A group of shopkeepers have launched a petition asking the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs to “stop treating record stores and vintage stores like pawn shops.” [ more › ]
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According to Forbes, the Washington Metro region is second only to the other Washington (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue) on the magazine’s rankings of the cities that are best for tech jobs. [ more › ]
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Census data released this week showed that between 2010 and 2011 the percentage of African American residents in D.C. fell below half for the first time in decades. [ more › ]
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A man in Portsmouth, Va. was visited by local police this week after posting a Craigslist ad in which he offered to sell a toddler for $300. [ more › ]
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In the news today: it’s Bike to Work Day! And a small town in Maryland prepares for the weekend’s G-8 summit at Camp David, customs inspectors at Dulles find all types of crap and Harry Thomas, Jr.’s lawyers fight attempt to make him pay more. [ more › ]
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Betty White is doing two events with the National Zoo this week. Unfortunately, they’re both sold out, but you can still look at photos of Betty White, animals and Betty White with animals. [ more › ]
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Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton released the testimony she would have given had she been permitted to speak in a hearing on a GOP bill that would prohibit District women from having an abortion after 20 weeks. [ more › ]
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Redskins’ rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III will appear tonight on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. [ more › ]
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An injury-laden D.C. United put forward one of its better performances of the season last night, beating the Colorado Rapids 2-0 in front of 11,593 at RFK stadium. [ more › ]
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