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Pure Leaf "Real or False" Contest 05/16/2013 10:36am • Win a trip for two to New York City to attend the New York City Wine and Food Festival October 18-20 - courtesy of Pure Leaf Iced Tea and WTOP! Let's be REAL. We all know that it is important to tell the difference between what's REAL and what's artificial, especially when it comes to w Arlington Pet of the Week: Kirky 05/15/2013 01:15pm • This week’s Arlington Pet of the Week is a long, but lovable Australian Bearded Dragon named “Kirky”. Here’s what Kirky’s owners had to say about this unique family pet: When our oldest son was six years old he asked for a lizard for his birthday. Our friends had a b Arlington Pet of the Week: Espen 05/08/2013 12:00pm • Meet Espen, a talkative Arlington rescue cat named after her owner’s favorite hobby. Here’s what Espen’s owner had to say about her. You can probably guess that I’m a huge sports fan. To answer the obvious question: Yes, the name “Espen” does derive from ESPN. Arlington Pet of the Week: Sabra 05/01/2013 01:00pm • Meet Sabra, a rescue dog who escaped war and near-death before finding her new owners in Arlington. This is what Sabra’s owner said about this international pooch: This is our dog, Sabra. She is a very special dog because she came to us from Israel as a rescue during the 2006 Israel-Hezbol Pet of the Week: Gordy 04/24/2013 10:00pm • Our Pet of the Week is Gordy, an athletic 9-year-old yellow lab who has a voracious appetite for furniture and brownies. Here’s what owner and Cherrydale resident Susan said of Gordy: He loves playing soccer (see his favorite ball in the picture), taking long walks on the trails a Arlington Pet of the Week: Adam Puppy 04/17/2013 12:30pm • This week’s Pet of the Week is a young rescue dog named Adam Puppy, who is looking for a family to call his own. Here’s what the the volunteers at Lucky Dog Animal Rescue had to say about him: Meet our Lucky Dog. He’s a one-year-old Catahoula Leopard/Doxie mix who is very playf 12 years in prison for identify theft conviction 04/10/2013 05:15pm • WASHINGTON - A Silver Spring man convicted of using credit cards he stole from more than two dozen vehicles was sentenced to 12 years in prison Wednesday. Michael B. Dorsey, 47, was convicted of 22 total counts of misdemeanor theft, felony theft, identity theft and misuse of a credit card for the Arlington Pet of the Week: Cooper 04/10/2013 02:30pm • This week’s Pet of the Week is Cooper, an energetic dog who hits both the gym and the dance floor. Here’s what he wanted to say to his fellow Arlingtonians: Hi, my name is Cooper. From my earliest years, I have considered myself an athlete. They say I’m pretty fast. In order Cupcake Contest Official Rules 04/09/2013 09:35am • WTOP - SPRING CUPCAKE COMPETITION 2013 OFFICIAL RULES 1. HOW TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. In order to enter, from Monday, April 15, 2013 through Sunday April 21, go to the www.wtop.com website, and click on the contest page of wtop.com (search "cupcake" or "contests" in search box) or on the Town of Chevy Chase Fourth Annual Bake-Off 04/05/2013 01:46pm • Bring your appetite and your sweet tooth if you plan on eating at the Fourth Annual Town of Chevy Chase Bake-Off, set for 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday April 14 at the Town Hall (4301 Willow Lane). All are welcome to the event, which this year will feature sweet treats such as puddings, pastries can Arlington Pet of the Week: Roxy 04/03/2013 12:45pm • Meet this week’s Pet of the Week, Roxy, a teeny Yorkshire Terrier with a personality larger than life. Here’s what her adoring owner had to say about this pint-sized Ballston pooch: Roxy is quite likely the smallest dog in the Ballston neighborhood. Smaller than your average Yorkie Arlington Pet of the Week: Pockets and MIRV 03/27/2013 12:30pm • This week’s Pet of the Week honor goes to a pair of quirky dwarf hamster brothers named Pockets and MIRV. While the two share the same genetics and an extravagant cage in Arlington, they could not be more different. Here’s what their owner wrote about them: Pockets and MIRV are brot Arlington Pet of the Week: Ellie 03/21/2013 01:15pm • Meet Ellie, an inspiring 11-year-old lab and pit bull mix who survived living on the streets and now gives back to her Clarendon/Courthouse community by working as a therapy dog. Here is what Ellie’s rescuer and owner had to say about her: I adopted Ellie from a rescue after from college. Feds let Medicare provider give away $20 grocery cards to lure patients 03/15/2013 12:46pm • The Department of Health and Human Services has given qualified approval for a Medicare provider to give away $20 grocery gift cards to induce seniors to get more taxpayer-funded health screenings, despite concerns the promotion could run afoul of federal anti-kickback laws.The HHS inspector general Arlington Pet of the Week: Buster 03/13/2013 12:00pm • This week’s Arlington Pet of the Week is Buster, a boisterous four-year-old cockapoo who is defying the odds. This Ballston pooch has proven that living with epilepsy doesn’t have to mean living life sick as a dog. Here’s what Buster’s owners had to say about him: Not onl