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Two men arrested in anti-gay assault at Md. bar
A married gay male couple was attacked at an Olney Green Turtle bar on Oct. 22. Montgomery County police on Nov. 10 arrested two men for allegedly assaulting a married gay male couple outside a sports...
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Recession recovery defies predictions
Instead of a glut of homes for sale following the 2008 recession, there’s a shortage. The trend in the D.C. metro area real estate market from the peak of the boom in 2005 to this past year of 2016,...
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Two ‘credible’ gay candidates may run for Md. guv
Gay state. Sen. Rich Madaleno (Washington Blade file photo by Jeff Surprenant) Maryland State Sen. Richard Madaleno (D-Montgomery County), the first out gay member of that body, raised eyebrows this...
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Tide turns against too-high $15 minimum wage effort
Mayor Catherine Pugh (D-Baltimore) vetoed an increase in the city’s minimum wage on March 24. (Photo by Maryland GovPics; courtesy Wikimedia Commons) The “Fight for 15” campaign, largely bankrolled by...
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10 years of March madness
© 2017 MarketStats by ShowingTime. Data Provided by MRIS as of April 5, 2017. The story in MarketStats on the MRIS blog exulted, “This is the highest March median sales price on record, with data going...
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Montgomery Co. LGBT social on tap
(Image courtesy of Facebook) The Visionary Team of the MoCo Pride Center will host a social at Agrodolce in Germantown, Md. on May 21 from 4-6 p.m. Agrodolce is located at 21030 Frederick Rd., Suite J,...
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Regional home sales strong through spring
Area home for sale with lush garden at 4832 Langdrum Lane, Chevy Chase, Md. (listing # MC9965018). (Photo courtesy Evers & Company) During the month of May 2017, home sales in the metropolitan...
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Md. man guilty in murder of trans woman
Zella Ziona was shot to death in October 2015. (Photo courtesy of Facebook) A Montgomery County Circuit Court Jury on Tuesday found a 22-year-old Germantown, Md., man guilty of first-degree murder for...
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4 factors to consider when opening a business
JBG SMITH — the largest commercial development real estate investment trust focused solely on Greater Washington — recently announced it is expanding into new corporate headquarters in Bethesda, Md....
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MoCo Pride Center to launch
Rev. Jill McCrory (Photo courtesy of Twinbrook Baptist Church) A little over a year ago the Montgomery County Police Department wanted to host a community meeting with the LGBTQ community. “They...
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Man charged in Md. trans murder sentenced to 30 years
Keith Renier was sentenced to 30 years in the killing of Keyonna Blakeney. (Photo courtesy of the Montgomery County Department of Police) A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge on Aug. 18 handed down...
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Md. trans woman assaulted in men’s jail: attorney
Olukunle A. Oyekanmi is charged with assaulting a trans inmate. (Photo courtesy Montgomery County Correctional Facility) A case in which a guard at the Montgomery County, Md., Correctional Facility was...
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QUEERY: Ezra MacLeod Towne
Ezra MacLeod Towne (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key) The MoCo Pride Center was formed in October for a fairly simple reason — residents in Montgomery County, Md., felt there was a need....
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Federal AIDS official indicted for soliciting minor
Michael Goldrosen An official with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who has been praised by AIDS activists for his role in administering the Ryan White AIDS CARE program, was indicted...
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Charges lowered, men sentenced in 2016 Md. trans murder
Keyonna Blakeney, 22, was stabbed to death in 2016. (Photo courtesy Facebook) In a little-noticed development, prosecutors in Montgomery County last year dropped first-degree murder and armed robbery...
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Madaleno for governor of Maryland
State Sen. Rich Madaleno is running to unseat Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key) According to Wikipedia Richard S. Madaleno Jr. is an “American politician from Maryland....
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D.C. fares well in HQ2 pursuit
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is looking for a second headquarters and three area jurisdictions are finalists. LGBT rights advocates in the three D.C.-area jurisdictions named by Amazon last week as being...
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New fire chief makes history in Cabin John Park
Corinne Piccardi and wife Monika are raising two kids, Nicole and Riley. (Photo by Ed Tenney) When Corinne Piccardi, 47, a 19-year member of the Cabin John Park, Md., Volunteer Fire Department and a...
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Rockville school named after civil rights icon Bayard Rustin
Bayard Rustin served as co-organizer of the 1963 March on Washington. (Blade archive photo by Doug Hinckle) The Montgomery County, Md., Board of Education voted 6-2 on April 12 to name a new elementary...
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Arrest made in 5th D.C. anti-gay assault since April
A suspect allegedly ripped down Pride decorations at a Dupont Circle business on Sunday and assaulted a shop employee. D.C. police on Sunday arrested a 34-year-old District man for allegedly destroying...
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