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    WJLA News

  • Zvonareva Rolls In Pattaya Opener

    Top-seeded and defending champion Vera Zvonareva highlighted Tuesday's first-round winners at the $220...000 Pattaya Open tennis event.from ABC 7 News

  • SNOWatch Blog: Preparing for More

    The aftermath of the blizzard of 2010 continues with Washingtonians facing days more of digging to free themselves from a winter wonderland.from ABC 7 News

  • Gaborik's Knee Cut by Skate in Rangers Practice

    Marian Gaborik limped off the ice during practice Tuesday after the New York Rangers" leading scorer was cut on the right knee by the skate of goalie Henrik Lundqvist in a collisionfrom ABC 7 News

  • Death of Kerrigan's Father Is Ruled a Homicide

    The death of the father of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan was ruled a homicide Tuesday when an autopsy showed he died of a heart rhythm problem after a fight with his son in which he suffered a neck injury so severe it damaged his windpipefrom ABC 7 News

  • Peppers Doesn't Want Long-term Deal With Panthers

    Julius Peppers no longer wants a long-term contract with Carolina... saying the Panthers have ignored him this offseasonfrom ABC 7 News
 
 
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    RollCall.com: Breaking News

  • Hoyer Expects Dicks to Take Murtha's Chairmanship

    House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Tuesday he expects Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) to take over the chairmanship of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense vacated by the death Monday of Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.).

  • Senate Republicans Say No Jobs Deal Yet

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) expressed confidence that he would be ready to announce a bipartisan jobs bill on Tuesday, but GOP leadership aides cautioned that Republicans have yet to sign off on any deal and are unlikely to do so until they have had a chance to read the bill.

  • Storm Gives Toyota More Time to Speed Up Lobbying Effort

    Toyota, beleaguered with the fallout over a massive recall, will have a little more time to roll out its public offensive in Washington, D.C., after House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.) postponed Wednesday's hearing on Toyota's vehicle acceleration problems because of the impending snowstorm.

  • Hoyer: No House Votes This Week

    The House will not vote this week because of a second major snowstorm expected to hit the region Tuesday afternoon, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer's (D-Md.) office announced.

  • K Street Files: Obama Taking Lobbyists' Cash?

    President Barack Obama has made a habit of calling out special interests and railing on lobbyists, but according to recently filed Senate lobbying disclosure reports, it appears that Obama gained from companies that lobby and even from a few K Streeters.
 
 
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  • Shovel Patrol: Jack Evans

    Mike DeBonis
    9 Feb 2010 | 12:24 pm
    Washington City Paper embarked Sunday afternoon upon an SUV-assisted inspection of various notable persons' sidewalks. Did they comply with their civic duty to clear walkways for pedestrians within eight daylight hours after the snowfall ended? Jack Evans Position: Ward 2 councilmember Address: 3141 P St. NW (Georgetown) Observations: Truly a wondrous job from the council's longest-serving member. The frontage in front of Evans' Georgetown home was meticulously cleared from the edge of the house itself nearly to the curb. No other person surveyed Sunday offered pedestrians such a wide…

  • Fenty Breaks from Storm Planning for ‘Athletic Release’

    Jason Cherkis
    9 Feb 2010 | 12:04 pm
    Not even the aftermath of an historic blizzard and today's scary forecast could keep Mayor Adrian M. Fenty from getting his "athletic release." WTOP's Mark Segraves reports via Twitter that Mayor Adrian Fenty still managed to get in a few reps today. Segraves writes: "As region prepares for more snow, DC Mayor Fenty is taking time to hit the gym. AF seen @ cycle life in Georgetown." Questions about "AF"'s Georgetown exertions threw CycleLife's staff into a tizzy. A staffer who answered the phone clammed up when asked to confirm the executive visit. City Desk insisted on speaking to a manager.

  • Shovel Patrol: Clark Ray

    Mike DeBonis
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:39 am
    Washington City Paper embarked Sunday afternoon upon an SUV-assisted inspection of various notable persons' sidewalks. Did they comply with their civic duty to clear walkways for pedestrians within eight daylight hours after the snowfall ended? Clark Ray Position: at-large council candidate Address: 1613 Webster St. NW (Crestwood) Observations: Ray, owner of a classic blond-brick Crestrood row house, completely cleared his front stoop down to bare concrete. But the front walk, while indeed shoveled, exhibited some ice in places. Get this guy a bag of salt! Grade: B

  • Metro Provides Scary Morning Train Service

    Jason Cherkis
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:14 am
    The awesome Unsuck DC Metro blog has posted a first-person account of a very scary Metro ride this morning: "I boarded at Potomac Avenue to begin my journey to Dupont Circle. I sat down at my usual spot--second car, on the right side of the middle of the train, next to the window, and started reading my Express. When we left L'Enfant, and as we started getting up to speed, there was a loud pop, the train shook violently, and sparks as big and bright as fireworks started spewing across the right side window. I gasped, the girl next to me stood up, and we all ran for the door that connected us…

  • Shovel Patrol: Rahm Emanuel Rosa DeLauro

    Mike DeBonis
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:07 am
    Washington City Paper embarked yesterday afternoon upon an SUV-assisted inspection of various notable persons' sidewalks. Did they comply with their civic duty to clear walkways for pedestrians within eight daylight hours after the snowfall ended? Rahm Emanuel/Rosa DeLauro Position: White House chief of staff/Democratic congresswoman Address: 816 East Capitol St. NE (Capitol Hill) Observations: Emanuel has stayed at this Hill townhouse, owned by Connecticut rep DeLauro, for some time, dating back to his days as a congressman. (In fact, it got him in a spot of trouble last year after questions…
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  • Snow thwarts many business events

    9 Feb 2010 | 11:50 am
    Here is a list of some D.C. area business events that have been impacted by the snow storm expected to arrive Tuesday afternoon:

  • AES joint venture buys biogas firm

    9 Feb 2010 | 11:49 am
    An AES Corp. joint venture created to reduce greenhouse gases has bought a Canadian company that specializes in creating renewable energy. (AES)

  • USPS quarterly loss declines

    9 Feb 2010 | 11:33 am
    A drop in revenue was largely offset by an even larger reduction in expenses for the U.S. Postal Service, leading to a modestly lower quarterly loss.

