Holy Rood Cemetery sits along Wisconsin Avenue, just up the street from upscale restaurants, stylish dress shops and stores that sell antiques.

M arian Robinson wasn't the only mother beaming with pride Monday night when Michelle Obama filled Denver's Pepsi Center with emotions and tears.

The D.C. Council is in summer recess and will reconvene Sept. 15. Updates are available by calling the information line, 202-724-8554, or going to http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us .

An article and chart in the Aug. 21 D.C. Extra had incorrect totals for public charter schools in the District. There are 60 public charter schools on 96 campuses. The chart also had an incorrect total for public schools in the District; there are 120.

The D.C. Department of the Environment has extended the deadline for its Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which awards grants to residents to help pay utility bills. About 1,000 grants are available to low-income residents.

Traditional vodka is a neutral spirit: Colorless and odorless, it mixes well. With 51.2 million nine-liter cases of it sold in the United States last year, according to the Distilled Spirits Council, it is also the most popular distilled beverage.

Allen L. Sessoms has been chosen to lead the University of the District of Columbia, the schools' board of trustees has announced. The appointment came after an 11-month national search.

AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC, Ruthie and the Wranglers. Noon-1:30 p.m., Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Free. 202-674-7023.

These were among sales recorded recently in the District and supplied to The Washington Post by Spatial Systems Associates and the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue. To find sale and assessment records for homes in the District and elsewhere in the Washington area, go to...

The Maryland Humanities Council has launched a program to get everyone in Maryland on the same page -- literally.

These were among incidents reported recently by D.C. police. For information, call your police district station.

These food establishments were closed because of health code violations. The list, compiled from health department reports, reflects recent actions taken by the departments. View Virginia restaurant inspection reports at http://www.healthspace.ca/vdh .

No report was received from the Washington Humane Society this week. The society operates its shelter at 7319 Georgia Ave. NW and the District's at 1201 New York Ave. NE. For information or assistance, 24 hours a day, call 202-723-5730 or go to http://www.washhumane.org .

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