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An independent supermarket wants customers to note that its shopping carts now carry only groceries - and not germs.

Syndicated columnist and TV political pundit Robert Novak said he was issued a $50 citation by D.C. police Wednesday morning after he hit a pedestrian while driving his sports car in downtown Washington.

"Killing time" is what locals call the midnight hour in Washington, DC's Trinidad Neighborhood.

Friday, July 25, 2008 Urban design in Washington, DC "Pretty soon, you won't recognize the place.

By Martin Weil Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, July 19, 2008; Page B10 Seven houses were damaged in Northwest Washington yesterday in a fire that burned with an intensity that matched the fierce heat of ...

The Chesapeake Bay Program is helping turn the ground outside Tyler Elementary School in the District into an environmental haven.

A good cheese can elevate a burger to cookout Nirvana. You've painstakingly scraped the grill.

WASHINGTON Capitol Hill will honor two heroes on Thursday. Today marks ten years since a gunman opened fire inside the Capitol, killing police officer Jacob Chestnut and detective Michaesl Gibson.

Suzanne Gonzales loved wearing red with white polka dots so much that she had her prom dress custom-made in her favorite pattern.

Political columnist Robert Novak received a $50 citation Wednesday morning for striking a pedestrian with his sports car in downtown Washington, the Metro- politan Police Department said.

Metro officials say the cracked rail near the Takoma Metrorail station was fixed shortly after 3pm today.

This Friday is payday and thousands of young people in DC Summer Youth Program count on getting their money.

Cory Swartz of Afton, Okla., has recently returned home from an eventful, fun-filled week in Washington, D.C. Swartz, son of John & Carmel Swartz, won the 2008 Rural Electric Cooperative "Youth Tour" contest, ...

From left to right are Kelly, mission pilot Kenneth L. Ham, mission specialists Karen L. Nyberg and Michael E. Fossum, JAXA astronaut Akihido Hoshide and Expedition 17 flight engineer Garrett Reisman.

Jacques Berlinerblau is associate Professor and Director of the Program for Jewish Civilization at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

Michelle Rhee should be commended for her determination to implement courageous and innovative educational reforms in the District of Columbia, and Congress should take note as it considers reshaping the No ...

Oil prices could hit $300 a barrel if the United States does not take drastic action to reduce its heavy dependence on foreign oil, but neither of the top presidential candidates is addressing the crisis, Texas ...

Greater Goods on U Street opened last November and is already the Washington City Paper's #1 Eco Store .

Sunday, July 20, 2008; Page D11 CAMP PRACTICE SCHEDULE Redskins Park opens one hour before practice, and parking lots open approximately 90 minutes before practice.

A block away from the Potomac River at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Attorney General Michael Mukasey lauded the Office of Violence Against Women's efforts to fight sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, and ...