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UPDATE: Wow, huge apologies for directing anyone to this site, as an alert tipster points out that much of it appears to be blatantly plagiarized from The Phat Phree's Look at My Striped Shirt!. We weren't familiar with that particular work, but you should definitely not count on the DC Summer Interns blog for anything good after all, based on this evidence.

The former writer behind popular local blog why.i.hate.dc posted a message to readers last night announcing that he's taken away the editorial keys to the web site from his replacement. Having recently relocated to Columbus, Ohio, "Rusty" had put up a post a few months back asking for submissions for a potential successor. A new blogger who went by the moniker "Liz" briefly took over, but her tenure was rocky, with many regular commenters expressing their disappointment with the change in tone. "Rusty" writes that while he liked the writing offered by "Liz", her inability to update regularly forced him to remove her: "... it's October 1st and her last post was September 13th. I had to do this." He says he's once again looking for someone to take the reins of the web site.

Big news in the D.C. blogosphere! Jason Samenow of our favorite independent D.C. weather blog, CapitalWeather.com, just posted an announcement that his web site has been bought by partnered up with the washingtonpost.com.

Make sure to check out this post by former DCist editor Rob Goodspeed over at Goodspeed Update about the costs of a Metrorail trip per mile. Contrary to the claims of former WMATA Board Member T. Dana Kauffman that the new Metro fare structure is a “raw deal” for suburban commuters, Goodspeed finds that most suburban Metro commuters "continue to enjoy costs substantially lower than driving" and shows that commuters with longer trips actually save more per mile than those with shorter ones.

Just a few days ago there was a flurry of sarcasm over the launch of DipNote, the comically named, poorly designed and dubiously intentioned new official State Department blog. It's fair to say that its arrival was met in the larger blogosphere with a resounding thud, though whether there might be anything worthwhile content-wise in its existence seems worth going back to check at least a few times. Now there's another new government blog being...

We first heard about washingtonpost.com's intentions to launch a comprehensive directory of D.C. area blogs last January, when they gathered a bunch of invited local bloggers to come have free soft drinks and chocolate-covered strawberries so they could pick all of our brains about how best to reach us on the interwebs. Today, we received the first word that the Local Blog Directory is up and running and available to users to register. Generally,...

It's rare that any of the well-read political blogs based here in Washington take on issues that fit within DCist's mandate to stick mainly to local issues, but when they do, boy howdy, they can really make a mess of things for themselves. The American Prospect's Ezra Klein has already issued a mea culpa for a post he put up late last night on his personal blog, which wondered why there aren't more amenities for...

We love it when local bloggers take it upon themselves to explore the nooks and crannies of our city and report back to us. Today we were introduced to a new blog by Lia Pendarvis with the promising (though hilariously unflattering) title, The Lavatory Lady. As a mother of two young boys who are not only always on the go but often have "to go," Lia confesses she spends an inordinate chunk of her daily...

>> After the fire at Georgetown Public Library, DDOT warns that Wisconsin Ave. Southbound is still blocked at 34th Street NW, Northbound Traffic is blocked at Q Street NW. East-West Routes are and will continue to be congested >> Scads of dead or dying fish are surfacing in the Shenandoah River, again. [Washington Times] >> Arlington's Booeymonger really means it when they say their parking is for 20 minutes only. [Andyland via DC Blogs]...

Recently we noticed a new D.C. blog, called Don't Be Silent, pop up that's dedicated to documenting street harassment in the District. In an e-mail exchange with its author, Golden Silence, we learned that she started the site as a way of speaking out against what she sees as rampant street harassment in our city, and out of frustration with the demise of the now-defunct HollaBackDC, which also used to serve as a place where people could document and post photographs of their harassers. Here's what she had to say:

If you managed to stay inside basking in the glow of fluorescent lights and humming computers, congrats. Our informal survey of the city's green spaces indicates that most Washingtonians didn't share your stamina and came up with some excuse to get outside. Whether you were "taking the dog to the vet," "coming down with a touch of the flu" or just dealing with the House's voting malarkey, we now proudly offer "Go Home Already:...

>> Looks like this morning's hellish Red Line delays were caused by an electrical malfunction involving the much-storied third rail. Sparks and smoke were first reported on the tracks between Dupont Circle and Woodley Park Stations at 7:15 a.m., forcing both north and southbound trains to share one track for two hours. Delays continued after the issue was resolved, as backed-up passengers filtered onto inbound trains. [Washington Post] >> One blogger tells the harrowing tale...

We'll explain what the blogging revolution is all about, why more and more people are blogging and show you how to create you own blog. Aww. They need to explain the "blogging revolution." Isn't TV News adorable? It should be noted the event is also a once in a lifetime chance to catch this DCist editor at her most vulnerable: not quite awake and about to go on live TV. Who wouldn't want to check that action out?

Former DCist contributor Jeff Simmermon has a fascinating couple of posts (warning: photos of dead animals in that link) over at And I Am Not Lying for Real (hat tip: Free Ride) about an apparent feud between two Santeria practitioners in the Mt. Pleasant/Adams Morgan area.

