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Green Medical Offices

For many people, a driving factor behind the decision to 'go green' is health; our personal health, the health of animals, plants and yes, the planet. Not a day goes by without hearing about some new environmentally product or an award-winning green building. But in places were health is practiced, the changeover has been slow. Matt Bush reports.

More on the Greening of Hospitals

We're joined by Seema Wadhwa, a consultant working as a Sustainability Engineer with the Inova Health System in Northern Virginia.

A Rush to Respond to Fred Fiske

A recent commentary by Fred Fiske criticized talk show host Rush Limbaugh and it generated many responses. Some listeners echoed Fred's comments but many others took Fred to task.

Commentator Brent Bozell is the founder and president of the Media Research Center which is based in Alexandria.

For Love of Liberty

This month, PBS stations are airing a new documentary, "For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots." It tells the story of African-American service men and women in a film that spans the time from the Revolutionary War through the inauguration of President Obama.

Hosted by Halle Berry, the project is narrated by Avery Brooks, introduced by Colin Powell... and boasts narration from the likes of Morgan Freeman and Bill Cosby.

Stephanie Kaye caught up with filmmaker Frank Martin at a screening in DC... where he described the construction of the film.

Our City, Our Stories

We launch a new series this week - a collection of personal stories from all over the District produced by the storytelling performance group, SpeakeasyDC. It's called 'Our City, Our Stories.' In part one, we meet a woman from Ward 5 in Northeast Washington.

Carolyn Parham faced a life-changing challenge when she received an unexpected check in the mail. For more, David Schultz meets Carolyn where she works, the local nonprofit DC Central Kitchen.

David Schultz produced this story with series editor, Shea Shackelford. 'Our City, Our Stories' is a project of Speakeasy DC, and was made possible with funding from the Humanities Council of Washington, DC.

SpeakeasyDC

For more on upcoming SpeakeasyDC events, we speak with Director Amy Saidman.

Pets and Boundaries

Reporter Cathy Duchamp talks about boundaries... pets in the bed... and serious snoring.

Best Bets with Colleen Fay

Every few weeks Metro Connection arts editor Colleen Fay highlights some of the must-see events going on around town. This time, this focus is one ONE visual arts exhibition at the National Gallery of Art.

The show is called 'From Impressionism to Modernism: the Chester Dale Collection' - from January 31, 2010 through July 31, 2011 at the National Gallery of Art.

Music Review: Bellflur

There's no one Washington sound, or single Washington music scene. But there are some musical styles that are rarely made here. One of them is the mostly European genre dubbed 'post-rock,' which uses the rock-band format but draws on jazz, classical, and other musics. Critic Mark Jenkins says Radiohead is a notable example - but says there's one closer at hand - - Bellflur, whose sound is way outside the Beltway.

Bellflur's new EP is called 'Last Quarter of the 20th Century Blues.' Mark Jenkins reviews music for Blurt, Spin magazine and the Washington Post - and reviews film for npr.org and reeldc.com