 | Fairfax Underground website ordered to remove Fairfax High School grades Dec 21st 2012, 23:15 Fairfax Underground is an online bulletin board, not a blog, where almost anything goes. Anyone can anonymously start or join a discussion about local drug dealers, complaints about the Fairfax County police or schools, places to meet women, politics, breaking news, all manner of things of interest to Northern Virginians. It is largely uncensored, so the content can be sexist, racist, vulgar or offensive, sometimes all in one post. Read full article >>   | | UDC trustees appoint a temporary leader Dec 21st 2012, 23:02 Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia named a veteran professor and administrator on Friday to serve as temporary leader of the school following their vote this week to fire President Allen L. Sessoms. Read full article >>   | | Kenyan McDuffie is on the rise Dec 21st 2012, 19:05 Tallying up the winners and losers of Thursday's D.C. Council committee shuffle, there appeared to be one clear winner above all: Ward 5 s Kenyan McDuffie. Not only did the rookie Democrat keep his seat on the powerful Economic Development committee; not only did he get handed the gavel of the Government Operations panel, more substantial than his current assignment; but Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) tapped McDuffie to serve as his chairman pro tempore. Read full article >>   | | Commission recommends raising Maryland's political contribution limits Dec 21st 2012, 17:43 A commission launched by the Maryland legislature is calling for an increase in the state's limits on political contributions as part of an overhaul of its campaign finance laws. Under current law, individuals are allowed to give up to $4,000 to a single candidate and a total of $10,000 during a four-year election cycle. Those limits have not changed since 1991. Read full article >> | | Where to brunch on New Year's Day Dec 21st 2012, 17:17 People spend a lot of energy making sure they say farewell to the year that was with a rambunctious New Year's Eve party, but it seems to me that it's even more important that you welcome the new year with an exceptional brunch. Here are a few options good enough to get you out of bed on Jan. 1. Read full article >>   | | Explosive device discovered in College Park Dec 21st 2012, 17:11 A bomb squad was called to College Park Friday morning for the third time in a week, after an explosive device was found in a van parked in the 5000 block of Edgewood Road. Prince George's County Fire/EMS temporarily evacuated nearby residents, while the bomb squad rendered the device safe. Read full article >> | | Unemployment drops slightly in District, Virginia and Maryland Dec 21st 2012, 17:02 Unemployment levels in the Washington region dropped by the slimmest of margins in November, mirroring a small but consistent decline in joblessness across the country. The rate dropped a 0.1 percent across the board in Maryland, Virginia and the District, according to government data released Friday. The District's jobless rate remained the highest of the three, hovering at 8.4 percent, well above the national average of 7.7 percent. Conversely, in Maryland and Virginia, unemployment stands much lower, now at 6.6 percent and 5.6 percent, respectively. Read full article >> | | Kwanzaa celebrated at The Anacostia Community Museum Dec 21st 2012, 16:07 For many African American families, the holiday season wouldn't be complete without Kwanzaa, the week-long secular celebration based on African harvest traditions. The Anacostia Community Museum, which has been observing Kwanzaa since shortly after the holiday was established in 1966-67, has one of the largest programs in the Metro area with multiple activities between the holiday's beginning, the day after Christmas, and it ending, New Year's Day. Read full article >> | |
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