OK, like everyone else in town, LL's been trying to figure out what the hell's going on with the soccer stadium proposal. Here's what LL has been able to determine:
No deal is in place yet. According to Wilson Building sources, the sticking points include, yes, the amount of the District's commitment—the Fenty administration is holding [...]
Wemple pulls no punches this week, upbraiding the Washington Hispanic for bush leaguery, the InTowner for mundanity, and the Post for inanity.
The saving grace? Shiho Fukada of the New York Times.
Next week: the long-awaited return of Ruth?
The Brookland listserv has more news on the Cardinal's Nest, a neighborhood club owned by ex-cop Darrell Green and the subject of this week's Show & Tell. In the column, I quote neighbor Tim Janning, who says he's documented numerous visits to the bar from cops who don't appear to be on official business.
Today, neighbor [...]
First their money achieved parity with ours. Then they shocked us with their violent love of sport. Now the Canadians have a scandal that is just SO MUCH BETTER than anything we've been able to cough out in ages, and I'm counting Foleygate here.
The New York Times story on l'affaire Bernier ran a couple days [...]
Those are the first words I think on Saturday mornings, at least the Saturday mornings that the CP Shadows actually play softball. And yes, I mentally italicize them, per house style.
Last year, we got into a groove—show up, get our asses kicked, go for pizza. This year has been more difficult, because the 6-hour [...]
Sioban Farey, she of the incensed, wordy postings regarding the planned closing of the National Cathedral's greenhouse, is deep in the weeds on this issue now. Since City Desk broke the news the greenhouse would close June 29, Farey and between 65 and 300 other incensed plant-lovers (her estimates) have been busy organizing to [...]
Right now, At-Large Councilmember Phil Mendelson is giving the business to fire chief Dennis Rubin over Fenty administration plans to seriously hike ambulance fees.
In his questioning, Mendelson is suggesting that Rubin's department attempted to circumvent a law that recently came into effect requiring the D.C. Council to pass judgment on such fee hikes by enacting [...]
When running for political office, incumbency certainly has its benefits. You get your name in the paper all the time. You can send out newsletters on the public dime. You inevitably make deep-pocketed friends who donate to your campaign fund.
And, in Ward 7, you get to hold a "State of the Ward" speech.
Last night, that [...]
Fine, Patrick, be that way. Yes, I thought your blind item yesterday was lame, but I was willing to let it go until this morning's escalation brought out our competitive side. From now on, we're making it our mission to own this story. So, if you're a reporter/editor/blogger who's having a colonoscopy (or, heck, any [...]
Has D.C. ever hosted a Republican or Democratic Convention? I'm guessing the answer is no, at least not a modern party convention. Sure, this region gets a boost from the federal government every day. Sure, we have (practically) no votes to offer either political party, though Maryland and Virginia certainly do. Yes, I recognize there [...]
The biggest laughs coming out of Al Franken's senate campaign aren't coming from the candidate.
Franken is being attacked about "Porn-o-Rama!," an eight-year old parody he wrote for Playboy about a fictional virtual reality sex research facility. Bestiality and three-ways are part of the studies.
I never read the story, but it can't be as hilarious as [...]
As the Washington Post contemplates its new life with less staff and fewer resources, allow me to toss out some unsolicited advice: Kill the District Weekly, that now-useless little tabby thing that's hidden deep inside the classified pages of your Thursday Post. This insert has gone through more ups and downs than a Six Flags [...]
Not a lot to remember so far in this grim slog of death Nats season. But this catch by Ryan Langerhans last night is pretty nice.
Our president is a bro': witness the chest bump. The guy who initiated the ritual man boob smack says he gave Bush "a little body language so he knew what I was about to do, so I didn't knock the president on his rear."Average is getting cheaper. [...]
Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting MLK Library. I met some nice security guards. I took in the expansive first-floor room. It actually looked bright and clean. There were plenty of staff. The lines were orderly. I thought: this is a new day for D.C.'s flagship library!
I then joined two other patrons on [...]
