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Memorial Day weekend and beyond
Dr. Gridlock offers advice to those leaving the D.C. region for the Memorial Day weekend, or staying close to home for holiday events.
Texas student wins National Geographic Bee
Ten finalists competed in downtown D.C. Thursday morning for a grand prize that includes a $25,000 scholarship and a trip to the Galapagos Islands.
Metro to approve $2.5 billion budget
Transit agency makes up budget shortfall with hikes to riders in fares and increased subsidies from area jurisdictions.
Montgomery County, schools clash over employee raises
County and schools butted heads school employee raises, which the county says is excessive and could ultimately undermine student learning.
Overnight stabbing near Metro station
Police have arrested a suspect in the stabbing outside the Friendship Heights Metro station in Chevy Chase.
Montgomery County teen to compete in National Geographic Bee finals
Take our quiz to see how your geography knowledge stacks up.
D.C., Md., Va. health code violations
Food establishments that were closed because of health code violations
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Md. sees record demand for food aid
More than 700,000 people are receiving food assistance — a state record.
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Banned license plate words: PIMP, TOILET
ROSENWALD, MD. | But these words are allowed: FATPIMP, THE PUKE. The art of license plate censorship doesn’t always make sense.
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A G-8 protest: Speeches and coffee
Three dozen people and one dog gathered at the Frederick County Public Library for a day of speeches about global wealth inequality.
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Frederick’s other protest this weekend: Prom
Feeling “oppressed” by the lighting and music choices at the official prom, students are throwing Prom 2.0 amid G-8 protests around the county.
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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.
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Virginia man undergoes full face transplant
Richard Norris lost his lips, nose and the front of his tongue in a gun accident 15 years ago.
Gaithersburg celebrates St. Patrick’s Day
Grand marshals are singer Cathy Ponton King and radio personality Robert Carson.
Montgomery County student, family win reprieve from deportation
Jorge Steven Acuna and his parents were detained on March 8 and scheduled to be deported.
Signs of spring
Well before winter’s end, the region was experiencing unseasonably warm temperatures.
Md. teachers union emphasizes collaboration
The Montgomery County Education Association is on the cutting edge of teacher unionism, working with the school board on spending proposals, rather than fighting it.
Million-dollar house in foreclosure for years
Keith and Janet Ritter have battled against eviction in Fort Washington, Md.
Fencing around an issue
Keith Ohlingher built a fence about a year ago, then was forced to take it down when a neighboring couple threatened to sue, citing a county covenant that forbade the project. Then came the politics.
Maryland Senate passes same-sex marriage bill
Take a look back at the fight in Maryland over same-sex marriage.
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