You won’t be able to escape it, so don’t even try. The first of the three Presidental debates airs tonight at 9pm on just about every network. While we bet that NBC is none too pleased about having to shuffle its Thursday night cash cow line up, they too will postpone an another helicoper-falls-out-of-the-sky episode of ER, to bring you Kerry vs. Bush. Or Bush vs. Kerry. Whichever you prefer, really. Of course, the debate…
Welcome back from Labor Day weekend! Here’s some of what you might have missed: — Some in Dupont Circle blame an inept District government for waiter’s murder — Respects being paid at Russian Embassy in memory of Belsan school victims — Are Georgetown, Northeast bank robberies linked? — Jennifer 8. Lee joins Rock Paper Scissor “cult” — Metrobuses get advertising paint-job — New Arlington logo looks “drunk” to some — What’s your favorite District Safeway?…
People of D.C.! What were you doing crowding the metro this morning? DCist would like to remind you that NEXT week is the big get back to work week. This week is still summer vacation. Did the Sept. 1 date throw you off? You really shouldnt surprise an unsuspecting person on the metro by filling a train during a week that is traditionally one of the lightest of the summer. Even WMATA thinks it is…
And DCist blanks on telling everyone about the start of 2004 World Cup of Hockey last night. We plead Olympic hangover. But hockey fans have nothing to fear with 13 games remaining to satiate your hockey craving. Actually hockey fans, there may be something to fear with the probable delay of the NHL season, but we will get to that later. First things first. Tonight the United States takes the ice with Canada at Montreals…
From DCist contributor Rebecca Walters: Attention fans of reviving childhood memories! There’s a new sport in town. And its national championship is this weekend, right here at our very own DC9. No, DCist is not talking about the city’s return to recreational dodgeball. We are talking Rock, Paper, Scissors. Remember Rock, Paper, Scissors? Some of you may have called the game Roshambo. On Saturday, DC9 hosts the 2004 Magic Hat DC National Rock Paper Scissors…
From DCist contributor Rebecca Walters: The nation’s college football season kicks off in town this weekend with the 2004 Black Coaches Alliance Football Classic. The Redskin’s FedEx field hosts this year’s pre-season exhibition game with 2003 Co-National Champion USC Trojans squaring off against the relatively local Virginia Tech Hokies. The Saturday evening game will be the first time these two teams meet, and Virginia Tech’s first formal game as an ACC team. With Virginia Tech…
From DCist contributor Rebecca Walters: D.C. is mostly a pet-friendly city, specifically a dog-friendly city. In 2003, Purina ranked Washington, D.C., sixth in the Top 50 Pet Healthiest Cities. The city and its suburbs eek out space for dog parks in the midst of burgeoning development to attract pet-lovers looking for a home that offers space for Fido to run. Area residents and their canine friends can be found in the parks, the circles, the…
From DCist contributor Rebecca Walters: DCist knows that there are many Daily Show addicts out there who are already aware of tonight’s guest, but those who only tune in for a Jon Stewart diversion for time to time might want to catch this evening’s show. John Kerry is set to chat with Mr. Stewart this evening at 11 p.m. on Comedy Central (for all our non Eastern-time readers, please check your local listings for air…
Welcome to DCist, the newest metro blog from Gothamist.com. For the next week, DCist will be in a public beta testing period. So please mind the dust as we tie up all the loose ends. On top of our local readers, we welcome visitors from Gothamist and our sibling sites in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. You all know D.C. as a stuffy, formal, capital city on the banks of the mosquito-infested Potomac River….
From DCist contributor Rebecca Walters: Mr. Smith came and left Washington on Monday as D.C.’s final Screen on the Green installment brought a bit of renewed idealism to top off a somewhat soggy summer outdoor film season. What is a D.C. movie buff to do now? DCist proffers an international suggestion that may not have blipped your radar screen. The Freer Gallery of Art is currently hosting its ninth annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival, cosponsored…