  • Fenty welcomes CoStar to town

    9 Feb 2010 | 11:16 am
    Mayor Adrian Fenty welcomed CoStar Group Inc. to D.C. on Tuesday with a snowy press conference at the company’s new headquarters, where he pledged to use incentive packages to lure other employers to the city. (CSGP)

  • 2009 online spending falls

    9 Feb 2010 | 11:07 am
    After years of double-digit annual increases in e-commerce spending, Americans spent slightly less online in 2009 than they did in 2008. (SCOR)
 
 
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    WashingtonPost: Politics

  • Va. Senate passes anti-discrimination bill for state workers

    Rosalind S. Helderman
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    RICHMOND The Virginia Senate passed a bill Monday that would make it illegal to discriminate in the state workforce, including on the basis of sexual orientation, marking the first time such legislation has passed either chamber of the Virginia General Assembly.

  • In Congress, it's decision time on long-term unemployment benefits

    Perry Bacon Jr.
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    As the Senate this week considers a "jobs bill" to reduce unemployment, lawmakers will have to decide whether to continue an unprecedented change in how the country treats people who are out of work, which was quietly approved last year.

  • Republicans may opt out of Obama's health-care summit

    Michael D. Shear
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Leading House Republicans raised the prospect Monday night that they may decline to participate in President Obama's proposed health-care summit if the White House chooses not to scrap the existing reform bills and start over.

  • McDonnell directing more education money to N.Va.

    Anita Kumar and Fredrick Kunkle
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    RICHMOND -- In one of his first decisions on the state's two-year budget, Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell sided with Northern Virginia, the vote-rich region that helped him secure his landslide victory in November, by sending it more school dollars.

  • A year later, where did the hopes for Obama go?

    Ann Gerhart
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:35 am
    A year ago, Barack Obama's true believers were euphoric. The huge and jubilant gathering in Chicago's Grant Park on election night 2008 gave way to almost 2 million people on the Mall for the president's inauguration.
 
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    WashingtonPost: The Fed Page

  • Featured Advertiser

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm

  • Managing a 'river of consumption'

    Ed O'Keefe
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Martha N. Johnson is the new head of the General Services Administration, which serves as the government's primary landlord and buyer. Johnson was interviewed Thursday, moments after the Senate approved her confirmation.

  • Obama team debated treating Detroit suspect Abdulmutallab as enemy combatant

    Walter Pincus
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Should Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who allegedly tried to bomb an airliner on Christmas Day, have been considered an enemy combatant under the law of war and placed in military detention? The same question raised by senior Republicans last week was considered during a Jan. 6 National Security Coun...

  • FTC probing CVS Caremark's prescription drug practices

    Joe Davidson
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    The Federal Trade Commission is investigating allegations of improper business practices by a firm that provides prescription drug services for health insurance companies that cover most federal employees.

  • GSA set to announce new federal cafeteria contracts

    Jane Black
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    The General Service Administration will announce this week the winner of the first in a series of new federal cafeteria contracts that encourage the use of healthier food, organic and locally procured food, and advanced recycling and waste management programs. The effort is part of an administrat...
 
 
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    WashingtonPost.com: The Fix

  • Why the Murtha special election is no sure thing for Republicans

    9 Feb 2010 | 11:00 am
    At first glance, the special election to replace the late Rep. John Murtha (D) in Pennsylvania is a golden opportunity for House Republicans looking to build momentum heading into what is widely expected to be a very good midterm election for the party. Murtha's 12th district, located in western Pennsylvania, was the only seat in the country that went for Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) in 2004 and switched to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in 2008 -- this in spite of the fact that Kerry won the state by three points while Obama carried it by 10. Add that demographic trend line to the fact that the…

  • Sarah Palin's soundbite strategy

    9 Feb 2010 | 8:58 am
    Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin addresses the national tea party convention in Nashville. AP Photo/Ed Reinke Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has mastered the art of the political soundbite and has used it to devastating -- and some would say irresponsible -- effect since emerging on the political scene in the fall of 2008. Witness her speech at the national tea party convention over the weekend in Nashville, Tennessee. "America is ready for another revolution," Palin said. "When you're 0 for 3, you had better stop lecturing and start listening," she scolded the Obama Administration. "How's that…

  • Obama, congressional Republicans in a staring contest over health care

    9 Feb 2010 | 3:13 am
    1. House Republicans' threat to boycott President Obama's proposed health care meeting on Feb. 25 creates the political equivalent of a staring contest with each side waiting for the other to blink. "A refusal to show up to a discussion of health care would show that Republicans would rather play politics than solve problems," one senior Democratic party official told the Fix. "The question is whether the White House sincerely wants bipartisan reform," retorted a House Republican leadership aide. "We've asked for some gestures of good faith, because Republican leaders have zero interest in…

  • John Murtha dies, special election looms

    8 Feb 2010 | 1:34 pm
    Your Browser DoesNot Support IFrames. The death of longtime Pennsylvania Rep. John Murtha (D) this afternoon will set off a special election in his very competitive western Pennsylvania 12th district. According to state law, the governor has ten days once the vacancy is officially declared to decide on the date for the special election, which can come no sooner than 60 days following that proclamation. That likely means the special election will be held on May 18, which is the date already set for federal primaries around the state. (Special elections costs the state huge sums of money and…

  • Can Democrats dissuade Dan Coats from running?

    8 Feb 2010 | 11:30 am
    In the six days since former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats (R) made clear he was preparing to challenge Sen. Evan Bayh (D) in the fall, national Democrats have unleashed an all-out assault aimed at making Coats reconsider his candidacy. First came a detailed dossier from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee running through the clients Coats represents as a federal lobbyist -- including PhRMA and Goldman Sachs. Then the DSCC released a video from 2008 in which Coats tells a Republican audience he and his wife are planning to move to North Carolina -- not Indiana -- when he retires. (Coats…
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  • Obama ponders 'holds' and 'recess appointments' as Sen. Scott Brown arrives

    Al Kamen
    4 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    In the pre-Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) days, officials in President Obama's administration batted away any inquiries about possible recess appointments of controversial administration nominees with the phrase "health-care reform first." No feather-ruffling of any senator before passage, they said -- need every vote.

