Red Light, Green Light: They're not always visible to passengers, but Metro subway tunnels have signals, just like surface streets do, to tell train operators when it's safe to proceed ahead. And it seems that like red lights on the streets, sometimes people run the train signals, too. Two operators have skipped through a red [...]

Harry Potter and the Urban School Nightmare expresses early burnout with blogging and possibly teaching! They write:
"Don't know if it's because of Impact (don't think so) or the forever stalled contract negotiations (maybe) or my administration (YES!!!), but I just feel really de-motivated. One thing I can say is that it's definitely not the kids. [...]

The Heights Life is pumped about the new fountain on 14th Street providing  pictures, a slideshow, and a written item. DCist has reporting from the opening of the finally completed plaza. Councilmember Jim Graham did not comment on the on-going-ness of the fed's bribery investigation which has already netted his Chief of Staff Ted Loza. [...]

DCist has a way early look at the H Street Country Club. Let's see: ironic name? Check. Godzilla breathing fire? Check. D.C.-themed mini-golf? Check. Re-purposed thrift-store junk? Check. Bowling alley style booths? Check. All that's needed is some Vampire Weekend on the stereo.

A couple days ago, Gawker picked up on a sweet Williamsburg street battle that broke out last weekend between New York's finest and hipsters dressed up like panda bears.
The faux-animal collective, known as Pandamonium, is described as "a costumed, roving, street party, apocalyptic, dance, rock, battle." But it's also so much more, writes "The Panda [...]

Well, it looks like we can finally put that whole "Hipster" movement to rest. A new local Website going by the name Hipster Overkill does the honors of sounding the fad's death knell, most likely played sarcastically on a cowbell:
What is Hipster Overkill you ask???
It is a platform to bring you Lifestyle, Music, Fashion, [...]