Those dirty white doves lying by the curb alongside three little samurai hats made of coconut, their car-flattened heads some distance away -- they're not just some sick coincidence, a bored metalhead's idea of art or a Hot Topic teen's notebook dream rendered real. According to my neighbor, they're part of a spell meant to discredit him in the DC Santeria community and rob him of some of his prominence and prestige.

Continue reading "Is There a Santeria Feud in Mt. Pleasant?"

Just when you had gotten control of the size of your blogroll. We've been following the recent changes over at Washingtonian.com, and not just because we have a DCist alumna over there. To be honest, we've long placed Washingtonian Magazine in the "strictly for fogeys" column when it comes to their views on what interesting things are going on in D.C. Constantly compiling "Best Of" lists only relevant to residents of Georgetown and Bethesda hasn't...

> > If we know you, the DCist reader, you are no doubt feverishly caught up in DC's celebration of the life and works of William Shakespeare. Feel like delving deeper? Get on board with Wordfest's Shakespeare Reading Group at Chapters one week from today at 6pm, and get a guided tour of Richard III from University of Connecticut Professor Emeritus Arnold Orza. If you ask us, Richard got mad swift-boated by the Bard, but,...

What do you do when you, the dutiful copy editor, is are forced to adhere to an in-house style that flies in the face of the rules of grammar you hold in such high esteem? You blog about it.

Courtesy of our friends over at Fishbowl DC, today we discovered that Time had quietly launched a new blog on national politics. Called Swampland and featuring the online musings of Ana Marie Cox, Joe Klein, Karen Tumulty, and Jay Carney, there really isn't anything about this blog that sets it apart from the many other notable blogs on national politics, either independent or MSM-run. Except the name. Oh, the name.

We're definitely excited to attend, and of course applaud the Post for being one of the few major media outlets who seem to be genuinely unafraid of the power of teh Internets. The event will be held January 9, 2007, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., in the Post's auditorium (1150 15th Street NW). If you have a blog about D.C. and would like to attend, send the WaPo an email by the end of the day today.

Planning on heading to the movies this Saturday night? Mind taking your camera with you? It seems that a group of lonely singles in the D.C. area are planning on finding each other at the multiplex this weekend, having previously announced their intention to don a white hat to signify their status as being "available." The plan was announced and discussed on Frank Warren's popular PostSecret blog:

Even blogs take vacations, you know? Well, that'll have to do to explain why D.C. Wire, the Post's local politics blog, took an extended leave of absence from July 13 until yesterday.

The -ist empire is expanding. It took a few blogger beatdowns to establish our presence, but we're now officially the only real blog in College Park, Maryland.

Someone break out the cigars. The Washington Post yesterday welcomed the newest member to its family of blogs, rolling out the D.C. Sports Bog. Authored by Dan Steinberg, the Bog will cover a vast array of Washington area sports while inserting nuggets of pop culture. The obvious question that comes to mind: Why Bog? Q: Why is this called a Sports Bog? A: The Author covered the Maryland football team in 2005. When he...

Diplomacy is the cornerstone of foreign policy. The relationship between countries can be fragile, but diplomatic exchanges foster valuable insight into each other's cultures, bring to light areas of mutual cooperation to achieve common interests, and forge stronger economic and political ties. However, when two countries cannot reach an agreement on an area of conflict and the stronger country will sometimes jettison diplomacy and pull out their big stick. Quote of the Week Metro: Tourist...

Today District politics bids farewell to two of its blogs.

I’m officially offering my services as a grown up to anyone wanting to violate the curfew tonight. It’s not cheap, though. $50/ hour between 10pm and 12am, during which you can complain that you didn’t know the new rules because the police department’s website doesn’t work and you don’t watch the news. $100/hour after midnight because it’s tough to argue your way around the normal summer curfew.

We love doing the things we do here at DCist. We like to think we're entertaining, informing, and maybe, on occasion, delighting the greater Washington area with the things we write about this city. We believe we have lots of satisfied readers. But there are also Haters. Haters are inevitable. Usually we giggle over them privately. Sometimes, though, when they're just too cute, they deserve a little public attention. Today, we give you this gem...

While the Post may have corned the market for mainstream media blogs, the Washington Times isn't far behind. Well, actually, they're really far behind. But that doesn't mean that they're not trying.

Today the City Paper's Loose Lips column draws our attention to something we have suffered for far too long -- comment spam. And no, it's not the Jonathan Rees and his inane ramblings (or those of his curious aliases). It's the real stuff. According to LL, At Large D.C. Council candidate A. Scott Bolden's blog has been quite popular with comment spammers, so much so that the comment sections of some entries feature little else...

Former DCist editor Rob Goodspeed is pondering why it will take so long (2008?) to break ground at the old convention center site downtown, as well as what, exactly, the city will really end up doing with the area. His take is that an effort by the city to plan every inch of redevelopment themselves, such as the city's current plan for a $1 billion new main public library and entertainment complex with mixed-use...