  • Obama and Sarkozy never quite became the two musketeers

    Al Kamen
    2 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Remember French President Nicolas Sarkozy? The short guy with the beautiful wife? Well, right after President Obama got elected, Sarkozy was reportedly thinking he could form the dynamic duo of world leadership with the new American president, who was insanely popular among the French.

  • How Iran ruined a Washington friendship

    Al Kamen
    28 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pm
    In this town, policy disputes can rattle friendships. Take, for example, the exceptionally nasty donnybrook about Iran policy that erupted this week between Council on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass, former policy planning chief for Colin Powell, and his former Foggy Bottom pals Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett.

  • Hillary Clinton will be in London for State of the Union

    Al Kamen
    26 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Madam Secretary sends her regrets.

  • Darfur activists shine spotlight on not-so-big names

    Al Kamen
    22 Jan 2010 | 7:54 am
    Most "open letter" paid ads to government officials are directed to Congress or the president, sometimes to a regulatory agency or, on occasion, a Cabinet official, urging the passage or veto of legislation, a new regulation, or perhaps the saving of the blue-billed wombat.
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  • Made for TV

    9 Feb 2010 | 10:39 am
    President Obama seems to be trying a little bit too hard to get a gold star and a pat on the back for (finally) agreeing to meet with congressional Republicans on healthcare. Contrary to his claims, he has not made the effort before. He may even have been able to be taken at his word that he really wants to work with Republicans were it not for his insistence that he be televised talking with Republicans. Lest we forget, it was House Republicans who invited the president to meet with them at their retreat, but the president who invited the press to witness it.

  • Using gaming to engage people in gov't

    9 Feb 2010 | 9:36 am
    Well, fun works, and maybe Dustin Haisler from Manor Labs has the right idea. In Does gaming have a place in government? he speculates about two ways that might build on existing approaches to get people involved:

  • Healthcare hardball

    9 Feb 2010 | 7:40 am
    Chris Matthews made me crack under pressure yesterday on “Hardball” when he asked the question (incessantly, I might add), “Why didn’t Republicans pass a national healthcare plan when they had control of the Congress?” I said, simply, like a tortured prisoner, “Because we don’t support government-run healthcare.” He really got me. The left wing blog-world noted triumphantly that I spilled the beans.

  • The Southeastern Toyota bullies: Should you buy a car from these people?

    9 Feb 2010 | 7:35 am
    Let's be blunt. One hundred and seventy-three Toyota dealers in the United States are plainly, simply un-American. They are the members of an association that covers five Southeastern states, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina, that have decided to pull their advertising from ABC affiliates in their coverage area. Why? Because ABC news has been giving what they've determined to be "excessive stories on the Toyota issues.” As I said, un-American.

  • John Murtha

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:45 pm
    John Murtha was one of those guys whose influence didn’t really translate that well in today’s media culture.He was a rock-ribbed former Marine who had two key objectives in his congressional career: support the troops and take care of his district.He attracted his fair share of controversy in his time. He was implicated in the infamous Ab-Scam controversy in the late 1970s. He was caught on tape thinking very carefully about a possible bribe attempt from an FBI agent posing as a Arab sheik. He narrowly escaped prosecution in a scandal that netted several politicians.
 
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    The Hill's Blog Briefing Room

  • VIDEO: Gibbs mocks Palin during briefing

    9 Feb 2010 | 11:58 am
    White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs poked fun at Sarah Palin today, pretending to look to notes on his hand for a reminder during his daily briefing.The gesture was a not-so-subtle shot at Palin, whom reporters spotted using a crib sheet on her hand during a speech this weekend at the National Tea Party convention.See video of Gibbs below:

  • Corker: Senate can overcome impasse on financial reform

    9 Feb 2010 | 11:46 am
    There's still hope for the Senate to craft a financial regulation reform bill that can win bipartisan support, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) asserted Tuesday.Corker, a freshman senator who's emerged as a key member of the Senate Banking Committee, predicted that senators would be able to craft a bill despite a breakdown in talks late last week."My guess is that and the end of the day, we're going to end up with a solid bill," Corker said during an appearance on CNBC. "And if we end up with a solid bill, I'm plan on supporting it."{mosads}The chairman of the Banking committee, Sen. Chris Dodd…

  • Obama vows healthcare meeting won't become 'political theater'

    9 Feb 2010 | 11:11 am
    President Barack Obama rejected Tuesday the notion that an upcoming healthcare summit would be little more than "political theater."Obama said he's hoping to make some substantive progress at a Feb. 25, televised meeting with House and Senate leaders in both parties on healthcare."My hope is that this doesn't end up being political theater, as some of your have phrased it," Obama said during a surprise appearance at the White House daily press briefing. "I want a substantive discussion."The highly-anticipated meeting, which Obama announced during an interview on Sunday, has been the subject…

  • Obama: Iran sanctions can still be avoided, but are the next step for U.N.

    9 Feb 2010 | 10:59 am
    President Obama left the door open for Iranian leaders to avoid new U.N. sanctions, but said the measures were the "next step" to counter its nuclear ambitions. The president's words come as international pressure has ramped up on Iran after it announced it would enrich uranium to 20 percent purity, bringing it closer to weapons-grade.

  • Steele hints critics motivated by race

    9 Feb 2010 | 10:56 am
    Critics of Michael Steele's tenure as Republican National Committee chairman are motivated by racism, Steele suggested in an interview published on Tuesday.Speaking to Washingtonian magazine (no online version), Steele wondered why his Democratic National Committee counterpart doesn't get the same criticism he does. "I don’t see stories about the internal operations of the DNC that I see about this operation," Steele said. "Why? Is it because Michael Steele is the chairman, or is it because a black man is chairman?”The RNC has experienced significant staff turnover since Steele became…
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  • Obama, FDIC don’t get it

    3 Feb 2010 | 5:00 pm
    Out on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains is a small business that has managed to survive robust and rough economic times for nearly Read more...

