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The Washington Nationals observed Jackie Robinson Day, April 15, in Miami when they took on the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park, with each of the team's players wearing No. 42 as part of a League-wide celebration of the first African-American…
Mara Leads in Non-Media Endorsements D.C. Council at-large candidate Patrick Mara, a Republican, leads his competitors in attracting high-profile endorsements for the upcoming April 23 special election. The D.C. Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) threw their support behind Mara…
It was an exciting day for Selivia Diggs on April 11 when she was given the keys to her new home with a mortgage less than apartment rent. Tears flowed and Diggs called it a blessing. Looking on, Prince George's…
At an early morning breakfast gathering in downtown Washington last week, officials from around the Washington metropolitan area treated more than 200 business leaders to a cordial but sometimes chippy discussion about regional cooperation. While the politicians didn't solve all…
Plastic Bag Fee Doesn't Materialize Marylanders should prepare to open their pocketbooks a little wider. On March 29, the legislature approved Gov. Martin O'Malley's gas tax increase which will hike gas taxes during the next four years, beginning with a…
The Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation (WRCF) and NRG Energy rewarded more than 100 third-graders at Glenridge Elementary School in Prince George's County on for their commitment to reading with an April 16 "Power to Read Pizza Party." Throughout the 2012…
Thousands of additional District residents with substance abuse problems will be able to receive treatment under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. With more than 2,000 homeless drug addicts and functional alcoholics becoming newly-eligible for treatment in the District, equates to a…
Mayor Vincent Gray said late Monday, that while proceeding today with the celebration of the District's Emancipation Day, he and city officials continue to monitor the situation that took place at the Boston Marathon. The mayor added that in commemoration of the day on which schools…
A town hall meeting that will focus on ensuring teacher success will be held from 12 noon to 3 p.m., Thursday, April 18 at the Howard University Blackburn Center. The event titled, "Diversifying the Nation's Teacher Workforce," is sponsored by the Congressional Black…
D.C. Councilman David Catania, chair of the council's education committee, said he has no plans to reinvestigate allegations of standardized test cheating at District public schools. The allegations, which came to light in 2009, involved the erasure of wrong answers…
At the request of D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2014 budget includes a legislative provision that would give the District budget autonomy, or the permanent authority to spend its local funds without congressional approval…
First Lady Michelle Obama will address Bowie State University (BSU) graduates at the 2013 spring commencement ceremony scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, May 17, at the Comcast Center in College Park, Md. Mrs. Obama will address approximately 600 graduates and…
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