Wednesday August 8, 2007
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Japanese street food, Peruvian dishes, and all kinds of kabobs are new favorites to our local food scene. Join Kojo for a look the region's restaurants and share recommendations about your neighborhood favorite.
Eve Zibert, Restaurant Critic
Michael Birchenall, Editor and Publisher, Foodservice Monthly
Melissa McCart, Freelance Writer and Food Blogger
It was an institution with little power during Soviet times. But today, the Russian Orthodox Church is enjoying a resurgence, with President Putin and others emphasizing its importance to the nation's identity. Join Kojo to find out why some Russians are welcoming the attitude shift, while others are worried.
Yuri Zarakhovich, Correspondent, Time Magazine
Irina Papkova, Research Scholar, Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
John Dunlop, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University
It's been described as a satirical merging of Grease, Hairspray, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Senioritis, the award-winning musical written by local students will soon be a movie and a CD. Get a unique peak backstage, at everything from casting to college rejection letters to proud-but-hovering parents.
Miriam Engle, co-playwright & screenplay adapter, Seniorities: That Outrageous Contageous High School Disease; and graduate, Robinson Secondary School (Fairfax, VA)
William Strauss, co-founder, The Critics & Awards Program (CAPPIES); and producer, "Senioritis: That Outrageous Contagious High School Student Disease"; also co-founder, Capitol Steps
Michael Sapp, actor, Senioritis: That Outrageous Contageous High School Disease