Sorry, Morehouse...

Eh, who am I kidding?  I’m not sorry . Here’s a look at how Saturday’s Howard-Morehouse game shook out: With a  30-27 for the Bison. And on Friday,  Washington City Paper alum Ta-Nehisi Coates explained why, thanks to a certain GOP presidential candidate, Howard will...

We Can Now Confirm the ...

Actual headline from CNN.com this morning : Officials confirm ‘credible but unconfirmed’ 9/11 threat   The only good news, far as I can tell, is that these officials haven’t uncovered an unconfirmed incredible but confirmed threat. The rest is here: We Can Now...

Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. Bikes, Beer, Target: New Columbia Heights takes a stab at the LivingSocial map of D.C. stereotypes: ”So is it accurate? The neighborhood certainly has a fair amount of bikes,...

Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. The Shallow End: The Tenleytown email list continues its pontification on the length of the lanes at the Wilson Pool. One member, after reading a post that “gave me one of...

Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. Isengard on 18th Street: If you think the recent street construction on 18th Street NW has made for a sudden lack of shade, you’re not alone. One reader on the Adams Morgan email...

Has Race Promoter and F...

Charles “Chuck” Brodsky’s name doesn’t appear anywhere in the press releases about the 2011 ACHIEVE DC Kids Triathlon, an annual youth fitness event being held tomorrow at the Anacostia Recreation Center. Brodsky founded that race. It says so in the press release...

Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. Guerrilla Meat Sales: What’s better than half-price meat? Half-price meat delivered to your doorstep, of course. (That is, unless it happens to be a half-price meat scam, like the...

Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. No, Really, Not in My Back Yard: If good fences make good neighbors, it follows that shit fences could make for shit neighbors. A member of the Cleveland Park email list writes the...

Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. Squirreled Away: Following an extensive conversation about savage, vegetable-stealing critters, a member of the Chevy Chase email list has this follow-up question: “Yes, I saw...

ACLU, Others Ask Court ...

  The local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union told a D.C. Superior Court judge last night that Dan Snyder ‘s lawsuit against Washington City Paper and staff writer Dave McKenna is a nuisance that must be thrown out because it violates a new law that keeps powerful...