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Photograph via iStock. Sports-radio host Chad Dukes is attempting a comeback with a new show, according to a video he recently posted on his website. In October, Dukes was fired from 106.7 the Fan for what its parent company, Entercom, described as “racist and other inappropriate comments” that he made on his podcast. Dukes went silent after his firing, but in the video he announces that he’ll be returning with something called the Chad Dukes Show. A countdown clock underneath the video suggests the new show will launch at 9 AM on Jan. 11. “Hello, friendos,” he says in the low-prod...

In Memoriam: 15 People, Places, and Things Washington Said Goodbye to in 2020 A trailblazing justice, a basketball coach, an elephant, a dive bar, an NFL name—and what they meant to our city. December 22, 2020 Share In a grim year, it’s hard to keep track of the people and places we lost—much less remember the quirky reasons we loved so many of them. Here’s a sampling of farewells worth remembering. Ambika the Elephant born c 1948 She’d lived at the National Zoo since 1961—a pachyderm pal for generations of elephant-loving Washingtonians. Ambika was fascinating to watch, whether...