Council Approves Elected AG
Posted by Tom in DC Life on 02 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
The D.C. Council today gave final approval to a bill that would change the District’s Attorney General into an elected position, as the Post’s Ann E. Marimow reports . The vote came after the Council rejected an amendment offered by Ward 6’s Tommy Wells to instead transfer the powers...
Campaign Finance Updates in D.C.’s 2010 Elections
Posted by admin in DC Life on 02 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
Photo by philliefan99 The Jan. 31 filing deadline to submit financial statements to the Office of Campaign Finance has passed, so let’s take a look at what kind of shape the District’s 2010 candidates are in, eight months out from the Sept. primaries. By the way, if you’d like to download...
Photo of the Day: February 2, 2010
Posted by admin in DC Life on 02 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
The forecast for the rest of the week is excellent news for snow lovers of all kinds. Appropriately-named photog Nivad shared this nicely framed action shot of the fun-but-futile sport of snowball catching. ( EXIF )
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Photo of the Day: February 2, 2010
Hoyer: Way Forward on D.C. Voting Rights Lacks Consensus
Posted by admin in DC Life on 01 26th, 2010 | No Comments
Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters Tuesday that the reason the D.C. House Voting Rights Act has not been brought to the floor for a vote is because local D.C. political leaders have yet to come to a consensus on a controversial handgun amendment that remains...
Morning Roundup: Two by Two Edition
Posted by admin in DC Life on 01 25th, 2010 | No Comments
Photo by anartist on flickr Good morning, Washington. The rain’s still coming down to greet us all on this inhospitable Monday, so the National Weather Service is warning to watch out for flooding in low lying areas. A flood watch is in place until 1 p.m., thanks to the one to two full inches...
Art Enables Cleans Up After Break-In
Posted by admin in DC Life on 01 20th, 2010 | No Comments
Thieves broke in through a window at local non-profit Art Enables on Tuesday night. Image courtesy Art Enables. Staff at Art Enables , a local non-profit that supports artists with developmental and/or mental disabilities, arrived to find a smashed window and the majority of their office equipment stolen...
The Real World D.C.: The Morning After, Pt. 3
Posted by admin in DC Life on 01 14th, 2010 | No Comments
The premiere was OK . The second episode quickly went downhill . And the third installment of The Real World D(upont) C(ircle) ? Just be thankful if all you have to know about it is my summary below, delivered once again in bullet points. Real World XXIII: Washington DC - MTV Shows Ty and Emily are...
Harriette Walters’ Louis Vuitton Bags Can Now Be Yours
Posted by Tom in DC Life on 01 11th, 2010 | No Comments
Via NBCWashington.com , we’re sent to this link , which shows luxury items currently up for bid from a Texas auction house that is working with the U.S. Marshals Service to move all of infamous D.C. government embezzler Harriette Walters’ ill-gotten luxury goods. The items aren’t clearly...
Carlos Allen: ‘I Was Invited’ to White House State Dinner
Posted by admin in DC Life on 01 11th, 2010 | No Comments
Accused “third crasher” Carlos Allen, along with his attorney, A. Scott Bolden, appeared in an interview with Good Morning America ’s Robin Roberts earlier this morning. While insisting that he was actually invited to the Nov. 24 White House state dinner (”I got an actual invite...
Weekend Gallery: The 2010 No Pants Metro Ride
Posted by admin in DC Life on 01 10th, 2010 | No Comments
[Okay, before we get started: if you're reading this on Monday morning, and your office isn't cool with you perusing completely harmless pictures of people in parkas, scarves, wool hats -- oh right, and...