  • Cold Warriors say no nukes

    27 Jan 2010 | 3:46 pm
    Last evening a movie about life, death and the survival of our planet premiered at Universal Studios in Hollywood. Read more...

  • Dems have lost their way

    20 Jan 2010 | 3:59 pm
    I must first state the obvious: Almost any other Democrat with any other campaign team running with any other strategy would have held off Scott Brown’s Massachusetts Read more...

  • Obama triumph ahead

    11 Nov 2009 | 4:03 pm
    Much of the political chatter about healthcare reform in the past week has been of the glass-half-empty variety. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had to make Read more...

  • Going viral

    28 Oct 2009 | 1:48 pm
    Nothing beats word of mouth. Advertisers lust after the buzz that creates a “tipping point” of desire for their products. Political strategists crave the “chatter” Read more...
 
 
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  • What’s Open in Washington Tuesday February 9

    This will be quick because I got plowed!  I so needed it.  Insert immature humor. METRO On Tuesday, Metro system will open at 5 a.m. with limited service and may close early OPEN GYMS FunFit is open today for MOMS MORNING OUT until 12:30pm Great Kids Village Silver Spring - 10am-4:30pm Interactions Learn and Play in Kensington – Opening at [...]

  • Washington Without Plows, Power or Provisions?

    Sorry I was not able to do a “What Is Open on Monday” post today, the day you probably most need it with cabin fever insanity reaching record levels and with the kids all out of school.  To those of you that e-mailed or Tweeted me wondering where my 4-1-1 post was, I apologize that [...]

  • Sunday Open Gyms & Family Fun – Cabin Fever Relief for Washington Metro Families! (and Giveaway)

    Be With Me The Playseum Pass Winners are Harley, Kathy, Sarah S., AnnMarie and Ashanthi K.  I have some of your emails, but not all – please email me if you are listed! SUNDAY FEBRUARY 7 Be With Me The Children’s Playseum in Bethesda is open NOW and serving free hot chocolate, coffee and tea from [...]

  • #Snowmageddon Important Phone Numbers and Links

    Are you reading this on your phone because you’re out of power or connection due to the snow storm?  Let me help you.  I wish I could provide you with a beer, some hot Thai takeout, a deep tissue shoulder massage after you shoveled out your front walk, but since I’m snowed in too, these [...]

  • #Snowmageddon Picks – MOAWR!

    Silver Spring Places That Are Staying Open ALL WEEKEND Through the Storm (Yes, I called to confirm. ) Piratz Tavern – shivering timbers all weekend McGinty’s Silver Spring - luck o’ the Irish Quarry House - all weekend baby with ‘tots a plenty The Corner Pub – this place is crazy For Young Urban Couples That Go Out With [...]
 
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  • My New Blog: Tastee Pudding

    Amanda
    23 Jan 2010 | 11:00 am
    Yes, this woman's hat is a bowl of chocolate pudding. Hello party people! I’m happy to announce the launch of my brand spanking new blog, Tastee Pudding (tag line: “In the search for creative life, the proof is in the Pudding.“) There, you’ll find much of what you used to get from Creative DC, just minus any specific geographic focus; read my mission statement here. I hope you’ll join me there, and I’d love your feedback. You can also K.I.T. (as the kids say) on Twitter. Away we go! (Image courtesy of Bad Housewife on Flickr)

  • To Be Continued

    Amanda
    2 Nov 2009 | 6:56 pm
    Photo by New Yorkled on Flickr Goodbye? No. I’ll keep writing. But this is it for Creative DC. My boxes are packed; the movers are coming tomorrow. Tomorrow night, I’ll go to bed in the city that never sleeps. And then – ? What’s next? Probably Creative NYC. I’ll be taking some time to figure that out, and once I do, I’ll post a link here. In the meantime, this site will exist as an archive, and I’ll be curating links and ideas about creative living 140 characters at a time, over on Twitter. And you? What will you be doing? Keep in touch: write to me…

  • Moving Diary: 3 Days Left

    Amanda
    31 Oct 2009 | 1:06 pm
    Today’s theme is gratitude. Last night I attended Tranquil Space Yoga’s 10 year birthday party. I saw a lot of familiar faces, and said goodbye (or, “see ya later”) to a place that’s been a true oasis since I found it back in 2004. It got me thinking about all the people and places in DC that have helped make me who I am, these past 10 years. So with apologies in advance for a list that’s by no means comprehensive….thank you: …Kimberly, for providing a tranquil space, and for showing me it’s possible to live your dream; …WIT, for…

  • Spend Halloween with the DC Rollergirls

    Amanda
    28 Oct 2009 | 1:13 pm
    I’ve never been to a roller derby match, or bout, or whatever they’re called… but this event jumped out from my inbox as one of the more interesting Halloween themed events happening around town (gi-normous parties at bars are not my style). Click here for event details. If a roller derby too rowdy for your tastes – check out the Brit Noir film series at the National Gallery of Art. Or, stay home, gorge yourself on candy, and watch some of Jordan’s favorite Halloween flicks. More on Halloween: Costume ideas Pumpkin-carving inspiration

  • Yes yes yes

    Amanda
    23 Oct 2009 | 7:12 am
    Photo by hubertk on Flickr “I wrote stories from the time I was a little girl, but I didn’t want to be a writer. I wanted to be an actress. I didn’t realize then that it’s the same impulse. It’s make-believe. It’s performance.” - Joan Didion
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  • DC Blogs Noted

    livitluvit
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:00 pm
    Speaking of the snow (yes, you were - EVERYBODY is)- tina dela rosa has the most beautiful collection of photographs I could find. (The post title “Snowtorious B.I.G.” sure doesn’t hurt either.) Sure, the Super Bowl happened… but I was in it for the commercials. Soulfull of Thoughts has a round up of her favorites. Average Bro wonders what happens when “Work Wives/Husbands” go too far. All the single ladies! All the single ladies. All the single ladi- Ahem. Now *I’ve* gone too far. But if you are a lady dating in DC, you’ll want to check out…

