Lt. Dan Choi, seen here with comedienne Kathy Griffin in D.C.’s Freedom Plaza, protesting against the U.S. military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy. Photo by jim_darling
- Lt. Dan Choi and former Army Captain Jim Pietrangelo were arrested today after chaining themselves to the White House fence while protesting “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” DC Agenda’s got the full rundown.
- Did you know that some big name journalists and flacks and policy wonks sometimes all sit around half naked with each other in the basement of the Finnish Embassy?
- Hot new blog alert! Local blog world regulars Jaime Fearer and Geoffrey Hatchard (aka IMGoph) have launched The District Curmudgeon, which promises “to dig into things a little deeper to find the reason why problems exist and to offer solutions where we can.” That doesn’t sound very curmudgeonly to us. Best of luck, Jaime and Geoff.
- Unsuck DC Metro gets word that another Metrobus driver has been fired for texting.
- Cantina Marina will open up its patio for the season this weekend, reports We Love D.C.
- Marion Barry won’t be driving an aged Corolla for long, he tells City Desk. ‘”I’m looking for a Jaguar, a Mercedes, or a BMW,” says Barry, currently in hock to the federal and District government for back taxes.’
