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Each week, WAMU 88.5's Metro Connection reaches across D.C., Maryland and Virginia to gather the sounds and stories that capture the current events, culture and personalities driving the Washington region.

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Friday, February 15, 2013

Date Lab: Sharing The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of Blind Dating

We go behind the scenes of Date Lab, the Washington Post's experiment in blind dating.

Howard Prof Relies On 'Green Chemistry' To Improve Drugs

Joseph Fortunak teaches chemistry and pharmaceutical sciences at Howard University, and is working to make life-saving medicines more available and sustainable for African countries.

Scientists Use Chemistry To Keep Soldiers Safe

Civilian scientists at Fort Belvoir are working on technology that uses chemistry to detect potential bombs.

New Details On Political Wrangling At Airports Authority

A former member of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board says the agency's leaders were actively involved in the political manuevering that led to the removal of two pro-labor colleagues.

How A Maryland Community Draws From History As Slave Enclave

In honor of Black History Month, we visit two of Maryland's "kinship communities," which were settled by former slaves after the Civil War.

D.C. Gigs: Greeting Power Brokers At The Willard

In our latest edition of D.C. Gigs, we'll head to the Willard Intercontinental Hotel, where Steve Blum has worked for more than 26 years as bellhop, doorman and lobby manager.

D.C. Dives: Jay's Saloon Recalls Different Era In Clarendon

Our monthly series on local dive bars takes us to Jay's Saloon in Clarendon, Va. Jerad Walker finds out why this quirky establishment has survived for 20 years... and why it may soon be gone.

Friday, February 8, 2013

This Week On Metro Connection: Makeovers

From career transitions to the revitalization of neighborhoods, this week we're all about "Makeovers" — personal, professional and everything in between.

Residents Restore Historic Chesapeake Bay Boat 'Kathryn'

Residents of Maryland's Eastern Shore are raising money to make over a more than 100-year-old oyster dredgeboat, or skipjack.

FBI's First Female Profiler Remakes Life In Retirement

When Rosanne Russo was a kid, she never dreamed she'd grow up to become an FBI agent. But in 1979, she transitioned from a school psychologist to the bureau's first female criminal profiler.

Fate Of Rare Northern Virginia Dairy Barn In Question

Residents in the Pimmit Hills area of Fairfax County say their neighborhood is home to one of the last dairy barns inside the Beltway. And now they're pushing for that barn to be preserved.

D.C.'s Biggest Concert Venue, Surrounding Neighborhood Get Makeovers

As Ward 5's industrial zone moves toward a transformation, Echostage, the city's largest concert venue, is undergoing its own renovation.

Door To Door: Spring Valley, D.C., And Maplewood, Md.

This week, we visit Spring Valley in Northwest D.C., and Maplewood in Bethesda, Md.

Remaking The Image Of A Washingtonian Who Made Over The City

When it comes to Washington native son Alexander Robey Shepherd, you could say the controversial figure was associated with not one makeover, but two.

Meet The Man Behind The 'Nutrition Facts' Label

In 1992, graphic designer Burkey Belser was asked to jazz up a new label that would go on every packaged food item in the United States.

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Frontman Of Popular Jamaican Ska Group Hit By Bottle During Virginia Show

Toots and the Maytals frontman Frederick "Toots'' Hibbert was hit in the head on Saturday night, leaving him with seven stitches.

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Giant Renaissance Food People Descend Upon New York

Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a 16th-century artist who liked to play with his food, transforming it into the building blocks of many of his fantastical portraits. Artist Philip Haas has taken those portraits out of museums, reinterpreting them as colossal statues that interact with the natural environment.

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Metro Connection

Arts & Culture

Frontman Of Popular Jamaican Ska Group Hit By Bottle During Virginia Show

Food

Giant Renaissance Food People Descend Upon New York

Politics

Is There Really A Second-Term Curse?

Technology

Pledging Not To 'Screw It Up,' Yahoo Seals Deal For Tumblr

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