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The Modesto Bee, the hometown newspaper of Chandra Levy, has reported that criminal justice students at Bauder College in Atlanta will be opening their own investigation into the 2001 murder of Levy, which remains unsolved.

Forget Christmas shopping, paying your bills, reading articulate reviews on your favorite local blog. The Internet is for porn. Such is one of the life lessons the delightful Avenue Q, now playing at the National Theater, provides. The now-famous show is a Sesame Street for the post-college, ennui-ridden 20 or 30-something. This means it teaches us not to spell and know our colors, but instead how to cope with useless liberal arts degrees, commitment-phobic boyfriends...

Written by DCist contributor Brett Gellman The Maryland Terrapins (4-5, 1-4 ACC) enter Byrd Stadium for their home finale tonight when they take on #8 Boston College (4-1, 4-1 ACC) in an Atlantic Division showdown. The Terps are reeling from a three game losing streak after falling to UNC 16-13 last Saturday while the Eagles national title hopes fizzled after Florida State stunned BC 27-17. Both teams look to rebound after the disappointing losses. While...

Reuters has a video up of a performance outside the White House yesterday by a Dutch magician called Ramana, in which he appears to levitate. Ramana apparently trained at something called the Academy of Magical Sciences in India, but sources tell us he had to drop out during his senior year to go on a long, circuitous trip with his two best friends in search of an evil nemesis. Now that David Copperfield has...

There's a scene in the action/horror film Blade: Trinity in which a resurrected Dracula, played with a considerable lack of energy by Prison Break's Dominic Purcell, wanders into a store that sells vampire-themed novelty items. For a second — just before Dracula kills everyone around and the movie switches back to another techno-saturated fight scene — it's amusing. Where did vampire lore begin and how did it result in countless terrible movies, action figures and...

Since we last left the Nationals, the team has gone 4-3 and pulled itself out of last place in the NL East. They are one win away from 63, and thus avoiding the humiliation of triple digit loses this year. They are also nine wins from tying last year's total. These are the metrics we have to use to judge a team that wasn't really competing for the post-season anyway (during the pre-season, Vegas...

Sorry for the bad video, but it's the only shareable footage we've found so far of the season finale of Hell's Kitchen from last night, which featured chef Rahman “Rock” Harper, Executive Chef at B. Smith’s in Union Station, winning the whole shebang. My oh my, is that some overly dramatic reality game show outcome production -- they have to try to open a door to see if it's locked or not? Sheesh. Rock...

Over at Gallery Place Living, contributor Columbo provides an illuminating rant on everyone's favorite topic to whine about: D.C. government bureaucracy. In this case, specifically the arduous process of obtaining a marriage license in D.C. Before a lengthy recounting of the entire ordeal he and his fiancée went through to obtain a license to be wed in the District, Columbo summarizes the experience thusly:Step 1: Discover bureaucratic nightmare that is DC. Step 2: Get blood...

The Post brings news today of a new study study by the Corporation for National and Community Service -- the federal agency that administers volunteer programs such as AmeriCorps -- that gives a first meaningful look at volunteering rates in U.S. cities since the Census Bureau began gathering this sort of data in 2002. Overall, the Washington metro area ranked 15th in the nation for volunteering and community service work, though that figure doesn't tell...

>> "Man, if I am ever refused service at a publicly funded institution for wearing a political shirt, I am leaving that fucking place in handcuffs. Someone gets their rights trampled on and she responds with a vegan cake? That is so fucking weak. Grow a pair." [why.i.hate.dc] >> "If you’ve always wanted one of Sen. John Edwards’ $400 haircuts, now’s your chance. Duvall’s Hair Co., in McPherson Square, put a sign outside its...

>> Poor little Village Voice music critic just can't seem to master L'Enfant's design for D.C., gets lost on the way to 9:30 Club and misses half of last night's Air show. Bwahahaha. The diagonals don't form a pentagram for no reason. >> Congratulations to local rising stars Le Loup for getting signed to Hardly Art, a new label under Sub Pop "focused on offering quality records for people to enjoy". You'll learn more...

On Sunday, the Post ran a story detailing the Washington, DC Convention and Tourism Corporation's announcement that they will spend $150,000 beginning this year to research and develop a new catch phrase for the city. We told you a bit about these plans, including the Tourism Corporation's effort to gather your opinions on the District through their Share Your DC survey, back in January. If you still haven't completed the survey, go ahead and take...

The Wizards and Timberwolves both played like they were still suffering from Las Vegas induced hangovers last night but Washington rode the hot hand of Gilbert Arenas and got some timely contributions from his teammates in the Wiz's 112-100 win. Honestly, this game was a bit of a snoozer. The Wizards shot over 50% from the field and built up a sizable lead in the first half, weathered the inevitable run from the TWolves...

We're still a couple of weeks away from putting together a comprehensive Nats season preview like last year's, but we just wanted to pass along this sunny bit of optimism from the Sports Bog: Vegas gives our motley bunch 1:300 odds to bring home a World Series trophy this year - the longest odds in baseball. This year's roster, plus a heap of injury-riddled regurgitation known as "non-roster invitees" begin assembling in Viera this week...

The Wizards 104-99 win over the Detroit Pistons last night at the Verizon Center evened the season series to 2-2, solidified D.C.'s grip on the top spot in the Eastern Conference, and has rendered it extremely probable that Eddie Jordan will coach the East's All-Star Team in Vegas. Good news all around then, except for the small matter of Antawn Jamison re-injuring the left knee he tweaked playing Boston on January 20th. Jamison suffered...

