For two Sundays in a row on the U Street Corridor.
No, this isn’t a Man Bites Dog story, a dog bit a man in Rock Creek Park and the man wants answers.
It wasn’t stolen and, unfortunately no, someone didn’t ride it across the country.
Seriously, how did this Capital Bikeshare bike end up in Seattle? We want to know!
Victory is ours! DCist has finally hammered down precisely what was creating noises that sounded like pile driving around the District early this morning: a World War II Anti-Tank Gun. Yes, you read that correctly.
Oh, you better believe DCist is still on the case of the mysterious noise which woke the District this morning. (We’ve got stick-to-itiveness, what can I say.) Tamika Wright, a spokesperson at Fort Myer, tells DCist that the cannon blasts “weren’t coming from” the base as we previously suspected, but instead were being fired at Arlington Cemetery as part of an installation. So we dialed up Arlington National Cemetery spokesperson Steve Satkowski, who tells DCist that there was indeed some blasts being fired at the Cemetery this morning.
Our Fox Mulder-esque search for the truth about this morning’s blasting continues! DCist was able to get in touch with Shannon Whalen-McDaniel, a spokesperson for Arlington County, regarding the possibility that the noise had originated from the work which is currently going on at the Rosslyn Metro station.
Were you awakened by loud, booming noises which started at about 6 a.m. this morning and resonated throughout the District? Your editor-in-chief slept right through them over here at DCist HQ, but most of the city wasn’t as fortunate.
It’s likely you’re already familiar, in passing at least, with the work of Juan José Campanella. The Argentinean director makes his living working in American television, with a diverse résumé that runs from quick-witted comedy (Strangers With Candy, 30 Rock) to formula dramas (Law & Order, House), presumably using the financial security and connections that work affords him to make films back in his native land. After seeing his latest, The Secret in Their…
Good morning, D.C. If by any chance you’re a contractor with the city, you may be in for a rude awakening this morning, as City Manager Dan “The Man” Tangherlini and Chief Technology Officer Vivek Kundra have ordered your cell phone to be returned. Apparently some non-employee contractors have been getting a pretty sweet deal from the District for some time in the form of free cell phones, the end of which will save the…
