Photo of the District cityscape taken from the heights of Kalorama by Fur Cafe, posted in DCist Photos.
Good morning Washington. We’ll probably remind you again later on today, but please remember to come on out tonight to the Black Cat for DCist Presents: Unbuckled … with Cartel and Bicycle Thieves. We’re looking forward to a great show. You should be too. (Don’t forget about the free concert ticket giveaways.)
Capitol, President Evacuated: Remember in college when drunken fraternity brothers would pull the fire alarms in the dorms, forcing everyone out at 3 a.m.? Well, it’s happened again. A plane violated the capital’s protected airspace and the democratic process was stopped in its tracks. Read the Post’s account for full details. And here’s a random question: When the Capitol and White House campuses are evacuated and traffic on surrounding streets is blocked off to allow the egress of thousands of people, do drivers stuck in traffic become sitting ducks, prime targets for plane crash debris?
DCist has a solution. Let’s build a geodesic dome that would simply deflect errant planes with navigationally challenged pilots. Buckminster Fuller‘s wacky design ideas don’t seem all that strange these days. We could even deflect snow and severe weather …
Virginia Drivers Ready to Run Red Lights: Get ready, Virginia. While DCist doesn’t support the running of red lights, enforcement cameras deployed to catch red-light violators will be turned off for good, the W.Times reports.
Inmates Sue Mayor: A number of inmates in the D.C. Jail have sued Mayor Williams and the interim corrections director for allegedly violating the District Jail Improvement Act of 2003, the Examiner reports.
Briefly Noted: Professor sentenced to three-year jail term for fraud … Security-minded Congress intervenes in proposed construction of Louisiana Avenue building …
