Good afternoon, Washington. Below the links, City Paper is pleased to announce winners in its 2009 Inauguration Reader's Choice Contest.
*Ben Smith touches on the New York Times-Politico spat; Greg Sargent, meanwhile, mediates between the rhetoric of NYT Exec. Editor Bill Keller and that of Politico's John Harris.
*Farm Fresh Meat, hoping to cure his blogger's block, [...]
Sharing a bicentennial with Abraham Lincoln is a bit like celebrating one's birthday on Christmas. Unless you're Charles Darwin, that is, in which case the playing field is much more level. Sure, Newsweek gives Lincoln precedence—not entirely surprising for an American publication—but rankings like that are totally beside the point when you're talking [...]
Above: The big-ticket palm trees of the domed Harrah's pool.
Atlantic City might sound like an unusual weekend getaway for a guy who doesn't gamble, distrusts resorts, and lost his only Hawaiian shirt a few years back during an unfortunate police encounter on the Gulf of Mexico. But two weeks ago, after all that Inaugural [...]
BREAKING: Police are blanketing Petworth after an armed carjacking in the 300 block of Taylor St. NW. The perpetrator, a 5'8" black male dressed in running gear and a ski mask, commandeered the car at approximately 7:50 p.m. and fired on three cops at 7:55, hitting no one. A low-flying helicopter equipped with [...]
I mean, I appreciate the thought, but wouldn't that really cramp one's style?
*U Street Girl comments on the fight at Cardozo High, in which 16 students were arrested, 15 injured, and 5 hospitalized after a cafeteria fight between several girls.
With the Washington Post now soliciting sources via Craigslist, we'd hate to be late to the party.
With this in mind, and in the spirit of UGC, I'm putting out a call for factoids/tirades/anecdotes relating to public urination in and around the District.
Ever been arrested? Ever spotted for a friend? Ever ratted someone out? [...]
G'day,citizens. Daschle's out; so's Kwame Kilpatrick, but in a different way. Let's get to the links.
*D.C. Police are still on the lookout for Corey Harrison, the slippery fellow who went AWOL on his child support and then, once in custody, escaped from the United Medical Center in the 1300 block of Southern Ave. [...]
A note of thanks to all those who contributed to our Inauguration Flickr pool. Just eighteen days ago, we sent out a call for dope/avant-garde photographs chronicling this seminal/historic/generally rad moment in D.C. history. The pool swelled to a whopping 699 photographs, from which Darrow Montgomery somehow managed to extract the finest three...or [...]
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...HERE'S THE VIDEO!
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After Sidwell Friends canceled school yesterday, President Barack Obama had some harsh words for D.C.
"Can I make a comment that is unrelated to the economy very quickly?" Obama asked at a morning economic briefing. "It has to do with Washington. My children's school was canceled today. [...]
An extremely rare feature, in which we recognize the contributions of our Flickr minions by way of distracting you from the fact that Riggs has neglected to write his Morning Roundup.
Thanks to all who entered our 2009 Inauguration Photo Contest. To date, we've collected 547 photo entries, many of which are reasonably dope. [...]
A PSA for the ball enthusiasts among you: The redoubtable Amanda Hess and I will be filing dispatches this evening from the Kentucky Society of Washington's 2009 Bluegrass Ball.
The to-do, whose slated guests include U.S Senators Mitch McConnell and Jim Bunning as well as former three-time Heavyweight Champion of the World Muhammad Ali, goes down [...]
The first in a series of semi-random selections from our extensive D.C Inauguration flickr pool. Upload your photos to win the aforementioned fabulous prizes.
"Celebrate Pepsi-bama" by flickr user jsmjr
*More info on our photo contest available here.
Last week, Wikipedia rolled out its first-ever Frank Winstead spread, which includes a précis of the glorious "Connecticut Avenue ping pong battles of 2008."*
In profiling the former ANC Commissioner's one-man crusade against rapscallions, racket sports, and most known forms of fun, Wikipedia draws significantly on the intrepid reporting of Amanda Hess, whose "Frank Winstead Gone [...]
Hey there, blogger studs! Amateur photogs! Anyone else with a camera phone and a few spare seconds!
City Paper is launching its 2009 Inauguration Photo Contest, in which local snapshooters compete for alt-weekly immortality and much-coveted prizes!
We're looking for a variety of shots from all around the city that document the preparations for, and [...]
