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VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: A woman who starved her 1-year-old son to death at the behest of a religious cult leader has been given a suspended sentence and probation. Ria Ramkissoon pleaded guilty to child abuse resulting in the death of her son, Javon Thompson. The plea agreement contained an extraordinary provision: If Javon is […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The Washington Post’s Ben Pershing reports that House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has announced that a D.C. voting rights bill will not come up this session, in part because of opposition to an amendment that would have eliminated most of the District’s gun-control laws. “At this point in time I do […]
Are you ready for some Washington Football Team football? Although the start of the 2010 season is still months away, the official 2010 football schedule has been announced. Check out the dates right here. Sept. 12: vs. Dallas Cowboys (night) Sept. 19: vs. Houston Texans Sept. 26: at St. Louis Rams Oct. 3: at Philadelphia […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The D.C. Council unanimously approved a bill Tuesday to allow chronically ill patients to receive a doctor’s prescription to use marijuana and buy it from a city-sanctioned distribution center. Under the bill, which passed without debate, a patient who suffers from HIV, glaucoma, cancer or a “chronic and lasting disease” may […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Officials at the District’s Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) are advising customers in certain Northwest neighborhoods not to use water until further notice due to a higher-than-normal chlorine concentration. The boundaries of the area are: West Boundary: MacArthur Boulevard NW North Boundary: Western Avenue and Eastern Avenue NW East Boundary: Amtrak […]
Actor Danny Glover and 11 others were arrested during a labor union protest at the Maryland headquarters of Sodexo, a food service company. Glover and others walked past yellow police tape and were asked to step back three times at Sodexo headquarters. When they refused, Montgomery County police officers arrested them. The dozen were issued […]
A new Smithsonian exhibition that celebrates Apollo Theater’s 75th anniversary opens April 23rd. The exhibition “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment” explores the theater’s impact on American popular culture, tracing its history from its origins as a segregated burlesque hall to its starring role at the center of […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Dressed in black, Nardyne Jeffries held up two photos of her 16-year-old daughter as she prepared Monday to address the D.C. Council. The first, her daughter’s broad smile from a 10th-grade class picture. The second, from a funeral home, with a gunshot to her head. Jeffries was among the parents and […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: D.C. Council member Vincent C. Gray, a Democratic candidate for mayor, said Monday that he will not support the D.C. voting rights bill pending before Congress unless substantive changes are made to the provision that restricts the city’s ability to set its own gun-control laws. Gray, whose position puts him at […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: For 51 years, Ben’s Chili Bowl has been a family-owned greasy spoon, a U Street fixture that bustled with hungry customers from breakfast to late at night. Now it is on the verge of becoming a franchise. Kamal and Nizam Ali, two of chili bowl founder Ben Ali’s three sons, are […]