Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. Bad: According to the Takoma email list, the weekend’s festivities kept on all night. “Anyone else tired of the fireworks non-stop? I know it’s the 4th and all and...

Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. Metablogging: Borderstan converses with the with the guys behind U Street Dirt , a new blog that’s critical of forthcoming development around the 14th & U corridors; the...

Ted Loza Gets Eight Mon...

The former chief of staff to Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham , Ted Loza , will spend eight months in prison, another four on supervised release, and 150 hours doing community service. Loza, who pleaded guilty to taking $1,500 in gratuities in connection with legislation on the taxi...

Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. A Tree No Longer Grows in Adams Morgan: A member of the Mintwood Place email list wrote to DDOT to complain that a developer on the street had “killed the tree that was there...

Too Hot for D.C. Govern...

The Office of the Chief Technology Officer wants you to watch your mouth. Send an offensive word in an email to a city government employee, to be received at a “dc.gov” email address, and you’ll be censored. The message will bounce back with a note that says,...

Metro Bad News Roundup:...

The Metro system, once a reliable point of pride for D.C.’s boosters, has had a rough few years: Safety problems, escalator outages, and rising prices have made the subway a regular subject of local griping. At times, it can be hard to keep up with the torrent of unflattering...

Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. Historically Accurate : Everyone’s talking about Swampoodle—the neighborhood and the play co-produced by Ireland’s The Performance Corporation and D.C.’s Solas...

Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. Get Off My Lawn—And Your Dog, Too!: One member of the Crestwood email list is none too pleased with their neighbors and their neighbors’ canine pals. “My yard is not a...

Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. Would You Like a Sweeping Generalization With Your Taco?: 14th & You observers the opening of El Centro D.F., 14th Street NW’s newest restaurant, which coincided with...

So Then Why Are the Was...

You may have heard that two of the cuddliest folks on the D.C. sports scene have been playing the feud. Ted Leonsis , a fabulous sports owner turned blogger, went after sportstalk station WTEM-AM in a recent blog post after Thom Loverro , a fabulous newspaper columnist turned blogger...