Yesterday was World Cocktail Day. Did you have one?

Fishbowl reports that Jonetta Rose Barras was fired from her WAMU program with Kojo Nnamdi. Barras claims she was paid less than other staffers at the station. 

The oft-controversial Klingle Road will be closed officially.

WTOP's Adam Tuss reports that he "took Amtrak on National Train Day, and the train broke down. It sounds like a bad joke."

Schlesinger got his dad's bow ties.

Robert Schlesinger, political reporter and son of the late presidential historian and writer Arthur Schlesinger Jr., may have inherited dozens of bow ties—like his father, he wears one regularly—but he is reluctant to admit his career path was carved by his father.

“He was just my dad,” says the son, who in his younger years thought everyone’s father was on TV. “As I got to adulthood I began to really appreciate who he was and what he had done, but by then my course was set.”

Growing up as the only child of Schlesinger and his wife, Alexandra, Robert found that household discussions often focused on politics and world affairs.

After graduating from Middlebury College, Schlesinger worked for such publications as the Boston Globe and now U.S. News, but he remained fascinated with his father’s world: the people who piece together the speeches of some of the nation’s greatest leaders. 

Who Might Be on an Obama Cabinet?
With Barack Obama possibly on his way to becoming the Democratic nominee for president, speculation abounds as to who might make up an Obama Cabinet.

Washington Mother's Day Brunch Guide
It’s that time of year again to pause and appreciate Mom for giving you life and making it a little easier. What’s not so easy: Finding a a place to feed the hand that fed you on one of the most crowded restaurant days of the year. This Mother’s Day (May 11), there are plenty of brunch options to please her palate, from French-countryside-inspired feasts to elaborate buffets.

It's Prom Night in Washington!
With prom in the air at area high schools, we wondered: What was prom night like for our power players, pundits, and socialites?

May wedding bells will ring for Jenna Bush and Henry Hager, but Washington won’t see any of the action—the First Wedding honors go instead to the Western White House in Crawford, Texas, the ranch then Governor Bush bought in 1999.

The town—population 705—has been George W. Bush’s home away from Washington for more than 450 days of his presidency, inspiring a new film, Crawford, this spring from Austin director David Modigliani that answers the question “What happens when the President moves to town?”

It's the weekend! An outdoor James Bond film festival, the queen of rockabilly, a Radiohead concert and Artomatic’s opening are just a few of the many events going on this weekend. Read on for our weekend guide.

DCist has the sad news that local musical festivals are struggling and may not take place again this year.

Good news for cab meter sticklers: WTOP reports that Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority won't allow its cab drivers to pick up passengers at Reagan National Airport if they do not have meters.

BeyondDC previews Bike to Work Day on May 16.

There was an earthquake yesterday! Rare for this area. We ask in our poll: Did you feel it?

It's an expensive city to live in, but turns out DC's also costly to visit. "At $350 a day for two adults, D.C. ranks sixth on the list of the most expensive vacation cities in the U.S., according to the 2008 edition of AAA's Annual Vacation Costs Survey."

What's Up Arlington writes about an upcoming walking tour through "seedy Arlington history."

Creative DC recommends heading to the grand opening soiree of the new location of Tranquil Space Yoga.