Several people have sent us their photos after spotting municipal trash cans around town with signs affixed to them that read: “DC BALLOT BOX: Your vote goes here.” We don’t know who was responsible for this guerrilla marketing campaign, but obviously, we approve of the message. Thankfully, they appear to have been affixed with easy to remove masking tape, so as not to spark the flames of indignation that go along with wheat paste….
>> A power outage at Union Station has been resolved, but not before it made everyone’s commute home totally miserable. [WaPo] >> A pedestrian was struck by a police cruiser on Wisconsin Ave. NW this afternoon. [WTOP] >> Nats’ new park on schedule, on budget. [MLB.com] >> Get your premature convention center hotel construction watch blogging over here. [Renew Shaw] >> A member of “retiring” Rep. Jerry Weller’s staff comes to blows over having…
Written by DCist fashion contributor Rachel Cothran. Find more of her writing at her web site Project Beltway. Mauro Farinelli’s favorite word is ass. “Your ass looks hot,” he tells me, pronouncing it the same way you’d say “ouch” after stepping on something sharp. “You have a great ass,” he determines matter-of-factly. And what Farinelli says, goes. The thirtysomething owner of local jeans mecca Denim Bar has a magnetic personality and the certain know-it-all attitude…
By fashion contributor Rachel Cothran. See more of her writing and street photography at her web site Project Beltway. Tucked in an alleyway off 18th Street in Adams Morgan, an off-beat shop hides behind ugly metal double doors, but the clothes you’ll find inside are often diamonds in the rough of D.C. fashion. At Unsung Designers, polos and pearls are tossed aside for one-of-a-kind dresses in original prints and killer heels you won’t ever see…
By fashion contributor Rachel Cothran. Find more of her writing and street photography at her web site Project Beltway. In a city where power tends to dictate fashion, instead of the other way around, we wonder: is it possible to see beyond the suits to find some unique styles in the nation’s capital? Each week we take a glimpse at style in Washington, presenting a literal and figurative snapshot of Washingtonians looking sharp — and…
By fashion contributor Rachel Cothran. Find more of her writing and street photography at her web site Project Beltway. In a city where power tends to dictate fashion, instead of the other way around, it is possible to see beyond the power suits and prove that the nation’s capital has a style as fascinating as the people shaping its unique culture. Each week we’re going to take an anthropological approach to style in Washington, presenting…
