A voice for “The Silence of our Friends”
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The Civil Rights movement has found its voice in film, on canvas and now in a graphic novel.
Number one cheaters
LUNCHLINE | A Web site that is designed to promote infidelity claims D.C. has more cheaters than anywhere else in the country.
U.S. National Slavery Museum loses its tax-exempt status
The slavery museum Doug Wilder had hoped to build in Fredericksburg can no longer receive tax-deductible charitable contributions.
Transit funds for Metro in danger
Transit agency officials worried about possible cutting of federal funds for rail systems.
A historic moment
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Rep. John Lewis recalled the March on Washington the morning of the groundbreaking for the African-American museum.
A voice for “The Silence of our Friends”
The Civil Rights movement has found its voice in film, on canvas and now in a graphic novel.
- A historic moment
- D.C. Council agenda
- D.C. news in brief
- School finance panel calls for funding changes
- Court date scheduled for U.S. Capitol bomb plot suspect
- DC Council approves resolution barring members from using profanity, abusive language
- Metro says New York Ave. station attracting riders faster than any other in transit system
District of DeBonis
DeMorning Links: One plastic bracelet
“All of this violence over a piece of costume jewelry,” said the lead prosecutor in the March 2010 shooting spree that left five dead.
District of DeBonis
DeEvening Links: Watch your mouths
D.C. Council members must now “treat other members with dignity and respect and refrain from using profane, indecent or abusive language.”
District of DeBonis
Clark Ray’s new job: Bring DCPS and charter sports together
The former parks director has one job to do in the next 10 months — plan a championship football game for D.C. public high schools.
District of DeBonis
DeMorning Links: I’m back
The D.C. Council Tuesday is set to consider a ban on members using “profane, indecent or abusive language” in public.
District of DeBonis
DeVacay Links: Reaching the summit
Mayor Gray’s One City Summit is only going to be as worthless as the people who don’t show up.
Local Columns
The East Building of the National Gallery of Art is shrouded in scaffolds. What’s going on?
Tech firms could disable stolen gadget, but some think disabling robbers is better.
What is Pinterest? It’s the hottest new social networking tool. And it’s digital crack for women.
COLUMN | Ignore concerns a National Harbor casino will hurt the county’s image. It could enhance it.
Lifestyle & Entertainment
Artomatic 2012 dates announced
The massive unjuried art festival returns in May after a three-year hiatus.
Twitter controversy at local theater
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company planned a “Tweet Up” for Jason Grote’s new play without asking him.
Mahanthappa is blowing past obscurity
Rudresh Mahanthappa’s “Samdhi” was recorded in 2008, but the jazz alto saxophonist’s album wasn’t released for three years.
Itzhak Perlman joins BSO at Strathmore
The violinist delivered well-upholstered, old-school readings of concertos from Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons.”
In exhibit, 100 years of Marine aviation
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s new exhibit, “Fly Marines! The Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation: 1912-2012,” opens Saturday and runs through Jan. 6, 2013.
Restaurant Week snapshots: #DishDC
We asked readers to snap Instagram shots of their Restaurant Week meals and tag them #DishDC.
Melody of love
Bandleader Doc Scantlin and singer Chou Chou have found a way to live in a different era — when swing was king and romance was everything.
Washington photo galleries
A snowy afternoon in Maryland
A light snowfall descends on the rural community of Middletown in Frederick County.
Trash collecting jobs coveted in the District
Being a trash collector is one of the most sought-after jobs for those without a college degree in the District.
More black pastors backing Occupy movement
A growing number of African American pastors in the Washington area are embracing the Occupy movement.
From street fights to fashion show
Members of two D.C. street gangs show off sometimes hidden talents.
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Your sunset photos
Readers submitted more than 700 photos of their favorite sunset views. Here are some of the pictures.
A dynasty tested
With Harry L. Thomas Jr.’s guilty plea, the family political dynasty is over for now.
Love amid the revolution
Over a dozen couples emerged after months of outdoor living at the Occupy D.C. camps.
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