D.C. wellness calendar, May 31-June 7
Health and fitness events and meetings in the coming week.
D.C. community calendar, May 31 to June 7
Concerts, lectures, theater, movie screenings and other events.
Rock Creek deer to be reduced
Officials say they’ll use sharpshooters, birth control to reduce deer in Rock Creek Park.
Spelling bee star departs early
Lori Anne Madison, at 6 the youngest competitor in National Spelling Bee history, goes out in the second round after misspelling “ingluvies.”
DeShortVacation Links: No more hookers
Associated Press’s D.C. bureau wants city cops to crack down on prostitution outside its offices.
Furloughed employees likely to be paid in D.C.
Council vote Tuesday
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DeShortVacation Links: No more hookers
Associated Press’s D.C. bureau wants city cops to crack down on prostitution outside its offices.
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Rolling papers pulled
Post reporter’s tweet about presence of rolling papers being stocked in a store in a new federal building generates a quick response.
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Former D.C. delegate candidate now a vice presidential candidate
The running mate of Randall Terry, the no-holds-barred anti-abortion activist turned presidential candidate, is a familiar name.
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Library board bucks D.C. politicos on Bellevue naming
The monthslong saga over the naming of a new $15 million library branch has deepened.
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DeMorning Links: Final farewells
Thousands lined up outside the Howard Theatre on Tuesday to file past Chuck Brown’s casket.
D.C. community calendar, May 31 to June 7
Concerts, lectures, theater, movie screenings and other events.
D.C. Animal Watch
These were among cases handled by the Washington Humane Society.
D.C. community calendar, May 24 to 31, 2012
National Memorial Day concert and parade, lectures, cathedral tours and other events.
D.C. Animal Watch
These were among cases handled by the Washington Humane Society and the Washington Animal Rescue League.
D.C. community calendar, May 17 to 24, 2012
Theater, concerts, chess playing, book talks and other events.
Local Columns
Reid Williamson has visited all 3,143 U.S. counties. Could this be the most extreme bucket list accomplishment?
In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, two women in the Army Reserve argue it’s only fair that women get to choose to go to the front lines.
Mayor Vincent C. Gray should resign if he refuses to explain to District voters what went wrong in his 2010 campaign.
It pains me to write it, but there’s no avoiding the conclusion anymore that District Mayor Vincent Gray is either a fool or a liar.
Lifestyle & Entertainment
Artomatic 2012 dates announced
The massive unjuried art festival returns in May after a three-year hiatus.
Twitter controversy at local theater
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company planned a “Tweet Up” for Jason Grote’s new play without asking him.
Mahanthappa is blowing past obscurity
Rudresh Mahanthappa’s “Samdhi” was recorded in 2008, but the jazz alto saxophonist’s album wasn’t released for three years.
Itzhak Perlman joins BSO at Strathmore
The violinist delivered well-upholstered, old-school readings of concertos from Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons.”
In exhibit, 100 years of Marine aviation
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s new exhibit, “Fly Marines! The Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation: 1912-2012,” opens Saturday and runs through Jan. 6, 2013.
Restaurant Week snapshots: #DishDC
We asked readers to snap Instagram shots of their Restaurant Week meals and tag them #DishDC.
Melody of love
Bandleader Doc Scantlin and singer Chou Chou have found a way to live in a different era — when swing was king and romance was everything.
Washington photo galleries
Rolling Thunder descends on Washington
Motorcyclists take part in the annual parade ahead of Memorial Day.
McDuffie wins in Ward 5
Voters went to the polls on Tuesday in a special election to fill the D.C. Council seat formerly held by Harry Thomas Jr.
Family time, on wheels
One Sunday morning every year, Bike DC lets riders explore sites such as the White House and Arlington National Cemetery from the vantage point of a bicycle seat — and without cars getting in the way.
A tale of two city-living experiences
It was the best of times for some residents of two D.C. apartment buildings — granite countertops and shiny appliances in upscale apartments. But it was the worst of times for those in the rent-controlled rooms, which residents say were plagued with dilapidated conditions.
Memphis to adopt teacher evaluation system created in D.C.
The teacher evaluation system, developed under former D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee, led to nearly 300 teachers in the District being fired for poor performance over the past two years.
Cherry Blossom Festival gets underway
Washington opens a five-week celebration of Japan’s gift of cherry trees to the U.S.
As neighborhood changes, church stays open
As dozens of black churches have moved to the suburbs, John Wesley AME Zion is determined to stay put.
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