>> "Florida's top police agency said Wednesday its investigation into former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley's lurid Internet communications with teenage boys has been hindered because neither Foley nor the House will let investigators examine his congressional computers." [AP via TPM] >> "A New Carrollton mother accused of leaving her five young children in filth pleaded guilty in the case on Thursday." [NBC4] >> "A D.C. Superior Court judge today sentenced a former D.C. police... more ›

I was just driving by this radio tower on Georgia Avenue NW this weekend and exclaimed how awesome looking it was. Flickr user edwardaggie98 turned it into a great photo, with the fog slowly obscuring it up to the top. Maybe it's supposed to be rotated clockwise, but the 90 degree angle gives an interesting "what exactly is that" feel. EXIF.
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It’s spring, the season for all those bare tree branches to sprout gorgeous green leaves, for daffodils to pop up along Dupont Circle, for those of us with a green thumb to try and flex it in any way we can. For the past few years, Joe Carmack's Garden District store on 14th Street has been one of those places ready to help city gardeners get primed with perfect plants for the season. The store's arrival on 14th Street a few years back was one of the signs of the economic resurgence of the neighborhood, and provided a welcome alternative for green-thumbed city residents loath to make the trip to Home Depot. more ›

If you've got a council of city representatives nervous about spending over $500 million for a stadium, what's the best way to soothe their nerves? Throw another huge, risky capital project their way, of course! more ›