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The amount Facebook is pric ing its initial public offering — meaning investor demand is strong for the social networ k.

extra shares reserved to cover additional demand are sold as part of the transaction. Without the extra shares, the offering raises $16 billion. The IPO values the company at around $104 billion, above Amazon.com, Disney and Kraft. The offering is shaping up to be one of the largest in history — a huge payoff for a company that started out eight years ago with no way to make money. The $38 price tag is the price at which investment banks orchestrating the offering will sell the stock to their clients. Facebook’s stock is expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market early Friday under the ticker symbol “FB.” That’s when so-called retail investors can try to buy the stock. Facebook is the third-highest valued company to ever go public, according to data from Dealogic, a

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Greece on Thursday swore in 300 legislators for just one day before it dissolves Parliament and calls new elections, among them 21 lawmakers from Golden Dawn — arguably the most far-right party to be involved in a European national legislature since Naziera Germany. Formerly a shadowy fringe group, Golden Dawn vehemently rejects the neo-Nazi label, insisting it is a nationalist patriotic party,

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French President Francois Hollande’s new Socialist-led government adopted a 30 percent pay cut Thursday, a gesture of shared sacrifice by leaders who must now reduce the country’s massive debts and tackle spiraling unemployment. The new Cabinet’s ﬁrst meeting, just a week after conservative forHollande mer leader Nicolas Sarkozy last convened his government, marked a sharp shift in France’s power structure and strategy for solving Europe’s debt crisis. Hollande promised during his campaign to protect France’s elaborate social beneﬁt system — even vowing to roll back some of

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Sarkozy’s cuts — while also continuing to trim the country’s deficit. France hasn’t balanced a budget in nearly 40 years, and Hollande has promised to eliminate the deficit in 2017. It will be a difficult balancing act for the Socialists, who are taking power in the middle of a global economic slowdown and Europe’s debt crisis. Economists say growth will require deep reform to France’s inflexible labor market — and it’s unclear if Hollande is willing to take that on. (AP)

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D.C. Councilmembers Ride in Self-Driving Car Marveling over what they billed as the potential future for getting around town, D.C. Councilmembers Mary Cheh and Tommy Wells took a quick spin Thursday in Google’s new self-driving car. Cheh, D-Ward 3, chairwoman of the Committee on the Environment, Public Works and Transportation, and Wells, D-Ward 6, rode about 10 blocks in the self-driving Toyota Prius following a briefing with Google officials at the company’s Washington office in NW. “It would enable people who are not able to drive, people who are blind or disabled, it would enable

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them to drive a car,” Cheh said after the trip. Still, Google ofﬁcials conceded there are still kinks that need to be worked out, including how to avoid other vehicle accidents that could be blocking travel lanes. (T WP)

An Arizona congressman who wants to ban abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy says the termination of fetuses that can feel pain is “the greatest human-rights atrocity in the United States today.” The bill from Republican Rep. Trent Franks is similar to bills approved in eight states. It’s a top priority of the National Right to Life Committee, which contends that advances in medical science make clear that abortions after 20 weeks are cruel and inhumane. But there’s no consensus in the scientiﬁc community about when fetuses begin feeling pain. Franks’ comments came at the beginning of a subcommittee hearing on the bill Thursday. Rep. Jerr-

old Nadler (N.Y.), the subcommittee’s top Democrat, called the bill “just another battle in the Republican war on women.” He also dubbed the theory that 20-week-old fetus can feel pain “a marginal view in the scientiﬁc community.” The two sides also bickered over procedure, as Del. The number Eleanor Holmes of weeks after Norton, D-D.C., which a fetus can feel pain, the had asked to testify and was rejectNational Right to Life Commit- ed. tee contends. Franks asked if she would prefer to sit on the dais with her fellow lawmakers, though without the ability to speak or ask questions. Norton declined. At a news conference before the hearing, Norton said the measure made her feel “disgust and anger,” as “the reach of this bill goes well beyond anything we have experienced.” (THE WASHINGTON POST/AP)

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of it more as Bike at Least a Little to Work Day. If you can manage to bike to a Metro station, that’s something WMATA would like to see you celebrate more than once a year. It’s expensive to build more car parking, and it’s not even remotely feasible in most places. So how can

more passengers find their way to the trains? By arriving on foot or by bike. A study WMATA released in 2010 set an ambitious goal: to increase the number of riders who get to the station by bike from the 1,600 it counted (that’s about 0.7 percent of Metro riders) to 12,000 people in 2030. We’re starting to see changes at stations reflecting this bike boosterism. Over the past few months, WMATA has installed new racks for 140 bikes. And on Tuesday, the first Bike & Ride facility was unveiled at the College Park station. It’s a 2,400-squarefoot enclosed space with room for more than 100 bikes. You can’t enter unless you have an access card (which costs a one-time fee of $5) that serves as both your ID and payment method — parking costs 5 cents an hour between 8 a.m. and midnight, and 2 cents an hour the rest of the time. That means most folks storing their two-wheelers while they’re at work will have to pony up an extra 50 cents a day for the service, but they won’t need to worry about returning from the office only to find that their bike’s been filched. (And it sure beats paying bus fare.) The Vienna and King Street stations are scheduled to get similar facilities in 2013, and more Bike & Rides are on the way in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, WMATA promises. So before too long, no one will have a good excuse for not participating in Bike to Work Day. At least a little.

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them as “an evolution in the organization.” Sarles said the system is undergoing major rebuilding, working through a backlog of repairs and preparing for the new Silver Line to open. The management changes are looking “beyond that as an organization,” he said.

Sarles said the agency’s human resource department now will report directly to him as opposed to the chief of staff. This comes as the agency is expected to hire some 900 people in the near future, in part to get ready for the opening of the Silver Line. DA N A HEDGP E T H (THE WASHINGTON POST )

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8WYaijeho The Ending Spending Action Fund, a conservative super PAC, was considering a proposal for a $10 million TV ad campaign highlighting the racially incendiary sermons of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, above, the New York Times reported Thursday. Joe Ricketts was identified by a Republican strategist Wednesday as the financier behind the plans, which the Times said would have mounted â&#x20AC;&#x153;one of the most provocative campaignsâ&#x20AC;? of the super PAC era. Wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relationship with Obama, his former parishioner, was a hot-button issue in the 2008 presidential race.

The amount of Americans who think President Obama will win the 2012 presidential election, according to a Gallup poll released this week. Only 36 percent think that Mitt Romney will win. However, figures released Thursday showed Romney essentially tied Obama in fundraising last month. Romney and his party raised $40.1 million in April, compared with the $43.6 million that Obama and the Democratic Party raised last month. (AP)

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distanced himself from the plan and announced he, too, would reject a racially focused approach. Reaction from the Obama team was swift to the Ending Spending proposal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are moments when you have to stand up and say thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the right way to go,â&#x20AC;? White House press secretary Jay Carney said. Obama campaign manager Jim Messina, commenting before Romney denounced the plan, noted that Sen. John McCain, Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opponent in the 2008 presidential race, had rejected using Wright and

M^e ?i @e[ H_Ya[jji5 J. Joseph Ricketts, 70, a Nebraskan known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joe,â&#x20AC;? built the TD Ameritrade brokerage firm into a billion-dollar empire. A champion of free enterprise who once supported Democratic Party candidates, Ricketts joins such well-heeled conservative activists as the Koch brothers in pumping millions of dollars into campaigns. As the man reportedly behind a planned $10 million anti-Obama ad blitz â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a spokesman on Thursday blamed the proposal on consultants â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ricketts is a rising force in GOP and conservative politics. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t run in the family: Rickettsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; daughter, Laura, is a prominent lesbian activist who is a volunteer fundraiser for President Obama. (AP)

Wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sermons in that campaign. But Republican strategist Fred Davis clearly wanted another chance to use the strategy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our plan is to do exactly what John McCain would not let us do: show the world how Barack Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opinions of America and the world were formed,â&#x20AC;? Davisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; proposal said. Unease with Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history with Wright has percolated among many Republicans for years, providing fodder for conservative television and talk radio.

But Republican strategists generally said they were put off by the Davis groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approach, reasoning it would meet resistance from independent voters likely to decide the outcome of the election. A majority of those voters approve of Obama personally even as they remain skeptical of his performance as president. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Among those folks the personal incendiary stuff will backďŹ re badly and will be seen as mean, personal and angry,â&#x20AC;? Republican pollster Adam Geller said. BETH FOUHY AND PHILIP ELLIOT T (AP)

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J^[ DWj_edWbi Davey Johnson was younger then, but the players were older. The mix was just about perfect. It was 1997. The stadium was full and anything was possible. The Baltimore Orioles dominated the American League East, led by Cal Ripken Jr. and Mike Mussina. They jumped into first place on opening day and never surrendered it. Fifteen years have passed and things have changed. Johnson, now 69, manages the Nationals, a franchise that migrated south from Montreal in 2005. He’ll manage against the Orioles for the first time when the team visits Nationals Park for a three-game interleague series this weekend. Both teams sit at or near the top of their respective divisions, surpassing expectations. “The team I had in Baltimore was much more experienced, a lot more veteran players,” Johnson said. “We were a club that when we connected we hit it out. Hit a lot of home runs, struck out a lot, but that could remind me of this club.” Johnson’s two-year stint in Baltimore ended amid a feud with owner Peter Angelos, not long after the 1997 team fell just shy of the World Series. The Orioles have spent the last decade and a half trying and failing to recapture the excitement of 1997, failing even to produce a winning season. The Nationals’ best finish since their reincarnation was an 81-81 record in that inaugural year. The challenge, then, is repli-

— DAV E Y JOHNSON, COMPARING THIS YEAR’S NATIONALS TO THE 1997 BALTIMORE ORIOLES HE MANAGED TO THE AMERICAN EAST TITLE.

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cating the consistency of Johnson’s 1997 team. For Washington, the most difﬁcult part might be overcoming its numerous injuries. It has relied on a young but dominant starting rotation to counter the loss of key hitters and late-inning relievers. But only one player, catcher Wilson Ramos, is not expected to return this season. The Nationals are biding their time waiting on the rest, hoping to fend off competitors in the National League East. For Baltimore (25-14 after a 5-3 win in Kansas City Thursday),

which entered the season with a less imposing roster and far lower expectations, it means overachieving for six months, rather than six weeks. It means hoping a roster with few proven entities can maintain the pace that has the O’s ranked second in the AL in both team batting average and team ERA, while holding off the Rays, Yankees, Blue Jays and Red Sox. “A good start’s one thing, but you’ve got to maintain it,” Johnson said. “We’ll have two or three rough weeks before we start getting reinforcements in, but I think we’re up to the task. Now it starts getting crunch time, when you start going back to playing in your division a lot. We’re in a very strong division, as is Baltimore, so there’s some similarities there. It’s not going to be an easy hoe.” DEREK TURNER (FOR E XPRESS)

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ly respect that. I just hope anyone who bets Bodemeister is regretting it Saturday night.” Baffert was asked whether being a ﬁve-time Preakness winner was an advantage. “I’ve won it with the best horse. That’s why I’ve won it,” he replied. “That’s the best advantage you can have.” And Bodemeister, who arrived at Pimlico on Wednesday, is in excellent shape. Despite losing the Derby to hard-charging I’ll Have Another, Bodemeister was installed as the 8-5 favorite in Saturday’s second jewel of the Triple Crown. I’ll Have Another was a 5-2 pick on the morning line. Baffert was delighted to receive the No. 7 post in the 11-horse ﬁeld.

