways would work at the NFL level. That faith was rewarded with a 10-6…
MSI A88X-G45 Gaming ReviewAnandTechOne of AMD’s main selling points it likes to promote is towards the gamer, especially those on a tighter budget. This subsequently suggests to the motherboard manufacturers to build models oriented for…
Washington City Paper (blog)cl-monday-32 In the spirit of the BeeGees, the Jonas Brothers, and Hanson—all well-coiffed trios of brothers—Cardinal Sons arrive at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage bearing tight pants, sunny lyrics, and killer three-part…
Courtland Milloy, Biker TerroristWashington City Paper (blog)“If people thought that I was going to write a column where it was a kind of kumbaya moment, no, no, no,” says Milloy, the Washington Post columnist who…
WJLASix people (three men and three women) were shot and wounded in the unit block of N St. SW on Sunday morning, while three men and a child were injured around midnight on Friday in…
Lincoln Yazidi’s Return from Washington DC1011nowWhen 80 Lincoln Yazidi’s took their efforts to Washington D.C. last week, they left hoping the United States government would intervene in the crisis at the Iraq-Syria border. Most of…
WJLAWASHINGTON (AP) – D.C. police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man in northwest Washington. . Authorities say they responded to a report of gunshots just before 11 p.m. on Friday. When they…
The NationalABU DHABI // Noura Al Kaabi, the chief executive of Twofour54, has been given an honorary degree by an US institution. The head of the commercial arm of the Abu Dhabi Media Zone Authority…
CBS LocalThe “supermoon” is seen rising above the Washington, DC skyline on July 12, 2014. The “supermoon” occurs when the moon reaches the closest point to the earth. It is the first of three “supermoons”…
ABC NewsHis 46-year-old wife, Constance, was found dead Tuesday in Pennypack Park in northeast Philadelphia. The mother of two had been out running the night before. “The reality was he became a suspect early on…
Video: What DC Says About Being the ‘Coolest’ CityWall Street Journal (blog)Forbes named Washington, D.C., the coolest city this week — to the surprise of many Washingtonians and residents of oft-perceived more “cool” cities, such…
Rain to Avoid Washington, DC, Through TuesdayAccuWeather.comThere is no need to worry about rain and/or thunderstorms ruining outdoor plans around Washington, D.C., until Tuesday. High pressure will hold firm across the Northeast and northern mid-Atlantic…
Twofour54 CEO Noura al-Kaabi honored in Washington DCAl-ArabiyaNoura al-Kaabi, Chief Executive Officer of Twofour54, the commercial arm of the Media Zone Authority in Abu Dhabi, was recognized for her accomplishments and granted an honorary degree…
DC-area appointments for Aug. 11Washington PostABT Associates of Bethesda appointed Alan White senior health economist for health policy. Atlas Research of the District appointed Beth Mahan executive vice president. C2 Solutions Group of Reston appointed…
Washington City Paper (blog)War on Bikes: Washington Post Metro columnist rides a bike, lives to tell the tale. +2. War on Bikes, Redux: But the city refused to ticket a District vehicle parked in a…
Washington City Paper (blog)It’s the latest attempt to crowdsource the entirely subjective impressions a lot of people have of the cities they live in, in the name of public safety. Ostensibly, the idea is to…
What Is This Mysterious BMW 2-Series Prototype Doing In Washington DC?JalopnikRemember that heavily camouflaged BMW 2-Series we saw bombing around New Jersey a couple weeks back? The one that may have been an M2? Apparently…
Washington City Paper (blog)Consider the fate of Marshall D. Banks, a nonprofit operator who helped sticky-fingered former Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. use his organization as a pass-through for $392,000 worth of city money….
Richmond StandardWe decided my time is better spent campaigning for our team of progressive candidates for the Richmond City Council: Jovanka Beckles, Eduardo Martinez, and Gayle McLaughlin. Taken together Gayle, Eduardo, and Jovanka, and the…
Washington City Paper (blog)On July 15, six days after the online publication of a Washington City Paper story on Museum Square and five days after Catania announced his intention to address the situation through legislation,…
Dime MagazineDespite last week’s horrific injury that will force him to miss the 2014-2015 season, it won’t be long before we see Paul George back in a Team USA uniform. Chairmain Jerry Colangelo said yesterday…
Washington City Paper (blog)He fondly recalls being met with warmth from crowds in other cities on tour—in some cases, warmth that’s stronger than what he feels in his hometown: “Really, I get more love [on…
Five FFA members gain leadership skills at Washington DC conferenceGothenburg TimesAlong with many other things during this five-day conference members had the privilege to tour Washington D.C.. They toured Arlington Cemetery, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial,…
Tribal Casinos Have Dominance on SlotsIndian Country Today Media NetworkAmerican Indian casinos increased their dominance of all U.S. gaming machines and in particular the video gaming machine market in 2012, a just-released gaming almanac shows….
Washington DC Hates New Pizza App Because The District Isn’t In VirginiaThe ConsumeristIn what is now starting to sound like a broken record, the inhabitants of D.C. are once again being shutout because their fine…
District Line Daily: Kids Invade the Darndest BuildingsWashington City Paper (blog)… financial troubles—and the support its owner Phinis Jones has given to Democratic mayoral candidate Muriel Bowser—sued the District yesterday, claiming that if anyone owes…
How Washington, DC, remembers World War IWashington PostThough there is no World War I memorial on the National Mall, it is memorialized throughout the nation’s capital.There are several small-scale sites and specific markers that offer…
Washington, DC Weather Forecast: Delightful End to the Work WeekWJLA (blog)The humidity will remain low through tomorrow, but clouds and shower chances return for the weekend. Tonight: Mainly clear and comfortable: Lows: Upper 50s to…
