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Marion Barry dies at 78. [LL, LL, NYT, WBJ, WBJ, Post, Post, Post, Times]
Barry memorials are “going to be big,” spokeswoman promises. [LL]
Marion Barry: a WCP reader. [LL]
Summer jobs program helps explains Barry’s popularity. [Post]
Candidates line up for Ward 8 seat. [Post]
Post ed board: Barry’s life was “ancient tragedy.” [Post]
Councilmember-elect Elissa Silverman remembers Barry. [LL]
Courtland Milloy talks Barry’s faith. [Post]
Barry fans irate over TMZ headline. [LL, Post]
Petition: Rename H Street and Benning Road after Barry. [Change.org]
Barry and gentrification [Housing Complex]
Barry remembered at Player’s Lounge. [Post]
The first of what LL expects will be many Barry murals appears. [Housing Complex]
“To be in Barry’s proximity could be better than drinking the elixir of life.” [LL]
David Carr on Barry [Washingtonian]
Barry in six songs [Arts Desk]
Charges dropped against nightclub baron Marc Barnes. [Post]
Photo by Darrow Montgomery