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May 09, 2016

John Stabb, Singer Of Government Issue, Dies At 54

A benefit concert last night went on as a memorial to the punk fixture.

Nov 25, 2014

Condolence Book For Marion Barry Open To Public

Today, Wednesday and Friday.

Nov 24, 2014

The Best Marion Barry Remembered At Anacostia Vigil

“Marion rode this thing called life until the wheels fell off.”

Nov 23, 2014

Photos: A Mural For Marion Barry

Upon hearing about Barry’s death, Pahel Brunis grabbed what he had an painted a mural of the mayor-for-life in Petworth.

Nov 23, 2014

TMZ Calls Late Marion Barry ‘Crack Mayor,’ Angers Mourning Supporters

Nearly 10,000 people have signed a petition urging the tabloid site to change the headline.

Nov 23, 2014

Mayor-For-Life Marion Barry Dies At Age 78

“He loved the District of Columbia and so many Washingtonians loved him.”

Aug 22, 2014

The Snowy Owl Is Dead

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we report that the snowy owl hit by a bus in D.C., rehabilitated in Minnesota and released to the wild is dead.

Aug 11, 2014

President Obama On Robin Williams: ‘He Was One Of A Kind’

“He arrived in our lives as an alien, but he ended up touching every element of the human spirit.”

May 28, 2014

Video: Maya Angelou Recites ‘On the Pulse of Morning’ At The 1993 Clinton Inauguration

The poet is dead at 86.

May 16, 2012

D.C. Officials React to Chuck Brown’s Death

Just as Chuck Brown’s music defined D.C. for so many, his death evoked reactions of sadness from people across the city. In the hours after the news was announced, D.C. officials from Mayor Vince Gray on down expressed their sorrow for Brown’s passing and passed their condolences on to his family.

 
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