News Archive - November 23, 2009

Consumer Holiday Spending: Still Weak, But May Rise

By Sabri Ben-Achour

As holiday promotions start appearing in store windows, some consumers are preparing to spend a little more.

Discounts have begun to deck the halls of Pentagon city Mall in Arlington Virginia, where shopper Kathy Gregory is thinking about holiday spending. "I'm spe...

UVA Graduate Named Rhodes Scholar

By Natalie Neumann

A 23-year-old graduate of the University of Virginia who created a nonprofit group to help tackle the AIDS epidemic in Washington has been named a Rhodes Scholar.

UVA Graduate Tyler Spencer learned about a group that trains star athletes in South Africa to teach abo...

Commentary--Help Those In Need...Terri Lee Freeman

With the holiday season upon us, commentator Terri Lee Freeman is urging each of us to help those who are in need.

Freeman is president of The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region…

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The recession is over, or so say the economists. After all, that tell-tale...

Until Metro Arrives, Free Tysons Shuttle Aims To Ease Congestion

By Jonathan Wilson

People who work or shop in Tysons Corner, Virginia now have a new way to navigate its frequently congested roadways, and its free.

The first Tysons Connector bus pulled away from the bus stop outside Nordstrom Department store at 10 o'clock Monday morning. The servi...

Baltimore City Council to Vote On Abortion, Birth Control Rules

By Natalie Neumann

The Baltimore City Council is expected to approve a bill to require pregnancy clinics that don't perform abortions or distribute birth control to put up signs saying so.

City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake introduced the legislation after meeting with ab...

GW Students Push For Gender-Neutral Housing

By Jessica Gould

Some colleges across the country are beginning to let men and women live together in dorm rooms. Now a group of students at George Washington University says it's time to join the movement.

For Kaden Trifilio, the transition from high school to college was especially...

Jury Deliberations Continue For Baltime Mayor Sheila Dixon

It's day three of jury deliberations in the felony theft trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon.

Cathy DuChamp reports from circuit court...

Dixon Trial Resumes Today

By Cathy Duchamp

Jury deliberations resume this morning in the theft trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon.

Jurors had the weekend off after two days of deliberations. Dixon is facing charges of theft, embezzlement and misconduct.

She's accused of going on a personal shopping sp...

Economic Struggles May Cause Latino Community To Shrink

By Kate Sheehy

As the economy has tumbled over the last year, immigrants in the Washington area have felt the effects like everyone else. But the impact has gone beyond their own pocketbooks and all the way to the countries they came from.

Many people in Washington's large Hispanic im...

Latest D.C. Local News

WASHINGTON (AP) A new poll suggests D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty could have a tough fight for a second term. The poll released Monday found 34 percent of voters want to see Fenty re-elected in 2010, while 53 percent said they want somebody new.

WASHINGTON (AP) The murder trial of the man accused...

Power Breakfast for November 23, 2009

Typically, during the week of Thanksgiving on Capitol Hill, one could roll a frozen turkey down the long hallways of the office buildings without hitting a single Senator. This week, a few folks are sticking around to get a jump on the next phase of the health care overhaul process.

Elizabe...

Latest Maryland Regional News

BALTIMORE (AP) Jurors in the theft trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon have recessed again without reaching a verdict. The jury left around 4:40 p.m. Monday after sending a note to the judge saying they had not completed deliberating but were "making progress."

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) The Mar...

D.C. Government To Step Into Messy Condo Dispute

By David Schultz

There's no heating in Monique Townes' Southeast D.C. condo building. For 10 days, it didn't have hot water. And the trash collection stopped months ago.

"So the trash is open and all you see is just bags of trash sitting there," Townes says. "On a warm day, there's an...

Latest Virginia Regional News

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) A Virginia man has been arrested on charges of stealing more than 100 flat screen TVs from Fort Belvoir. Thirty-six-year-old Stephen Don Carter has been charged in federal court in Alexandria with theft of government property. Carter could face up to 10 years in prison if con...

D.C. Food Charity Reaches Out to Military Families

By Mana Rabiee

A local food charity that normally helps needy people is reaching out to military families for the first time this holiday season.

At the Washington Navy Yard in Southeast D.C., young Naval Sea Cadets learn drills from a junior instructor.

Nearby, Commander Jospeh...

Virginia State Board Of Elections Certifies November Results

By Rebecca Blatt

Virginia's State Board of Elections has certified the results of the November 3rd general election. All three Republican statewide candidates won with comfortable margins.

Governor-elect Bob McDonnell received nearly 59 percent of the vote in defeating Democrat Creigh...

Arlington Funeral For Ft. Hood Victim

By Matt McCleskey

Funeral services are scheduled at Arlington National Cemetery today for a military physician assistant from Maryland killed in the recent shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.

Lieutenant Colonel Juanita Warman of Havre De Grace, Md. was 55 years old. She was preparing for de...

AU Study Suggests Transcendental Meditation As Rx For Stress

By Rebecca Sheir

The American College Health Association reports 50 percent of college students feel overwhelming anxiety. A new study at American University suggests a certain kind of meditation might help.

Brittany Gada is only a freshman at AU, but she's no stranger to stress. "Dur...

Dixon Trial Jury Ends Another Day Without A Verdict

The criminal trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon is headed for a fourth day of jury deliberations.

Patrick Madden reports from Baltimore Circuit Court...

Virginia State Board Of Elections To Certify Results

By Natalie Neumann

The Republican sweep in Virginia is about to become official. The State Board of Elections meets this afternoon to certify the results from this year's election.

Today's general election certification will lack the drama of 2005. That's when the election for attorne...

"Art Beat" with Stephanie Kaye - Monday, November 23, 2009

(November 20-Dec 6) CASA PATAS Three weekends of flamenco are coming to D.C. during Gala Hispanic Theatre's annual Fuego Flamenco Festival, on stage through December 6th. Madrid's Casa Patas cultural center keeps things steamy with performances straight out of Spain, as the group imports its fie...