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Marion Barry was hospitalized this weekend in Las Vegas after suffering from a blood clot. The 76-year-old Ward 8 council member, who remained in the hospital as of Monday morning, became ill while on the trip -- where he was…
Monday, 21 May 2012 18:44
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There's still been no official word on when and where the public memorial for Go-Go legend Chuck Brown will be held. But Mayor Vincent Gray is planning for flags be flown at half staff during the funeral. Ward 7 community…
Monday, 21 May 2012 14:35
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Councilmember Vincent B. Orange has introuduced the "Small, Local and Disadvantagesiness Enterprise Development and Assistance Omnibus Amendment Act of 2012," which will expand opportunities for small and local businesses to grow within the District by adding clarity to the District's…
Friday, 18 May 2012 19:09
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Sunny Sumter doesn't have to say she loves jazz. The mere mention of the word is the clearest indication of how she feels about it. As she discusses the subtleties and nuances of jazz, her visage lights up, she becomes…
Thursday, 17 May 2012 20:20
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    Students Benefit from Experience Corps Volunteers   Decades ago when Irv Wilson attended grammar school in Virginia, reading trumped other lessons. While arithmetic also took a lead, reading stood out as essential in communicating thoughts and ideas and…
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 17:23
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  Voters in Ward 5 handed Kenyan McDuffie a decisive victory Tuesday in a special election to replace former D.C. Councilmember Harry L. Thomas, Jr. McDuffie, 37, captured 44.5 percent of the vote and fended off a host of challengers…
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 16:24
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  With unemployment among blacks having soared in recent years, students at Cardozo Senior High School's TransTech Academy in Northwest are opting for careers centered around science, technology, engineering and math [STEM] where jobs remain plentiful. During Cardozo's 3rd Annual…
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 16:01
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    (Part One of a Two-Part Series) Charlie Mayfield hasn't had a place to call home for more than eight years. A District resident on a fixed income, he said he had been waiting on the D.C. Housing Authority…
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 15:46
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  Jauhar Abraham, a co-founder of the anti-gang organization, Peaceoholics, has made it clear that he intends to run for the Ward 8 D.C. Council seat in the November 6, general election. Abraham, 44, will launch a write-in campaign for…
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 15:22
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  Belizean Ambassador Nestor Mendez, his wife Elvira and son Anwar stood in front of the embassy greeting awed guests who came to experience a sample of Belizean hospitality. The visitors who trooped onto the embassy grounds on Saturday, May…
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 14:59
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  More than 80 protesters showed up Tuesday at the downtown offices of Pepco in Northwest Washington to voice their opposition to the utility company's proposed rate hike. The protesters threw cake all over the front entrance of the offices.…
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 01:51
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