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Amid firs, loyalty and heavy lifting
INTERSECTIONS | Each year, Ray Foster heads to a corner lot in D.C. to tend to three things he loves: lifting heavy objects, gardening and Christmastime.
Judge rules neither Tiffany Alston nor Greg Hall should get state delegate seat
Gov. Martin O’Malley should appoint a new delegate for Alston’s vacated seat, Prince George’s judge says.
Judge: Homeowner must delete some accusations on Yelp, Angie’s List
D.C. contractor who sued woman for defamation over online reviews hails the preliminary injunction.
FBI is said to probe allegations that Gray’s staff concealed donations
People familiar with probe say focus has shifted to alleged promises by Mayor Gray’s campaign staff.
Everything Griffin touches turns gold
It’s not just football folks who can’t get enough of RGIII — basketball teams and politicians latch on too.
Father of slain boy: ‘It broke my heart’
Police believe the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Eliezer Reyes early Wednesday was gang-related.
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Holiday Guide 2012
From holiday shopping to food to getting organized, we’ve got tips for the season.
Who was Harrison G. Dyer?
A series by columnist John Kelly on the mysterious life of the man who built secret tunnels in D.C. in 1924.
Washingtology quiz of the day: Prohibition
Was the 18th Amendment responsible for closing D.C.’s breweries?
Washingtology quiz of the day: Foggy Bottom
From the 1890s until the 1970s, what was the function of the Foggy Bottom rowhouse at 21st and G streets?
Washingtology quiz of the day: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Which building did Nathaniel Hawthorne believe should be considered the “center” of Washington?
Washingtology quiz of the day: The Freer Gallery
What is the name of James Abbott McNeill Whistler’s bird-inspired space, on view at the Freer Gallery?
Washingtology quiz of the day: Postmaster Amos Kendall
Land donated by former Postmaster General Amos Kendall is currently the site for what?
Amid firs, loyalty and heavy lifting
INTERSECTIONS | Each year, Ray Foster heads to a corner lot in D.C. to tend to three things he loves: lifting heavy objects, gardening and Christmastime.
A family business, unchanged
What does 21st-century redevelopment mean for business that’s already endured so much change in Deanwood?
In Southeast, a mission of love
INTERSECTIONS | “Operation Moses” distributes clothes on Benning Road and East Capitol SE.
After Sandy, a flood of
relief in Bloomingdale
People in the flood-prone Northwest neighborhood expected the worst. When they didn’t get it, they grabbed a drink instead.
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Md. man syncs Christmas lights to ‘Call Me Maybe’
More than 10,000 lights on a Bel Air home dance to the Carly Rae Jepsen song.
D.C. is losing friends on the Hill
Several of the most District-friendly members will no longer be in key posts for the 113th Congress.
Local Columns
COLUMN: To help region on jobs and traffic, the new FBI headquarters should go to Prince George’s County
COLUMN | Residents want a show of force to stop vandalism, but that treats a symptom, not the cause.
COLUMN | Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer recently upset some parents over a comment her baby is “easy” — but at least she’s talking about motherhood at all.
Photo Galleries
A jingle of cash for playing Kringle
For men of a certain stature and disposition, freelance work as Santa pays holiday dividends.
Ruppell’s griffon vultures at the National Zoo
Zookeepers work to acclimate newcomers Natalie and Tuck to their habitat and neighbors.
A sight for soaring eyes
The Conowingo Dam in Darlington, Md., is prime eagle-watching territory from Thanksgiving into January.
Building bonds of friendship
Concierge Jean Kabre’s tenants have come to the aid of his village in Burkina Faso.
Capitol Christmas Tree arrives in D.C.
Workers unloaded and placed this year’s Capitol Christmas Tree, a 73-foot Engelmann spruce from Colorado.
Old Dominion Speedway
Days are numbered for racetrack, once a mainstay on a burgeoning NASCAR circuit.
Virginians’ write-in votes
These folks (or animals, or cartoons, or legumes) got at least one write-in vote for Senate or president in Fairfax County.
Intersections: Minnesota and Nannie Helen Burroughs avenues NE
What does 21st-century redevelopment mean for a business that’s already endured so much change in Deanwood?
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Will the Redskins win the NFC East? — Post Sports Live
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More indispensable to Redskins offense: Garçon or Morris? — Post Sports Live
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D.C. working to deter cellphone thefts
Washington, D.C. officials say they're taking steps to deter cellphone thefts. On Monday, Mayor Vincent Gray and Police Chief Cathy Lanier say residents whose phones are stolen can now call their carriers and have them remotely cut, or “bricked.”
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Artist Cai Guo-Qiang ‘explodes’ tree on the National Mall
If you’re picturing millions of toothpicks raining down on Constitution Avenue, think again. Contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang’s “Explosion Event” was more conceptual than that. His pyrotechnic pine tree required a unique blend of gunpowder and imagination.
Raw: Cai Guo-Qiang lights up Christmas tree at Freer Gallery
Chinese pyrotechnics artist Cai Guo-Qiang sets off explosions on a pine tree in front of the Freer Gallery on the National Mall.
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The Washington Post’s Matt Rennie, Dan Steinberg and LaVar Arrington debate whether the Redskins are more likely to earn a postseason berth by winning the NFC East or by earning a wild card.
Breaking ground at the Vietnam Memorial Center
On Wednesday, a ceremonial groundbreaking was held for a new education center at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The $85 million Education Center at The Wall will tell the stories of 58,000 soldiers who died in the Vietnam War.
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