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Andy Griffith, the warm-hearted, common-sense sheriff of rural Mayberry, featured on the "Andy Griffith Show," has died. He was 86. Revered as" America's favorite sheriff," the affable Griffith passed away early Tuesday at his home on Roanoke Island, Dare County,…
This July 4th, America's national Independence Day celebration kicks off our country's 236th birthday, as A CAPITOL FOURTH on PBS welcomes a brand new host, Emmy Award-winning television personality Tom Bergeron. Hot off another winning season as host of the…
When Jill Scott throws a Block Party, like the one she staged at the Verizon Center last Thursday, let it be known that this was not your average family outing! This party was strictly for grown ups. Scott's "Summer…
c.2012, Emily Bestler Books /Atria $19.99 / $22.99 Canada 356 pages There's nothing "fair" about a fairy tale. It's true: the princesses are always beautiful in fairy tales, and nobody ever has zits. They all live in castles,…
It took 26 episodes of rattled nerves, red herrings and suspense, but alas, AMC's "The Killing" has revealed Rosie Larsen's killer. Not to worry, there are no "spoilers" here. Any television show that glues viewers to their seats for…
Local Choirs Perform to Win Prizes, Advance to National Finale (Tickets Go On Sale 10 a.m., June 22) WASHINGTON, DC – Critics from coast to coast have called it everything from "Fierce" and "Uplifting" to "Authentic" and "Emphasizes Worship." No…
Yvette Wilson, one of the stars of the TV sitcom, "Moesha," has died following a battle with cervical cancer. She was 48. Wilson, who played Moesha's friend Andell Wilkerson on the long-running hit show, also had a starring role on…
"Blood may be thicker than water, but oil is thicker than both," J.R. Ewing Few people in the free world, from 1978 to 1991 were unfamiliar with the American television series Dallas, the Ewing family it depicted, or…
Michael Jackson's beautiful 14-year-old daughter, Paris, has admitted that she is bullied in school. In a new interview with Oprah Winfrey on her OWN program "Oprah's Next Chapter," Paris explained, "People try, but it doesn't always work. At school…
The DC Jazz Festival, in its eighth consecutive year, was bigger and better in many ways this year, extending its reach to locations across the city. A new program component of the event, which ran from June 1-10 including two…
"Jumped In: What Gangs Taught Me About Violence, Drugs, Love, and Redemption" by Jorja Leap c.2012, Beacon Press $26.95 / $31.00 Canada 240 pages Television is not like life. OK, so you already know that. You're well aware that situations…
Young Artists Display Innate Talent at Exhibit On a recent Friday night, all of the great masters of art turned out in a display in the lobby of the CNN News Building in Northeast. Picasso, Van Gogh and…
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