Our local photographers were busy this weekend, with plenty of fodder for some great images. Many of you hit up the Adams Morgan Day Festival (we love this little guy with the enormous lungs) and Pak Gwei even started a new Flickr group for your photos here. Some of you folks went to the annual Black Family Reunion on the Mall for some concerts and probably a lot more room to breath than there…
Tonight the Capitals face the Buffalo Slugs, the new team of former Capital Dainius Zubrus. Zubrus was traded away because he did not agree on a contract with the Capitals before the trade deadline, and this summer he will be an unrestricted free agent. From our perspective, it looked like the Caps’ hopes of luring him back this summer were entirely dashed when he told the Buffalo press that he was thrilled to join a…
Thanks to the hard work of voting rights activists, a few Congressional allies, and the wisdom of the American people in November, the District is coming closer and closer to finally gaining some voting representation. Legislation to grant the District a voting seat in the House looks like it’s moving forward, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton can once again vote on amendments on the House floor, and D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty has started asking aides…
Last year ended on a bit of a sour note for District voting rights, but activists aren’t letting a little bad news stop them. After being stymied by Republican leaders in the closing weeks of the 109th Congress, Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) and D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton re-introduced legislation on January 9 to grant the District one voting seat in the House of Representatives. The legislation, known as the Fair and Equal House Voting…
Happy May Monday, D.C.! Oh, sorry, it’s actually December. Forgive me for not realizing that, since it’s slated to be a ridiculous 66 degrees today. Can anybody enlighten us as to what is going on? Anyone? For now, you can read a post over on CapitalWeather.com that “glaringly exposed the disconnect between television meteorologists and the climate science community,” according to the site. Meanwhile, enjoy the weather! Virginia Parishes Break Away: Those Episcopalian churches in…
Flickr user Pak Gwei took this photo of some interesting rusted metalwork somewhere in the city. Anyone know where? (Maybe this will help.) The photo was taken with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel and you can find the EXIF data here….
Today’s photo comes from Flickr user Pak Gwei, who was front and center for this year’s Rolling Thunder festivities. You can check the Rolling Thunder Flickr pool if you want more biker action, or if you crave more traditional Memorial Day photo fare, there’s always the DCist tag pool. This shot was taken on a Canon EOS Digital Rebel. The EXIF data can be found here. I must confess I have a ulterior motive…
The Year of the Dog kicked off with a bang yesterday, as revelers celebrated the traditional Chinese New Year’s festivities by eating, eating, and eating some more, writes the Examiner. Residents and visitors alike packed Chinatown’s many eateries for chicken, dumplings, and mandarin oranges as a parade proceeded down H Street. Chinatown is home to a number of traditional Chinese restaurants, including China Doll, Chinatown Garden, Tai Shan, Li Ho, Chipotle, Hooters, Potbelly, and…
We always thought Metro was safe. Really safe. We may have been wrong. Two recent incidents on Metrorail have area commuters questioning Metro’s ability to respond to or prevent criminal activity, or, more seriously, terrorist attacks, notes NBC 4. In one case, a woman was groped by a man, and in another, a woman had her iPod and SmartTrip card stolen by a group of teenage girls. Both incidents occurred on the Red Line,…