  • DC Blogs Noted

    dcblogs
    7 Feb 2010 | 8:01 pm
    No power, trapped, the tension builds in this snowpocalyptic adventure. The DC Universe. He writes: I’m furious to discover that just a few blocks away, people have electricity. A group of Eckingtonians constructed an igloo. Eckington. Snow fort at Borderstan. Moshe Zusman gets video of the Dupont Circle snowball fight from a ninth floor balcony. From the ground at Dupont Circle, with a nice flip to introduce it, was Courage Performance. And best use of traffic light time at Liberalguy. Not be left out, Meridian Hill Park snowball fight. New Columbia Heights. A Shot in the Arm has many…

  • The very latest new adds dcblogs live

    dcblogs
    7 Feb 2010 | 9:09 am
    The latest additions to the dcblogs.com/live feed About Arlington Arlington Yupette Arlington yuppie news Arlington Now Launched in January, Arlington Now is the place for the latest news, views and things to do around Arlington, Virginia. Started by a Pentagon City resident who has spent the past several years working in local TV news, Arlington Now seeks to distinguish itself with original, enterprising, up-to-the-minute local coverage. This is an experimental site that tries to get away from the formulaic, aggregation-centric approach to hyperlocal news that’s currently being pushed by…

  • DC Blogs Noted

    WashWords
    4 Feb 2010 | 8:01 pm
    So I dunno if you’ve heard but apparently, there’s some kinda storm a coming …DC SNOWpocalpse! Please share your favorite DC snowisms with us here at DCBlogs, where we’re snowwwrageous! Other takes on the STORM of the Century: We Love DC shares the facts at DC Snow Emergency in Effect after 9:30am, while the Capital Weather Gang wonders Will Snowmageddon make history? (hint: it just might according to the Gang). Urban Bohemian tracks the issue on twitter: naming the storm.  Meanwhile 14th & You shares the grocery news from his hood: In preparation for the white…

  • DC Blogs Noted

    Foilwoman
    3 Feb 2010 | 8:01 pm
    If you’ve ever wanted to be the high point of someone’s day, have kids.* RudeCactus discusses this phenomenon and how it works and makes him happy, even as he’s driven to buy two bottles of wine, a six-pack of beer, pop-tarts, and ice cream at the grocery store. In more parenthood news, the kids in Stimeyland are not the least bit impressed by little tadpoles growing arms, but their mother is certainly all agog with glee. Skullcrusher Mountain links to a prime example of why techies should ruthlessly suppress their creative sides (looking with dismay at the novel written by the chairman…
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  • Storm Downgraded Slightly to 7 to 14 Inches

    Sommer Mathis
    9 Feb 2010 | 12:05 pm
    The National Weather Service has just downgraded our Winter Storm Warning slightly to something closer to 7 to 14 inches, with a mix of snow and sleet likely to start things out early this evening. Winds are expected to get up to between 25 to 35 mph, with gusts over 45 mph possible.

  • Orestes: A Tragic Romp Keeps the Audience Off Balance

    Missy Frederick
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:50 am
    Twyford and Sullivan in Orestes: A Tragic Romp. When talking Greek tragedy, the first description to come to mind usually isn't "zany." But Folger Theater's production of Orestes: A Tragic Romp manages to blend unexpected humor and melodrama into a bizarrely innovative package. Anne Washburn's adaptation of the Euripides tale doesn't worry too much about acting as a literal translation. She's too busy binding the story's trajectories, from the fallout from Orestes' murder of his mother to a hastily-conceived kidnapping and murder plot, into a fast-paced telling that wraps up in an unlikely…

  • D.C. Has 2nd Highest Snowfall of Any U.S. City This Season

    Sommer Mathis
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:29 am
    We're coming for you next, Syracuse! Chart from goldensnowglobe.com.

  • Is This Officially a Lost Week?

    Sommer Mathis
    9 Feb 2010 | 10:42 am
    Photo by andertho With the federal government still closed today and fresh flakes set to start falling any time now, it's looking increasingly like many area residents will end up with an entire week off. Politico is reporting that the House of Representatives has just canceled all votes for the remainder of the week. The Senate is still soldiering on for now, but we wouldn't be surprised if that changed later today. The Office of Personnel Management will continue to make its decisions on a daily basis, as will most school districts, but we're having a hard time imagining much being able to…

  • Snow Emergency to Resume at 4 p.m.

    Sommer Mathis
    9 Feb 2010 | 10:03 am
    Photo by The Skipping Hippy D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty announced at a press conference earlier this morning that a snow emergency will go into effect in the District at 4 p.m. this afternoon. As you've all learned by now, a snow emergency means that vehicles parked along snow emergency routes (download a list of those routes) will be ticketed and/or towed, and that taxi drivers are allowed to charge an extra 25 percent above normal rates. Do make sure your car is moved off of snow emergency routes before 4 p.m. The news comes just as WTOP is reporting some disconcerting news: apparently a full…
 
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  • Modern vs Classic: 901 K Street

    dcmetrocentric
    9 Feb 2010 | 8:38 am
    As is often the case, the building at 901 K Street had to fit into a street scape that already included some varying styles of architecture. We have all seen first hand the type of trouble developers can run into when they try to smash different distinct forms of architecture together, some are more successful than others.  The recently built 901 K Street is sandwiched between the neo-classical Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church (pictured to the left) and the historic Carnegie Library building. In an interesting design choice the architects at Smith Group went with luminescent…

  • College Park’s New Mosaic

    dcmetrocentric
    9 Feb 2010 | 4:42 am
    A project that has long been on the drawing boards, the Mosaic development is planned for a piece of land right behind the UMD Business School in College Park. Interestingly the project is being billed as a non-student housing alternative. We can’t imagine many alumni are going to want to live this close to the school, but you never know. The project will eventually have 300 multi-family units and the detailed Site Plan was approved by the Planning Board over a year ago. We shall see how much traction a project like this can get considering the location and the current market, we are…

