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What is America’s buggiest city?
In what may be surprise for those of us already scratching summer’s first mosquito bites, the answer is not Washington, D.C.
National Spelling Bee kicks off
Who are the local spellers and what’s going on with this year’s bee?
Md. gives Vegas a run for its money
Outside the new casino, the state’s gambling debate lingers. Inside, it’s a whir of lights and sound.
Md. same-sex marriage opponents turn in signatures to force referendum
Activists say they collected more than 113,000 signatures an effort to put the measure to a vote.
Metro worker suffers serious injuries
Worker was trapped by train
With fountain pen sales thriving, Maryland is the top nib
With a cluster of a pen stores surviving in a digital world, Marylanders’ love of pens reveals essential truths about the region’s character.
O’Malley gets gifts from a former president, TV producers and others
Being governor, it turns out, is a pretty good way to build your library — and to collect clothing, cookies, calendars, key chains and other trinkets.
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With fountain pen sales thriving, Maryland is the top nib
With a cluster of a pen stores surviving in a digital world, Marylanders’ love of pens reveals essential truths about the region’s character.
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$10,000 fish swims in the Chesapeake
The Maryland Fishing Challenge, featuring the quest to catch Diamond Jim, is underway.
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Md. sees record demand for food aid
More than 700,000 people are receiving food assistance — a state record.
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Banned license plate words: PIMP, TOILET
ROSENWALD, MD. | But these words are allowed: FATPIMP, THE PUKE. The art of license plate censorship doesn’t always make sense.
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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.
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Virginia man undergoes full face transplant
Richard Norris lost his lips, nose and the front of his tongue in a gun accident 15 years ago.
Gaithersburg celebrates St. Patrick’s Day
Grand marshals are singer Cathy Ponton King and radio personality Robert Carson.
Montgomery County student, family win reprieve from deportation
Jorge Steven Acuna and his parents were detained on March 8 and scheduled to be deported.
Signs of spring
Well before winter’s end, the region was experiencing unseasonably warm temperatures.
Md. teachers union emphasizes collaboration
The Montgomery County Education Association is on the cutting edge of teacher unionism, working with the school board on spending proposals, rather than fighting it.
Million-dollar house in foreclosure for years
Keith and Janet Ritter have battled against eviction in Fort Washington, Md.
Fencing around an issue
Keith Ohlingher built a fence about a year ago, then was forced to take it down when a neighboring couple threatened to sue, citing a county covenant that forbade the project. Then came the politics.
Maryland Senate passes same-sex marriage bill
Take a look back at the fight in Maryland over same-sex marriage.
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