WTOP Report Provokes Anger Among Area Cyclists
Goodbye Fixie, Hello Tweed!
'Trun' on to the 15th Street Contraflow Bike Lane
Committee Approves Same-Sex Marriage Bill
Good morning, Washington. The Washington Post reports that inauguration committee officials are finally getting down to brass tacks and telling D.C. metro residents what they can expect over the festivities. It's not much you haven't heard at watercoolers and in taxi cabs already: Consider walking, expect long waits for the Metro. No mention of bicycling in the report or whether roads are predicted to be too clogged for safe riding. The inauguration committee did extend special advice to those with special needs: Think very carefully before heading down to the Mall, because it won't be easy to leave.
You won't be able to stand under an umbrella in the case of rain, either — those are banned from the Mall for the inauguration. If it's rainy and windy, it's up to President-elect Barack Obama to keep us warm.
Auditions for Clinton Movie in D.C.: Are you a cigar aficionado, amateur saxophonist, and/or an authoritative pervert? If your face also flushes cherry red at the mention of "special prosecutor," it may well be your time to shine. The Washington Business Journal isn't even joking about auditions for the role of Bill Clinton for The Year of The Blue Dress, a nonpolitical comedy about a former President and his sexual relations with that woman. Producers have already cast the roles Monica Lewinsky (Ashley-Rebekah Faulkner), Michael Isikoff (Scott duPont) and Paula Jones (Paula Jones). Prospective Big Dogs will want to confirm but auditions are tentatively scheduled for the Ritz-Carlton in Pentagon City during the weekend before the inauguration.
Frederick Woman Wins Christmas Lights Battle: Litigation keeps the holiday bright! NBC4 reports that Debra Sachs has won her battle with her homeowners association, who dropped their demands that she remove her Christmas decorations as well as the fines for not having done so from the start. Of course, now that the conflict has made a cause célèbre of Sachs and her gaudy seasonal spectacle, we have the mise en scène for a reprisal should Sachs not take down the lights after New Year's. Christmas in July, anyone?
Briefly Noted: Study holds Bush EPA accountable for Chesapeake Bay pollution . . . Christmas tree collection starts Friday . . . Vigil for SE girl found stabbed in burning house . . . Budget cuts loom over NoVA schools . . . Man shot in chest at Rockville Metro station.
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Good thing nobody's holding the POLLUTERS accountable for Chesapeake Bay pollution. Much better to blame faceless unsueable political timeservers. Where the hell is Swamp Thing when you need him? Probably trying to avoid Jennifer Aniston's phonecalls.
this movie sucked when it was called "primary colors." I can't imagine it will suck any less now that it features a super-absorbant intern and parttime humidor.
this movie sucked when it was called "primary colors." I can't imagine it will suck any less now that it features a super-absorbant intern and parttime humidor.
lovin how stable this site has become since the "upgrade." in the battle between stability and shiny f**king gewgaws and gimcracks, shiny always wins. I'm getting proxy errors and 404s like theys going outta style. and what the f**k did you do with Campbell Brown?
Yikes - not a big fan of the new layout. It seems gimmicky and clunky, and seems to take longer to load. Is there a way to switch back to the "classic" layout?
The girl playing Lewinsky (google her and you'll find her facebook) is too attractive. Couldn't Rosie O'Donnell play Monica? I'm going for authenticity here.
And is Paula Jones playing herself??? seriously?
Rosie O'Donnell couldn't play Monica. Rosie is waaaay too ugly. Now if there's a part for a large West Virginia lumberjack...
Man shot in chest at Rockville Metro station
...with a bb gun. Lock your doors MoCo, there are two bloodthirsty Rockvillians on the loose.
“even Darrell Hammond of Saturday Night Live is reading a script,” for the part of Clinton, he said.
Yes, I'm sure Hammond is reading a script. Probably not this particular script.
This site has some HUGE problems. If you're wondering why fewer people are commenting, it's probably because they are unable to sign in at all. Clicking on the "sign in" link goes nowhere, and I get all sorts of errors trying to sign in elsewhere on here. Clicking on this link is the only way to sign in right now, it appears: http://dcist.com/mt/mt-cp.fcgi?__mode=login&blog_id=10&return_to=http%3A%2F%2Fdcist.com%2F
A quirk I just noticed was that when I posted my comment there were already 15 or 16 comments up. But the site's clock or my PC's clock said "1:11" so my comment was put up as No. 9.
And Paula Jones plays herself? With everything she has going on, I just can't believe she was available.
Seriously though, how about Rip Taylor for 'the cigar'? Just the right amount of camp for that role.
I'm by no means an apologist for the new site, but HCE, I was able to sign in quite easily using the boxes at the top of the page
Really? 52 people have "recommended" the cell phone advertisement post?
Or are fake votes part of the ad deal?
I suspect those are people wanting to comment or to read the "comments". However comments seem to be closed on that post.
What does "nonpolitical comedy" mean? Does the story line contain no politics despite being about a politician or is it just politically neutral, in which case I think nonpartisan would be the appropriate descriptor.
For some reason the page doesn't refresh on its own in my browser anymore. It used to refresh itself everytime a new story was posted. Also I am not a fan of all the stories being minimized after the first one. I used to like that the stories didn't minimize until further down the page.
I do appreciate DCist taking the time to refresh their look and take our comments into consideration though.
I have the same issue (page not automatically refreshing)
inauguration committee officials are finally getting down to brass tacks and telling D.C. metro residents what they can expect over the festivities ... sheer pandemonium
I'll play Clinton for a BJ in the Oral Office.