Meredith Somers
Articles by Meredith Somers
DC Brau taps into craving for craft beer
In a nondescript warehouse along a hardscrabble stretch of Bladensburg Road in Northeast, two entrepreneurs have set up the District's first local brewery and off-site distributor in 60 years. Published June 19, 2011
No explosives found on plane at Reagan National
A woman was arrested in Ohio on Sunday after a bomb threat that grounded flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, FBI officials said. Published June 19, 2011
Man fatally stabbed in Southeast D.C.
A man was found fatally stabbed early Sunday, Metropolitan police said. Published June 19, 2011
Md. man fatally shot in Northwest D.C.
A Maryland man has been fatally shot in Northwest Washington, the Metropolitan Police Department said. Published June 19, 2011
Nigerian charged in smuggling of heroin into D.C.
A Nigerian man was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport on charges that he smuggled 3 pounds of heroin in his stomach, Customs and Border Protection officials say. Published June 15, 2011
Bus driver in fatal Va. crash ordered held without bond
The bus driver in an accident that killed four people in Virginia was denied bond Wednesday and will remain in jail at least until his next court appearance in July. Published June 15, 2011
Nigerian arrested for allegedly swallowing, smuggling heroin at Dulles
A Nigerian man is in custody for allegedly attempting to smuggle three pounds of heroin in his stomach through Washington Dulles International Airport, U.S. customs and border protection officials said Wednesday. Published June 15, 2011
Water tickles judges’ taste buds in search for the perfect quencher
It's a pretty common notion that water tastes like nothing, but 24 providers from across North America had fingers crossed Tuesday that their nothing tasted the best. Published June 14, 2011
Woman arrested in Metro ‘kill you’ threat
A Metro passenger threatened to blow up a train Monday at the Rockville station, sending passengers out emergency exits and scrambling along two miles of live track to escape during the busy morning rush hour, officials said. Published June 13, 2011
Metro’s Rockville station reopens after bomb threat
A bomb threat during Monday morning rush hour closed Metro's Rockville rail station and required passengers from one train to be evacuated onto the tracks. Published June 13, 2011
Region’s golf fans Open-minded
The unmistakable whack of drivers striking golf balls was mingled across Montgomery County on Sunday with the more subtle sounds of opportunity and excitement, before the start of the 111th U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club. Published June 12, 2011
Vets lived the history students learned
Dressed in his Army-issue field coat and matching olive-green hat, Richard Graff told stories Thursday about his military service roughly 60 years ago in Nazi-occupied Europe that kept a group of Virginia middle-schoolers spellbound. Published June 9, 2011
Anacostia River cleaner, but could be better
Grimy water bottles, a muddy purse and a truck tire so heavy a bulldozer was needed to dislodge it were just some of the debris found in Anacostia Park on Wednesday during a river cleanup to recognize World Oceans Day. Published June 8, 2011
Korean ran escort service with illegals
An illegal Korean immigrant pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Alexandria to running a call girl service supplied with female illegal immigrants he stashed in his Northern Virginia apartment. Published June 7, 2011
Dulles 1st area airport to offer A380 service
The busiest airport in Virginia now serves the fleet of commercial planes that rank as the largest in the world. Published June 6, 2011
House children have a ball
It was like any other school formal, down to the satin dresses, untucked suits and thumping pop music. At first glance, the only sign the ballroom in the District's elegant Willard Hotel was playing host to something special Sunday was that, unlike an average dance, there were no wallflowers at the sixth annual Cinderella Ball. Published June 5, 2011
Spellers’ v-o-c-a-b-u-l-a-r-i-e-s put to test in national bee
The personalities of the 41 semifinalists Thursday in this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee were rivaled only by the range of words they faced to be the one holding the gleaming champion's trophy at the end of the night. Published June 2, 2011
Nationals team with D.C. for SE youth facility
On a day better suited for a refreshing swim, the Washington Nationals broke ground Tuesday on a project to bring the game of baseball and other life lessons to children east of the Anacostia River. Published May 31, 2011
Stand-up guys & gals paddle board on the Potomac
A recent weekday morning in Georgetown seems like any other hot and hectic workday in the District — cars are stacked bumper to bumper along the Francis Scott Key Bridge as pedestrians strain alongside the noisy traffic in the glaring sun. But less than 100 feet below, a very different scene is unfolding. Published May 30, 2011
Bikers journey for a day of Thunder
The death of Osama bin Laden, the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and the 10-year anniversary of Sept. 11 were all perhaps suitable rallying cries for this year's Rolling Thunder event. Published May 29, 2011
