MrTinDC

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• Commented on Arts Agenda
  It's pretty ironic that the National Building Museum is celebrating the Year of the Photograph, while at the same time banning photography in all their exhibits. Photography is only allowed in the massive (empty) atrium....
• Commented on People Are Animals
  This is horrible. What kind of people would torment the family like that? BTW, the comment threads in general on WTOP are scary....
• Commented on Plotkin Continues to Push License Plate with White House
  Count me in as a fan of Plotkin, and I do wosh Obama (or his staff) would just change the damn license plates already. Bush had them changed immediately after taking office; why wait to undo anything he did, just...
• Commented on Morning Roundup: The Day After Edition
  It may not be ideal, but I'll take whatever they come up with regarding cracking down on the gang warfare that plagues our city. If it takes fear-mongering by Fenty and Graham, then so be it. I'd prefer much harsher...
• Commented on Morning Roundup: The Day After Edition
  Martin, I'm as socially liberal as anyone else, pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, for universal healthcare, mass transit, smart growth, animal rights, and so on, but the crime in this city is ridiculous! I've been living in the thick of it for...
• Commented on Morning Roundup: The Day After Edition
  Yes, although the gang provision wouldn't have applied in this exact set of circumstances, it would be one more tool the police/prosecutors could use in the ongoing struggle against violent gangs in DC. It would be a GOOD thing if...
• Commented on SmarTrip to Expand to Baltimore
  Well, you could take the Green Line to Greenbelt, catch the bus to BWI Airport, then get on the light rail to Baltimore, using nothing more than a SmartTrip card, right? BTW, nice photo, he he he!...
• Commented on Let the Used Auto Sales Smackdown Begin!
  I'm definitely with Fenty on this one ....
• Commented on Morning Roundup: The Not So Great Escape Edition
  Oooh, I knew it! In last week's story about the new youth detention center, I posted the first comment asking "but won't it be easy to escape without any razor wire" or something along those lines. Ha ha ha ha!...
• Commented on New Youth Rehabilitation Center Opens Today
  Uh, on a purely practical note, doesn't "no razor wire" mean it will be easier for the juvenile offenders to escape?...
• Commented on H Street Development, Delays
  I don't understand why this is an issue at all. Capital Traction, later Capital Transit used underground conduits for power in the downtown core of Washington, DC for decades. The system worked well, with pre-WWII technology. Surely, similar-but-updated underground conduits...
• Commented on Memorial Day Weekend Road Closures for Special Events
  It is very, very unlikely that there are any POWs left in Southeast Asia, so yes, it's about time to put this annual event out to pasture. While somewhat fun to watch Rolling Thunder, the street closures, noise and exhaust...
• Commented on Click Click: 2009 DC101 Chili Cookoff
  Not a very diverse-looking crowd there!...
• Commented on Nothing Is Concrete: Third Church of Christ, Scientist, To Be Razed
  You find it "warm and inviting?" Eesh. You must positively love those giant concrete flak towers scattered around Germany. Methinks you're just trying to play devil's advocate here, or reinforcing your hipster credibility by embracing the ugly thing. In fact,...
• Commented on Way Cleared for Demolition of Third Church of Christ, Scientist
  Yes, I'm also usually a big supporter of historic preservation, but this one wasn't worth fighting for. As Fisher pointed out, we have many other examples of Brutalism in DC, and only one or two really need to be preserved....
• Commented on HBO Cancels Screen on the Green
  Actually, there's a major bright side to this news - a little bit less wear and tear on the Mall. I'm all in favor of canceling ALL activities every few years to give the grass a chance to grow back...
• Commented on Similar Flyover Planned for D.C. Canceled
  Dissenting view here, I love aircraft and think a low flyover would be cool to watch, and would make for a good photo op. I'm one of these people who wishes the jets taking off from DCA would pass even...
• Commented on Vandalism in Logan Circle Tied To World Bank Protesters
  Just to pile on here, what a bunch of morons. If anyone deserves a beat-down by truncheon-wielding cops, it's these clowns....
• Commented on Ellwood Thompson's Delays DCUSA Plans, Citing Economy
  That is disappointing news! Although I'm fine with shopping at Giant for most of my basic grocery needs, it would have been nice to have an alternative for higher-quality ingredients, organic/free-range products, and they were going to have a cafe...
• Commented on Judge All But Rules Fate of Third Church of Christ, Scientist
  My stepfather is a preservation professional and an architect, and I've been interested in the area on admittedly an amateur basis for 25 years or so. I'm deeply committed to the preservation of worthy historic buildings (i.e. classic, pre-war architecture...
• Commented on Judge All But Rules Fate of Third Church of Christ, Scientist
  That hideous church should have never been built in the first place. The time to pull out all the stops for historic preservation of the site was when the attractive pre-WWII architecture there was torn down to make way for...
• Commented on Starbucks Closing More Stores
  The closing of the one in Cleveland Park is pretty surprising! There used to be, in addition to Foster Brothers, a Quartermaine Coffee place - and now it's down to just Firehook which is primarily a food place and bakery....
• Commented on Metro Service Changes for Jam Packed Weekend
  FYI, the Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run starts and ends on 14th Street near the Washington monument, not in West Potomac Park....
• Commented on Frank Gehry to Design Eisenhower Memorial
  Not a fan of Gehry - I hope he comes up with something a little more traditional and appropriate. Also, when are we going to move away from the sprawling, horizontal memorial plaza w/disparate elements model (Korea, WWII, Navy, FDR,...
• Commented on Smithsonian Folklife Themes, Dates Announced
  Honestly, I wish they'd just skip it for a year to allow the grass to recover. The quality of recent Folklife Festivals seems to be on the decline lately, and it's always too hot, anyway....
• Commented on Morning Roundup: Air Supply Edition
  Adding a 5 cent charge to plastic grocery bags is fine and dandy, but when the hell are we going to adopt bottle return deposits like the northeastern states and Michigan? With all public drinking and the bottles and cans...
• Commented on Metro Center Fire Closes Multiple Streets
  Does anyone know which exact storefront is on fire?...
• Commented on Mayor Fenty Isn't Taking Any Chances With the Roads
  Yes, it's a waste of money, resources, and terrible for the environment, the road, and our cars. The snow paranoia here is almost as bad as the security paranoia!...
• Commented on Garbage Cans, Mailboxes, Newspaper Racks Disappear
  Such a waste of time and effort. When was the last time you heard of a terrorist using a garbage can bomb, or a newspaper rack bomb? Why not just leave the bomb in the bushes, in the storm drains?...
• Commented on Announcing the Winners of the 2009 DCist Exposed Photography Show
  Nothing from Flickr user "Clownish"? Remember those creepy clown photos from last year?...