CSN to produce all Wizards and Caps games in HD
Best news D.C. sports fans have heard all week. Comcast SportsNet, the local rights-holder for both the Wizards and the Caps, will produce all its regular-season games for both teams…
Washington, DC
Elections
Republicans making gains against Democrats ahead of midterm elections
Republicans are heading into the final weeks of the midterm campaign with the political climate highly in their favor, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Democratic – Politics –…
Arizona primary election results 2010
In Arizona, Sen. John McCain trounced former Rep. J.D. Hayworth in the state’s Republican primary, a victory that virtually ensures the 2008 GOP presidential nominee will return to the Senate…
Dan Quayle comes to son Ben’s defense
Former Indiana Senator and Vice President Dan Quayle has come to his son Ben Quayle’s defense with an e-mail distributed to the junior Quayle’s campaign followers.
Dan Quayle – United States…
Congress
Republicans making gains against Democrats ahead of midterm elections
Republicans are heading into the final weeks of the midterm campaign with the political climate highly in their favor, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Democratic – Politics –…
Food & Wine
Indulge your inner farmer: Get your hands dirty without washing them of the city
About mid-July, a man named Phil shows up at our farm and wants to do a little unpaid work. He has a job he loves in a major city, but…
Crime
THE BLOTTER
Ocean City swimmer’s body ID’d as D.C. man
Police in Ocean City said the body of a man found 16 miles offshore last week was that of Melkis Delgado, 23, of…
Editorials
Congress needs to stop stonewalling on federal court vacancies
THERE IS NEVER a shortage of finger pointing in Washington, so it comes as no surprise that partisans are blaming each other for the failure to fill vacancies on the…
Home & Garden
In the Garden: Fending Off the Weeds With Newsprint
Planting the last of the fall seeds — spinach, arugula, mâche — in a no-till garden.
Education
Potomac students implicated in hacking scheme start group to fight peer pressure
Two Potomac high school students who were implicated last winter in a scheme to change grades by hacking into school computers have started a student group devoted to combating the…
Living Green
Gardeners cultivate questions about effects of severe heat on plants
This summer has been a challenging one for keeping plants growing. Record-breaking temperatures in July and August have created heat stress for plants. According to the National Atmospheric and Oceanic…
Local
Driver hits 2 pedestrians, crashes into Adams Morgan restaurant, officials say
Two young women were seriously injured Wednesday night in the District’s Adams Morgan neighborhood when a vehicle struck them at a busy intersection and then crashed into a restaurant as…
Football
Prospect of work stoppage in 2011 threatens NFL
The NFL season gets under way with an enjoy-it-while-you-can feeling.
Sport – NFL – National Football League – Strike action – Season
Basketball
Bryant’s barrage delivers Wizards’ 11th straight loss
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant caught the ball in the low block, backed down Mike Miller, faked left, then spun right to hit a turnaround, fadeaway jumper. He did a…
