D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray accused Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee in a daylong showdown Thursday of breaking a law that led to the firing of nearly 400 teachers and school staff earlier this month. Rhee argued that her decision to blatantly disregard the city council’s July decision to cut more than $9 million from summer
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Greenbelt, a city that prides itself on its heritage as a New Deal-era social experiment, is finding its commitment to inclusiveness tested as two black candidates contend for seats on its all-white City Council in Tuesday’s elections. Until this year, only two blacks had ever run for the council and none had been elected, even
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Complaints about D.C.’s parking meters cracked the 140,000 mark in fiscal 2009, according to the D.C. Department of Transportation, as the agency’s coin-fed meters continue to age into oblivion. The nearly 142,000 meter-related calls walloped the previous year’s record total of 116,354. The average for 2009: a staggering 389 grievances every day. No other area
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Princess Tiana, star of the upcoming movie “The Princess and the Frog.” arrived at Disney World on October 26 in royal style, pulling up to Cinderella Castle in a horse-drawn coach. She was welcomed by Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and a whole troupe of familiar Disney characters. Tiana, whose movie will go into general release
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Michelle Obama landed a top-notch guy, and now she’s giving single gals tips on how to do the same. The first lady is the cover girl for Glamour magazine’s December issue and she’s sharing her rules for finding Mr. Right: For starters, Looks aren’t everything. ”Cute’s good,” the First Lady tells the new issue Glamour magazine,
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After Academy Award nominated actress Taraji P. Henson served as grand marshall for Howard Homecomings parade last week, she gave back to the DC community in a different way. The actress hosted ‘A Write to Revolution,’ a fundraiser benefiting the international non-profit, Art Creates Life at the Washington Plaza Hotel. Henson serves as Art Creates
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MTV Shows Hip-hop fans’ heartbreak: One of the greatest dynasties in rap history, Roc-A-Fella, is having its dirty laundry thrown onto the street by the Broad Street Bully. Beanie Sigel is giving the world a very sobering take on his split from Jay-Z in a song called “What You Talkin Bout (I Ain’t Your Average
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