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Famous Friday [Round Up]
Wow, things really escalated quickly, Corey Owens is heading to Facebook, recess is back, J-E-T-S, Boom Goes the Dynamite, Ali McSherry spent some time with Bruce Braley, Julianna Smoot started her new job, Robert Allbritton vs. John McLaughlin heated up, too much back spin, and get ready – the cherry …
$1,494 per Month
NBC Washington’s Elaine Reye: DC Rental Market Tops NYC, LA We found this place on Craigslist for $140 per month.
Hyper Hill
First Ladies [Project Beltway] Suspicious Package [Friday] Overheard [DCist] Math [exposed]
Metro’s Chronic Escalator Outages
Metro’s chronic escalator outages — including 68 as of this week — has riders up in arms. For anyone familiar with the DC Metro escalators, this comes as no surprise. Matter of fact, we’d be surprised if the damn things worked. According to data from Metro, the problem appears to …
Shamrock Fest 2010 [A Look Back]
Those that showed up for Shamrock Fest 2010 know that a little bad weather is no match for cold beer and good tunes. Although the rain was coming down, it did little to deter the merriment of the crowd who chalked up the elements to “good Irish drinking weather”. Thousands …
DC Dept of Transportation on Twitter @DDOTDC
Did you know that you can report a pothole via Twitter? Yes, the DC Department of Transportation is on Twitter and wants to “hear your concerns, questions and service requests.” www.Twitter.com/DDOTDC DDOT DC: Pothole report of the day: RT @TallPaulDC 300 block of 6th Street SE is pocked with more …
Hova in the Oval Office
And why not… During the final moments of his performance at Verizon Center Wednesday night, Jay-Z casually dropped a gigantic boast: “I just came from the White House.” Get your Jay-Z fix here.
Gay Marriage Now Legal in Washington, DC
The Atlantic: Gay Marriage Clears Final Hurdle In the District Of Columbia At midnight tonight, same-sex marriage will be legal in the District of Columbia.
Join Washington Life for Drink Specials and Live Music @ Gin & Tonic
UPDATE: Drink specials. Free drinks if you convince your friends to pay… Every Wednesday, Gin & Tonic Tavern will be hosting live music by local bands. Called “Tavern Sessions”, the weekly concert pays homage to the long history of live music that exists at 2408 Wisconsin Avenue- before Gin & …
EavesdropDC Looking to Upgrade
Our friends at EavesdropDC are getting all fancy on us. They’re moving from a blogspot community to their very own URL. [heard that]
From the Department of “Things That Don’t Need a Poll”
Some polls are just completely unnecessary: A new poll gave the District’s snow removal efforts a failing grade. According to the poll, most people say D.C.’s mayor Adrian Fenty is to blame. [landslide] Stay tuned for the “Will the Nats win the World Series?” poll. H/T – DCist
The Brett Favre of Political Reporting
Pump fake from Jonathan Allen. Politico’s John Harris: Why POLITICO let Jonathan Allen come back If the past is prologue, this means 2010 will be his best year ever. No word yet on how the conversations between his agent and Dan Snyder broke down. Welcome back Jonathan and please keep …
While the Rest of Us Joke About Curling…
Katie Harbath, the Director of Bell and Whistles at the NRSC [and the 2nd place finisher in the FamousDC Snowmageddon Photo Contest] is not only a fan of curling, but an experienced curler herself. According to Harbath, who was kind enough to answer a few questions, she was once an …