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May 12, 2009 - (Through June 6) FLAUNT Honfleur Gallery boasts its latest exhibit, Flaunt, in historic Anacostia through June 6th. Four local photographers have teamed up with four local fashion designers Project Beltway, a collaboration of couture. Examples of the photographers' work are on the walls at the gallery now; you can see "part two," the designers' new creations, as they are unveiled on the gallery's runway June 6th.
(May 14) WICTOR & LAFLEUR IN CONCERT Pat Wictor and David Lafleur join forces in concert at the Athenaeum](http://www.NVFAA.org) in Alexandria Thursday night at 7. Laying his guitar flat across his lap, Wictor sizzles on slide guitar, alongside Lafleur's acoustic roots music. Both draw on rural country, gospel, and blues traditions.
(Through June 6) SPRING SOLO Spring Solos brighten the galleries of the Arlington Arts Center, on exhibit through June 6th. The show features the latest works of local artists, each in a different gallery throughout the first floor.
(Through mid-year) FUNDREDS AND FUNDREDS OF BILLS You also can join in the creation of a new currency at The Arlington Arts Center through the summer during the Fundred Dollar Bill Project. The event draws attention to hurricane recovery efforts in New Orleans by collecting hand-drawn bills from communities across the U.S. This monetary "artwork" will be sent to Capitol Hill, to shine a light on Operation Paydirt, a campaign to clean lead-polluted soil in New Orleans.
Honfleur Gallery boasts its latest exhibit in historic Anacostia through June 6th.
Courtesy of: Honfleur Gallery
May 12, 2009 - Virginia's Department of Health Professions is slowly restoring its computer functions in the wake of a hacker attack that may have compromised the prescription drug records of millions of Virginians. A spokeswoman for the department tells the Virginian Pilot newspaper that, while a criminal investigation is under way, officials still can't say definitively whether the hacker or hackers accessed the records. Officials have said it's unlikely the data could be used for identity theft. Meanwhile, the department has restored e-mail service, but the prescription database and most other computer functions remain offline as a precaution following the security breach. Until the systems are restored, computerized licensing functions for thousands of doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care workers are being handled in person or by phone or mail.
Matt McCleskey has more...
May 12, 2009 - Maryland's second-highest court heard an appeal by state police over an order to turn over records of their investigations into racial profiling complaints by motorists. Attorney Robert Wilkins, who is representing the Maryland chapter of the NAACP, said the three-judge panel of the Court of Special Appeals did not indicate when it would rule.
Meymo Lyons reports...
May 12, 2009 - The Maryland Transit Administration plans to introduce an automated fare card system by October but will hold off on making the service interchangeable with Washington's SmarTrip cards. A spokesoman for MTA tells The Baltimore Sun that the agency was not able to negotiate a revenue sharing agreement with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. She says the cards for Baltimore-area transit ARE compatible with the Washington cards, so they could be integrated in the future. In the meantime, the cards will be accepted on MTA's core services: buses, light rail and the subway, but not on MARC trains or commuter buses. MTA customers would pay upfront charges for cards and could add value to it at MTA machines around the region.
Rebecca Blatt has more...
May 12, 2009 - Several police departments throughout the Washington area use license plate readers to fight crime, but the American Civil Liberties Union has some concerns.
Eilis O'Neill reports...
May 12, 2009 - After two years of public meetings and expert testimony, D.C. is releasing the final version of its pedestrian safety plan. Nearly half of all district residents get to work by walking and transit. Mayor Adrian Fenty say the pedestrian plan will make their commutes safer by overhauling the policies and practices that guide the city's transportation department. The exhaustive review recommends everything from widening sidewalks to relocating bus stops. There were 16 pedestrian fatalities in the district last year - that figure is down from 2007, when 25 people were killed.
Patrick Madden reports...
May 12, 2009 - A special flag has made its way to D.C., to honor police officers and members of the armed forces who have died in the line of duty.
Stephanie Kaye reports...
May 12, 2009 - Some Republicans in Anne Arundel County say they're being affected by allegations leveled against fellow party member and County Executive John Leopold.
David Schultz reports...
May 12, 2009 - Scientist say after 35 million years, a colossal meteorite is still influencing our area.
Sabri Ben-Achour reports...
May 12, 2009 - A bill to thank 12,000 surviving merchant mariners from World War II heads to the House floor, and a lobbying blitz aims to stop proposed defense spending cuts.
Elizabeth Wynn Johnson reports...
May 12, 2009 - Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad is appealing his conviction after he acted as his own lawyer in 2003. His lawyer in the appeal says he should never have been allowed to represent himself at his own capital murder trial. Jonathan Sheldon is arguing Muhammad's conviction and death sentence should be thrown out.
Katherine Burnett, a lawyer for the state of Virginia, says Muhammad's attorneys in the Virginia case did their duty by discouraging him from representing himself. Muhammad was tried for one of 10 killings committed with teenage accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo. Muhammad was sentenced to death; Malvo is serving a life sentence. The court is expected to issue a ruling on the appeal within a few months.
Stephanie Kaye has more...
May 12, 2009 - High foreclosure rates in the Virginia suburbs may be related to the size of the immigrant population. Latinos are more likely than white Americans to get subprime home loans, according to analysis by the Pew Hispanic Center. Research Director Rakesh Kochhar says those loans are more expensive, and more likely to lead to foreclosure.
Tanya Snyder reports...
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