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What to Know Nina Brekelmans, 25, and Michael McLoughlin, 24, died one year ago after a fire broke out near Dupont Circle, on Riggs Place NW. D.C. officials found that the house where they rented rooms had not been inspected and was not licensed for rental. Cities across the country grapple with how to detect illegal apartments, experts say. The fire that sent flames shooting through the roof of a three-story rowhouse near Dupont Circle started on the first floor, investigators found . An electrical short sparked in the landlord’s living room, and the blaze raced upward in the historic house. Four people were inside. Nina Brekelmans awoke in the burning building and called 911, according to a lawsuit filed by her family. Firefighters arrived minutes later, but by the time they were able to reach her and her housemate Michael McLoughlin , it was too late. Brekelmans, 25, and McLoughlin, 24, were killed by the blaze June 3, 2015 at 1610 Riggs Place NW , where they each rented rooms....

Thee Oh Sees' Dwyer has a prolific career as a rock musician, concert promoter and record label owner in California. By Ben BerkeSpecial to The Journal Despite a discography of punk records and sleeve tattoos that might suggest otherwise, John Dwyer is ever the gentlemen when it comes to discussing the “massively delayed” distribution of his new book of artwork, "Exploded Globes." He praised, for example, the Czech press that sent out the initial shipment in shoddy packaging. Despite having to return some 1,300 dog-eared and tar-stained copies, Dwyer appreciated the press’ speedy work and willingness to experiment with a new venture. Coincidentally, these are the exact qualities that have propelled the 42-year-old Rhode Island native through a prolific career as a rock musician, concert promoter and record label owner in California. His band, Thee Oh Sees, releases an LP a year, often to critical acclaim and always to critical attention . His label, Castle Face, has...