Jul 17, 2016
Obama Condemns Killing Of Three Baton Rouge Police Officers: “Attacks On Public Servants… Have To Stop”
Police in Baton Rouge, Lousiana (Getty Images) Three police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana were fatally shot and three other officers were injured when responding to a call about a “suspicious person walking down Airline Highway with an assault rifle.” One suspect was shot dead while two others are believed to be at large. This comes after two weeks of disturbing incidents involving law enforcement: A series of fatal shootings of black men by…
Jun 11, 2007
Weekly Music Agenda
MONDAY >> DC9 scoured the globe for tonight’s lineup. The Comas hail from Brooklyn and Chapel Hill and specialize in the darker shades of psychadelic rock. The Veils are here all the way from New Zealand, with some “if you like The White Stripes, you’ll love The Veils”-style blues-inspired rock. Locals Zulu Pearls round out the lineup with solid, basic, indie rock. We’re incapable of hearing their name without thinking of “Zuzu’s petals” from It’s…
Jun 30, 2006
Entrapment
We knew that speeding tickets were unusually common in the District, we knew that the city was making some decent bank off of the violations, and we even suspected racism, or at least wardism, in the placement of automated speed cameras. But just in case you leadfeet had begun to forget the danger of motoring quickly through D.C., we now have the National Motorists Association to remind us. From their website:Nothing can ruin a vacation…
Sep 06, 2005
Morning Roundup: T3 Edition
With the double benefit of a long weekend and sunny skies, area residents return to work with spirits and energy restored. But that feeling may be fleeting — transportation experts warn that the first Tuesday after Labor Day is often referred to as “Terrible Traffic Tuesday,” or T3 for short. Sandwiched somewhere between Manic Monday and T.G.I.F., T3 is the day that workers hit the roads, students at local universities return to campus, and school…