It takes something special to make the people of D.C. stop and stare. And, in this case, that something special is cupcakes. To be precise, it’s “Curbside Cupcakes.”
It was nighttime, and Cpl. Humphrey Rutherford had his gun pointed at a man that he thought might be intoxicated, or worse, a skinhead. Rutherford orders the man from his car and tells him to kneel on the ground with his hands in the air. Then it happened. The young man slowly reaches for his back pocket. It could be something harmless, or it could be a gun.
His father, his uncle, and his brother had done it before him, and now it's Jerian Grant's turn. Jerian, 17, of Bowie, Md., is on his way to the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., on a basketball scholarship. Much is expected of Grant because his father is Harvey Grant and his uncle, Horace Grant --- both played in the NBA. His older brother, Jerai, is playing college basketball as a Tiger, at Clemson University in South Carolina.
Ever since South Korean figure skater Yuna Kim claimed the gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games she’s become a huge symbol of pride and even commerce to fans in her native country.
Mainstream retailers such as H&M, The Gap and Urban Outfitters might be some of the hottest clothing stores in the country but a flashy, hot-pink boutique with retro clothing in a trendy shopping district in northwest Washington is catching fire among some shoppers.
