It is late March in Washington, already a day into the world’s most popular tree blossom festival, and yet winter, like a sozzled old man in a bar, is dragging its feet out the door.

Our lives run on food. Food nourishes us, it comforts us and it can make us feel happy and guilty simultaneously.

In 2012, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s dignified image was tarnished when they shamed a student during a judicial hearing .

Landin Gambill, who reported that her ex-boyfriend raped her, was met with degrading and accusatory questions during the ensuing honor court hearing.

Following the State of the Union, Twitter was cluttered with #madmen. But it wasn’t about Don Draper or Madison Avenue, but rather about progress in regard to women’s rights and wages. 

“You know, today, women make up about half our workforce, but they still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns,” President Obama said in his speech.

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The AU Beekeeping Society is excited to install new bees in their apiary this spring after such a harsh winter.

DC is not generally considered an “innovative” city. Despite the young, ambitious would-be movers and shakers in the District’s universities and internship programs, it is known as stodgy and bureaucratic.

The landscape is all gently rolling, snow-covered hills dotted with farms and cattle. It looks bleak after the latest winter storm, with a backdrop of skeleton trees and pale skies.

Caught smoking a joint? No worries. The Simple Possession of Small Quantities of Marijuana Decriminalization Amendment Act of 2013 reduces marijuana possession penalties from a criminal misdemeanor to a non-arrestable civil infraction.

At their peak, a passing flock could darken the sky for hours. The downbeat of their wings would cause a chilling draft.

Jack Vogtle sits in a metal chair in front of the Davenport Coffee Lounge at American University.

Dr. Katie DeCicco-Skinner does groundbreaking cancer research at American University in addition to being a professor, a parent and an avid outdoor adventurer.

In June of 2010, President Obama was attending Easter service at Allen Chapel in Southeast DC after a violent shooting in the neighborhood.