Go Home Already: Cool Off
Posted by admin in DC Life on 06 30th, 2009 | No Comments
Photo by D©Bloom The D.C. Fire Department says it will try to do better this year in terms of busting illegal fireworks in the District. We’ll believe it when we see it, but in the meantime, you might want to refresh your memories on what kinds of fireworks are legal and what aren’t. The...
Metro’s Next Bus Service Returns on Wednesday
Posted by Tom in DC Life on 06 30th, 2009 | No Comments
Metro is relaunching Next Bus on Wednesday, July 1. The service originally debuted about two years ago, but WMATA wasn’t happy with its accuracy, which it said was only about 80 percent, so they shut down the pilot program in October 2007. After spending almost two years making upgrades, Next...
So Long, Mr. Milledge
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We mentioned the rumor in today’s Nats Roundup , but now it’s official: the Nationals just put the finishing touches on a trade , sending once-promising outfielder Lastings Milledge and out-of-sorts reliever Joel Hanrahan to Pittsburgh in exchange for utility outfielder Nyjer Morgan and...
Court Rules Against Gay Marriage Referendum
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Head over to City Desk if you’d like to download a pdf copy of Judge Judith Retchin’s Superior Court decision from earlier today, in which she ruled against the request of petitioners Bishop Harry Jackson et al. to put a halt to the D.C. Council’s same sex marriage recognition law....
Al Franken Looks to Be Headed to Washington
Posted by Tom in DC Life on 06 30th, 2009 | No Comments
Al Franken Comedian, radio talk show host, and now it seems after all this time, United States Senator. The Minnesota Supreme Court today declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of his U.S. Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman. The decision appears to finally clear the way for the Senate to seat...
Man in Wheelchair Falls on Metro Tracks
Posted by Tom in DC Life on 06 30th, 2009 | No Comments
Earlier this morning WMATA put out an alert that customers should expect delays in both directions on the Green Line due to a report of an unauthorized person on the track bed at Southern Ave. Now the Examiner reports that the person was actually a man in a wheelchair who had fallen onto the tracks....
Virgin Mobile Tickets Can Still Be Had By Volunteering
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Wale by Shamigo This year’s Virgin Mobile Festival’s plan to give out tickets for free worked like a charm. The concert’s organizers say 35,000 free tickets were gobbled up in minutes when they went on “sale” this weekend. If you had your heart set on seeing Public Enemy,...
Suspected Dognapping Outside P Street Whole Foods
Posted by Tom in DC Life on 06 30th, 2009 | No Comments
Molly was last seen outside the P Street Whole Foods. Is someone stealing dogs in Logan Circle? Area residents Laurel and Tyler Newby believe someone walked off with their 7 year-old Vizsla, Molly, Monday evening outside the P Street Whole Foods. Tyler and the couple’s daughter had popped into...
Photo of the Day: June 30, 2009
Posted by Tom in DC Life on 06 30th, 2009 | No Comments
There has certainly been no dearth of images from Artomatic in the DCist Flickr pool. So kudos to contributor spiggycat for catching our eye with her striking portrait of tattoo artists Cynthia Rudzis and Paul Roe. ( EXIF )
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Photo of the Day: June 30, 2009
Harriette Walters Sentenced to 17.5 Years in Prison
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Harriette Walters (D.C. govt. photo) Harriette Walters, the ringleader behind a massive, two-decade-long, $50 million embezzlement scheme run from the inside of the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue, has been sentenced to 17 and a half years in prison today. The prison time is on the high end of the 15...


