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Marion Barry commits new gaffe while apologizing to Asians

Marion Barry commits new gaffe while apologizing to Asians

As he apologized again for disparaging remarks he made about Koreans and Filipinos, D.C. Council member Marion Barry used a disparaging word for Poles.

Neighbors locked in feud over park

Neighbors locked in feud over park

Peter Frampton, the Boston Massacre and the KKK have a role in the D.C. neighborhood drama.

D.C. luxury housing project busts

D.C. luxury housing project busts

In 2005, developers believed home buyers would pay big bucks to live in Capitol Hill Oasis. Today, the project’s townhouses are vacant.

Historic Howard Theatre’s rebirth comes amid neighborhood’s dying past

Historic Howard Theatre’s rebirth comes amid neighborhood’s dying past

Once it was the center of African-American life, with stars like Ella Fitzgerald and James Brown.