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Mystics Hope Sky Isn’t the Limit This Year J^[ Coij_Yi Revamped and revitalized, the Mystics host the Chicago Sky on Saturday in the 2012 WNBA season opener for both teams. The two squads missed the playoffs last season, and then dramatically altered their rosters in the hopes of not duplicating the unwanted achievement. Injuries and inexperience doomed the 6-28 Mystics, who brought back only four players from last year. Here’s a primer on the team before the opener. J^[ Y^Wd][i0 Coach and general manager Trudi Lacey worked the phones this offseason, replacing nearly two-thirds of the roster. The current crew offers imposing size, veteran presence, and depth. Expect more running more sharing on offense and better resistance on defense.

exhibition win — the crafty small forward is back. She averaged 14.1 points and shot 45 percent from beyond the arc in 2010.

J^[ 7bb#IjWh Crystal Langhorne fended off constant double and triple teams last season to lead the Mystics in points (18.2), rebounds (7.6) and field goal percentage (53.4). Her scoring average rose for the fourth-straight season in 2011, and she’s looking to make it five in a row.

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J^[ ijWhj0 In theory, opening with three-straight home games is a nice way to tip off the new campaign. The Mystics began last season 0-3 at the Verizon Center. J^[ Z[\[di[0 Washington’s defense allowed opponents to shoot 46.5 percent from the field, secondhighest in the league. The 6-foot5 Michelle Snow and shot blocker Crystal Robinson should make the lane less hospitable this year.

J^[ _d`kh_[i0 Second-leading scorer Matee Ajavon (14.7 points) missed time during training camp with a sore knee, making the starting off-guard’s status uncertain for the opener. Same goes for rising point guard Jasmine Thomas (right knee tendinitis). J^[ h[jkhd0 Monique Currie missed nearly all of last season with a torn ACL. Based on early returns — 19 points in Monday’s

J^[ \e[0 Chicago’s intimidating center Sylvia Fowles, a member of the U.S. women’s basketball 2012 Olympic team, is the reigning WNBA Defensive Player of the Year. Some analysts rate the Sky’s addition of forward Swin Cash a game-changer for the team that beat the Mystics all four times the teams played last season. J^[ i[Wiedbed] ikXfbej0 Even with the upgrades, the postseason could remain elusive in the loaded East. Then again, another down year could lead to the Mystics landing heralded prospects Brittney Griner or Elena Della Donne in the 2013 draft. Even casual fans know those franchise-altering names and how the addition of either frontcourt force could make deep playoff runs commonplace and six-win seasons a distant memory. BENJAMIN STANDIG (FOR E XPRESS)

“With him, anything in the middle would be ﬁne,” the Hall of Fame trainer said. “With the Preakness, you just don’t want to be stuck on the inside where you have to use your horse a little bit. The Derby winner drew really well, also.” I’ll Have Another will start from the No. 9 post. The colt, who won the Derby out of the No. 19 post, will again be ridden by Mario Gutierrez. A victory would give I’ll Have Another the chance to become the first Triple Crown winner since Afﬁrmed in 1978. “I’m confident,” said trainer Doug O’Neill. “You never know. But as long as we continue to train like our horse is training, we won’t be that far off Bodemeister. If anything Bodemeister might be behind us early.” DAVID GINSBURG (AP)

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Selig: A’s May Relocate Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says it’s up to Oakland owner Lew Wolff to decide whether to consider additional sites for a new ballpark for the Athletics, leaving open the possibility of a move outside the Bay Area. Selig said there’s no timetable for resolving Oakland’s dispute with the San Francisco Giants, who the A’s say are preventing them from building a ballpark in San Jose. (AP)

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I_jj_d] IjhWiXkh] _i jek]^" Xkj _j mekbZ i^em j^[ [n[Ykj_l[Êi Yedl_Yj_ed$ GM Mike Rizzo is thinking longterm, displaying a willingness to sacrifice a season to ensure that Strasburg’s career reaches its potential. Sitting Strasburg is tough, but it would show the executive’s conviction in his plan to build a perennial winner. There’s no way to spin the plan as a money-saving maneuver because it’s clear the Nats are going to have to pony up big to keep Strasburg — and Bryce Harper, for that matter — here in the long run, no matter the results of this year. Building a foundation sometimes means sacrifice. It won’t be easy to watch when Strasburg’s season ends. But with the Nats’ pitching depth, they could probably stay in the pennant race anyway. At the very least, keeping Strasburg healthy is worth it. Playing it safe on this hot topic is the way to go. To reach Matt Swenson, email matt.swenson@readexpress.com

L.A. arena to host a full slate of NHL, NBA playoff games

THE LAKERS The perennial favorites have back-to-back games against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Staples Center Friday and Saturday night, both starting at 10:30 p.m. Eastern time.

Bei 7d][b[i Staples Center is always among the world’s busiest arenas, hosting a jam-packed slate of concerts and shows crammed between games for the NBA’s Lakers and Clippers and the NHL’s Kings. But the downtown Los Angeles venue is preparing for its craziest weekend ever. After a remarkable run of simultaneous postseason success, Staples Center’s three main tenants are combining to host six playoff games in just four days. Starting with Game 3 of the Kings’ Western Conference ﬁnal against the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night and concluding with Game 4 of the Clippers’ second-round series against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night, the building will host a noon-tonight barrage of dunks and slap shots, 3-pointers and glove saves in a succession of pressure-packed postseason games. For Lee Zeidman, Staples Center’s senior vice president and general manager, this conﬂuence of playoff success is both a visceral thrill and a puzzle to be solved. “This presents some unprecedented challenges, but hopeful-

8WYaijeho This weekend’s convergence at Staples Center has never been encountered before, largely because the Lakers’ perennial success hasn’t been matched by their two co-tenants. While the Lakers have been in the playoffs every season but one since Staples Center opened, reaching seven NBA finals in its first 11 years of existence, the Clippers had made just one playoff appearance in their first 12 years at Staples, while the Kings didn’t make the playoffs at all between 2002 and 2010. (AP)

THE CLIPPERS A rare sight in the NBA playoffs: The Clippers will share space with the Lakers and Kings this weekend, playing the San Antonio Spurs Saturday at 3:30 p.m. and Sunday at 10:30 p.m.

fans downtown to watch the ﬁnish of the nation’s biggest cycling race about 30 minutes before the Kings and the Coyotes drop the puck on Game 4 of the Western Conference ﬁnals. After the NBA announced last Saturday that the Lakers and Clippers would both host back-to-back playoff games this weekend, the arena’s employees began preparing for one of the longest weekends of their careers. “This is all hands on deck,” Zeidman said. “We’ve scheduled everybody and anybody, from concession to cleanup and housekeeping to conversion crew to maintenance. Some people are going to be getting some good overtime.”

THE KINGS They took on the Phoenix Coyotes Thursday night (the game ended after Express’ deadline) and will do so again Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m.

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he did not detail the type of coach he would like to bring in, McPhee may be looking for someone who can build off what Dale Hunter was able to accomplish in instilling a tougher, grittier style. “My job now is to ﬁnd the best human talent I can ﬁnd to coach this club,” McPhee said. “I’m not in any rush to do that.” In the meantime, the important dates of the NHL offseason will creep closer. The entry draft

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Having a good understanding of the particulars of their development helps sellers address any questions buyers might ask. “Dig out your condo documents and any amendments made since you’ve owned it,” says Lindsay Dreyer, broker/owner of D.C.based City Chic Real Estate (202470-0737, Citychicrealestate.com). “So if someone asks, ‘Are the windows my responsibility?’ you have that information to tell them.” Once an offer is made, a prospective buyer gets to review the official documents that detail the condo building’s management structure, budget and finances, and rules and regulations. Offering up the information ahead of time can help avoid any deal-breaking surprises later on. Because condo owners are often collectively responsible for major building maintenance, sellers should find out if any special assessments are on the horizon requiring owners to pitch in a certain amount to, say, fix the roof or pave the parking lot. Carr learned that she’d have to pay her share of the building’s balcony-repair costs before selling her unit. “It couldn’t be transferred to a buyer,” she says. “The balance was pretty low, so it wasn’t a big deal. But if it had been a bigger amount it would have been a bigger challenge.” Sellers also need to learn some details about other units in their building, since that can impact a buyer’s ability to get a mortgage. “Find out how many units are owner-occupied versus rented, because the higher the number of nonowner occupied units, the more difficult it is for buyers

they’ll be able to work well with the agent they choose. “You want somebody with whom you’ll feel comfortable and who will give you frank but hopefully pleasant advice on how to best present your property,” says Blakeslee.

to ﬁnd ﬁnancing,” says Elizabeth Blakeslee, an associate broker with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in D.C. (202-6253419, Elizabethblakeslee.com). If a lot of owners have fallen behind on their condo fees, that could also cause problems. On the plus side, if the building has gained the seal of approval of the Federal Housing Administration or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, that could make it easier for buyers to find willing lenders.

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in the 1970s and ’80s are very compartmentalized,” says Scott. “Look at where you can open up a wall. You obviously have to get permis-

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Start with the basics: A good cleaning job is something many sellers overlook. “Clean the windows and appliances, clean or replace the carpets, caulk the bathtub and organize the closets,” says Meyer. “People are going to check your closets; they’re going to open the oven and see the crud that’s in there.” “Cleaning was one of the biggest things we did,” says Norma J. Schrock, 50, who recently sold a condo in Arlington that she and her husband used as a rental property. “We had the windows washed, the blinds dusted off, the area around the washer and dryer cleaned out. When you walk in and see dirt on the windows, it just leaves a completely different impression. The place looks used,” she says. Make any necessary repairs, no matter how small they might seem. “It will make people think that you’ve really taken good care of your home,” says Blakeslee. Then move on to decluttering, depersonalizing and decorating your space in a way that will appeal to as many buyers as possible. “Buyers are really sophisticated now; they watch the same TV shows and see what people are doing, so they have certain expectations,” says Lauren Kline, a Realtor with Long and Foster Real Estate in

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important to you.) Can I talk with someone on the condo association board about the building, policies, etc.? Are there any lawsuits pending against the building? Are there any rules about flooring? Do units have to have carpeting or area rugs? Can owners install hardwood or tile floors, and are there any guidelines to follow? (This can give you an idea about potential noise issues.) B.L.

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their ﬁrst child and wanted him to grow up near family in D.C. and Virginia. Once settled on the East Coast, Paterno, 42, established a new company, Pazzo Verde, an eco-sensitive design, building and consulting company; he is showing his design work at 52 O Street Studios; and he’s almost single-handedly doing a complete, eco-friendly renovation of a 1920s row house. One of the goals of his career, says Paterno, is to demystify ecofriendly living. He offers a com-

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• Newly remodeled apartments • Fitness Center, Pool & Sundeck • Picnic & barbecue areas on grounds • Business Center • Close to Pentagon City & Crystal City • Metrobus accessible

1200 S. Courthouse Rd. • Arlington, VA

Professionally managed by Virginia Management Inc.

703.358.0022 • www.virginiamanagement.com *All prices & specials subject to change without notice.

