Jun 28, 2007
About Tonight
>> Fort Reno soldiers on tonight, with Mess Up the Mess, Julie Ocean, and the final ever performance from Three Stars alums The Sentiment, who are calling it quits as a group after tonight. 7:15 p.m. >> Debuting tonight is “Bomb Shelter,” a weekly stand-up showcase featuring five local improv personalities. Why the militaristic name? Because there is no “bombing” here. The comedians promise to stun weapons of mass hilarity, which means no random drunk…
Dec 03, 2004
Teens Are Getting High!
Washingtonian magazine wants you to know: teens are smoking pot. Their sprawling article on pot use by even “honors” teens from their November edition, is what this week’s City Paper has blasted as a “classic contribution to America’s tradition of drug-use hysteria.” The story is rife with breathlessly told stories of drug use among teens: A box of Phillies blunts is empty on the kitchen counter of a nice house in Bethesda. Beside it is…
Aug 09, 2004
That’s a Latte Breasts
An overzealous Starbucks’ manager in Silver Spring has incurred the wrath of dozens of mothers and their babies after illegally asking a mother to cover her breastfeeding child. Organizers of a protest yesterday sought to go beyond simply raising awareness of the 2003 law which protects a mother’s right to breastfeed in public in Mayland, and pressure Starbucks’ to adopt a national policy, launching the website NurseAtStarbucks.com to coordinate their campaign. Mothers at the “nurse-in”…