3000 Block Canal Street, NW.  © 2011 Matt Dunn

Let the "AAU Bloodbath" commence!
The Washington Post reports that Georgetown has done just what the rumor-mill said it would all spring, rehiring recruiting guru Kevin Broadus to the basketball staff.
Broadus has ties to area AAU squads and is credited with bringing St. John's Chris Wright and DeMatha's Austin Freeman to the Hoyas during his last [...]

If, walking down the street, you suddenly realize you're being followed, or you're too drunk to make it home safely on your own, hailing a taxi is usually a fine idea. But Saturday, The Washington Post reported that there might be a reason not to: A man posing as a cabbie has been sexually assaulting women.
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A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District.

Siamese Cats Only: Yet another feline of the Siamese persuasion has gone missing in Georgetown. A message on the neighborhood email list is in search of 'Shadow,' our second newly-adopted mixed Siamese cat...Shadow is a 7+-year-old neutered male with [...]

May 2011
Key Bridge

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If You Hear Any Noise, It's Just the Smithsonian and the Boys: The District may or may not still be Chocolate City, but at least one Parliament song will live on in the city for quite some time. The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture has acquired the group's mothership—a replica, dating [...]

The Duck Whisperer: Last week, we learned that some D.C. residents can be incredibly cruel to animals in Franklin Schneider's cover story, "The Alligator Whisperer." Schneider rode along with D.C. animal control officer Ted Deppner, who shared a few harrowing tales from his career. It's nice to see that there are others who are the [...]

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District.
Would You Like a Sweeping Generalization With Your Taco?: 14th & You observers the opening of El Centro D.F., 14th Street NW's newest restaurant, which coincided with Cinco de Mayo. (In case you hadn't heard: El Centro D.F. serves [...]

Proudly the Flood Comes In: American River Taxi broke the news this morning that Georgetown Washington Harbour was closed—due to floods: "Needless to say, with gtown wash harbour under water, the morning runs are all cancelled," the company wrote on Twitter. Usually, flood barriers are erected in such situations to keep high water out, but [...]

Tiger Blood: A spectacularly irritating, if not actually dangerous, man will soon walk among us. Charlie Sheen has announced that his "Violent Torpedo of Truth" tour will stop in D.C. on April 19, when he'll play DAR Constitution Hall. (We suspect using language that the Daughters of the American Revolution might not appreciate.) Tickets go [...]

Georgetown, NY: Turns out D.C. isn't quite ready for the Gossip Girl treatment. A new series potentially set in Georgetown (called, appropriately enough, Georgetown) is reportedly under development by O.C. and Gossip Girl creator Josh Schwartz. Now comes word, however, that it'll be shot in Brooklyn. At least that will mean plenty of amusing scenes [...]

Happy Anniversary!: One year ago today, the institution of marriage came under a withering assault here in the District, when same-sex unions were first allowed after the mandatory six-day wait for a license (the law took effect March 3). Or at least, so the forces who want to deny a basic human right to people [...]

700 Block 7th Street, NW.  Feb.  26th.  © 2011 Matt Dunn

Kill the Poor: The District's strict handgun control laws, thrown out by the Supreme Court two years ago, turned out to be yet another example of the rich in America being oppressed. Nearly half the weapons registered under the new regulations are owned by residents of Georgetown, Chevy Chase, and Palisades; more than 10 percent [...]

One of D.C.'s most privileged neighborhoods seems to be a good place to find DIY druggies. First, Georgetown journalist Howard Arenstein decides to grow giant pot plants in his backyard, now a clandestine dimethyltryptamine (DMT) lab shows up in a dorm at well-heeled Georgetown University.
But the two GU freshmen and campus visitor who were arrested [...]