Maybe it was H.L. Mencken who said it, or maybe it was me, but if you have a choice between mentioning that a former president's daughter is now happily married, well-adjusted, and suited to her new role as education reporter for NBC and leading an item about a former president's daughter who's now an education [...]
The Issue: Should we shoot the deer? The National Park Service (NPS) is trying to decide how to deal with the white-tailed deer population. They've been mating like rabbits and eating all the shrubs.
Proponent: Adrienne Colman, Superintendent of Rock Creek Park, says: "It's just one of the options. Montgomery County has been sharpshooting for some [...]
Man With Jesus Shirt, 1988
Great lunch read for everyone: Matt Labash's lengthy profile of Marion Barry in this week's Weekly Standard. (Yes, the Weekly Standard).
Barry admitted Labash into his inner life, a courtesy not extended to Washington City Paper, including a tour of the mayor-for-life's home, featuring a look at his bedroom urinal. Oh, and Barry shows Labash his [...]
The Issue: The Festival Latino is set to return to Mount Pleasant at the end of September. Or is it? Some local residents and businesses are not completely stoked about the idea.
Proponent: Alberto Ferrufino of Don Juan restaurant says: "We support the festival 100%. There are a few people here who think they are the [...]
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Morning all. Thanks to a real-estate-boom-fueled [...]
Cold front coming in. We're looking at temps in the 70s over the next couple of days, as if the weather decisionmakers were saying, Hey, I feel a bit post-Labor Day already—let's whip up some fresh temperatures and see how that works. Just watch: Even though it'll still be plenty warm out, everyone's going to [...]
Anna Shoup emailed City Paper with news that Alice Swanson's aunt was at the intersection of Connecticut and R streets NW today, where she replaced her niece's memorial ghost bike (which the Department of Public Works removed on Friday) with flowers and a hand-written sign that reads, "Why has the mayor taken the bike?"
Regular updates on D.C. community issues!
The Issue: The Abdo – Catholic University of America (CUA) development. It fits in with the Small Area Plan (SAP) aimed at rejuvenating Brookland. Both sides of Monroe Street are to be made over, bringing 725 condos units to the area, along with a number of new retail outlets and [...]
This morning, Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee went on WTOP radio and said more than Mayor Adrian M. Fenty has about the process by which Hizzoner's twin sons ended up enrolled at out-of-boundary Lafayette Elementary.
"I can assure you that no rules were broken," Rhee said. "We have a number of provisions that allow kids to go [...]
The ghost bike memorializing cyclist Alice Swanson has been removed. Swanson was killed at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and R Street NW on July 8, 2008. The snow-white bike had remained there since shortly after the tragedy. She was hit by a trash truck while she was riding her bicycle to work.
The bike's [...]
"The story was based on wire reports about a BBC broadcast this week of Dylan's weekly satellite radio program, 'Theme Time Radio Show.' The Post story did not report that the show originally aired Dec. 3; The Post failed to confirm the timing of the broadcast." (today)
Oh Internet, when will you learn? (1) (2) (3) [...]
Early last Sunday—like 6 a.m. early—D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray briefly discussed a potential mayoral run in response to a question on WRC-TV's Viewpoint program. Long story short, he's not ruling it out:
