In the midst of the post-Thanksgiving rush at National Airport last night, two American Airlines flights from Miami and Chicago were sharing the same baggage carousel and a tiny former Olympic gymnast stood waiting for her bag. A DCist reader tells us that the petite Kerri Strug, who won America’s heart at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic games, was wearing grey pants chatting on her cellphone. DCist’s post on Strug selling her armoire, which got cited…
This website was featured in Washingtonian magazine’s “Best of Washington” feature in their December edition, now available at newsstands. Describing us as collectors of “tidbits of political and cultural arcana,” they mention our posts on Keri Strug’s armoire and our obituary of Au Pied du Cochon. Other D.C. blogs mentioned include food message board Chowhound, D.C. Foodies, Capitalweather.com, Why.i.hate.dc, ScrappleFace, and political bloggers Duncan Black of Eschaton, Andrew Sullivan. Interestingly, Washingtontonian seems to have…
— D.C. observes Sept. 11 anniversary — Keri Strug sells furniture on Craigslist — Saying goodbye to Yurchenko’s bathroom at the old Au Pied du Cochon — NE condo development plays name game. It’s called the New Yorker, but isn’t it closer to Florida Avenue? — WMATA’s metrorail hits ridership record — No, Donald Graham hasn’t been providing a free music-swapping service, but if you want MP3s, check out the Post. — Hey, we’re famous….
Are you in need of an armoire with “numerous shelves and two large cabinets for storage.” Can you move it? (Its big.) Then you should contact an Olympic gymnast-turned-Treasury Department civil servant. Keri Strug, whose gold medal performance was the triumph of the 1996 Atlanta games, is moving out of the Meridian Court House Commons in Arlington and needs to sell her furniture. But there is one feature that may make the $150 price worth…
