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November 14, 2008 - (Nov 15-22) FOTOWEEK Saturday marks the launch of FotoWeek DC, a diverse gathering of the global photography community, running through November 22nd. The fest includes photographers, museums, galleries and others in a public celebration of the visual medium.
(Nov 14-Dec 14) DUBLIN CAROL It's Christmas Eve in Dublin at Quotidian Theatre, in Conor McPherson's play Dublin Carol, opening tonight and running through December 14th in Bethesda. Although this assistant funeral director is no "Scrooge," he has a lot to consider about his past, present and future, in this play about finding compassion and clarity.
(Nov 15) GALLERY OF ART TOUR You can tour the National Gallery of Art and enjoy lunch with your guides Saturday from 11:45am to 2pm, as you explore history and art with an expert view of the extensive collections, from the medieval period through the late 19th century.
(Nov 15 & 16) YOON NAH CHO CELLO Yoon Nah Cho performs on cello at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland Saturday night at 7pm, in a program that brings a little Beethoven, Chopin and Franck to your weekend.
November 14, 2008 - Seeking a better handle on how many crabs are taken from the Chesapeake Bay each year, officials in Maryland may require anyone who plans to catch one next year to get a license first.The state Department of Natural Resources is considering new regulations that would end a license exemption for waterfront property owners and those on land who catch crabs with dip nets.
Meymo Lyons reports...
November 14, 2008 - Police in Montgomery County say 56 cars were broken into over 22 days. Police say GPS systems, cell phones, satellite radios, cash and credit cards were stolen from the cars between Oct. 14 and Nov. 4. All of the break-ins occurred in Montgomery Village along the Travis Avenue corridor, in the Stedwick Road community and east of Lost Knife Circle.
Meymo Lyons reports...
November 14, 2008 - In Virginia, the Governor's Commission on Climate Change has put the final touches on a report designed to reduce greenhouse gases in the Commonwealth
November 14, 2008 - Election Day has come and gone, and now a special committe of the D.C. City Council is reviewing what should be done differently. Kat Glass reports…
November 14, 2008 - Middle school students at the Oyster Adams Bilingual School in Adams Morgan are learning about energy and how to conserve it. The program was created by the Alliance to Save Energy with the goal of educating students and motivating them to cut electricity and heat use in their schools. Kathleen O'Neil reports.
November 14, 2008 - Food writer Tim Carman joins us on Metro Connection to talk about dining trends and new restaurants in the DC region. And while it’s always wonderful to have him around, one refrain we always hear from listeners is… what about some vegetarian options? After some recent chats that have gone heavy on the beef and burgers, Tim is back with something for the herbivores.
November 14, 2008 - November 14, 2008 - Todd Zwillich reports on Congressional plans for an economic stimulus package and the behind the scenes fight over a powerful committee chairmanship.
November 14, 2008 - A lawsuit accusing the town of Walkersville of anti-Muslim bias is disrupting the rural community's growth plans. Town commissioners voted to deny an agricultural zoning exemption for construction of a pricey private school the town once courted. Burgess Ralph Whitmore says approving the Banner School's request could have weakened the town's defense against allegations it unfairly denied a similar request by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community earlier this year.
Meymo Lyons reports...
November 14, 2008 - Congress isn't the only institution offering a bailout plan. One area theater is trying to make sure it fills seats, while giving patrons a "New Deal" break on ticket prices. Arena Stage in Crystal City, Virginia, is offering theater-goers a one-day-only bailout plan. They'll be staffing the box office until midnight tonight, fielding orders and reservations for tickets to any show in the rest of their season.
Stephanie Kaye has more...
November 14, 2008 - Virginia agricultural officials are returning from a trade mission to Cuba and say the commonwealth's exports to that country are growing rapidly. After trade restrictions with Cuba were loosened in 2000, Virginia was among the first states to begin exporting crops there - it began with apples. Since then it's become one of the top five in terms of trade with Cuba, sending $32 million dollars worth of fruit and soy products to the island nation last year. Virginia's Secretary of Agriculture Todd Fillmore, returning from the Havana International Trade Fair say exports will grow by up to a third in the coming year. After a 40 year embargo, Congress allowed US Companies to export agricultural commodities and some medical products to Cuba in 2000. Virginia officials say there are still impediments to the rapidly expanding trade relationship. For one, licenses are still cumbersome to obtain, and US companies are limited in the amount of financing they can offer their Cuban trade partners. Sabri Ben-Achour reports...
November 14, 2008 - Falling food prices are generating winners and losers in the metro area's rural parts. Prices for corn, wheat and soybeans have fallen by about 50 percent since prices peaked in July. The trouble is that the inputs - seeds, fertilizer, transportation - were bought earlier in the year when fuel and food prices were high. Some farmers in Virginia and Maryland who locked in prices for their fall crops ahead of time received good prices, but experts say those account for a minority of arrangements. On the other hand, lower prices are good news for livestock farmers who are now buying grain for feed. Sabri Ben-Achour reports...
November 14, 2008 - The District says progress is being made in the effort to revitalize the Anacostia Waterfront despite the nation's economic crisis. The Anacosita Waterfront Initiative is part of a 20-year plan to build housing, offices, retail stores and parks on the east and west banks of a pollution-free Anacostia River. Neil Albert, the city's Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, says the financial crisis has made getting projects financed a much longer process but not a more difficult one...
Jessica Forres has more...
November 14, 2008 - Metro has settled its dispute with a Belgian bank. A financing deal between the two went south when the insurance giant AIG collapsed earlier this year, prompting the bank to seek more than 40 million dollars from the cash-strapped agency. It took about three days of closed-door meetings for Metro and the KBC Group of Belgium to hash out an agreement. Neither side is discussing the terms of the deal – although both say they are happy with the outcome. The settlement is important for Metro because it has about 14 other similar deals on its books.
The two sides signed the long-term agreement in 2002. It allowed the transit agency to lease new rail cars and offered the bank a lucrative tax shelter. But a change in the tax code in 2004 made the deal a lot less profitable for the bank. When the credit rating of the agreement's backer, AIG, plunged, the deal was put into technical default, and the bank tried to collect its money. Metro GM John Catoe says he is talks with other banks to unwind their leasing agreements as well. Meanwhile, he says he will continue to lobby the US Treasury Department to step in and back their financing deals.
Patrick Madden reports...
November 14, 2008 - This week in Congress … was kinda quiet. Both House and Senate are awaiting the final outcome of last week’s election drama. As of today, three Senate seats are still in play. As is the future of one Joe Lieberman. What does left-leaning, partisan agnostic Bernie Sanders make of it? The Independent Senator from Vermont sounds about ready to burst forth as “Super-Lib”...
Elizabeth Wynne Johnson of Capitol News Connection reports
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