Tomorrow, because of a bet between D.C. Mayor Vince Gray and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, the St. Louis flag will be flying in front of the John A. Wilson Building.
If you see an odd-looking flag flying in front of the Wilson Building, just take it as a heartless reminder of our gut-wrenching loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Written by DCist contributor Rob Birgfeld No offensive turnovers in the first five games of the season. A four-game win streak. Two big wins against tough opponents on the road and a winless, patsy opponent coming to FedEx Field. Life seemed good for the Redskins. Even in the opening minutes of Sunday’s affair with the St. Louis Rams, things were looking up, as Stephen Jackson fumbled at the Redskins one yard line. Just one play…
Good morning, Washington. Yesterday afternoon Roll Call had the story of a potential suspect finally being identified in all those strange Senate bathroom fires from the last few months. Capitol Police Officer Karen Emory recently has been suspended in connection with the fires, although it still hasn’t been confirmed whether she is definitely a suspect in the case. No charges have been filed, but color us a little disappointed if it turns out a…
This weekend the Capitals decided not to add a great goalie to pull them up from the dregs of the standings. After losing seven of eight games, the Caps were in last place. This gave them the first chance to pick up Ilya Bryzgalov, a goalie placed on waivers because he didn’t enjoy playing backup on the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks. Two years ago, Bryzgalov posted one of the greatest playoff shutout streaks in…
>> Experts warn of lightning-strike injuries with iPods [AP via CNN.com] >> “The District has awarded a contract for managing its troubled Medicaid transportation program to a St. Louis-area company that the Missouri governor’s office called ‘scurrilous’ after the company paid millions of dollars to resolve a fraud investigation.” [WashTimes] >> “In the lingo of anti-smoking zealots, smoke flow from dwelling to dwelling is called “seepage” and for now, it seems, there’s nothing a renter…
It’s not every day that British bands come to D.C. in a red doubledecker bus. The BritBus tour stopped downtown yesterday, bringing three new groups — Jyrojets from Scotland, The Crave from Brighton, and Julia Jones from London via Wales — around the country at a top speed of 45 miles per hour. According to bassist Tom Swann from The Crave, it took four days to get from Denver to St. Louis, and although the…
When DCist talks, the Washington Capitals listen. We’d like to thank the Caps for taking our suggestions to heart at the trade deadline. We’ll certainly have more advice for them this summer, when free agents become available. Now if they can just slide down two or three spots in the standings, they’ll be one of four teams in the lottery for the first-overall pick. They’ll have a great chance to avoid picking up a couple…
The George Washington University women’s basketball team is ranked #8 in the country by the AP, riding a 14-game winning streak to a 21-2 record. They’re undefeated in conference play, and have only lost to then #1 Maryland and then #5/6 Tennessee, and beat then #10/11 and current #9 Georgia. The team includes the Adair twins from Anacostia – 6’4 Jessica, who leads the team in scoring, and 6’3 Jazmine. But only 661 people per…
Most come to DC9 expecting – to some degree – a warts and all show that leaves a little to be desired. One thing you don’t tend to expect is the kind of polish that came from The Hatch last night. Formed at Washington University in St. Louis, relocated to L.A. to record and practice, they’re now calling New York home, hunkering down in an apartment/rehearsal space and starting a residency at Piano’s next month….
