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Taking It to the Street
by Ariel Sabar + Follow
Washingtonian Magazine | April 2012
After a decade of setbacks and near misses, DC Vote’s Ilir Zherka says it’s time for a more aggressive fight to give District residents full representation in Congress. It’s a fight he thinks he can win.
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The Memory Keeper: Homicide Watch DC
by Harry Jaffe + Follow
Washingtonian Magazine | February 2012
Last year, 108 people were murdered in DC. Laura Amico wants you to know their stories—all of them.
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High Society: Washington’s Love Affair With Marijuana
by Alexandra Robbins + Follow
Washingtonian Magazine | February 2012
Medical marijuana is set to arrive in DC this summer. But the drug is already a much bigger part of upper-middle-class life here than you might think.
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The Food-Critic Father
by Todd Kliman + Follow
Washingtonian Magazine | February 2012
Todd Kliman knew that becoming a dad would change his life, but he was determined not to go the route of chicken fingers and Chuck E. Cheese. After more than 1,500 restaurant visits with his son, he's learned a thing or two about eating out with kids.
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Killer App
by Shane Harris + Follow
Washingtonian Magazine | January 2012
Have a bunch of Silicon Valley geeks at Palantir Technologies figured out how to stop terrorists?
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How Do You Explain Gene Weingarten?
by Tom Bartlett + Follow
Washingtonian Magazine | December 2011
He’s juvenile and more than a little crazy. Friends say he barely copes with day-to-day life. He also happens to be one hell of a writer.
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How Dulles Airport Brought Us into the Jet Age
by Sudip Bose + Follow
Washingtonian Magazine | December 2011
Fifty years ago Dulles promised to transform Washington into an international gateway. But for all the airport’s beauty, would anyone use it?
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The Crazy, Up-and-Down Life of Celebrity Makeup Artist Erwin Gomez
by Alexandra Robbins + Follow
Washingtonian Magazine | November 2011
His Georgetown salon drew socialites and celebrities until it closed abruptly. Now he’s broke, his ex is missing, and he’s trying to start over.
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Can Washington Handle 30 More Years of Terrible Traffic?
by Tim Zimmermann + Follow
Washingtonian Magazine | November 2011
We’ve got the nation’s worst traffic, and current plans to spend more than $200 billion aren’t going to speed up your commute. There’s one solution that’s working in other cities. Can we make it happen here?
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Are Twentysomethings Expecting Too Much?
by Hannah Seligson + Follow
Washingtonian Magazine | October 2011
They were raised to believe they could do anything, and now they’re demanding more from work than previous generations ever did. Will they change the world or have to lower their sights?