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or miss. Landlords who live far away may be slower to respond to maintenance requests. On the other hand, some private landlords are more involved in what’s going on with the place because they own it themselves. When Miller accidentally locked herself out one day, her landlord,

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PRICE POINT

“Research property managers the same way as researching a doctor, auto mechanic or a grocery store.” — DENNIS TAY LOR, GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE D.C. OFFICE OF THE TENANT ADVOCATE.

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ertson. Now, she’s on a first-name basis with the doormen, who hold packages for her. Of course, to get those perks, Robertson and Green pay quite a bit more than they did in their last place. “We’re paying about 50 percent more than we did [before], but we had two other roommates and less space,” Robertson says. Sara Miller, 25, found a steal when she rented a two-story, onebedroom Eastern Market apartment from a private landlord. The landlord had owned the apartment for years, and he charged Miller the same low rent he’d charged previous tenants. But she also discovered one of the downsides of renting from an individual landlord: unpredictability. When her landlord sold the place, the new owners raised her rent from $890 to $2,100 a month. There was nothing Miller could do. Small landlords (those who own four or fewer properties) are typically exempt from D.C. rent-control laws. “I moved,” she says. “It was terrible.” When it comes time to move, hav ing a la rger compa ny as your landlord can sometimes be advantageous. Gabriella Berman, 22, lives near the Cleveland Park Metro in a building owned by DARO Management Services, which owns 13 other properties in D.C. Once she’s lived in the building for a year, she could transfer to

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another DARO-managed building without financial penalities. “If I ever need to move in the middle of my lease, I won’t lose my deposit,” Berman says. Another perk of corporate-man-

aged buildings: on-site maintenance staffers who can respond quickly in an emergency. When Robertson’s apartment had a water leak after midnight one night, the maintenance man,

who lives in the building, got out of bed to fix it. “It’s nice having somebody looking out for you,” she says. If you’re renting from a private landlord, maintenance can be hit

$1,250 to $1,750

COMPARING RENTAL PRICES IN AND AROUND THE DISTRICT

$1,405

Silver Spring Studio: 8750 Georgia Ave., Apt. 107B, Silver Spring

This glossy high-rise (lots of granite, lots of chrome) in the heart of dowtown Silver Spring is just steps from the Metro. What it lacks in character, it makes up for in amenities — rooftop pool, free WiFi in the common rooms, hang-out spaces and free morning coffees. The 510-square-foot studio is narrow, with only two windows. But there is a breakfast nook along with two walk-in closets. Appliances are new, with sleek black countertops, a dishwasher and wood floors. (LISTED BY CAPITAL BROKERS GROUP)

who lived in Vienna, drove to the District to let her in. “Good management and bad management can be provided by all sizes of management companies,” says Dennis Taylor of the D.C. Office of the Tenant Advocate. Before you sign a lease, ask lots of questions to find out how involved the landlord is, advises Heather Lewis, 40, who’s both a landlord and a tenant, renting out her Chinatown studio and living in a larger place in Shirlington, Va. “Do they seem interested in you? Do they actually know what’s going on in their apartment?” Taylor agrees and offers this advice: “Research property manangers the same way as researching a doctor, auto mechanic or a grocery store.” AMY MCCULLOUGH (FOR E XPRESS)

$1,525

Adams Morgan Studio: 2714 Quarry Road NW, Apt. 802

The location — at the nexus of Columbia Heights, Adams Morgan and Mount Pleasant — is unbeatable, though it’s a bit of a walk to the Metro. This 400-square-foot studio is surprisingly roomy, with hardwood floors, big closets and six windows (though the view — of a neighboring building — is less than ideal). The kitchen is tucked away and boasts slick new appliances like a dishwasher and disposal. There is also a walk-in closet and small hallway at the studio’s entrance. (LISTED BY BORGER) AMANDA ERICKSON (FOR E XPRES S)

1225 50th Pl., NE Washington, DC 20019

Spacious 1 BRs, $775 + utilities, plenty of storage space, gorgeous hardwood floors.

1 BR Starting at $775

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Bladensburg Gardens Apartments 1606-1610 K St., NE Washington, DC 20002

Fort Chaplin Park 4212 East Capital St., NE Washington, DC 20010

Newly remodeled, secured entry, beautiful hardwood floors, close to H Street corridor.

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The Woodner 3636 16th St., NW Washington, DC 20010

-Immediate Availability -Spacious Studios and 1 Br. Apts/FREE Utilities -Fitness Center and Underground Parking -On-Site Grocery, Dry Cleaner, and Restaurant -Free Shuttle to Red Line (Van Ness) -Within Walking Distance to Columbia Heights Metro

Studio, 1 BR Starting at $1025

Banneker Place 3738 D St., SE Washington, DC 20019

The apartment homes at Banneker Place feature an array of modern amenities and many extras for your convenience. Choose from a variety of living spaces designed to meet your every need. You'll be close to transportation, shopping, and great entertainment. Call today to make Banneker Place your new home!

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River Hill Apartments 2942 2nd St. SE Washington, DC 20032

River Hill Apartments was created for those who know what they want out of life! Our elegant homes of distinction provide carefree living with personalized service. You'll be surrounded by natural beauty and vitality. With our central location, you are just minutes from fine dining, shopping and recreation. With features such as a swimming pool and a playground, you'll be living the good life.

3322 12th St., SE Washington, DC 20032

Spacious 1 BRs $745 + electric, plenty of light, onsite laundry, close to new shops & Congress Heights metro.

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5210-5212 E St., SE Washington, DC 20019

Beautiful 1-2 BRs starting from $950-$1375, remodeled, some with balconies, secured entry, video intercom

1, 2 BRs Starting at $950

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1715 Minnesota Ave., SE Washington, DC 20020

Spacious 1 BRs $775 + utilities, plenty of storage space, gorgeous hardwood floors

1 BR Starting at $760

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Friendship Court 4632 Livingston Rd SE Washington, DC 20032

Fresh, crisp and beautifully landscaped. Friendship Courts newly renovated community is remodeled with you in mind! Our one and two bedroom apartment homes are completely upgraded and ready for you to visit.

2 BRs Starting at $849

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Meadow Green Courts 3539 A St., SE Washington, DC 20019

Located in a beautiful natural wooded setting with courtyards .We are convenient to shopping, schools, and major highways. Our spacious apts have everything to offer you including large walk-in closets, dishwashers and A/C. H 5% Discount to all Metro & DC Gov't. Employees H Housing Choice Vouchers Welcome where rents are within Voucher Program limits

Eagles Crossing 1116 Irvington St., SW Washington, DC 20032

Comfort, convenience and quality... Eagle's Crossing has it all. Our garden-style spacious apartments offer beautifully landscaped grounds with easy access to public transportation, minutes away from downtown, 295, and the Metro. 2 MONTHS FREE RENT ON 2 BR apts. (call for details)

Friendship Crossing Apartments 57 Galveston Street SW, Washington, DC 20032

Wingate Tower 4660 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave Washington, DC 20032

You can have it all at Friendship Crossing ... convenience comfort and value! A great location just minutes to shopping, dining, 495, 295 and the metro. Our fully renovated apartment homes set in a park like atmosphere are waiting for you. Enjoy the luxuries of all new and upgraded appliances and the comfort of a gated community. Call us or visit us today to see what Friendship Crossing has to offer. * One month's FREE RENT on select units * Gated Community with controlled access * Kitchens with new appliances * Private balconies and patios * Pet Friendly

Park Bethesda 5325 Westbard Avenue Bethesda, MD 20816

Park Bethesda is moments from the heart of vibrant Bethesda, yet set in a more serene suburban setting. Luxury amenities all within your urban oasis! State of the art fitness center, 24 hour concierge, gourmet kitchens and much more!

North Bethesda Market 11351 Woodglen Drive N. Bethesda, MD 20852

• BRAND NEW apartments • On-site Whole Foods Market • 2 Blocks to White Flint Metro • Full-service Concierge • Lounge with billiards & Xbox • 2 Pools & courtyard with firepit

1,2,3 BRs Starting at $810

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Autumn Woods Apartments 5033 57th Avenue Bladensburg, MD 20710

Gateway Gardens 4203 58th Avenue Bladensburg, MD 20710

Penn Southern

4113 Southern Avenue Capitol Heights, MD 20743

ADDISON CHAPEL

1525 Elkwood Lane Capitol Heights, MD 20743

Welcome to Autumn Woods . . . the lifestyle you deserve, at a price you can afford. Applicants receive a free computer* *Restrictions apply Spacious apartments with wall-to-wall carpet, refrigerator, gas cooking, and dishwasher. Washer & dryer hook up in some apartments.

Studio, 1, 2, 3 BRs Starting at $735

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Located in suburban Maryland. Gateway Gardens offers comfort and convenience minutes away from shopping, restaurants, entertainment, Metro bus and Metro rail. A modern apartment that is cable-ready, not to mention a balcony or patio.

1,2,3BR's Starting at $980

All credit considered. FIOS ready. Upgraded eat-in kitchens. Paint options available in select apartments. Individually controlled air conditioning & heat. Close to Metro. K Minutes from Washington DC & Capitol Hill K Pool, sundeck, playground K Business Center

Studio, 1,2,3BR Starting at $830

Crisp & elegant newly remodeled renovations nestled in the heart of Capitol Hts. with gorgeous landscaping.,well appointed kitchens & baths, an abundance of closet space. This community is minutes from DC and The Deanwood Metro; conv. to Wegman's Grocery & loads of fine dining & shopping. Sports & Learning Ctr. a stone's throw away. All utilities included for a small fee. Cats welcome.

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Fox Club

1935 Brooks Drive Capitol Heights, MD 20743

North Park Avenue Apartments 4615 North Park Avenue Chevy Chase, MD 20815

Seven Springs Village 9310 Cherry Hill Rd. College Park, Md. 20740

Oakcrest Towers 2100 Brooks Drive Forestville, MD 20747

The Residences of Suitland Parks 6501 Hil-Mar Drive Forestville, MD 20747

Penn Landing Apartment Homes 6311 Pennsylvania Ave. Forestville, MD 20747

Ideally located in a charming, wooded setting just off Marlboro Pike, Fox Club has spacious, elegant apartment interiors. The Addison Rd. & Capitol Heights Metro Stations are just a short ride away. Shopping has never been more convenient with Penn Mar and Forest Village Shopping Centers close-by.

* Conveniently located just inside of the Beltway * Steps from areas most exclusive shops including the Mazza Gallerie * Approximately 3 milesfrom Georgetown *Call for current specials

All utilities Included! Live the good life at Seven Springs Village. Spacious and newly renovated apt. homes with stylish kitchens, walk-in closets and the best location in College Park! UMD and Metro Shuttles right at your doorstep!

2011 PACE APARTMENT COMMUNITY" EXCELLENCE" AWARD WINNER. Picture yourself swimming in our resort style pool, playing a game of tennis or simply enjoying the view from your balcony or our Wi-fi terrace. First class fitness center; comfort and convenience minutes from the city, military bases & the Capital Beltway. Large renovated apartments, abundant closet space, exquisite details and much more.

This Property is situated on a quiet creek with wide open spaces and a park like setting. Easy access to I495, Suitland Parkway and Metro. They offer a full array of recreational and social opportunities.

Welcome to Penn Landing Apartments, where exceptional customer service and comfort meet. Come see for yourself! Large apartments, affordable rents, and an unbeatable location all add up to complete convenience and relaxation. We look forward to welcoming you home.

