Recently we caught up with Washington Capitals owner and former Vice Chairman of America Online, Ted Leonsis, over email. Here’s what Ted had to say about his role in the organization, his goals for the team, and his feelings toward the media. Please note that he uses emoticons without shame. DCist: Now that you’re completely retired from AOL, how much fun is it to get up every morning and not have to go to work?…
Well, it’s been several weeks since we got a false report out of Russia saying that Washington Capitals superstar left winger Alexander Ovechkin savagely attacked someone. Therefore it came as no surprise yesterday when we got an apparently false report out of Russia saying that Alexander Ovechkin broke a hockey agent’s jaw in a bar fight. Last time, we had to watch the video to see that nothing happened. This time all we have is…
Good morning, Washington. As if the Christmas lights and plastic santas weren’t enough to satiate our holiday decorating needs, now we’re getting word of an abundance of nativity scenes with live animals — camels to be exact. As cute as this sounds, something about your lawn ornaments spitting on you just doesn’t seem like a good idea. And aren’t camels desert-roaming beasts? With the beginning of winter behind us and Christmas and Hanukkah fastly…
A recent survey conducted by America Online found that the average American worker wastes more than two hours a day, costing U.S. companies $759 billion annually in lost productivity. Virginia ranked seventh in the nation, yet no word on how Maryland and the District fared. We here at DCist may just be speculating, but something tells us any increases in wasted time may very well track with increased access to the internet, and may have…
(By DCist contributor Amadie Hart) Forget Whole Foods, Trader Joes, Harris Teeter, and Balduccis. The latest grocery store import to enthrall D.C.-area consumers is Rochester, N.Y.-based Wegmans. The first Northern Virginia branch opened out by Dulles Airport in February, and the retail giant is set to open a second branch in Fairfax in early 2005. Connoisseurs of fresh produce, gourmet prepared foods, and fine wines have flocked to the Sterling branch since its grand opening….
