Our Morning Roundup
Counter Intelligence lists 25 things to do before summer ends among them: drinking rum punch at Cork and eating whole grilled rockfish at Redwood.
Upset the Setup reveals its go-go theme song.
And Now, Anacostia tracks Savoy Elementary's reconstruction: from prison-like complex to something more kid friendly (hopefully).
Pop Cesspool expresses cultural know-how on Marvin Gaye and the Os Mutantes being used in Olympic ads. I found the Marvin Gaye ad almost moving. And the Os Mutantes ad for McDonald's--as shocking as the U.S. men's gymnastics team taking the bronze!
Congress Heights on the Rise returns to chronicling some lame ANCs. This time it's ANC 8C: "Last Wed I went up to the Petey Green Center for what I thought would be the ANC 8C Meeting. When I got there I found a locked door and no one inside - not even a note." There's more to this.
Prince of Petworth finds the "greatest bodega in the city!"
Intangible Arts gives us part 4 on his WASA saga.
Must Read: That Atlantic piece everyone is talking about. It's up.
*photo courtesy of Mr. T in DC.
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8:55 am
Finally, somebody got a picture of the worst graffiti in DC ever. Be a vegen - with their clever misspelling is getting up all over town. i wish i had a phone with a camera, you should have seen the bus inside!
12:02 pm
It's not "the" Os Mutantes. "Os Mutantes" means "The Mutants". Do you say "the" Los Lobos?
1:34 pm
@KCinDC: i think the "the" was for the ad. the Os Mutantes ad. Not "The Os Mutantes".
1:39 pm
Yes, that "the" was fine. I was talking about earlier in the paragraph: "Pop Cesspool expresses cultural know-how on Marvin Gaye and the Os Mutantes being used in Olympic ads."
2:19 pm
Hey I e-mailed you guys at the City Paper three months ago to tell you about Timor Bodega and even heard back from Amanda Hess but you missed the boat. There is a great story waiting in the triangle of gentrifying corner stores in Ledroit Park - Windows Market at 100 RI Avenue, Ledroit Park Market at 4th and T, and Timor Bodega.... The fine wine arms race is classic CP material...