Charlestowne North 8150 Lakecrest Drive Greenbelt, MD 20770

Glen Oaks 7509 Mandan Road Greenbelt, MD 20770

All Utilities are included at Greenbelt's premier communityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Glen Oaks Apartments! Huge, stunninglyrenovated apartment homes give you all the amenities you crave, including your own washer and dryer, lots of closets, and high-end finishes. Even enjoy full use of the Greenbriar Country Club!

3001 Branch Ave. Hillcrest Heights, MD 20748

Carriage Hill Apartments 3416 Curtis Drive #T3 Hillcrest Heights, MD 20746

301-637-5787

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suitlandparkapartments.com

Welcome home to Charlestowne North. Located in a serene wooded setting, this fully-loaded high-rise gives you: -Fully renovated apartments with stylish kitchens, new balconies and lots of space. -All utilities included in your monthly rent -A location near NASA Goddard Flight Center, the USDA, Metro and major roadways.

Marlborough House

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NOW OPEN 7 DAYS! Welcome home to Marlborough House where we offer superior service and a long list of amenities, including all utilities, a fitness center, a swimming pool, and a tele-entry system. Experience the Southern difference. Cats allowed with pet rent.

Mid-Rise + Garden style apartment community. All credit considered. all utilities include and immediate move ins available.

1, 2, 3 BRs, 2BR Duplexes

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Studio, 1, 2 BRs Starting at $935

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University City 2213 University Blvd E Hyattsville, MD 20747

Convenient to Downton DC, the Capital Beltway (95/495), Univ. of MD, and 2 Metro Stations! Newly renovated with generous living rooms, hardwood floors and ample closets. Walk to grocery stores, shopping & restaurants. On the UMD shuttle bus route (approx. 1.5 miles). Cats allowed, and utilities included for a small fee. Free, off-street parking. Se Habla Espanol. (prices based on availability)

Overlook Apartments 1507 Ray Road Hyattsville, MD 20782

Overlook Apartments offer stylish apartment living w/Metro, DC and 495 right at your fingertips. Variety of spacious floorplans. Sparkling pool. Pets welcome. Income restrictions apply. See Sales Agent for Details.

Belcrest Plaza 3400 Toledo Terrace Hyattsville, MD 20782

Belcrest Plaza combines a beautiful wooded setting with the convenience of Metrorail & the Mall at Prince Georges directly across the street. Located just minutes from downtown DC & the Univ. of Md. with bus service for both! Convenient to the Beltway and B/W Parkway

Toledo Plaza 3215 Toledo Place Hyattsville, MD 20782

Toledo Plaza Apartments offers -Location: Close to major transportation routes -Convenience: Walk to Prince George's Metro Station and Prince George's Plaza shopping -Value: Our apartments are affordably priced and utilities are included! A great value close to major transportation corridors in Hyattsville.

Summer Ridge 1829 Belle Haven Drive Hyattsville, MD 20785

Kings Square Apartments 3402 Dodge Park Road Landover, MD 20785

Kent Village 6707 Hawthorne St. Landover, MD 20785

Maple Ridge 2252 Brightseat Road Landover, MD 20785

Crestleigh Apartments 9556 Muirkirk Road Laurel, MD 20708

Montpelier Crossing 9689 Muirkirk Road Laurel, MD 20708

ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED!

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1 MONTH FREE! Free Business Center Free After School Program Electronic Bldg. Entry Stystem Maximum Income Requirements Credit & Criminal Screening Required

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FREE UTILITIES Laundry facilities Cable ready Day care on premises Superb elementary school in walking distance Walk to Metro H Just minutes to Wegmans FREE 6 WEEK SUMMER CAMP (call for details) Located within minutes of downtown DC and the 495 Beltway. Only one block from the Landover Road Metro. Metro busstop on the community. Newly renovated 1 and 2 bedroom apartments and 2 bedroom townhomes. Comfort and convenience at an affordable price.

• Remodeled apartments w/ brand new kitchens • Spacious balconies or patios • Individually controlled A/C & heat • Licensed Daycare on Premises • Free Fitness Center on Property All in an excellent location, right by the new Wegmans! FREE 6 WEEK SUMMER CAMP (call for details) Our spacious, stylish apartment homes come appointed with many closets, washers and dryers and a variety of floor plans. We offer exceptional customer service! Our sparkling pool and clubhouse are just a few of the amenities that make Crestleigh an ideal community. Minutes from the BW Parkway and downtown Laurel. Just minutes from downtown Laurel. Spacious garden-style apartments and town homes. -generously sized living rooms -separate dining rooms -bedrooms with large closets and bathrooms -kitchens come with white cabinets and white appliances, frost-free refrigerators, and gas cooking.

1BRs, 2BRs Starting at $869

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1, 2 BRs from the $1080's

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TheOverlookApts.com

Studio, 1,2,3 BRs some w/Den

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Queenstown Apartments 3301 Chillum Road Mt. Rainier, MD 20712

Portabello Apartments 6441 Livingston Rd Oxon Hill, MD 20745

Welcome to a small taste of good living! Newly renovated apartment homes (limited supply). Come have peace of mind at Queenstown Apartments! Offering 1 & 2 BR apartments including free gas, on-site security, fitness/business center, after school program, and 5% gov’t and senior citizen discount. Ask about our student discount!

Spacious apartments and townhomes with unique living spaces, large floorplans, balconies and patios. Walk-in closets and FREE intrusion alarms . Conveniently located near the National Harbor. Portabello--where quality and comfort meet!

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Oxon Hill Village 2260 Alice Avenue Oxon Hill, MD 20745

Nestled between the District of Columbia and historic Virginia, Oxon Hill Village offers a variety of floorplans, free services and amenities including a fitness center. indoor gymnasium, business center and all utilities included.

Southview 1309 Southview Dr. Oxon Hill, MD 20745

Open the door to the good life at Southview. With these spacious, affordable and conveniently located apartment homes, the good life is waiting for you inside and out. An easy commute takes you downtown by car or Metro, while back home, recreation areas and our two pools keep everyone active. Don't deny yourself the lifestyle you know you deserve. Visit Southview and get ready to live it!

Colonial Village 908 Marcy Avenue Oxon Hill, MD 20745

LOCATION, SPACE, VALUE! Located minutes from Metro, the Beltway, downtown D.C. and Virginia. A lovely garden community one minute from the renovated Eastover shopping center. Walk to elementary school and 5 minutes to Metro. Minutes to the National Harbor Large balconies/patios

Parkview Gardens 6400 Riverdale Road Riverdale, MD 20737

Halpine View 13013 Crookston Lane Rockville, MD 20851

Gables Upper Rock 5 Choke Cherry Rd. Suite 180 Rockville, MD 20850

Metro 710 710 Roeder Road Silver Spring, MD 20910

The Chateau 9727 Mt. Pisgah Rd. Silver Spring, MD 20506

K Gated community with updated apartments K Granite countertops, new appliances and cabinets. K Indoor and outdoor pools! K An unbeatable location close to shopping, public

transportation, BW Parkway and 495. K FREE 6 WEEK SUMMER CAMP K FREE GAS COOKING & HEAT

Welcome to Halpine View Apartments, a naturally beautiful community in the heart of Rockville. Conveniently located, Twinbrook Metro is just three blocks from your door. And while the setting feels far away you're really no more than a bike ride from White Flint Mall or Congressional Plaza. The perfect Rockville address. A picture-perfect community.

Rockville’s Newest Community! Move-in by June 30th and Receive 1 Month Free Rent!* •Free shuttle to Shady Grove Metro. Runs every 20 minutes! •Featuring hardwood floors, sleek kitchens, stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, & more! •Amazing amenities include outdoor fire pit w/cinema screen, fitness center w/yoga studio, saline pool!

All Utilities Included! Stunning, newly renovated luxury apartments in the heart of downtown Silver Spring. Just blocks to Metro and all the shopping and dining of this vibrant locale. Granite Counter tops, stainless steel appliances, and Washer/Dryers in each apartment! No app free/ $100 gift card at move-in* see sales agent for details. All utilities included, newly renovated roomate style 2 bedrooms, UMD shuttle on-site, 24hr front desk service, short term leases available, Verizon Fios, walk -in closets, 24hr fitness center, Olympic size swimming pool, excellent customer service.

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1, 2, 3 BRs Starting at $1175

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Nob Hill 9120 Piney Branch Rd Silver Spring, MD 20903

Beautiful garden community featuring studios, one bedroom, 1 bedroom + den, 2 bedroom and 3 bedroom apartments homes. Updated appliances + new energy efficient windows. Close to shopping & downtown Silver Spring.

Utilities Included! Experience Hi-rise living at its Best! Newly renovated apartment homes are not only stylish and comfortable...they are also enormous & offer stunning views. Call or stop by today and see for yourself!

Winexburg Manor 2301 Glenallen Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20906

Discover an extraordinary residential community where garden & mid-rise apt homes are grand in scale & exceptional in design. H 33 acres of greenery & rectreational activities H state-of-the art Fitness Center H free aerobic classes H swimming pool and sundeck

Windsor Court and Tower 13802 Castle Blvd. Silver Spring, MD. 20904

We fit your lifestyle! Choose from our garden or mid-rise apartment homes. Spacious floorplans. Individually controlled heat & A/C. On-site daycare, play areas, swimming and wading pools. Business Center. Cats and small dogs allowed!

Hillbrooke Towers 515 Thayer Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20910

Newly renovated mid-rise apts on a lovely residential street close to the center of Silver Spring. Elevator, CAC, disposals, assigned free parking. Walk to Metro. Ride-on Bus at your door. Minutes away from restaurants, movies, theaters and parks. H Housing Vouchers Welcome

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Capital Crossing 3930 Suitland Road Suitland, MD 20746

Silver Hill Apartments 4277 Silver Hill Road Suitland, Md. 20746

Belford Towers 6733 New Hampshire Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912

Princeton Estates 4637 Dallas Place Temple Hills, MD 20748

877-392-4203

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Waterford Towers 14000 Castle Blvd. Silver Spring, MD 20904

Glenmont Forest 2386 Glenmont Circle Silver Spring, MD 20902

Studios - 3BR's Starting at $875

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REDUCED SECURITY DEPOSIT FOR IMMEDIATE MOVE IN (W/GOOD CREDIT)

At Glenmont Forest Apts, a world of conveniences await you. Shopping at Glenmont Center and Wheaton Plaza Mall just a short distance away, as is Wheaton Regional Park & Glenmont Metrorail Station. H Pool H Wheelchair access H Hi-speed internet available

One Bedrooms available immediately. Call today to find out how you can get up to one month free on your new apartment PLUS a very special move in gift!

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Del Ray Central 3051 Mount Vernon Ave. Alexandria,VA 22305

Nestled in the heart of the beautiful Villages of Marlborough. Well manicured landscaping, perfect location near historical sites, shopping, dining & entertainment. * Clubhouse with Fitness Center * Swimming Pool, Large Sundeck

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Lloyd Apartments 800 Tennessee Avenue Alexandria, VA 22305

Lloyd Apartments offer expansive floor plans from 650 to 870 square feet with utilities included. Abundant light from windows in every room, including the kitchen and bathroom. Elegant foyers and hallways boast hardwood floors. The bathroom is equipped with a soaking tub and shower with tile flooring. We provide the convenience of on-site laundry facilities, extra storage units, and free parking.

