It hasn't been the best of years for Ward 8 Councilmember Marion Barry. He's had some health problems. He had a terrible 4th of July. He triggered a D.C. Council investigation into his ethics in steering a contract to a girlfriend.
But things'll take a turn for the better tomorrow, when the longtime D.C. pol [...]

Erica Meier, the executive director of Compassion Over Killing, the animal advocacy organization that recently announced its Three Greeen Stars awards for the area's top vegetarian/vegan restaurants, promptly responded to my concerns and questions over this year's VegDC.com contest. Her unedited responses are below.
How many of the winners were part of COK's Restaurant Outreach Program?

Since COK launched [...]