FRIDAY: >> The EU Film Showcase kicked off at the AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Center last weekend, and we'll have a little more about it for you this weekend. In the meantime film buffs should consider checking out Bergman Island, a documentary by another Swedish filmmaker, Marie Nyeröd, that visits legendary director Ingmar Bergman at his home on the island of Fårö. Now 88 years old, this is no doubt the final document of...

Last week, Top Chef returned to the Bravo network for a second season, complete with a new host and a fresh-faced group of hungry culinary hopefuls. And one of this season's contestants on the excellent cooking competition — which pits aspiring cooks against one another in immunity and elimination battles to win $100,000 in prize money, a feature in Food & Wine magazine, an appearance at the Aspen Food & Wine Classic, Kenmore PRO appliances,...

So suddenly it's chilly? Yesterday we were all sweaty messes, but today, with highs predicted to stay in the 60s, we're wearing sweaters. All this temperature-related confusion has led us to look longingly at the Southwest Airlines web site, since the airline finally began service from Dulles this morning. Cheap flights to Vegas are looking pretty sweet. And while we're of course very sad to be reminded of the demise of our hometown airline, we take some comfort knowing that the airline that replaced it actually trains its flight attendants be snarky. Who needs an assigned seat when you've got that much sass on your hands?

By DCist contributor Celeste Dawn Mitchell Mexican food in Washington tends to be either a very bland affair or an unnecessarily fussy affair. Either we need six cups of salsa to impart any sense of flavor to it, or the cooks are too busy making Alaskan scallop enchiladas with toasted pine nuts to put together a decent steak taco. Even the so-called premier Mexican restaurants leave much to be desired. Though the tableside guac is...

Good morning, D.C. How're those new Metro express lanes treating you? We know it's only five stations for now, but we're pretty excited by the prospect of a nearly-50% speed-up through the turnstiles during rush hour. There's nothing more infuriating than finding yourself stuck behind a perplexed tourist who's fiddling with his farecard like a newly-tool-using ape at the beginning of 2001 — unless you count the encounter you just had with him on the...

If it weren't for our life as an -ist, we're not sure we'd ever leave our apartment. Fortunately, to fully -ist, one must seek out the new, the fresh, and the unknown. Brand new, or just new to us, that's what we're all about this week.

The George Washington University's most recognizable basketball player of the last four years, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, signed a two-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks yesterday. Known for his thunderous dunks and an affable personality, "The Mayor" played in the Las Vegas and Salt Lake City summer leagues. Though he was not initially expected to make the Mavericks' deep roster, Pops' play impressed team president Donnie Nelson enough that he cited Pops as "the most athletic...

I want to love Charlie Palmer Steak. The restaurant's absolutely genial namesake chef is responsible for several outstanding restaurants around the country -- among them the Dry Creek Kitchen in Healdsburg, Calif. and Aureole in New York City and Las Vegas. Young executive chef Bryan Voltaggio is a tremendous talent whose kitchen turns out consistently tasty, season-conscious, non-traditional steakhouse fare. The main dining room offers a stunning view of the Capitol. Not only is its all-American wine list among the very best in town, the spot doesn't charge a corkage fee if you bring in an American wine. And Charlie Palmer Steak is one of the few high-end D.C. restaurants that features a Restaurant Week-style promotion year-round with its three-course lunch menu for $20.06.

This post was written by DCist contributor Salima Appiah-Kubi. Warning: Some links contain nude photographs. This Saturday some of the leading ladies of modern burlesque will be taking it off for a good cause. Warehouse Theater will present Burlesque...As It Was, a night of classic striptease benefiting the Exotic World Burlesque Museum and Hall of Fame in Helendale, California. Produced by Kitty Victorian, the force behind much of D.C.’s burlesque scene, the benefit will...

We've discussed neighborhood naming on this site in the past; hokey sounding appelations are fine if they have some historical roots, it seems, but blatant attempts to ape famous hoods in other towns are to be scorned. Mercilessly.

Over the weekend the British tabloid The Sun listed the world's top 10 iconic car journeys, with U.S. roads taking five of the slots: 1. Boston to New York 2. Las Vegas to Grand Canyon; 3. Great Ocean Road, Australia; 4. Miami to Key West, Florida; 5. Amalfi Coast, Italy; 6. Pacific Coast Highway; 7. Monaco to Nice; 8. Route 66; 9. London Embankment; 10. The Rockies, Canada.And while we're somewhat miffed at how the...

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About as close to celebrity-status as the District gets is when Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt decide to buy a house here and Woody Harrelson spends a few days filming a few shots for an upcoming movie. That might soon change. Well, kind of. NBC 4 is reporting that the owners of the world famous Madame Tussauds wax museum are in talks with the District over the possibility of opening a museum in downtown D.C....

It's that time of year again. No, we don't mean tax time, or annual spring cleaning, or checking out the cherry blossoms. It's time to get those applications together for the 2006 Ms. Senior District of Columbia Pageant -- a beauty contest for those ladies who have reached "the age of elegance." Our 2005 Ms. Senior DC, Sandra Bears (pictured right), will pass on her tiara and sash at this year's Pageant, scheduled for June 25, and the D.C. Office on Aging has put out a release to let all local ladies over the age of 60 know that applications are due by April 30.

While Las Vegas, Miami, and New York all get the privilege of having both Crime Scene Investigation labs and a cool show that dramatizes and glorifies their work, the District gets the shaft and has neither of the two. That may soon change. Well, the lab part, at least.