The Alexander 4390 King Street Alexandria, VA 22302

Our Collection of pet-friendly studio, one and two bed apartments is near the Pentagon City and Crystal City Metro stations and our free shuttle makes commuting a breeze.

The Aventine of Alexandria 2801 Park Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22302

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Southport 6112 Edsall Rd Alexandria, VA 22304

Southport is a large, quiet & comfortable 22-acre community in a park-like setting. We pay gas & water. Amenities include: H fitness center/sauna H grand size pool/clubhouse H playground

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Eos 21 140 S. Van Dorn Street Alexandria, VA 22304

Private balcony or patio to enjoy the wooded landscape. You'll be glad you chose one of our apartments with fireplaces – and a washer/dryer. The day is full of possibilities and it all starts here, in these newly renovated apartment homes

Glebe House 25 West Glebe Road Alexandria, VA 22305

Kings Gardens Apartments 6300 S.Kings Hwy Alexandria, VA 22306

Prime location minutes to Washington DC, Pentagon, Crystal City, Old Town, Reagan National Airport, Beltway and 395

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Luxury high-rise living—at Park Vue of Alexandria! With newly renovated apartment homes featuring many windows and lovely views, Park Vue Apartments is Alexandria's best-kept secret! With a new state-of-the-art fitness center and gated parking, get what you want at Park Vue. Near BRAC at Mark Center, Metro and DC. Call today to find out why Park Vue of Alexandria is the best place to call home!

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The Buchanan 320 23rd Street South Arlington, VA 22202

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The Buchanan is located in the heart of Crystal City just minutes from downtown DC, the Pentagon and Old Town Alexandria. Imagine living at this perfect location where you have convenient access to the Crystal City Metro as well as steps away from a variety of shops, and award winning restaurants.

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LANHAM/COLLEGE PARK, MD 1 furn BR. $500/mo incl utils. Security dep reqd. 240-423-7923

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SILVER SPRING- Large room w/ pvt BA in SFH. All utils.Near Metro.Female preferred.NS. $650.301-460-2883

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FAIRFAX - Woodson H.S. Single Family Home $1950/month.Newly renovated3 bedroom,2 bath, no pets.AvailableJune 1st. Call 703-577-3102

UPPER MARLBORO, MD- Furn BR w/shr BA $600. Unfurn MBR w/pvt BA $750. TH. Shr kit. NP. Catv ready. 240-893-1473

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High school students in the Washington area can apply for the 2012 YJDP Digital Workshop, a free, weeklong online journalism workshop hosted by The Washington Post Young Journalists Development Program (YJDP). Participants will work closely with journalists from The Washington Post to sharpen their skills as multiplatform journalists. Workshop topics to include beginner and intermediate level news writing, story development, interviewing, reporting, video editing and more. To view video packages produced by 2011 YJDP Digital Workshop students, visit www.washingtonpost.com/digitalworkshop. To download an application, visit www.washingtonpost.com/youngjournalists.

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Malcolm Mitchell “FOOD NETWORK STAR” CONTESTANT, D.C. NATIVE Malcolm Mitchell is like a lot of chefs: He dreams of being the Food Network’s next big thing. The only difference: He has a good chance at actually getting his name on the cable giant’s line-up. The Washingtonian is a finalist on Season 8 of “Food Network Star,” (Sun., 9 p.m.) Mitchell, an exmember of the Navy and personal chef for celebs like Mary J. Blige and the NBA’s Washington Wizards, is under the tutelage of Bobby Flay in the 15-person competition that awards one deserving chef with his own Food Network show. What’s the difference between being a personal chef and cooking on the show? The nerves add up when you got that camera in front of you. Your confidence level goes slightly down

because you’re getting critiqued. I’m used to being critiqued, but not on this level. I wanted to look good in front of Bobby. I wanted to make him proud he picked me on his team. What’s Bobby Flay like? He’s kind of like me, but just a different color. He’s smooth, he’s got a little swagger and he has crazy cooking chops. How good is his burger versus others in D.C.? That’s tough for me because my good friend is [Good Stuff Eatery’s] Spike Mendelsohn. They’re neck and neck. I’m going to go with … that is tough. Put it like this: They got great burgers, but let me tell you what I’m impressed with at Spike’s spot. He’s got the sickest

If you could cook only one meal for yourself, what would you make? Turkey loaf with mashed potatoes, green beans and a little marinara sauce — like my mom makes. Pure comfort food. How did serving in the U.S. Navy influence you? I got to travel all over the world and taste different foods and cultures. Growing up in D.C., you get that American palate. Hot dogs, burgers, you know. Travel opened my eyes for food. It helped me to see this is what I want to do. Did any country stand out? Italy. There’s no fuss, no muss. It’s just real straight-forward food. Which Wizards did you cook for? JaVale McGee, John Wall, Rashard Lewis, Kevin Seraphin. Wall can eat anything! Would you rather cook for yourself or have someone cook for you? I’d rather have someone cook for me. Are you crazy? MAT T SWENSON (E XPRESS)

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blocking. Now, even if you’re sartorially challenged and incapable of wielding a paintbrush, you can master mixing shades with Keggy’s line of belts and changeable buckles ($38 for one belt and buckle, shown), now in stock at Sassanova (1641 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-471-4400). Other belt hues include orange and lemon; buckles range from bejeweled circles to enamaled squares in blues and greens.

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Making the Braid CHRISTINE CAJ HAS HER HANDS FULL: The Alexandria jewelry designer behind TinnLily is furiously whipping up gritty-yet-pretty wrap-bracelets in cheery colors like grapefruit orange, neon lime and peacock blue — just in time for summer ($40-$50, Etsy.com/shop/TINNLILY). Using patterned silks and cottons, hardware-store brass hex nuts and Swarovskiset beads, Caj’s wrist trimmers work one at a time or layered for a grown-up update on kids’ friendship bracelets from camp.

cony with good intentions. But tending to it can be a drag on your A. Ocean City weekends and B. brain. Ikea’s new Jubel selfwatering pots ($6$10, Ikea stores) come in an ingenious, two-layer design: Plop your plant in the inner one, fill the outer with H20 and two little wicks draw the liquid up toward the roots.

the beef. It’s tucked inside packages of Krave gourmet jerky (Kravejerky.com). All natural and low fat (promise!), the tender-not-tough snack is made from quality cuts of meat packed with protein and void of nitrates, hormones or any other artificial crud. Varieties include chili lime beef, smoky teriyaki pork and — our fave — lemon garlic turkey ($7). Pack them for a hike, pair them with a crisp beer or crumple some into cookie dough before baking.

Piece-able Kingdom KIDS CHANGE THEIR MINDS approximately 8,508 times a day. You need a toy that keeps up with their oscillations. Enter Karl Zahn’s morphing wooden animal figurines ($19 a piece, Areaware.com). Each creature has a removable head, torso and tail that can be interchanged to create such beasts as alligators with alpaca heads or elephants with — holy genetic modification!

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But the Manolo also sympathizes with the poor girls, who must work the double shifts at their dismal dreary jobs in the new media sweatshops, posting on the corporate blogs and Twittering and Facebooking all day long for the Man. Indeed, the Manolo knows exactly what it is like to be poor, so poor that you must fashion your own super fantastic, impress-the-rich-peoplein-the-Hamptons sandals out of strangely colored shells and tangled fishing line you have collected near the wastewater outlet pipe that discharges near the pier under which you are sleeping. And so he would recommend you the Gwyneth from Sam Edelman ($80, Zappos.com) as being the moderately priced, cutely blingish flat sandals that will keep the people of the Hamptons moderately appeased. It comes in the black, the silver and, our pick, the natural brownish hue. Ask the Manolo a question at manolo@shoeblogs.com. Visit the Manolo at shoeblogs.com.

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been around the runway a few times. That’s because the fashionistas the 31-year-old New Yorker shoots for Advanced Style (Advancedstyle.blogspot.com) are in their 60s and beyond. The chronicler of sleek, sartorially brave seniors releases an image-filled book by the same name May 22 ($35, Powerhouse Books). We caught up with him about why older can be bolder. M^Wj _dif_h[Z oek je ijWhj j^_i Xbe]5 Part of it was my grandmother, Bluma, who passed away six years ago. I was very close with her when I was growing up, and I was inspired by her spirit and her intellect. And she also had these great scrapbooks of older women who were all dolled up. It was like everyone of her generation dressed up no matter how much money they had. Ie m^[d Z_Z oek ijWhj ZeYkc[dj_d] mec[d e\ W Y[hjW_d W][5 When I moved to New York City, I’d walk around and see all these older people who were so active. They were also all so dressed up! Then it hit me that I wanted to inspire people by photographing them.

OLD SCHOOLED What style lessons can we learn from our elders? Express staffers look back to their grandparents for inspiration. J.B.

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M^Wj Ze oek j^_da oekd][h mec[d jWa[ WmWo \hec i[[_d] j^[i[ Y^_Y i[d_ehi5 I think the point is not to fear getting older — embrace every stage of your life. There’s such an obsession with youth culture, I’m just trying to show examples of women who feel a confidence within themselves. Now I get emails from young girls, and they say they’re not afraid of aging. M^Wj Ze j^[i[ ebZ[h f[efb[ ][j ekj e\ X[_d] ZeYkc[dj[Z5 Every day, a woman or man I photograph will say, “You made my day, you made me feel good about myself.” I like that I’m giving them visibility. JENNIFER BARGER (E XPRESS)

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ble targets. “Battleship” is the most fun anyone could ever have staring at a grid of blinking dots. Of course, the story is about more than trying to sink someone’s unseen battleship. Especially because the “someone” is an alien armada that has splashed down in the waters off Hawaii. Responding to the threat is the U.S. Navy, personiﬁed by the crew of the destroyer John Paul Jones

and its captain, Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch), who is unexpectedly thrust into the role of leader when the aliens’ initial attack leaves him the senior officer standing. Hopper and his ship are left to face the aliens, and are separated from the rest of the fleet by a domelike force field. This sets up the cat-and-mouselike maneuvers that are at the heart

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Mothering Heights I’m pretty sure that becoming a parent turns you into a psychopath. At least it did for me. On the one hand, I became very aware that taking a life is taking someone’s child, and I had to seriously reconsider when, if ever, it would be appropriate to take action that might leave a mother — a mother like me — grieving for a lost child. On the other hand, if I felt my child were in danger, I would kill without hesitation or thought. The role of 8o Ah_ij[d mothers — and FW][#A_hXo daughters and wives and sisters — is the main consideration of “Where Do We Go Now?,” a Lebanese film out Friday. This fantastic film combines drama, comedy and musical numbers (one about hashish!) to tell the story of the women in a remote village who try to stop their men from joining the Christian-Muslim violence that’s raging in the rest of their country. As the threat of violence escalates, so do the women’s schemes: They disable the village’s only TV. They hire Ukranian dancers to come to the village to distract the men. They use that hashish they were singing about to get everyone to chill. Their final maneuver is both profoundly moving and a biting slap against those who see only Other when they see people of different faiths. “Where Do We Go Now?” is a deeply moving film about the power women have to create a world where every child — no matter how old — is safe. Read Kristen’s previous columns at: expressnightout.com/thereelist

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onscreen in pairs, marching two-bytwo toward the pitfalls of ﬁrst-time parenthood. The characters include Jules (Cameron Diaz), a workout fanatic who hosts a ﬁctionalized “The Biggest Loser” and meets Evan

J^[ cel_[ mWdji je X[ [l[hoj^_d]" o[j ikYY[[Zi edbo eYYWi_edWbbo Wj Wdoj^_d]$ (Matthew Morrison) on a show that resembles “Dancing With the Stars.” When she becomes pregnant after a few months of dating him, the couple has to navigate some sticking points, including matching hisand-hers oversize egos. A more serious and relatable

Matthew Morrison, left, and Cameron Diaz, right, play a couple navigating a path to parenthood in the ensemble comedy “What to Expect When You’re Expecting.”

couple, Holly (Jennifer Lopez) and Alex (Rodrigo Santoro), have dealt with fertility problems, money problems and — once they get the chance to adopt a baby — a case of cold feet. These two couples alone

hostile, confounding realities. “This Is Not a Film” opens as Panahi has breakfast in the sunny, well-appointed apartment he shares with his wife, daughter and pet iguana Igi. Alternately ﬁlming on an iPhone and a digital camera, Panahi methodically records his day.

