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A restaurant revival in some Washington neighborhoods reflects an excitement among the segment of the city that doesn’t change with each new administration.
Reviews of shows at the Under the Radar Festival, including “County of Kings,” “England,” “First Love” and others.
Washington restaurateurs see rays of hope emanating from President-elect Barack Obama’s status as a frequent restaurant-goer.
François Simon, possibly the most feared and most read figure in France’s culinary world, recently made his debut as a chef.
A device intended to prevent strokes provides a case study of how the actions of many can combine to undercut the gathering of reliable medical evidence.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 14, 2009, covering January 14, 2009.
Taylor Swift
Beyonce
Kanye West
Soundtrack
Nickelback
2009Jan Kaplický, Czech architect, designed the Selfridges Building (born 1937)[†]
Jan Kaplický was a Neofuturistic Czech architect who spent a significant part of his life in the United Kingdom. He was the leading architect behind the innovative design office, Future Systems. He was best known for the neofuturistic Selfridges Building in Birmingham, England, and the Media Centre at Lord's Cricket Ground in London.
2009Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican actor (born 1920)[†]
Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino, KSG was a Mexican and American film and television actor. Montalbán's career spanned seven decades, during which he became widely known for performances in genres from crime and drama to musicals and comedy.
In 2009, the world population was approximately 6,932,766,416 people[†]