Sep 26, 2007
Buyin’ Oeno: California Dreaming
California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has declared September “California Wine Month” for the third consecutive year. Since September is almost over we thought we would get into the spirit and raise a glass to the California wine industry (not that we think they need their own month). We would have celebrated sooner but we were busy getting tipsy off our own local Virginia Wines, as you may recall. The Wine Institute, a.k.a. the self-proclaimed “Voice for…
May 01, 2007
Go Home Already: Cautionary Tales
>> A street sweeper vehicle struck a man in a wheelchair this afternoon at the corner of 14th and P NW. The man was taken to the hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries. [NBC 4] >> Remember Roy L. Pearson Jr., the administrative law judge who’s suing Custom Cleaners in Northeast for $67 million for losing his pants? Well Sherman Joyce points out that his reappointment to a 10-year term is scheduled to commence tomorrow, and…
Sep 14, 2004
Republicans in Hollywood?
(By DCist contributor Hemal Jhaveri) DCist had heard rumors about Republicans in Hollywood, but never really believed them until you know who was elected governor of California. Rated R: Republicans in Hollywood, a new documentary which premiers tonight on AMC, proves otherwise. Directed and narrated by one time Hill staffer and Democratic speech writer Jesse Moss, the documentary explores the conservative side of Tinseltown, and yes, there actually is one. In the olden Clinton administration…