Jul 24, 2012
D.C. Named Third-Best Place to Take a Vacation
U.S. News and World says D.C. is the third-best vacation destination in the United States, trailing only New York and Yellowstone National Park. Too bad U.S. News’ recommendations of what to do here are lame.
Jul 05, 2010
Cue The Sad Trombone
“>You asked, we deliver. A couple of weekends ago, DCist told you about a time capsule in Silver Spring which had been buried underground for 35 years. Our commentariat wondered with breathless excitement as to what could possibly be located within the confines of the box. Buried treasure? Important historical documents? A plot for world domination? No, the contents were far less interesting: the Silver Spring Historical Society unearthed twelve dollar bills from the…
Jun 10, 2008
D.C.’s Wikipedia Page Briefly Hacked … By a Hack
We enjoy a good Wikipedia hack as much as anyone. But the Washington, D.C. entry on the ubiquitous online encyclopedia suffered the injustice of being vandalized briefly this morning by someone who can’t spell and isn’t very funny (see underlined portion above). Can’t you do better than that, nerds? The page was restored just before 10:30 a.m. this morning (hat tip to Jeffrey Young for the screen cap)….