June 20, 2013

More people Articles

  • The 3-Minute Interview: James Piper Bond, head of Living Classrooms

    By Eric P. Newcomer | 05/15/13 02:30 PM

    Bond is the head of Living Classrooms, a nonprofit that helps educate children and adults in D.C. and Baltimore. How did Living Classrooms get started? This is our 28th year of operation providing hands-on education and job training programs with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth. We...

  • The 3-Minute Interview: Museum curator and author William L. Bird Jr.

    By Matt Connolly | 05/14/13 06:05 PM

    Bird is a curator at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History and the author of "Souvenir Nation," a book coming out May 21 that explores the origins of 50 of the museum's most interesting relics originally saved as keepsakes. What in your museum work gave you the idea...

  • The 3-Minute Interview: Eunique Jones Gibson, founder of the 'Because of Them, We Can ...' campaign

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/13/13 04:40 PM

    Jones Gibson is a photographer and the creator of the "Because of Them, We Can ... " Campaign, which aims to empower and excite youth about black history. The campaign began in D.C. and is being expanded across the country. Tell me about the campaign. It's a campaign that launched during...

  • The 3-Minute Interview: Dr. Mark Batshaw

    By Alan Blinder | 05/10/13 06:05 PM

    Batshaw, a longtime pediatrician in the District, has been named the first physician-in-chief of Children's National Medical Center. What does it mean to you to be the first physician-in-chief at Children's?SClBIt's a real honor. It really is an opportunity for me to try to pull together...

  • Credo: Marion Barry

    By Liz Essley | 05/10/13 03:00 PM

    "Mayor for Life" Marion Barry started his public career as a civil rights activist in the 1960s and later became mayor of the nation's capital. The 77-year-old is perhaps most famous for his 1990 arrest on drug charges, but that didn't stop his political comeback: He was elected mayor again in...

  • The 3-Minute Interview: Colleen McQuitty

    By Kate Jacobson | 05/10/13 06:00 PM

    McQuitty is a special events manager for the city of Rockville, and organizes the city's Hometown Holidays Festival, which runs through Memorial Day Weekend, and features live music and local cuisine. The festival is in its 25th year. What is new this year for the festival? The site is...

  • The 3-Minute Interview: Montgomery County Sheriff Darren Popkin

    By Scott McCabe | 05/09/13 04:50 PM

    Sheriff Popkin is asking gun owners who no longer want their guns to turn them in on Saturday, no questions asked. Montgomery County is one of 20 counties around the state collecting guns. Weapons and bullets can be turned in between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Public Safety Headquarters in...

  • The 3-Minute Interview: Marketer and mother Christine Wilson

    By Brian Hughes | 05/08/13 01:30 PM

    Wilson is founder of MtoM Consulting, a D.C.-based marketing firm focused on promoting businesses to moms. Why focus purely on moms? They account for more than $2 trillion a year in spending in the U.S. -- it's a very powerful market. My two little boys taught me about the incredible...

  • 3-Minute Interview: Author A.X. Ahmad

    By April Burbank | 05/07/13 04:10 PM

    Ahmad's debut novel, a thriller called "The Caretaker" that is the first in a trilogy, will be released on May 21. Ahmad was raised in India and now lives in the District and teaches at the Writer's Center in Bethesda. Could you summarize the basic setup of your novel? It's about an...



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