For 7-Eleven convenience stores in Washington, Free Slurpee Day came and went pleasantly enough. But at one Baltimore location, what was supposed to be a friendly promotional event into total chaos. more ›

Indie director John Waters was reportedly hitchhiking in Ohio today when he was picked up by an indie rock bank, Here We Go Magic. Sources say he bought everyone lunch and taught them new words! more ›

Spectators in Baltimore last night gasped when Nik Wallenda, scion of the famous Flying Wallendas tightrope act, nearly botched his high-wire traverse over the Inner Harbor. more ›

The annual D.C. Caribbean Parade has been saved! Well, by Baltimore. more ›

Dulles Airport may not be very highly regarded, but it's certainly better than the three airports serving New York. Also: Baltimore is OK, but Reagan National gets no love. more ›

PETA has jumped on a Baltimore proposal to sells ads on fire trucks by offering to brand them with steamy ads promoting vegan lifestyles. more ›

A Maryland woman was ordered by a judge to stay away from all Walmart stores for the next five years after her role in a fight last October that involved bleach and other hazardous chemicals. more ›

Our long regional nightmare about that winning ticket for a share of a $656 million Mega Millions jackpot is finally over. The real winners came forward, and Mirlande Wilson is not one of them. more ›

Mirlande Wilson, the Baltimore woman who claims she purchased one of three winning tickets in last week's $656 million Mega Millions drawing, now says she can't even find the lucky slip of paper. more ›

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley wants his state to pay for a study that would determine the economic feasibility of building a stadium for D.C. United in the heart of Baltimore, but legislators rebuffed it. more ›

A Baltimore-area woman who purchased one of the winning tickets in last week's $656 million Mega Millions jackpot says it's all hers, even though her coworkers at McDonald's say it was a group ticket. more ›

The mother of a Baltimore second-grader is accusing her son's teacher of taking his lunch money and being physically abusive, the New York Daily News reported. more ›

Slayer, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, and Mudhoney were all name checked during Ryan Adams’ Sunday night solo set at the Lyric Opera House in Baltimore. A prolific musician, Adams’ versatility still never veers into head-thrashing territory, but it’s clear that as a fan of these cult-favorite bands, he has learned how to captivate a fan base with showmanship. more ›

Just in case you thought Major League Soccer was not-too-serious about helping to facilitate D.C. United's exit from Washington -- even though they've been surveying Baltimore residents about potentially relocating United to the city -- well, think again. more ›

Just as Capital Bikeshare added thirty-six docks to four stations this week as part of a broader expansion plan in D.C. and Arlington, Baltimore is planning its own bike-sharing system. more ›

One of our favorite live acts, Baltimore's Double Dagger is calling it quits after nine years. We talked with bassist Bruce Willen on the mark they've left and the celebratory tone of their final shows. more ›

As he did while fronting Pavement during their 2010 reunion tour, Stephen Malkmus once again passed over D.C. in favor of Maryland. But it was worth the trip. more ›

We suggest that you head to the bank today to pick up several rolls of quarters, as this weekend may be the last chance to visit The National Pinball Museum in the District. Director of Operations Tiffani Huskey announced yesterday that museum will be shutter its doors and mothball its machines after the holiday in preparation for its move to a new, undisclosed location in Baltimore. The Museum is offering free admission on Labor Day. more ›

In the District, it's the owner of the football-team-that-shall-not-be-named that's suing a local publication. But for the District's northern-most urban neighbor, though, it's an elected official that went after a journalist. more ›

"Mankind is in the house!" declared Bono at the Corporate Name Stadium Where the Baltimore Ravens Play last night. Look, you can't stop him talking like that. Larry Mullen, Jr., U2's ever-scowling drummer, has tried. And mankind was, empirically speaking, present in large part, to the tune of roughly 80,000 people. more ›

For the first time since 2006, the Maryland men's lacrosse team is heading to the Final Four. The unseeded Terps (12-4) dramatically upset top-ranked Syracuse (15-2) in a NCAA quarterfinal at Gillette Stadium on Sunday. more ›

10 D.C. metropolitan area communities making up parts of the Anacostia River watershed have earned grants from the EPA to promote the use of green infrastructure. The EPA announced the new initiative Friday, along with nine other cities around the U.S., in an effort to reduce the amount of water runoff from entering local waterways, as well as touting the program's benefits to local economies and neighborhood revitalization. The announcement is an update to a 2008 strategy called "Managing Wet Weather and Green Infrastructure." more ›

Somewhat promising news today for fans of D.C. United, who, when it comes to the team's future in Washington, have recently heard little other than "hey, Baltimore's coming on pretty strong here": the club is reportedly looking at "at least four" sites inside the District to build a new stadium, according to Jonathan O'Connell. more ›

D.C. United packing up their shin pads and moving to Baltimore has been a hot rumor for, well, years. Speculation that a move might be on the horizon picked up some more steam this week, as the City of Baltimore released a year-long study on the positive economic impact the team and a new stadium might have if they moved north. more ›

My, how things have changed since the last time Maryland and Navy met back in 2005. And no, I'm not talking about the introduction of a crab-encrusted trophy to the winner. more ›

It's a breaking news kinda Wednesday, apparently. As best we can tell, Marc Steiner was actually the first person to report that embattled Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon has agreed to resign as part of a plea agreement reached with state prosecutors. The AP has since confirmed the news, noting that the mayor's resignation comes shortly after she entered an Alford plea today on a perjury charge. Dixon was convicted last month of embezzling gift cards that were supposed to go to needy Baltimore residents. The AP says the mayor's resignation is effective Feb. 4. more ›

Fifth District Citizens' Advisory Council chairman Robert Vinson Brannum sent a notice out today to the MPD-5D listserv today highlighting homicide statistics that speak for themselves: more ›

Even between the DPW fiasco, the WTOP/biking police escort kerfuffle, not being Superman, facing vital questions about crime, handling a significant legal tussle regarding policing strategies, dealing with his "all-purpose scandal-in-a-box" Sinclair Skinner, recognizing his struggles with the D.C. lottery contract, trying to rebuild OCTO after its bribery scandal, navigating the significant labor strife among teachers in our public schools, and drawing the general ire of the entire D.C. Council, it could always be worse for Adrian Fenty. After all, he could be Baltimore's Sheila Dixon, who finds herself balancing a busy Mayoral schedule with being a defendant on theft charges which could force her to leave the office. (Sorry, Baltimore, we're just looking for some perspective here.) Also on the bright side? Fenty's upcoming 39th birthday bash will feature a "a large cache of Wine, Beer & Soft Drinks." So he's got that going for him, which is nice. more ›