D.C. region returns to normal after heavy rains
As offices and schools reopen, flooding remains a concern.
Storm causes closings, but services begin to resume
An updated list of closings and openings around the Washington region.
Inside Pepco: How utility company kept lights on during Sandy
Preparation and work during the storm helped the oft-criticized utility minimize power outages.
Letitia Baldrige dies; social secretary to Jacqueline Kennedy was 86
Ms. Baldrige was widely regarded as a chief arbiter of good manners in modern America.
D.C. State Board of Election candidates race for low-profile posts
Challenge for contenders is explaining what the board does.
D.C. region spared major devastation
Mass transit resumes, schools to reopen. At least four storm-related deaths reported in Va., Md.
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District of DeBonis
Back in business
You didn't have to be in a Hummer convoy with Mayor Vincent Gray to figure out that things weren't so bad here.
District of DeBonis
District of DeBonis
It rained a lot, but it did not rain fast enough to flood Bloomingdale
The pace of rainfall had more to do with preventing flooding than efforts to clear storm drains.
District of DeBonis
District of DeBonis
Parking freedom comes early this year
Street-sweeping parking restrictions are suspended through Wednesday, meaning they are in fact suspended through March 1.
Washingtology quiz of the day: St. Mary’s Church Cemetery
Whose grave bears this literary quotation: "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”?
Washingtology quiz of the day: James and Dolley Madison
What geometric house did James and Dolley Madison live in after the White House was burned?
Washingtology quiz of the day: Martin Luther King Jr.
What did Martin Luther King Jr. discuss with President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965?
Washingtology quiz of the day: H Street Corridor
Which television news broadcaster has a long history in the H Street corridor?
Washingtology quiz of the day: Hollywood comes to D.C.
Why did Hollywood personalities visit D.C. in October 1947?
Charles Hicks: Insider’s guide to D.C.
Chuck Hicks of the DC Black History Celebration Committee shares a list of his favorite local attractions and events.
Kenneth B. Ellerbe: Insider’s guide to D.C.
Chief Kenneth B. Ellerbe of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department shares a list of his favorite local attractions and events.
Vernard R. Gray: Insider’s guide to D.C.
Vernard R. Gray of CA-FAM III, Inc. and East River Jazz shares a list of his favorite local attractions and events.
Andy Shallal: Insider’s guide to D.C.
Andy Shallal, founder of Busboys and Poets, shares a list of his favorite local attractions and events.
Insider’s guide to D.C.
Doris A.M. Thomas of Serenity Players shares a list of her favorite local attractions and events.
D.C. Animal Watch
These were among cases handled by the Washington Humane Society and the Washington Animal Rescue League.
D.C. community calendar
Concerts, theater, art exhibits, film screenings, cathedral tours, ballet and other events in the city.
D.C. Animal Watch
These were among cases handled by the Washington Humane Society and the Washington Animal Rescue League.
D.C. community calendar, Oct. 18 to 25, 2012
Concerts, theater, history programs, garden tours, film screenings and other events in the city.
D.C. Animal Watch
These were among cases handled by the Washington Humane Society and the Washington Animal Rescue League.
Local Columns
With African American players in major league baseball at just 8 percent, kids’ coaches say the problem begins at the sandlot level.
Across the D.C. region, the biggest institutions shut down and the smallest struggled to stay open.
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MetroAccess changes urged
Since Metro recently changed its fare policy for MetroAccess, a transit alternative for the elderly and disabled, customers have complained not only about higher rates but also that the system can impose different fares for the same trip.
Occupy D.C. protesters mark first anniversary
About 50 members of the movement took to the streets Monday morning.
GenOn power plant is set to close
An Alexandria generating station, long criticized as a source of pollution, is turning off the lights — allowing cleanup of its waterfront site to begin.
Sniper case still haunts those it touched
PHOTOS | Ten years after snipers John Allen Muhammed and Lee Boyd Malvo terrorized the region, the case still haunts those who were directly affected.
The D.C. Snipers: 10 years later
PHOTOS | Ten years ago, John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo went on a killing spree that terrorized the D.C. area.
Romney’s next church?
If Mitt Romney wins the presidency, one decision about life in Washington would be made for him: His church. The Third Ward, on 16th Street NW, has roughly 200 congregants, most from Northeast Washington.
S. Korea set to reclaim former embassy
The government plans to purchase a Logan Circle Victorian once used as the Korean embassy.
A D.C. sartorial fixture is closing
The closing of Men’s Fashion Center, a fixture for black Washington for six decades, represents another shift on H Street NE.
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