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14th Street most dangerous for cyclists, pedestrians

There are more collisions involving cyclists and pedestrians along 14th Street Northwest, than anywhere else in the District, but a DDOT review finds a "very high percentage" of the crashes in that corridor and across the city are caused by drivers, cyclists or pedestrians behaving badly.

Tags: Max Smith, u street, 14th Street, bicycling, D.C., dangerous roads

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Barbershop owner pleads guilty in $20M tax fraud scheme

The owner of a Southeast barbershop pleaded guilty to charges connected to his role as a ring leader of an elaborate scheme that targeted dead people, drug addicts and people duped into believing they would receive "Obama Stimulus Money."

Tags: Kevin Brown, Ronald Machen, tax fraud, identity theft, D.C.

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Tree falls on bus in Northwest D.C.

A tree fell onto a Metrobus Monday night in Northwest D.C.

Tags: D.C., Metro, bus

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Streetcars in D.C. in 2013? Gray says yes

Will the District see streetcars by the end of this year? According to Mayor Vincent Gray, the answer is yes.

Tags: streetcars, D.C., Vincent Gray, Jamie Forzato

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Police identify Southeast fire victims

Metropolitan police have released the identities of two people killed in a fatal fire in Southeast Washington earlier this week.

Tags: D.C., southeast, R Street fire

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Security upgrades at Hoover Building may liven up dull block

The General Services Administration is eyeing a long, drab but well traveled D.C. block for a series of pedestrian-friendly upgrades.

Tags: Herbert C. Hoover Building, D.C., National Capital Planning Commission

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Barry says D.C. should spend some of surplus

D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry says he's going to try to force the city to spend up to $100 million of its $417 million budget surplus on services for disadvantaged residents.

Tags: D.C., Jack Evans

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Kennedy Center plans 1st expansion since opening

Tags: D.C., Kennedy Center

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D.C. getting an STK steakhouse geared toward women

STK, a steakhouse geared toward female customers, is opening its first restaurant in Washington.

Tags: D.C., STK, restaurants

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D.C. corrections monitoring board back in business

Tags: D.C. Corrections Information Council, D.C.

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