Dec 03, 2007
Go Home Already: Not So Easy, But Breezy
>> The law firm that uncovered widespread fraud at Enron is now investigating the tax fraud case at the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue. [WTOP] >> The swear word directed at Mayor Fenty by Council member Marion Barry, revealed. [City Desk] >> “So if giving CNN yet another chance to screw up major debates is the first mistake, then allowing Wolf Blitzer to moderate one of them (Anderson Cooper the other, meh) is…
Sep 06, 2007
Go Home Already: The Mouths of Babes
>> Little children don’t like President Bush. [YouTube, embedding sadly turned off] >> Director Ridley Scott set off a bomb at Eastern Market yesterday, but Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio were not there, so stop asking us about it. [Reliable Source] >> A U.S. Park Police officer reportedly shot and wounded a driver on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway near Riverdale this afternoon. [WaPo] >> The FBI has launched a new Web site, BankBandits.com, in an…
May 30, 2007
Shaw Gangs Agree To Truce
Yesterday’s WUSA newscast brought an exclusive interview that’ll be of interest to anyone living near Shaw: apparently the Fifth and O and Seventh and O crews have agreed to a truce. The linked video includes a group interview conducted by Bruce Johnson in which the gang members express bewilderment at the extent of their years-long feud, and hope for a lasting truce. We certainly wish them the best of luck. Several current and former DCist…
Nov 27, 2006
Slumlords Beware — The Bloggers are Coming
We’ve used the power of blogging to get potholes fixed, so why not use it to spur some local development? At least that’s what one blogger and Shaw resident is looking to do. The anonymous blogger behind Off Seventh — My Chronicles of Shaw is sick and tired of seeing properties in the fast-growing neighborhood boarded up and undeveloped, and he wants do something about it. He writes: My wife and I were heading to…