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They may want to step up the safety and oversight of their shooting: http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Extra-Critically-Injured-During-Car-Stunt-On-Transformers-3-Set-20485.html A couple of months ago ...

So sad. Big props to the cyclist for chasing down the car and calling the police. ...

I did the tri, and he got a nice little speech in right before they kicked it off with the national anthem--good publicity opportunity, though it would be interesting to know how many of the 5,000 who...

Not rubbish at all. I have two family members who can't be in the same room as a dog whether they pet it or not. They start to wheeze and their throats will eventually close up if they don't get out. ...

Condolences to your daughter-- I can only imagine how upset she must be right now. ...

Wow, I've never heard of these flags or seen them anywhere here in DC (or elsewhere, for that matter). Where are these?? And I have to admit I'd feel kind of foolish using one to cross, even though I ...

And the money is now...back! "D.C. streetcars coming back? UPDATE: D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray (D) is expected to announce Wednesday that the city has found enough money to restore funding...

Boo, no blossoms for the 10-miler then......

I'm pretty fit so have no problem walking up stairs/broken escalators. What's a pain is when one escalator is barracaded off, and you have to share the other escalator which is disabled. Other folks w...

Yeah, I failed last time just for having a softball-sized dent on the side of my Toyota (up towards the front). It in no way was a safety hazard. I made the dent look smaller with some creativity and ...

I submitted work orders three times over 4.5 weeks before a streetlight by my house was finally fixed. Every time, nothing would happen, the work order would show as "closed" if I called or looked it ...

OK, thanks for the info--almost glad to hear that the $19 limit was lifted during the snow emergency. It was indeed a hellish ride, and close to an hour long. I would have gotten out and walked much e...

Um, WHAT?? There's a $19 cap on all fares that start and end in the District? So the taxi I paid $30 for during the Friday evening from hell commute on Feb 12th when everyone was back at work from the...

If it means more money, I'd be all for a federal takeover of Metro. But if it entails restrictions in funding, as suggested as one possibility?? In what universe would further restricting federal fund...

A friend of mine was on that train, and it sounded terrifying. ...