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Jun 14, 2016

D.C. Woman Says Her Photos Were Used In Porn Recruitment Scam

A Seattle man made a fake Facebook profile to trick women into having sex with him. “I feel like he’s stolen my face from me,” says Lauren McGrath.

Aug 30, 2013

DDOT Says Capital Bikeshare Bike In Seattle Probably On Loan (UPDATE)

It wasn’t stolen and, unfortunately no, someone didn’t ride it across the country.

Aug 29, 2013

What The Hell Is This Capital Bikeshare Bike Doing In Seattle?

Seriously, how did this Capital Bikeshare bike end up in Seattle? We want to know!

Jun 18, 2013

LivingSocial Closes Seattle Office, Will Have Employees Work From Home

The daily deals and lifestyle company is dumping its real estate in Seattle and asking its employees there to work remotely.

Jan 07, 2013

This Is Seattle’s Flag, AKA Our New Flag (For a Day)

Mayor Vince Gray bet big on the ‘Skins game yesterday against the Seattle Seahawks, and now D.C. is going to have to pay up.

Sep 30, 2009

D.C. Tied With Seattle as Top City for Young People in Recession

Photo by Mr. T in DC The Wall Street Journal has one of their career trends by ordinal list pieces today on where young people in the United States are deciding to move during the recession, and once again Washington, D.C. is at the top of the list. We’ve heard almost all of this before, but here’s why the newspaper says the D.C. area is the best option for young job seekers:Government hiring is…

Jan 02, 2008

Go Home Already: Out in the Cold

>> In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s starting to get pretty chilly out there. [Capital Weather] >> The D.C. attorney who wrote the 15,000-word gun ban brief was fired, just as the city prepares to defend its position to the U.S. Supreme Court. [NBC4] >> Examiner gets sassy on Seattle fans leading up to this weekend’s playoff game. >> After the final 2007 crime count, Chief Lanier looks ahead to 2008. [Examiner] >> Viridian…

Dec 31, 2007

Go Home Already: On To the Next Thing

>> A man was hospitalized this morning after his Ford Expedition crashed into a Metrobus at 8th St. and Massachusetts Ave. NE. [WJLA] >> A 19-year-old Maryland woman got stuck in a two-story chimney about 12:20 a.m. Monday at her father’s tire shop on Bladensburg Road. Firefighters were able to rescue her to safety. [WaPo] >> D.C. police responded to a shooting at an apartment complex at 6420 14th St. NW just after noon…

Dec 31, 2007

Redskins Pummel Cowboys Into Paste, Make Playoffs

A month ago, the Washington Redskins needed to win out the rest of their season and receive a ton of help from the rest of the NFC in order to make the playoffs. And it needed to start in the short week between a Sunday’s loss to Buffalo and a Thursday night game with Chicago. And then it needed to start after Sean Taylor’s funeral. And then it needed to continue despite losing starting quarterback…

Dec 22, 2007

Week Around the -Ists

Torontoist discovered their city’s most ridiculous holiday lights setup, with 80,000 lights and two––two!––synchronized music routines. Naturally, they snagged a video. Chicago tragically loses one of its most recognizable neighborhood icons, the pigeon man of Lincoln Square. LAPD leaves body in car at crash scene, then tows it. Massachusetts plus mullet equals PR mayhem. Londonist sleeps in a Haunted plague pit. UC Berkeley students strip naked and race through campus, NSFW floppiness ensues. Phillyist…

 
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