Mount Pleasant (Washington, DC) Change Neighborhood
Mount Pleasant Branch Library, Washington. Photo by Jeffrey Porter/For The Washington Post.
Inside Pfeiffer's Hardware on Mount Pleasant Street, Washington. Photo by Jeffrey Porter/For The Washington Post.
Heller's Bakery on Mount Pleasant Street, Washington. Photo by Jeffrey Porter/For The Washington Post.
Mount Pleasant offers a variety of Hispanic dining. Photo by Jeffrey Porter/For The Washington Post.
San Miguel Restaurant on Mount Pleasant Street, Washington. Photo by Jeffrey Porter/For The Washington Post.
Dos Gringos Cafe on Mount Pleasant Street, Washington. Photo by Jeffrey Porter/For The Washington Post.
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Neglected pot-bellied pigs seized in Dinwiddie County get new homes, police seek caretaker
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Baltimore mayor to preside at mass wedding for same-sex couples at Pride festival
BALTIMORE — Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will officiate a mass wedding for same-sex couples during the Baltimore Pride Festival next month.
Historic, decaying former hotel in Winchester being renovated, project includes retail space
WINCHESTER, Va. — A historic but decaying former hotel in Winchester is being converted into a retail, residential and entertainment complex.
Metro adds weekly short-trip pass to SmarTrip cards, discontinues paper short-trip pass
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U.Va. capital campaign exceeds $3 billion goal, receives gifts from more than 220,000 donors
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Longtime Lynchburg Symphony music director and conductor retires, general manager resigns
LYNCHBURG, Va. — The Lynchburg Symphony is losing both its longtime music director and its general manager.
Man dragged 4 miles by car in Va., driver tells police he thought he ran over wreck debris
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Police say a car dragged a man for about 4 miles before another motorist alerted the driver that the victim was under the vehicle.
Man charged with setting fires at woman's Bel Air apartment after argument
BEL AIR, Md. — Maryland fire investigators have charged a Harford County man with setting two fires at a woman's Bel Air apartment after an argument.
Cape Water Taxi returns for second season with expanded offerings
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Virginia postpones action on North-South highway through Loudoun, Prince William
After hearing concerns from Rep. Frank Wolf, state board delays vote on Bi-County Parkway to June.
Oakton's John Cochran wins 'Survivor' show, and $1 million
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Civil War Trust launches $3.6 million campaign to preserve 56 acres of Va. battlefield
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