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Oct 28, 2007

Elsewhere in the Ist-a-verse

The Red Sox has permeated nearly every facet of Bostonist’s lives. When they’re not live-blogging the games, waxing poetic about the games, thanking Curt Schilling for his splendid work, or telling Dane Cook to watch his hair, they’re watching certain presidential candidates hop on the Red Sox bandwagon (sorry, Gothamist). The Sox are so branded on the local brain that people are using the Series to spice up their sex lives. Speaking of spice, Bostonist…

May 19, 2006

Nats Look to Arrest Orioles During First Beltway Battle

After 22 straight scoreless innings, things looked bleak for the Nationals. With their highly-anticipated Battle of the Beltway on tap, the Nats had to beat the Cubs and Kerry Wood making his first start of the season. Well, a little bit of lineup shake up did the trick as four players, including Damian Jackson and Marlon Anderson, homered in a 5-3 victory over the Cubs. Firmly in fourth place, the Nats can now look ahead…

Feb 08, 2005

Francis Scott Key’s New Role in Local History?

If you get a few moments during the day, do yourself a favor and read Jefferson Morley’s cover story in the Post Magazine if you didn’t catch it this past weekend. Any longtime DCist reader knows about our love for local history and Morley’s well-written and well-researched article, “The Snow Riot” — which looks at Washington’s forgotten first race riot — is a great read. The piece details the capital’s 1835 race riot and gives…

 
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