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Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama's mother, passes away at 86
CHICAGO - Marian Robinson – a Chicago native and mother to former first lady Michelle Obama – has died. Robinson was born in Chicago in 1937 and lived on the South Side her entire life until moving to Washington, D.C. in 2009 to help take care of her granddaughters after the election of President Barack Obama.
Purple Line construction to close multiple streets
Purple Line construction will close sections of a half dozen streets this summer, most of them on the University of Maryland (UMD) campus. Off-campus, a part of Rivertech Court at River Road near College Park Academy will close from June 15 to Aug. 25 for track construction. “Our main intention...
Car meetup captured on video in Northeast DC days before Maryland law goes into effect
WASHINGTON (7News) — A video posted on X captured the chorus of cars skidding their tires across the pavement of South Dakota Avenue NE in D.C. Thursday night, just days before a new law specifically cracking down on these kinds of car meetups is set to go into effect across the border in Maryland.
Over 2,000 Attend Washington Armenian Food Festival: Video Report
WASHINGTON — Over 2,000 individuals, including a significant number of non-Armenians, flocked to the Armenian Food Festival at Saint Mary Armenian Church in Washington, D.C. Among them was American reporter Jennifer Delgado from Fox TV, who conducted several live connections with her studio from the hall of events of the sanctuary. “We will worry about the diet another day,” noted the reporter, sampling the traditional baklava and other sweets. “Talking and eating is my gift,” added Delgado, while her collogues from the studio asked her to save some baklavas for them. Delgado interviewed parishioner Shoghik Missirian-Sahakyan. So did the Mirror-Spectator.
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