Every Tuesday and Thursday, we run down what's going on in local Internet discussion groups.
HillcrestDC
In Ward 7, some residents seem concerned that Mayor-elect Adrian Fenty’s transition team won't include east-of-the-river neighborhoods in their future plans. Trish contacted the Fenty team to find out if any members from Wards 7 or 8. “Mr. Clarke was only [...]

Running for advisory neighborhood commissioner is all about getting your name out. So 24-year-old Jesse Rauch liked his chances against David Holmes for a seat on ANC 6A in Lincoln Park. During his student days at Boston University, Rauch had been elected to several student-government positions and was even president of a resident-hall association, which [...]

Let the deer sexual revolution begin: National Park Service officials are floating the idea of using birth-control drugs to control the white-tailed deer population in Rock Creek Park.
The population problem has gotten so dire, says park superintendent Adrienne Coleman, that deer eating young trees has led to “bare spots” in the park. “When we have [...]

For five consecutive school years, a giant 25-foot-by-5 foot heap of dirt had sat on the playground of Oyster Bilingual Elementary School in Woodley Park. Finally, more than a year after City Paper first covered the story, the pile is gone, replaced with a climbing wall for kids.
The developer who built the school had used [...]

Some Mount Pleasant residents have been waiting since the late ‘90s for the city to repair sidewalks pocked by tree roots, utilities maintenance, and time. But when the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) finally got around to replacing the walks on the 3100–3300 blocks of 19th Street NW this past summer, residents weren't sure they [...]

Lawrence Guyot, longtime civil-rights activist and community organizer, has served as an advisory neighborhood commissioner for 10 years. He's decided to run again, and as part of his campaign, has distributed a flier asking residents of Shaw and LeDroit Park to “Re-Elect Commissioner Lawrence Guyot” in a large bold font.
Problem is, Guyot can't be re-elected [...]

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we run down what's going on in local Internet discussion groups.
DupontForum
Some Dupont Circle neighbors are unnerved by the activities of a “rogue clipper” who's been spotted in the night illegally clipping the low branches of trees. Lance first noticed the “awkward prunings” of the mysterious clipper: “He/she does not prune trees [...]