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Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama's mother, passes away at 86
CHICAGO - Marian Robinson – a Chicago native and former mother to 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.
Dance the summer away at these free outdoor concert series in DC, Maryland and Virginia
Free concerts will be popping up all summer long at parks, town squares and outdoor venues across the Washington, D.C., area. As much as we love the big names set to perform in D.C. this summer like Olivia Rodrigo, Jennifer Lopez and Janet Jackson, you don’t have to shell out the big bucks for some excellent music.
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.
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...
MANNA food bank, Montgomery County Department of Transportation roll out food drive to offer free bus rides
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — In partnership with local food bank MANNA Food Center, the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, (MCDOT), kicked off its annual food drive on Sunday to offer free bus rides in return for non-perishable items. Mardia Dennies, director of development and communications at MANNA, said the food drives are […]
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.
Lora Loethen Guilty Of Abusing Adopted Children: Prosecutors
Lora Loethen, 55, was convicted of second-degree child abuse and five counts of child neglect after pleading guilty on Thursday following an investigation into dozens of reports and police visits involving her adopted family in Damascus. In March 2023, prosecutors say that one of Loethen's adopted daughters confided in another...
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