The ultimate guide to free travel 

The ultimate guide to free travel 
These nine ways to score a free trip are not for everybody: Research, patience, good timing — and often a bit of luck and sweat — are required. But there’s just no beating the price.

Crime writer mines neglected side of Washington 
There’s a stock character that turns up in every one of George Pelecanos’ crime novels — a small column on the inside pages of the local newspaper known to its readers as “Violent Negro Deaths.”