Weekend Gallery: Yup, Turkey
Posted by admin in DC Life on 11 30th, 2008 | No Comments
Hey, it’s your final chance: Thanksgiving Weekend 2008 has officially come to a shut. Before we check out of the world of football, friends, family, and cranberry in a can and back into reality, here’s some of DCist’s dinners that were.
There is an image gallery to that entry which...
Michelle Rhee Makes Time
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A hat tip to the Washington Post for that AP article noting the figure on the cover of that week’s day magazine: District education czar Michelle Rhee. One item that’s certain to manufacture waves in D.C., where, earlier that month, voters overwhelmingly indicated that they favored Barack...
Whither the Acorn?
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Is it any surprise the acorn’s gone missing in the District, after all the noise that conservatives made before the election?
In all seriousness, when scientists start to use terms like “zero year” for just about anything, it’s duration to be very afraid. While botanists are concerned...
A Local Rivalry Renewed – Maryland vs. Georgetown
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Written by DCist Contributor Brett Gellman
While Rivalry Week in the world of college football is getting most of the media attention, several early season tournaments are underway in college hoops.
The Old Spice Classic is one of the more noteworthy events due to its loaded field of participants —...
In Defense of Black Friday
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Am I the only person in the District of Columbia who actually enjoys Black Friday?
There’s a sickening gratification in it all, really. Black Friday public watching is about as good as it gets. The cornucopia of wierdos in sweatsuits waiting in frigid lines and jostling for deals that they could...
Conference Calls: Rivalry Week
Posted by admin in DC Life on 11 29th, 2008 | No Comments
LSU vs Arkansas: certain, Arkansas won that nailbiter. And in the leadup to the game, all eyes might have been on Arkansas’s dueling quarterbacks, brothers Casey and Nathan Dick. But the true star to emerge nowadays was LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson. No, his numbers weren’t electric —...
Third Church Focused on Rights, Not Options
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Marc Fisher writes up his notes on a government hearing to decide the fate of the downtown Brutalist building used by Third Church of Christ, Scientist. But he might as well have stayed home. Though he notes that the purpose of the hearing was to determine specifically whether staying in the building...
Plaxico Burress Accidentally Shoots Himself in Leg
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In advance of a solid football game with major implications for the playoffs, you don’t want to do anything to shoot yourself in the leg — for example, like shooting yourself in the leg.
Today Foxsports.com broke the news that New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself...
Overheard in D.C.: Missed Opportunities
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You could say the McCain-Palin campaign didn’t win for a number of reasons — an energized Democratic party, a polarizing vice presidential candidate, an at times unclear report, a large youth turnout for Obama. whether only they had focused on the marijuana vote.
Overheard of the Week:
At...
Saturday Believe It Or Not, I’m Skating On Air Photo: November 29, 2008
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yospyn had the presence of intellect to capture that rare perspective of holiday revelers floating on ice at the Smithsonian’s Sculpture Garden that wee hours.
Original post by Aaron Morrissey