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<_bc H[l_[m Two years ago, the Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival, his chair remaining empty because he was being held captive in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, jailed under unspecified charges. Since then he’s been released, accused of making anti-state propaganda, put under house arrest and banned from making movies for 20 years. “This Is Not a Film,” which Panahi made with fellow director Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, is indeed not a ﬁlm — it’s a cry from the heart of an artist compelled to create, tell stories and respond to

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J^_i ?i Dej W <_bc DH Directors: Mojtaba Mirtahmasb and Jafar Panahi, above In a Nutshell: It’s been months since Panahi, stuck in jail, has been awaiting a verdict by the appeals court. By depicting a day in his life, Panahi tries to portray the deprivations looming in contemporary Iranian cinema.

At a time when ﬁlms such as “A Separation” have introduced scores of American viewers to the vibrant world of Iranian cinema, Panahi proffers an anguished reminder that artists in that country are under a constant, psychically debilitating threat of censorship and worse. This is an urgent, affecting selfportrait of an artist who can’t help but frame his world and try to make sense of an oppressive and absurd system around him. ANN HORNADAY (THE WASHINGTON POST )

could ﬁll out a movie’s minutes, but the pairs keep coming. Food-truck proprietor Rosie (Anna Kendrick) faces the implications of a one-night stand with her competition, Marco (Chace Crawford); Wendy (Eliza-

Director: Kirk Jones Stars: Cameron Diaz, Matthew Morrison, Jennifer Lopez In a Nutshell: A look at love through the eyes of five interconnected couples experiencing the thrills and challenges of pregnancy.

beth Banks) and Gary (Ben Falcone) ﬁnally get positive news after years of ovulation alerts; and so on. Murkoff’s book has maintained its staying power by giving readers precisely what its title implies. But what to expect from the movie? Among the hodgepodge of neardeath moments and slapstick pratfalls, it’s anybody’s guess. STEPHANIE MERRY (THE WASHINGTON POST )

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The high-school sports drama “Crooked Arrows” has two — but only two — original selling points: Its protagonists are Native Americans, and the sport in question is lacrosse. That’s something you don’t see every day. Other than that, however, the film’s moves are taken straight out of the “Bad News Bears” playbook. Roster of struggling but plucky players? Troubled and reluctant coach seeking redemption? Inspirational message about the power of believing in yourself? Check, check and check. MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN (THE WASHINGTON POST)

Tyler Hill , left, and Brandon Routh, right, in the lacrosse drama “Crooked Arrows.”

M^[h[ :e M[ =e Dem F=#') “Lysistrata” goes to Lebanon in “Where Do We Go Now?” — a satire in which pathos competes with light comedy and neither flourishes. Nadine Labaki’s second film ponders Christian/Muslim conflict and the hotheaded simplemindedness of husbands and sons. JOHN DEFORE (THE WASHINGTON POST)

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CkhZ[h" I^[ Mhek]^j A hateful woman turns ‘Bernie’ into a cold-blooded killer <_bc In “Bernie,” a new black comedy from “Slacker” and “School of Rock” director Richard Linklater, Jack Black plays Bernie Tiede, a closeted gay man who works at a small-town Texas funeral home and directs plays at the local college. Shirley MacLaine is a domineering, hateful, very wealthy widow who becomes involved in a hard-todefine relationship with Bernie that ends when he shoots her in the back. Matthew McConaughey is the district attorney who wants to put Bernie behind bars, but has

a tough time because everyone in town thinks Bernie is too nice to have committed the murder, even though he confessed. S om e of t he f i l m’s m o s t surprising performances come from the townspeople of Carthage, Texas, where the real-life story played out. Some of those “townspeople” are actors, and everyone’s lines are scripted, though t he c ont ent w a s culled from actual inter v iews. But the method lends a documentar yl i k e r e a l ne s s t o Linklater’s illustration of life in a small town — and sheds light on why Tiede ma nages to rema i n so

Jack Black portrays real-life murderer Bernie Tiede in “Bernie.”

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Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty — the Queen of Disco. Yet unlike Michael Jackson or Aretha Franklin, it was a designation Summer, who died of cancer Thursday morning at 63, wasn’t comfortable embracing. “I grew up on rock ’n’ roll,” the ﬁve-time Grammy winner once said when explaining her reluctance to claim the title. Indeed, as disco boomed then crashed in a single decade in the 1970s, Summer, the beautiful voice and face of the genre with pulsating hits like “Bad Girls” “Love to

Donna Summer ruled disco with hits such as “Hot Stuff” and “Last Dance.”

Love You Baby” and “Last Dance,” would continue to make hits incorporating the rock roots she so loved. One of her biggest hits, “She Works Hard for the Money,” came in the early 1980s and relied on a smoldering guitar solo as well as Summer’s booming voice.

Yet it was with her disco anthems that she would have the most impact in music. Her glittery gowns and long eyelashes. Her luxurious hair and glossy, open lips. Her sultry vocals, her bedroom moans and sighs. She was as much a part of the culture as disco balls, polyester, platform shoes and the music’s pulsing, pounding rhythms. Summer’s music gave voice to not only a musical revolution, but a cultural one — a time when sex, race, fashion and drugs were being explored with freedom like never before in the United States. “There was no question I would be a singer, I just always knew,” Summer said in a 1989 interview with the Associated Press. “I had credit in my neighborhood, people would lend me money and tell me to pay it back when I got famous.” (AP)

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Violet do, after they move to Michigan. Tom can’t find a job and winds up making sandwiches; Violet comes under the sway of a flashy psych professor, and the two begin to grow apart. Because it’s so willing to drill down into Tom’s and Violet’s misery, “The Five-Year Engagement” involves a higher grim-to-grin ratio than its fluffier brethren. But even at its darkest and weirdest, the film seems intent on being as sweet as it is brutally honest. A.H. THE HUNGER GAMES (PG-13, 142 minutes) This adaptation of the hit young adult novel centers on grievous violence and children, who, in author Suzanne Collins’ floridly postapocalyptic future, are subjected to an annual ritual wherein

they murder one another as part of a nationwide reality show. That perverse dystopia is brought faithfully, if unspectacularly, to life by director Gary Ross. If the series’ legions of fans miss a detail here or a subplot there, they’ll still recognize its bones and sinew, especially in Jennifer Lawrence’s eagle-eyed heroine, Katniss Everdeen. Lawrence is never less than grounded and believable as a young woman forced by circumstance to assume wisdom far beyond her years. A.H. THE LUCKY ONE (PG-13, 101 minutes) Can a drama be too restrained? “The Lucky One,” adapted from a Nicholas Sparks novel, stars Zac Efron in a sudsy romantic melodrama. All great romances hinge on

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go over the heads of the youngsters to whom the rest of the movie is presumably aimed. But surely no one, regardless of age, will buy the third-act twist that occurs in the middle of the mayhem that Angelique brings down on Collinwood. A.H. THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT (R, 124 minutes) A running sight gag has Jason Segel dressed in a pink bunny suit, which his character, Tom, wore to the New Year’s Eve party where he met Violet (Emily Blunt). She’s dressed as Princess Di, and it’s no wonder that the two hit it off. One year later, Tom proposes to Violet in one of the cutest marry-me sequences staged in recent movie history. The film hits a speed bump right when Tom and

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tor’s cadence or attitude suggests the story’s 1849 setting. “The Raven” seems content to steal a famous figure’s name and leave any stabs at authenticity to the set and costume designers. The boozeweakened author helps hunt a serial killer he himself has inspired. Director James McTeigue was much more successful capturing graphic novelist Alan Moore’s mood in “V for Vendetta” than he is conjuring the suspense of Poe. JOHN DEFORE THINK LIKE A MAN (PG-13, 120 minutes) An all-star revue of some of the most physically stunning actors in Hollywood, “Think Like a Man” is a pleasure if only on a purely sensory level. The nine main characters in “Think Like a Man” might be archetypes-bordering-on-stereotypes, but all manage to resemble authentic human beings, thanks to the terrific actors who play them: Taraji P. Henson, Meagan Good, Regina Hall and Gabrielle Union. Each of these gorgeous, high-achieving, self-aware women faces a specific dating problem for which Steve Harvey, author of the book the movie is based upon, has just the right advice. Forget hackneyed cliches about Players and Dreamers and the scheming women who seek to domesticate them. Focus on the pleasures of watching a group of gifted actors spar and seduce each other and “Think Like a Man” just might go straight to your head. A.H.

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AMC Loews Georgetown 14 3111 K Street N.W.

