Today will be partly cloudy with highs in the 40s. If you came to our happy hour thanks for stopping by, if not, go see what you missed! If you’re a blogger the MeetUp.com D.C. blogger meetup for March is this Wednesday, and with a couple notable RSVP’s already promises to be an interesting time. This weekend we took a walk around Second Street NE and reported on the controversy swirling around the FEC and blog regulations. The photo is a new apartment building on Massachusetts Avenue NW, taken by Grayson Shepard.
Panda Fertility Report: After the National Zoo’s panda pair Mei Xiang and Tian Tian “exhibited plenty of breeding behavior but never quite consummated their brief annual fling” Zoo officials stepped in and artificially inseminated Mei Xiang. The Post reports that on last Thursday, the height of their flirtation, the Zoo recorded over 13,000 visitors to their panda cam.
Historians Wary of Nixon Library: The American Library Association and 16 historians have asked Congress to suspend the transfer of Nixon administration records to his California library. The academics wrote their letter after the library cancelled a conference on Nixon and the Vietnam war that was to take place later this spring.
Karl Rove in Dupont: The Washington Socialites report White House political strategist Karl Rove gets his hair done at Luna’s Hair Design at 2014 P St. NW, a “dainty Dupont Circle salon” frequented by a variety of political types.
Briefly Noted: New Blog Watch: Sunday Morning Talk covers all aspects of the Sunday morning political interview programs … lead levels in D.C. water “moving dramatically down” … D.C. officials spent federal education money on travel … Arlington named “Best Walking City” …
