The Maryland General Assembly passed the Healthy Babies Equity Act with a veto-proof majority. Medicaid access expands on July 1.

It took two tries, but the National Zoo was able to coax female giant panda Mei Xiang out of her shelter today to submit to an ultrasound procedure to determine whether or not she is pregnant.

Aw, shucks. We were all set to monitor the live-tweeting of the National Zoo’s ultrasound of female giant panda Mei Xiang, who could possibly be pregnant. But alas.

Junior League Band, joined by Kingsley Flood and Typefighter, will be putting on an all local, down-home, full-throttle show at the 9:30 Club Saturday night.

Usually, when we hear that a cyclist and a driver got into an altercation, the end result is rarely a good one. This time, it was, well, interesting.