Lexus has long been the envy of the luxury segment, but has recently grown quite green. The Lexus CT 200h is changing what we think we know about luxury rides.

As I peeped this street-rod inspired hybrid outside my door, nothing about it screamed or whispered eco-friendly.

 Looks can be deceiving, so I opened the door and inspected it front to back. Nothing stood out other than the joystick that apparently shifts gears adjacent to the steering wheel and an Atari paddle contraption in the gearshift’s normal place. 

Rap star Wale surprised a special group of unsuspecting students at Central High School in Capital Heights Tuesday when he performed songs from his brand new album.

Wale’s album “Ambition” was released Tuesday and the lyricist said he wanted to share the day with these kids because he wants to inspire them to be great. The students screamed and cheered as they realized the DC-born rapper was in their school.

Lingerie is something that I am becoming more and more interested in buying, and I am not alone. I’m so excited to have a special Q&A with lingerie expert Treacle of The Lingerie Addict website. She was a guest at last week’s intimate (hehehe) #dealchat I hosted on Twitter on frugal and fabulous lingerie. After reading this interview and the even more detailed #dealchat transcript, you will see why she’s fantastic at what she does!

I am embarrassed that I only recently explored the story of Amber Cole, a 14-year-old girl who was recorded while participating in a sexual act in a Baltimore high school. The “Official Amber Cole Video” has now gone viral and a twitter search of the teen’s name yields some of the most deplorable statements I have ever read. Period.

Kim Kardashian is one impressive businesswoman. Say what you will about her respect -- or lack thereof-- for the sanctity of marriage, every single thing she does makes money. Legally. She is winning.

It was a hectic Halloween night in the District , and the trick-or-treating was easily the tamest part. No fewer than six people were shot in the city Halloween night, and one in Georgetown, the heart of one of D.C.'s long-standing celebration centers for the holiday. The revelry turned chaotic once gunshots went off, The Post's Martin Weil reports. Too bad D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier hadn't scheduled Monday as an "All Hands on Deck" night.

Ann Coulter was coming to Herman Cain’s defense against allegations of sexual harassment. The attacks, she said Monday, were fomented by the liberal establishment because they “detest conservative blacks.” The allegations were “vicious, outrageous,” and akin to the charges leveled against Clarence Thomas during his Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

The Redskins two game skid causes me to go back to the basics for this week’s tailgating recipe. There’s no better way to get back on a winning streak than to whip up some old fashion chili. Here’s the recipe for my “Cover two” turkey chili.

First, place a pound of ground turkey in your cooking pan over medium heat. Next, cut up some onions, green peppers, garlic, and red peppers.

Gracious Arts Program (AGAP) seeks volunteers to assist teachers and staff in their work with underprivileged youth in Southeast DC. Volunteers with experience in dance, drama, art, music and photography are especially needed. Contact Joan L. Sapp, program director, at 202-321-6502, http://www.agapdc.org/.

It's time to stop breaking the promises you make to yourself to eat right, exercise and develop healthier habits. For the next three months, from 05 September 2011 to 05 December 2011, MISSION: INCREDIBLE focuses on getting healthier one day at a time. There is only one rule: do a little more today than you did yesterday to keep your promise of taking better physical care of yourself. Follow that one rule - EVERYDAY - and the changes you see in three months will be incredible.

Monday has to be the worst possible day for Halloween. People celebrate all weekend, and then the actual day still doesn't come until the next week. Annoying. Have a happy one, kids!

Congress has made its decision about Sulaimon Brown . Brown's allegation he was promised a job in the Vincent Gray administration in exchange for sullying the name of then-Mayor Adrian Fenty during the last election cycle has been disproved by a congressional committee. An investigation found there was no direct evidence that Gray used campaign consultants to fund a smear attack on Fenty through Brown. The Post's Nikita Stewart reports on the latest shenanigans at the Wilson Building.

Monday, Oct. 31

Go Go: Lissen Band, Mondays, Takoma Station, 6914 Fourth St. NW.

I was never allowed to participate in Halloween growing up. My mother forbade us from going trick or treating and she wouldn’t answer the door when revelers came to our house looking for candy. She just didn’t believe in the “holiday” and thought it was dangerous to go to stranger’s homes and ask for candy. Maybe it’s an immigrant thing.

Washingtonians! If you’re a fan of the ‘Skins or their NFC East opponents, we have a new place for you: TRASH TALK. It’s a weekly chat sponsored by TheRootDC, where NFC East fans can holla at each other about their squads. Redskins and Cowboys fans: Looking for a place online to talk some junk as your team fights through this wild year in the NFC East? Come check us out. Giants fans: Want to shout out your team and poke fun at the Eagles? No matter whose team is up or down, we will be here every week.

Goapele released her fourth studio album “Break of Dawn” on Monday. For her third performance since its release, she performed at the Birchmere Music Hall in Alexandria, Va. Thursday night.

During her performance, she performed songs off her new album, songs from her 2005 album “Change It All” and tossed in some old school singing “Sweet Thing” by Chaka Khan.

Halloween has always been an excuse to be something—or someone—else. Whether it was the Celtics dancing in animal skins or Catholics dressed up as saints and devils, October 31 was the day to shed your day-to-day persona in favor of something a little more interesting.

It’s no surprise that the specter of America’s past and post-racism future rear their ghoulish heads around Halloween. Some consider the holiday weekend as a free pass to wear costumes that highlight hurtful cultural stereotypes.

The Occupy movement spreading across the nation has made its way to Howard University.

At 5 p.m. on Friday members of the Howard community will rally on campus and march to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce at Lafayette Square. The march is to support Occupy Wall Street, Occupy DC and the other movements around the country.

The three-year-olds smiled and screamed with joy as Johnny Wright made the sounds of a ‘choo-choo’ train while reading Watty Piper’s “The Little Engine That Could.”

Wright, a native of Chicago, is best known for styling the hair of celebrities including First Lady Michelle Obama. But the pre-schoolers--who had no idea who he was--were so excited about their guest that their teacher could hardly get them to close their eyes for nap time.

The Capitals finally dropped one last night in Canada, but they're still undefeated on American soil. No bother with hockey, however, last night's World Series Game 6 was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. More on that later.

More grotesque details were revealed in court yesterday in the Lululemon trial . Via audio clips, jurors learned the details of how Brittany Norwood weaved the web of lies that had police confounded for a few days about just went down that night in Bethesda. In short, Norwood went incredibly big with her dishonesty, and the anatomy of her cover-up involved not just outright falsehoods, but also a completely phony sense of concern for Murray. (Norwood's lawyer has acknowledged that she killed her co-worker, saying she "lost control" during a fight.) The Washington Post's Dan Morse reports on the details.