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D.C. developers, landlords vie for law firm Covington & Burling
Washington Business Journal
Feb 06Office owners and developers in the District are pursuing law firm Covington & Burling LLP, which is seeking 450,000 square feet in the area, The Washington Post reports. Meanwhile, Arnold & Porter LLP, which is also seeking space, reportedly has consi... »
D.C. Council committee hears testimony over Lamont Peterson-Amir Khan fight
Washingtonpost.com Sports
Feb 03As negotiations for an anticipated rematch between Lamont Peterson and Amir Khan continued, representatives for both sides convened at the John A. Wilson Building in the District on Friday morning for a hearing to examine alleged improprieties during a... »
President Obama stops in at Washington Auto Show
Washington Business Journal
Feb 01President Barack Obama stopped by the Washington Auto Show at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for a tour of the alternative-fuel vehicles on display, The Washington Post reported. Obama's visit came a week after the president called for the ... »
Weekend Metro Track Work
NBC Washington Local News
Jan 28Metro is performing maintenance on all rail lines over the weekend, but the Red Line work likely will have the biggest impact on riders. Metro is closing the Woodley Park and Cleveland Park stations on the Red Line from 10 p.m. Friday through system cl... »
Slideshow: The 2012 Washington Auto Show
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Jan 27The 2012 Washington Auto Show shifted into gear Friday. The convention, one of the most popular and widely attended in Washington, D.C., will feature more than 700 new vehicles from 32 domestic and foreign manufacturers. Those cars and trucks will be d... »
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Arts Roundup: Consider the Wonk Band Edition
Arts Desk
Feb 07Country Life: The novelist Wendell Berry will give the 41st Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities at the Kennedy Center on April 23, reports The New York Times. Berry, whose many novels, stories, and nonfiction writings center on the American rural South... »
On the Agenda: Week of February 6 – 10, 2012
Blog Rights
Feb 06The first hearing under North Carolina's Racial Justice Act continues this week. The ACLU is part of a team of lawyers representing Marcus Robinson, a black defendant convicted in the death of a white person and who received a far harsher judgment than... »
What to Do Tonight: January 31
After Hours Blog
Feb 01The American Ballet Theatre at the Kennedy Center, a French wine tasting at Agora, and R&B singer Marc Broussard at the Birchmere. The American Ballet Theatre performs a scene from Thirteen Diversions. Photograph by Rosalie O’Conner. Tuesday, January 3... »
Molly Ruppert to Receive the WPA’s Alice Denney Award
Arts Desk
Jan 31The Washington Project for the Arts will name Molly Ruppert its 2012 Arts Alice Denney Award for Support of Contemporary Art. Look on the resume of any working D.C. artist and you're bound to find Ruppert's name on it somewhere. As the director of the ... »
Exploiting the Rubes: How Ron Paul Once Betrayed Those Who Trusted Him
The Atlantic Politics Channel
Jan 31The conservative movement frequently exploits its rank-and-file. Libertarians should demand better from its standard-bearers. »