Every Tuesday and Thursday (and sometimes Friday), we run down what's going on in local Internet discussion groups.
AdamsMorgan
With heavy heart, Amy beings searching for new owners for her two beloved cats. She has a young child, another on the way, and can no longer be a FT doting cat mama. “I just cannot give the [...]

In the weeks before a scheduled Sept. 6 video shoot for the rap group Money for Life, Alfredo Nelson, a member and manager of the act, had fliers printed up, sent out e-mails, and invited what he describes as “very, very important people” to the event. Everything was in place for the shoot, which was [...]

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we run down what's going on in local Internet discussion groups.
TakomaDC
The Takoma Park neighborhood is atwitter over a slew of slashed “Fenty for Mayor” signs. After several residents report that their signs appear to have been cut, Lars suggests that perhaps the posters weren't ruined intentionally. “I began to get suspicious [...]

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we run down what's going on in local Internet discussion groups.
Brookland
On Sept. 5, Jim posted a note reminding everyone of “Volleyball tonight, 7:30PM as usual.” He also noted the only real rule of the game: “Kids need to be able to serve OK if they play. Not every time.…But kids who [...]

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we run down what's going on in local Internet discussion groups.
DC_MD_VA_Rap_list
One man's fatal impaling by sea creature is, of course, another man's marketing opportunity. On the always lively DC/MD/VA Rap List, rapper Whitefolkz sends out a message with the subject line: “R.I.P Steve Irwin ‘Crocodile Hunter,'” which turns out to be [...]

Brookland resident Kristen Fulton-Wright frequently uses the pedestrian bridge that grants safe passage from the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station to the street below. While the bridge prevents those on foot from having to dodge speeding cars, it is not without its own hazards, like marijuana smoke, nasty litter, and, worst of all, piss.
Tired of [...]

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we run down what's going on in local Internet discussion groups.
TakomaDC
During a Saturday power outage, Rich took a walk through the neighborhood to see which traffic lights were out. “On this walk, I saw a mother bird and two nestlings on the ground near Trinity Church,” he writes. “I planned to [...]

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we run down what's going on in local Internet discussion groups.
shepherdpark
To commemorate one of the hottest spells of Washington weather in quite some time, Bill announces a “Hot Weather Photo Bake-Off,” open to D.C. residents willing to endure the heat and snap pics. But they must adhere to strict guidelines of [...]

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we run down what's going on in local Internet discussion groups.
Truxton Circle
Over in Truxton Circle, dog owner martyb complains that “a crazy, and very brazen bird has been attacking my dog. This territorial bird stalks the area in front of Dunbar HS on New Jersey.” On June 8, he writes, it [...]

Not so long ago, D.C. cabbies followed strict procedures when it came to their licenses: They had to be displayed on the passenger-side sun visors of their vehicles in regulation plastic sleeves—which, for many years, were manufactured by inmates at Lorton Correctional Complex and distributed at the offices of the D.C. Taxicab Commission.
Protocol has slipped.
Philip [...]

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we run down what's going on in local Internet discussion groups.
TakomaDC
On June 17, discussion topics included a plug for a “GREAT babysitter” and a thread started by Dodie about where to find reasonably priced curtain rods. “If I ruled the world, there would still be a Woolworth's…with inexpensive spring rods for [...]

’Cause lookin’ cool ain’t easy.
Name: Janelle Zara
Age: 18
Occupation: student, waitress, newspaper intern, salon receptionist, soon-to-be Slovakian English teacher
Residence: Dupont Circle
Spotted: 11:05 p.m., 2400 block of 18th Street NW
Style Definition: “H&M whore,” with “Karen O and D.C. schoolgirls” as inspiration
Hipster Giveaway: multi-colored shag, layered tees—one plain, one animal print
Ironic Footwear: black-cotton Mary Janes
Prep Time: 45 minutes, [...]

A couple of months ago, while surfing the Web for a LoJack-style device for his bicycle, Chevy Chase resident Evan McAnney ran across an article about a Sacramento, Calif., man who installed a tiny radio transmitter into a bicycle and then, with the help of police, left it unattended and unlocked in order to entice [...]

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we run down what's going on in local Internet discussion groups.
New Kid on the Eckington Block
E-List Roundup takes a detour into the blogosphere: PalacePool, the “new kid” of New Kid on the Eckington Block, waxes philosophical about a stolen rake, shovel, and lawnmover, and in the process brings new meaning to [...]

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we run down what's going on in local Internet discussion groups.
metromusicscene
“We hired a production company to make a video for us this weekend, but our drummer can't make it,” writes Shwa, founder of the self-described “smart, catchy alt-rock” band Shwa. “We're looking for someone to sit in, probably wearing a dead [...]