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Virginia GOP dumps leader who claimed only Christians are fit to run for office; Five-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky, of Bethesda, will turn pro

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Fifty years ago some called D.C. ‘the colored man’s paradise.’ Then paradise erupted. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fifty-years-ago-some-called-dc-the-colored-mans-paradise-then-paradise-erupted/2018/03/22/6ae9ec1c-208e-11e8-94da-ebf9d112159c_story.html?utm_term=.882aa0ff9f7e&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Despite decades of slavery, segregation and discrimination, Washington was said to be special, a “secret city” walled off from the white world outside. But the city burned after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., on April 4, 1968, and it would take years to rebuild.

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Virginia GOP dumps leader who claimed only Christians are fit to run for office <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/virginia-gop-dumps-leader-who-claimed-only-christians-are-fit-to-run-for-office/2018/03/26/d3c2cf36-310c-11e8-9759-56e51591e250_story.html?utm_term=.3b80a47ae908&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Fredy Burgos, who has disparaged Muslims and immigrants, faced a backlash after posting a comment many saw as anti-Semitic.

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Five-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky, of Bethesda, will turn pro <https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/five-time-olympic-gold-medalist-katie-ledecky-will-leave-stanford-and-turn-pro/2018/03/26/556bf0dc-30fc-11e8-94fa-32d48460b955_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The 21-year-old swimmer, who competed for Stanford the past two years, will give up her remaining college eligibility and begin training in earnest for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

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National Zoo awaits arrival of its first baby gorilla in nine years <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/national-zoo-awaits-arrival-of-its-first-baby-gorilla-in-nine-years/2018/03/25/ff9cdbf4-2ea7-11e8-8688-e053ba58f1e4_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Power couple Baraka and Calaya made love at first sight: Their baby is due any day.

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The dedicated, and the lucky, score tickets to ‘Hamilton’ at the Kennedy Center <https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/the-dedicated-and-the-lucky-score-tickets-to-hamilton-at-the-kennedy-center/2018/03/26/c6508a14-30f3-11e8-94fa-32d48460b955_story.html?utm_term=.a52560cf23f8&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Hundreds waited in the cold at the arts center and tens of thousands waited online for seats to the blockbuster musical.

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Off-duty firefighter trainee accused of drunken driving at 126 mph and ramming state trooper’s car <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/off-duty-firefighter-trainee-accused-of-drunken-driving-at-126-mph-and-ramming-state-troopers-car/2018/03/25/45ed40a2-2ec7-11e8-8ad6-fbc50284fce8_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The man was near the midpoint in the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Training Academy.

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It’s not your imagination: March in Washington has been really cold <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/03/26/its-not-your-imagination-march-in-washington-has-been-really-cold/?utm_term=.8914f3d406b9&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The persistence of the cold has been much more noteworthy than its intensity.

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‘I still see the scars’: Those who remember 1968 see beyond the city’s progress <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/i-still-see-the-scars-those-who-remember-1968-see-beyond-the-citys-progress/2018/03/22/d35b33ce-1cc3-11e8-b2d9-08e748f892c0_story.html?utm_term=.86fc0e573aa0&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Larry Rosen lost his pharmacy during the riots, and at 94, he hasn’t forgotten it.

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Court in Metro’s ad ban case discusses Christmas shopping, beer-making monks, charitable giving <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/metros-ban-on-religious-themed-ads-back-in-court/2018/03/25/f2f97888-2e04-11e8-8688-e053ba58f1e4_story.html?utm_term=.3f880f56a1cc&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Ad campaign from Catholic archdiocese at center of renewed legal challenge

By Ann E. Marimow • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/metros-ban-on-religious-themed-ads-back-in-court/2018/03/25/f2f97888-2e04-11e8-8688-e053ba58f1e4_story.html?utm_term=.3f880f56a1cc&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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This H Street church was a hub of the community in the 1960s, then came the riots. It never thrived again. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/this-h-street-church-was-a-hub-of-the-community-in-the-1960s-then-came-the-riots-it-never-thrived-again/2018/03/22/b3bde402-2615-11e8-874b-d517e912f125_story.html?utm_term=.5cfedea656dd&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

A corner landmark for well over a century, Douglas Memorial United Methodist Church now struggles for members and money even as the area around it undergoes a revival.

By Julie Zauzmer • Read more » <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/this-h-street-church-was-a-hub-of-the-community-in-the-1960s-then-came-the-riots-it-never-thrived-again/2018/03/22/b3bde402-2615-11e8-874b-d517e912f125_story.html?utm_term=.5cfedea656dd&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>
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Mr. President tweets: The First Lady has laid an egg <http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/mr-president-tweets-the-first-lady-has-laid-an-egg/2018/03/26/8a24f889-2e17-4b5c-9d73-ff228debb3ca_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

A female bald eagle named First Lady has laid an egg in a nest at the National Arboretum in Northeast Washington.

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Airbnb home-sharing hosts in Alexandria must start charging tax starting April 1 <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/airbnb-home-sharing-hosts-in-alexandria-must-start-charging-tax-starting-april-1/2018/03/26/fecf8814-2ec7-11e8-b0b0-f706877db618_story.html?utm_term=.393f592b442b&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

The first agreement in Virginia between Airbnb and a local government could raise $100,000 in the coming year.

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‘A powerful story’: How freed slaves helped shape Virginia after the Civil War <http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-powerful-story-how-freed-slaves-helped-shape-virginia-after-the-civil-war/2018/03/26/18c2c78f-6e51-4274-8a1b-187b2d02641d_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

During Reconstruction, African Americans were fully represented in Richmond and had an equal hand in shaping state government. But it didn't last.

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11 things to do in the D.C. area this week <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2018/03/26/11-things-to-do-in-the-d-c-area-this-week-2/?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Local cidery Anxo welcomes four traditional English cidermakers to its bar for a special tasting.

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