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Marvel’s The Avengers (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 9:00-9:40-12:30-1:004:05-4:30-7:30-8:00-11:00-11:30 Battleship (PG-13) Digital Presentation: (!) 9:30-10:40-12:45-1:50-4:00-5:107:10-8:30-10:30-11:40 The Dictator (R) Digital Presentation: (!) 9:50-11:00-12:10-1:30-2:30-3:45-5:006:10-7:20-8:40-9:45-11:10-12:00 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 10:40 Think Like a Man (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 5:40 Dark Shadows (PG-13) Digital Presentation: (!) 10:20-11:20-1:20-2:20-4:105:20-7:00-8:15-10:15-11:20 What to Expect When You’re Expecting (PG-13) Digital Presentation: (!) 10:50-1:40-4:45-7:45-10:50 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG-13) AMC INDEPENDENT;Digital Presentation: (!) 9:15-10:15-12:15-1:15-3:15-4:20-6:20-7:40-9:30 The Five-Year Engagement (R) Digital Presentation: 11:10-2:10-8:50-11:50 Marvel’s The Avengers 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: 10:30-2:00-5:30-9:00 Dark Shadows: An IMAX Experience (PG-13) Digital Presentation;IMAX: (!) 3:30-10:00 Marvel’s The Avengers: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) IMAX 3D: 12:00-6:30

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AMC Mazza Gallerie 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW

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Marvel’s The Avengers (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 10:40-1:50-5:00-8:10 Battleship (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 10:30-1:30-4:30-7:30-10:30 The Dictator (R) Digital Presentation: 11:10-1:20-3:30-5:40-7:50-10:00 Think Like a Man (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 4:50-7:40-10:35 Dark Shadows (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 11:20-2:00-4:40-7:20-10:10 What to Expect When You’re Expecting (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 10:201:10-4:10-7:00-9:50 Marvel’s The Avengers 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: 12:50-4:00-7:10-10:20 The Pirates! Band of Misﬁts (PG) 10:00-12:20-2:30

Avalon

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We Have a Pope (Habemus Papam) (NR) Final Week!: 3:15-7:50 Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story (NR) Final Week!: 1:00-5:45 What to Expect When You’re Expecting (PG-13) 12:00-2:45-5:30-8:15

Landmark E Street Cinema 555 11th Street NW

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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da) (NR) 1:30-6:30 This is Not a Film (In Film Nist) (NR) 2:20-4:50-7:20-9:50 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG-13) 1:15-2:30-4:00-5:15-6:45-8:009:30-10:45 Headhunters (Hodejegerne) (R) 2:10-4:40-7:10-9:40 Bernie (PG-13) 2:25-5:00-7:30-9:55 Monsieur Lazhar (PG-13) 4:30-9:30 Marley (PG-13) 2:00-5:10-8:20-11:15 The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953) (NR) 12:00AM Monty Python and the Holy Grail (PG) 1:45-3:45-5:45-7:45-9:45 Young Frankenstein (PG) 12:00AM

Regal Gallery Place Stadium 14 707 Seventh Street NW

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The Cabin in the Woods (R) CC-Closed Captions: 1:30 Marvel’s The Avengers (PG-13) CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service: 12:30-3:45-5:00-7:00-8:20-10:20-11:30 Battleship (PG-13) CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service: (!) 12:00-12:50-3:00-4:10-4:40-6:20-7:20-7:50-9:20-10:20-10:45-12:20 The Hunger Games (PG-13) CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service: 12:25-3:30-6:50-9:55 Think Like a Man (PG-13) CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service: 12:40-3:40-7:15-10:15 Dark Shadows (PG-13) CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service: (!) 11:40-1:00-2:20-4:00-5:40-6:40-8:30-9:50-11:20-12:30 Marvel’s The Avengers 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: (!) 1:00-1:30-4:15-7:5010:50

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Do you know what a Rocky Mountain Oyster is? It’s a good thing we found you before you tried eating one: They’re bull testicles, and they’re the focus of the Montana State Society’s Testicle Festival, which this year is subtitled “Legends of the Ball.” Your ticket gets you all the beer you want and all the “oysters” you can eat. American Legion Hall, 3445 N. Washington Blvd., Arlington; Sat., 6 p.m., $25$30; Montanastatesociety.com. (Clarendon)

If you’re a regular viewer of “Chelsea Lately,” then you’re familiar with Josh Wolfe’s infectious brand of hi-energy comedy. He’s a frequent panelist on the E! talk show, and he’s currently co-writing a feature film for Adam Sandler’s production company. See what all the fuss is about at the Riot Act this weekend. Riot Act Comedy Club, 801 E St., Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m., $20-$25; 202-697-2345, Riotactcomedy. com. (Gallery Place)

(!) No Pass/No Discount Ticket What to Expect When You’re Expecting (PG-13) CC-Closed Captions: 11:35-2:10-3:10-4:50-6:30-7:30-9:30-10:10-12:00-12:45 The Five-Year Engagement (R) CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service: 12:10 The Dictator (R) 11:30-12:20-1:40-2:30-3:50-4:45-6:10-7:10-8:30-9:4010:35-12:00-12:40

West End Cinema 2301 M Street NW

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The Graduate (1967) (PG) 45th anniversary - remastered 35 mm print!: 2:407:20 Margaret (R) **** 4 Stars! Wash. Post: 2:00-5:00-8:00 Jiro Dreams of Sushi (PG) English Subtitles: 3:40-5:40-7:40 The Kid With a Bike (Le Gamin au Velo) (PG-13) Dardenne Brothers;English Subtitles: 5:20-9:30 God Bless America (NR) “Will make you laugh!” NY Times: 9:40

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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG-13) NO PASSES: (!) 12:20-2:40-5:007:10-9:35; (!) 12:20 Marley (PG-13) Silver Babies: 1:30; 1:30-4:20-7:20-10:10 The Apartment (NR) 5:15 Chinatown (1974) (R) 7:45-10:20

AMC Loews Center Park 8 4001 Powder Mill Rd.

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Marvel’s The Avengers (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 11:30-2:45-6:10-9:15 Battleship (PG-13) Digital Presentation: (!) 10:30-1:30-4:30-7:30-10:30 The Dictator (R) Digital Presentation: (!) 11:00-1:15-3:30-5:45-7:50-10:00 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 12:30-3:45-7:00-10:15 Think Like a Man (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 10:45-1:50-5:00-8:00-10:50 Dark Shadows (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 10:50-1:30-4:15-7:15-10:10 What to Expect When You’re Expecting (PG-13) Digital Presentation: (!) 11:452:30-5:15-8:15-10:50 Marvel’s The Avengers 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: 10:00-1:15-4:30-7:45-11:00

AMC Loews White Flint 5 11301 Rockville Pike

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Marvel’s The Avengers (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 12:35-7:10 The Dictator (R) Digital Presentation: 2:00-5:00-8:00-10:15 Dark Shadows (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 1:20-4:05-6:50-10:00 Marvel’s The Avengers 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: 3:50-10:30 What to Expect When You’re Expecting (PG-13) 1:40-4:40-7:45-10:55 Battleship (PG-13) 1:05-4:20-7:25-10:45

AMC Magic Johnson Capital Center 12 800 Shoppers Way

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Marvel’s The Avengers (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 11:00-3:00-6:20-10:00 Battleship (PG-13) Digital Presentation: (!) 10:00-11:30-1:30-3:00-5:00-6:308:30-10:00-12:00 The Dictator (R) Digital Presentation: (!) 11:20-1:40-4:20-7:00-9:40-12:00 The Hunger Games (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 1:20-7:50 Think Like a Man (PG-13) Digital Presentation: 10:50-11:50-1:50-2:50-5:006:00-8:10-9:10-11:10-12:10 Dark Shadows (PG-13) Digital Presentation: (!) 11:10-2:20-5:30-8:40-11:50 What to Expect When You’re Expecting (PG-13) Digital Presentation: (!) 10:101:10-4:10-7:20-10:10 Marvel’s The Avengers 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: 10:30-1:00-2:00-4:40-5:408:20-9:20-11:40 Dark Shadows: An IMAX Experience (PG-13) Digital Presentation;IMAX: (!) 3:40-10:30 Changing the Game (R) AMC INDEPENDENT;Digital Presentation: 10:204:50-11:20 Marvel’s The Avengers: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) IMAX 3D: 12:006:50

Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema 7235 Woodmont Avenue

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Where Do We Go Now? (Et maintenant, on va où?) (PG-13) 2:10-4:457:15-9:40 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG-13) 1:00-2:00-3:00-4:00-5:00-6:00-7:008:00-9:00-9:50 Monsieur Lazhar (PG-13) 1:55-4:30-7:05-9:30 Bernie (PG-13) 1:45-4:40-7:10-9:35 First Position (NR) 2:15-4:50-7:25-9:45

Regal Bethesda 10 7272 Wisconsin Avenue

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Marvel’s The Avengers (PG-13) Digital Projection: 2:00-5:00-8:30 Marvel’s The Avengers 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: (!) 12:40-3:50-7:20-10:20 The Dictator (R) 1:10-3:00-5:15-8:10-10:30 The Hunger Games (PG-13) 12:55-6:50 Dark Shadows (PG-13) (!) 12:20-3:15-4:20-7:00-7:40-9:30-10:10 The Five-Year Engagement (R) 3:55-9:50 What to Expect When You’re Expecting (PG-13) 1:00-3:30-6:45-9:20 The Lucky One (PG-13) 1:30 Marvel’s The Avengers (PG-13) 12:10-3:10-6:30-9:40 Battleship (PG-13) (!) 12:45-1:40-4:00-4:45-7:10-8:00-10:15-10:45

Regal Hyattsville Royale Stadium 14 6505 America Blvd.

Marvel’s The Avengers (PG-13) Digital Projection: 1:00-4:15-7:30-10:45 Dark Shadows (PG-13) CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service: (!) 1:45-4:40-7:25-10:10 The Hunger Games (PG-13) 12:40-3:55-7:10-10:25 Marvel’s The Avengers 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: (!) 12:30-2:45-3:45-6:00-7:009:15-10:15 The Dictator (R) 12:20-2:50-5:10-7:50-10:30 Think Like a Man (PG-13) 1:25-4:20-7:35-10:35 Safe (R) 4:25-7:40-10:25 Dark Shadows (PG-13) (!) 2:15-5:00-7:55-10:40 What to Expect When You’re Expecting (PG-13) 12:50-4:10-7:20-10:05 Marvel’s The Avengers (PG-13) 12:00-1:30-3:15-4:45-6:30-8:00-9:45 Battleship (PG-13) (!) 12:45-1:15-4:00-4:30-7:15-7:45-10:20-10:50 The Pirates! Band of Misﬁts (PG) 1:50

Regal Majestic 20 & IMAX 900 Ellsworth Drive

Marvel’s The Avengers (PG-13) Digital Projection: 1:15-2:20-2:45-4:25-5:406:05-7:35-8:50-9:15-10:45-11:55-1:00 Dark Shadows (PG-13) OC-Open Caption: (!) 2:05 Dark Shadows: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) IMAX: (!) 4:10-10:15 The Hunger Games (PG-13) 12:20-3:25-6:35-9:45 Marvel’s The Avengers 3D (PG-13) RealD 3D: (!) 12:15-1:45-3:20-5:05-6:308:15-9:40-11:25-12:20 Marvel’s The Avengers: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) IMAX 3D: (!) 12:45-7:00-12:45 Think Like a Man (PG-13) 2:35-4:15-5:20-7:20-8:25-10:05-11:05 Safe (R) 12:30-3:05-5:30-7:55-10:25 The Dictator (R) 12:25-1:55-2:30-3:15-4:05-4:50-5:25-6:10-7:10-7:45-8:309:25-9:55-10:40-11:40-12:15 The Lucky One (PG-13) 12:55 Dark Shadows (PG-13) (!) 12:50-1:30-3:45-4:45-6:45-8:10-9:30-10:50-12:10 Chimpanzee (G) 11:50AM The Pirates! Band of Misﬁts (PG) 12:05 What to Expect When You’re Expecting (PG-13) 12:35-1:40-3:30-4:30-6:207:30-9:10-10:20-11:50 Battleship (PG-13) (!) 12:00-1:00-2:00-3:00-3:55-5:00-6:00-7:05-8:00-9:0010:00-11:00-12:00-12:55

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AMC Courthouse Plaza 8 2150 Clarendon Blvd.

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The Cabin in the Woods (R) Digital Presentation: 10:30 Battleship (PG-13) Digital Presentation: (!) 1:00-4:00-7:00-10:00 Dark Shadows (PG-13) Digital Presentation: (!) 1:10-4:10-7:10-10:10 What to Expect When You’re Expecting (PG-13) Digital Presentation: (!) 1:40-4:20-7:20-10:20 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG-13) AMC INDEPENDENT: (!) 12:30-3:306:30-9:30 Dark Shadows (PG-13) (!) 12:10-3:10-6:10-9:10 The Lucky One (PG-13) 3:50 The Five-Year Engagement (R) 6:20-9:20 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG-13) AMC INDEPENDENT;Digital Presentation: (!) 1:30-4:30-7:30 Battleship (PG-13) (!) 12:00-3:00-6:00-9:00 The Pirates! Band of Misﬁts (PG) 1:45

AMC Hoffman Center 22 206 Swamp Fox Rd.