  • Gales School Stands Unchanged

    dcmetrocentric
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:42 am
    Another year goes by without any progress on the old Gales School property along Massachusetts Ave NW. Only the facade remains of the historic building which has had all sorts of ideas thrown around for its use, from a charter school to more recently a homeless shelter. We say turn it into a library or cultural center. What are your ideas for the building? [Photo: M.V. Jantzen]

  • Great Shots: 360 National Mall

    dcmetrocentric
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:35 am
    This is certainly an interesting and innovative way to approach the 360 degree shot. You get every single one of the views we love on the National Mall all squeezed into one picture, including the Air and Space, Washington Monument, and the Capitol building. Great Shot! [Photo: HubbleColor]

  • Air Rights Up in the Air

    dcmetrocentric
    5 Feb 2010 | 4:42 am
    Remember the big plans to use the air rights over Union Station rail yard to build three million square feet of mixed use buildings? Well the project being dubbed Burnham Place was back before the ANC 6C Planning, Zoning, and the Environment committee to discuss changes to the zoning request related to the special air rights zone. The main idea is to create a new stand-alone zone called Union Station North which would establish its own Zoning Commission design review and approval process as well as increasing the height restrictions. No update on the time fame though. [Rendering: Shalom…
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  • Kindergarten Ready?

    Stimey
    9 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    My youngest son, Quinn, is scheduled to go to kindergarten next fall. I am literally counting down the days, tapping my toes impatiently, and drumming my fingernails on the table waiting for the day that all three of my kids will depart the house every morning at 8:30 and not return until after 3. I'm really excited. So imagine my dismay when Quinn's preschool teacher called me in for a conference and told me, "He seems young. Maybe you should think about keeping him back from kindergarten for a year." I may have passed out after I heard that. I reawakened to her continuing with, "Think about…

  • Multiple Snogasms

    Thien-Kim
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:57 pm
    I'm sure you've heard by now, that after our blizzard this weekend with 28"+ of snow, another giant bucket of the heavy white stuff will be dumped onto the DC Metro area. The National Weather Service is calling for anywhere between 10-20" of snow starting noon on Tuesday.Sure, we've been poking fun of the snow on Twitter and Facebook. The blizzard has accumulated quite a collection of hashtags: #snowpocalypse, #snotoriousBIG, #snOMG, #snowmaggedon and my personal favorite, #snogasm.But aren't "gasms" supposed to be, um, pleasurable? We're in our fifth day of being snowed in, and the…

  • You've Got to Be Crazy to Homeschool in a Top School District, Right?

    Julie
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:13 pm
    With DC snowpocalypse II slated to begin tomorrow (10-20 inches!), I'm relieved. Why?  Because school is already canceled well into mid-week and I know the more snow we get, the greater the chance school might be canceled again.    Like so many parents who can't wait to ship their kids back to school, I do seriously miss the semblance of household normalcy and routine that come with school hours--not to mention the opportunity to use the bathroom, sip a warm beverage or respond to an email without a steady stream of interruption.  However, I don't miss my…

  • What is a snowstorm good for?

    Jessica C.
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:29 am
    Just what all does one do during a snowed-in weekend like we've had here in the DC area? I got an email this morning telling me that DC Metro Moms was low on posts, so I imagine I’m not the only one who did not use the time to catch up on writing. (I hope that’s not for lack of electricity, but there are still some outages, I hear. We got lucky (knock on wood) and clocked in at only 18 inches, a low for the region! Over these past three days, I have let the computer collect some dust. I took an unplanned two-day hiatus from even opening the email box for the nonprofit group chapter I…

  • RIP People Movers of IAD

    Wife and Mommy
    8 Feb 2010 | 3:01 am
    I have always preferred Dulles International Airport above all other DC area airports.  Dulles is ten minutes from where I currently live; however, even when I was inside the Beltway, it was my airport of choice.  The Toll Road makes it easily accessible, the parking is ample, and the architecture of the main terminal is breathtaking on the horizon.I even loved those Mobile Lounges, a.k.a. People Movers.  Journeys originating and ending at IAD included a free ride to and from the terminals where airplanes were parked.  Those lumbering behemoth vehicles criss-crossed the airport grounds,…
 
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  • NBC Chili Cookoff Postponed

    9 Feb 2010 | 12:15 pm
    This postponed line is getting repetitive, but we've got another one. NBC's Chuck Todd tweets: "Now NBC's DC buro's chili cookoff has been postponed. I hate you snow monster, where's Jacob to save us from snow!" Every year NBC's Washington bureau has a chili cookoff. A source thought "Jacob" might be from the Bible. Lo and behold, Jacob is from ABC's "Lost". New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

  • A Song To Annoy Entire Newsroom

    9 Feb 2010 | 12:05 pm
    If ever there was a song that could be used to torture terrorists (or just your colleagues) it's this one. Play it, say, 15 times straight and an underwear bomber would be singing like a canary. "Play By The Rules" is by John Chaffee, (aka "Uncle Sam"). The song is described as "infectious country-bluegrass" with "flare to spare." Additionally, the Cleveland based singer-songwriter's "biting, socially conscious song is quickly becoming the anthem of American frustration." The anthem of America, it's not. An infection? Maybe. Months after its initial release, Chaffee's video has (somehow)…

  • Obama's First Presser Since July

    9 Feb 2010 | 11:10 am
    Major Garrett taking a pic of POTUS. Twitpic by Savannah Guthrie from @savannahguthrie President Obama made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room this afternoon. When he entered, he joked with NBC's Chuck Todd that "McConnell and Reid are making snow angels on the South Lawn." The prez took questions for the first time since July. In another surprise move, POTUS offered first dibs to Fox News' Major Garrett, followed by a question from ABC's Jake Tapper. New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

  • Obama to Briefing Room?

