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Aug 01, 2022

Serena Williams Really Aced Her Visit To D.C.

The tennis superstar scootered and danced around town, and faced off against sister Venus in a Citi Open practice session.

Jul 02, 2013

Venus Williams Was the ‘Right Person’ to Get Equal Pay at Wimbledon, Documentary Director Says

It wasn’t until 2007 that Wimbledon finally started offering equal pay to men and women. And it only happened because Venus Williams fought for it. An interview with the director of a new documentary about Williams’ campaign.

Jul 09, 2012

Venus Williams to Help Inaugurate Dupont Circle Jamba Juice

Venus Williams will be on hand for the opening of a Jamba Juice store in Dupont Circle.

Feb 11, 2010

Both Williams Sisters to Play for Kastles This Summer

The Washington Kastles — defending World Tennis Team champions, mind you — announced a big move today: both Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, will play for D.C.’s WTT outfit this summer. “The historic opportunity to have both Serena and Venus on our team is a thrill, both for the success of our team and for our fans, whose support has been so integral to our success,” said team owner Mark Ein. World number one…

Jul 08, 2009

Kastles Report: Put Away The Tea, It’s Party Tennis Time

The Washington Kastles, the local World Team Tennis franchise, played their 2009 home opener last night. Sadly, their 23-16 loss to the 1-2 Philadelphia Freedoms (whose star player Venus Williams was the big draw of the evening), pushed their record back to 0-3 overall. But World Team Tennis is not entirely about what’s going on on the court or trivial things like win-loss records. In fact, we’d like to dub World Team Tennis as something…

May 09, 2005

WMATA: We’re Lovin’ It?

If you’re riding the Orange Line today, you may come across metrorail’s first ad-wrapped train car. And which advertiser will you see sprawled out on the side of the train car? McDonald’s. But don’t worry “Super Size Me” fans, you won’t see a Big Mac. Fries won’t be there either. It’s a healthier option: Locally, McDonald’s is working with Metro in their efforts to generate additional revenue as the first advertiser as they launch the…

 
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