Has Dan Snyder figured out how to hold events at FedExField?
Well, special correspondent J.P. Szymkowicz says that while he can't vouch for everybody, his U2 experience was uneventful, other than the show itself.
Szymkowicz says he left DC via Metro at 3 p.m. yesterday and arrived at the Morgan Boulevard station quickly and without any problems. [...]

Good Morning, City Desk readers!  While City Paper is busy commemorating Sexist Day here at the office, all sorts of newsy events are happening all over the city, so here it is.

Alexandria Police Chief David P. Baker announced his retirement yesterday afternoon, ending a 40-year career in law enforcement.  This comes in the aftermath of [...]

The Washington Post yesterday posted a transcript of reporter Eric Prisbell's interview with Gary Williams.
It's a fabulous conversation, and both Prisbell and Williams seem at the top of their games.
Williams comes off better here than he did in the Post's three-part, more-words-than-Chandra-Levy-got series on the Maryland coach and his recruiting tools.
Here, he's defiant throughout and [...]

No pre-vacation slowdown at the Washington Post. Yesterday brought news of the resignation of dot-com chief Jim Brady. Today, a content-sharing arrangement with the Baltimore Sun. With both papers buffeted by contemporary media conditions, this move makes a lot of sense. Especially for the Sun: The last time I checked out its Metro section, it [...]