    9 Feb 2010 | 10:26 am
    Sources expect President Obama to appear in the White House briefing room in the next few minutes (around 1.30 pm). If the prez takes questions, this will be his first "press conference" in months. New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

  • McBrown's Daughters Also Invited to Prom

    9 Feb 2010 | 9:46 am
    Sen. Scott Brown's (R-Mass.) daughters, Ayla and Arianna have been invited to the prom of a White House Correspondents' Dinner. Invited by: CBS (Political spawn can be confusing. Ayla's the one who performed on "American Idol." She's on the left.) New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.
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  • OF NOTE: "Free in DC" is excited to be a part of "My Local Text" a new local text service for DC Art Events

    Free in DC
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:58 am
    I'm excited to announce to my readers that I will be working with a brand new local venture called "My Local Text" to help get the word out about DC Arts events.What is My Local Text? It's a new concept idea that will send short text messages (90-120 characters) to your cell phone twice a week, one on Tuesday and one on Friday, to let you know about arts events and other promos. There are two categories, one for Arts events and one for Restaurants deals.DCARTS - When you subscribe to dcarts you'll get info sent to your phone with discount offers or a note about a free art event happening that…

  • Due to snow, PLEASE CONFIRM Events this week

    Free in DC
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:17 am
    Please Note: Due to inclement weather, I highly suggest that you confirm events prior to going out. I imagine some of these may be canceled or rescheduled. I will also be sure to update the events as I hear word about their status but you should definitely call to confirm first.

  • New Feature: Free Things to Do this Week! Highlights Post MON, Feb 8th - SUN, Feb 14th

    Free in DC
    7 Feb 2010 | 8:28 pm
    Free in DC is now writing a weekly post for ReadySetDC that will highlight free and donation based events. The same info is also listed as a new feature post here as well. Hope you enjoy!Please Note: Due to inclement weather, I highly suggest that you confirm events prior to going out. I imagine some of these may be canceled or rescheduled so please call first.Monday, February 8thPoetry Open Mic, GPI at Bossa7:00pm - 9:00pmRaw Chocolate Meditation at lululemon Clarendon8:00pmEquinox Dance Company PerformanceVarious performances most Mondays at The National Theater6:00pm and 7:30pm showLearn…

  • UPCOMING: FAIR Fund Jewelry Sale and Fundraiser THURS, Feb 11th, 6:30pm -9:30pm, Donations appreciated

    Free in DC
    7 Feb 2010 | 7:53 pm
    FAIR Fund Valentine's Day Jewelry Sale and FundraiserThursday, February 11th6:30pm - 9:30pmDonations encouragedFor more info: (202) 265-1505Please RSVP: rsvp@fairfund.orgA Jewelry Sales party featuring our DC JewelGirls and jewelry by our teen participants in D.C., Serbia, Russia, and Uganda. Join FAIR Fund staff, volunteers, and DC teen participants of our JewelGirls program for an evening of jewelry sales, sweets, and drinks. This is a perfect time to pick out a special piece of jewelry for your sweetheart, mom, sister, or anyone who might enjoy some lovely handcrafted jewelry created by…

  • UPCOMING & ONGOING: Free Performances every WED at noon at Harman Hall in Chinatown!

    Amy Melrose
    7 Feb 2010 | 7:38 pm
    Classical Guitar Recital from Charles MokotoffWednesday, February 10thNoon - 1:00pmFreeFree performances every Wednesday from Noon - 1:00pm. For a complete schedule of upcoming performances, click here!The Shakespeare Theatre CompanyHarman Center for the Arts610 F St, NWMetro: Gallery Place Chinatown, arena exit
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  • ANC 6A02 Candidate Flyers for Thursday's Election

    9 Feb 2010 | 7:41 am
    The special election for the vacant ANC 6A02 seat is Thursday. 2nd Thursday, February 11, 7 p.m.Miner E.S., 601 15th St. NEI'm told voting is from 7:10-8:10pm, and you can just show up and vote. You need not stay for the full meeting. Also, as long you are registered, you don't need photo ID (but bring it if you have it). If you either don't have photo ID, or it has an old address, bring a utility bill (or valid lease). If you have any questions you can call the Board of Elections and Ethics (202) 727-2525. PLEASE VOTE because even a vote or two can make the difference, and the snow will…

  • Neverending Snow

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:44 pm
    UPDATE: National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for D.C., effective noon tomorrow to 7PM Wednesday. All parts of the forecast that were just sent remain the same, except the projected snow totals HAVE BEEN INCREASED TO 10-20".Sent by Kevin Kornreich (DC HSEMA) to e-mail, pagers, cell phones....powered by Cooper Notification RSAN

  • The Argonaut is Open Early Today

    8 Feb 2010 | 11:23 am
    They are open right now.

  • Snowball Battle on H Street?

    6 Feb 2010 | 2:54 pm
    Rumors are circulating that there will be a massive snowball fight outside the Rock and Roll Hotel at 10pm tonight.

  • Who is Open/Opening Today

    6 Feb 2010 | 7:32 am
    I expect most of the bars to be open (advertised snow specials and all). So far I know that the following are open today (this is a non-exhaustive list, other places may be open):the Argonaut,Sova,Rock and Roll Hotel, H Street Country Club  - food  from taqueria menu only,Doctor Granville's, the Pug,Sticky Rice, the Red and the Black,Palace of Wonders,Little Miss Whiskey's, Jimmy Valentine's Lonely Hearts Club.Sidamo, Taylor, and Sullivan's are closed. I expect many concerts, performances, and dj events to be canceled, so call first.Shovel, salt, stumble to a friend's or a local…
 
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  • Moulton v Thorpe hits a new level of crazy

    5 Feb 2010 | 7:16 am
    Hey-Zeus Christy.Thorpe now seeks compensation and damages — for essentially the same complaints that have already been denied or dismissed by the Court — now in the breathtaking sum of US$20,000,000.

  • As a pedestrian I find this disturbing

    5 Feb 2010 | 5:14 am
    Some blogger got hit by some SUV. Nobody died but the pedestrian did wind up with a broken knee. However the disturbing factor, the struck pedestrian was charged with jaywalking and presented with a ticket in the hospital. From the pedestrian's telling of it, he was not jogging and seemed to have the right of way as the countdown said he still had time to cross and was in the crosswalk. However

  • Would shaming work?

