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DC Police Share Evidence in Abandoned Infant Case
NBC Washington Local
Feb 02D.C. Police released a photo of the towel that an infant girl was wrapped in when she was found abandoned in Northeast Washington. »
D.C. schools to introduce gifted-and-talented program
The Washington Examiner
Feb 01Lisa Gartner D.C. Public Schools is rolling out its first gifted-and-talented program in two middle schools this fall, The Washington Examiner has learned. After testing for a year at Hardy Middle School in Georgetown and Kelly Miller Middle »
Ashburn Mom Vies for Another Boxing Belt
Ashburn Patch
Feb 01Ashburn’s own Tori “Sho Nuff” Nelson takes the ring at the George Mason University Patriot Center in Fairfax City Feb. 11 to faces Houston fighter Vashon “Lady V” Living for the Women’s International Boxing Association’s vacant middleweight championshi... »
Ashburn Student Wins Clean Air Slogan Contest
Ashburn Patch
Jan 31Clean Air Partners, a public-private partnership chartered by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) and the Baltimore Metropolitan Council, last week announced the winners of its 2012 slogan contest, including Rida Ali, a sixth-g... »
One Fired, Another on Leave in Peaceaholics Investigation
NBC Washington Local News
Jan 31In the wake of a Washington Post investigation into city funds advanced to a non-profit for housing renovations, the Department of Housing and Community Development announced that one of its employees has been fired and another one was let go. The Post... »
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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... »
Monday Morning Commute - Sorry Vegas
Thewashcycle
Feb 06I was rooting for the Giants, primarily because of a story that the odds-makers missed the mark (and the futures market too) and so way more people were betting on the Giants than the Patriots. That means that a win... »
Transgender Person Dies After Being Stabbed at Bus Stop
DCist
Feb 03A transgender person who was stabbed last night at a Metrobus stop last night has died, WTOP reports. The death of the victim, who has not been identified, brings to memory the spate of violence last year against transgender people. [ more › ] »
Feb 13,14,15 | Mtng to discuss green design of Anacostia metro public spaces
Congress Heights On The Rise
Feb 02Good Morning Community Leaders and Organizations, I wanted to send a quick reminder about a very exciting series of events coming up in our community. The District of Columbia was recently selected as one of five capital cities to receive the U.S. Env... »
Corralling the Critics
The Pink Line Project
Feb 01Our weekly roundup of reviews of the arts in Washington! Please let us know if we've missed anything!Theater: The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare @ The Lansburgh Theatre [City Paper]Music: Imperial China @ Black Cat [City Paper]Theater: ... »
