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Historic Avalon Theater makes a 21st century projection change

Films at the D.C.'s oldest theater are no longer shown on 35-mm film projectors.

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Get ready to shuck and slurp Maryland's 'Skinny Dipper'

If the words "shucking" and "slurping" make your mouth water, get ready for the debut of a new oyster raised in Maryland.

Tags: skinny dipper, oysters, preakness, Baltimore, True Chesapeake Oyster Co., Ryleigh, Mike Isabella, restaurants

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D.C. pediatrician remains in custody after court hearing

Dr. Robert Dickey, 73, was arrested Wednesday at his office, which is inside his home in Southeast.

Tags: crime, courts, child pornography, Robert Dickey, pediatrician,

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Fashion and Sheryl Crow raise money for Down Syndrome awareness in D.C. (Video)

More than two dozen models with Down Syndrome, many of them children, took center stage at the Ritz Carlton in D.C. Wednesday night.

Tags: sheryl crow, Down syndrome, charity, Global Down Syndrome Foundation

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Needed vegetation missing from Potomac River

Spring is here and nature is coming alive, but something that should be living in the Potomac River is not.

Tags: Potomac River, steve chaconas, Belle Haven Marina

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GI Film Festival promises a wild ride

The festival promises celebrities and every conceivable emotion.

Tags: gi film festival, military, movies

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White-nose syndrome killing off Va. bats

A new survey of 21 Virginia caves is cause for concern.

Tags: white nose syndrome, bats, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ann Froschauer

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Irish dancers stomp to raise money for Boston's 'tiny dancer' (Video)

Dancers from around the region are kicking, stomping and spinning in circles to support a tiny dancer and her family devastated by the Boston Marathon bombings.

Tags: irish dancers, Looneys Pub, college park, Dance Out For Jane

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Baseball, cycling among dangerous sports for kids

If your child is into sports, you should know it's not just football or hockey that could put him at risk of head injury.

Tags: kids sports injuries, dangerous sports

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In soccer match, Congress competes for charity

Members of Congress traded suits and ties for T-shirts and shorts at the inaugural Capital Soccer Classic, a charity event held Wednesday at Gallaudet University's Hotchkiss Field.

Tags: Gallaudet University, soccer for success, congress,

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