To show unity with the city’s new administration, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will hold her election night watch party in an area provided to her at LOVE Nightclub, 1350 Okie St., N.E., along with D.C. Mayor-elect Vincent Gray and Council Chairman-elect Kwame Brown, from 8 to 10 p.m. She encourages her supporters to watch […]
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Virginia Man Arrested in Terrorist Plot Involving D.C.-Area Metrorails
A man who believed he was assisting members of Al-Qaeda in a plan to launch bombs at several Metrorail stations in Washington was arrested this week, according to the U.S. Justice Department. After Farooque Ahmed, 34, of Ashburn, Va., was taken into custody Oct. 27, officials alerted the public and Metro system workers that they […]
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Area Students Get Rare Glimpse at Life Undersea
The National Association of Black Scuba Divers (NABS) and NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries joined forces to present “Aquarius 2010: If Reefs Could Talk,” a program designed to educate students on their connection to the ocean. On Oct. 12, Bancroft Elementary School students participated in this program that allowed them to travel deep into […]
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Cafritz Files $30 Million Lawsuit against D.C Water Department
Peggy Cooper Cafritz, owner of the Northwest Washington mansion that was gutted by fire last year, is suing the District of Columbia. The prominent arts patron, who founded the Duke Elllington School of the Arts, filed the $30 million lawsuit against the city’s water department claiming that inadequate fire hydrants and low water pressure prevented […]
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UDC Faculty Antsy Over Stalled Contract Talks
Some University of the District of Columbia faculty members, upset over stalled contract negotiations, are saying that with the matter at a standstill, they are no further ahead now than they were three years ago when negotiations began. According to group spokesman Mohammad El Kawas, a biology professor at the city-operated, open-admissions university, its labor […]
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Early Voting Dips in District
With time winding down to the Nov. 2 General Election, officials at the District of Columbia’s Board of Elections and Ethics have been encouraging residents to take advantage of the early voting sites that will be open through this weekend. BOEE spokeswoman Alysoun McLaughlin said the agency has been seeing a much lighter turnout than […]
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Renowned Minister, Presidential Nominee Says Clergy Must Focus on Health and Spiritual Well-being
Today’s churches and clergy must be as concerned about their members’ physical and mental health as they are about their spiritual well-being, said world-renowned minister, presidential nominee and best-selling author the Rev. Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook during a telephone press conference hosted by Howard University. Johnson Cook, the woman the New York Times described as […]
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Volunteers Build Playground for D.C. Children
On Oct. 23 at 8:30 a.m., more than 500 volunteers from the White House, the Corporation for National and Community Service and KaBOOM! National Partners converged on an open field beside the future home of Hyde Leadership Public Charter School. They gathered to build a playground for the 500 students that will be moving into […]
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Local Girls Group Shares Message of Strength, Self-Esteem
Girls Inc. of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area, an organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold, joined Girls Inc. organizations across the United States in celebrating the inaugural Dove Self-Esteem Weekend. From Oct. 22-24, the Dove Self-Esteem Weekend united individuals and girls organizations to host self-esteem building events for the girls […]
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Area Airport Leaders Honor D.C. Council Chairman
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority recently presented D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray with a special award honoring his leadership and support, and thanking him for his continued partnership with the Airports Authority. H.R. Crawford, immediate past chairman of the Airports Authority Board of Directors, accompanied by Director Leonard Manning, presented Gray with the award […]
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Nonprofit Targets Drunk Drivers on Halloween
As a means of making the Washington-metropolitan area’s roadways a little less frightening this Halloween, free cab rides will be offered to would-be drunk drivers throughout the Washington metropolitan area on the evening of Saturday, Oct. 30. Offered by the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP), the Halloween SoberRide program will be in operation beginning […]
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Conference Tackles the Secret that Societies Force Millions to Keep
Since the day Lisa Muschette was born 24 years ago, she has lived with a personal secret, one considered so dark by society that even she didn’t know about it until age 10. Her mother knew. Her father knew. But Lisa’s secret was so taboo that they did not dare to whisper it to others, […]