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May 18, 2009 - (May 18) ARLINGTON ARTS FUNDRAISER The Arlington Arts Center hosts a fundraiser at Restaurant Vero with wine tasting and hors d'oeuvres tonight from 7 to 9. The event features Arlingtonian Donna Crease and a taste of California with the wines of St. Supery of Napa Valley, supporting the center's work and the Arlington arts scene.
(May 18) THAT'S BOSS The Boss is back in D.C. tonight at the Verizon Center. But you may hear ticket holders grumbling about a not-so-boss move: organizers oversold the show. Ticketmaster is refunding tickets or offering fans the chance to exchange pricey seats for a nose-bleed view.
(May 18) DON'T GET THE BLUES, BROTHERS D.C. won't have a Screen on the Green this year, but there are other outdoor film venues in our area. The Rosslyn Outdoor Film Festival features free movies that celebrate the 80s every Friday night from May through September, with pre-show games and prizes. Crystal City in Virginia hosts 21-weeks of summer films at sunset. And the Strathmore Music Center in Maryland offers up its lawn in August for outdoor film fans.
An over-sold show on May 18th comes to D.C.
Courtesy of: Bruce Springsteen
May 18, 2009 - A top DC Public Schools official says he wants to reverse course in the way the system educates emotionally disturbed high school students. Kavitha Cardoza reports...
May 18, 2009 - DC Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee has scheduled time with some council members to try and convince them to restore 27 million dollars in education funding. Rhee says she's trying to clear up misinformation about projected enrollment figures for the next academic year. She says some council members think she's projecting an enrollment increase of 3000 students but she says that's not the case. Rhee says an external analysis projected an increase of approximately 400 students. Councilmembers are skeptical there will be more students in DCPS at all, saying enrollment has been steadily declining for a decade. Rhee says there are reasons for that including more schools offering pre-K through 8 programs. Some council members, including Chairman Vincent Gray, had promised to restore the money set aside if enrollment increases but Rhee says it's illegal to hire teachers if their entire salary isn't in the budget. Gray also says he hasn't seen the external report on enrollment. Kavitha Cardoza reports...
May 18, 2009 -
Attendance at this years Preakness Stakes was the lowest in 25 years. Rachel Alexandra held off a late charge from Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird to become the first filly in 85 years to win the Preakness. Yet the crowd size for Saturdays race was down 30 percent. Maryland Jockey Club president Tom Chukas says the drop in attendance was caused, in part, by the decision to ban fans from bringing in their own alcohol.
In the past, the tracks infield was usually crammed with people and a scene of rowdy, drunken behavior. Despite the tamer, smaller crowd, the amount of money bet at the Preakness increased. 86 million dollars was wagered Saturday, 13 million more than the year before.
Patrick Madden reports
May 18, 2009 - With the increase in unemployment, Army recruiters across the country are seeing more and more people enlist. Last fall they met their quarterly recruitment goals for the first time in six years. But as David Schultz reports, convincing people to sign up during wartime is still not easy…
May 18, 2009 - Hundreds of teenagers from across the country competed for scholarships and cash prizes this weekend by setting off rockets in rural Northern Virginia. As David Schultz reports, some adults are hoping this will launch their careers...
May 18, 2009 - Full committee markup of the House energy bill begins today. After months of negotiations, some details still need to be worked out.
Elizabeth Wynne Johnson reports...
May 18, 2009 - The District's chief financial officer says a bag tax would raise millions in revenue and drastically cut down on use of disposable bags. The 5-cent tax would be levied on paper and plastic bags from grocery, drug, convenience and liquor stores. D.C. Councilman Tommy Wells proposed it as a way to reduce pollution in the Anacostia River, where he says 20,000 tons of trash end up each year. In his fiscal impact statement on the Anacostia River Cleanup and Protection Act, CFO Natwar Gandhi estimates the proposed tax would generate $9.5 million between 2010 and 2013 and cut use by 80 percent. By 2013, he says it would reduce use by 80 percent and raise close to $10 million. The revenue would be shared between retailers and the District, with the bulk dedicated to Anacostia cleanup.
Sabri Ben-Achour reports...
May 18, 2009 - A hacker's theft of millions of Virginia's most sensitive prescription drug records isn't dampening Sen. Mark Warner's push for electronic medical records. The former governor convened a conference in Richmond to discuss the medical and cost-saving benefits of digitizing hundreds of millions of patient records nationally. Advocates say having such data instantly available to doctors anywhere would save lives and reduce costs through faster, smarter patient treatment.
Meymo Lyons reports...
May 18, 2009 - Law enforcement officials in Maryland's Montgomery County are trying to make reporting claims of domestic violence easier for victims.
Matt Bush visited the county's new family justice center in Rockville...
May 18, 2009 - An Army captain has pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of military equipment and selling it to an Iraqi businessman. Thirty-six-year-old Elbert W. George III of Suffolk, Va., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal government property today in federal court in Alexandria. George was a supply officer at an army base in Iraq that disposed of excess military equipment.
Meymo Lyons reports...
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