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Jennifer Lopez intends to leave “American Idol,” many unnamed sources told many media outlets. “She’s just too busy,” one “insider” told E! News. “There is just too much going on for her right now,” another told Usmagazine.com. “Fox does not want to let her go,” someone told E! News. “They love her.” Lopez’s first year on “Idol” brought her a $12 million paycheck. Her second, $20 million. Lopez begins a world concert tour this summer and is expected to be on the road until the end of the year, at least. (E XPRESS)

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Russell Brand still loves Katy Perry “as a human being,” he told Ellen DeGeneres on Thursday. Brand surprised Perry by filing divorce papers last December. “But, sometimes when you’re in a relationship I suppose it doesn’t work out, does it? But that doesn’t mean I regret it or anything.” Of the divorce, he said, “sometimes things are just different, and then you just move with that.” (EXPRESS)

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PENTAGON CITY 1201 S. Hayes St. (Opp. Nordstrom, Nr Borders) 703-416-4960 GLENARDEN 2250 St. Joseph’s Drive (Woodmore Town Center) 301-322-4310 ROCKVILLE 1616B Rockville Pike (Opp. Congressional Plaza) 301-770-4325 ROCKVILLE 12212 Rockville Pike (Next to Original Pancake House) 301-881-3620 BETHESDA 6950 Wisconsin Ave. (Next to Verizon Wireless) 301-656-2941 ASPEN HILL 13601 Connecticut Ave. (Near Panera Bread) 301-598-2670 LEESBURG 625 Potomac Station Dr (Next to Best Buy) 703-771-4187 Grand Opening LEESBURG 1612 Village Market Blvd. (Village at Leesburg Nr Wegman’s) 703-771-8404 STERLING 46301 Potomac Run Plaza (Near Target/Toys R Us) 703-430-5829 STERLING 21430 Cedar Drive (Opposite Koon’s Ford) 703-421-7828 TYSONS CORNER 8387 Leesburg Pike (Next to Staples) 703-442-0608 TYSONS CORNER 8344 Leesburg Pike (2nd Floor, Opp. Koon’s Chevy) 703-790-6018 TYSONS CORNER 116-120 Maple Ave. West (at Ctr St, Nr. McGruders) 703-255-0317 HERNDON 12950-C Highland Crossing (Woodland Pk Shop Ctr, Nr Harris Teeter) 703-435-1514 WOODBRIDGE 2467 Prince William Pkwy (Country Inn Suites, Nr Office Depot) 703-494-0123 WALDORF 3245 Plaza Way (Near Giants Food) 301-645-6580 OXON HILL 6209 Oxon Hill Rd. (Rivertown Commons, Nr. IRS Building) 301-567-0430 FREDERICKSBURG 1460 Central Park Blvd. (Nr Walmart/Talbots) 540-548-8323 # FREDERICKSBURG 29 Banks Ford Parkway (1/2 mile from Lowe’s) 540-752-1076 FREDERICKSBURG 5629 Plank Road (Across from Walgreens) 540-548-2369 FREDERICKSBURG 1487 Carl D. Silver Pkwy (Near Best Buy & Kohls) 540-785-1555 # CALIFORNIA 45245 Worth Ave (Next to Best Buy) 301-862-1038 Grand Opening CULPEPER 717 Dominion Sq. Shopping Ctr. (Near TJ Maxx) 540-727-0217 MASSAPONAX 10056 Southpoint Pkwy (Across from Super Walmart) 540-898-9456 MASSAPONAX 9811 Jefferson Davis Hwy. (In Super Target Shopping Ctr) 540-710-7950 ARLINGTON 5401 Lee Hwy (Opp the Lee Harrison Shopping Ctr) 703-237-0862 ALEXANDRIA 3925A Jefferson Davis Hwy. (Potomac Yards Center) 703-519-3834 ALEXANDRIA 4525 Duke St. (Near Harris Teeter) 703-823-2030 ALEXANDRIA 5812 Kingstowne Shop Ctr (Off Van Dorn-Nr Blockbuster) 703-924-7127 ALEXANDRIA 7704 D Richmond Hwy (Mt. Vernon Plaza, Nr. Wachovia) 703-768-1429 ALEXANDRIA 821 S. Washington St. (Near M & T Bank) 703-549-3193 SPRINGFIELD 6699 E. Frontier Dr. (Near Dunkin Donuts) 703-313-6103 LA PLATA 110 Rosewick Rd. (Lowe’s Shop. Ctr., Near IHOP) 301-934-2892

FAIRFAX 11226 Waples Mill Rd (Cnr Rte 50, Opp. Social Security) 703-293-8917 FAIRFAX 12219 Fair Lakes Promenade Dr. (In Fair Oaks Shopping Center) 703-278-9152 MANASSAS 8039 Sudley Road (Westgate Plaza) 703-366-2834 MANASSAS 9950 Sowder Village Sq. (Nr Target) 703-361-1713 GAINESVILLE 7944 Crescent Park Dr. (The Marketplace at Madison Crescent) 703-754-4405 WINCHESTER 1980 South Pleasant Valley Road (Next to Martin’s) 540-722-2969 WINCHESTER 235 Market Center (Betwn Lowe’s & Target) 540-542-0435 BALTIMORE (Fullerton) 7911 Belair Road (Next to Geico) 410-882-0983 BALTIMORE 5748 Baltimore Natl’ Pike (Highway 40, Next to Lowe’s) 410-744-3405 ANNAPOLIS 2645A Housley Rd. (Near Safeway & Best Buy) 410-224-3048 ANNAPOLIS 65 Jennifer Road (Opposite Westfield Mall) 410-897-4964 FORESTVILLE 2950 Donnell Dr. (Near Shoppers) 301-568-0575 EDGEWATER 60 West Central Ave. (Edgewater Center) 410-956-2708 FREDERICK 5010 Buckeystown Rd. (Westview Plaza) 301-228-2785 FREDERICK 1170 West Patrick St. (Nr. Frederick Towne Mall) 301-696-1548 HAGERSTOWN 17243 Cole Rd. (Nr. Target & The Valley Mall) 301-582-0916 HAMPSTEAD 2315 Hanover Pike (Hampstead Mktpl., Behind CVS) 410-374-8665 MT. AIRY 337 E. Rideville Blvd (Near Walmart) 301-829-2491 WESTMINSTER 200 Clifton Blvd. (Westminster Crossings East Ctr) 410-871-2638 BEL AIR 615 Baltimore Pike (Tollgate Mktpl., Next to Friday’s) 410-638-9252 COCKEYSVILLE 9924 York Rd. (Opposite Target) 410-667-1838 TOWSON/PARKVILLE 2003 E. Joppa Rd. (Opp No. Plaza Shop. Center) 410-882-2841 MARTINSBURG 245 Retail Commons Pkwy (The Commons) 304-267-7755 OWINGS MILLS 9616 Reisterstown Rd. (Valley Ctr, Behind Friday’s) 410-363-3596 ELLICOTT CITY 4350-G Montgomery Rd. (Long Gate Shopping Ctr) 410-465-1689 TIMONIUM 2066 York Rd. (just S. of West Timonium Rd.) 410-252-6807 # FRONT ROYAL 135 Crooked Run Plaza (Next to Staples) 540-622-6269 PIKESVILLE 1500 Reistertown Rd.(Next to Goldberg’s NY Bagels) 410-484-4057 NORTH EAST 2540 W. Pulaski Hwy (North East Stn, Nxt to Food Lion) 410-287-3710 # LAUREL 14190B Baltimore Ave. (Laurel Lakes Centre, Next to Best Buy) 240-568-6190 LAUREL 14635 Baltimore Ave (Across from Laurel Mall) 301-490-0146 COLUMBIA 6131 Columbia Crossing Dr. (Dobbin Rd. & Rt 175) 410-312-4724 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 3339 14th St. NW (Tivoli Sq., near Ruby Tuesday) 202-518-9418 Grand Opening

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GLEN BURNIE 6918 Ritchie Hwy. (Opp. Wilkins Buick) 410-768-2161 PASADENA 8221 Ritchie Highway (1/4 Mi South of BJ’s) 410-647-8036 HANOVER 7645 Arundel Mills Blvd. (Next to Safeway) 410-799-2190 CROFTON 1665 Crofton Center (Near KMart) 410-721-2427 # GAMBRILLIS 1417 S. Main Chapel Way (Near Wegman’s) 410-721-9723 Grand Opening BOWIE 15758 Annapolis Rd (Free State Shop. Ctr, Nr Office Depot) 301-464-8908 SHREWSBURY 472 Shrewsbury Commons Ave. (Nxt to McDonald’s) 717-235-1437 CHAMBERSBURG 935 Norland Ave. (Off I-81 & Walker Rd.) 717-261-2567 EASTON 28598 Marlboro Ave (In Target Shopping Center) 410-770-4910 FENWICK ISLAND 901-B Coastal Hwy (Nr Mancini’s Brick Oven Pizza) 302-539-6032 REHOBOTH BEACH 2 Lighthouse Plaza (Next to Ruby Tuesday) 302-226-3052 REHOBOTH BEACH 18578 Coastal Hwy. (Next to Staples & Marshalls) 302-645-7143 Grand Opening SEAFORD 22876 Sussex Highway (In Front of Lowe’s) 302-629-9137 SALISBURY 2618 North Salisbury Blvd. (Next to Lowe’s) 410-334-3045 DELMAR 38661 Sussex Hwy. (Delmar Commons, nr Happy Harry’s) 302-846-3718 OCEAN CITY 12641-98 Ocean Gateway (White Marlin Mall) 410-213-0515 MILLSBORO 26670 Centerview Dr. (Near BJ’s & Lowe’s) 302-934-6025 # Clearance Merchandise Available

GRAND OPENINGS CALIFORNIA 45245 Worth Ave. (Next to Best Buy)

LEESBURG

301-862-1038

625 Potomac Station Dr. (Next To Best Buy)

703-771-4187

GAMBRILLIS

1417 S. Main Chapel Way (Near Wegman’s)

401-721-9723

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS

REHOBOTH BEACH

202-518-9418

302-645-7143

3339 14th St. NW (Tivoli Sq., Near Ruby Tuesday)

18578 Coastal Hwy. (Next to Staples & Marshalls))

Valid on purchases of $600 min/12 mos (terms may vary, see store for details), $2400 min/24 mos, $3600 min/36 mos, $4800 min/48 mos made between 5/18/12 and 5/19/12 on Sleepy’s credit card account. Equal monthly payments required throughout promo period. No interest will be assessed if all min. monthly payments on account, including debt cancellation, are paid when due. If account goes 60 days past due, promo may be terminated early and standard account terms will apply. As of 4-18-12, Purchase APR 29.99%; Penalty APR 29.99%. Existing cardholders refer to your current credit agreement for rates and terms. Min. interest $2. Subject to credit approval.

Photos are for illustration purposes only. Not responsible for typographical errors. Previous sales do not apply. All models available for purchase and may not be on display.

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