    4 Feb 2010 | 5:43 am
    Snowed over sidewalkOriginally uploaded by In ShawGeorgetown Metropolitian is encouraging neighbors to name names and forward photos of violators who don't shovel their walks. The hope is that the owners will be shamed into shoveling their sidewalks and making pedestrian routes safer.I don't know. Some sidewalks I know are harder to shovel than others. Brick is a ^%#!!! pain to shovel. Yeah it's

  • 2010 Census- Count your roommate

    3 Feb 2010 | 10:09 am
    At Monday's BACA meeting there was someone from the Census trying to educate us about the census and census jobs. But a very telling question came from the citizenry, do you count the student/intern/ roommate on the same form. YES. This is not like taxes. If you're all under the same roof, in the same unit, you are a household. So pick someone as the head, and the rest of you roommates (and couch

  • Waltha Daniels Shaw Library

    2 Feb 2010 | 4:43 am
    Waltha Daniels Shaw LibraryOriginally uploaded by In ShawSlowly it is coming together.
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  • what's up the pike: one down, one to go

    9 Feb 2010 | 6:42 am
    Twenty-five inches of snow. Forty-eight hours without power. Average temperature in my house: fifty degrees, Fahrenheit. And now, a blog post. Are you tired of snow? I am. Let's find somewhere else that wants it and we can truck it over to them.In the meantime, here's a delayed look at what's happening, and what's happened, in East County this week. Posting may not be on schedule this week, but we'll do the best we can:- Here's an awesome video (set to awesome music) sent to us by commenter mg, who took time-lapse video from outside their window in the Silverton before and during the storm.

  • what's left of your supermarket before the storm

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:34 pm
    Here's what you'll find (or not find) at the grocery store in the event you haven't gone already:You will not find any apples.You will not find any biscuits.You will not find any yakisoba.You will not find any chicken gizzards. (I took the last one.)You will not find out what happened on The Bachelor.But you will find more photos in this nifty slideshow.

  • what's up the pike: no snow dances, ever

    5 Feb 2010 | 6:39 am
    Better tell their kids to wear their pajamas right-side out tonight, because I'm not interested in any of the twelve inches of snow we're supposed to get this weekend. It's February, for gosh sakes. Doesn't that usually mean rain around here? Anyway:- DeJaBel Cafe on University Boulevard in Wheaton is closing today, or so says What's Up, Wheaton? on Twitter. The coffeeshop, also known for its empanadas and wine, had quickly become a local institution in the Wheaton CBD after opening at the end of 2008 but struggled to make ends meet. It's another casualty for Wheaton but another lost…

  • we hold these truths to be self-evident

    4 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am
    1) That Mayorga Coffee Roasters was a community institution, providing caffeine, comfy chairs and occasionally live music to those who lived in or passed through South Silver Spring,South Silver Spring, shown here in 2002, needs destinations to draw people who already go Downtown.2) That, with several thousand square feet of space (like many buildings in South Silver Spring, it was a factory), it was an unusually large space for a coffeeshop and difficult to make profitable,3) That it was a long walk from stuff people wanted to do and therefore had trouble attracting "accidental" customers,4)…

  • great peruvian taste test poll results!

    3 Feb 2010 | 9:37 am
    And now, what you've all been waiting for: the results of the Great Peruvian Taste Test. Over the weekend, chicken-loving readers were asked to choose their three favorite pollos a la brasa from a list of fourteen restaurants in suburban Maryland. They were also allowed to select "other" and name a place not on the list. We got 89 responses. This is by no means a scientific poll. People were allowed to vote anonymously and as many times as they want, which might explain our ridiculously lopsided results.Taking first place with 49 votes is the venerable El Pollo Rico in Wheaton, often…
 
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  • Changes For The African American Heritage Production

    Cindy Cotte Griffiths
    9 Feb 2010 | 12:12 pm
    February is African American Heritage Month and Rockville will celebrate with it’s 15th Annual African American Heritage Production. With all this snow, the dates have been changed. Karen Rawlins, Community Recreation Programs Supervisor, sent along this update: The City Of Rockville will celebrate African American Heritage Month with its 15th annual African American Heritage Production featuring The Finest! Youth Performance Troupe. The weather has caused the dates to be changed. Originally scheduled for Friday and Saturday, February 12 and 13, the new date (one show only) is Friday,…

  • Rockville Completes Plowing For Phase One Of Snowpocalypse 2

    Brad Rourke
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:19 am
    Wow! We just received word that Rockville has completed plowing of all City-owned streets. That’s an amazing effort completed. Hats off to our hard-working city staff, especially the Public Works folks! Now, get ready for Round Two which is just getting started. Here’s the release from the City: The City of Rockville has completed plowing on all City-owned roads and will now return to primary roads in anticipation of the storm forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday. The City is bringing in additional equipment to assist with snow removal operations. Residents who have not yet had…

  • Schools Closed For The Rest Of The Week (Feb. 10-12)

    Brad Rourke
    9 Feb 2010 | 10:27 am
    The Montgomery County Public Schools have bowed to the inevitable and closed for the rest of the week. Here is their announcement: Montgomery County Public Schools are closed Wednesday, February 10, Thursday, February 11 and Friday February 12, due to emergency weather conditions. All school activities and community activities in school buildings are canceled. A decision about administrative offices will be made at a later time. Dr. Weast, my kids thank you.

  • POTD: Lollipop

    Brad Rourke
    9 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    The wet snow was just amazing how it stuck to even the smallest little twigs and built up!

  • Rockville Readying For More Snow — Pitch In And Be Prepared

    Brad Rourke
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:41 am
    As most in the area know, we are expecting another snow storm that may dump five inches and more in a region from DC north along the eastern seaboard. Double-whammy time, and I know for a fact that there are a number of secondary streets in Rockville that have not yet been touched by our hard-working road crews. The City is doing its level best to keep up and get in place for the next snowfall. There’s a message on the City web site that asks residents to keep cars off the street and to be as patient as possible: The City of Rockville thanks residents for their patience and…
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