D.C. regulations requiring that tour guides pass an exam on basic city history are perfectly constitutional, ruled a judge this week.
May 25, 2012
How to Get Around Town on Memorial Day
Staying in town for Memorial Day? Here’s our handy guide on all the different ways to get around town during the three-day weekend.
Feb 26, 2011
The Saturday Morning Post
Photo by clio1789. Good morning, D.C. Hope you’re recovering from yesterday’s high winds. Today seems to be pretty calm on the weather front, mild temperatures and some sun. Tomorrow looks even better with a high around 60. Am I the only one ready for Spring weather already? >> Oh Marion Barry. Yesterday the mayor-for-life was quoted as saying that Vince Gray should hire friends for positions in his administration, because quoth Barry, “To the…
Sep 23, 2009
Disabled Segway Riders Can Now Ride on the Sidewalk
Photo by Burnt Couch Did you know that Segway riders are banned from riding on sidewalks within the Central Business District? What about that some small fraction of disabled people regularly ride Segways? These are the true and exciting facts that can be learned from this Examiner story today on a little bit of D.C. Council business that went down yesterday. See, it turns out that Miles Groves, the president of the Downtown Neighborhood…